HORTICULTURE 



October 25, 1919 



NEWS AND COMMENTS 



NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY 



The Newport Horticultural Society 

 has recently held its twentieth annual 

 ball, the proceeds of which are to be 

 used in giving a series of free lectures 

 on horticultural subjects (luring the 

 coming winter. The Society has just 

 donated $50.00 of its funds toward the 

 proposed greenhouse at the State 

 Tuberculosis Hospital at Wallum Lake 

 and is circulating a paper for individ- 

 ual subscriptions among its members. 



At the Fall Show and at recent 

 meetings the following rewards have 

 been made: To James Robertson, 

 gardener on the Mrs. T. 0. Richardson 

 estate, a silver medal for a dahlia, a 

 seedling of "Geisha;" to C. M. Bog- 

 holt, gardener for Miss Fanny Foster, 

 a silver medal for a seedling gladiolus, 

 "Miss Fanny Foster," pure white; and 

 bronze medals for "Miss Anna Bog- 

 holt," a lemon seedling gladiolus, and 

 "Mrs. Gen. Rice, a pink seedling; to 

 Fred P. Webber, a first class certifi- 

 cate for collarette dahlia "Magnetic" 

 and his duplex "Rosso," and certifi- 

 cates of merit for his collarettes, "Cpl. 

 Edw. Drury," "Eden" and "Autumn 

 Tints." 



NASSAU COUNTY HORTICULTUR- 

 AL SOCIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 above society was held in Pembroke 

 Hall, Glen Cove, on Wednesday, Oct. 

 8th, at 7.30 p. m., President Joseph 

 Adler presiding. Jas. Waite, Robt. 

 Marshall, Angeloni Carmine and G. W. 

 Anderson were elected to active mem- 

 bership. The judges appointed for 

 the monthly exhibits were Messrs. 

 Jas. McDonald, Geo. Ashworth and 

 Alex. Sherriffs, Thos. Henderson was 

 awarded 1st prize for a beautiful vase 

 of paeony flowered dahlias. It was 

 announced that all arrangements had 

 been made to hold our fifteenth annual 

 chrysanthemum show on Thursday 

 and Friday, which can be had on ap- 

 plication. Quite a discussion was 

 caused among the members as to what 

 constitutes an annual, some claiming 

 that year is an annual, while others 

 that an annual must flower and die 

 down and be impossible to carry over 

 another year. It would be interesting 

 to hear from other societies their 

 views on this subject. After the meet- 

 ing a welcome home party was held 

 in honor of our boys who gave their 



services in the world war. It was 

 ^thoroughly enjoyed by all. Wednes- 

 day, Nov. 12th, is to be Chrysanthmum 

 Night of the Society. The competi- 

 tion will be for three white, three 

 pink, and three yellow in "mums." 

 Habbt Goodband, Cor. Secy. 



WORCESTER. 



Sargent the Florist has had his 

 share of the wedding decorations this 

 fall, the last one very unique, com- 

 bining as it did with the autumn 

 leaves and flowers a variety of season- 

 able birds, including bluejays, black- 

 birds and yellow hammers. 



Archibald Dallachie, a veteran flor- 

 ist, while picking apples, fell twenty 

 feet by the breaking of a limb and sus- 

 tained a severe scalp wound and con- 

 cussion of the brain. He was rushed 

 to the hospital and is reported to be 

 resting comfortably. 



Mr. A. S. Winter & Son, of Sunny- 

 side greenhouses, appeared on the 

 street this week with a beautiful new 

 panel top delivery car. They have the 

 best wishes of the trade. 



the Florists' Telegraphic Convention, 

 held in Buffalo, last week. 



Edwin Kendig, who occupied The 

 Rosary Flower Store, has closed the 

 store and is shipping the entire fix- 

 tures to Oswego, N. Y. 



The store and greenhouse employes 

 and friends of Geo. T. Boucher will be 

 entertained at a pig roast Oct. 21. 



Hugo Teute is growing some very 

 good begonia and cyclamen plants. 



H. E. Wilson is cutting some good 

 Chrysalora and Golden Glow 'mums. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 

 E. P. Wilson, George Kramer. Geo. 

 T. Boucher and Wm. Keller attended 



THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 

 OF NEW YORK. 



Do not forget the fall exhibition of 

 this society which will be held Octo- 

 ber 30 to November 2 at the American 

 Museum of Natural History. All, 

 whether members of the society or not, 

 are invited to make exhibits. Sched- 

 ules can be had by addressing the 

 secretary, George V. Nash, New York 

 Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, N. Y. 

 City. 



Please make your entries early, so 

 that adequate arrangements may be 

 made for the proper presentation of 

 the exhibits. You will confer a great 

 favor upon the management by an 

 early entry. 



Geoege V. Nash, Secy. 



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