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POPULAR GARDENING. 



September, 



and flowers should be encouraged. They edu- 

 cate the public taste and this creates a demand. 

 "As the World's Columbian Exhibition is to be 

 held in Chicago in ISflS, and the time for prepara- 

 tion is short, it is urgent that we should make 

 some move in the matter if we want to tnake our 

 influence felt at that great and important event. 

 I believe we should as a society do all in our 

 power tu assist and encourage the Directory and 

 to secure the completion of a horticultural ex- 

 hibition such as the world has never seen." 



SECRETARY'S AND TREASITRER'S REPORTS. 



Secretary Stewart's report showed that 

 the membership in 1889 was 827, and in 1890, 

 930. From January 1st, 1891, up to August 

 10th, there have been added to the roll 63 

 new names. The number of new members 

 during that period is considerably in excess 

 of former years. 



The treasurer's report showed that the so- 

 ciety's income during the past year was 

 $3,344.87, and the expenditure $3,318.33, leav- 

 ing a balance on hand of $1,036.55. The re- 

 ports were adopted. 



THE WORLD'S FAIR. 



Mr. Jas. Allison, acting chief of the de- 

 partment of horticulture of the World's 

 Columbiun Exposition at Chicago, was 

 present; having been commissioned by Di- 

 rector General Davis to be at the meeting 

 of the society, and to offer encouragement 

 in enlisting their hearty co-operation in 

 making one of the grandest exhibits in this 

 department ever given this side of Paradise 

 Itself. He then described the horticultural 

 building which is to be erected at the Expo- 

 sition. It will be 1,000 feet long, with an ex 

 treme width of 286 feet. The plan is a cen- 

 tral pavilion with two end pavilions, each 

 connected with the centre pavilion by front 

 and rear curtains, forming two interior 

 courts, each 88 by 270 feet. The central pa^ 

 vilion is roofed by a crystal dome 187 feet 

 in diameter and 113 feet high, under which 

 will be exhibited the tallest Palms, Bam- 

 boos and tree Ferns that can be procured. 

 There has been assigned about 200,000 square 

 feet of ground in addition to this building 

 for such purposes as may be required for 

 the horticultural department. 



A committee of five was appointed to con 

 fer with Mr. Allison on the subject. 



It was moved by James Dean, and second- 

 ed by John Chambers, that, whereas John 

 Thorpe, the father of this society, has signi- 

 fied his willingness to accept the office of 

 Chief of Floriculture of the World's Fair, 

 be it resolved that this society give to him 

 its heartiest endorsement. The resolution 

 was adopted almost unanimously. 



NAMES OLD AND NEW. 



Mr. W. Falconer, Glen Cove, N. Y., chair- 

 man of the committee on Nomenclature, 

 presented his report, in which it was stated 

 that it was not the intention of the florists 

 to invent names for plants and flowers, but 

 to get the correct names of those in use. 

 The giving of names they were quite will- 



ing to leave to botanists and scientists. It 

 was important that plants and flowers 

 should be known by the same name. It was 

 suggested that popular names should be 

 used by the people. The botanists could 

 use the technical names as usual, however. 



The next meeting will take place in 

 Washington, D. C, August, 1892. The fol- 

 lowing are the officers for the coming year: 

 John Dean, Bay Ridge, N. Y., president; 

 John Smith, Washington, D. C, vice-presi- 

 dent; Myron A. Hunt, Wright's Grove, lU., 

 treasurer; Wm. A. Stewart, Boston, Mass., 

 secretary. 



Some of the essays read at the meeting 

 will appear later in these columns. 



Fruits that Should be More Largely 

 Grown. 



N. J. SHEPHERD, MUXER CO., MO. 



Apples, Peaches and Pears are the three 

 principal tree fruits grown. Quinces, Cher- 

 ries, Plums and Apricots are not as widely 

 grown, and with only a few are they made 

 a specialty. Plums are perhaps more large- 

 ly grown than any of the rest, while prob- 

 ably Cherries come next. 



With Cherries and Quinces, at least, the 

 supply hardly equals the demand. In a few 

 localities this may not be the case, but 

 generally it is. 



Y^et both Cherries and Quinces are easily 

 grown, the first particularly so. In fact 

 there is no other tree fruits that, all things 

 considered, can be grown as readily as 

 Cherries. They can be planted on the out- 

 side row of the orchard, along the road or 

 pasture, along fences, and if they can be 

 protected from stock until they receive a 

 good start to grow, will need very little at- 

 tention. As with nearly or quite all other 

 varieties of fruits, it is best in planting to 

 have a good selection of varieties, so as to 

 keep up a supply as long as possible during 

 the season. They are rather more trouble 

 to pick than other kinds of tree fruits, but 

 the prices secured will make the work 

 profitable. 



One great trouble with Quinces is that 

 while some trees are nearly always set out 

 in making up an orchard, yet they are near- 

 ly always neglected. They need a good rich 

 soil and considerable pruning each year; 

 while generally they are set out in fence- 

 corners, where they are left to look out for 

 themselves. With both of these fruits, at 

 least more trees can be planted with profit, 

 provided care is given them afterwards. 



Apricots will thrive wherever Peaches 

 will, and need about the same care, and if 

 grown can nearly always be marketed at 

 good prices. 



A farm orchard, set out principally to 

 supply fruits for home use, should contain 

 a full variety of fruits of the different kinds, 

 so as to not only furnish a supply during 

 the growing season, but' also to store and 

 use dtiring the winter. 



Blackberries Reliable for Canada. 



E. MORDEN, WELLAKD CO., ONT. 



After trying a considerable nvimber of 

 varieties of Blackberries, I have settled 

 down to Mr. Powell's list — being Snyder 

 Agawam and Taylor. If this list were to be 

 amended, I would strike out Snyder and 

 Agawam. They are good berries but not as 

 large as the Taylor. They have the merit 

 of earliness which the Taylor has not. 



The quality of these berries is very much 

 better than most of the varieties commonly 

 planted. The Taylor is larger than many 

 of the new varieties, elongated, handsome, 

 delicious and not given to the production of 

 nubbins. The bush is a dwarfish grower 

 and hardier than any I have tried, except 

 perhaps Snyder. The Agawam seems hardy 

 — berries nice shape, smallish, handsome, 

 and of good quality. It is a dwarfish, 

 spreading grower. Stone's Hardy and 

 Western Triumph may be described to- 

 gether, as follows: 



They are nice growers, fairly hardy and 

 produce an amazing crop of blossoms fol- 

 followed by a very variable crop of fruit, 

 mostly nubbins. Quality of fruit quite good. 



The Early Cluster produces a large crop 

 of sour nubbins. The Early Harvest is 

 tender, but sometimes produces nice-looking 

 fruit. The Gainoe produces a large-sized 

 sour fruit, with a large proportion of im- 

 perfect berries. The Erie seems to produce 

 nubbins and sterile blossoms. 



The older coarse-growing, sour-fruited, 

 hard-cored, half-hardy varieties, like Law- 

 ton and Kittatinny are still popular on ac- 

 count of the large size of their fruit. 



The Blackberry seems to be fastidious as 

 to the soils in which it succeeds. 



The demand for the fruit seems to be 

 limited. When the consumers get to know 

 the richer, sweeter fruit of the Taylor and 

 others of the newer varieties, the demand 

 must increase. 



Window Gardening. 



At a recent meeting the Massachusetts Hor- 

 ticultural Society offered prizes for window gar- 

 dening, and appointed committees to award 

 them. The expenses for prizes, pamphlets on 

 window gardening, plants bought for cash, and 

 other outlays, amounted to $590; and among the 

 receipts were Sil^' for the sale of plants. Thir- 

 teen windows filled with plants were entered and 

 examined. In one window were seventy pots; in 

 another, which received the first prize, every one 

 of seventy was in perfect order. In a public 

 school room in Roxbury were hundreds of plants, 

 many o£ them in full bloom with beautiful and 

 fragrant flowers. In a home in the suburbs was 

 a collection of one hundred plants, including 

 those of Pelargonium, Geranium, Ivy, Oxalls 

 Calla, Petunia, Heliotrope, Rose, Verbena and 

 Carnation. These offered a brilliant display of 

 blossoms rarely equalled. Competitors were 

 from Boston, Dorchester, Maiden, Roxbury, 

 Chelsea and West Dedham. 



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