March 13, 1915 



HOETICULTUEE 



339 



PITTSBURGH FLORISTS' AND 



GARDENERS' CLUB. 

 The regular meeting of this Club 

 was held on March 2d. Carl Becherer, 

 gardener at Dixmont Hospital, showed 

 cyclamen in different colors and forms. 

 All the cyclamen he showed were 

 either unusually floriferous, or novel 

 in the shape and size of their blooms. 

 He also showed tulips, hyacinths and 

 some good carnation seedlings. He 

 was awarded a cultural certificate for 

 cyclamen. T. Tyler, gardener for C. D. 

 Armstrong, showed seedling cypripe- 

 diums, Dendrobium nobile virginale, 

 and Odontioda Bradshawae, He was 

 awarded a cultural certificate for the 

 cypripediums. The Bureau of Parks, 

 per Jno. vV. Jones, foreman, showed 

 hyacinths La Victoire and Correggio, 

 a white with very large bells. Prince 

 of Austria, his favorite single tulip; 

 daffodils, and Matador, a dark red, 

 very fine cineraria. 



An interesting discussion took place 

 between Mr. Jones and Mr. Becherer, 

 Mr. Jones claiming that tobacco stems 

 in a greenhouse, especially when wet, 

 were of no value as an insecticide, and 

 Mr. Becherer saying he would not at- 

 tempt to run a greenhouse without 

 them. A talk was given on the "Cities 

 of Germany," illustrated by colored 

 lantern slides, by Dr. Emil Krapf. who 

 gave the interesting talk on "Radio 

 Active Earth," at the February meet- 

 ing. Mr. Jones showed two plants of 

 salvia; one grown in Radio-Active 

 earth, the other not. They were 

 passed around among the members 

 that the difference might be noted, 

 which was in favor of the one grown 

 in the earth treated with the Radio- 

 Active fertilizer. 



At the April meeting it is expected 

 that some of the professors from Pitt 

 University will talk on some late dis- 

 coveries in chemistry as applicable to 

 plant growing. 



H. P. Josi.iN, Sec'y. 



HOLYOKE AND NORTHAMPTON 



FLORISTS' AND GARDENERS' 



CLUB. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 Florists' and Gardeners' Club was held 

 on Tuesday evening. March 9th. in the 

 new G. H. Sinclair greenhouse at 

 Smith's Ferry. Mass.. and was largely 

 attended, about forty being present. 

 Mr. Sefton, president of tlae Hitchings 

 Greenhouse Construction Co.. gave a 

 most interesting and instructive talk 

 upon the construction of greenhouses 

 and the mathematical calculations re- 

 quired in the roofs of large green- 

 houses to make them rigid and safe 

 through any kind of snow or wind 

 storms. His talk was closely followed 

 by all the members present and many 

 ciuestions were asked at the close. 



Mr. Sinclair's new greenhouse is 400 

 ft. long by 60 ft. and although only 

 finished in late October last, is now in 

 fine condition. Carnations occupy half 

 the house and the other half is de- 

 voted to sweet peas, gladioli, antirrhin- 

 ums, forget-me-nots, and young carna- 

 tions and chrysanthemum stock. His 

 sweet peas are a sight worth seeing. 



H. Downer of Smith College exhibit- 

 ed English wallflowers with a pure 

 white one among them. He also ex- 

 hibited nemesias in 4-iuch pots which 

 attracted much attention. D. Gallivan 

 exhibited some well-grown and flow- 

 ered ericas, F. D. Keyes & Son callas, 



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FLORISTS' CLUB OF WASHINGTON 



All of the officers of the Florists' 

 Club of Washington. D. C, were re- 

 elected at the annual rrieeting as fol- 

 lows: George H. Cooke, president; 

 R. L. Jenkins, vice-president; C. L. 

 Linz, secretary; William F. Gude, 

 treasurer: George Field, Adolph Gude. 

 Theodore Diedrich, George H. Cooke, 

 David Bisset and William H. Ernest, 

 executive committee. 



Otto Bauer, manager of the local 

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 Company, exhibited, on behalf of J. J. 

 Perry, manager of the Baltimore 

 branch, a handsome collection of the 

 carnation Mrs. Siegwart, a very large 

 flower which closely resembles Pink 

 Delight as to color and foliage. 



A committee was appointed with 

 Adolph Gude as chairman to make 

 plans for a banquet to be given short- 

 ly after Easter. 



While refreshments were being 

 served, Sidney B. Lust, manager of 

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 growth of a sweet pea and other flow- 

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 the seed in the ground until the ap- 

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