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HORTICULTURE 



September 11, 1915 



PARK SUPERINTENDENTS' CON- 

 VENTION. 



The seventeenth annual convention 

 of the American Association of Parli 

 Superintendents was held in San Fran- 

 cisco Aug. 18-20. sessions being held 

 in the new Municipal Auditorium. 



About sixty parlv executives from 

 forty cities of the United States and 

 Canada were present and with ladies 

 and visitors made up an attendance of 

 over one hundred. The convention pro- 

 gram provided one day of papers and 

 discussions and two days of inspection 

 tours of the recreation facilities of San 

 Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley, as 

 well as the landsca])e features of the 

 Panama-Pacific Exposition and a num- 

 ber of private estates adjacent to San 

 Francisco. Practically the entire con- 

 vention party toured the Pacific Coast 

 inspecting recreation features at Spo- 

 kane, Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, Los 

 Angeles and San Diego, including the 

 Panama-California Exposition. 



New Orleans was selected as the 

 city in which the 1916 convention will 

 be held, the time to be decided by the 

 executive committee, but October as 

 the month tentatively agreed upon. 



The following officers were elected' 

 for the ensuing year; President, Bmil 

 T. Mische, Portland. Oregon; vice- 

 presidents, J. W. Thompson. Seattle, 

 Wash., John T. Walsh, New York City, 

 Alexander Stuart, Ottawa, Canada, Em- 

 mett P. Griffin, East St. Louis, III., Eu- 

 gene V. Goebel, Grand Rapids, Mich., 

 L. P. .Jensen, St. Louis, Mo : secretary- 

 treasurer, Roland Cotterill, Seattle. 



Twenty-four new members were ad- 

 mitted to menibership, the by-laws 

 were amended to require five years' 

 practical experience as a qualification 

 for active membership and the admis- 

 sion fee was raised to $10. 



R. W. CoTTKHiLL. Sec'y. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' CLUB 

 OF BOSTON. 



The club, on invitation of the Breck- 

 Robinson Co., will hold a field day at 

 their nurseries in Lexington, on Satur-' 

 day, September 11, 1915, Transporta- 

 tion will be furnished to all who can 

 take the train leaving the North Union 

 Station at 1,51 P. M. Those who may 

 prefer to go via electrics should take 

 a Cambridge tunnel train at Washing- 

 ton or Park streets, transferring at 

 Harvard Square to cars marked Low- 

 ell, Arlington Heights, or Lexington, 

 all of which pass the nurseries. 



We hope we may have a large at- 

 tendance at this field day. Nurseries 

 are specially attractive in September, 

 and the weather is invariably com- 

 fortable. Ladies are always welcome 

 on these occasions. 



Club meetings •will be resumed on 

 September 21. A varied and attractive 

 programme has been arranged for this 

 meeting. Circulars will be forwarded 

 in a few days. 



W. N. Cii.Mii. Sec'y. 

 H. H. Bvinsi 11. Pres. 



NEW HAVEN COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The New Haven County Horticul- 

 tural Society, with headquarters in 

 New Haven, Conn., is one of the best 

 known societies of its kind in the East- 

 ern states. It is an organization that 

 had its inception over eighty-six years 

 ago. In 18-32 it was incorporated by 

 the Connecticut Legislature and for 

 over three-quarters of a century has 

 held a commanding position in tlie hor- 

 ticultural field. Throughout its his- 

 tory it has been officered by some of 

 the best men in the commercial life of 

 New Haven — men who today subscribe 

 liberally for the society's support. 



The New Haven County Horticul- 

 tural Society gives many exhibitions 

 during the summer months, but the 

 annual exhibition is held this year on 

 September 16th and 17th. These an- 

 nual exhibitions have become famous 

 for showing the largest and best dis- 

 plays of dahlias, gladioli, etc., in this 

 section of tlie countr.v. Last season 

 over four thousand specimens -were 

 shown. The society is planning -for a 

 still larger exhibition tliis fall and at 

 the present time it looks as if its plans 

 will mature successfully. In the sched- 

 ule of prizes just issued is the so- 

 ciety's "New Classification of Dahlias." 

 Interested persons can obtain a copy 

 by addressing W. C. Mcintosh, secre- 

 tary. 925 Howard avenue. New Haven, 

 Conn. 



The list of prizes is complete. Sec- 

 tion A, for professionals only, has 

 eleven classes for dahlias, one for cos- 

 mos and one for gladioli. Section B, 

 for amateurs only, has five classes for 

 dahlias, three for dahlias, one for as- 

 ters and two for gladioli. Section C, 

 open to all, has twenty-one classes — 

 all dahlias. Section D. open to all. has 

 lour classes for asters. Section E, 

 ofen to all, consists of special prizes 

 and has eight classes, principally dah- 

 lias and gladioli. Section F, open to 

 all except where noted, has twenty- 

 nine classes for fruits and vegetables. 

 Section G, open to all, has four classes 

 for bees. 



Among the contributors to the prizes 

 are Peter Henderson & Co., Stumpp & 

 Walter Co.. Pierson U-Bar Co., and J, 

 M. Thorburn & Co. of New York City: 

 Carters Tested Seeds. Inc., and R. & 

 T. Farquhar & Co. of Boston, Mass.; 

 Henry F. Michell Co., W. Atlee Burpee 

 & Co. and Henry A. Dreer of Philadel- 

 phia, Pa.; Hitchings & Co. of Eliza- 

 keth. N. J., and Bobbink & Atkins of 

 Putherford, \. J.; S. D. Woodruff & 

 Sons of Orange. Conn. ; W. W. Wil- 

 more of Denver, Col., and Elm City 

 Nursery Co. of New Haven, Conn. 

 Lord & Burnham Co. of New York City 

 contribute a gold medal which is pre- 

 sented to the member of the society 

 making the highest number of points 

 at the bi-weekly exhibits throughout 

 the year. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF PHILADEL- 

 PHIA. 



The regular monthly meeting was 

 held in the club room. Horticultural 

 Hall, on Tuesday evening, and in 

 spite of the warm humid night there 

 was a very good attendance, the attrac- 

 tion being an informal talk by Robert 

 Pyle of the Conard & Jones Company, 

 West Grove, Pa,, upon his observations 

 along horticultural lines on the Pacific 

 Coast while visiting the two exposi- 

 tions, Mr, Pyle entertained the club 

 for one hour, giving a good account of 

 the planting, and of all the chief things 

 that were used for producing effect 

 at the two expositions. He stated that 

 the month of August was really the 

 worst month of the whole year to go 

 to California, as anything not under 

 irrigation was dried up and brown, it 

 being practically their winter season. 

 He stated that some wonderful results 

 were attained in the plantings of the 

 past three and four years. He dwelt 

 at some length upon the color scheme 

 which was carried out with such tell- 

 ing effect at San Francisco, even the 

 uniform of the guards being made to 

 accord with the color scheme of build- 

 ings, and the black asphalt walks were 

 covered with red sand in order to har- 

 monize. The planting in the different 

 courts was all made to harmonize with 

 the surroundings. Yellow narcissi 

 were followed by yellow tulips and 

 these were followed by yellow iris; in 

 another court rhododendrons were fol- 

 lowed with hydrangea, in another 

 court peonies were followed by gladi- 

 oli, all in proper colors to harmonize 

 with the buildings surrounding them. 

 To an eastern man many things were 

 a disappointment; for instance, cannas 

 that make such a splendid showing in 

 the East, although they make good 

 growth on the Pacific Coast, suffer 

 from the strong winds that blow all 

 the flowers to pieces. The speaker 

 seemed to be most impressed during 

 his twenty-five days' travel with the 

 flora and scenery of the Canadian 

 Rockies, through which he passed on 

 his return, and stated that anyone go- 

 ing to the far West should make his 

 trip so as to pass through these re- 

 gions either in going or coming back, 

 and should stop off and spend a day at 

 Lake Louise and another at Banff. 



This being nomination night of the 

 club, all the present officers were re- 

 nominated, George Burton, president; 

 John C. Gracey, vice-president; George 

 Craig, treasurer, and David Rust, sec- 

 retary. 



The secretary announced with much 

 feeling the death of Edwin Lonsdale, 

 and stated that at the request of the 

 president of the club he had prepared 

 suitable resolutions as follows; 



"In the death of Edwin Lonsdale the 

 Florists' Club has lost another of its 

 original landmarks. He was a charter 

 member, and the first secretary of the 

 club. He served as secretary in 1886 

 and 1887. and again from October, 1898 

 to May 1907. He was president in 

 1894. 1895. being the second ])resident 



