November 23, 1912 



HORTICULTUEE 



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presenting his stereopticon views of 

 tlie "International Sliow in London," 

 but as time would not allow this the 

 audience had unfortunately to be con- 

 tent with a view of the pictures alone, 

 which were very beautiful, but would 

 be more so if they were colored. About 

 120 members sat down to the banquet, 

 after which speeches were the order 

 and with Patrick O'Mara as toast- 

 master things went with a swing. The 

 following gentlemen were the speak- 

 ers: James Bell, Wm. Kleinheinz, 

 Thos. Logan, Samuel Bacheller, John 

 H. Dodds, C. H. Totty, F. W. Kelsey, 

 Jos. Manda, Wm. H. Waite and M. C. 

 Ebel. The arrangements were well 

 attended to, for which Secretary Ebel 

 deserves unstinted praise for his inde- 

 fatigable energy and to Mr. Austin C. 

 Sayler for his valuable assistance. 

 The returns of the Bowling Tourna- 

 ment are not yet received as we go to 

 press, and will be given in the next 

 issue. 

 Officers were elected as follows: 



President, W. H. Waite, of Samuel Un- 

 termeyer's Greystone Gardens, Yonkers, N. 

 Y. ; vice-president, A. J. Smith, Lake 

 Geneva, Wis.; Secretary, Martin C. Eljel, 

 Madison, N. J.; treasurer, James Stuart, 

 Mauiaroneck, N. Y. ; trustees, Wm. Klein- 

 heinz, Alex. Mackenzie, Peter Du£f, Wm. 

 Duckhaui, John H. Dodds. 



Following is a list of the awards: 



Certificates to Traendly & Schenck, for 

 Carnatiou Salmon Beauty ; Wm. Reid, lor 

 Carnation Seedling No. 3; C. H. Totty, tor 

 Rose Mrs. Geoige Shawyer; Waban Conser- 

 vatories, for Rose Mrs. Charles Russell; H. 

 Dreer, Inc., for new Fein Adiantum Far- 

 ieyense Gloriusa: Traendly & Schenck, for 

 Rose L;)dy Alice Stanley ; Colonel Cliarles 

 Ofaff, for Solanum eapsicastrum Melvinii; 

 Scott Bros., for Carnation Wm. Eccles; C. 

 H. Totty, for Carnation Commodore; Jas. 

 D. Cockcroft, tor Carnation Northport; W. 

 A. Manda. for display of flowering and 

 foliage plants, also for Fourcroya Wat- 

 sonii and Polypudium Mandianum. Spe- 

 cial mention to Wm. Trlcker for an inter- 

 esting group of hardy plants, including 

 Vinca minor aurea; Thomas Meehan & 

 Sons, for collection of hardy berried plants; 

 C. H. Totty, for Rose Sunburst aud Carna- 

 tion Nortliport. 



NEW ROSE MILADY. 



Officers of the Arkansas Horticultu- 

 ral Society held a conference at Foit 

 Smith, Ark., on Nov. 7, and completed 

 arrangements for the coming annual 

 convention to be held there Jan. 21- 

 22. The premium list was revised and 

 the total amount set aside for prizes 

 was placed at $1000. 



Milady 



"T^is new claimant for the favor of 

 the rose growing fraternity has al- 

 ready won many honors in the exhibi- 

 tion halls and promises to take high 

 place among the standard florists' 

 stock. It Is rich dark red in color and 

 is fragrant and long-keeping and a 

 very' abundant bloomer. Its habit of 

 growth is well illustrated in the pic- 

 ture of a house full of it at the intro- 

 ducers, A. N. Pierson, Cromwell, Conn. 



House of Milady 



The forty-sixth annual meeting of 

 the Minnesota State Horticultural so- 

 ciety will be held December 3-6, in the 

 assembly hall of the Minneapolis Court 

 House. In connection with this gath- 

 iring will be held the annual sessions 

 of the Minnesota State Forestry Asso- 

 ciation, the Minnesota Rose Society, 

 1 he Plant Breeders' Auxiliary and the 

 \VV men's Auxiliary and the Beekeep- 

 r'i' Association. Speakers from these 

 ' y ;anizations will have parts in the 

 I'-ogram and a fruit display will be 

 < :ie of the features. 



