June 26. 1920 



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shown in its ar- 



Peony growers, like iris growers, 

 are having a difficult season, espec- 

 ially as regards exhibits. It has been 

 two weeljs late, for one thing but 

 worse than that is the fact that hard 

 rains have beaten down the plants and 

 destroyed many of the blooms. It was 

 not an easy matter to stage the show 

 In Horticultural Hall. Boston. l:ist Sat- 

 urday, considering the fact that rain 

 had fallen steadily for the thrtf' days 

 previous. One feels tliat Mr. Rollins had 

 the right idea several years aeo when 

 he invented the protecting screens 

 for peonies. These screens, sujiported 

 hy iron rods so arranged tliiit they 

 could be quickly folded away and as 

 (|uick!y set in place, serve tn shelter 

 the delicate blooms from both the sun 

 and heavy showers. Mr. Rollins used 

 the argument, and I am not sure but 

 he was right, that peonies ought really 

 to be grown in tubs and shown as 

 growing plants at the best exhibits 

 Instead of having the flowers removed 

 and exhibited as cut blooms. This 

 plan would give a perfection of 

 blooms, and they would make a more 

 artistic display than when thrust into 

 bottles. As a matter of fact, it is a 

 little difficult to get very enthusiastic 



over peonies, rhododendrons, dahlias, 

 or any of these large flowers as they 

 are commonly shown They lose the 

 grace and much of the charm which 

 they carry when on the bushes. 



It seems a pity that more use is not 

 made of the Mountain Lau/el far the 

 decoration of large estates. It is quite 

 as handsome when used in masses as 

 Rhododendrons or other shrubs which 

 can he grown. Of course there are cer- 

 tain limitations because of the pecul- 

 iar soil requirements of Kalmia lati- 

 folia, but in New England and many 

 other parts of the country this native 

 shrub can be employed with great suc- 

 cess in landscape work. This fact is 

 demonstrated by the way in which the 

 plants are used at the Arnold Arbor- 

 etum. Unfortunately they are not 

 blooming very well this season, but a 

 burst of bloom such as came last year 

 is worth while even though it is not an 

 annual event. 



NASSAU COUNTY HORTICULTUR- 

 AL SOCIETY 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 Nassau County Horticultural Society 

 was held in Pembroke Hall. Glen Cove, 

 on Wednesday, June 9. President Thos. 

 Twigg occupied the chair. Felix 

 Wood and Angelo Faminletti were 



elected to active membership and two 

 petitions for active membership were 

 received. Messrs Alex MacDonald, 

 Lucking and Smith judged the exhib- 

 itji and their awards were as follows: 

 12 mixed Roses; 1st James McCarthy. 

 3 Head of Lettuce, Ist John Hender- 

 son; Wm. Popps special, best decor- 

 ated baskets by assistant gardeners; 

 1st Arnold Gatticar. Joseph Winsock 

 showed a fine vase of Roses for which 

 he received honorable mention. A 

 hearty vote of thanks was given Sec- 

 retary Harris for the splendid work 

 he did at the recent Tulip Show. Thi; 

 Rose Show will be held at the Nassau 

 Country Club on Wednesday, June 

 16th. There will be thirty-two classes 

 for competition and from all indica- 

 tions it should be a show worth 

 seeing. 



A letter of sympathy v;as sent to 

 the family of the late Maurice Fuld. 



President Twigg presented on be- 

 half of the members a small gift to 

 Joseph Adler our late president. 



Exhibits for next meeting: 25 Pink 

 Sweet Peas, 25 White Sweet Peas, 25 

 any other color. Six varieties of 

 Sweet Peas, fifteen of each. 



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