August 7, 1915 



HORTICULTURE 



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LENOX HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The Lenox (Mass.) Horticultural 

 Society held their miilsuniiuer exhibi- 

 tion in the Town Hall. July ::7 and 28, 

 and there was as usual a keen competi- 

 tion l)oth in fruit and cut flowers. The 

 leading feature was the great display 

 of sweet peas which occupied half the 

 hall. William B. Osgood Field secured 

 1st in the big class of 24 vases distinct 

 varieties, gard. G. Foulshani;. 2nd, 

 Giraud Foster, gard. E. Jenkins. Both 

 exhibits were of high quality. In the 

 single vases of each variety Giraud 

 Foster took leading place. The peren- 

 nials were also a catching feature of 

 the show. Miss Adele Kneeland took 

 1st with 12 varieties, some of the latest 

 novelties being included; gard. E. 

 Etherington. In the group of 12 an- 

 nuals, Charles Lanier took 1st; gard. 

 A. H. Wingett. A selection of gladioli 

 was shown by Arthur Cooley of Pitts- 

 field who secured all the leading 

 prizes in that class; gard. E. Edwards. 



For the collection of indoor fruit 

 F. E. Lewis, gard. F. Smith was 1st; 

 Mrs. R. Winthrop, gard. S. W. Carl- 

 quist, 2nd. Vegetables also were well 

 contested. For collections of 18 vari- 

 eties, Carlos De Heredia, gard. George 

 Thompson was 1st. Collection of 12 

 varieties, Mrs. R. Winthrop, gard. S. 

 W. Carlquist, 1st. There was also a 

 fine display of phloxes, antirrhinum, 

 asters, stocks, begonias, etc. A. N. 

 Cooley was awarded a diploma for an 

 exhibition of gladioli, also a tirst-class 

 certificate for the varieties Kuropa 

 and Baltimore. R. & J. Farquliar & 

 Co., Boston, staged a new single chry- 

 santhemum, named Mrs. Charles Dan- 

 iels. W. Tricker of Arlington, N. J., ex- 

 hibited a new lavender nymphaea, 

 named Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and was 

 awarded a first-class certificate. Mrs. 

 W'arren Salisbury exhibited a new 

 candytuft and was awarded a diploma. 



The judges were Arthur Herrington 

 of New Jersey, Robert Scott, Pittsfield, 

 Fred Heermans of Lenox. 



Lewis Barxet. Asst. Sec'y. 



adults $1.50, children 50c. After the 

 dinner there will be athletic contests 

 for children, etc.. for which many 

 prizes have been offered by interested 

 parties. The Nassau Co. Horticultural 

 Society is expected to join us in this 

 outing. 



Prizes for the Autumn Show were 

 received from Messrs. J. P. Morgan, 

 E. F. Whitney, W. E. Roosevelt, I. C. 

 Moore, C. O. Iselin. J. A. Garver, 

 Howard C. Smith. M. L. Schiff. 



We extend an invitation to all our 

 friends and neighbors to join in our 

 outing. 



A. R. Kex.nedt. Sec'y. 



PRESIDENT WELCH STARTS FOR 

 "THE COAST." 



President P. Welch, with Mrs. Welch 

 and Thos. J. Grey and wife, started on 



OYSTER BAY HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 

 The monthly meeting of the Oyster 

 Bay, N. Y.. Horticultural Society was 

 held on Wednesday evening. July 

 28th. The attendance was the largest 

 of the season. The exhibition tables 

 carried fine exhibits of gladioli, 

 dahlias, phlox, asters, stocks, etc.. 

 also an interesting lot of vegetables 

 and fruit. Certificates of merit were 

 awarded Chas. Milburn for Ten Weeks 

 Stock, La France; Jas. Duthie for 26 

 varieties of dahlias. Honoralilo men- 

 tion to Jas. Duckham for phlox: John 

 T. Ingram, Gladiolus America: John 

 Sorosick, Gladiolus .Mrs. Francis King: 

 Jas. Duckham. gladiolus; Frank Kyle 

 for onions and string beans; F. 

 Oliver for marrow squash: .\rthur 

 Patten, asters, "Snowdrift." society's 

 prize; blackberries, society's prize; 

 J. G. Marmarole, cucumbers, society's 

 prize. Thanks of society to Harry 

 Gibson for gladiolus. 



The Outing Committee reported 

 that the outing will be held on 

 August 17th at the Sagamore Hotel, 

 Oyster Bay. rain or shine, tickets for 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- 

 CULTURISTS. 



Department of Plant Registration. 



Public notice is hereby given that 

 the Oak Grove Greenhouse, Tuskegee, 

 Ala., offers for registration the follow- 

 ing Coleus. Any person objecting to 

 the use of the proposed name or reg- 

 istration is requested to communicate 

 with the Secretary at once. Falling 

 to receive objection to the registration 

 the same will be made three weeks 

 from this date. 



Raiser's Description. 



Coleus Yellow Trailing Queen— An 

 excellent variety for boxes, baskets 

 or vases; it" droops and hands down 

 two feet or more in a large clump. 

 Center of leaves bright yellow, then 

 around that bright olive green border 

 with deeply serrated edge. Sport 

 from Trailing Queen or Beauty. Has 

 all the good qualities of Its parent ex- 

 cept color which makes It a trailing 

 mate. A very attractive novelty. 



Patmck Welch 

 President Society of American Florists. 



the first lap of their Convention trip 

 on Wednesday, August 4. taking the 10 

 A. M. train from Boston for Chicago, 

 via ."Mbany. Mr. Welch carried with 

 him letters of introduction from the 

 mayor of Boston to the mayors of San 

 Francisco, Seattle and Chicago, and 

 several other officials of national re- 

 pute whom he might meet on the way. 

 He also carried a much-prized resolu- 

 tion of parting good wishes, adopted 

 by a little coterie of intimate friends 

 in the Boston "old guard" fraternity, 

 at an informal lunch given Mr. Welch 

 at the I'arker House on the evening 

 previou.s to his departure. Although 

 the unusual convention conditions this 

 year dei)rived President Welch of the 

 company of many of his eastern 

 friends yet it can be truly said that no 

 S. A. F. president ever started off to a 

 convention followed by more sincere 

 good wishes or greater personal es- 

 teem from the members of the society. 

 And it goes without saying that his 

 reception in San Francisco and en 

 route to and from the Convention will 

 be an ovation of which any man might 

 well be proud. 



The Waban Rose Conservatories, 

 Natick. Mass., offer for registration 

 the roses described below. Any per- 

 son objecting to the use of the pro- 

 liosed names or registrations, is re- 

 quested to communicate with the Sec- 

 retarv at once. Failing to receive ob- 

 jection to the registration the same 

 will be made three weeks from this 

 date. 



Raiser's Description. 



Mrs. Bayard Thayer.— .A siiort from 

 Mrs. Charles Russell. Flower is large 

 and full. Color outside of petals deep 

 rose, inside clear silver pink. Foliage 

 large and very dark green, perfectly 

 flat, has no tendency to curl as Is- 

 sometimes the case with Mrs. Chas. 

 Russell. 



Jlrs. Moorfield Storey.— A seedllnff. 

 General McArthur X Joey Hill. A large 

 full rose with heavy dark foliage. 

 Color, shell pink, deeper towards the 

 centre, tip of petals deep rose. 



The A. T. Pyfer & Company. Chica- 

 go. 111., offer for registration the fol- 

 lowing seedling Shasta Daisy. .Any 

 person objecting to the use of the pro- 

 posed registration is requested to com- 

 municate with the Secretary at once. 

 Failing to receive objection to the reg- 

 istration the same will be made three 

 weeks from this date. 



Raiser's Description. 



Parentage: Leucanthemum Maxima 

 Triumph x Leucanthemum Princess 

 Henry. Flower four inches in diam- 

 eter. Very robust and a heavy pro- 

 ducer. Name: Mrs. H. G. Selfridge. 



WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 

 The annual outing and games of this 

 society will take place at Edwards' 

 Kye Beach Inn, Rye Beach, N. Y.. on 

 Tuesday, August 10. Games will start 

 promptly at 10.30 A. M. A feature will 

 ho an excellent shore dinner at $1.50 a 

 icrson. Those desiring dinner tickets 

 will kindly secure them as early as 

 possible that ample provisions may be 

 made. Tickets may be had by apply- 



