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HORTICULTURE 



May 23, 1914 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



This Society held its regular month- 

 ly meeting in Greenwich, Conn., Fri- 

 day, evening, May 8th. A large at- 

 tendance of members were present 

 and five new members were elected. 

 Summer and Fall Show committees 

 reported progress. Letters from busi- 

 ness houses and other friends of the 

 Society were read, offering prizes to- 

 ward the premium lists of both ex- 

 hibitions. A communication from the 

 Secretary of the National Association 

 of Gardeners was read, and as the 

 time was limited the communication 

 was tabled until the next meeting 

 when the matter of co-operation could 

 be more thoroughly discussed. 



We had the pleasure of the com- 

 pany of John K. M. L. Farquhar of 

 Boston, who delivered a very interest- 

 ing lecture on "Gardens" illustrated 

 by stereopticon views, mostly colored. 

 Italian gardens of the past and pres- 

 ent were mostly described and it was 

 very interesting to note that the 

 architectural features that were so 

 prominent in the olden times have 

 given way greatly to the present day 

 ideas of more flowers. Views of 

 many famous gardens of the Old 

 World were shown, as well as several 

 views of the manner of growing crops 

 by the producing class. The speaker pre- 

 faced his lecture with an interesting 

 talk to the gardeners present, giving 

 statistics regarding importation of 

 horticultural stock, which has become 

 necessary owing to the advancement 

 of horticulture in America, and ex- 

 pressed the wish that gardening 

 would rank as highly among the 

 professions as it did in the olden 

 times. He also called attention to the 

 scarcity of really good men to fill 

 many of the important positions that 

 this advancement in horticulture has 

 created. The speaker was accorded a 

 heary vote of thanks. 



The exhibition tables were filled to 

 overflowing. A feature was the mar- 

 velous Spencer sweet peas, shown by 

 Adam Patterson and Thos. Ryan. Cul- 

 tural certificates were awarded to each. 

 Jas. Stuart had a grand pair of caleeo- 

 larias which also received a cultural 

 certificate and the same honor was 

 accorded to Wm. Graham for a vase 

 of Mrs. Russell roses. John Conroy 

 for antirrhinums, A. Kirkpatrick for 

 cattleya Schroederae and Wm. Graham 

 for antirrhinum, highly commended. 

 The remainder of the exhibits received 

 votes of thanks as follows: Paul 

 Dwenger, night blooming cereus, Jas. 

 Linane, Calceolarias and gloxinias; A. 

 Whitelaw, tulips; P. W. Popp, Laelia 

 purpurata; W. H. Watermoulpi, carna- 

 tion Brooklyn; Thos. Ryan, gladioli; 

 Mr. McAllister, hardy flowers. 



The next meeting, June 12, has been 

 set aside as "Assistants' Night." There 

 will be a competition open to assistant 

 gardeners only, on center piece for 

 the table, composed of outdoor flowers 

 and foliage, to be arranged in the hall. 

 The Michell silver and bronze medals 

 will be awarded to the winners of 1st 

 and 2nd honors. The Summer Show 

 will be held on the Hospital grounds. 



at Portchester, N. Y., June 19-20. 

 Schedules will be issued shortly. 



P. W. Popp. Cor. Sec'y. 



NEW BEDFORD HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regular mo'ithly meeting of the 

 New Bedford. Mass., Horticultural So- 

 ciety was held in Library Hall on Mon- 

 day evening. May 11, and, in the ab- 

 sence of President Roy, William Keith 

 presided. The schedules for the exhi- 

 bitions were presented and approved, 

 and are now ready for distribution up- 

 on application to J. M. Taber, Secre- 

 tary. A pleasing report of the "Tree 

 Planting Movement" was submitted 

 showing a growing interest in this 

 branch. Although not now a part of 

 this society's efforts toward a general 

 improvement along horticultural lines, 

 the movement was started and fos- 

 tered by them until the formation of a 

 local branch of the Massachusetts For- 

 estry Association, when the whole en- 

 terprise was surrendered to them. 

 This year about 1200 trees will be 

 planted by the Forestry Association 

 and between 300 and 400 by individu- 

 als. A nursery consisting of 35,000 

 young trees has been established on 

 city property adjoining the Pumping 

 Station. 



Another pleasing report came from 

 the committee in charge of distribution 

 of seeds to school children. This 

 movement has been growing steadily 

 and gives lively testimony to the in- 

 creased interest in matters horticul- 

 tural among the young. Four years 

 ago the children purchased 14,000 

 penny packets of seeds while this 

 year's subscription called for 45,000, an 

 increase of 11,000 over last year. 

 Prizes are offered to the amateurs 

 scoring the most points for flowers or 

 plants exhibited at the regular month- 

 ly meetings between now and Novem- 

 ber. An informal and interesting dis- 

 cussion followed on spraying. 



Wm. F. Tuhner. 



CONNECTICUT HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regular meeting of the society 

 was held in the County Building, Hart- 

 ford, on the evening of May 8. The 

 pansy was on the program for this 

 meeting, and John C. Willard and Louis 

 Chauvy showed about 200 blossoms 

 each. President Huss made an excel- 

 lent exhibit of hardy shrubs and spring 

 flowering plants. John Gerard, an old 

 pansy expert, Niel Nelson, and George 

 B. Baker were appointed judges and 

 each exhibit was awarded a first-class 

 certificate. President Huss gave an in- 

 structive and interesting talk on his 

 exhibit, followed by Mr. Gerard, who 

 dilated on the beauty of the pansy and 

 elucidated on the art of judging this 

 marvelously colored gem of flowers. 

 The secretary read an article in the 

 Gardeners' Chronicle of America, en- 

 titled: "Recent Progress in Hardy 

 Garden by Arthur Herrington." The 

 meeting was well attended. The an- 

 nual Dahlia Show will be held on Sept. 

 23 and 24 this year. 



Alfred Dixon, Sec'y. 



Wethersfield, Conn., May 11, 1914. 



PITTSBURGH FLORISTS' AND 

 GARDENERS' CLUB. 



The regular business meeting of the 

 Club for May was omitted, and in its 

 stead was held on May 14 an entertain- 

 ment in the English Room of the Fort 

 Pitt Hotel, which the members of the 

 club attended with their wives and 

 lady friends to the number of about 

 150. The speaker of the evening was 

 Prof. Coggeshall pf Carnegie Institute 

 who recounted a trip made by him to 

 the seacoast towns of South America. 

 His address was illustrated by lantern 

 slides, and to many of the members it 

 was a revelation to see the beautiful, 

 clean, up-to-date South American cities 

 and an incentive to try to make our 

 cities like them, for it seemed as 

 though we had something to learn 

 from them in the way of City Beauty. 

 After the address we went to the sup- 

 per room where we divided up in con- 

 genial little groups at the different 

 tables, and as the collation drew to 

 its close were entertained by lady so- 

 loists and a violinist. 



An agreeable little entertainment, 

 and such affairs serve to strengthen 

 the bonds of good-fellowship that draw 

 together the members of a Florists' 

 Club, and while flowers are beautiful 

 and good to look at, they are not more 

 so than the wives and daughters, the 

 sisters and the "friends" of the florists 

 and it is good for our pride sometimes 

 to know that we are so good looking 

 a "bunch." 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 Club will be held in June as usual. 

 H. P. JosLix, Secy. 



NEW LONDON HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 above society was held on the 14th 

 inst. The rooms were filled with a 

 quantity of plants and cut flowers. 

 Stanley Jordan, supt. Harkness Estate, 

 had a fine group of gloxinias and ferns. 

 The gloxinias were all in 4-inch pots, 

 and averaged 10 to 12 flowers to a 

 plant. There were other exhibits of 

 carnations from E. Robinson of the 

 Plant estate. Narcissi and mushrooms 

 from Alfred Flowers, and French hy- 

 drangeas from E. W. Clark, florist. E. 

 Robinson spoke on the treatment of 

 bulbs when received in the fall and 

 Mr. Clark spoke on French hydrangeas. 

 Tree Warden Henry Fuller called at- 

 tention to the mutilating of the trees 

 that had just been set out on the city 

 streets. 



H. LlCKM.\N'. 



Waterford, Conn. 



CLEVELAND FLORISTS' CLUB 



The Cleveland Florists' Club has out- 

 grown its old meeting place on Detroit 

 street. On Monday eve., June 8, the 

 first meeting will be held in the new 

 quarters at The Hollenden Hotel. The 

 new rooms are centrally located, mod- 

 ern in heating, lighting, and ventila- 

 tion and are more in keeping with the 

 programs of the club than the old 

 rooms were. An increase in member- 

 ship, also in attendance is sure to fol- 

 low this new move. 



Fr.\nk a. Fried let. Secy. 



