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HORTiCULTURE- 



Novembcr 24, 1906 



NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The annual election at Horticultural 

 Hall last Saturday was hotly contested 

 —a real old-fashioned time which must 

 have made some of the former gladi- 

 ators of this organization wish they 

 were back again on earth and in the 

 fray. Gen. Stephen M. Weld, the regu- 

 lar nominee, was elected president by 

 a large majority defeating W. W. Raw- 

 son who was a candidate on nomina- 

 tion papers. Mr. Rawson, who had 

 withdrawn as a candidate two years 

 ago on the request of several mem- 

 bers who favored the election of Mr. 

 Estabrook at that time took the 

 ground that the promise given him by 

 these gentlemen of their support the 

 following year entitled him to their 

 fealty now and the fight was made 

 largely on that issue. Other officers 

 elected were: Vice-president (for two 

 years). Prof. Charles S. Sargent; 

 trustees (for three years), William N. 

 Craig, Arthur F. Estabrook, J. K. M. 

 L. Farquhar, Arthur D. Hill; nominat- 

 ing committee, Arthur F. Estabrook, 

 Warren H. Heustis, William Nichol- 

 son, Loring Underwood, Edward B. 

 ■Wilder. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' 

 CLUB OF BOSTON. 



Tuesday night, November 20, was 

 annual election night in this vigorous 

 organization. After the reading of 

 reports and the election of sixteen new 

 members had been disposed of, Aus- 

 tralian ballots were distributed con- 

 taining two sets of names for the 

 various offices and voting began. 

 Interest centered in the presidency, 

 Messrs. J. W. Duncan and T. H. West- 

 wood being the candidates in a very 

 close contest One hundred and thirty- 

 two votes were cast and Mr. Westwood 

 won by a plurality of 7. Oiher 

 officers were elected as follows: Vice- 

 president, Fred E. Palmer; treasurer, 

 Ed Hatch; secretary, W. N. Craig; 

 executive committee, Robert Cameron, 

 James Wheeler, Thos. J. Grey, and 

 Wm. Nicholson. Mr. B. K. Howard 

 formerly transit man in the surveying 

 department of Boston parks, an ex- 

 pert landscape engineer, who has been 

 secured to conduct the proposed course 

 of instruction in landscape gardening, 

 was present and outlined the plans for 

 the lessons which are to be given twice 

 a week at Horticultural Hall through- 

 out the winter season. Forty-two 

 members signed for the course. Ed- 

 ward Hatch, treasurer of the club, with 

 characteristic generosity made a vol- 

 untary donation of $100 towards con- 

 tingent expenses and to provide in- 

 struments and material tor any young 

 men to whom the cost would be a 

 burden. 



Quite an extensive display of flowers 

 adorned the exhibition table. From 

 W. N. Criag there was a splendid col- 

 lection of zonal geranium blooms un- 

 der name, some being the round 

 flowered English sorts for conservatory 

 and house culture and others valuable 

 as bedders; a report of merit was 

 given for these. Mr. Craig had also 

 a fine set of seedling single chrysan- 

 themums which received honorable 

 mention. A collection of large 



chrysanthemums from Larz Ander- 

 son received honorable mention, 

 and a similar award was given 

 for a fine lot of pompons and 

 single varieties from C. H. Totty. 

 William Sim showed his new sin- 

 gle violet which also received 

 honorable mention and a vase of 

 blooms of Calanthe luteo-oculata 

 from Larz Anderson won a report of 

 merit for superior culture. Ficus 

 altissima from F. W. Fletcher Co., 

 standard and seedling carnations from 

 S. J. Goddard, seedling carnations 

 from H. A. Stevens Co., and parsley 

 Dobbies Selected from W. N. Craig all 

 received votes of thanks. 



It is expected that W. H. Wyman of 

 North Abington will be the essayist 

 at the December meeting. 



At our last meeting it was voted to 

 offer prizes of $6, $4 and $2, for gera- 

 nium plants started alter October IG, 

 to be exhibited at our September meet- 

 ing in 1907. This is for assistant gar- 

 deners and florists. Are the plants 

 started yet? If not, see to it at once 

 and root them without delay. 



W. N. CRAIG, Sec. 



LENOX HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regular meeting of the Lenox 

 Horticultural Society was held Novem- 

 ber 17th. President S. Carlquist in the 

 chair. The chrysanthemum exhibition 

 committee reported a balance on the 

 right side. Several of the members 

 gave interesting talks. A rising vote 

 of congratulation was accorded Mr. A. 

 J. Loveless, on his election as presi- 

 dent of the national Chrysanthemum 

 Society of America. We feel greatly 

 honored that a member of our body 

 has been elected to such a prominent 

 position. First class certificates were 

 awarded to S. Carlquist for chrysan- 

 themum .Tapan and E. J. Norman for 

 Cypripedium Josephianum, this being 

 the first .American-raised cypripedium 

 seedling to flower. 



GEORGE FOULSHAM, Sec'y. 



DUTCHESS COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The twelfth annual show of this so- 

 ciety was held on November 7 and 8 

 in the Armory at Poughkeepsie. N. Y. 

 One of the attractive features was the 

 pavilion of George Saltford in the 

 centre of the hall. In the various 

 plant classes Archibald Rogers, gar- 

 dener, J. Connors, led, taking seven 

 first prizes; in cut blooms of chrysan- 

 themums, W. Sargent, Ogden Mills, F. 

 W. Vanderbilt and W. P. Clyde shared 

 the honors. 



The open classes for violets were 

 won by George Saltford and B. Willig. 

 The class for private gardeners by H. 

 J. Allen. In quality the roses would 

 be hard to beat. Some fine carnations 

 were staged, including a vase of Win- 

 sor from F. R. Pierson Co. The table 

 decoration on the second day was won 

 by F. Heeremans with orchids, first; 

 C. Marshall with Winsor carnations, 

 second. H. G. Cottani was first in best 

 collection of vegetables and of fruit. 

 The judges were: W. Turner, Oceanic, 

 N. J.; Thos. Harrison, Glen Cove, and 

 R. W. Allen, Hudson, N. Y. 



THE LAKE GENEVA GARDENERS' 

 AND FOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



This association held its second an- 

 nual flower show on Friday and Sat- 

 urday, November 9-10. The show was 

 formally opened by Chas. L. Hutchin- 

 son in a very appropriate address. The 

 decorations were of oak leaves and 

 evergreens. The flowers and plants 

 were far superior to last year's ex- 

 hibits. Som.e splendid specimens and 

 standards were shown and the cut 

 flowers were as good as the best. 



The townspeople turned out very 

 liberally and the hall was crowded all 

 the time by admirers of the autumn 

 beauties. 



Following is the premium list con- 

 densed: 



In the special prizes A. J. Smith won 

 the sweepstakes prize of $15.00. For 

 general display of cut chrysanthe- 

 mums Frank Keuhne won 1st, $20.00; 

 Axel .lohnson, 2d, $10.00. For general 

 display of chrysanthemum plants, A. 

 J. Smith, 1st, $20.00; William Long- 

 land, 2d, $10.00. S. B. Chapin's prizes 

 for best group of pompons, $5.00; also 

 $5.00 for best group of anemone were 

 won by William Longland. Mrs. W. 

 S. McCrea's prize of $5.00 for best 

 specimen anemone, any variety, was 

 won by Albert Reupke. Mrs. H. C. 

 Lytton's prize of $5.00 for best 25 car- 

 nations went to A. J. Smith. C. L. 

 Hutchinson's prizes for $2.50 for b:st 

 collection of cut anemone and $2.50 

 for best collection of cut pompons 

 were won by William Longland. H. M. 

 Dickenson's prizes of $0.00 and $4 00 

 for twelve yellow chrysanthemums, A. 

 .1. Smith, 1st; Frank Kuehne, 2d. The 

 Boddington prize of $5.00 for twelve 

 best pink chrysanthemums was won 

 by A. J. Smith, and of $5.00 for best 

 twelve white chrysanthemums, by 

 Frank Kuehne. 



In the regular classes: Cut chrys- 

 anthemums, Frank Kuehne had 8 first 

 prizes, 9 second, 2 third; Wm. Long- 

 land, G firsts, 4 seconds; A. J. Smith. 



4 firsts; Axel Johnson, 4 firsts, 3 sec- 

 onds, 2 thirds; Button Bros., 2 firsts, 

 1 each second and third; A. Reupke, 3 

 thirds; Wm. Wahlstedt, ?, firsts, 1 sec- 

 ond; Ed. Sandgren and R. Niles, each 

 1 second. In chrysanthemum plants, 

 Wm. Longland, 12 firsts; A. J. Smith. 



5 firsts; A. Reupke, 3 firsts, 1 third. 

 A. J. Smith had 2 firsts in both roses 

 and carnations; Axel Johnson and A. 

 Reupke were the other winners. In 

 addition, Albert Reupke won 3 firsts 

 and one second: F. Keuhne, 2 firsts; A. 

 Johnson. 1 first; A. J. Smith, 2 sec- 

 onds. 



WORCESTER COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The annual chrysanthemum exhi- 

 bition of this society was held Thurs- 

 day afternoon and evening, November 

 8, with as fine a display as was ever 

 staged in the hall. 



In the cut flower section the first 

 premiums went to private gardeners. 

 William McAllister, gardener for Mrs. 

 John C. Whitin, captured nine first 

 premiums, and Mr. Russell, gardener 

 for Mrs. G. W. Knowlton, secured 

 three. H. F. A. Lange showed a fine 

 table of roses; L. C. MIdgley one of 

 roses and carnations, includine; some 



