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H HT I C U L T U B E 



April 17, lalG 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB. 

 Till- inecliiiK uf tlw Ni-w York Klor- 

 IbIs' Club was held on Moiuliiy. April 

 12, but W!i8 not us lurgely attended as 

 the previous ineetingB have been and 

 the exhibits at the meeting were not 

 as extensive as formerly. John Biruie 

 has promised to make an exhibit of 

 spring stock and bedding plants at the 

 next nieetiiiR to be held in May, on tUr 

 same lines as condiieted by his lather. 

 the late John Birnie. Chairman Charles 

 Schenck rendered his report of tlie 

 banquet committee showing a delicit of 

 $171'. 86. whicli was ordered paid. K. W. 

 .\rmitage, chairman of the outing com- 

 mittee "reported progress." Chairman 

 Weathered of the committee in charge 

 of the bootli at tlie Klower Show, re- 

 ported that the appropriation of |20(i 

 had been used up for the purpose for 

 which the appropriation was made. Mr. 

 Traendly gave a preliminary report of 

 the recent flower show showing re- 

 ceipts and disbursements up to date. 

 After the final settlement is made, it 

 is expected that $.=).000 will be divided 

 equally between tlie Horticultural So- 

 ciety of New York and the .New York 

 Florists' Club. The president was in- 

 structed to appoint a committee of 

 seven to confer with the Horticultural 

 Society of New Y'ork regarding the 

 holding of another show in 1916, this 

 committee being vested with power to 

 act. Chairman De Forest of the trans- 

 portation committee reported that six- 

 teen had already signified their inten- 

 tions of going to the convention in 

 San Francisco and upon motion, fol- 

 lowing out their recommendation, the 

 club endorsed their rotites selected; — 

 The New York Central to Chicago and 

 the Canadian-Pacific from Chicago to 

 San Francisco. George W. Cobb, 

 Greenlawn, I^. T.; Wm. F. Leary, New 

 Rochelle. N. Y. : Samuel A. Woodrow, 

 39 W. 28th street. New York City; 

 Ijouis T. Rodman, IS Conway street. 

 Brooklyn, N. Y.. and Peter Wenk of 

 Ozone Park, N. Y.. were elected mem- 

 bers of the club and there were five 

 names proposed for membership. A 

 letter from W. H. Siebrecht, .Tr., Sec- 

 retarv of the New York and New Jer- 

 sey Plant Growers' Association, was 

 read urging all florists purcliasing 

 bulbs in Eurooe to buy them f. o. b. 

 New York. This communication was 

 turned over to the legislative commit- 

 tee. • 



J. Austin Shaw. Alexander J. Gutt- 

 man. and Frank M. Duggan were an- 

 pointed a committee to preoare suit- 

 able resolutions on the death of Mrs. 

 J. B. Nugent. W. F. Sheridan. .Tohn 

 Donaldson and Julius Chevallev were 

 appointed a committee to prepare res- 

 olutions on the death of Prank Niqnet's 

 son. J. H. Pepner, Emil Schloss and 

 Charles Schenck to prepare resolu- 

 tions on the death of Simon Rodh. ,T. 

 .Austin Shaw, W. F. Sheridan and A. T. 

 Bunvard a committee to prepare res- 

 olutions on the deitli of the daughter 

 of J. J. Gunther. who died a couple of 

 weeks ago. 



The lecture by Robert Pvle of West 

 Grove. Pa., on Roses at Home and 

 .Abroad was a splendid eifort enjoyed 



to the limit. Liimlere lantern slides 

 added to the interest. 



Tlie coiuiiilttee on awards made the 

 follow iiig report: — 



Lager Ai lliirrell. Summit, N. J. Col- 

 lection of cut orchids in variety, among 

 them c|iiite a number of rarities sucli 

 as Odonlioda l!radsliawi:t>, Odon. Lois- 

 esrae and Odon. ardentissimiim. Award 



highly commended. 



I.ouis Strauss, Brooklyn, N. Y'. Oen- 

 drobiiim thyrsilloriim. Extra well- 

 llowered plant. Award — cultural cerii 

 licate. 



Geo. Schlegel. gard. S. G. Milosy. 

 Bay Ridge, N. Y. Oncidium ampliatiim 

 niajus. Fine well-llowered |)lant. 

 Award — cultural certificate. 



W. A. Manda, Inc., So. Orange, N. J. 

 Brasso-Cattleya and Laelio-Cattleya 

 hybrids. Award — certificate of merit. 



Herman Mamitsch. Euglewood, N. J. 

 Orchid-flowering sweet peas, Yates 

 Yarrawa, Y'ates Concord hybrids. 

 .\ward — vote of thanks. 



At the May meeting. Monday, .May 

 10, E. H. Wilson, of the Arnold Arbo- 

 retum will give an illustrated talk on 

 the Gardens and Flora of Japan. 



FIELD MEETINGS AT THE ARNOLD 

 ARBORETUM. 



Under the management of the Com- 

 mittee on Gardens of the Massachu- 

 setts Horticultural Society a series of 

 outdoor meetings will be held at the 

 -•Arnold Arboretum. Jamaica Plain. 

 Mass., beginning Thursday, April 22, 

 at 3 o'clock p. m., and continuing every 

 Thursday at the same hour until July 1. 

 if the interest warrants. John G. Jack, 

 of the Arboretum staff, will conduct 

 the party, giving information on the 

 various trees and shrubs as they come 

 into their flowering season, and 

 answering questions that may be 

 asked concerning the plants under ob- 

 servation. 



The meetings are intended for the 

 members of the society exclusively, 

 with their personal friends, and will 

 occupy about two hours. Should any 

 Thursday prove decidedly stormy the 

 meeting will be postponed until the 

 next day (Friday). 



The assembly place will be at the 

 Forest Hills entrance to the Arbore- 

 tum, about five minutes' walk from 

 Forest Hills Station, reached by ele- 

 vated, subway, or surface cars, and 

 the meetings will furnish a rare oppor- 

 tunity to become familiar with the 

 plant treasures of this great collection, 



GARDENERS' & FLORISTS' CLUB 

 OF BOSTON. 

 The next regular monthly meeting 

 cf the club will be held at Horticul- 

 tuial Hall, Boston, on Tuesday even- 

 inu'. April 20, 191.5, at 8 o'clock. H. 

 Howard Pepper of the Industrial Trust 

 Co., Providence. R. I., will speak on 

 "Tales of a Teller," and "Some Facts 

 Every Florist Should Know About 

 Banking," illustrated by forms in every 

 day use in a large bank. This lecture 

 should be found valuable. The exhi- 

 bition tables will contain a splendid 

 disjilay of roses, orchids, bulbous flow- 

 ers, hydrangeas and sweet peas, which 

 should interest every member. 



W. N. Cr.\ic, See'y. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 

 AMERICA. 



Speilal prizes offered for tlie annuul 

 exhibilioii of the Chrysanthemum So- 

 ciety of .\niericii to be held in con- 

 junction with the Cleveland Florists' 

 Club and the Ohio Horticultural So- 

 ciety, at Cleveland, Ohio, November 

 10-14, 1915: 



No. 1. Chrysanthemum Society of 

 .\merica silver cuji for the best ten 

 lilooniH chrysanthemum one variety on 

 long stems. Offered by the Chrysan- 

 ihenium Society of America. 



No. 2. Henry \. Dreer's prize for 

 the best ten blooms, one variety, in- 

 troductions 1914 and 1915— ?10.00. Of- 

 fered by Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia. 



No. 3. E. G. Hill Co. prizes for 

 twelve blooms Chrysanthemum While 

 Chieftain on long stems — $15.00, $10.00. 

 Offered by The E. G. Hill Co., Rich- 

 mond, Ind. 



No. 4. Wells and Totty prizes for 

 three blooms Chrysanthemum A. S. 

 Baldwin— 1st gold, 2nd silver, 3rd 

 bronze medals. Offered by Wm. Wells, 

 England, and Clias. 11. Totty, Madison, 

 N. J. 



No. i). H. E. Converse's prize for 

 the best ten blooms Chrysanthemum 

 H. E. Converse, silver cup — value 

 $25.00. Offered by H. E. Converse, 

 Marion, Mass. 



No. 6. Lord & Burnham Co.'s prize 

 (ojien to private gardeners and park 

 or cemetery superintendents only) for 

 the best six vases chrysanthemums — 

 six varieties, three blooms of each on 

 long stems: gold medal. Offered by 

 Lord & Burnham Co., New Y'ork. 



No. 7. President Kleinheinz's prize 

 for the best ten blooms; silver cup — 

 value $25.00. Offered by Wm. Klein- 

 heinz, president C. S. A. 



No. 8. National Association of Gar- 

 deners' prize (open to the members of 

 the National Association of Gardeners 

 only) for the best six blooms, six va- 

 rieties, shown on long stems in one 

 \ase — silver medal. Offered by the 

 National Association of Gardeners. 



A. N. Pierson, Inc., Prizes: No. 9. 

 For the best twenty sprays of any pink 

 single chrysanthemum — $5.00. No. 10. 

 Twenty sprays any single white— $5.00. 

 No. 11. Twenty sprays any pink pom- 

 pon — $5.00. No 12. Twenty sprays 

 any yellow pompon — $5.00. No, 13. 

 Twenty sprays any white pompon — 

 $5.00. Offered by A. N. Pierson, Inc., 

 Cromwell, Conn. 



No. 14. Elmer D. Smith & Co.'s 

 prizes for ten -blooms Kewanee — 1st, 

 $10.00, 2nd, $5.00. Open to private gar- 

 deners only. Offered by Elmer D. 

 Smith & Co., Adrian, Mich. 



No. 15. H. F. Michell Co.'s prizes 

 for twelve chrysanthemums, twelve va- 

 rieties, one flower each, short stems. 

 First, $15.00, 2nd, $10.00. Offered by 

 Henry F. Michell Co., Philadelphia. 



No. 16. Hitchings & Co.'s prize, 

 sweepstake for tlie most meritorious 

 chrysanthemum exhibit, silver cup. Of- 

 fered by Hitchings & Co., Elizabeth, 

 N. J. 



No. 17. Vaughan's Seed Store prizes 

 — open to private gardeners only. Sil- 

 ver medal for the best collection cut 

 flowers of single chrysanthemums — 



