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HORTI CULTURE 



July 7, 1906 



NEWS OF TH E CLUBS AN D SOCIETIES. 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICUL- regret it. You will see much and you NORTH SHORE HORTICULTURAL 



TURAL SOCIETY ^^''" learn much." SOCIETY. 



^^ „ , , „ ■ ,,..:,=„„„ -'^l'' l^ot'^l'^ are within one square of ^,^g j^^^^ gj^^^^. „f j^^j^ ^^^.j^j ^^^ 



The hr.st ot the summer exhibitions all street cars, taking you to the exhi- j^^,,., ^^ ^j^^ 27th and 2Sth insts., in a 



of the Massachusetts Horticultural So- hition grounds within ten minutes. [^j-gg ^ent on the grounds of the Essex 



ciety will be held at Horticultural Hall, We give here a list and prices ot the county ciuh. There was a continuous 



Saturdav, Julv 7, from 12 to 4 o'clock. heading hotels: attendance both afternoon and even- 



The schedule for this date includes AMERICAN PLAN ing. The fine exhibits evidenced an 



tfotpi „pr Ar,y Canaoitv increasmg interest by the summer resi- 



hardy roses, irises, larlvspurs, pent- Tiig Algonauin. ?2.-« to ii.oo i.'.SOb dents and the list of prize winners 



stemons. and hardy herbaceous flow- The Beckel, $3.(X) to ?4.00 'M) presents more than the ordinary 



^^ ^. .^ , The Phillips, $2.00 to $2.oO lot) ' ,.:.f.. nf „^rr,o= 



ers, as well as the truits and veg- Hotel Daytonia, ?i.(iO to $1.50 „.. 10(J vatietj ot names. 



etables of the season. l^<^ ^^"'i?^ p*'*?-.? *^-^' t J*"" "^'''''" '^^'^,''\ *'"[ l^" '""f ^^^'^^ 



■the ^enaome, Sl.oO ^ of roses arranged bv ladies onlv, was 



Other summer exhibitions occur on EUROPEAN" plan won by Miss M. F. Bartlett, the bronze 



July 21 and August 4 and 18. ,^^^ ^^^^^ -j ^^ l^ ^2.(h) 75 medal by Mrs. Geo. E. Cabot. The 



An interesting feature of the ex- The Whiter. .5()e. to'lSc!!! 50 Huerlin silver cup was taken by Mrs. 



hibition next Saturday will be the dis- |S^ ^^^J"^- tf$V«V ! i ! :: ! ! ! :: ! ! 'i> \^- """f""' "''■'"'„ f^'^°- g^^lener, 



■ ,.,, . ^""^ Lru.ui, .ivL. «.nr.. v^ ^^.y^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ awardcd a special prize 



play of the products of children s gar- ^y^ ^^^,^ also on our list a number for collection of peonies. The J. H. 

 dens, the first ever held under the au- of smaller hotels and a whole lot of Troy cup was won for the second time 

 sp'ce« of the societv Five prizes are private houses, prices from 50 cents to by Mrs. McMullen, Fred. Brasch, gar- 

 offered for the best collections of '5 cents for single rooms. If enough dener; the silver medal for roses went 



. , , applications are made a camp will to Mrs. Hjggmson, Jos. Clark, garden- 

 flowers and vegetables grown m school ^p established, with well-furnished, er. Mrs. McMullen taking the bronze 

 gardens and f.ve tor those of md'yia- double roof tents, four cots to a tent, medal. On best basket of roses ar- 

 ua. home gardens. The result ot this ^^ ^^ non^jnal cost of from .^0 cents to ranged for effect, Mrs. Chas. Head, W. 

 addition to the activities of the society -^ ^g^jg gach. Anyone wanting ac- Yi. .Tackson, gardener, won first with 

 IS looked forward to with much inter- conimodations, if no individual ar- Penzance, single sweet brier rose, sec- 

 est. In this connection, and as show- rangements are preferred, should ond Mrs. F. M. Whitehouse. Henry 

 ing the possibilities in this l|iie of make application as soon as possible Minken, gardener. On best vase, Mrs. 

 horticultural work. It may be said that ,„ j g jjgisg President of the Prescott Bigelow, A. Christensen. 

 tlie Conimittee on Children s Gardens, pjorists' Club, who will see that all gardener. The Spaulding estate. F. E. 

 of which Henry Saxton Adams is the ^^.^ accommodated to the best satis- Cole, gardener, sent a fine exhibit of 

 chairman, has received this season f^^ji„„ „( au concerned. palms, crotons, etc., also of gladiolus 

 entries from 26 public school gardens Shakespeare: to each a certificate of 



for i1 prre's offered' by thTStT EXHIBITION AT NEW BEDFORD. merit was given. 



^/ .t. ^ ! • I i? societj. ,vo,ino«H<,v tnno •>- thp ^PPnnd Tbe vegetables were attractively 



Ot the entries tor home gardens On \\ednefeda>, June 2., the second ^ and Mrs Philin Dexter Tames 



sixty per cent, are from boys between annual rose show under the auspices of f^'l'^ gardener was fli^t Mrs 



9 and 15 years of age. A new genera- the New Bedford Horticult.iral So- |a'^-. f^^^^^^'^^^'^^^ ^^^^'^^ l^-; 



tion ot young people is thus being at- ciety was held in the Cit.\ Hall. A second The iudees were Ken- 



tracted to horticultural pursuits with «- f^f ^ ^^ '^-^', ''«'-Sner"?o n:"^' Ffnlayson Va.'r WeL and 



pleasure to themselves and benefit to made by M. H. Walsn, gaidener to ,,,,:„„ u„'i:„ 



the communitv. Miss Sarah B. Fay of Woods Hole. J»i"i^ Hueilin. 



■ .Tames Garthley gardener to H. H. LENOX HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



nAVTniM ni-iir> Rogers of Fairhaven, had a fine col- „. , ^ , r,. , „ 

 DAYTON, OHIO. lection of roses; A. J. Jahn displayed The annual Rose and Strawberry Ex- 

 All plans tor the coming convention ^^^,^^, j^ profusion; Dennis Shea. hibition of the Lenox Horticultural 

 are nearly corajileted. It remains but o-grdener to Mrs H Hathawav had Society took place in the Town Hall, 

 for the E.xecutive Committee to finish ^^^^^ ^^^ ^ fine bench of sweet' Wil- ^enox June 26th. Unfortunately pc- 

 the olhcial program and all arrange- h^tjis rennials and strawberries were scarce, 

 ments will have been made for the ,j ^^.^^ gratifying to note that among l^"" former owing to the recent rains, 

 banner convention m the history of ^^^ Walsh's extensive collection such '■"*' latter to the lateness of the sea- 

 the Society of American Florists and ^i^j' f^jpncig as Paul Nevron Bar ^""- Roses were shown remarkably 

 Ornamental Horticulturists to be Hothschild.' Magna Charta" and Gen: ^^<'"; especially a large vase of Frau 

 entered upon at the shortest notice. jacqueminot still hold a place ^^'"' Druschki, exhibited by E. Jen- 

 The surprises will be many. The ' '-j,^g pronounced coloring of the cut '^'"'^' ^°'^ which he was awarded a 

 wonderful illumination of P^ar Hills powers was nicely tempered hv a group ^""^^ ^^^^^ certificate. The principal 

 will be worth a trip across the conti- ^,j. topical plants, and some fine speci- e^^hibitors in pot plants were S. Carl- 

 nent alone. The great exhibit ^^^^ „f ,„^g jj,„j fg,.^g ^ j^ ^^ i,g quist who had some remarkably fine 

 promises to be the largest we have i-po-retted that the plants were not tuberous begonias and gloxinias. E. 

 ever had. The housing of guests is piaipi^- labelled with their names as -Tenkins who had standard geraniums 

 well looked after. The amusements ^y^"^ j^j^j, ^.^^ crowded with visitors who ^'^i^'li were excellent— they stood five 

 will be many and out of the ordinary. ^^^^^^ ^ ^j^gj^e to gain knowledge. '^.''t ^}S^ ^nd were literally covered 

 The prices for all accommodations rp ^yp^f-pE with bloom — .gloxinias and Acalypha 



will be very reasonable and everything ' ' Sanderiana, and P. J. Donahue who 



will be of the best. Al-1 points of TRl-CITY FLORISTS' CLUB '^'"' ^ome good plants of Nicotiana 



interest in the middle West are easily ' Sanderae. In peonies, F. Heeremans 



reached from fair Dayton at reason- The Tri-City Florists' Club of Daven- had the largest display. Perennials 



able rates. port, la., held its annual picnic on were shown by Miss A. Kneeland and 



It is quite a compliment to be enter- June 28 near Black Hawk's watch Miss H. Parish. In vegetables E. Jen- 



tained by the great National Military tower on Rock river. A full quota of kins and D. Dunn were first in their 



Home, a thing which befalls but a members and their families were on respective classes, in which were some 



very few societies in a decennium. hand. There was a sumptuous spread good celery, onions and potatoes. F. 



The entertainmisnt offered by the at noon and a lunch at six o'clock. Heeremans showed a collection of 



National Cash Register Co. will sur- games in the afternoon, and an en- vegetables, not for competition, for 



pass anything ever seen by any visitor. joyable entertainment provided by the which he was accorded a cultural com- 



Of this we are confident. The work management in the evening in the mendation. and a diploma for lettuce 



on the exhibition and meeting watch tower. It was ten o'clock when "Sutton's Favorite." In the fruit 



grounds is progressing finely and the company started on the homeward classes the awards were divided be- 



visitors will find everything neces- trip, conceding this the most success- tween A. H. Wingett and P. J. Dona- 



sary to modern civilization, as near ful picnic ever held by the club. hue. S. Keynolds and E. Edwards 



as money can make it. All we have H. G. BRYANT, were the judges, 



to say is, "Come, and you will never Secretary. GEORGE FOULSHAM, Secy. 



