THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



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of tlio gliiili.'lii Inr li.n.ii'ii rIVi'i'ts, Ikhim' 

 ilcfonitioiis cir linll cxliiliil miis i-ic;ili'il m 

 livi'ly iiitiTcst ill tliis woiiclcil'iiUy uscrul 

 lluwcr. which no (hjubt will iiii-ioasi' tho I'X- 

 hiliit of this llowci- at inir lull show. A 

 lively discussion followed coiiceniiiig the 

 relative value of stable iiiaiuiie and the 

 various coniiiiercial fertilizers in the cul- 

 ture of <;ladi(dii. \V. F. TURNEl!. 



NEW JERSEY FLORICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting of the New 

 Jersey Floricultural Society was held on 

 Monday evening:. May I. IIH I, in the ,Ir. 0. 

 U. A. M. Hall. Alain and Park streets. 

 Orange, N. J. President Edwin Thomas in 

 the chair and eighteen members present. 



The society decided to hold a rose night 

 on Monday, June 1, and an exliibition of 

 sweet peas on Aronday, June 6. 



Schedules are being drawn up for the 

 ninth annual dahlia, gladiolus and vege- 

 table show, to be held October -5. 11II4. 

 Schedules may be had from the secretary 

 1111 application any time after .I'vine 1, 1914. 

 1 ;!•:(). W. STRANGE. 



CONNECTICUT HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regular niectiiig of tlie society W'as 

 held in the County liuilding. Hartford, on 

 the evening of May S, witli President John 

 F. Huss in the chair. The pan.sy was on 

 oiir ])rograiiiiiic (or (liis meeting, and .John 

 ('. W'illanl. of WethcisMi'Icl. one of our ama- 

 teur members, exhibited about 2I)U lilossoms 

 from some twenty varieties. Mr. Louis 

 Cliauvy also exhibited a similar number of 

 blooms and varieties. Our president made 

 an excellent exliibit of hardy shrubs: Mag- 

 nolia Stellata. ilagnolia C'onspiqua. Fors- 

 tliia Viridisima. Derca Palnstris. Amelan- 

 chia. Arabis Albida. Arabis Alpina Com- 

 pacta. Arabis Rosea. Arabis Alpina flora 

 plena, Primula Cashmeriana ; also Viola 

 Cornuta Papileo, Viola Cornuta Gracilis, 

 Viola Cornuta Alba, and Viola Cornuta 

 Lutea. One exhibit of pansies was artistic- 

 ally arranged on white blotters, and the 

 other on yellow paper, the combination hav- 

 ing a charming effect, John Gerard, an old 

 pansy expert; Niel Nelson and George 1!. 

 iiaker were aiijiointcd by the chair to judge 

 the exhibits, and each exhibit was awarded 

 a lirst-elass certilicate, Jlr. Chauvy also 

 displayed a plate of veiy tine mushrooms. 

 President Huss gave an instructive and in- 

 teresting talk on his exhibit of shrubs and 

 pansies, followed by Mr. Gerard, wdio dilated 

 on the beauty of the pansy and elucidated 

 on the art of judging this marvelously col- 

 ored gem of flowers. The secretary read an 

 article in the (jAiiDKNKH.s" Chronicle of 

 America, entitled : "Recent Progress in 

 Hardy Garden Roses, by Artluir Herring- 

 ton." The meeting was well attended and 

 thoroughly enjoyed by all. The annual 

 Dahlia Show will be held on September 2.3 

 and 24. this year, a little later than usual: 

 but we hope to make it the best ever. 



ALFRED DIXON. Secretary. 

 Wetherslicdcl, Conn,, May 11, 1014. 



ELBERON (N, J,) HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY, 



The Klberon Horticultural Society held 

 its regular monthly meeting on .May 1. 

 There was a lai'ge atteiulance, and two iic« 

 members wi^re (dected, A eulluial n'ltili 



rate was auardcd to (liarle^ Hum lui an 

 e\cellcii( \ase ol Kadiaiicc i;o>es. AU.i a 

 iiiltiiial certilicate to George Alassou tor a 

 iieauiilul vase of Antirrtiimiii liuxlon's 

 I'liik, .\t the next regular meeting on .luiic 

 i, \\ illiani A, Sperling, of the tivm of 

 Stumpp & \\ alter Company, has promised 

 to give an address on tulips. The sched- 

 ule of the Fall show to be lield in Asbury 

 Park, November S-4-5, can be had on a[i 

 plication to the secretary. 



VVILJ^IAM I3UVAN. 



THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 

 NEW YORK. 



The monthly meeting of this society was 

 hehl in the Museum building of the New 

 Vork Potanical Gardi^n, Uronx Park, in c:o 

 operation with the Garden, on May 'J and 

 10. The exhibition was a small one, there 

 ludng ten classes, eight of which were for 

 cut llowers, and two for plants; the latter 

 for iion-c-ominercial growers, and callcil fni 

 six pots of Pelargoniums and si.x pcjfs ol 

 t alccidarias. In each one the only e.xhibitor 

 was .James Stuart, gardener to .Mrs. F. A, 

 Constable, Mamaroneck, N, Y,, who was 

 awarded tlrst prize in each case. His Cal- 

 (c'olarias were exceedingly handsome, being 

 (piite i feet in diameter, and models of 

 skillful cultivation. The same must be said 

 regarding the regal and fancy Pelargimi- 

 iinis; these two exhibits formed a central 

 attraction of the sho\v. 



.loseph A. Manda was the only exhibitor 

 of orchids; and William Tricker, of .Ailing- 

 ton, N. J., staged a vase of hybrid Nym- 

 plia; as of the Mrs. AA'oodrow Wilson |ier- 

 [letual Howering type. 



James Stuart also had an exliibit of a 

 new Viola, which is thought highly of for 

 summer blooming. A non-competitive ex- 

 hibit of .Sweet Peas of very great merit 

 came ffoni Aliss E. A'. Cockroft (gardener, 

 .Adam Patterson), Saugatuck, Conn. There 

 were also a few exhibits from private 

 sources comprising spring flowering orna- 

 mental shrubs and a very notable collection 

 of alpine plants from a private garden al 

 Tuxedo. 



THE AMERICAN PEONY SHOW. 



l!e]ii'escntatives of the America n Peony 

 Society. Ibnticultural Socii^ty. of ( hicago, 

 and tlie (liicago Florists' Club, held a luei't- 

 ing at the. Hotel Sherman, Chicago, May 

 14, to complete arrangements for the great 

 annual exliibition of the American Peony 

 Soi-iety, which will be held iiv Chicago this 

 year under the auspices of the above or 

 ganizatious. Those in attendance included: 

 William .\. Peterson, of the Peterson 

 Nursery; ( arl Cropp. of A'aiighan's Seed 

 Store; Arnold Hingier. of the W. W. Barn- 

 ard Compaiiv'; Thomas Wallis and M. Par- 

 ker. The Art Institute was selected for 

 Hie exhibition, which will be held .Iiiiie 12 

 Pi, this date being subject to change as 

 weather conditions affect the local crop of 

 Iieony flowers, making it earlier or later, 

 Alany experts will show their choicest nov- 

 elties and standard sorts in their best form 

 at the coming exhibition, which from all 

 ailvanco information obtainable will be the 

 hii-'jcst and most complete of its kinil c\ei 

 held in this or any other country. The 

 most successful growers of peonies will tell 

 about their methods in meetings to he lield 

 in connection with the exhibition, 



C. W, .lohnson, 222(! I''airf;i\ a\i>iiiie, 

 Mortjiin Park, HI., was ii|ipoiiited manager 

 iif the cxliiliit ion, and all in(|iiii'ics referring 



SPRAYING for GROUND CROPS 



Use the- (mc best, Vrceland's 



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(not powderedl 



Mixes easier, sticks better, kills quicker, and lias 

 highest quality and efliciency. Always the same. 

 Full directions on every package. Used wet or 

 dry. Will not injure the most delicate foliage. 

 Also spray with Vreeland's 



"Electro" Bordo-Lead Mixture 



A sure and safe killer for bugs, and early and 

 late blight. Always ready for use. No grit or 

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 Bordeaux mixture. 



Write today for Manual of SucceBsfn! Potato Onltttre. 



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Mfra of SCALECIDE and Bole dlatrlbutore lor the 

 world of Vreel.-vnd's "Electro" Spray Chemicals, 



to premium list, prizes, etc., should lie ad- 

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Al, BARKER, Secretary Pro Tcni. 



TUXEDO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 



The ii-,iial iiioiitlily iiicct iiig of tlie Tuxedo 

 llorticiiUiiral Society was held in the Par- 

 ish House on May l.'i. President David Mc- 

 intosh in flic cliair. The Executive Coni- 

 niittee repoitcd the schedule for the Fall 

 Show ill progress, and that special prizes 

 had been offered from the following firms: 

 Messrs, C, H. Totty. lion Arbor Cliemic:il 

 Co.. Scott Brothers, Wm. F. McCord & Co., 

 Weeber & Don. Burnett Brothers. Alphano 

 Humus Co., A, X, Pierson, luc, J, M, Thin- 

 burn Co., John Wilk, Julius Roehrs Co., and 

 Henry Dreer. We exjiect to have the pre- 

 liminary schedule out by the middle of 

 June. We had as our guest Mr. Wm. 

 Tricker. Arlington, N, J., who entertained 

 us to a very interesting talk on the culture 

 of water lilies. Two new members were 

 elected to niemberslii[i, Mr. AVm. Muir and 

 Henry Gibson. 



The society held its ladies' evening on 

 April 16, when there were present over one 

 hundred gardeners and their wives and 

 friends. They had a very nice entertain- 

 ment. Al. Raker, ventriloquist. Thomas 

 Dobson, humorist, and George Leonard, 

 pianist, from New A'ork, kept the company 

 well entertained with their funny stories, 

 S. H. Chaplin sang a solo which was well 

 received. The society's annual ball will be 

 held in Tuxedo Town Hall on AA'ednesday, 

 May 27. THOS, AATLSON, 



Sccretarv. 



E. A. LIPPMAN c»ous'e 



SHADING 

 Morristown, N. J. 



experifnoe In Green- 



No. 6 High Street, 



At'^TER iiouiy .v.-urs' 

 boiisp w(prU. with l-ord & Burnham Com- 

 jiany. in tin.- glazine: and painting depart- 

 ment, I am convinced tliat what is most needed 

 in this line is a good shading, and I am pleased 

 to advise ynn that I hav<- llu- rad thlniL,'. which 

 I am sure you will And to he Just what you are 

 looking for. 



This shading is bem-ficial to the painted wood, 

 jis it dues ufit contain any gasoline or naphtha 

 wliich would destroy the paint. lu addition. It 

 is lienciicial to the glass also, for you will find 

 that when tin- shadiii;^ is removed the glass re- 

 tains its former lnillijiney. 



As tu its ai»i)Iicatinii. this is a very easy 

 matter. It can he either sprayed on or put on 

 with a soft brush. For real good work, however, 

 1 would recommend the use of a soft brush. 



Another advantage of tliis shading is that when 

 it is no longer needed, it can be ri'moved without 

 any difficulty. U-aving the glass, as before stated, 

 with its original brilliancy. 



I am making this u]) in gallon cans, in three 

 shades — light green, light blue and pure white. 

 When ordering, kindly mention the color desired. 



1 trust that you will kindly favor me with a 

 Irinl ordi-r to prov its worth, aftei- which I have 

 no doubt wiiatevcr but that you will continue Its 

 use. 

 Mention the Gardeners' Chronicle When you write. 



