July 3, 1915 



HORTICULTUEE 



25 



Clubs and Societies 



NEW BEDFORD HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



A well patronized rose show under 

 the auspice^ of the New Bedford Hor- 

 ticultural Society was held in the Free 

 Public Library Building on June 25. 



The growing interest in these shows 

 is shown not only in the increasing 

 numbers who visit them, but in the 

 many amateurs who exhibit or who 

 desire to do so. Indeed, there were 

 so many entries at this particular show 

 that the committee had to refuse 

 almost half of them. 



The most conspicuously beautiful 

 display was that of Galen N. Stone, 

 mgr. Arthur Griffin. His Canterbury 

 bells won a special award of merit. 

 His flowers were so cleverly arranged 

 that each one showed to the best ad- 

 vantage, and that in Itself is an art not 

 always displayed by some of the finest 

 growers. Many hybrid roses and 

 hybrid perpetuals, teas and hybrid teas 

 were displayed and the general exhibi- 

 tion of outdoor perennials which were 

 unusually 'fine. The judges were C. W. 

 Young and James Garthley. 



Special recognitions were as follows : 

 Tripp cup to Miss Alice Stackpole. Awards 

 of merit to W. K. Smith for tuberous be- 

 gonias, Alice Stackpole for Austrian copper 

 rose, L. J. Hathaway, Jr., for sweet Wil- 

 liams, Mrs. E. C. Jones for sweet peas, Jo- 

 seph Fignelredo for roses, H. A. Jahn for 

 larkspur, A. J. Fish for climbing roses, 

 Galen Stone for galUardlas, Canterbury 

 bell, larkspurs, F. H. Taber for rose J. B. 

 Clark, Mrs. Ploratio Hathaway, gard. Den- 

 nis Shea, for cut flowers, and H. E. Con- 

 verse, supt. D. F. Roy, for general exhibit. 

 First class certificate to C. W. Young for 

 new hybrid strawberry (Marshall •, Big 

 Ben). The regular prizes were won by H. 

 E. Converse, A. Nolet, Margaret Anthony, 

 J. C. Forbes, F. G. Tripp, Alice Stackpole 

 and W. l-\ Turner. 



AMERICAN DAHLIA SOCIETY. 

 The executive board of the Ameri- 

 can Dahlia Society, consisting of the 

 president and others, met at the secre- 

 tary's office, New York, on Saturday 

 morning, June 26. Many new mem- 

 bers were reported and finances are in 

 good condition. Pres. Vincent pro- 

 duced a tenatative schedule of premi- 

 ums which was adopted with some few- 

 amendments as far as it was possible 

 to go, as many of the parties offering 

 prizes had not stated the amount and 

 others are to be heard from. The ad- 

 visability of issuing some sort of pub- 

 lication or treatise on the list of va- 

 rieties, their growing, etc., as soon as 

 practicable was discussed, also the 

 question of trial grounds in different 

 sections of the country. 



In the discussion regarding the Fall 

 Show strong olijection was raised to 

 having it at the Bronx, the commit- 

 tee as a whole deciding to rctiuest the 

 Council of the Horticultural Society 

 of New York to obtain the use of the 

 Museum of Natural Science for the 

 Dahlia Society. An offer was also re- 

 ceived from the Pennsylvania Horti- 

 cultural Society offering their liall, 

 etc., in Philadelphia for the show. 



An adjourned meeting was held in 

 the afternoon at the Bronx Botanical 

 Garden, jointly with the Council of 

 the Horticultural Society. The un- 

 desirability of the Bronx was talked 

 over both in regard to getting the ex- 

 hil)its there, and the doubtful outlook 

 for getting a justifiable attendance. 

 The Council agreed to try to obtain 

 the Museum location and the result 



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CONNECTICUT HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



At the meeting on June 25 Presi- 

 dent Mason had on exhibition a very 

 fine collection of roses, comprising 45 

 varieties. President Mason is much 

 pleased with the growth made by 

 Nova Zembla which in his opinion is 

 equal to Margaret Dickson and Karl 

 Druschki. President Mason was 

 awarded a first class diploma, and H, 

 L. Ritson received honorable mention. 



Alfred Dixon, W. W. Hunt and Mrs. 

 William H. Palmer have been ap- 

 pointed a committee to draw up reso- 

 lutions regarding the death of the late 

 James J. Goodwin, a life member. 

 The June Flower Show cleared about 

 $80, all expenses paid. The next meet- 

 ing will be held in September. 



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NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB. 



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