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HORTICULTURE 



July 21, 1906 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 



AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- 



CUuTURISTS. 



Department of Plant Registration. 



The E. G. Hill Co.. Richmonrl, In- 

 diana, submit for registration Hydran- 

 gea arborescens alba grandiflora (The 

 Snowball Hydrangea). An American 

 shrub of exquisite beauty and perfect 

 hardiness; leaf broadly ovate and 

 pointed; blooming time, last week in 

 June, and lasting on into August; the 

 form of the bloom resemliles that of 

 hortensia. of fine size, borne in great 

 profusion and continuously, and of the 

 greatest purity of color. The plant 

 attains a height of 4 feet, and speci- 

 mens 4 feet in diameter have been 

 noted. WM. .1. STEWART, 



Secretary. 



DAYTON. 



The Dayton Florists' Club held a 

 well-attended meeting on the evening 

 of July 9 and S. A. F. Convention mat- 

 ters were taken in hand. 



It was voted to send the chairman, 

 Mr. Heiss. to New York and Philadel- 

 phia to interview the larger concerns 

 and urge them to exhibit and advertise 

 for this convention. 



The President's reception will take 

 place at Far Hills on Tuesday evening, 

 August 21. There will be music and 

 a brilliant illumination of Far Hills. 



On the second day of the convention, 

 afternoon, there will be bowling at 

 Fairview and Lakeside. Promenade 

 concert for those who do not attend 

 the bowling. 



On the third day, — "Exhibitors' 

 Day," — concerts will be given inside 

 and o\itside the building at noon and 

 evening. 



The program as arranged for the 

 fourth day, Ftiday, is as follows; 

 At 10 A. M. a trip to the National Cash 

 Register Co., the model factory of the 

 world. In the afternoon at J. 00 o'clock 

 a street car ride to Soldiers' Home; 

 band concert at the Home by Uncle 

 Sam's band; address at Memorial Hall. 

 In the evening, promenade concert and 

 grand ball at Exhibition Gronnds. 



Pres. Kasting, Secy. Stewart and 

 Bowler Asmus were in Dayton Satur- 

 day and Sunday, July 7th and 8th, 

 attending to preliminary arrangements. 



ELBERON HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 



The Elberon Horticultural Society 

 held their first flower show on July 1.'5 

 and 14 in the rooms of the Elberon Fire 

 Engine Company. The entire building 

 was devoted to the exhibit. Of the 

 fifty-three classes in the premium list 

 all but six were filled. There were 

 several additional special classes. 

 The judges were Alex. McKenzie, Glen 

 Cove, L. I.; H. A. Kettell, Oceanic. N. 

 J.; John Franke, Tuxedo Park, N. Y. 



This society was organized in Novem- 

 ber, 190.'), and its membership of 

 seventy is located in Long Branch. 

 Deal and Allenhurst. The present 

 officers, to whom credit for this suc- 

 cessful show is due, are, — Pres., W. D. 

 Robertson; Vice-Pres., Herbert Hall; 

 Secy., George Masson; Treas., James 

 Kennedy; Executive Committee, A, 

 Haver, H. Wood, A, Grieb, E, O'Rourke, 



F. Dettllnger, J, Rallston. 



NASSAU COUNTY HORTICUL- 



TURAL SOCIETY. 



The July regular monthly meeting 

 was held at Glen Cove. N. Y., on the 

 evening of the 11th inst.. with a large 

 attendance. President Harrison in the 

 chair. The prize for the best exhibit 

 of sweet peas, three varieties, twenty- 

 five of each, was awarded John F. 

 Johnston. In the competition for 

 points S. J. Trepess scored 92 2-3 with 

 peacbes, melons and Nephrolepis 

 Whitmanii; A. Mackenzie 90 2-3 with 

 adiantum, caladium and peaches; Felix 

 Mensp 81 2-3 with hollyhocks, roses 

 and stocks. H. F. Meyer made an ex- 

 hibit of out-door-.grown vegetables and 

 fruits, including lima beans, tomatoes, 

 sweet corn, cucMmbers, peppers and 

 blackberries, and received special men- 

 tion from the judges for such. 



A silver match safe will be given 

 at the next meeting for best exhibit of 

 six varieties of vegetables. 



W. Willesen tendered his resignation 

 as a member of the executive commit- 

 tee and F. Boulon. Sea Cliff, was ap- 

 pointed to fill the vacancy. 



JOHN F. JOHNSTON. 



MARYLAND STATE HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The program for the summer and 

 winter meetings of the Maryland State 

 Horticultural Society has been re- 

 ceived. The summer meeting will 

 take place at Berlin and Ocean City. 

 August 8 and 9. The program for this 

 meeting is most inviting and combines 

 business and pleasure in an admirable 

 manner. Berlin is the home of Orlando 

 Harrison, of the firm of J. H. Harrison 

 & Son. Mr. HarrLson entertains the 

 society on this occasion and up-to-date 

 methods in nursery management, as 

 shown in one of the largest nurseries 

 in the State will be shown to the vis- 

 itors. For full information regarding 

 rates and other details address the sec- 

 retarv. T. B. Symonds, College Park. 

 Md. 



The ninth annual exhibition will be 

 held at the Fifth Regiment Armory. 

 Baltimore, on December 5 and 6; $.^00 

 in premiums will be awarded for 

 fruits, vegetables, plants, flowers, nuts 

 and bulbs. 



NEW BEDFORD HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



At the regular monthly meeting of 

 this society, held on the 11th inst., it 

 was voted (on recommendation of the 

 executive committee) to award a silver 

 medal to Miss Sarah B. Fay of Wood's 

 Hole, Mass., for the magniflcent ex- 

 hibit of roses at the rose show on 

 June 27. A bronze medal was also 

 awarded to James Garthley of Fair- 

 haven, Mass.. who exhibited 350 bottles 

 of roses from Henry H. Rogers' gar- 

 dens. The topic of the meeting was 

 Japanese iris, and some specimens 

 were shown measuring seven inches. 

 A pleasant evening was spent discuss- 

 ing this beautiful flower, which could 

 not fail to be of benefit to those who 

 cultivate it. The committee on enter- 

 tainment was authorized to make all 



arrangements for the anmial clam- 

 bake. 



PITTSBURG AND ALLEGHENY 



FLORISTS' AND GARDENERS' 



CLUB. 



The meeting of the cluli on the 

 evening of July 3 was a surprise in 

 point of numbers. It was simply a 

 business meeting to discuss with the 

 respective committees the arrange- 

 ments for the annual club picnic and 

 transportation to Dayton for the Au- 

 gust convention, yet the attendance 

 was almost as large as when the 

 club has an exhibition before it. This 

 preliminary show of interest was well 

 borne out in the attendance at the 

 club's outing. July 10th was the day 

 and the outing took the form of a 

 boat excursion up the Monongahela 

 river to Clairton Grove. It was a 

 basket picnic with light refreshments 

 on the boat, and dancing, music and 

 cards to while away the hours. On 

 arrival at the grove the events in the 

 athletic sports, twenty-seven in num- 

 ber, were decided as soon as possible, 

 and the prizes distributed to the 

 happy winners. For those who did 

 not care to witness the sports there 

 was bathing, and a multitude of nooks 

 and glades invited to strolls. Many 

 a young couple longed to chain the 

 sun in his course, and the end came 

 too soon for all. It was a tired but 

 happy and contented party of florists 

 that left the boat in Pittsburg after 

 one of the most successful outings 

 in the history of the club. 



H. P. JOSLIN. 



NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



A regular meeting of the Newport 

 Horticultural Society was held Tues- 

 day evening last. President MacLellan 

 in the chair. Bruce But»erton, chair- 

 man of the Committee on P^loat for the 

 Carnival parade, reported excellent 

 pro.gress of the arrangements for the 

 construction of the float. .Joseph Gib- 

 son .gave a very interesting talk on 

 sweet peas, describing in detail the 

 superior qualities of the varieties late- 

 ly introduced. Mr. Gibson promised 

 to make an exhibit of sweet peas at 

 the next meeting of the society. 



It was voted that the members be 

 called to the next meeting by postal 

 cards and, in order to make the meet- 

 ing as interesting as possible, it was 

 suggested that in part th» meeting 

 should be of a social character and that 

 in view of the many good things in 

 plants and flowers now at their best 

 arrangements should be made to have 

 as many of these as possible show-n at 

 the meeting; these suggestions will he 

 carried out 



Things are progressing smoothly for 

 the coming big show in the Casino, 

 and it looks as though dahlias would 

 be just right fctr showing at that time. 



The premium list for the annual ex- 

 hibition, to be held at the Casino. Aug. 

 13, 14 and 1.5, is out and copies may 

 be had on application to David Mc- 

 intosh, secretary. The list of prizes 

 is very liberal. 



CANADIAN HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 

 The official programme fer the con- 

 vention at Guelph. Ontario, on August 

 -9 and SO, has been received. Copies 

 can be obtained by addressluB A. H. 

 E/wlng. Woodstock. Ont. 



