June 24, 1916 



HORTICULTURE 



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THE MACNIFF HORTICULTURAL COMPANY 



52, 54 and 56 Vesey Street, NEW YORK CITY 



THE LARGEST HORTICULTURAL AUCTION ROOMS IN THE WORLD 



Sales Every Tuesday and Friday at 1 1 o'clock A. M. 



feature will be a non-competitive dis- 

 play of orchids from Mr. A. N. Cooley 

 of Pittsfield. A large floor space has 

 been reserved for this exhibit, and 

 those who saw Mr. Cooley's display at 

 the last Fall Show and his 1st prize 

 group at the New York Spring Show 

 should make a point of seeing this dis- 

 play. 



Mr. Cooley is constantly adding many 

 new and rare varieties to his already 

 extensive collection, and if not already 

 so, it will not be long before it will 

 take its place beside any private col- 

 lection in the country. The next meet- 

 ing will be held July 12th. 



J. H. Fi;amptox, Asst. Sec'y. 



NASSAU COUNTY HORTICULTU- 

 RAL SOCIETY. 

 Regular meeting. Glen Cove, N. Y., 

 on Wednesday evening. June 14. 1st 

 prize to Harry Goodband for flower- 

 ing shrubs and to James McCarthy 

 for peas. The Executive Committee 

 was instructed to make full arrange- 

 ments for a sweet pea show in July. 

 James De Vyner. entomologist of 

 Mount Vernon, gave a lecture on "The 

 Hickory Bark Beetle and the Means 

 of Controlling Same." The lecture 

 was full of practical information. Mr. 

 De A'yner exhibited some hickory 

 wood that had been infested with the 

 beetle and also specimens of the in- 

 sect in its various stages, from the 

 larva to the adult. At the conclusion 

 of the lecture, the lecturer was ques- 

 tioned at considerable length. An 

 essay received from the National 

 Association of Gardeners on "Culture 

 of Hardy Perrennials." was read and 

 was most favorably received. 



J.\:mes McC.iKTHY, Cor. Sec'y. 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTI- 

 CULTURAL SOCIETY. 

 Important Notice. 

 On account of the lateness of the sea- 

 son the Rose and Strawberry Exhibi- 

 tion of the Massachusetts Horticul- 

 tural Society scheduled for June 24 

 and 2.5 will be jiostponed to Saturday 

 and Sunday, July 1 and 2. 



W. P. Rich, Sec'y. 



Horticultural Hall. Boston. 



PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTU- 

 RAL SOCIETY. 



The Sweet Pea Exhibition of this So- 

 ciety will be held in the Jenkintown 

 Club and Reading Room. Jenkintown. 

 Pa.. Thiirsday and Friday. June 29th 

 and r.Oth. 191f.. The exhibition will be 

 open June 29th.?. to 10 P.M., June ?>Oth, 

 10 A. M. to 10 P. M. All Willow Grove 

 trolleys on York Road pass the Exhibi- 

 tion Hall. Get out of car when con- 

 ductor calls out Jenkintown. 



David Rust, Sec'y. 



The Horticultural Society of New 

 York will hold an exhibition of roses, 

 sweet peas, herbaceous border flowers, 

 roses, etc., on June 24 and 2.5, in the 

 Museum Building of the New York 

 Botanical Garden. 



AMERICAN PEONY SOCIETY. 



The exhibition of peonies in con- 

 nection with the annual meeting in 

 New York last week was not so large 

 as would have been the case had the 

 local plants been seasonably in bloom. 

 Again, the heavy rains and general 

 wetness for several days had impaired 

 the quality of the blooms that were 

 out. There was a generous showing of 

 irises, outdoor roses and perennial 

 border plants which added greatly to 

 the popular interest and value of the 

 exhibition. The prize awards were as 

 follows: 



Open Classes. 



Collection of not les.s than KJO n.Tmed 



J. J. Hess. 



Xewly Appointed Treasui-er, Societ.v of 

 American Florists. 



varieties — Gold medal and 1st prize, Ber- 

 trand H. Farr. Wyomissing, Pa. 



Vase or basket of Peonies, arranged for 

 effect— 1st, Cottage Gardens Co.; 2d, B. H. 

 Farr. 



Twenty-flve double. 3 blooms each — 1st. 

 George H. Peterson. Fair Lawn, N. J. : 2d. 

 Cottage Gardens Co.: 3d, B. H. Farr. 



Collection Japanese varieties — B. H. Farr. 



Twentv-fi've white or cream, double— 1st, 

 S. G. Harris. Tarrytown, N. Y. ; 2d, S. G. 

 Harris; 3d, B. H. Farr. 



Twentv-live light pink— 1st, B. H. Farr: 

 2d, Cottage Gardens Co.; 3d, G. H. Peter- 

 son. 



Twenty-flve dark pink— 1st, Cottage Gar- 

 dens Co.: 2d. S. G. Harris; 3d. B. H. Farr. 



Twentv-five red or crimson — 1st, Cottage 

 Gardens Co. : 2d. B. H. Farr. 



Six sp<'eimon blooms — 1st, G. H. Peter- 

 son : 2d. S. (J. Harris. 



One specimen ilmibh^ — 1st. B. H. Farr: 

 2d. G. H, Peterson: .'id, S. G. Harris. 



Amateur Classes. 



Largest and best collection — Silver medal 

 and 1st prize. .Tames Boyd, Haverford, Pa. 



Ten varieties, double, three blooms each 

 —A. L. GifTord. N. Y. 



Collection of single and Japanese varie- 

 ties — 2d. A. P. Sannders, Clinton, N. Y. 



Collection of white varieties, double — 2d. 

 A I. GifTord. Light pink— 1st. .Tames 

 Bovd ; 2d, A, L. Gittord. Dark pink— .\. I.. 



Gifford. Bed or crimson varieties — 2d, A. 

 L. Gifford. 



Other winners in the amateur classes 

 were: A. H. Scott, Oak Lane, Pa.; L. R. 

 Bonnewltz, Van Wert, 0.; Mrs. H. K. Tay- 

 lor. Ogontz, Pa.; L. J. Gorman, Van Wert, 

 O. 



Prominent exhibitors of hardy per- 

 ennials were Bobbink & Atkins, Cot- 

 tage Gardens Co.; John Lewis Childs 

 and A. P. Saunders. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' 

 CLUB OF BOSTON. 



Tuesday evening, June 20th, last reg- 

 ular meeting of this club for the sea- 

 son was devoted to entertaining the 

 ladies as per annual custom, so very 

 little business was transacted. The 

 secretary read his minutes and some 

 communications relative to the visit 

 to Cromwell, Conn., by the N. A. G. 

 on June 21 and the trip to Bar Harbor 

 on July 14. July 27 was announced 

 as the date for the annual picnic, the 

 lilace, Cunningham Park. The secre- 

 tary was instructed to send a letter of 

 good cheer to Mrs. E. M. Gill who is 

 ill. Then the entertainers were called 

 into service and there was an hour of 

 music and song, followed by a collation 

 served in the large exhibition hall and 

 then the youth and beauty of Boston 

 horticulture danced and danced until 

 midnight. 



The entertainment was high quality 

 throughout and every number was 

 given an encore. Particularly accepta- 

 ble were the songs of Miss Emily Ed- 

 gar, daughter of Mrs. W. W. Ed.gar of 

 Waverley and the violin solos by Master 

 Duguid, son of John Duguid of Welles- 

 lev. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The New England Cemetery Associa- 

 tion had their annual outing at Belle- 

 vue Cemetery. Lawrence, Mass., on 

 Wednesday, June 19, It was a most 

 enjoyable affair. Superintendent Wil- 

 liam Lord was manager of arrange- 

 ments. 



The Premium List for the South- 

 ampton (N. Y.) Horticultural Society's 

 tenth annual exhibition has been sent 

 out. It is quite lengthy, including 

 some interesting special prizes for 

 artistic work and decorative use of 

 flowers, and shotild bring out a fine 

 display. The dates are July 26 and 

 27. and one-half of the net proceeds 

 are to go to the SouthamiUon Hos- 

 pital. 



The Board of Directors of the Vege- 

 table Growers' .\ssoeiation met in Chi- 

 cago on June loth, and acc<'ptcd the 

 invitation to hold their annual meet- 

 ing this fall in that city. The board 

 consists of N. J. Reutenik, Cleveland, 

 O,, pres,; S. W. Severance. Ixjuisville, 

 Ky., sec'y; Prof. C. W. Wade of the 

 Michi.gan .Agricultural College and Prof. 

 Durst of Illinois .Agricultural College, 

 Champaign. Ill,, directors. 



