October L'7, 1917 



HORTICULTUEE 



447 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



NASSAU COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The annual dahlia show of this so- 

 ciety was held in Pembroke Hall. Glen 

 Cove, N. Y., on Tuesday October 9th. 

 It was notable for the number of ex- 

 hibitors and the e.xcellent quality of 

 the flowers. The principal prize win- 

 ners were J. Kirby. Wm. Noonan, P. 

 W. Popp. Jos. Robinson. John W. 

 Everitt. John F. Johnson. Thos. 

 Henderson, F. O. Johnson, Thos. 

 Twigg, R. Jones, H. Gaut. J. .Mas- 

 troaini, Jas. McCarthy, and Geo. Piatt, 

 J. Kirby won the Dreer silver cup for 

 the best collection of dahlias. John 

 W. Everitt won permanent possession 

 of the Townsend silver cup for the 

 collection of out-door roses this being 

 the third year this exhibit was award- 

 ed the honor. John F. Johnston also 

 won possession of the silver basket 

 given by the North Shore Garden 

 Club. This was awarded for the third 

 time for the best collection of out- 

 door flowers. The Smithers silver 

 cup for gladioli was won by P. W. 

 Popp. Thos. Flynn was awarded 1st 

 for table decoration, Robt. Jones 2nd 

 and Thos. Henderson 3rd. Several 

 special awards were made in the non- 

 competive classes chiefly. among 

 them being cultural certificate to John 

 Scheepers for a new dahlia, Gertrude 

 Dahl, cultural certificate to \V. R. Coe 

 for collection of dahlias, honorable 

 mention to Mills & Co. and W. J. 

 Matheson for display of dahlias. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 society was held on Wednesday, 

 October 10. Awards for exhibits were 

 1st Wm. Noonan for peony-flowered, 

 decorative and cactus dahlias. Cul- 

 tural certificate to Jos. Mastroanini for 

 corn. Mr. Noonan gave a very in- 

 teresting talk on the cultivation of 

 dahlias. Robt. Jones and Thos. Twigg 

 each offered a prize of $5.00 to lie com- 

 peted for at the next meetini; for the 

 best table decoration of chrysanthe- 

 mums by assistant gardeners only. 

 Jas. Gladstone was appointed man- 

 ager of the chrysanthemum show tor 

 November 1st and 2nd. Competition 

 for our next meeting, November 14 

 will be on three chrysantlieinunis, 

 white, three pink and three yellow. 

 It was also agreed to hold our annual 

 smoker at the conclusion of this 

 meeting. 



Harry Goouha.M). Cor. Secy. 



TEXAS STATE FLORISTS' ASSO- 

 CIATION. 



The fourth annual convention of 

 the Texas State Florists' Association 

 will be held in Waco, November 5 and 

 6. The date of tlie convention will be 

 while the Waco Cotton Palace is In 

 progress and there will be given ample 

 time for all who attend the convention 

 to also take in the Cotton Palace. 



The Texas State Florists Associa- 

 tion was organized in Waco four years 

 ago and that city miglit be termed the 

 home of the association. This is the 

 flrst opportunity that we have had to 



MEETINGS NEXT WEEK. 



Thursday, Nov. 1. 

 Alliiiiiv l"li>iists' Chilj. Albiinv, 

 N. Y. 



KeadiiiK (Pa.) Florists' Associa- 

 tion. Keadiuj;. Pa. 



Southampton Horticultural So- 

 ciety, OiliI Fellows Hall. Southamp- 

 ton." .v. y. 



Friday, Nov. 2. 



North Shore Hcirti<.'uUural Society. 

 Manchester. Mass. 



North .Shore HortienUnral Society, 

 Lake Forest. lii. 



Pasadena Horticultural Society, 

 Pasadena. Cal. 



People's Park Cottage Gardeners' 

 Association, Paterson. N. J. 



Yonkers Horticultural Society, 

 A'onkers. N. Y. 



Saturday, Nov. 3. 



Pacific Coast Horticultural .Society, 

 San Francisco, Cal. 



meet there again and every florist in 

 the state and out of the state who 

 can possibly attend this meeting is 

 urgently invited to do so. Headquar- 

 ters will be at the state house and 

 the convention sessions will be held at 

 the Elks Club. 



Any one who wishes to exhibit any 

 stock or supplies will be provided 

 with plenty of room to make such dis- 

 plays but are requested to immediately 

 write to President T. J. Wolfe, Waco, 

 stating what you will have to exhibit 

 so he can make all necessary arrange- 

 ments for you to display your goods. 

 L. J. Tackktt. Secy. 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 

 NEW YORK. 



The Fall Exhibition, as already an- 

 nounced, will be held from November 

 8 to 11 at the American Museum of 

 Natural History, 77th street and Col- 

 umbus avenue. The schedule, offering 

 prizes for over $2,300, is now ready 

 and may be had by addressing the 

 secretary, George V. Nash, New York 

 Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, N. Y. 

 City. 



All those exhibiting bush chrysan- 

 themum plants are requested to bring 

 them in on Wednesday, November 7, 

 so that they may be in position before 

 the other exhibits arrive, greatly aid- 

 ing the management thereby, and also 

 thus guarding against injury which 

 might happen if their arrival is de- 

 layed until later. The manager of the 

 exhibition will be on hand on that 

 date to receive exhibits. 



Please send for your schedules with- 

 out delay so that you may make your 

 entries promptly. If the management 

 can have the entries on hand before 

 the show is arranged, much better and 

 more artistic results may be achieved. 

 Georck V. Nash, Secretary. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 



AMERICA. 



Report of Committees. 



Exhibited at Chicago, Oct. 15. by 

 Elmer D. Smith & Co., Adrian, Mich. 

 Var. Idolph; color, light pink; pom- 

 pon; ex. scale 90. 



Chas. W. John.sox. Secy. 



STAMFORD (CONN.) HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 

 The last meeting of the Stamford 

 Horticultural Society before the big 

 show to be held in the Armory, Nov. 

 2nd and 3rd, was most interesting and 

 largely attended. Every detail of the 

 exhibit is arranged, the different com- 

 mittees are well appointed and are 

 fully alive to the necessity of quick 

 action in order to make this the great- 

 est Flower and Vegetable Show ever 

 held in Stamford. The entire proceeds 

 of this exhibition is to be devoted to 

 the Red Cross work. This is in addi- 

 tion to the proceeds of the tea room. 

 The feature of the meeting was 

 a paper on Mushrooms, by James 

 Foster. His hints on growing and 

 care, together with his wonderful 

 success, made one wish that the price 

 of fat steaks was not so much out of 

 reach. A very large and attractive 

 display of dahlias was staged by A. 

 V. Carver, supt. for Miss Valentine, 

 of New Canaan. They received a cul- 

 tural certificate. Radiance and Hoos- 

 ier Beauty roses, exhibited by M. J. 

 Quirk, supt. for Mi's. Childs, New 

 Canaan, were highly commended. 

 Dahlias by P. H. Radford were given 

 a vote of thanks. A vase of beautiful 

 Alice Stanley roses, exhibited by 

 Alex. Geddes, supt. for Mrs. Albert 

 Crane, received a cultural certificate. 

 Ophelia came in for its share of ad- 

 miration, exhibited by that master 

 hand, A. Patterson, supt. for Miss 

 Cockcroft, Saugatuck. Corn grown by 

 James Foster was highly commended. 

 A. Alius, supt. for J. B. Cobb, showed 

 a fine exhibit of grapes and apples, 

 also winter-flowering begonias and 

 carnations. A plate of tempting rasp- 

 berries from this same grower re- 

 ceived a cultural certificate. Learn- 

 ing corn and seedling dahlias, by A. 

 Whitelaw. were highly commended. 

 Schedules and any information about 

 the coming show can be procured 

 from G. B. Cannon, of the Quality 

 Seed Store. 43 Atlantic street. 



W. J. Rice. Cor. Secy. 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NUR- 

 SERYMEN. 

 Theodore J. Smith, of W. & T. Smith 

 Co., Geneva, N. Y.. has recently re- 

 signed as a member of the Executive 

 Committee of the American Associa- 

 tion of Nurserymen, and J. Edward 

 Moon, of Moryisville. Pa., has been 

 elected by the Executive Committee to 

 fill the vacancy. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



Registration of New Carnations, by 

 Rvenden Bros., Williamsport, Pa. 



White Pearl — Parentage. Flora Hill 

 • Lizzie McGowan. Color, pure white. 

 Size, 3 to 3'^ inches. Vigorous grow- 

 er and robust constitution. Fringed 

 edi;es. Stem good and never splits. 



Williamsport— Parentage. Flora HIU 

 Lizzie McGowan. Color, white. 

 Size. 4V4 to 5 Inches. Strong, free 

 and healthy grower. Very robust. 

 A. F. J. Bair, Secy. 



