January 25, 1919 



HORTICULTURE 



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fall show. An interesting essay was 

 read by Ernest Westlake, entitled 

 "The Gardener and His Recompense." 

 written by M. C. Ebel. A short discus- 

 sion followed and a vote of thanks 

 was ordered sent the author. Several 

 of our members in the service were 

 heard from and all are looking for- 

 ward to the time when they can re- 

 join us. Competition for our next. 

 meeting to be held on Wednesday. 

 February 12th, are 50 Single Violets, 

 25 carnations and 1 pot of cyclamen. 

 Haukv GrooDBAxn. Cor. Secy. 



MASSACHUSETTS STATE VEGE- 

 TABLE GROWERS' ASSOCIA- 

 TION. 



The second annual meeting of the 

 .Massachusetts State Vegetable Grow- 

 ers' Association will take place at Hor- 

 ticultural Hall, Boston, February 12. 

 The Boston Market Gardeners' Associ- 

 ation are to join with this meeting. 

 Come and meet with the other growers 

 to make a strong state-wide associa- 

 tion. A plan will be presented to in- 

 clude all members of local associations 

 through their own organizations. This 

 association 1 can be particularly valu- 

 able to men who do not live in garden- 

 ing sections and are not members of 

 local associations. It will join their 

 efforts with their fellow business men 

 to bring about needed changes, keep 

 them informed on new developments, 

 afford them the protection that united 

 effort well directed, always offers. 



The program of the day, Wednesday, 

 is as follows: 



10.30 a. m. Lower lecture hall, busi- 

 ness meeting, election of officers, re- 

 ports of committees, new business, etc. 

 An address by President J. Winthrop 

 Stone on the opportunities and duties 

 of a State Association. Discussion on 

 the question of adopting the Provi- 

 dence size for the Boston bushel box. 

 (This question has been placed on the 

 program at the request of Worcester 

 growers). Suggestions and discussion 

 from the floor on problems for the 

 State Association in 1919. What the 

 agricultural college has done and is 

 planning to do for vegetable growers. 



(a.) General policies. Field work 

 and the .Market Garden Field Station. 

 By H. F. Thompson. 



(b.) Work at the college and teach- 

 ing market gardening. By Arthur L. 

 Dacy. 



1.45 p. m. Main Lecture Hall— Meet- 

 ing combined with State Fruit Grow- 

 ers' Association. Moving picture — 

 Garden operation. 



2.00 p. m. What a Co-operative 

 Farmers' Exchange has done to handle 

 locally grown products. Porter R. 



Four New Giant Stocks 



GREENHOUSE SAVED SEED 



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The LENOX STOCKS are great improvements on the 

 Beauty of Nice Strain. They bloom in four to five months 

 from sowing and under good cultivation, (disbudded), attain 

 a height of 2J/2 to 3 feet, producing a gigantic flower spike 

 bearing beautiful large double flowers, the actual seed of- 

 fered above has produced as much as 85 % doubles. 



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Taylor, General Manager of the Provi- 

 dence Farmers' Exchange. 



3.30 p. m. Discussion. Taking the 

 risks out of farming. Elbert S. Brig- 

 ham, Commissioner of Agriculture, 

 State of Vermont. 



6.30 p. m. Grand Union Banquet at 

 Ford Hall. Fourteen leading Agri- 

 cultural and Horticultural organiza- 

 tions united. Speakers of national 

 reputation. Splendid Banquet, served 

 country style, $1.75 per plate. Tickets 

 to be purchased in advance from the 

 various association secretaries. 



There will be a big diversified trade 

 exhibit, a cow show, a dairy show, 

 pork and poultry products, fruit, flow- 

 ers, trees and shrubs, and of most in- 

 terest to vegetable growers, a competi- 

 tive, state-wide vegetable show, unique 

 in character and with $150 in prizes, 

 given by the State Department of 

 Agriculture. 



Henry H. Howard of West Newton, 

 is secretary of the State Association 

 and Arthur P. Wyman of Arlington is 

 secretary Boston Market Gardeners' 

 Association. 



CONVENTION OF FRUIT GROW- 

 ERS. 



The joint convention of the Western 

 Xew York Horticultural Society and 

 The New York State Fruit Growers' 

 Association was held Jan. 15, 16 and 

 17. Many notable men gave stirring 

 addresses alter which discussions fol- 

 lowed. The meetings were well at- 

 tended. Thomas P. Gore, blind sena- 

 tor from Oklahoma, addressed the or- 

 ganization. Officers were elected as 

 follows: President, U. P. Hedrick. 

 Geneva; 1st vice-pres., Harry E. Well- 

 man, Kendall: 2nd vice-pres., Fred W. 

 Cornwall, Pultneyville: 3rd vice-pres., 

 T. C. Cross, La Grangeville. 4th vice- 



pres. Harry L. Brown, Waterport; 

 secretary-treasurer, E. C. Gillette, Penn 

 Yan; treasurer permanent fund and 

 trustee special fund, B. G. Bennett, 

 Rochester; executive committee, B. D. 

 Van Buren, Niverville, Geo. W. Dunn, 

 Webster, C. K. Scoon, Geneva, W. P. 

 Ten Broeck, Hudson and Geo. Stahler, 

 Lockport. 



This session of the United Horticul- 

 tural Societies marks the passing from 

 official relations of John Hall who for 

 thirty years has been the able and de- 

 voted secretary of the Western N. Y. 

 Horticultural Society. He has labored 

 with the able men of the past and pres- 

 ent who with him have been the build- 

 ers and supporters of this organization, 

 perhaps the ablest and most influential 

 that has enlisted in a similar field in 

 the United States. The service he has 

 rendered has been a service of the 

 heart, faithful, devoted, elevated in 

 character and wise in methods. We 

 trust that during the years that may 

 be allotted to him which we pray may 

 be many, his kindly face and inspir- 

 ing spirit of cheer and optimism may 

 not be missed from our meetings and 

 we now pledge to him our continued 

 friendship and interest in his wellfare. 



ALBANY FLORISTS' CLUB. 

 The January meeting of the club was 

 enlivened by a discussion of the pro- 

 hibition of horticultural imports by 

 the Federal horticultural board. The 

 result was a vote to send a petition to 

 the Congressional representative from 

 the Albany district. The petition was 

 signed by all present and a committee 

 was appointed to present the matter 

 to the Hon. Martin H. Glynn, ex- 

 governor of the state. Following the 

 meeting, the annual dinner was en- 

 joyed, about forty members and 

 friends being present. Included in the 



