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HORTICULTUEE 



[July 13, 1912] 



. NEW YORK HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



There was again a capital little show 

 at Bronx Park on the 29th and 30th 

 of June, the quality of the flowers 

 throughout being of high order. Spe- 

 cial mention, however, should be made 

 of the Japanese iris sent by Jas. A. 

 Macdonald which were exceptionally 

 fine, and of the grand collection of 

 herbaceous flowers from the gardens 

 of Mrs. P. A. Constable. The exhibi- 

 tion of gladioli will be held on August 

 31st. 



Prize awards were: 



Collection of outdoor roses — First, A. P. 

 Stokes, Norotou, Ct., gard. Andrew White- 

 law; second, H. Darlington, Mamaroneck, 

 N. Y., gard. P. W. Popp. 



Japanese Iris, 12 vars. — First, Scott Bros., 

 Elmsford, N. Y. ; second, J. A. Macdonald, 

 Flushing, gard. Richard Hughes. 



Sweet peas, six Tars, 25 of each — First, 

 Miss M. T. Cockroft, Saugatuck, Ct., gard. 



A. Patterson; second, Mrs. ,T. B. Trevor, 

 Yonkers, gard. Howard Nichols. 



Sweet peas, 100 sprays — First, Miss M. 

 T. Cockroft: second, H. Darlington. 



Herbaceous flowers — First, Mrs. P. A. 

 Constable, Mamaroneck. gard. James 

 Stuart. 



Shrub and tree flowers— First, T. H. 

 Havemeyer, Glen Head, L. I., gard. A. 

 Lahodny; second, H. Darlington. 



Japanese Iris, six vars. — First, James 

 Macdonald; second, T. A. Havemeyer. 



Sweet peas, three vars., 25 of each — 

 First, Miss M. T. Cockroft; second, Mrs. J. 



B. Trevor. 



Twelve vegetables — First, Mrs. J. B. 

 Trevor; second, Mrs. F. A. Constable. 



Six vegetables — First, J. A. Macdonald; 

 second, T. A. Havemeyer. 



The judges were William Scott, 



Richard Hughes and Ernest Prince. 



NORTH SHORE HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The North Shore Horticultural So- 

 ciety held a rose show on June 26-27 

 at Manchester, Mass. The special 

 prizes were well competed for with 

 results as follows: 



M. H. Walsh Prize for General Display 

 of Hardy Roses— Mrs. Lothrop Brown, 

 gard. W. Swan, 1st; Mrs. E. C. Swift, gard. 

 J. Chapman, 2nd. Morley. Flatlty Co. 

 Prize for H. P. Collection— Mrs. W. B. 

 Walker, gard. E. F. Eicke, 1st; W. Swan, 

 2nd. John McKenzie Prize for 24 H. P. 

 Eoses— W. Swan. Dreer Prize for S 11. T.— 

 J Chapman, Beaton Prize for Vase of 

 Roses— J. Chapman, 1st; E. Hylaiul, 2nd. 

 Gold Medal, for roses arransed for effect 

 by lady— Mrs. G. E. Cabot. Table of Roses 

 -Mrs. H. L. Higginsou, gard. A. Cruick- 

 shank. Dinner Table Decoration— W. H. 

 Clark, 1st, with pink sweet peas and single 

 roses; Mrs. Jas. McMillan, gard. W. H. 

 Beach, 2nd, with carmine pillar and sweet 

 peas. Foxgloves— W. Swan. J. B. Dow 

 Prize for Peonies— W. Swan. Jos. CInrk 

 Prize for Peonies — J. Chapman. I'^nsies — 

 J. Chapman, 1st; Mrs. Allan Curtis, gard. 

 Thos. Jack, 2nd. Lord & Burnham Prize 

 for Group of Flowering Plants — Mrs. Les- 

 ter Leland. gard. E. Wetterlow. Basket 

 of Roses— Mrs. C. S. Eaton, gard. Jos. 

 Warr. Canterbury Bells — W. Swan. 

 Strawberries, 3 var. — R. Dexter, gard. J. 

 Salter. Strawberries. 6 var. — Mrs. G. D. 

 Curtis, gard. E. P. Hooper. Colle tion of 

 Vegetables- Mrs. G. Abbott's Silver Cup to 

 Wm. Swan. T. J. Grey Co. Prize for Peas 

 — C F Eicke. 1st; W. Craig. 2nd. Breck's 

 Prize for Peas— Thos. Jack, 1st; E. P. 

 Hooper, 2nd. Lettuce — H. W. Clark, 1st; 

 E. P. Hooper, 2nd. Specimen Flowering 

 Plant— W. Swan, Collection Sweet Peas- 

 Mrs, W. D, Denegro, gard. H. W. Clark. 

 Collection of Vegetables— E. Wetterlow. 

 The regular classes were also well-fil'ed 

 and brought out some excellent compe- 

 tition. 



. AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



The annual term of officials of the 

 American Rose Society dates from 

 the 1st of July. President Adolph 

 Parenwald does duty for the second 

 term. Prank H. Traendly of New 

 York City becomes vice-president; 

 ex-President Robert Simpson of Clif- 

 ton, N. J., and Frank R. Pierson of 

 Tarrytown, N. Y., are to serve a term 

 on the Executive Committee. This 

 eastern concentration was intended 

 to strengthen the Rose Society during 

 the coming National Flower Show to 

 be held in New York next spring. 



A week ago a convention of the 

 New York State Bankers, Group 6, 

 was held at Lake Mohonk. The two 

 large rose gardens were so attractive 

 that when the time came for the 

 morning session, which is the chief 

 business session, there were scarcely 

 enough members present to hold the 

 meeting. When a search was made 

 there were these bankers and trustees 

 off in the rose gardens more interest- 

 ed in the beauteous bloom of the 

 Queen of Flowers than they were in 

 the active business which called them 

 to the convention. Probably no one 

 had seen such a sight before; the 

 variety of roses seemed endless. 



There will be a meeting of the 

 American Rose Society in Chicago at 

 the S. A. F. convention in August. 

 BENJAMIN HAMMOND, Sec'y. 



Fishkill-on-Hudson, N. Y., July 1, '12. 



ST. LOUIS FLORIST CLUB. 



The Florist Club held a very inter- 

 esting meeting on Thursday afternoon, 

 June 13; Vice-President Vennemann 

 presided. After the regular opening 

 proceedings the trustees reported ar- 

 rangements for the annual picnic, and 

 it was voted to hold the picnic at 

 Preisters' Park on the East Side near 

 Belleville, on Wednesday, July 17th. 

 Wm. Ossick and Charles Young were 

 appointed on the committee. 



Resolutions on the death of Charles 

 A. Juengel were adopted as followtj; 



Wliereas, Death has removed from our 

 midst Chas. A. Juengel, a member of this 

 club; 



Whereas. In the demise of Mr. Juengel 

 the club has met with irreparable loss, and 



Whereas, The deceased was known to us 

 as a man of sterling worth, and as a good 

 neighbor and citizen. Mr. Juengel has ever 

 oxempltfled the highest qualities. There- 

 fore be it 



Resolved. That his memory will 

 ever be cherished as an example of 

 faith, friendship and ti-ue nobility, an in- 

 spiration of public fidelity. So to have 

 lived and so to have died is not to have 

 lived and died in vain. The St. Louis Flor- 

 ist Club mourns with a host of friends his 

 taking off. To his bereaved wife and fam- 

 ily w"e extend our deepest sympathy In 

 their liour of affliction in the memory of 

 the nobility of his character, the faithful- 

 ness of his private and public life and the 

 sincere attachment of the vast host of 

 friends who with them mourn. Be it fur- 

 ther 



Resolved, That the resolutions be spread 

 on the minutes of this club and that a 

 copy of the same be transmitted to the 

 bereaved family. 



Owing to sickness which caused the 

 absence of Mr. C. E. DeWever, the dis- 

 cussion on Relative Value of Over- 

 head and Sub-irrigation was laid over. 



The next meeting, July 11th, will be 

 nomination of officers and also a dis- 

 cussion of Pot and Cut Chrysanthe- 

 muins by Henry Emunds, in which he 

 will be assisted by Carl Beyer, C. C. 

 Sanders, John Held and F. J. Fill- 

 more. 



PITTSBURGH FLORISTS' AND GAR- 

 DENERS' CLUB. 



The monthly meeting of the Flor- 

 ists' and Gardeners' Club of Pitts- 

 burgh was held Tuesday evening, June 

 4th, in the Dutch Room of the Port 

 Pitt Hotel. 



Neil McCallum of West End Park 

 showed a large and interesting collec- 

 tion of hardy perennials. An interest- 

 ing collection of aquilegias from Schen- 

 ley Park was also exhibited. Most of 

 the members were cut-flctwer men; 

 these hardy perennials did not appeal 

 to them except as pretty things to 

 look at, the invariable remark being 

 that there was no money in them. 



The Elliott nursery showed 20 varie- 

 ties of peonies, the best ever exhibited 

 at the club. A first class certificate 

 was awarded them. Carl Beckerer, of 

 Dixmont showed a good collection of 

 the new French hydrangeas, which 

 were "highly recommended" by the 

 committee. Souvenir de Mme. de 

 Chautard, a fine blue, was perhaps the 

 best variety. It is an early one which 

 the French say can be easily forced 

 for Christmas. Avalanche, an excel- 

 lent white, is an improvement on 

 Thomas Hogg, but earlier. Dentelle, a 

 dwarf variety with a large truss, is 

 considered the best by Mr, Beckerer. 



Randolph & Clements showed sev- 

 eral 4-incli pots of dwarf calceolarias. 

 His method of carrying them over 

 the hot summers of Pittsburgh is to 

 take cuttings in winter and carry these 

 plants over without allowing them to 

 bloom. They keep them in a shaded 

 place in the greenhouse near the door 

 where they can get plenty of air. 



The wonder of the evening was 

 some cucumbers exhibited by John 

 Costofi', gardener to Wm. Flinn. He 

 has found that Sutton's Delicacy will, 

 if started warm and then transferred 

 to a cool house — one growing lettuce 

 and radishes — gives better results than 

 Telegraph, and some of the other long 

 varieties. He sets them in the vege- 

 table house about the middle of March 

 from 3-inch pots and has had the 

 plants in fruit for several weeks al- 

 ready. Grown cool there is less trou- 

 ble in controlling thrips and red 

 spider. 



One of the most interesting exhib- 

 its about Pittsburgh this past month 

 has been the collection of tulips grown 

 by Ernest Outer, gardener to R. B. Mel- 

 lon. There was a display in the open 

 of 35,000 bulbs, of which Pride of 

 Haarlem. Pink Beauty, Cardinal Ram- 

 polla and Princess Wilhelmina were 

 the best. Pride of Haarlem is a par- 

 ticularly good variety. The stems are 

 very long and stiff. It is deep pink 

 with a dark eye. If picked when just 

 commencing to open it will last four 

 weeks in water. 



NASSAU COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCETY. 



The annual summer exhibition of 

 the Nassau County Horticultural So- 

 ciety held at Glen Cove, N. Y., on 

 June 18th. was up to the usual good 

 standard of previous years. Roses 

 were not quite so good, but hardy 

 flowers were exceptionally fine. Percy 

 Chubb. A. Mackenzie, gardener, put 

 up a beautiful table of orchids and 

 gloxinias which won a certificate of 

 culture. John Pratt, J. W. Everitt, 

 gardener, was awarded a certificate of 

 culture for delphiniums and La France 



