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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



GARDENERS DIARY 



International Flower Show. (Tiaiul ( iii- 

 tral Palace, Xew Vork, ihirch 17-23. I'Jlo. 



American Carnation Society. Animal 

 Show. I!iill;il<i. X. Y.. .Jaiiiuir\ liT and 28. 

 lill.^. 



American Rose Society. Annual Show. 

 IlditiiuHinal Hall, P.u^ton. Mass., March 2.3- 

 2S. I'.ll.'i. 



Massachusetts Horticultural Society. An- 

 nual SpriiiL' Show. Iloitifiiltural Hall. l5os- 

 t(in. Mas-.,\Man-h 25-28. 101.5. 



American Sweet Pea Society. Annual 

 Swwt I'ca Sliow. Newport. R. 1.. -Tnly 8 and 



y. i9ir>. 



American Gladiolus Society. Annn.al 

 (ilailiolns Sh(i«, Xewpoit, K. 1.. Ani;ust 18 

 and I'.l. liH.'"!. 



NEW BEDFORD HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



At the annual meeting of the New Peil 

 ford Hortieutural Society officers were elect- 

 ed a.s follows: 



President, David F. Roy; vice-president, 

 Frank L'. Barrows; linancial secretary, Wal- 

 ter K. Smitli; treasurer. Walter A. Luce; 

 secretary, Jeremiah M. Taber. E.xecutive 

 Committee — Fi'ank G. Tripp, chairman; C. 

 W. Young, J'as. H. McVieker, Joseph W, 

 Webster, A. E. Griffin, James Gatbby, L. J, 

 llatliaway, Jr. 



The Executive Committee rendered the 

 following report; 



■•\Ve have within the past year run four 

 free flower shows; a peony show and a rose 

 show in June, a daldia show in September 

 and a chrysanthemum show in Xovember. 

 All the siiows were very successful, and 

 were much appreciated. We gave a large 

 number of prizes, which were in most cases 

 dumited by friends of the society and 

 tradesmen. 



"The committee at this time wish to ex- 

 press their thanks to the friends who con- 

 tril>uted so liberally to make our efforts 

 successful. 



"The committee also wish to express their 

 thanks to the members and friends who so 

 generously contributed flowers and plants 

 to make these shows the wonderful displays 

 they were. 



'•The president, David F. Roy. gave a sil- 

 ver cup for professionals, and William F. 

 Turner gave a silver cup for amateurs. 

 These cups were awarded to the members 

 scoring the highest number of points for 

 exhibits at the monthly meetings during 

 the outdoor season, and had the effect of 

 bringing out some very pretty displays of 

 flowers at our meetings. 



"The Entertainment Committee furnished 

 a number of able speakers at the meetings, 

 who spoke on different subjects interesting 

 to horticulturists, A large number of new 

 members were added to the society." 



Burpee's Annua! for 1915 



tells the Plain Truth about Burpee-Quality SeecJs, It is mailed 

 free. Writs for it ioday, --"Lest you forget. " A postcard will do. 

 W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., Burpee Buildings, Philadelphia. 



as follows; Proidtnt. Fiedcri.k Pake; vire- 

 president, C. Davidson; treasurer, Simon 

 Hilmers; secretary, Thos. Wilson. Execu- 

 tive Committee — ilessrs. Tansey, Millar, J. 

 Davidson. Bartli. Sheppard. president and 

 secretary. After the usual business was 

 Hnislicd we adjourned to the bowling alleys 

 and enjoyed three hours bowling, some of 

 tlie boys putting up good scores, after wliicli 

 we sat down to a fine supper and satisfied 

 tlie inner man amid a nice social evening 

 spent with speeches, songs, recitations and 

 good sti.i 'cs. 



THOS. WILSON, Secretary. 



TARRYTOWW HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The animal meeting of the Tarrytown 

 Horticultural Society was held at Tarry- 

 town Thursday evening, December 31. Presi- 

 dent Elliott presiding. 



This beiug Carnation night, a fine display 

 of cut blooms was exhibited. First prize, for 

 three varieties. G of each, was awarded to 

 A. Golding (Superintendent D, G. Reid), 

 who also received certificate of merit tor a 

 vase of Princess Dagmar and cultural cer- 

 tificate for a vase of Mignonette. Honorable 

 mention was given to Mr. ,7. W. Smth, Scott 

 P.rothers, A. Weeks and M. F. Ross for 

 other exhibits of Carnations. A fine vase 

 of Euphorbia was staged by ilr. Weeks, 

 which received a cultural certificate. 



Tlie following officers -vxere elected for the 

 coming year : W. Jamison, jiresident ; .1. 

 Featherstone. vice-president ; E. W. Xeu- 

 brand. secretary: C. J. Weeks, treasurer; 

 Thomas A. Lee, presiding secretary. Many 

 valuable points were brought out on the 

 cultivation of Carnations through the dis- 

 cussion which followed the judging. 



The exhibit for next meeting will be How- 

 eriug plants in not more than .seven pots. 



The annuiil dinner will be held at Florence 

 Inn .T;inuarv VI at 7 p, m. 



T. A, LEE, Pres. Sec'v. 



TUXEDO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The annual business meeting of the Tux- 

 edo Horticultural Society was held in the 

 Firemen's Club on Wednesday evening, 

 January 6. President David Mcintosh in 

 the chair. There was a large attendance of 

 members present. The treasurer read his 

 report for the year 1914, which was very 

 satisfactory, and showed the society to be 

 in good condition financially. 



The election of officers for 191,5 resulted 



Somsirk, cnliinal certiliiate for CaulitUjwer. 



Xcry faviu'able reports were made by the 

 officers and accepted as read. 



The election of officers for 191.5 resulted 

 as follows: President. .Jos. Robinson; vice- 

 president, .Tas. Duekhanj ; treasurer, H. G. 

 \a\\ ; financial .secretary. F. Gale : secre- 

 tary, Andrew R. Kennedy ; trustee for three 

 .\ears, A. Walker; Executive Committee — 

 John Sorosick. V. Kyle, A, Pattou. John T. 

 Ingram. F. (Jale, A. Dawson. G. De (Jralf. 



All officers were duly installed and made 

 appropriate speeclies. 



Exhibits for the next meeting, to be held 

 Wednesday, January 20, 1915, twenty-five 

 sprays of Sweet Peas, one pot of Cineraria 

 and six stalks of Rhubarb. 



After meeting adjourned all partook of 

 cigars and refreshments jirovided by tlie Ex- 

 ecutive Committee. 



Respectfullv submitted, 

 ANDREW R. KENNEDY, Secretary. 



OYSTER BAY HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The December and annual meeting of the 

 Oyster Bay Horticultural Society was held 

 in Fireman's Hall, Oyster Bay. L. I., on 

 December 2:', 1914. About thirty members 

 were present and Mr. .John T. Ingram pre- 

 sided. 



Communications were read offering prizes 

 for the summer shows, Mr. J. Roscoe Ray- 

 nor .$5 to be used at the discretion of the 

 Society ; Mr. John T. Ingram offering .*10 

 for collection of outdoor roses, one each of 

 eighteen varieties ; Mr. H. C. Smith $.5 to 

 he used at the discretion of the Society. 



The Dinner Committee reported the din- 

 ner held at the Oyster Bay Inn on December 

 17 as a great success socially and financially. 



Mr. Robinson, Mr. Duthie and Mr. Walker 

 were appointed as a special committee to 

 buy books on gardening, etc., to start a cir- 

 culating library. 



Mr. Chas. Mills was elected an active 

 member. 



On the monthly exhibits the judges made 

 the following awards : First prize, vase of 

 six Antirrhinums. Mr. F. Kyle; three Cel- 

 ery. Mr. Jas. Duthie ; fifty Violets, Mr. Jas. 

 Duthie : Mr. Jas. Duckhani, honorable men- 

 tion for Spiraea, Philadelphia : Jlr. John 



MEETING EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

 AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



The Executive Committee of the Amer- 

 ican Rose Society had a full meeting at the 

 office of Traendley & Schenck. in New Y'ork 

 City, on the 14th. 



Mr. Thomas Roland, on behalf of the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society ex- 

 tended an invitation to the American Rose 

 Society to hold their annual exhibition and 

 meeting in Boston on March 25. 2(1, 27 and 

 28, tlie same being accepted. 



The exhibit in pots and tubs to be made 

 en the 2.')th and cut roses to be staged on 

 Friday, the 2(ith. The committee to act 

 with the Massachusetts Horticultural So- 

 ciety in preparing a premium list are : Louis 

 .!. Reuter, Westerly, R. I. ; Thomas Roland, 



THEAN^iSWe 



of growing shade trees, evergreens and 

 shrubs is to transplant again and again, 

 with the greatest care and skill, so that 

 the specimens produced by the Andorra 

 way will give beautiful effects from the 

 moment they are planted around your 

 house or over the estate. 



Our booklet, "Distinctive Trees and 

 Shrubs," shows the advantages of large 

 sized Maples, Lindens, Oaks, Spruces, 

 Hemlocks, many desirable Shrubs, 

 Roses and Hardy Perennials. Write 

 fur a copy — we will send it on request. 



Andorra Nurseries 



Wm. Warner Harper, Prop . 

 Box O, Chestnut Hill Philadelphia, Pa^ 



