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HORTICULTURE 



January 24, 1914 



GIANT ONIONS 



Cranston's Excelsior, Ailsa Craig, Gibraltar Giant 



Each of the foregoing sorts .... Packet, 25c.; Ounce, 50c. 



BOSTON 



R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., ^Sillt 



Snapdragons-'New and True Winter Flowering 



I now offer this tested strain for the first time, in two distinct colors- — Pure White and Golden 

 Yellow. This novelty has been grown and developed for the past ten years by me and has proved to 

 be continuous and profitable Winter Bloomers, producing- a reliable mid-winter cut-flower crop. 



Well rooted cuttings $10.00 per lOO, lo the trade onl^. Stock limited. Orders booked now, for deliveries 

 in rotation after March 1st. Can also be obtained from J. Breck & Sons, Boston, Mass. 



H. MLJEBIMEIR, Grotor^, IVI 



During Recess 



Horticultural and Agricultural Society 

 of Northern Westchester. 



The eleventh annual dinner of the 

 above society was held as usual at the 

 Ne-w Castle Inn, Mt. Kisco, Thursday 

 evening, January 15th. Preceding the 

 dinner was a short business session at 

 which James Andrews, the energetic 

 president of the past two years, laid 

 down the gavel of authority; but be- 

 fore doing so installed the new offi- 

 cers, as follows: John Hall, president; 

 Arthur Rose, vice-president: John 

 Walsh, treasurer; M. J. O'Brien, re- 

 cording secretary, and in turn Presi- 

 dent Hall installed Mr. Andrews finan- 

 cial secretary. At 8 P. M. the members 

 and their guests, numbering over sixty, 

 sat down to a most excellent dinner. 

 After the coffee and cigars President 

 Hall introduced the toastmaster, M. C. 

 Ebel, of Madison, N. J., wlio opened 

 the speechmaking with a very lucid 

 talk on the gardener and his vocation. 

 He urged that if all men in the gar- 

 dening profession could only grasp the 

 potential influence for good, that the 

 National Association of Gardeners 

 could command by Increased member- 

 ship — say two or three thousand — no 

 gardener who valued his own or fel- 

 lowman's welfare would be outside the 

 National Association. Mr. Ebel read a 

 telegram from W. E. Maynard and a 

 letter of regret from Chas. H. Totty, 

 who was called to Philadelphia and 

 who had he been amongst us would 

 have spoken at length on the coming 



International Show in New York In 

 March. The toast, "Our Society," was 

 responded to in a very able speech by 

 Ex-President Andrews. The new presi- 

 dent also responded gratefully and 

 promised all his energy in keeping the 

 society in the high plane in which it 

 has been kept by his predecessor. 

 "The Seed Trade" was responded to 

 by Samuel Burnett, of Burnett Bros., 

 and by Al. Rickards, who kept up a 

 ripple of laughter during his dis- 

 course. Edward Green spoke for "Our 

 Guests," saying for himself and the 

 others that it gave them infinite pleas- 

 ure to be guests of so hospitable and 

 respectable body of men as the gar- 

 deners and superintendents of Mt. 

 Kisco and vicinity. The toastmaster 

 spoke for the "Horticultural Press," 

 maintaining that It today Is the great- 

 est friend of the employer or the gar- 

 dener. The toast to the "Town OflJ- 

 cials" was responded to by Thos. 

 O'Brien, Commissioner of Highways, 

 Bedford, N. Y., in a most able dis- 

 course. "Our Town" was ably re- 

 sponded to by T. J. Hartnett, of Mt. 

 Kisco, who was vigorously applauded 

 when in the course of his address he 

 said "It is not sound policy to elect 

 very wealthy residents to town offices, 

 as they do not, as a rule, fill out the 

 requirements of the minor details of 

 their duty, nor come in close enough 

 touch to the wants of the plain peo- 

 ple." "The Lay Members of Our So- 

 ciety" was responded to by Dr. 

 Plageman. "Our Host." by Mr. Church- 

 field, the amiable proprietor of the 

 New Castle Inn, the whole company 

 singing "He's a Jolly Good Fellow." 



Interspersed between the speeches, 

 songs were rendered from time to time 

 by W. J. Collins of Boston, Thomas 

 Ranger, Alfred Kast, M. R. Smith and 



Prof. Eggleston, the latter officiating 

 also as accompanist. A vote of thanks 

 was passed to Mr. Ebel for his unique 

 qualities as toastmaster, and the pro- 

 ceedings came to a close with the sing- 

 ing of "Auld Lang Syne." 



M. J. O'Bkien, Rec. Sec. 



ITEMS OF INTEREST IN BRITAIN. 



The National Sweet Pea Society Is 

 endeavoring to secure a preventive 

 and cure for the disease known in 

 Britain as streak, which has caused 

 sad havoc in many gardens. The co- 

 ciety is offering a prize of ten guineas 

 and a gold medal to the first person 

 or society producing a satisfactory 

 remedy. 



In connection -n-ith the Anglo- 

 American exhibition which is to be 

 held at Shepherds Bush this year, a 

 representative committee has been ap- 

 pointed to deal with the horticultural 

 section. It is intended to pay special 

 attention to the laying out of grounds, 

 v.hilst flower shows and conferences 

 are to be held during the season, 

 which extends from May to October. 



The death has lately taken place of 

 Mr. John Mattock, of Headington, 

 near Oxford, who was famed as an ex- 

 hibitor of tea roses at the principal 

 shows. 



Jan. 19, 1914. 



My Dear Sir: We enclose herewith 

 check for another year's subscription 

 to HORTICULTURE, which is a very 

 valuable paper to all those interested 

 in the florist "profession." We look 

 to its arrival each week with renewed 

 interest. May it continue to improve 

 as in the past. 



Pa. W. J. 



