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The St. Nuuis i uuiii\ Uiiumts' As- 

 aorladun Ix'UI h vory pli-iiMuiil mid well 

 atti-iidi'il iiKM'iliiK 111 lilt- homo o( ItiiKo 

 <iro8!> in KIrkuixiil. on .liiiie 1'; this Ih 

 (ho tlryl iiK'olliiK hold in (he ar(ornuon 

 ami it |iro\od a ^ood niovo. Tho Flor- 

 ist (.'luti'H loniinittoo u'liirh has rharKO 

 of (he arranKonionts for tho next mcet- 

 InR of tho Ainorioan Carnation Soci- 

 ety a((endod (liis nioodiiK and wore as- 

 sured of ro-oporatlon from this asBO- 

 olatlon. A nice lunch was sproad on 

 the lawn and In this way tho nionihers 

 and thoir visitors passed ii most 

 pleasant afternoon. 



The North Shore Hortioiiltnral So- 

 ciety hold its roKular mooting in Man- 

 chester, Mass. on Jiiiio 4. A larne num- 

 her of memhors and visitors listened 

 to an informal, but vory intoresting 

 address by James Salter of Danvers. 

 on the usefulness of horticultural soci- 

 tles and oxiilbltlons. He advocated 

 more sociahillly and recreation at all 

 society mootinKs A committee was ap- 

 pointed to make arraUKcmenls to hold 

 a clam-bakc in .Inly. Krnost Town- 

 send was awarded a certificate of merit 

 for a collection of trusses of green- 

 house-grown tomatoes. Some very 

 handsome checks were received from 

 several of the wealthy families of the 

 North Shore colony for prizes for the 

 August show. 



The schedule of premiums offered 

 by the Rhode Island Horticultural So- 

 ciety for the year 1315 has been re- 

 ceived. Exhibitions will be held in 

 the ball room of the Narragansett 

 Hotel. Providence, on Wednesday, 

 June 16, Thursday and Fridav, Sep- 

 tember 16 and 17. Thursday and Fri- 

 day, November 11 and 12. 



The schedule has some unique fea- 

 tures, one particularly commendable 

 innovation being several pages of in- 

 structive advice to exhibitors on meth- 

 ods of attractively staging flowers, 

 plants, fruit and vegetables, with a 

 number of pertinent illustrations. 

 Every intending exhibitor at any show- 

 will find this very interesting read- 

 ing. Copies may be had on application 

 to Secretary E. K. Thomas, Kingston. 

 R. I. 



The exhibition committee consists 

 of Eugene .\. .Appleton, chairman. 

 Providence; Joshua Vose, Pontlac; 

 Arthur Sellew, Providence; Cornelius 

 Hartstra. Providence; Dr. H. W. 

 Heaton. Providence; the president, ex- 

 offlcio: and the secretary', ex-officio. 



Officers are as follows: Dr. H. H. 

 York, president, Providence; Harold 

 L. .Madison, treasurer. 27 Whitney 

 street. Providence; Ernest K. Thomas, 

 secretary. P. O. Rox ISO, Kingston, R. I. 



COMING EVENTS. 



Shows. 



Bnstiin, >luhN.. .Juni" I»-'i». — .ViiitTicjin 

 IVoiiy .Srr-lft.v. Hnrtiriiltiiriil Ilall. 



San rranrij<<-i». Col., June 11-12. — Amerl- 

 r-:ill S\v(H*t IN'M Society's spi-fi;!! show fu 

 (■'•niirctioii with tile I'lxposiiinii. 



Newport. R. I., Julj" 8-9. — Annual show 

 and meeting of Amcricin Sweet Pea So- 

 ciety, in connection with Newport Qarden 

 Assoc, and Newport Hort. Soc. 



Urrenwirh, Conn., .luly IS- !».— Westches- 

 ter .-nKl l'"airl!i>l<l Horticnlliiral Society. 

 siiuiiniT siiow. 



Irvnox, Mass,, Joly 27-28.— Summer ex- 

 hibition of Lenox Horticultural Society. 



nicr rxblt>l(lon of Newport Gnrdcn Cluti 

 nnil Newport Horllnillural Horlely. 



Np»|iurl, H. I„ .\UK. III-IW. I''lflh niitiuiil 

 •'Sllllillloli of IIh' AniiTli'iili (Sliidlolllrl So. 

 <-|i-l y 



<ir\rluiiil. I>.. .Villi. l:l-ll lihlcllolllH So 



I'li'ly ..r iilil.i ,'vhllililoii 



LewUtoD, Me., Auc 27-28.— KnII cxhltiltlon 

 In I.i'wisinn City Ilnll of t.ewlHlon and 

 Auloirn iJarilciuTK" I'nion. Chn». S. Allen, 

 PreNldenl, Aiiliurn. Mi-. : Mrn. Geo. A. Whit- 

 ney. Socrelnry. l.M Winter St., Auburn, Me. 

 MeelliiKH flrMt Kriiliiy In each montb. 



.\lliiiitlr Clfy. N. .1., .\uK. 'iO-Jli. .Vni.Tl 

 an lilailloliiN Society ■■xhllillloii. 



OrMi(e, N. J., Oct, 4. — Teotb Annual 

 Dublin, I''rult, aindloll and Vegetable Bbow 

 of N. J. Florlcultural Society. Qeo. W. 

 Strange, Sec, 84 JnckBon St. 



OyaliT llii.>. I.. I,. N. Y., Opt. B-6,— Dablla 

 Show ..f ihe Oyxter liny Hort. Society, 

 rhrysaiidieniiiin Show. Nov. 2. Andrew U. 

 Kennedy. Westliury. L. I., secretary. 



Ulrn Cove, L,. I., Oct. 7.— Dahlia Show of 

 .N'uKsau Co. Hort. Soc. Fall Show of Nas- 

 sau Co. Hort. Soc, Oct. 28 and 29. 



PouKhkeepaie, N. Y„ Oct. 28-29.— Annual 

 flower show of Ducbesa County Hortlcnl- 

 turul Society. N. Harold Cottam, Sec, 

 Wapplngera Palls. 



New 'i'ork, N. Y„ Nov. 3, 4, S.— Annual 

 Chrysanthemum Show of the American In- 

 stitute. Kngineerlni; Societies liutldlng. 



Turrylown, N. Y., Nov. ,'t-4-5,— Chrysan- 

 theiiuun Sliciw In Ihe Mnsle H.-ill 



New York, N. Y., Not, 4-7.— Annual Au- 

 tumn exhibition of Hort. Soc of New York, 

 Museum of Natural History. 



Cleveland. O., Nov. 10-14. .\nunal show 

 .'iiiil inectiii); of <'liry.sanlbemum Society of 

 America. In eoiijiincllon with tho Cleve- 

 land Flower Show. Chus. W. .Tohnson, 

 S.H-.. u'L-.i; Fairfax Ave., Morgan Park, III. 



Cle\rliinil. I)., Nov. 10-14. — Cleveland 

 Fhiwer Sliow. The onlv show of national 

 scope in the lliiled States this fall. I' .\. 

 I'rieillev. Sec.. .\r,{\ I,<.jnle|- Hiillilini.' 



Meetings. 



Dobb» Ferry, N. Y., June 12.— Dobbs 

 Ferry Horticultural Society, Odd Fellows' 

 Mall. B. Harms, Sec. 



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

 Society of New York at American .Museum 

 of Natural History. Geo. V. Nash, Sec, 

 N. Y. Kolanlcal Garden, Bronx Park, Neiv 

 York. 



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

 'lartenbau Verein, 1.1 Newark St. Peter 

 Callle. Sec, 111 Avon Ave. 



New Orleans, La., June 13. — Gardeners' 

 Mutual Protective Association, 114 Ex- 

 ehanKe Alley. John Parr, Sec, 4.''>.'i9 North 

 Itampan St. 



Korliester, N. Y., .lane 14, — Rochester 

 Florists' Association, D5 Main St., East. H. 

 B. Stringer, Sec., 47 Stone St. 



New York, N. Y., .Tunc 14.- -Now Y'ork 

 Florists' Club. fJrand Opera House Bldg., 

 FlKbth Ave. and Twenty-third St. John 

 YounB, Sec, 53 W. 28th St., New York. 



Bultlniore, Mil,, June 14. — Gardeners' and 

 Florists' Club of Baltimore. Florists' Ex- 

 change Hall. St. I'aul and Franklin Sts. 

 .Noah F. Flltton. Sec, Gwynn Falls Park, 

 Sta. F., Baltimore. 



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

 ists' Society. Jabez Elliott Flower Mar- 

 ket. .Mex. fistendarp. See. 



Newport, R, I., Aug. 12. 13. 14. — Mld-sum- 



flevelnnil, O., Jane 14. — Cleveland Flor- 

 ists' Clnl>, Hotel Hollenden, Club Room B. 

 Frank Frledley, Sec. 



.Iiiiii' 12. laiTi 



itoMlun, MaMM., June lA.- i .urdeiierK' and 

 llorlslM" Club of Boston. llorlleulturaJ 

 Hull. W. .S'. fralK, Se<'., I'aulliner I'ariu. 

 Kriioklinc, .Mass. 



Ijkkn neaeva, WU., June IB.— I^ake Geneva 

 GartlenerM' and Foremen's AMHorlatl.in, 

 llorllcultiiral Hall. Wm. II. C.rllllHiH, See, 

 Lake (icnevn. 



Minneapolis. Minn., .lunr Ift.- .Mlnnenola 

 Slate Florists' AHHoelatlon. Gust. Malni- 

 i|U|st. See., Fair (Jaks, .Minneapolis. Minn. 



Toronto, Onl., June IB. — (;Brdener«' and 

 Florists' of Ontario, St. George'H Hall, Elm 

 St. Geo. Douglass, .Sec, 180 Merton St., 

 Toronto. 



Newark, N. .1., June 17. -Essex County 

 Florists' CInh, Kreuger Auditorium, 2.t 

 Kelmont Ave. John Crossley, Sec, ,T7 

 llellevlllo Ave. 



New Orleann, La., .lune 17.— Now Orleans 

 Horticultural Soelety, Association of Com- 

 merce Bldg. C. R. Panter, Sec, 2320 Cal- 

 houn St., New Orleans. 



Taeoma, Wanli., June 17. — Taeoma I'lor- 

 Ists' Association. Maecabee Hall, lltb and 

 C Sta. F. H. Atchison, Sec, South .IfHh 

 and East F St., Taeoma. 



itoNton, >liiNN., .lunr 10-20.- -American 



I'vony Soeieiy. Ilorllciilliiral Hall. 



Detroit, Mich., June 21,— Detroit Florists' 

 riiib. Bemb Floral Hall, 153 Bates St. R. 

 II Wells. Sec, 827 Canfleld Ave. 



.Montreal, Que., June 21, — Montreal Gar- 

 deners' and Florists' Club, Montreal Floral 

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

 liiii. Sec, 283 Marquette St. 



Newport, R. I., June 22. — Newport Hortl- 

 .ulturai Soelety. Music Hall. Wm. Gray, 

 See.. Belleviie Ave., Newport. 



San Francisco, Cal„ June 22-24.— Ameri- 

 can Seed Trade Association. 



l>rtroll, MIcb., June 23-2S. — Annual con- 

 vention of American Association of Nur- 

 serymen. 



Hartford, Conn., June 25. — The Connec- 

 lleut Horticultural Soelety, County Bldg. 

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

 Held. Conn. 



Dobbs Ferry, N. y., June 26 Dobbs 



Ferry Horticultural Society, Odd Fellows' 

 Hall. B. Harms, Sec 



Newark, N. J., June 28.— Weln, Obst & 

 Gartenhau Nereln. ITi Newark St. Peter 

 ''allle, Sec, 111 Avon Ave., Newark. 



Baltimore. Md.. June 27. — Gardeners' and 

 riorlsLs' Club of Baltimore. Florists' Ex- 

 ■ liange Hall, St. Paul and Franklin Sts. 

 Noah F. Flltton, Sec, Gwynn Falls Park, 

 Sta. F, Baltimore. 



Norwicii, Conn., .Yiine 28. — New IvOndon 

 I'ountv ITorticultural Society, Buckingham 

 Memorial. Frank H. Allen, Sec, ISl Main 

 St., Norwich, Conn. 



Providence, K. 1., ,7une 28. — Florists' and 

 Gardeners' Club of Rhode Island. Swartz 

 Hall. 'M Westminster St. Wm. E. Chap- 

 pell. Sec. .'?.'?3 Branch Ave., Providence, R. I. 



Fort Worth, Tex., July 6-7.— Texas State 

 Florists' meeting. 



Nun Franrixro, Cal., .\ub,. 12-14. — Pacilie 

 I'.i.ist and California As.so. of Nur.serymeii 



San FranciM'o, Cal., Auit. 17-19.— Society 

 ^if .\merican Florists and Ornamental Hor- 

 lieulturlsts. 



Snn Kranciwo. Cal., Aug. 18. — American 

 .\ssoeialioii of Park Superiiilendenls. 



San FraneiHOo, Cal., ."^ept. 'A-o. ,\nierie;in 

 IViiiiological Society. 



