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HORTICULTUEE 



November 23, I9t2 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' CLUB 

 OF BOSTON. 



The regular montlily meeting of the 

 Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Bos- 

 ton was held in Horticultural Hall on 

 November 19, at 8 p. m., with Vice- 

 President Wm. J. Kennedy in the 

 chair. During the regular routine of 

 business the banquet committee re- 

 ported a balance on hand which was 

 voted into the entertainment fund. The 

 landscape class committee reported 

 progress but stated that as the old 

 teachers could not be depended upon, 

 new ones would have to be selected. 

 Two names were proposed for mem- 

 bership and accepted: The following 

 officers were nominated: For presi- 

 dent, William J. Kennedy; vice-presi- 

 dent, Herman Bartsch, Eber Holmes; 

 secretary, William N. Craig; treasurer, 

 Peter Fisher; executive committee, 

 John Reid, William J. Patterson, F. 

 E. Palmer, Henry Penn, Duncan 

 Finlayson. A. K. Rogers, Robert S. 

 Edgar, Charles Sander, Peter Miller, 

 James L. Miller, John Slawson and 

 William C. Rust. Professor E. A. 

 White, of the Massachusetts Agricul-- 

 tural College, read a very interesting 

 paper on "Education for the Gardener 

 and Florist." This called forth some 

 animated discussion, the gist of which 

 was expression of strong support in 

 the establishment of an extension 

 school under the auspices of the club. 

 A standing vote of thanks was extend- 

 ed to Prof. White. Lunch was par- 

 taken of and routine business then 

 continued until late. The floral dis- 

 play at this meeting was not large but 

 what was shown was of excellent qual- 

 ity. M. A. Patten showed a vase of 

 Carnation Princess Dagmar. A well 

 grown specimen plant of Begonia Win- 

 ter Cheer, on which the flower lasted 

 six weeks, was shown by W. Downs. 

 W. W. Edgar Co. had an excellent 

 display of small stock among which 

 was a splendid standard heliotrope. A 

 vase of Carnation Gloria was brought 

 by Prof. White. 



NASSAU COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The monthly meeting of the Society 

 was held at Glen Cove, L. I., on Nov. 

 13. There was a fine display of late 

 flowering chrysanthemums, Wm. Tur- 

 ner, Wells' Late Pink and H. E. Con- 

 verse being very fine. Prizes were of- 

 fered for three white, three yellow and 

 three pink and the winners were J. W. 

 Everett, Henry Gaut and James Mc- 

 Carthy. P. Petroccia received thanks 

 of the society for new pink celery. H. 

 Gaut was awarded cultural certificate 

 tor three flowers of the chrysanthe- 

 mum H. E. Converse, collection of 

 single chrysanthemums and for six 

 blooms grown in six inch pots. H. S. 

 Laden, of Glen Cove, was elected 

 to honorable membership. Five 

 new members were elected and tour 

 applications were received. Prizes are 

 offered for three poinsettias, fifty vio- 

 lets and twenty-five carnations, mixed, 

 at the next meeting. 



JAMES MacDONALD, Cor. Sec. 



RHODE ISLAND GARDENERS 

 FORM ASSOCIATION. 



The Providence Market Gardeners' 

 Association, comprising all of the 

 leading gardeners in and about Prov- 

 idence, R. I., have formed an associa- 

 tion, the object of which, according 

 to the constitution is "for the better- 

 ment of the business conditions under 

 which we are compelled to do our sell- 

 ing, and a promotion of closer rela- 

 tions between the consumer and pro- 

 ducer." The new association held a 

 meeting last week and elected the fol- 

 lowing officers: President, Harold F. 

 Thompson of Attleboro; first vice- 

 president, H. Evans West, Seekonk; 

 second vice-president, F. L. Gardner, 

 Swansea; secretary and treasurer, Ev- 

 erett C. Potter, Auburn; executive 

 committee, Eugene Peck, Seekonk 

 (chairman) ; George L. Tinkham, War- 

 ren; Cosmos D'Acchioll, Thornton; 

 Thomas Boyle, Auburn; Gardner Kei- 

 ley, Warwick. 



The members of the Market Place 

 committee are Horace W. Tinkham, 

 Warren (chairman); Joshua Vose, 

 Cranston, and C. H. Paterson, See- 

 konk. Legislative committee. Dexter 

 E. Horton, Swansea; Everett C. Pot- 

 ter, Auburn; Gardner H. Keiley, War- 

 wick. Social committee, OIney Green, 

 Seekonk (chairman); H. B. Tinkham, 

 Warren and Eugene Peck, Seekonk. 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



There was a large attendance at the 

 annual meeting of the Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society Nov. 16, with 

 President Charles W. Parker in the 

 chair. 



William P. Rich presented the 

 annual report which showed that ap- 

 propriations for prizes and gratuities 

 tor the coming year amounted to $7500. 

 C. Harmon Payne of London was 

 elected to coriesponding membership. 

 A number of amendments were voted 

 upon. 



The following officers were elected: 

 John K. M. L. Farquhar, president; 

 Richard M. Saltonstall, vice-president; 

 William Downs, Arthur F. Estabrook, 

 Nathaniel T. Kidder, Charles W. Par- 

 ker, trustees for three years; Edwaid 

 B. Wilder, trustee for one year; Harold 

 I. Frost, Theophilus D. Hatfield, Henry 

 S. Hunnewell, Herbert W. Rawson, 

 William Sim, nominating committee. 



THE WESTCHESTER AND FAIR- 

 FIELD HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 society was held in Greenwich on Fri- 

 day, Nov. 15. One application for 

 membership was received and six new 

 members elected. A temporary re- 

 port of the show was read, showing 

 that financially it was a great success, 

 and a hearty vote of thanks awarded 

 to the manager and the exhibition 

 committee. The following awards 

 were made at our New Rochelle show: 



To C. H. Totty, for new rose, Mrs. Geo. 

 Shawyer, certificate of merit; Scott Bros., 

 tor carnation Wm. Eccles, certificate of 

 merit, also ton. mention for collection of 

 single 'mums; A. N. Pierson, Inc., for new- 

 rose Milady, certificate of merit; J. D. 

 Cockcroft, for carnation Northport, certifi- 

 cate of merit; Anthon S. Peterson, for 

 display of evergreens and potted plants, 

 certificate of merit; Thos. Meehan & Sons, 

 fur collection of Lardy pompons, special 

 mention ; George Melvln, for solanums, 

 honorable mention; Geo. E. Baldwin Co., 

 for display of orchid plants, certificate of 

 merit. 



YONKERS HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 



There was a large attendance at the 

 November meeting, held in Holly- 

 wood Inn, on Friday, the 15th. The 

 principal business was the nomination 

 of ofl5cers tor 1913. The following 

 were elected: President, W. H. 

 Waite; vice-president, J. Canning; 

 secretary, H. Nichols: treasurer, Wm. 

 Wright; corresponding and financial 

 secretary, W. Mills; executive commit- 

 tee, R. Rennison, S. Mahoney, R. 

 Cochrane and Ernest Miller. It was 

 decided to form a bowling club in con- 

 nection with the society, and as soon 

 as the committee can engage alleys the 

 members will begin practice. The 

 next meeting will be held on Dec. 6. 



The committee on gardens of the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society 

 announces the following list of awards 

 made to gardens and estates visited 

 during the current year: 



For Garden of Spring flowering plants: 

 1st, Bayard Thayer, South Lancaster. 



For Garden of Summej or Fall flowering 

 plants: 1st, Mrs. Charles W. Parker, Mar- 

 blebead; 2d, Col. Harry E. Converse, 

 Marion. 



For Garden or Collection of peonies: 

 1st, Wilton Lockwood, South Orleans. 



For Garden or Collection of hardy roses: 

 1st, Col. H. B. Converse. Marion; 2d, Wil- 

 ton Lockwood, South Orleans. 



For Rock Garden: 1st, Charles W. Par- 

 ker, Marblehead Neck. 



For Fruit Garden: 1st, Col. H. B. Con- 

 verse, Marion ; 2d, C. W. Parker, Marble- 

 head. 



For Vegetable Garden : 1st, Col. H. E. 

 Converse, Marion. 



Special Awards — American Forestry Co., 

 South Framingham : For nurseries of for- 

 est trees, Silver Medal. Andrew Gray 

 Weeks: For estate at Marion, Silver 

 Medal. Charles S. Eaton : For estate at 

 Marblehead Neck, Silver Medal. E. c& J. 

 Farquhar & Co.: For collection of newly- 

 Introduced Chinese lilies. Honorable Men- 

 tion. B. Hammond Tracy: For gladiolus 

 gardens at Wenham, Honorable Mention. 

 WM. P. RICH, Secretary. 



NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GAR- 

 DENERS. 



The annual meeting of the Associa- 

 tion was held in the new Auditorium 

 Hall. 81 Orange street, Newark, N. J., 

 on the 19th inst., and it was the larg- 

 est and most enthusiastic which has 

 taken place, the members present 

 numbering 129. The business of the 

 meeting having been duly transacted, 

 the chairman, Thomas Logan, intro- 

 duced the speakers of the afternoon: 

 Robert Craig of Philadelphia, Pa., who 

 chose tor his sub,iect, "A Talk to Gar- 

 deners;" C. H. Totty, Madison, N. J.. 

 who spoke on the "International 

 Flower Show of 1913;" and Professor 

 Taubenhaus of the Delaware Agricul- 

 tural College, Newark, Del., whose 

 subject was, "Problems of Plant Dis- 

 eases That Confront the Gardener." 

 The speeches were highly interesting 

 and were received with the greatest 

 of attention and appreciation. Harry 

 Bunyard was to have given a lecture 



