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HORTICULTURE 



December 21, 1912 



NEW JERSEY FLORICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The New Jersey Floricultural So- 

 ciety held their regular monthly meet- 

 ing, Friday, Dec. 13, in Lindsley Hall, 

 Orange. The following officers for the 

 ensuing year were elected: Presi- 

 dent, Frank Drews; vice-president, 

 Geo. B. Wilson; secretary, John Der- 

 van; treasurer, Fritz Berglund. The 

 monthly competition for the year end- 

 ed at this meeting with the following 

 results. Roses.— S. M. & A. Colgate, 

 gard. Wm. Reid, 707 points; Charles 

 C. Goodrich, gard. Fritz Berglund, 

 677. Carnations.— S. M. & A. Colgate, 

 746; Chas. Hathaway, gard. Max 

 Schneider. 735; Chas. C. Goodrich, 660. 

 Vase of cut flowers other than the 

 above. — Essex County Country Club, 

 gard. Frank Drews, 797; Chas. Hatha- 

 way. 780. Violets or sweet peas. — 

 Chas. Hathaway, 583; Essex County 

 Country Club, 380. Foliage or flower- 

 ing plant.— Mrs. Wm. Barr, gard. Emil 

 Panuska, 660. Orchid plant in flower. 

 — Mrs. Wm. Barr, 696; Lager & Hur- 

 rell, 600. The society decided to 

 adopt the same schedule for the 

 monthly exhibitions during 1913. 



The annual dinner and dance will 

 come off on Wednesday, p. m., Jan. 15, 

 in English's Hall, East Orange. Tick- 

 ets can be had from William Reid, 

 363 Centre St., Orange, N. J., price 

 $2.00. including dinner and dance. 

 J. Austin Shaw will be toastmaster on 

 this occasion. 



Lager & Hurrell showed a fine 

 specimen of Laelia Gouldiana in 

 flower, which was awarded 80 points. 

 All the other exhibits were staged in 

 fine shape, too. 



WILLIAM REID, Secretary. 



WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The second annual meeting of this 

 society was held in Doran's Hall, 

 Greenwich, Conn., on Dec. 13. The ex- 

 hibition was good. First prize for cel- 

 ery was awarded to W. Wynne, Stam- 

 ford. A fine vase of poinsettias from 

 Th. Ryan, Port Chester, was awarded 

 a cultural certilicate. The following 

 exhibits were highly commended: 

 Vase of roses, A. Pederson, Stamford; 

 Cypripedium insigne, Geo. E. Baldwin 

 Co., Mamaroneck; Solanum capsicas- 

 trum, Harry Wilde; tomatoes and a 

 fine vase of cypripedium, James Fos- 

 ter: Bouvardia Brilliant, Harry Wilde. 

 The following received a vote of 

 thanks: A Pederson for vase of nar- 

 cissus: H. Wilde for Solanum capsi. 

 Melvini; Scott Bros, for Carnation W. 

 Eecles, a certificate of merit having 

 previously been awarded for that peer- 

 less variety. 



The following officers were elected: 

 President, Robt. Williamson. Green- 

 wich, Conn; vice-president, Oscar E. 

 Adder, Larchmont, N. Y.; secretary, 

 J. B. MacArdle, Greenwich, Conn.; 

 treasurer, W. J. Sealey, Port Chester, 

 N. Y.; cor. secy., Owen Hunnick. 

 Greenwich, Conn.; executive commit- 

 tee, Harry Wilde, Greenwich, Conn.; 

 T. Ryan, Port Chester, N. Y.; A. Pat- 

 erson, Saugatuck, Conn. 



Refreshments were served and a 

 most enjoyable time was spent by all 

 present. It was decided to hold the 

 first annual dinner in New Rochelle 

 some time In January. 



OSCAR E. ADDOR, Cor Secy. 



MINNESOTA STATE HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 

 46th Annual Meeting, Dec. 3 to 6. 

 The large audience room was well 

 filled from start to finish. The presi- 

 dent's address was followed by the 

 writer with a paper on "The Mission 

 of the Nurseryman." He was follow- 

 ed by an able paper presented by 

 Prof. E. C. Hilborn on "The Farm 

 Home Beautiful." Rev. R. E. 01m- 

 stead, of Exelsior, spoke of birds as 

 the friends of the horticulturist. There 

 is a fad in some of our Western states 

 of preserving squirrels and building 

 houses for them. Nebraska has a law 

 fining one $5 for killing one. In the 

 discussion it was proved that the lit- 

 tle rascal was the deadly enemy of 

 the birds, destroying the young and 

 killing the mother. The opinion was 

 that he should be put out of the 

 way. One of the United States Gov- 

 ernment reports speaks of the ab- 

 sence of birds in the forests where the 

 squirrels destroy them, and as the re- 

 sult countless insects menace the 

 trees. 



The question of small fruits was 

 ably discussed, especially the ever- 

 bearing strawberry, one man having 

 twenty acres and preparing to plant 

 twenty more. By picking off the buds 

 till July and August and then letting 

 them go, they bear enormous crops 

 till frost comes. And they bring large 

 prices. 



There are other societies holding 

 meetings In connection with the 

 parent society, the Forestry Associa- 

 tion, Plant Breeders' Society, Ladies' 

 Auxiliary, Bee Keepers' Society, each 

 having a place on the program. This 

 was an off year tor fruit, and yet the 

 display was something grand. Minne- 

 sota apples captured the prize at the 

 great Western show a year ago. In- 

 deed we do not see how It is possible 

 for any state to beat a Minnesota 

 Wealthy. Minnesota needs a hardy 

 winter apple and they offer a $1,000 

 prize for it. They will get it in time. 

 The benefit of top grafting on the 

 Hibernal and other hardy kinds was 

 discussed. This process does make 

 the scion hardier. 



One man bought ten Missing Link 

 apples. He planted them and lost 

 every one. He took precaution to put 

 some grafts on the Hibernal— one of 

 the hardiest of the Russians, and they 

 all lived and bore large crops. 



C. G. Patton, probably the world's 

 greatest pomologist, was present. He 

 is now over 80 years of age, yet push- 

 ing his discoveries with the zest of a 

 young man. Prof. Hansen, the man 

 of destiny, was there. He is an old 

 friend of mine and I had a long talk 

 with him about his work. He has 

 made three trips to Siberia at the 

 peril of his life from anarchists, the 

 cholera and the terrible cold when he 

 nearly perished. But he secured what 

 he was in search of— a forage plant 

 which will endure the vicissitudes of 

 our great Western plains. It is the 

 yellow-flowered alfalfa. He followed 

 it nearly to its northern limit. In its 

 wild state it will grow 3 to 4 feet tall, 

 with three to five hundred stems from 

 a single plant. 



C. S. HARRISON. 



WESTERN NEW YORK HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



This society held its annual meeting 

 at Rochester, in Convention Hall on 

 Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 

 Dec. 11, 12, 13. It was largely attend- 

 ed; there were many progressive and 

 pertinent addresses and a very fine . 

 exhibition of fruit. W. C. Barry was 

 again elected to serve as president, 

 this being his 23rd term. John Hall, 

 secretary and treasurer tor twenty- 

 three years, also was re-elected. John 

 Hall, secretary and treasurer for 23 

 years, also was re-elected. The other 

 choices were: 



Vice-presidents, E. Van Alystyne, 

 Kinderhook; C. R. White, Ionia; Lloyd 

 S. Tenny, Hilton; S. J. Bush, Morton; 

 Samuel Fraser, Geneseo; T. B. Wilson, 

 Hall; Executive Committee, A. L. 

 Whitbeck, Sodus; M. C. Burritt, New 

 York; Arthur Simmons, Walker; 

 H. S. Wiley, Cayuga; R. G. Phillips, 

 Rochester. 



The office of president has been held 

 in the Barry family for fifty-two years. 

 Patrick Barry, William C. Barry's 

 father, became president in 18G0 and 

 when he died in 1890 his son succeeded 

 him. A year before his death Patrick 

 Barry wrote a check for $2000, desig- 

 nating that it be used to promote the 

 objects of the society. This fund has 

 permitted recognition of the genius of 

 two Rochester experimenters. 



The report of the trustees of per- 

 manent fund showed receipts during 

 the past year of $2,708.89 and dis- 

 bursements of $847.59, leaving a bal- 

 ance in the bank December 1, 1912, 

 of $1,861.30. 



The secretary-treasurer's financial 

 report showed receipts of $3,196.65, 

 disbursements of $2,381.86 and a bank 

 balance December 1, 1912, of $814.79. 



The report of the legislative com- 

 mittee presented by Hon. Thomas B. 

 Wilson, chairman of the Assembly 

 committee on agriculture, reviewed 

 the efforts to obtain the passage of a 

 law establishing standard grades and 

 regulating the size of standard pack- 

 ages of apples and other fruits. 



NEW LONDON COUNTY (CONN.) 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The annual election of the officers 

 for 1913 of the New London Co. Hor- 

 ticultural Society took place at the 

 regular meeting of the society, Dec. 

 12th. The following were voted in: 

 President, John Maloney; vice-presi- 

 dent, Henry Fuller and Alfred Flow- 

 ers; secretary, John Humphry; finan- 

 cial secretary, W. J. Morgan; treas- 

 urer, S. S. Ewell; librarian, Donald 

 Miller. 



President Stanley Jordan was hearti- 

 ly thanked for his services to the so- 

 ciety during the past year. A very in- 

 teresting paper was given by Edward 

 Smith, florist, on the cultivation of 

 violets and an interesting discussion 

 followed. 



NASSAU COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The annual meeting of this society 

 was held at Pembroke Hall, Glen 

 Cove, N. Y., on Wednesday, Dec. 11th. 

 E. J. Brown, who has been treasurer 

 for a number of years was unanimous- 

 ly elected president; James MacCar- 

 thy, vice-president; E. Westlake, rec. 

 secretary; J. MacDonald, cor. secre- 

 tary; S. J. Trepess, treasurer; J. F. 



