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HORTICULTURE 



January 25. 1919 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



NEW ENGLAND NURSERYMEN'S 

 ASSOCIATION. 



The eighth annual convention of the 

 New England Nurserymen's Associa- 

 tion will take place in Boston on Janu- 

 ary 28th and 29th. Contrary to what 

 was formerly announced, the place of 

 the meeting will be the New Ameri- 

 can House instead of the Hotel Belle- 

 vue. This change became necessary 

 so that we might have a suitable place 

 for Mr. McFarland's lecture. 



The report of the Executive Com- 

 mittee will be one of the features of 

 the routine business. This report will 

 contain a brief outline for making our 

 Association strong and more effective. 

 We expect that the report of the Mem- 

 bership Committee will show a large 

 increase in membership. 



Under the dicussions the subjects 

 of "quarantine regulations" and "mar- 

 ket development" will receive the 

 greatest attention. Mr. William H. 

 Judd's paper on "New ornamentals of 

 real merit for New England" will be 

 particularly comprehensive. Mr. Judd's 

 position at the Arnold Arboretum and 

 his experience there and elsewhere 

 gives him a right to speak authorita- 

 tively on such matters. 



A subject of great interest at the 

 present time will be discussed by Mr 

 Wm. W. Colton, city forester of New- 

 ton, Mass. His paper, entitled "Living 

 Monuments for Our Soldiers," will 

 discuss the advisability of planting 

 trees as memorials and advise the 

 proper sorts to plant. 



Beginning with this convention this 

 Association will have started an in- 

 novation which I trust will be contin- 

 ued at each annual convention. That 

 is, an illustrated lecture free to the 

 general public which will deal with 

 some facts on the beautification of 

 New England by means of planting. 

 It is purposed to have these lectures 

 given by the best authorities in the 

 country. The first lecture will be by 

 .1. Horace McFarland of Harrisburg, 

 Pa., President of the American Civic 

 Association. Mr. McFarland will not 

 deal with any particular class of 

 plants but will consider the use of 

 plants in a general way. To quote 

 a paragraph from a recent letter of 

 his in which he discusses the subject 

 of his lecture, he says: 



"The thought that is prominently In 

 my mind is that the modern tendency 

 has been to make our gardens chro- 

 mos instead of pictures, each being an 

 imitation of another rather than a de- 



velopment of Individuality. Moreover, 

 there has not been that fine thought 

 of combination in effect which ought 

 to be a part of the consideration. It 

 seems to me that a garden wnich does 

 not include trees, shrubs, perennials, 

 dahlias, gladiolus, and cannas, for ex- 

 ample, in the broad effect in mind, is 

 likely to be weak. The customer is 

 frequently quite ignorant and he 

 needs suggestion and help from the 

 informed standpoint. If he gets it he 

 will buy more stuff, and that is the 

 basis of market development." 



All persons connected with the nur- 

 sery trade and representatives of the 

 various horticultural societies are cor- 

 dially invited to be present. 



Program. 

 Tuesday, January 28th, 1.30 p. m — 

 Roll Call of Members; Reading Min- 

 utes of Last Meeting; President's 



A. E. Robinson, 



President New England Nurserymen's As- 

 sociation. 



Address; Annual Reports. Commit- 

 tee Reports — Executive, Member- 

 ship, Legislation. Publicity. 

 Appointment of Special Committees. 

 Discussions — Transportation, 

 Charles Adams, Springfield, Mass.: 

 Quarantine Regulations, F. S. Baker, 

 Cheshire, Conn.; New Laws Effect- 

 ing Nurserymen, Curtis Nye Smith, 

 Boston, Mass.; Market Develop- 

 ment, F. F. Rockwell, New York. 



6.00 p. m. — Annual Dinner. 



8.00 p. m. — Public Meeting, illustrated 

 lecture by J. Horace McFarland. 

 Harrisburg, Penna. (President 

 American Civic Association). 



Wednesday, January 29th, 10.00 p. m. 

 — Are We Growing Enough High- 

 grade Ornamentals?, E. J. Canning, 

 Northampton, Mass.; New Ornamen- 

 tals of Real Merit for New Eng- 

 land," William H. Judd, Boston, 

 Mass.; Should Growers of Ornamen- 

 tals Specialize More?, Ernest F. Coe, 

 New Haven, Conn. Are Nurserymen 

 Receiving Enough for Their Pro- 

 ducts?, Harlan P. Kelsey, Salem, 

 Mass. 



2.00 p. m. — Living Monuments for Our 

 Soldiers, William W. Colton, New- 

 ton, Mass.; The Nurserymen's Out- 

 look for 1919, C. H. Greaton, Provi- 

 dence, R. I.; Question Box, conduct- 

 ed by W. H. Wyman, No. Abington, 

 Mass.; Election of Officers; Report 

 of Special Committees; Adjourn- 

 ment. 



R. M. Wyman, Secy. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' 

 CLUB OF BOSTON. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 Club was held at Horticultural Hall, 

 Boston, Tuesday evening, January 21, 

 1919, at 7.30 o'clock. 



The newly elected officers were in- 

 stalled at this meeting and made 

 short addresses. The annual reports 

 of the Treasurer, Secretary and Ex- 

 ecutive Committee were read. In keep- 

 ing with previous January gatherings 

 there was no regular lecture on this 

 occasion, but after regular business 

 had been disposed of a short entertain- 

 ment followed by a collation and 

 dancing. 



The Club unanimously voted at a 

 previous meeting to hold a Victory 

 Banquet, and the Executive Committee 

 have arranged to hold the same at 

 Horticultural Hall on Wednesday even- 

 ing, February 26, 1919, at 6 o'clock. 

 Tickets are $2.50 each and may be had 

 from any of the officers and a number 

 of the members. 



The State Department of Agricul- 

 ture will hold a series of lectures and 

 discussions in connection with which 

 there will be attractive exhibits, in 

 Horticultural Hall, during the week 

 commencing February 9. This Club 

 is co-operating in this work and there 

 will be one lecture of special value to 

 horticulturists to be given by Mr. W. 

 H. Elliott of Brighton. Further de- 

 tails of these lectures will be found 

 in the daily press. 



The Club will hold its annual Carna- 

 tion Night on February 18, and hopes 

 that members will reserve some ex- 



