THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



61 



'■(•lire all" for everytliiiig afrertiiij; tlie con- 

 dition of the gardener — the fixing of wages, 

 hours, etc. — and slioidd not he coiifonnded 

 with the lahor unionism which olitains with 

 more or less success in the hnihlinj; trades 

 and otlier lines. We feel that the i|nestion 

 of wages, etc., on private estates will al- 

 ways remain a matter for personal adjust- 

 ment hetween the gardener and liis em- 

 ployer, governed entirely liy the reipiire- 

 ments of the position and the qualifications 

 of the gardener. The advancement of horti- 

 culture in Atnerica i.s not a passing fancy, 

 but is growing every year to greater jiro- 

 portions. Perhaps the co-operative move- 

 ment may not henelit tlic profession im- 

 mediately, hut surely will in the near fu- 

 ture. The nature studies in the pul)lic 

 schools, special courses in the colleges, the 

 widespread garden chih movement, are all 

 important factors, and we think tliat the 

 sun has surely set on the day of the horse 

 and cow variety of gardener and the 

 handy man type, who are now in cliarge of 

 what should he good positions. The educa- 

 tion of tlie pulilic will reU'gatc these "land- 

 scape destroyers" to tlieir proper ]iositions. 

 and the men witli tlic intelligence rei|uired 

 of the successful gardener and conscientious 

 worker in horticulture will occupy the posi- 

 tions of trust with a good salary and not 

 he in danger of being classed as a common 

 laborer vvlien he refers to himself as a gar- 

 dener. It looks very rosy in itrint, "boys," 

 but we do not think it im])ossilile. 



An attractive feature of this meeting was 

 tiie c-om])ctition ojicn to assistant gardeners 

 only for the silver first ]irize and Ijronze 

 second prize medals offered by the H. F. 

 Michell Company of Philadelphia, Pa., for 

 the best arranged centerpiece for a dinner 

 table composed of outdoor fiowers and foli- 

 age to be arranged in the hall. Tliere were 

 four contestants, and the result was four 

 very neat, tasteful and artistic arrange- 

 ments The first prize was awarded to 

 David B. Ridpath. assistant to .James 

 Stuart. Mamaroneck, N. Y.; second prize 

 awarded to Andrew P. Clarkson. who is 

 with Alex, ilarshall. Portchester. X. Y. 

 Xeil Maclnnes, of JIaniaroneck, and Adam 

 Smith, of R.ye, X. Y., were each accorded a 

 hearty vote of thanks. The usual non- 

 competitive exhibits were not so lunnerous 

 at tliis meeting, but were of fine qmility. 

 Alex. Jlarshall was awarded a cultural cer- 

 tificate for a splendid specimen jilant of 

 Miltonia Vexillaria; the same for a fine 

 spray of Cattle.va ilendeli. Thomas Aitche- 

 son was highly commended for a fine speci- 

 men plant of Oncidium Wentworthiannum. 

 P. \V. Popp was awarded a vote of thanks 

 for a vase of liard.v roses, clindjing Ameri- 

 can Beauty, novelty of recent introdvution. 

 This variety makes a good pillar rose, and 

 is a clean grower. \Yill become popular 

 wlien lietter known. X'ext meeting will be 

 .hilv 111, ini4. P. \V. POPP. 



and also Mr. Baeran. of the Sanders Kstate. 

 .John .Maloney. gardener to the (Uithrie Es- 

 tate, had arranged an ex(|uisite vase of Iris, 

 etc. Stanley .Ionian sliowed snapdragon 

 "Hanisliurg Piid<." also tlie sweet-scented 

 Lilian Monadelphum from tlie Hardy gar- 

 den. 



The schedule for 11114 is now ready and 

 mav be olitained from tlie secrctarN', .lohn 

 lliiiiipliicy. .STAXLEV .l(tl;'l).\X. 



TUXEDO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Tlie monthly meeting of the Tuxedo Hor- 

 ticultural Society was held in the Parish 

 House on .lune :i. President David Mclntiish 

 in the chair. 



The secretary of the Ball t'omniittee gave 

 his report, the ball being a great financial 

 success and one of the finest the society ha~ 

 ever held. 



A letter from tlie Xational Associatiim 

 of (iardeners was read asking us to ap- 

 point a committee of three to work in co- 

 operation with the co-operative coiumittee 

 of the X. A. (i. Messrs. Tansey, Jlillar and 

 T. Wilson were appointed on that com- 

 mittee. The Executive Committee has had 

 the preliminary schedule printed, and any 

 one who wishes a copy can have same liy 

 ajijdying to the secretary. 



riie Fall Show which is to lie held in the 

 Tuxedo clubhouse on October 30 and 'SI and 

 Xovember 1, is shaping to be one of the 

 finest the society has ever held. 



We had with iis Mr. J. A. Midler, of .lulus 

 Hoelirs Company, wlio read a very instruct- 

 ive paper on the culture of Orchids, ilr. 

 Midler had with him some very nice 

 blooms of the rare varieties of Cattleyas, 

 Jliltonias. Odontoglossums and Oncidiums. 

 anil showed many of the others on ]dioto- 

 grajilis. Tlie ])aper was thoroughly enjoyed 

 by all those |)resent, as Mr. Muller cer- 

 tainly did his subject justice. 



Three new meinliers were elected to meiii- 

 liership — Tliomas Knight, Alexander Kiiy 

 and Harry Watson. 



An e.\liibit of twelve spikes of Eremuriis 

 llimaliacus was staged by Mr. Emile Bartli. 

 wliich the judges awarded a certificate of 

 lulture. The society will discontinue tlieii 

 miiiitlilv meetings during .lulv and .August. 

 THOS. WILSOX. Secretarv. 



NEW LONDON HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regular muntlily meeting of the X'ew 

 London Horticultural Society was held in 

 its rooms in Main street. Thursday. -IiHie 

 11. President Fuller presided. .\fter the 

 usual business ceremon,v President Fuller 

 introduced Miss Amy Cogswell, of Xorwich. 

 who gave a most interesting essay on the 

 early gardens of Xew England, also touch- 

 ing upon English gardens of the Stuart and 

 Cromwell periods. The lecturer was given 

 a rising vote of thanks. Messrs, .Tordan. 

 Flowc's. Baeran. Smith and ilaloney niadi' 

 up some fine exhibits. Sweet jieas from 

 open gardens were shown by Mr. Flowers 



TARRYTOWN HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



.\ regular monthly meeting of the Tarry- 

 tow u Horticultural Society was held Ma> 

 •ill. President Elliott presiding. A beauti- 

 ful display of flowers cut fnini hanly 

 shrubs and herbaceous was staged, diidges 

 .\looiiey and Featherstone awarded first 

 prize to Jlr. D. 0. L. Reid (A. (iolding. 

 superintendent), and second prize to ^!iss 

 B. Potter ({;. Wittlinger. superintendciit i 

 A cultural certificate was awarded tn .Mi 

 D. (J. L. Iteid (T. Morris, gardener) for a 

 vase of Mrs. Hugh Dickson's sweet peas, 

 and one to Mr. W. H. Thompson (S. 1{. 

 Candler. su])erintendent ). for a plant of 

 cattleya jigos. and a certificate of merit for 

 new ilarguerite sport of Mrs. Saunders. 

 Mrs. C. Wilson received honorable iiinitiiiii 

 for a vase of pink snapdragons, and a \ote 

 of thanks was extended to Mr. A. (lidding 

 for a liouipiet of wild (lowers and a vase of 

 wild cyprediuins. Several new mcnibeis 

 were admitted to membership at this niect- 

 in-. THOS. A. LEE. 



Rep. Sec'y. 



LIBRARY LIKE ROSE GARDEN. 



^larked success crowned the annual rose 

 exliibition at the Public Library, Railway. 

 X'. J., recently, the largest number and most 

 beautiful specimens yet shown being in evi- 

 dence. .All parts of the city were repre- 

 sented by the exhibitors, .\nioiig tile larg- 

 est and most attractive collections were 

 tliiisc of E. M. Squier and .Miss Henrietta 

 Dutzert, the former having lifty-five and the 

 latter fifiy-two varieties. The ••Entende 

 Cordele" variety shown by :\liss Dotzert was 

 one oi the most unusual spcciniens ex- 

 liibited. 



Otlier exhibitors were as follows: Mrs. H. 

 Kip Woodrutf, sixteen varieties; Fred Car- 

 lioiiati. scM'iitceii; .Mr-. W. H. Cloke, nine; 

 .1. .Malcolm Hrookfield, ten: .Miss Annie 

 Shotwell, seven; Miss A. W. Lupton and 

 iliss Helen Clarkson, six each ; Mrs. J. A. 

 MacClary, five; Jlrs. .John B. Labat, -Aveiiel. 

 eight; .Joseph Urmston. twenty; Mrs. .J. L. 

 Brown, six; .}. W. Saling. five; Mrs. William 

 Terrill, four; Jliss Lizzie Oartluvaite, two; 

 K. H. Rol])h, one; .Mrs. Haas, one; al.so a 

 large collection of poppies and sweet Will- 

 iam; Mrs. Edward S. Savage, collection of 

 .Spanish Iris. — .Tournal. 



LENOX HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The regular niunthly meeting of tlie 

 Lenox Horticultural Society was held in the 

 Town Hall, Lenox, on Saturday evening, 

 •lime li. President JlcConnachie occiqiied 

 the chair, and there was a good turnout of 

 the members. Mr. E. Edwards was elected 

 a member. A committee of three were ap- 

 pointed to co-operate with the Xational As- 

 sociation of (iardeners. namely. Mr. A. .1. 

 Loveless. Mr. E. Jenkins. Mr. S. W, Carl- 

 quist. Mr. Thomas Procter was awarded 

 a certificate of merit for Clarkia (yueeii 

 JIary) and a diploma for clarkia (Salmon 

 Queen). President .AlcCmnachie then in- 

 troduced Mr. Burton .\. Cates, assistant 

 lirofessor in bee keejiing at Jlassachusetts 

 .•Agricultural College, who gave a \'ery in- 

 teresting lecture entitled "More Bees for 

 .Massachusetts." Mr. (iates said bee keep- 

 iiiL! was the oldest ait uiidei- the sun, and 

 wa- lirst introduced into .America tlinuigh 

 the pint of Boston in Ki.'!-;. The speaker 

 also mentioned how \aluable bees were to 

 the fiiiit griiuer iiii lertilizatioii of various 

 fruits such as nieluii-. craiilienies. ele. To 

 keep bees tliroiigli the long severe winter 

 used to be \ciy trying to the bee keeper, 

 but liy Using modern methods all the dilh- 

 culties have been overcome. He also said 

 that the best type of bee is the Italian bee. 

 \'ari(nis questions were asked Mr. (iates 

 after the lecture which he seemed only too 

 pleased to answer, and at the linish he was 

 accorded a rising vote of thanks. 



JOHX Mm;. 



-■Assistant Secretary. 



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