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Xiiliaut, Mass., and Alu.x. .Munignmciy, 

 Xaliok, Mass. 



A special committee was apijoinleil to 

 i^olicit premiiims, and is oomposed of the 

 I'ollowiii},' : Louis J. Renter, Westerl.v, R. I. ; 

 K. Allen Feirce, Waltliani. .Mass. ; Elier 

 Holmes, Montrose, Mass.; S. S. IVnnoek, 

 riiiladelphia, Pa.: Wallaee H. I'ierson, 

 Cromwell, Conn. : Frank Traendle.v. Xen 

 York Cit.v : Tatriik Welsh. Boston, .Mass. : 

 ]■".. (J. Hill, Ricliinund, Ind. : AuRiLst F. 

 rochlniann, Morlmi (irnve. HI.; William F. 

 Kastin^-, liuffaln, \. V. 



\'ic('-l'resideut I'.vle moved the considera- 

 lion of the appointment of <ommittees for 

 governing Rose Test Gardens, and the fol- 

 lowing committees were appointed ; 



The Central-Rose (Jarden Coinniitlce are: 

 Alex. Cummings, Jr., cliairman, Cromwell. 

 Conn. : Thomas X. Cook. Watertown. Mass., 

 and Wallace R. I'ierson. Cromwell, Conn. 

 The Committee for the Washington Test 

 Gardens are: Robert I'.vle. cliairman. West 

 Grove, Pa. : Admiral Aaron Ward. Roslyn, 

 N. Y., and Charles F. Tansill, Wasliinglon, 

 1). G. The Loramittee for the Cornell Test 

 Gardens are : A. C. Beal. Ithaca, N. \'. : 

 John Watson. Newark. X. Y.. and Rev. Dr. 

 Mills, S.vracu.se. X. Y". The Committee for 

 the Hartford Test Gardens is .John Huss. 

 chairman, Hartford, Conn,, and for the 

 .Minneapolis Test Gardens Theo. Wirth. 

 Superintendent of Parks. .Minneapolis, Minn, 



Cpou motion it was resolved that in rec- 

 ognition of the action of the S.vracu.se Rose 

 Society in becoming affiliated with the Amer- 

 ican Rose Society with its over 'M)U mem- 

 bers the president of the Syracuse Rose So- 

 <-iety. Rev. Dr. E. A. Mills, be chosen an 

 honorary vice-president of the American 

 Rose Society. Carried. 



The annual bulletin has" been started and 

 the inlent is to get out the best annual re- 

 l)ort that lias yet been issued. The secretary 

 reported this work well under way. 



The number of me;nbers of the American 

 Rose Society who belong to the Society of 

 American Florists and Ornamental Horti- 

 culturists is 104. and this number entitles 

 the American Rose Society to appoint one of 

 its number as a director on the board of 

 the S. A. F., and who would be the presi- 

 dent — Wallace K. Pierson in this case. 



BEX.IA.MIX HAMilOXn. .Secretary. 



NEW JERSEY FLORICULTURAL ■ 

 SOCIETY. 



The regiil.ii- in()ntlil.\' meeting of the Xew 

 Jersey Floriiulhiral Society was held in 

 Ihe J. O. r. .\. M. Hall. Orange, on Mon- 

 day evening, January -1. l!ll."i. The follow- 

 ing officers were elected for the ensuing 

 year : 



President, Henry Halbic;; vice-president, 

 Arthur W. .lackson : treasurer, Fritz Berge- 

 limd ; secretary, (ieorge W. Strange ; E.xecu- 

 tive Committee — Henry Halbig, Arthur 

 Jackson. Fritz Rergeluud, (ieo. W. Strange. 

 Edwin Thomas, William Reid, Charles Ash- 

 mead, Frank C. Drews, George Wraight. 

 Max Schneider; .\rbitralion Committee — 

 Frank C, Drews I cliairman i, William Reid, 

 (Jeorge Wraight, John Hayes, Dutuck Kinds- 

 grab; Room and Library Committee — John 

 L. Collins, Edw. A. Manda, Arthur Jackscm, 

 Edgar Bow^nee, Emil Panuske ; Essay Com- 

 mittee — George W. Strange. .Toseph A. Man- 

 da, George Wraight, A. A. Thoma.s, William 

 Reid: Auditing Committee — Frank Drews 

 Emil Panuska, Alfred A, Thomas. 



The society decided not to hold an annual 

 dinner. It was also decided best for the 

 .socie'y to ada]it for the coming year a scale 

 of points, consisting of six classes, viz.. 



Class 1 — Best orchid plant in flower — 1st, 

 7 : 2d. .T : 3d, 2. 



Class 2 — Best vase of 12 roses or more 

 varieties — 1st, 7 : 2d, 5 ; 3d, 2. 



Class o — Best vase of 12 carnations — 1st, 

 7: 2d. 5: 3d, 2. 



Class -1 — Best foliage or llowcring plaiit- 

 1st. 5: 2d, 3; 3d, 2. 



Class o — Best vase of cut flowers any 

 other than above — 1st, 5: 2d, 3: 3d, 2, 



Class I! — Best bunch of 50 violets or sweet 

 peas — 1st. 5: 2d. 3 ; 3d, 2. 



The winners scoring the highest iiumlicr 

 (d' iioittts for the entire eight mniithl\' coiii- 

 pe.itioiis will secure the prizes. 



.\ wards for the evening were as follows: 



Class 3 — Peter Ilauck, Jr. (Gardener Max 

 Sdiiieideri. .S.'i points. 



Clai-s -I— Peter Hauck. Jr. ((Jardeiier Max 

 Schneider t. ti.~i points. 



Class ." — Peter Hauck, Jr. Itiardeuer Max 

 Schneider I. 7.5 points. 



Class II — Peter Hauck, .Ir. I Gardener Jlax 

 Schneider). G.") points. 



Class (i — Mrs. A. J. .Moultnu I Gardener 

 Arthur Jackson), ll.j points. 



Class 4 — ilrs. Wm. Barr Kiardener lOmi! 

 I'anuska ). till points. 



Mrs. A. .J. Moulton received Highest Rec- 

 ommendations for plate of mushrooms. 



GEORGE W. STRANGE, Secretary. 



CONNECTICUT HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regular luitni.glitly nicctiiiy of this 

 society was held in the County Building; 

 Hartford, Friday evening, January 8, War- 

 ren S. Mason, the new president, presidinj; 

 for the first time. President Mason an- 

 nounced the following committees: 



Executive Committee — John F. Huss. G. 

 II. Hollister, W. W. Hunt, Oscar F. Gritz- 

 niaclier. C. H. Sierman. 



Publicity Committee— James M. Adams. 

 Edward Jlrassill, Alfred Dixon. 



President Mason exhibited a line collection 

 of camellias in various colors. Charizenia 

 lllieifolia and Clerodendron Belforni from 

 the conservatories of Mrs. A. A. Pope, of 

 Fnrminnton. Alex. Gumming, Jr., of the 

 Pierson Greenhouses. Cromwell, staged rare 

 s])ccimeiis of Buddleia Asitica. G. H. Hol- 

 lister. C. H. Sierniau and Frank Roulier were 

 ap|)oiiited judges and awarded a cultural 

 certilicate to each exliibit. 



In President Mason's opening remarks to 

 the society as its new president he touched 

 upon several plans for the coming year, 

 chief of which was a spring flower show foi 

 the benefit of the Red Cross or some such 

 society. This brought forth much discus- 

 sion as to the feasibility of the project, and 

 it seemed to be the consensus of opinion 

 that it could be done, and was endorsed 

 with much entliusiasm. It was voted that 

 the executive coniniittee get together and 

 make arrangements for the show, same to lie 

 civen the last of May or the fore part of 

 .True. 



Mrs. Wilhelmina Seliger. of Waverly ave- 

 nue, was elected a life member of the so- 

 ciety in appreciation of her valuable aid to 

 horticulture through her writings over the 

 signature of "Garden Notes" in the Hartford 

 Times. 



Several new members were elected. 



ALFRED DIXON. Secretary. 



Wethersfield. Conn., January 12. Ifll.i. 



OYSTER BAY HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY'S DINNER. 



The annual dinner of the Oyster Bay Hor- 

 ticultural Society was held on December 17 

 at the Oyster Bay Inn, Oyster Bay. N. Y. 

 It was in the nature of a beefsteak dinner, 

 and the novel menu served was much en- 

 joyed by all who partook of it. 



About one hundred members and friends 

 congregated in the flining room \\hen ''din- 



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