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HORTICULTURE 



February 5, 1916 



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CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



CONNECTICUT HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



This soiH'ty lii'ltl its st'i'iiiul .)uiiiiur> 

 meeting in Hartford on l''riilii.v even 

 ing, January 28. It being '•Carnalidii 

 Night" several members made exhibii> 

 of exceptionally nue specimens. Joliii 

 F. Iluss and Alfred Cebeliiis staged ull 

 the leading varieties. .Mr. Cebelius 

 also displayed Hnddleia asiatica of 

 wonderful beauty. George W. Fraser 

 exhibited a vase of Red Wing carna- 

 tion for W. A. Dawson. Theodore 

 Slaudt. of Rockville. exhibited carna- 

 tion sports and Sir Watliin da(Todil.< 

 The following awards were made: 

 John F. Huss. cultural certificate; 

 Alfred Cebelius. first-class certificate 

 on carnations, and a cultural certifi- 

 cate on Buddleia asiatica: Theodore 

 Staudt. first-class certificate on sport 

 carnations and a certificate of merit 

 on narcissus: \V. .-X. Dawson, first-class 

 certificate and noted in the minutes 

 as worthy of special mention. 



.■Xfter the anonuncement of the 

 awards. President Hollister read an 

 article from Hoin k i i.n kk i vol. 2:5. 

 No. 2. Jan. 8. I!tl6l headed, ".lackson 

 T. Dawson. His Work and His Work- 

 shop," which describes briefly the 

 splendid work of this grand old gen- 

 tleman, and Mr. Huss gave a remi- 

 niscent talk of his acquaintance with 

 Mr. Dawson. The chairman, also read 

 a dipping relating the erection of a 

 marble pillar to mark the spot where 

 the original Mcintosh Red Apple stood 

 in Canada, this inonunient bciiii; ere'-t- 

 ed by Canadian lioiticulturists. He also 

 appointed a committee to meet with 

 a committee from the Pomological So- 

 ciety to the end that a similar monu- 

 ment be erected on the spot where 

 the original Greening apple tree stood 

 near Sterling. The Greening is more 

 commonly known than the Mcintosh 

 and perhaps more widely used. The 

 meeting was well attended and thor- 

 oughly enjoyed. The next meeting 

 will be held February 11. 



Ai.FKKn DixoN. Se<' 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 

 NEW YORK. 



-An exhibition of this society will be 

 held on Wednesday. February 16, 1916, 

 at the American Museum of Natural 

 History. Central Park West and 77th 

 street. New York City. Premiums are 

 offered for cut orchid blooms, roses, 

 sweet peas, schizanthus. snapdragons, 

 freesias and narcissus. Special prizes 

 may also be awarded for exhibits not 

 provided for in the schedule. All are 

 invited to bring any unusual plant or 

 flower, or plants or flowers showing 

 unusual excellence in cultivation. 



Schedules are now ready for distri- 

 bution, and will be sent on application 

 to the secretary. George V. Nash. New 



Meetings Next 

 Week 



Monday, Feb. 7. 



II' riiiililHi'illi- llMl'llc'iillliral S'> 

 ■ I. i> . ll(rii:iiil-<\ Mil'. .\. .1. 



DIIk'I'oii lliirlli'iillunil Soelvlv, 

 111.- Mall, Klluron, N. J. 



Il'iii-'liiii rioi'isi I'hili, lloiisiiiii 

 l'A;ls. 



.Mniiii'i'iil Giir<l<Mii'rN' tiiirl I''l<irlsi~ 

 < 'lull. .Mnii(rt>:i). Canilflii. 



\-\\ ISi-iiri.nl llr.ril.'iilliinil S.i- 

 . i.tv . Ni-« n.-illTil. .Mass. 



WiisliliiKton l"lnrl«t riul), WoRh- 

 inL'i.m, I). C. 



Tuesday, Feb. 8. 



I'IdiiKi.s' mill tjiiicli'itcrs" ("lull I't 



ir>ly<ik(> and Nortliaiiiptoti, Muss. 



.XfWixirl IliirllciilliirMi Smlilv. 

 Ni'wpiirt, It. 1. 



Wednesday, Feb. 9. 



I'lllcililiMll l'|..l-isl..' Sii.li-IV. .Illlll'Z 



i:ili"ll IMowi'i- .\l:irk,i. Clnilniiatl. (I 

 Ihllrhf.ss CnlMIt^- IliirllriiKiiral So- 

 i'l.\. I'oU(.'liki'i|isli-. .\. V. 

 -Morris (.'ounl.v I'MonsLs" and liar 



• ifiicrs' .Sticiciy. .Mailisoii, N. .1. 



.Nassau t'oillitv Ilorllcukural So- 



i iil.v. I'cililprok.- Hall, (ili'ii Covi', 



.\. -v. 



Xi'W York State Ki'il(»ratloii of Ilor- | 

 llcultural Soolotics and fliilis, Ttlin- 

 ra, X. y. 



Friday, Feb. 11. 



<'oniirrtiriii I Inri irn II M r:i 1 So(•il•t^■. 

 Connt.v Hldir.. H.-irtl'inl. C i. 



Wcstclicsirr anil Kairtti-Iil Ilortl 

 i-iiltnra! Society. Iioran's Hall, Orcii 

 wirli. <'onn 



COMING EXHIBITIONS. 



Februar.v 10. IIortiLuUural tiu 

 clety of New York, American Mu- 

 seum of Natural History. 



Murc-li 7-8, Mnline. -.\nnual nieef- 

 ing anil e\liilillliiii of tlio Illinois 

 Slate I'Morists' .-Sssocialion. 



March 17, 18, 19, BoBton.— Spring 

 Exhibition MaaBarhusetts Horticul- 

 tural Society, Horticultural Hall. 



.Marrli 2,->-.<%prli 2. Phllndrlplila.— 

 Kourtli National rinwer Show of the 

 .Society of .American Florists, Con- 

 vention Hall, Broad Street and Al- 

 'e;rl»eny .\ venue. 



.\pril 5-I», New Vnrk. — Interna- 

 tion:iI i''lower Sliow of the Horti- 

 cultural Society of New York and 

 ilio New York Florists' Club, Grand 

 I'cntral I'alace. Korty-sixtli Sircii 

 and I.exinpton Avenue, New York. 



May 10, 14, Bonton. — May Sliow 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 

 Horticultural Hnll. 



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York Botanical Garden. Bronx Park, 

 New York City. 



A meeting of the society will be 

 held at 4 P. M., at which a lecture will 

 be delivered by Arthur Herrington on 

 Iris Gardens, illustrated by colored 

 slides. 



Gkokck V. N.vsii. Sec. 



ST. LOUIS FLORIST CLUB. 

 The St. Louis Florist Club will hold 

 its regular monthly meeting on Thurs- 

 day, February lOth, and the trustees 

 have a surprise in store for the mem- 

 bers, the nature of which will be with- 

 held until tlie day of the meeting. A 

 large attendance is expected. 



AMERICAN SWEET PEA SOCIETY 

 I'nliuiinar.v SchiMlule. Class G, for 

 Kxhibition tii be held at lliir Harbor, 

 .Me., July, nut;. 



liar Ilarhor llorllcull iiral SiH-lety'H 



Special I*rl7.e«. 



iClasK <:. I III <I. I'l, iipi'ii III all.) 



'.. 1.— Toll of Sweet iVas. any white, 

 '■ream or cream- vdlow variety, IhI. $8; 2d, 

 fi(; 3d, $1. 



i;. 2. — Aiiv scarlel, criniHnn. nine or car- 

 mine variety. Ist, P<: 2d. »ll; .'td, »4. 



(i. .1.— Any ln\-eiiiler, mauve, ptirple or 

 I'hie, l8t. $S: '.'d. *«: .'id, Jt. 



G. 4. — Any pink, orange or anlmon, iBt 

 $8; 2d, ?«: -M. $1. 



<!. 5.--r)ispiay of Sweet Peas, arranged 

 aitainsl a wail, on a tntile space of a ft. by 

 111 ft. Foliat'e of any kind, or cypHophlla, 

 or liotli may lie used In arran^lni;. Only 

 lite artistic arrangement of Hie exlitliit afl 

 a wliolc will lie lonsiiicred in Judging. 

 l':\lilldtiirs may use otlnr than Hie Anierl- 

 «;tn Sweet I'ea Society vases In this class. 

 1st prize, sliver cup; 2d, fKi; ,1d. «in 



Spencer \'ariciies. 



G. 6 to I!. 21, 111 cl.isses, 2.1 Hprays. — Any 

 white variety, crinison or Hcarlel, rose or 

 carmine. Ildlit pink, deep pink. Idiie, mauve, 

 cream or cream yellow, salmon or orani;e, 

 lavender, uiaroon or purple, picotee edged, 

 striped or flaked red or rose, striped or flaked 

 lilue or piiriile. l.li-olor other than plcotee- 

 edKcd, any other color distinct from the 

 forcKolnK. .Vi. $.'? and $2. rcspeclively, Ist, 

 2d and :!d in each class. 



Note: Other special prizes will Ije 

 awarded in tills scc-tion. arrangement for 

 wlilcli will he piihlished later. 



I'or Amateurs Only. 



G. 22 to G. 2JI, S classes, vases 20 sjirays. 

 — Any white variety, pink, lavender, salmon 

 or orange, crimson or si-arlet, cream or 

 cream-.vellow, plcotee-ed;:ed, any other color 

 distinct from the foreiroing. J,"! and $2, 1st 

 .-iiiit 2nd in each class. 



G. .%. — for tlic liest collection of 6 vases, 

 varieties, 20 sprays to a vase: 1st prize, 

 sliver cup; 2nd prize, arranged later. 



. For I'rivale Gardeners Only. 



G. ,^1. — Spencer Sweet Teas, 6 distinct 

 varieties, 1 vase of 20 sprays to each va- 

 riety: Ist, $12, 2nd, $.S. 

 Limited to Children under IS Years of Age. 



G. 112.- -For the best collection of Sweet 

 Peas from a school f;arilen : 1st prize, $4; 

 2nd, $3; 3rd, $2; 4lh, $1. 



For Private Gardeners and Amateurs. 



G. 3R. — Decoration for talde of eight 

 covers: plasses, cutlery and linen to lie 

 used supplied hv the exhibitor: Isl prize, 

 silver cup and $23: 2nd. ?15; 3rd. $10. Ex- 

 hibitors will be allowed to use Sweet Pea 

 foliat'e. asparagus, smilax, gyjisoplilia. or 

 all: ribbons also allowed. 



G. 34. — Display of 12 vases, 2.'i sprays to 

 .1 vase. 12 distinct varieties; no foliage 

 allowed: 1st prize, $15; 2nd, $10. 



G. 35. — Mt. Desert Nurseries olTer a gold 

 watch for iiest collection of Sweet Peas 

 from New York. Long Island, New ,Tersey 

 and Pennsylvania, ,Tohn H. Stalfnrd will 

 pay carfare and expenses to Bar Harbor 

 and return to ihe winner In the above 

 cias.s, 



G. 36.— New York Florists' Club prize, 

 •*2.''i cash, for best exlilblt made at the ex- 

 hibitlou. 



G. 37.— T. J. Gr^y & Co.. $25 In cash, par- 

 ticulars to be published later. 



other prizes are solicited from the trade 

 and others, notice of which will be pub- 

 lished in the trade press from time to time. 



H. A. BuNTAED, Sec'y. 



At Ihe annual meeting of the New 

 York State Nurserymen's Association 

 at the Chamber of Commerce, Roches- 

 ter. N. Y.. on January 27, the follow- 

 ing officers were elected for the year: 

 President. Edwin S. Osborne; vice- 

 piesident. .Maxwell Sweet of Dansville: 

 so;cretary. William L. Glenn: treasurer. 

 Horace Hooker. 



