June 5, 1915 



HORTICULTURE 



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THE NEW GRAY HERBARIUM AT HARVARD 



I Photo Copyright Boston Photo News Co.) 

 The Gray Herbarium at Harvard, which has been under the process of reconstruction since 1910, has recently been 

 opened to the public. Concrete floors have been installed and steel cases erected for the specimens collected by Dr. 

 Asa Gray between 1830 and 1850. Dr. Benjamin Lincoln Robinson, professor of systematic botany at Harvard, has 

 been appointed curator. 



COMING EVENTS. 

 Shows. 

 San Francisco, Cal., June 4.— American 

 Sweet Pea Society's special show in con- 

 nection with the Exposition. 



Newport, K. I., Jnly 8-9.— Annual show 

 and meeting of American Sweet Pea So- 

 ciety, in connection with Newport Garden 

 Assoc, and Newport Hort. Soc. 



Lenox, Mass., July 27-28.— Summer ex- 

 hibition of Lenox Horticultural Society. 



Newport. B. I., Aug. 12, 13, 14.— Mid -sum- 

 mer exhibition of Newport Garden Club 

 and Newport Horticultural Society. 



I^ewiston, Me., Aug. 27-28.— Fall exhibition 

 In Lewiston City Hall of Lewlston and 

 Auburn Gardeners' Union. Chas. S. Allen, 

 President, Auburn, Me.; Mrs. Geo. A. Whit- 

 ney, Secretary. 151 Winter St.. Auburn, Me. 

 Meetings first Friday in each month. 



Orange, N. J.. Oct. 4.— Tenth Annual 

 Dahlia, Fruit, Gladioli and Vegetable Show 

 of N. J. Floricultural Society. Geo. \V . 

 Strange, Sec, 84 .lackson St. 



Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Oct. 28-29.- Annual 

 flower show of Duchess County Horticul- 

 tural Society. N. Harold Cottam, Sec, 

 Wapplngers Falls. 



New York, N. ¥.. Nov. 3, 4, 5.— Annual 

 Chrysanthemum Show of the American In- 

 stitute, Engineering Societies Building. 



New York, N. V.. Nov. 4-7.— Annual Au- 

 tumn exhibition of Hort. Soc. of New York, 

 Museum of Natural History. 



Cleveland, O., Nov. 10-14. — Annual show 

 and meeting of Chrysanthemum Society of 

 America. Chas. W. Johnson, Sec, 2220 

 Fairfax Ave., Morgan Park, 111. 



Meetings. 



Detroit. .Mich., ,June 7. 



Club. Bemb Floral Hall, 

 II. Wells, Sec. 



Alfred Dixon, Sec, 25 Wilcox St., Wethers- 

 lield. Conn. 



— Detroit Florists' 

 153 Bates St. R. 



Montreal. Que., June 7. — Montreal Gar- 

 deners' and Florists' Club, Montreal Floral 

 Exchange, 140 Mansfield St. W. H. Horo- 

 bin. Sec. 



Holyoke, Mass., June 8. — Holyoke and 

 Northampton Florists' and Gardeners' 

 Club, at O. D. Allyn's houses. 



Newport, R. I., June 8.— Newport Hor- 

 ticultural Society, Music Hall. Wm. Gray, 

 Sec, Bellevue Ave.. Newport. 



Chicago, 111., June 9.- Gardeners' and 

 Florists' Union No. 10G15, 232 North Clark 

 St. Louis Ileldtman, Sec. .•?610 N. Rich- 

 niii!id St. 



.MorriHtown, N. J., June 9. — Morris Coun- 

 ty Gardeners' and Florists' Society, Ma- 

 sonic Hall. Ed. Reagan, Sec, 13» Madison 

 Ave. 



Davenport, la., June 1().— TriCity Flor- 

 ists' Cliil). Spi-onil Thursday of each month 

 iu Kock Island. Moline and Davenport, al- 

 ternately. Win. Goos, Se<.-., Bettendod, 

 Davenport. 



New London. Conn., Jnne 10. — The New 



London lIorlbMiltural Society, 38 Main St. 

 .1. M. Iluinpl.rey, Sec. 



Omaha, Neb., June 10.— Omaha Florists' 

 Club, Court House. Lewis Henderson. 

 Sec, l.-)19 Farnum St., Omaha. 



St. I-ouis, Mo., June 10.— St. Louis Flor- 

 ists' Club. Odd Fellows' Hall. No. 1. .1. .1. 

 Beneke. Sec, I'JIG Olive St. 



Hartford, Conn., June 11.— The Connecti- 

 cut Horticultural Society, County BIdg. 



Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., June 12.— Dobbs 

 Ferry Horticultural Society, Odd Fellows 

 Hall. B. Harms. Sec. 



New York, N. Y., June 12,— Horticultural 



Society of New York at American Museum 

 of Na'tural History. Geo. V. Nash, Sec, 

 X. Y. Botanical Garden. Bronx Park. New 

 York. 



Newark, N. J., June 13.— Wein. Obst A 

 Gartenbau Verein, 15 Newark St. Peter 

 Callle, Sec, 111 Avon Ave. 



New Orleans. La., June IS.— Gardeners 



Mutual Prote<;tive Association, lit ex- 

 change Alley. John Parr, Sec, 4o39 North 

 Rampart St. 



Rochester, N. Y., June 14.-Eochester 

 Florists' Association. 95 Mam St.. East. H. 

 H. Stringer, Sec, 47 Stone St. 



New York, N. Y., June "-"^e^ York 

 Florists' Club, Grand Opera House Bldg., 

 Fi'lith Ave. and Twenty-third St. John 

 Young, Sec, ."):l W. 28th St., New York. 



Baltimore. Md., June 11.— Gardeners and 

 Florists' Club of Baltimore, Florists Ex- 

 change Hall. St. Paul and Frankhn Sta. 

 Noiib F. Flitton. Sec. Gwynn Falls Park, 

 Sta. F.. Baltimore. 



Cineinnali. O.. June 14.— Cincinnati Flor- 

 ists' Society. Jabez Elliott Flower Mar- 

 ket. Alex. Ostendarp, Sec. 



(leveland, O., June 14.— Cleveland Flor- 

 ists' Club, Hotel HoUenden, Club Room B. 

 Frank Friedley, Sec 



Boston, Mass., June 15.— Gardeners' and 

 Florists' Club of Boston, Horticultural 



