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NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 



At the February meeting of the New- 

 port Horticultural Society papers were 

 read on "Grafting and Budding," by E. 

 Kempenaar, "The Culture of the 

 Grape," by William MacKay, and 

 "Rock Garden?," by Arthur W. Potter, 

 Jr. All of these papers were excellent 

 and were well discussed, many ques- 

 tions being ably answered by the au- 

 thors. 



At our first meeting in March, Bruce 

 Bullerton will deliver a paper on the 

 "Insect Pests of Boxwood," giving spe- 

 cial advice as to the control of the 

 leaf miner which has caused consid- 

 erable damage to boxwood in this 

 vicinity. 



A notification from the Massachu- 

 setts Horticultural Society in regard 

 to the Boston shows was read and re- 

 ceived. It was remarked with regret 

 that the Gladiolus Show to be held in 

 Boston on Aug. 11-1 2-1 :'. conflicts with 



DIRECT IMPORTATIONS 



Fall and Spring Shipment* 



VAI.I.KV I'M's, best Berlin and Ham- 



tiiirg grades. 

 .V/..\l.K>>. r.vLMS, B.4YS, ETC., from 



Helk'ium. 

 BOXWOilKS BOSES, ETC., from Bos- 



kxiip, noUand, 

 MAPLES. I 1 ^ N ES, ETC., from Ouden- 



iMisi'li, Holland. 

 BEGONIA AMI r.I.OXINIA BULBS, 



liiM-euilier sbipmenL 

 EnRliHh .ManiMti, .luimnese L,iliefl, Raffla, 

 French Fruit Murks, Kcntia Seedw, Etc. 

 WRITE FOK tllOTATIONS. 



McHUTCHISON&CO.'i.'r 



17 Murray St., New York 



tlie dates intended for holding llie Mid- 

 Summer Show here. Aug. 10-11-12. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF WASHINGTON, 

 D. C. 

 Tuesday evening, March 7, will see 

 the end of the administration of George 

 H. Cooke as president of the Florists' 

 Club, for that is the date of the annual 

 election of officers for the ensuing 

 year. At this time plans will be com- 

 |)Ieted for the attendance at the Phila- 

 delphia Flower Show and the commit- 

 tee in charge, of which Harry B. Lewis 

 is chairman, is expected to make its 

 final rei>ort. The nominations already 

 posted are as follows: For president, 

 R. L. Jenkins; vice-president, Adolphus 

 Ciidc; secretary, C. L. Linz; treasurer, 

 William F. Gude, and for the execu- 

 tive committee: George Field, Adol- 

 phus Gude, George H. Cooke, Theodore 

 Diedrich, David Bisset and William H. 

 Krnest. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



1 The Lady Florists' Home Circle of 



St. Louis will be entertained by Mrs. 



! F. C. Weber, Jr., at her home on 



Wednesday afternoon, March 8th. 



W. H. Judd, of the Arnold Arbore- 

 tum, will read a paper on Trees and 

 Shrubs for Spring Planting at the 

 meeting of the Gardeners' and Flor- 

 ists' Club, of Boston, on March 21. 



The Horticultural Club of Boston 

 had as special guests at its dinner on 

 .March 1st a delegation of gardeners 

 from Lenox and vicinity. "The table 

 was decorated with vases of seedling 

 carnations and novelties from S. J. 

 Goddard and F. Dorner & Sons Co. 



The St. Louis Florist Club will hold 

 its meeting and cutflower exhibition at 



Beriiing's wholesale establishment, 

 Thursday afternoon, March 9th, at 2 

 o'clock. The Spring Flower Show 

 committee met at the Bourdet Floral 

 Co.'s place on Thursday night, to pre- 

 pare a report. 



Secretary J. G. Esler, of the Florists' 

 Hail Association, has forwarded the 

 twenty-eighth assessment notices to 

 members of that organization. The 

 association now has a reserve fund of 

 $37,000, which, with the increased 

 membership, is growing rapidly. 

 Losses during the past six months 

 have been unusually heavy. 



President C. W. Johnson, of the Illi- 

 nois State Florists' Association, has 

 appointed the following named gentle- 

 men to act as judges over the exhibits 

 at the next annual state meeting to be 

 held in Moline, 111., March 7-8. Charles 

 Loveridge, Peoria; Emil Buettner, 

 Park Ridge; George A. Washburn, 

 Bloomington. Judging will begin 

 promptly at 1 P. .M. on Tuesday, 

 .March 7. J. F. Amxiann, Sec'y. 



Your Opportunity 



1 have a shipment of good Bulbs of 

 Gladioli, including Halley, Pink 

 Beauty and other A 1 Florists' 



Varieties. 



Send for Prices 



CHARLES MILLANG 



55 & 57 W. 26 St., New Yor'< 



