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GARDENING. 



Sept. 



occasioned by severe storms and the 

 Chrysanthemum Society of America pro- 

 mulgated the report of its secretary, 

 Elmer D. Smith, of Adrian, Mich., nam- 

 ing forty-four new chrysanthemums dis- 

 seminated in 1898. 



The election of the following officers 

 was practically unanimous: President, 

 W. N. Rudd, Chicago, 111.; vice-president, 

 Philip Breitmeyer, Detroit, Mich.; secre- 

 tary, W. J. Stewart, Boston; treasurer, 

 H. B. Beatty, Oil City, Pa. 



It was decided that the fifteenth con- 

 vention should convene at Detroit in 

 1899. 



The oapers and their discussion, which 

 formed a large part of the programme, 

 were attended by a great deal of interest 

 and were given a serious consideration 

 which speaks eloquently of the practical 

 value of the S. A. F. The essays read 

 were: Trade Exhibitions, Their Value to 

 the Florists' Business, by E.H.Cushman, 

 Euclid, 0.; A few Remarks on the Dahlia, 

 by Lawrence K. Peacock, Atco, N. J.; 

 Grafting Roses for Forcing Under Glass, 

 by Robert Craig, Philadelphia; Improve- 

 ment in Varieties and Cultural Methods, 

 by E. G. Hill, Richmond, Ind., and Bulb 

 Growing in America, by W. T. Massey, 

 of the North Carolina Experiment Station . 



Of greatest interest, from both the 

 cultural and commercial points of view, 

 was Mr. Craig's paper on grafting roses 

 and it provoked a discussion prolific of 

 points of value. The consensus of opin- 

 ion was that Bride, Bridesmaid and 

 Kaiserin roses grafted on Manetti are, 

 •under certain conditions, a marked 

 improvement over those grown on their 

 own roots. 



Of interest second only to the rose dis- 

 cussion was the question of American 

 grown bulbs which was introduced by 

 Prof. Massey and which was particularly 

 timely because of a splendid collection 

 including three varieties of narcissi, two 

 varieties of iris, three of Dutch hyacinths, 

 crocus, yellow and white tulips, Roman 

 hyacinths and four splendid bulbs of 

 Lilium candidum grown at Orcas, Wash- 

 ington, by George Gibbs and shown in 

 the trade exhibit, where they were 

 awarded a silver medal. 



The convention was one of many pleas- 

 ures, not least of which was the great 

 Trans-Mississippi Exposition, which 

 came in for a generous share of attention. 

 J. F. Wilcox entertained the society at 

 his establishment at Council Bluffs on 

 Thursday afternoon and other highly ap- 

 preciated diversions were the President's 

 reception, the reception at the Liningcr 

 Art Gallery, the lecture on Russia bv 

 Prof. F. W. Taylor, and the trip to Hans- 

 com Park. The annual bowling contest 

 for the Evans Challenge Trophy resulted 

 in a victory for St. Louis, with 2466 

 points although Buffalo scored 2552 but 

 was barred from winning by having a 

 mixed team. Six cities were represented 

 in the game. 



Societies. 



New Mexico Horticultural Society. 

 — Elaborate preparations' are being made 

 for the annual fair, to be held at Santa 

 Fe September 7 to 9. Large exhibits are 

 expected. 



Elmira Horticultural Socn ry, 

 Elmira, N. Y.— R. R. Stockdale, H. N. 

 Hoffman and John B. Reidy gave interest- 

 ing talks at the August session. It was 

 decided to hold a chrysanthemum show 

 in November. 



Grand River Valley Horticultural 

 Society. — The summer meeting, July 26, 

 was held at Harrington, Mich., and was 

 largely attended. Hon. C. W. Garfield, 

 of Grand Rapids, was the principal 

 speaker. 



Abilene Horticultural Society, 

 Abilene, Kas. — This society was organ- 

 ized August 10 by the selection of R. 

 Bradley, president, and, Charles Young, 

 secretary. W.H.Barnes, secretary of the 

 State Horticultural Society made an 

 address. 



Greene County Horticultural So- 

 ciety, Springfield, Mo. — There was a 

 large attendance at the August meeting 

 at the home of John Y. Fulbright. There 

 was the usual programme and fourteen 

 premiums were awarded for the best dis- 

 plays of fruits and flowers. 



Minnesota Society of Horticulture. 

 — This organization is the largest of its 

 character in the United States. It 

 has over 800 members and the exhibit 

 which it will make at the approach- 

 ing state fair, unprecedentedly large, 

 will completely fill the great Horticult- 

 ural Hall. 



New Orleans Horticultural So- 

 ciety - . — The anniversary of t f is associa- 

 tion was celebrated by a picnic at Grand 

 Island in the Gulf of Mexico. Thefollow- 

 officers have been elected: President, J. 

 H. Menard; Vice-pres., Emile Valdejo; 

 Treas., John Eblen; Sec'y, Dan Nensham. 



Montgomery County Horticultural 

 Society, Dayton, 0. — Despite the fact 

 that it rained almost incessantly upon 

 the day of the August meeting at the 

 home of John Seibenthaler in Harrison 

 township, the attendance was quite large. 

 There were many interesting discussions 

 and an elaborate dinner. 



Omro Horticultural Society, Omro, 

 Wis — The August meeting was made 

 notable by a display of blackberries. 

 Those upon the programme were Misses 

 Edna Babcock, Mabel Hemp and Freeda 

 Clark, Mesdames Jos.Treleven, L. Laiten, 

 and Stead and Mr. W. Carter. Apples 

 will be the subject for the September 

 meeting. 



Grand River Valley Horticultural 

 Society, Grand Rapids, Mich — The 

 meeting August 30, was at Burton Farm, 

 the home of Chas. W. Garfield. There 

 was a large attendance and a fine displaj' 

 of small fruits. "Common Sense in Fruit 

 Harvesting" was the topic treated by 

 President Joseph A. Pearce and discussed 

 by Treasurer E. Chase Philips and 

 others. Hon. R. D. Graham. N. W. Cook 

 and William Rowe also contributed to 

 the programme. 



Georgia State Horticultural So- 

 ciety. —The twenty-second annual ses- 

 sion of this society was held at Americus. 

 Hon. P. J. Berckmans, for twenty years 

 president of the organization, presided 

 and read his annual address, a document 

 containing much of value to southern 

 fruit growers. Mayor Hixon welcomed 

 the hundred or more members to Ameri- 

 cus and John W. Wheatly addressed them 

 on behalf of the fruit growers of Sumter 

 county. Upon the programme were the 

 essays of Professor F.S. Earle, of Auburn, 

 Ala., upon "Nematode Rootrot Disease;" 

 and "The Marketing of Vegetable Crops," 

 by A. C. Oelshig, of Savannah, while A. 

 W. Smith, of Americus, discussed the sub- 

 ject of "Seed Growing for Profit." Other 

 members spoke briefly upon kindred 

 topics of interest to horticulturists. 



East Tennessee Horticultural So- 

 ciety. — The eighth annual meeting will 

 be of three days duration at Knoxville, 

 September 6 to 8. There will be a large 

 exhibit of fruits and flowers a long, 

 diversified programme has been prepared. 



Indiana Horticultural Society. — The 

 summer meeting was held at Crawfords- 

 ville on August 11 and 12. The society 

 was welcomed by the president of the 

 Fayette County Society, and President 



C. M. Hobbs responded. Special themes 

 of interest to horticulturists were pre- 

 sented on the first day by James Troop, 

 of Lafayette; Miss Minnie C ohn, of 

 Oldensburg: C. E. Newlin, of Irvington; 



D. M. Geeting, State Superintendent of 

 Public Instruction; and A. W. Butler, of 

 Indianapolis. On the second day reports 

 were submitted by J. A. Burton of 

 Orleans; C. M. Hobbs, W. H. Ragan and 

 Granville Cowan, the latter of Muncie; 

 and H. F. McMahan, of Fairfield. 



Maury County Horticultural So- 

 ciety, Columbia, Tenn. — Grapes were in 

 profusion at the August meeting, held at 

 the office of T. E. Gordon. Dr. Chisholm, 

 of Spring Hill, displayed the following 

 varieties: Roy, Giltedge, Brighton, 

 Niagara, Delaware, Bustiburg, Empire 

 State, Delaba, Northern Muscadine, 

 Major Allison, Green Mountain and 

 Eclipse. Many of these have been origi- 

 nated by the Doctor, which makes them 

 of double interest. Mr. Sowell, of 

 Andrews, showed Concord, Catawba, 

 Ive's Seedling, Venango, Niagara, Anna, 

 Fox, Melrose and Giltedge. His Elberta 

 peaches have a coloring that does not 

 seem to develop on any other soil. Mr. 

 Meroney. of Dark's Mill, exhibited grapes 

 of the following varieties: Jerusalem 

 Seedling (grown by him from seed 

 brought from the Holy Land), Brighton, 

 Niagara, Concord, Norton's Virginia, 

 Hartford Prolific, Lutie, Ive's Seedling, 

 Moor's D amond and Virgennes. Mr. 

 Yoest exhibited Herbert, Brighton, Etta, 

 Wilder, Montifiore, Massosoit and 

 Niagara. His Elberta peaches measured 

 eleven inches in circumference, which were 

 the largest shown. R. A. Spellman 

 resigned the secretaryship of the society 

 and was succeeded by C. P. Snell. 



GflTflLOOUBS RECEIVED. 



J. M. Thorburn & Co., New York, N. V., 

 bulbs; Mrs. Theodosia B. Shepherd, Ven- 

 tura-by-the-Sea., Cal., seeds, plants, bulbs; 

 J. 11. II. Boyd, Cagle, Tenn., tree seeds; 

 W. J. Hesser, Plattsmouth, Neb., palms. 



J. C. Schmidt, Erfurt, Germany, flo- 

 rists' supplies; Herb & Wulle, Naples, 

 Italy, bulbs; Henry F. Michell, Philadel- 

 phia, Pa., bulbs and seeds; Kromer & 

 Thienie, Rio de Janeiro, orchids; Wm. F. 

 Kasting, Buffalo, N. Y., cut flowers; Hol- 

 ton & Hunkel Co., Milwaukee, Wis., cut 

 flowers; Cincinnati Cut Flower Co., Cin- 

 cinnati, O., cut flowers; Charles D. Ball, 

 Philadelphia, Pa., palms; H. F. Little- 

 field, Worcester, Mass., wire; G. C. Wat- 

 son, Philadelphia, Pa., mushrooms; The 

 Walker Fertilizer Co., Clifton Springs, N. 

 Y., fertilizers; Jos. Dixon CruciDle Co., 

 Jersey City, N. J., paint; Giblin & Co., 

 Utica, N. Y., boilers; P. J. Berekman Com- 

 pany, Augusta, Ga., nursery stock; C. II. 

 Joosten, New York, N. Y., bulbs; Friedr. 

 C. 1'omrencke, Altona-Hamburg, Ger- 

 many, bulbs; John Peed & Sons, West 

 Norwood, London, S. E., England, bulbs. 



Public spirited folk in Minneapolis 

 will establish a play ground for children. 

 a park in which there will be no "keep off' 

 the grass" signs. 



