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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



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iier is ready" was aiuiount'ed. Aftor the din- 

 ner was served President Jolm T. Ingram 

 introduced M. C. Ebel. of Madison. X. .J.. 

 as tlie toastmaster. 



After presenting President Ingram with a 

 handsome smoking set on lielialt of tlie 

 Oj'ster liay Soeiety, in a])preciation of liis 

 successful 'administration during tlie past 

 year, the toastmaster called on James 

 buthie to respond to the toast of "The 

 Gardener." wliirli he did in an adminiMi' 

 manner. 



A long list of speakers followed, among 

 whom were Fatlier Kennalian, who in his 

 remarks alluded to the part that the flowers 

 took in shaping the nature of mankind. 

 Representative Harry Howard responded to 

 the toast -Associate Members." L. C. IMs- 

 brow, "Local Press." W. D. Robertson. "Na- 

 tional A.ssociation of Cardeners." Andrew 

 Kennedy, "The Sporting Seedsmen." W. 

 Sperling. "Bulbs That Grow." John Ilay, 

 '•The Traveling Seedsmen." Charles Plum. 

 "Horticultural'Past and Present." Others 

 among the representative local business men 

 present called on were: R. W. Devillc, John 

 Burke. John P.irmingham, G. B. Powers, John 

 Eemson. 



Dining the evening Toastmaster Ebel ])re- 

 sented Frank Petroccia with the Stumpp & 

 Walter Company's cup w^on by him at the 

 Fall show with "an exhibition of a fine col- 

 lection of vegetables. 



E.xicellent instrumental and vocal talent 

 were provided. When the members finally 

 arose to join in "Auld Lang Syne" it was 

 the unanimous opinion of tliose present, who 

 had attended tlic previous dinners of the so- 

 ciety, that it was the most successful ever 

 held. 



TARRYTOWN HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY'S DINNER. 



THE WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Despite the stormy weather a large at- 

 tendance gathered at' the eighteenth aniuial 

 dinner of the Tarrytown Horticultural So- 

 ciety at Florence Inn. Tarrytown. X. Y., on 

 Tuesday evening. January 12. The dinner 

 was said to be the most successful ever 

 given by this society. The dining room was 

 beautifully decorated with the floral art. 

 some fine blooms and specimen plants mak- 

 ing np the table decorations. 



After the dinner, wdiich was an excellent 

 one, was over President William Jamison of 

 the society introduced F. R. Pierson, who 

 reviewed 'the history of the Tarrytown 

 Horticultural Society and its past and pres- 

 ent services to the village of Tarrytown, 

 following which he introduced .John F. 

 Dinkle as the toastmaster of the evening. 

 A number of public men (iresent were found 

 to be notable after-dinner speakers, who 

 held the interest of their audience. 



Harrv A. Bnnyard. |n-esident of the New 

 York Florists' Club; .John W. Everitt. presi- 

 dent of the National Association of Gar- 

 deners, and others, representing horticul- 

 tural pursuits, were among the speakers. 

 Among the visitors juesent from the sister 

 societies were Ernest Westlake. John Jones, 

 of the Nassau County TTorticultural Society: 

 Arthur Jackson. George W. Strange, of the 

 New Jersey Horticultural Society: F. Gold- 

 berg. J. Newman, of the Dobbs Ferry Horti- 

 cultural Society. The local gardening fra- 

 ternity was well represented by many mem- 

 bers of the society who were present. 



Thi're was a \ ery large attendance of 

 membeis at the regular monthly meeting ol 

 the Westchester and Fairfield llorticultural 

 ,-ociety, held in Greenwich, Conn., Friday 

 e\enin"g, January S. A feature was the in- 

 stallation of tli'e newly elected oHicers for 

 the ensuing year. The names are as fol- 

 lows: President. \V. J. Sealey; vice-presi- 

 dent, Wm. Morrow; treasurer, Robert Wil- 

 liamson; secretary, J. B. McArdle; corre- 

 sponding secretary, P. W. Popp. Executive 

 Cominitiee— Jas. Stuart, Eweii McKenzie, 

 l hos. Ryan, John T. Burns, Jas. Foster. The 

 omcers each in turn assured the members 

 of the society of their best efforts in the 

 society's welfare. The finances of the so- 

 ciety "are in a very gratifying state. This, 

 in connection witii the ever increasing in- 

 terest of our members and the adoption of 

 several additional features of interest that 

 are being contemplated, assures the West- 

 chester and Fairfield Society a very envial)le 

 place in the liorticultural world. We wish 

 at this time to thank our many friends for 

 tlie generous support reialered to us in the 

 past, and hope to merit a continuation of the 

 same in the future. Two new members 

 were elected at this meeting and several 

 proposals for membership were received and 

 filed. It was decided to hold the annual 

 summer exhibition in June, the dates and 

 location to be decided later. 



A committee was appointed to complete 

 final arrangements for the annual enter- 

 tainment and dance to be held in February, 

 the date and location of the hall to be an- 

 nounced at an early date. 



The lecturer scheduled for the evening, 

 Jlr. Xeil Morrow Ladd, president of the 

 (iieenwich Bird Protective Society, enter- 

 tained the members with a very interesting 

 and instructive lecture on the methods of 

 attracting the wild birds about the home 

 iirounds. '^ The speaker used some very fine 

 colored view^s to illustrate the various meth- 

 ods of winter feeding, as well as a number 

 of clever devices for sheltering the birds 

 during the severe weather. A rising vote 

 of thanks was accorded the speaker for the 

 very timely and enjoyable lecture. The 

 subject is a very broad one and worthy ol 

 the serious consideration of all horticul- 

 turists. 



The competition for the secretary's prizes 

 for the best eighteen carnations, three va- 

 rieties of six each, caused a truly re- 

 markable display to be staged. All the 

 older favorites were on exhibition as well 

 as all of the best varieties of recent intro- 

 duction, and all of a quality that was not 

 to be surpassed. The competition was very 

 keen and the decisions were close. The 

 judges awarded the first prize to Thoma-- 

 Rvan. second prize to .John Canning, third 

 prize to Robert Grunnert. The remaining 

 competitors were each awarded a very 

 hearty vote of thanks for their splendid 

 display. In the non-competitive classes the 

 judges made the following awards: To 

 Samuel Bachelor, manager of the Amohat 

 Greenhouses at Mamaroneck, N. Y.. cul- 

 tural certificate for a magnificent vase of 

 carnation "Gorgeous," and who was also 

 highly commended for eacli of several very 

 fine vases of carnations. Display of carna- 

 tions from Thomas Aitcheson, vote of 

 thanks. Vase of seedling carnations from 

 A. Wynne, highly commended. Vase of as- 

 sorted carnations from Thomas Ryan, vote 

 of thanks. Vase of carnations "Mrs. Dar- 

 linaton." a variegated vellow and pink sport 

 of 'llrs. C. W. \A'ard. from P. W. Popp, was 

 highly commended. Vase of Killarney 

 roses from Carl Ilankenson. vote of thanks. 

 .\lex. ^Marshall was very highly commended 

 for a verv fine vase of orchid blooms. Robt. 



Williamson was highly commended for a 

 specimen plant of Cypripedium Insigne. 

 P. W. Pojip was highly commended for a 

 specimen plant of Buddleya Asiatica. 

 P.uuch of rhubarb and plate of tomatoes 

 from Itobert Grunnert received a vote of 

 thanks. 



A feature of the next meeting, to be held 

 Fcbruarv 12, will be a lecture entitled "Con- 

 iferous "Trees," by James Kelly, of New 

 Canaan, Conn. The speaker is well qualified 

 and we anticipate an interesting talk. 



For the next meeting Jlr. John Canning 

 oilers a cash prize for the best vase of roses, 

 auv variety. 



.\lembers of tlic society will please take 

 notice that the montlily meetings will start 

 l)roinptly at 7:30 o'clock p. m.. thereby en- 

 abling all those who come from a distance 

 to remain at least throughout the business 

 session. .\ bright and [uosperous New Year 

 to all. P- W. POPP, 



Cinresponding Secretary. 



NORTH SHORE HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



At the last regular meeting of the North 

 Shore Horticultural Society, Manchester, 

 Mass., Frank S. Gifl'ord's lecture on "Breeds 

 of Cattle" was both interesting and instruc- 

 tive. With the aid of a map of Europe, 

 Mr. Gift'ord traced the course of various 

 breeds of cattle from Egypt and the north 

 of Africa northward and westward through 

 E'lirojie and across to Canada, the United 

 States and the South American republics. 



A silver medal was awarded to Vice-presi- 

 dent E. li. Wetterlow for six seedling pri- 

 mulas, a cross between Primula Chinensis 

 fimbriata and Primula stellata. all mauve 

 in color, the same as .the parent plants. All 

 the plants were well grown. The foliage 

 was of the stellata type, with long stems, 

 and the flowers were large, of the fimbriata 

 type. A certificate of merit was awarded 

 to Ernest Townsend for a fine plant of 

 Cypripedium insiGue in a lO-iuch pot. 



'The sixteentli annual banc|uet of the so- 

 ciety will be held in the Town Hall, in this 

 citv. January 27, at 6:30 p. m. The ban- 

 quet will be served by Jesse A. Dill, of Mel- 

 rose, and will be followed by an entertain- 

 ment by professional talent, and dancing 

 from lO'to 12 m. Tickets will be $1..''>I) each, 

 and can be obtained from the chairman of 

 the committee. William Till. :Magnolia, 

 Ihrss. Any visitors in tliis \ i(-inity will be 

 given a cordial welcome. 



The feature of the next meeting will be a 

 stereopticcm lecture on gladioli by B. Ham- 

 mond Tra<-\-. of Wenhani. W. T. 



Corresponding secretaries of the local 

 societies are invited to send reports of 

 their meetings. Those received by the 

 ISth of the month will be published in 

 the current issue. 



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