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HOETICULTTJKE 



August 3, 1912 



Geo. n. Moulder, 111. Ceut. U. R. Paptr, 

 "Insect Pests on Trees and Shrubs and 

 Remedy for Same," E. F. A. Reinsch, San- 

 ta Fe R. R. I'aper, "Are Live Snow 

 Breaks More Ei'imomii'al Than Lnuilier 

 and What Should They be Composed otV" 

 J. E. Smith, Fenna. R. R. 



2.30 P. M.— Paper, "Which Gives the 

 Best Results: the Theoretical or I'ractical 

 Railway Gardener? ' J. E. Byrne, B. & O. 

 R. R. Paper, "Should Railways Establish 

 a Landscape Department?" N. S. Dunlop, 

 C. P. R. B. Paper. "The Propagation of 

 Nursery Stock by Seed and Cuttings," 

 John Gipner, Mich. Cent. R. R. Paper, 

 "How Do Railway Gardeners Compare 

 Mentally, I'hvsically and Morally With 

 Men of Other Professions?" E. A. Richard- 

 son, B. & O. R. R. Paper, "What Rela- 

 tionship Should Exist Between the Agri- 

 cultural and Industrial Department of 

 Railways and the R. R. Landscape Gar- 

 dener," Dr. E. A. Schubert, Norfolk & 

 West. Rv. I'aper, "Duties of a Railway 

 Gardener," C. H. Tritschler, N. C. & St. 

 L. R. R. Paper, "To What Extent Can 

 Aquatic or Water Gardening be Carried on 

 by the Railway Gardener?" V. Wickles. 

 111. Cent. R. R. 



7.a0 p. M.— Paper. "The Construct! 'U 

 and Maintenance of Driveways Approach- 

 ing Railway Stations," C. J. Andrews. 

 Penna. R. R. Paper, "The Best Trees for 

 Railway Parks," J. K. Wingert, Cumb. 

 Val. R. R. Open discussion on all subjects. 

 Selection of next meeting place and date. 

 Election of officers. Miscellaneous. .id- 

 journraent. 



Wednesday, August 14th. 



A. M. — A'lito trip over principal streets 

 of Roanoke. Reception by Mr. and Mrs. 

 Churchill. 



12 noon — Trip to Mill Mountain over in- 

 cline R. R. Lunch at Rockledge Inn. 



T.-'iO P. M. — Trip to Mountain Park 

 Amusements. 



Thursday, August 15th. 



12.10 P. M. — SiKlit-scciiij.' trip over Shen- 

 andoah A'alley Di\'ision. Norfolk vV Western 

 Railway, stopping over at Natural Bridge 

 and the Caverns of Luray. 



Friday, August 16th. 



Free for all to do as the.v please. 



A WATERSIDE GROUP. 



LENOX HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 



This society held its first Sweet Pea 

 Show on .July 23d and by all appear- 

 ances of the crowds it was very much 

 appreciated. The arrangements were 

 well carried out and the show was a 

 great success. We hope that next year 

 all the fine gardens in Lenox will be 

 represented and thus make the Sweet 

 Pea Show an annua! event. The dis- 

 plays for effect were judged by Mr. G. 

 Turnure, Mr. W. B. O. Field and Miss 

 Charlotte Barnes, and the remaining 

 exhibits by Messrs. Wingate, Page and 

 Smith. The list of awards is as fol- 

 lows; 



24 vases distinct. 1st S. P. Shotter, 2d 

 Giraud Foster, 3d Mrs. Field; IS vase.s, 

 Giraud Foster, Mrs. Griswold. Mrs. Field; 

 12 vases, S. P. Shotter, Giraud Foster, 

 Mrs. G. Turnure; 6 vases, Giraud Foster, 

 Miss Furniss, Mrs. Jesup. In the classes 

 for one vase of specified color S. P. Shot- 

 ter took six firsts and two seconds. Miss 

 Furniss two seconds and one third, Mrs. 

 N. Morris one third, ilrs. Griswold one 

 second, W. M. Salisbury one third. Mrs. 

 Field one second and three thirds. Giraud 

 Foster, two firsts, two seconds and one 

 third. In the classes for three vases, dis- 

 tinct varieties, one color, S. P. Shotter 

 won three firsts, seven seconds and one 

 third, Ci. Foster eight firsts and three sec- 

 onds, Mrs. I'Meld one second and four thirds. 

 Display to occup.v 16 sq. ft.. G. Foster. S. 

 P. Shotter. Single vase arranged for ef- 

 fect. Mrs. W. D. Sloane, G. Foster, S. P. 

 Shotter. Basket, W. M. Salisbury. Mrs. 

 W. D. Sloane, G. Foster. A first-class 

 certificate was awarded to Giraud Foster 

 for a display of 98 distinct varieties and 

 an award of merit was given to some very 

 fine melons and peaches shown by Mrs. M. 

 K. Jesup and Mrs. W. E. S. Griswold. 



W. HOOPER, Asst. Sec. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The St. Louis Florist Club will hold 

 its annual meeting Aug. Sth. Election 

 of officers will be held and the trus- 



Our cover illustration this week 

 shows one use of water in formal gar- 

 dening. The' accompanying picture 

 shows just the opposite — a bit of nat- 

 ural water gardening. Nobody can 



help admiring the pontederias, sagit- 

 tarias, sedges and willows which, 

 growing on the water edge, make up 

 this pretty summer scene with its 

 suggestion of inviting coolness and 

 fragrance. 



tees have provided some good things 

 for those who attend. 



The Canadian Horticultural Asso- 

 ciation will hold its annual convention 

 in Montreal, P. Q., on August 6. 7, 8 

 and 9. George A. Robinson. Outre- 

 mont. Que., is superintendent of the 

 trade exhibition and Julius Liick, 1018 

 Queen Mary Road, Montreal, is sec- 

 retary. 



THE ASBURY PARK ATTENDANCE. 



My compliments to Mr. Denegar and 

 beg to assure him that — with the rest 

 of the horticultural world — I fully ap- 

 preciate his heroic work in giving a 

 flower show at Asbury Park in mid- 

 summer and commend their publicity 

 department in the highest degree. We 

 hope they will repeat the operation 

 next year, and, with added experience, 

 get the crowd. That exhibit of Duke's 

 alone — if adequately exploited — was 

 enough to pack the house. But the 

 publicity department apparently did 

 not have the little bird near them to 

 tell them just what to do. You see, 

 Mr. Editor, my "ability to criticise" 

 is quite unimpaired. 



GEORGE C. WATSON. 



PERSONAL. 



William F. and Adolphus Gude of 

 Washington, D. C, spent the week at 

 Old Point Comfort. 



W. W. Chenowith. of Columbia, Mo., 

 secretary of the Missouri State Board 

 of Horticulture, has resigned his pos- 

 ition to take a place as instructor in 

 the Massachusetts State Agricultural 

 College- 

 Thomas Pegler has resigned his po- 

 sition in the Boston Flower Market 

 and will return to his former avoca- 

 tion of grower which he believes will 

 benefit his health. Mr. Peg-ler is the 

 popular president of the Gardeners' 

 and Florists' Club of Boston and a 

 host of friends will wish him success 

 in whatever he undertakes. 



Detroit visitors: — Christ. Winterich, 

 Defiance, C; H. W. Buckbee, Rock- 

 ford, 111.; Mr. James, Pittsburgh, Pa.; 

 Mr. McGee. Toledo, 0.; J. A. Bissin- 

 ger, Lansing. Mich.; L. Walters, 

 Cleveland, O. 



Visitor in Boston: C. L. Linz and 

 wife. Washington, D. C. 



