January 17, 1914 



HORTICULTURE 



New York City during the flower show 

 in March, which will include a bowling 

 tournament and a dinner in the eve- 

 ning. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



At the meeting in Cleveland, Ohio, 

 on January 28-29, Jos. H. Hill will 

 read a paper on the productiveness 

 of the standard varieties of carnations 

 and the cost of producing blooms. 

 A. T. Pyfer will read a paper on car- 

 rying carnation plants for blooming 

 purposes over more than one season. 

 Any member who has records of 

 blooms cut, or who has ever carried 

 carnation plants over more than one 

 season, is requested to bring his rec- 

 ords or experience along with him, 

 so that both subjects may be discussed 

 thoroughly. 



Members will also bear in mind that 



R. T. Brow.v. 

 President, American Carnation Society. 



time for filing entries closes on Mon- 

 day, January 19th. After that date 

 entries may be filed by paying a 

 charge of J2.00 per entry. 



A. F. J. Bauu, Secy. 

 Indianapolis, Ind. 



WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting of this 

 society, was held at Greenwich, Conn., 

 on Friday evening, Jan. 9. This society 

 has made phenomenal growth since its 

 organization in December, 1910, start- 

 ing with fourteen members and now 

 numbering 250. Three fall shows have 

 been held, also two summer shows, all 

 decided successes. A feature of the 

 meeting is the non-competitive exhib- 

 its of flowers, fruits, vegetables, etc. 



The annual entertainment and social 

 night will be held at Stamford in the 

 Jr. Mechanic's Hall. Wednesday even- 

 ing, February 4th. Dancing will fol- 

 low the entertainment. 



Visitors at this meeting were Jos. 

 Manda, of West Orange, N. J.;, also 

 Messrs. Cumming and Beers, of the 

 A. N. Piersou Co., Cromwell, Conn. 



The exhibits were also very fine and 

 the judges made the following awards: 



Carnations, scarlet sport of Ilarlowardeu, 

 by A. Wynne, honorable mention; Lielia 

 GoulUiana, by Adam Patterson, honorable 

 mention ; string beans. Early Mohawlj, 

 by C. A. Ilokenson, vote of thanljs; mush- 

 rooms, by J. T. Burns, honorable mention; 

 Primula malacoides alba, by F. Lagerstrom, 

 vote of thanks; Buddleia asiatica, grown 

 by James Stuart, honorable mention; 

 Oneidium splendidum. by P. W. Popp, cul- 

 tural certilicate; A. N. Pierson Co., certi- 

 ficate of merit for the new rose Hadley, 

 .ind honorable mention for Enchantress 

 Supreme carnations. 



The date of the next regular meet- 

 ing will be Feb. 13th. Best wishes to 

 all for a prosperous new year. 



P. W. Popp, Cor. Cec. 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



Further extension of the activities 

 of the Massachusetts Horticultural So- 

 ciety along practical lines was sug- 

 gested by President J. K. M. L. 

 Farquhar in his annual address at 

 the inaugural meeting of the society 

 on Saturday, Jan. 10. Among the pos- 

 sibilities of the future he spoke of in- 

 teresting the young in the garden and 

 instructing teachers so that they may 

 be taught methods that will bring the 

 encouragement of being successful in 

 their eflorts to help young gardeners 

 and florists to a better knowledge of 

 their calling, and to help all interested 

 in garden work to a better understand- 

 ing" of it from the occupant of the city 

 apartment limited to a window box to 

 the owner of the large estate in the 

 country. Something along this line is 

 to be undertaken in the practical dem- 

 onstration of garden work to be given 

 in the society's lecture room. These 

 demonstrations will supplement the 

 society's regular Saturday lectures. 



Reports of various committees were 

 presented. Mrs. Francis King de- 

 livered a very interesting lecture on 

 Flower Groupings in a Michigan Gar- 

 den, with stereopticon slides in colors. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' 

 CLUB OF BOSTON. 



The next regular monthly meeting 

 of the club will be held at Horticul- 

 tural Hall, Boston, on Tuesday even- 

 ing, January 20. 1914. at 7.30 o'clock. 

 The newly elected offlcers will be in- 

 stalled and treasurer's, secretary's 

 and other reports for 1913 will be 

 read. This being ladies' night, regti- 

 lar business will be shortened so as 

 to allow everyone to enjoy the enter- 

 tainment which will be far and away 

 the finest the club has yet had. After 

 refreshments have been served, there 

 will be dancing until midnight. Ad- 

 mission will be by ticket, which will 

 be forwarded to all members. 



Carnation night will be kept on 

 February 17, when all the leading 

 novelties will be shown. 



W. N. Craig. Sec'y. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- 

 CULTURISTS. 

 Department of Plant Registration. 



Public notice is hereby given that 

 as no objection has been received or 

 filed to the registration of the Zonal 

 Geranium, John Meyer, and the Pelar- 

 gonium, Eastern Star, by F. H. De 



Witt & Company, of Wooster, Ohio; 

 and the rose, Mrs. F. F. Thompson, by 

 Charles H. Totty, of Madison, New 

 Jersey, and the rose, September Morn, 

 by Dieterich & Turner, of Montebello, 

 California, same become complete. 

 JOHN YOUNG, Sec'y. 

 January 10th, 1914. 



NEW BEDFORD HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The annual meeting of the New 

 Bedford (Mass.) Horticultural Society 

 was held at its rooms in the Standard 

 Building on Monday, Jan. 5, 1914, 

 President Barrows presiding. The 

 Secretary's report indicated a growing. 

 interest in the society as evidenced 

 by a large increase in membership. 

 The treasurer's report showed a gain 

 in that department in spite of the fact 

 that the society had held four free 

 shows during the year and had con- 



David F. Roy. 



President, New Bedford Horticultural 

 Society. 



tributed largely to the tree planting 

 movement. 

 The following officers were elected: 

 President. David F. Roy of Marion; 

 vice-president, John I. Paulding; sec- 

 retary, Jeremiah M. Taber; treasurer, 

 Walter A. Luce; executive committee: 

 William Keith, chairman; James 

 Garthly, Arthur E. Griffin of Marion, 

 Frank C. Barrows, Frank G. Tripp, 

 Edward E. Shaw, L. J. Hathaway, Jr. 

 Miss Sarah B. Fay of Woods Hole, 

 was voted a life membership. Miss 

 Fay has been a large factor in the 

 success of the rose show in the past 

 years and rendered valuable assistance 

 in encouraging rose growing among 

 the amateurs. Frank C. Barrows, the 

 retiring president, was presented a 

 diamond scarfpin in token of the mem- 

 bers' appreciation of his long service 

 in that office and his untiring eff'orts 

 in behalf of the organization. 



D. P. Roy, president-elect is popular 

 and able and will give the society an 

 up-to-date administration. He is super- 

 intendent of the big estate of Col. H. 

 E. Converse, which has been made one 

 of the show garden places of New Eng- 

 land through his horticultural ability. 



