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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA 
the rose, wl-.n must be luver.s. or they woukl 
not have been iu atteudance. He took a 
great interest in the garden and hoped much 
for it in the future. 
At the ei>n(lnsion of Jlr. Glide's remarks 
the automobiles were re-entered and, after 
a ride tlii-ough Arlington Cemetery, the 
party returned to Wasliingtou and out 
through Eock Creek Park to "Twin Oaks," 
the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. 
Bell, where the beautiful rose gardens of 
this estate were visited. From there the 
]>arty proceeded to the Ebl)itt House. Wash- 
ington, where lun -henn was served. Fol- 
lowing the luncj President Pennock called 
on the late president, Henjamin Hammond, 
for a few words, who said lie felt sure tliat 
his prediction that the garden would be- 
come a popular place for all the honeymoon 
i'ouples who would visit Washington in the 
years to come would come true. They 
would then go home and plant roses for a 
garden of their own. A rose bush iu a gar- 
den was sure to have an uplifting influence. 
Prof. E. A. White, secretary-elect, pre- 
dicted a bright future for the society and 
hoped to be able to secure a largely in- 
creased members! ip, as the rose is an em- 
blem of peace and should not be neglected 
and there was no reason why the society 
should not grow to be as large, if not the 
largest, in the world. Dr. Shoemaker, presi- 
dent of the Federated Societies of Wash- 
ington, assured the memliers tliat this body 
would do all possililc to co-operate with 
them in furthering the work of the national 
garden. 
E. G. Hill seconded what Mr. McFarlaml 
had said and was glad it had been said 
at this time and place. He said he felt 
that growers of roses were co-laborers with 
Him who creates things that are beautiful. 
Pointing to vases of Red Radiance, Mr. 
Hill asked: "Who was the painter who 
mixed the color, the scent and other attri- 
butes and well defined organs of the flower? 
The Greater, that we co-workers might 
benefit by working and producing beautiful 
roses for the garden and greenhouse." A 
man to grow roses successfully must first 
have them in his heart. I love the rose and 
have done Just a little bit in producing 
Avith them. In conclusion he praised the 
work of Dr. Van Fleet. M. H. Walsh and 
John Cook. He urged that new roses be 
grown scientifically, not in a shipshod man- 
ner. Let us all work and enter this great 
field of beauty. Mr. McFarland urged each 
of the L.'iOO members to bring in just one 
and the membership would at once jump to 
3,000. We want those with roses in their 
hearts and then they will get in tlie 
garden. 
Dr. E. X. Mills, of Syracuse, spoke of the 
great work of their rose society which has 
an average attendance at the monthly 
meetings of 125. He hoped the national 
society would come to his city in two 
years. George Field told of the Bancroft 
rose garden, which concluded the meeting 
nf the society. 
THE WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD 
HORT. SOCIETY. 
There was a fine display of flowers on the 
exhibition tables and an exceptionally large 
attendance at the regular monthly meeting 
of the Westche.ster and Fairfield Horticul- 
tural Society, in Hubbard's Hall, Green- 
wich, Conn., Friday evening, June 8. 
President Wm. Whltton presiding. 
The exhibits were all of fine quality, and 
the judges made the following awards : 
Cultural Certificate to .Tames Stuart for a 
fine plant of Cyitopodum punictatum : Very 
High Commendation to .lames Lauaine for 
a very fine display of flowering shrubs ; High 
Commendation to Robt. Grunert for vase of 
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Sweet Peas arranged for effect and for dis- 
play of tomatoes. Sterling Castle ; to Paul 
Divenger for lettuce, "May King," and two 
cauliflower "Snowball" ; to J. B. Itoy for 
vase Pentstemon Hybrids, and to Alex. Clark- 
sou for display of Spanish Iris. The thanks 
of the society was awarded to Robt. Grunert 
for vase of Lupinus, vase of Acpiilcgia and 
pot of Sweet Peas "Ideal" ; to Wm. Graham 
for plant of Campanula and vase of antir- 
rhinum : to P. W. Popp for plant of 
Xerembergia Graciles; and to Alex. Clark- 
sou for vase of Darwin Tulips. For the 
most meritorious exhibit James Lanaine was 
awarded first for display of flowering shrubs, 
James Stuart secimd for plant of Cyito- 
podum, and Paul Direnger two cauliflower. 
James Stuart read a paper on Cyclamen, 
and anyone wlio same his display at tlie New 
York Show knows that he is qualified to 
talk on that subject. He gave a very in- 
teresting talk and was accorded a rising 
vote of thanks. 
The summer show is to be held in Rye this 
,\'ear on .June 10 to 20. It is to be held under 
the auspices of the Red Cross Rye branch 
and it is to be hoped that the members will 
do their utmost to make it a success as it is 
for a good cause. 
The .society also showed its patriotism by 
deciding to buy $500 worth of Lilierty 
Bonds. 
HOLYOKE AND NORTHAMPTON FLOR- 
ISTS' AND GARDENERS' CLUB, 
The regular meeting was held June 5 at 
the Butler and Ullman Greenhouses, 
Xorthampton ; a goodl.v ntimber of members 
being present. Some discussion took place 
regarding the annual Fall Flower Show, and 
it was decided to co-operate with the Garden 
Committee of the Ilolyoke Chamber of Com- 
merce whieli is planning an exhibit of garden 
products. More than one thousand new 
home gardens and one thousand school 
gardens have been started iu Holyoke, and 
about .six hundred school garcHns iu 
Northampton. Several members of the club 
are assisting in this work. 
A committee was appointed to arrange a 
schedule of exhibits — no money premiums to 
be offered. G. H. Sinclair gave a talk on 
the culture of Il.vdrangeas as pot plants. 
Darwin and May flowering Tulips iu variety 
were shown by Sinclair and son and Gallinau 
Bros. Butler and Ullman arranged a miscel- 
laneous exhibit including Spanish Iris, Ixi-.i, 
Centarurea and Delphinium. H. E. W. 
MONMOUTH CO., N. J., HORT. SOCIETY. 
A meeting of this society was held at Red 
Bank on Jlay 17, with President .Tames 
Kennedy in the chair. A lai'ge membership 
was on hand. A large variet.v of food ques- 
tions were talked over as well as the flower 
end of it. The annual summer show will 
be held on Friday. June 29, at the Elks' 
Home, Red Bank, N. J. It was decided to 
have the show at this time a strictly pa- 
triotic show, for the benefit of the Red Cro.ss. 
and the members present were unanimous 
in their support to make it a banner show 
for the good it will do. The monthly ex- 
hibits were Sweet Peas and Darwin Tulips, 
staged by A, Bauer, and Seedling Dahlias 
and Asparagus staged by W. Waite. .Some 
