February 13, 1915 



HORTICULTURE 



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THOIVIAS F. GALVIN 



Announces the opening of his magnificent new 

 Flower Store at No. 1 Park Street, Boston. 



A cordial invitation is extended to members of 

 the trade visiting Boston to make an inspection 

 of this new establishment, with many unique 

 and interesting features which make it the finest 

 example in this country of modern flower 

 store arrangement. 



THOMAS F. GALVIN, Incorporated 



1 PARK STREET Telephone Haymarket 255 



Also 799 Boylston Street and 561 Fifth Avenue, New York 



by J. A. Peterson of Cincinnati. T. P. 

 Langhans, Fred Burki and Edward H. 

 Blind, delegates to the annual conven- 

 tion of the American Carnation Socie- 

 ty, held in Buffalo last week, reported 

 that Pittsburgh florists took many 

 prizes at the convention and that the 

 affair vi'as a big success. 



The Horticultural Club of Boston de- 

 voted its February meeting to a wel- 

 come to its honorary secretary E. H. 

 Wilson, who had just returned from a 

 year's collecting expedition in Japan. 

 The dinner was held at Young's Hotel 

 and in addition to the members there 

 were present as guests, W. H. De 

 Graat of Leyden, Holland; Prof. Louis 

 C. Elson of the New England Conserv- 

 atory of Music, Dr. T. .1. Leary. W. C. 

 Stickel, president of the Flower Ex- 

 change; W. P. Rich, Secretary, Mass. 

 Horticultural Society; Col. W. W. 

 Castle and M. H. Norton. The tables 

 were beautifully adorned with Buddleia 

 asiatica, one of Mr. Wilson's Chinese 

 novelties, and a handsome liybrid 

 Buddleia (B. asiatica X U. ollicinalis) 

 raised by R. & J. Farquhar & Co.. and 

 some superb carnations from .M. A. 

 Patten. 



At the regular meeting of the North 

 Shore Horticultural Society, held Feb- 

 ruary 5. in Lee's Hall, Manchester, 

 Mass., A. Leuthy, of Roslindale. gave 

 a very interesting talk on "Palms and 

 Their Insect Pests." He described 

 palm growing and selling from a finan- 

 cial as well as a growers' standpoint, 

 bringing out very strongly the fact 

 that growing palms is one thing and 

 selling them at a profit is another. 

 Mr. Leuthy imparted some very valu- 

 able information as regards treatment 

 of fungous and insect pest, scale of 



various kinds, mealy bug, etc., and 

 gave very definite directions for the 

 safe use of hydrocyanic acid gas. A 

 good general discussion followed the 

 lecture. The show committee dis- 

 tributed the schedule of prizes for the 

 exhibition which Is to be held Aug. 4 

 and 5. The next meeting will be held 

 Feb. 19. W. T. 



The Southampton Horticultural So- 

 ciety held its regular meeting in the 

 Odd Fellows' hall, Southampton, N. Y., 

 on Feb. 4th. The visitor of the even- 

 ing was Andrew Kennedy, who ad- 

 dressed the members to some length 

 on interesting topics. One of the chief 

 items was a discussion on the pro- 

 posed scheme of the mutual coopera- 

 tion between horticultural societies. 

 The members decided in its favor and 

 promised their support. J. Guilfoyle 

 was given an award of m«rit for two 

 extra fine vases of carnations. An essay 

 was lead by S. R. Candler on "Schiz- 

 anthu.s and their Culture," and there 

 was a good discussion. It was decided 

 to hold the annual flower show in 

 Southampton on .Uily 28th and 29th, 

 1915, list of prizes to be issued later. 

 The next meeting of the Society will 

 be held on l->b. ISlh, when all horti- 

 culturists in Southampton on that date 

 are welcome. S. R. Candlek. Cor. Sec. 



ists' :incl Gardeners' Club of Rhode Island, 

 :ic; W. 'St minster St. 



Grand RapidH, Mich., Feb. 15. — Grand 

 Hapids Florists' and Gardeners' Clul>. 



Montreal, Can., Feb. 15, 7.45 P. M. — Mon- 

 treal Gardeners' and Florists' Club, Royal 

 Guardians Kldg. 



St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 16.— Retail Florists' 

 Association of St. Louis, Mo., Hotel Wash- 

 ington. 



BoKton, Mass., Feb. 16, 8 P. M. — Garden- 

 ers' and Florists' Club of Boston, Horti- 

 cultural Hall. 



Seattle, Wash., Feb. 16.— Seattle Florists' 

 Society, Chamber of Commerce, 2nd Ave. 

 and Columbia St. 



Toronto, Ont.. Feb. 16.— Toronto (Ont.) 

 Gardeners' and Florists' Association, St. 

 Georire's Hall, Kim St. 



I.j»n<-aster. Pn., Fel>. 18. — Lancaster ira.) 

 City and County I'lorists' Association, 

 Chamber ot Commerce. 



Tai'oma. \Va-.h., Feb. 18.— Tacoma (Wash.) 

 I'lorists' Assoeialion, Maccabee Hall, C and 

 11th Sts. 



Lake Geneva, Wis., Feb. SO.— Lake Gene- 

 va (Wis.) (Jardoncrs' and Foremen's Asso- 

 I'iation. (iulbl Hall. 



Baltimore. .Md., Feb. 22, S P. M.— Garden- 

 ers' and Florists' Oub of Haltimorc, Flor- 

 ists' ICxchanpe Hall, St. Paul and Frank- 



lin SI 



Toledo, 

 Club. 



Kliiiteheek 



O.. Feb. 'JS.— Toledo Florists' 



>. v., Feb. 2:.— Violet Grow- 

 ers' Mutual .\ssciciation of Uhineheck. N. v.. 

 Odd Irllnws- Hall. 



COMING EVENTS. 

 Meetings. 



Khinebeek, N. Y.. Feb. 13. 8 P. M.— Violet 

 (irowers" Mutual Association of Rhlnebeek, 

 .\. Y. 



New Orleans. I.a.. Feb. 14. — Gardeners' 

 Mutual I'riilcctive Association (New Or- 

 leans. I.a. I. IM Fxchange Place. 



l>.-iroit, Mirh., Feb. 15.— Detroit Florists' 

 Cliiii. 1.".:; I'.aics SI. 



I'roviilen<.-. K. 1.. Feb. 15, 8 P. M.— FlOF- 



PERSONAL. 



Mr. and Mrs. John I. Raynor of New 

 York are planning a trip to Florida. 



John F. Huss, 110;{ Asylum avenue. 

 Hartford, Ct., has been given charge 

 of the Hartford Rose Test Garden. 



John Bennett, the Hillside nursery- 

 man and florist, of Atlantic Highlands, 

 N. J., has received word that through 

 the death of an uncle in Australia last 

 month he has inherited about $150,000. 

 Mr. Bennett will sail tor Australia in 

 a few weeks. 



