THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 
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NEW HAVEN COUNTY HORTICUL- 
TURAL SOCIETY. 
The New Haven County Horticultural So- 
ciety begins the year 1916 with the follow- 
ing officers: President. Win. .1. liathgeber, 
New Haven; vice-president, Alfred E. Doty, 
Morris Cove; secretary, W. C. Mcintosh, 
New Haven; treasurer, David Kydd, West 
Haven. 
The Board of Managers, who have spe- 
cial charge of the annual exhibition, are as 
follows: Alfred E. Dotv, chairman, Morris 
Cove; Herbert F. Clark,' West Haven; Rob- 
ert Paton. New Haven; A. W. Davidson, 
Ansonia; T. H. Dewhurst, Milford; Nathan 
A. Miller, Branford; J. II. Murray. New 
Haven; Jno. Booking, New Haven; Edson 
L. Bradley, New Haven; L. B. Linsley, West 
Haven; Charles C. Barnes, New Haven; C. 
Louis Ailing, West Haven. 
The newly elected officers, have mapped 
out a vigorous campaign for the coming 
year. They have taken a new hall in the 
heart of the city, one flight up, well heated 
and lighted. The old hall was three flights 
up. And the new hall is given to the society 
free of charge. "Progress" is the motto of 
the society, and the members have decided 
to live up to this motto for the year 1910. 
Already they are taking in new members. 
This year will see the membership doubled. 
At the last meeting the discussion was 
'"Fertilizers." Those who took particular 
part in it were Jno. H. Murray, superintend- 
ent botanical gardens, Yale University : 
John H. Slocomb, florist; Robert Paton gar- 
dener for Thos. G. Bennett. Winchester Re- 
peating Arms Company, and the following 
growers: Nathan A. Miller. Wm, J. Rath- 
geber, L. B. Linsley, Alfred E. Doty and 
Edsin L. Bradley. 
W. C. McINTOSH, Secretary. 
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW 
YORK. 
An exhibition was held under the aus- 
pices of the Horticultural Society of New 
York in the American Museum of Natural 
History. Central Park West and 77th street, 
January 19. The exhibits were largely from 
private estates and there were a number of 
excellent features, noteworthy being orchids 
from Clement Moore, Hackensack. N. J 
(J. P. Moosman, gardener) ; Mrs. F. A. Con- 
stable. Mamaroneck, N. Y. (James Stuart, 
gardener), and Lager & Hurrell, Summit 
N. J., commercial growers, all of whom 
took prizes. Henry Goldman, Deal Beach. 
N. J. (Anton Bauer, gardener), exhibited for 
the first time a seedling snapdragon. This 
is a fine production, as it now appears, with 
creamy yellow flowers, close and evenly dis- 
tributed. It was awarded a special prize. 
Mrs. H. Darlington. Mamaroneck, N. Y. 
(P. W. Popp, gardener), was awarded a 
special prize for a handsome vase of Budd- 
leia Asiatica. William Shillaber. Essex 
Falls, N. J. (J. P. Sorenson, gardener), won 
a special prize for a vase of pink sweet 
peas named Yarrawa. J. C. Brady, Glad- 
stone, N. J. (Fred Hughes, gardener), took 
special prizes for vase of Hoosier Beauty 
roses, vase of Double White Killarney roses, 
vase of Carnation White Wonder and vase 
of poinsettias. 
In the classes for carnations, Mrs. C. Her- 
mann, Tarrytown, N. Y. (Abel Weeks, gar- 
dener), won first prize for 12 white. Henry 
Goldman was first with 12 Enchantress 
shade and first with 12 Mrs. Ward shade. 
J. C. Bradv won first for 12 scarlet. D. G. 
Reid, Irvington, N. Y. (A. W. Golding, gar- 
dener), took first for 12 crimson and first 
for vase of 50 blooms, one or more varieties 
arranged for effect with asparagus. P. W. 
Popp was awarded a special prize for six 
pots of Spirea rubrum and James Stuart re- 
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A meeting of the society was held at 3: 45 
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MEDFORD HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
At the monthly meeting of the Medford 
(Mass.) Horticultural Society on January 
18. William Colton. City Forester of New- 
ton, gave a very interesting lecture on the 
History of the Mosquitoes, and what has 
been done in Newton towards their exter- 
mination. He also gave an interesting ac- 
count of the shade trees, under his care, and 
what is being done to keep them in good 
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