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CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



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GARDENERS- AND FLORISTS' 



CLUB OF BOSTON. 

 Aliliroxlimilely luu iminhers were 

 present at the meeting In Horticul- 

 tural Hall on Tuisday. May ICtli 



Aftor a lively ri'siiiiu' by Secretary 

 Cmlg of the proccilliit; day which was 

 spent at the estate of Coiicral Wold, 

 a vote of thanks was extended to Mr. 

 and Mrs. Weld for their hospltalile re- 

 ception. A .ertimate of superior 

 merit was awarded Thomas Coles, the 

 gardener In charKC of the estate. Mr. 

 Coles then delivered an instructive 

 and entertaining lecture on Rock 

 Gardening In its various aspects. His 

 knowledge of the subject was exhaus- 

 tive and profound, and bits of humor 

 were cleverly introduced by the speak- 

 er at opportune times. Though his 

 talk lasted for more than an hour the 

 Interest of the audience never flagged 

 and many took copious notes. A live- 

 ly discussion followed. William J. 

 Kennedy, speaking for the Executive 

 Committee, told of the diffliulties in 

 obtaining suitable speakers and ap- 

 prised the members that there was an 

 open lecture date to be flUed for next 

 October. 



Some Interesting specimens were on 

 the exhibition tables. Fritillaria in- 

 perialis, from Harvard Botanic Garden, 

 ■were awarded a report of merit. W- 

 N. Craig's exhibit of primroses was 

 commented upon favorably and award- 

 ed a vote of thanks. Primulas capi- 

 tata, frondosa and cortusoides, to- 

 gether with other varieties, were In 

 his collection. A gigantic annual — 

 Statice Suworowi — was shown by 

 Thomas Coles, also a Begonia Know- 

 lesiana and both were awarded reports 

 of cultural merit. Some interesting 

 photographs of the' Dedham rock 

 gardens were eagerly viewed by those 

 who had not visited the estate. 



ST. LOUIS FLORIST CLUB. 

 The St. Louis Florist Club meeting 

 on May 1 was not up to the usual 

 standing in attendance, the planting 

 season keeping many of the regulars, 

 including the president, from attend- 

 ing. Vice-President Wells conducted 

 the affairs in an excellent manner. 

 The trustees announced that during 

 June. .July, August and September the 

 meetings would be held out of doors. 

 W. J. Pilcher extended an invitation 

 to hold the June meeting at his place 

 in KIrkwood, which was accepted. 



The 1S17 sjiring flower show commit- 

 tee reported good progress. The trus- 

 tees were instructed to arrange for 

 the annual picnic for the latter part 

 of July. A committee, headed by .Tohn 

 S. Carter, was appointed to report 

 at the next meeting on the advisa- 

 ability of establishing an associate 

 membership. Alexander Lorie then 

 delivered a lecture on the Develop- 

 ment of the Carnation, which proved 

 the most interesting lecture the club 

 has had for many years. The ques- 

 tion box discussion followed this and 

 kept the members busy for half an 

 hour. The next meeting will be 

 the thirtieth anniversary of the club 

 and the trustees were asked that a 

 fitting celebration be arranged for this 

 event at the June meeting. 



Meetings Next Week 



Monday. May 22. 



KloriHtH' mill tjarilviii'rH' t'lul. 

 Uhude iHliiiui, Swiirtx Hull, I'T' 

 ilriui-, U. I. 



Ciirili'iHTH' mill KlorlBlB' Clul- 

 llMlllinori'. PlnrUl KxrIimiKf II 

 Ilnltlniiiri-. Mil. 



Tuesday, May 23. 



Ni'wpiirt IlnrtleiiUiiriil 

 .\iw|i(.r(. It. I. 



riirrytowii Ilortlciiltiiriil Sori. 

 Tiirrytowii. N. Y. 



Wednesday, May 24. 

 UyBtiT liny llnrtlciilttinil SmiiH 

 Oys'tiT Itiiy. N. Y. 



Friday, May 26. 



Ciiiincctlcul llnrlli'iiltur.il Smi' i 

 ('..uiity Ulilg.. Iliirlfiinl. Conn. 



.Miiniiioutli Count V Ilorllcullii 

 .^Jniiily. Ki'il r.ank. X. .1. 



I'Msiulfna Iliirtliulniral S.m i. 

 TaHaili'liM. I'alir. 



COMING EXHIBITIONS. 



,liini> 1-1, ]*flliiini litiy. New ^iMi 



— Sninnii'r Show. liiti>rnationnl i. 

 lion Club. 



.lune 9-10. Sun FninrlHCo. .\iii,ii 

 ran .Sweot I'ea Soeletv. I'alari' rini. I 



.lunc 38-29. Newport. K. I. N. ^ 

 port Garden Association ami N^ ' 

 [inrt Horticultural Society, on ti, 

 grounils of till* Ganlon A9soel:Hc"ii 



.VuEiint ll-ri-13. lloKton. — AniiTliaii 

 Glaillolus Socli'tv. Horticultural Hall. 



July 14-1!). Iliir Harbor. Me.— All 

 nual Show of .American Sweet Tia 

 Soclely. 



.lune 27-28. Hartford. Conn. — Sum- 

 mer Show of Connecticut Horticul- 

 tural Society. 



.June 10. I'roviclence. R. I. — Sum- 

 mer Show of Uhoile Island Horticul- 

 tural Societ.y. 



Sept. 18. OranKe. N. J.— N. .T. 

 Florlcultural Society's llth Annual 

 Dahlia. OlailloUis. Fniit and VcL'e 

 able Show. 



WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



A charming feature of the meeting 

 of this society last Friday evening was 

 the excellent display of choice and 

 well-grown stock. In the competition 

 on vase of outdoor flowers open to as- 

 sistant gardeners only. 1st prize was 

 awarded to Alex. Clarkson. A cul- 

 tural certificate was awarded to Thos. 

 Ryan for Spencer sweet peas; Jas. 

 Stuart for Calceolaria Stewartii: Wni. 

 Graham for antirrhinum. Honorable 

 mention was voted to the following 

 exhibits: Tomatoes "Bonnie Best." 

 from John Andrew; mignonette "Tri- 

 umph." fiom .fas. TJnanc: ."-wr-'-t peas. 

 from Wm. Whitton: Gladioli "Non 

 plus Ultra." from P. W. Popp; vote of 

 thanks to Wm. W'hitton for hydran- 

 geas and calendulas, and Jas. Linane 

 for Clarkia elegans. who was also 

 highly commended for specimen cal- 

 ceolaria. The enterprise of our en- 

 thusiastic membership is commend- 

 able. The dates of the summer show 

 to be held in IMamaroneck. X. Y.. have 

 been fixed for June 16-17. Several 

 substantial additions to the premium 

 list were reported. The next meeting 

 will be held June 9, when an exhibi- 

 tion of seasonable flowers will be in 

 order. P. W. Popp, Cor. Sec. 



SOCIETY OF AMtHICAN l-LUKISTS 



AND ORNAMENTAL HOR 



TICULTURISTS. 



Houston Convention Garden. 



SiiperllitiMlilciit Hroik, of the (on- 

 'iillim GardiMi now being installed on 

 ily properly iil Houston, reports that 

 111' cxhibils ri'ci'lvod so far are small 

 II iiuiulier. Intending i-xlilhltorB are 

 .iliieslod til send forward their ex- 

 ibits at once, as the convi'iillon dates 

 <!■'' rapidly .ipproHching. 



The very liberal treatment accorded 

 our society by the City <>f Houston. In 

 -Mtling apart a splendid site for the 

 Garden, ind arrinmliig to take upon 

 itself the liiirrlen of furnishing labor 

 and material in order to make the in- 

 stallation a success, deserves more 

 ■lian the scant v recognilion at present 

 iiirHiconiing 



.Ml who can exhibit plants and 

 <hrubs are urged to do so. The ccist. 

 lit cents per square foot, is ridiculous- 

 ly small, iiisumcienl to prevent any- 

 ..IIP fron. exhibitinc on the ground of 

 .expense, and In making an exhibit 

 there surely 's some ple;usure to be 

 found in aiding the society to carry 

 nut its plans to have a Convention 

 Garden wherever the annual conven- 

 tion may go. 



Superintendent Brock would be 

 pleased even it only fifty exiiibitors 

 Nvoild take lon square feet each. He 

 lioints out that although the date i-^ 

 late, potted stock can be plunged in. 

 and a creditable showing made. 



John YonjiG, Sec'y. 



NASSAU COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



.\n extra large nuniber of members 

 were in attendance at the monthly 

 meeting of the society, in Glen Cove. 

 X. Y., on Wednesday evening. May 10. 

 (•"inal arrangements were made for 

 liolding a tulip show on May 19 and 

 a rose show in June, date to be select- 

 ed by the executive committee. Er- 

 nest Westlake was appointed mana- 

 ger. 



Secretary Gibson read a large num- 

 ber of letters offering prizes for the 

 Autumn Exhibition, also the essay 

 "Horticulture as a Profession From 

 the Standpoint of a Gardener." by 

 John Johnson, received from the Na- 

 tional Association of Gardeners. 

 .Xwards were made to the following 

 exhibits: Gladioli. 1st John W. 

 Everitt; Cauliflower, 1st Robert Jones; 

 Pansies, 1st Thomas Twigg; Roses, 

 honorable mention to J. W. Everitt; 

 Pansies, cultural certificate Thomas 

 Twigg; vote of thanks to Frank Dinda 

 for new chrysanthemums Alex. Gutt- 

 man and Emma. 



James McCartht. Cor. Sec. 



NEW JERSEY FLORICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



At the meeting of this society, In 

 Orange, N. J., on May 15th, it 'was 

 decided to hold a Rose Night at the 

 next meeting, June 19th. 



Prizes will be awarded for vase of 

 18 white roses: 1st prize, $3.00; 

 second, $2.00, donated by Peter Duff, 

 Jr. Display of hardy roses: 1st, 



