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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 
The Hardy Garden Club of Ruxton, Md. 
Mrs. R. E. L. George, secretary, Ruxton, Md. 
The Garden Club of Rye, N. Y. 
Mrs. Samuel Fuller, secretary, Rye, X. Y. 
First Tuesdays, April to October. Also 
special meetings and Flower shows. 
The Shedowa Garden Club, New York. 
Miss Mary Young, secretary, Garden City, 
X. V. 
Second Wednesday each month at mem- 
bers' residences. Vegetable and flower 
shows, June and September. ( lorresponden -c 
with other clubs invited. 
Mrs. C. H. Stout, secretary, Short Hills, X..1 
Monthly at Short Mills Club Mouse dur- 
ing January and February. 
The Southampton Garden Club, New Yor«. 
Mrs. Albert Boardman, president, 40 VV. 
33rd street, New York. 
Twice a month in summer at r-'outhamp- 
ton. L. I. 
The Staten Island Garden Club, N. Y. 
Mrs. J. Harry Alexander, secretary, Rose- 
bank, S. I. 
Twice a month. At members' homes. 
Winnetka, 111. 
The Garden Club of Trenton, N. J. 
Mi-s Anne Macllvaine. secretary, Trenton, 
X. .T. 
Bi-monthly meetings at members' resi- 
dences. 
The Garden Club of Illinois. 
Mrs. William G. Hibbard, Jr., secretary, 
Winnetke, 111. 
The Garden Club of Orange and Dutchess 
County, New York. 
Mrs. Morris Rutherford, secretary. Warrick, 
Orange County, N. Y. 
Warrenton Garden Club, Virginia. 
Mrs. C. Shirley Carter, secretary, Warren- 
ton, Va. 
Garden Club, Webster Groves, Mo. 
Caroline Chamberlin, sec'v., 106 Plant Aye. 
HORTICULTURAL EVENTS 
American Sweet Pea Society Show, Bar 
Harbor, Me., -Tidy. 
American Gladioli Society Show, Boston, 
Mass., August 10-12. 
Garden Club of America Meeting, Lenox. 
Mass., June 27-28. 
Horticultural Society of New York, Fall 
Exhibition, American Museum of Natural 
History, November 0-12. 
International Garden Club, Outdoor 
Flower Show, Club Grounds, IVlham Bay, 
New York. June 1-4. 
Lenox Horticultural Society, Summer 
Show, Lenox. Mass.. .Turn' 27-28. 
Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 
Spring Exhibition, Horticultural Hall, Bos- 
ton. Mass., May 10-14. 
Newport, R. I., June Exhibiton, Newport 
Garden Association and Newport Horticul- 
tural Society, .lone 28-20. 
Newport, R. I., Mid-Summer Exhibiton, 
Newport Garden Club and Newport Horti- 
cultural Society, August 17-18-10. 
Oyster Bay Horticultural Society, Rose 
Show, June 13. Dahlia Show, August '■'<■ 
Westchester and Fairfield Horticultural 
Society, Summer Show, Mamaroneck, N. Y., 
June. 
Women's National Agricultural and Hor- 
ticultural Association, Conference, Horticul- 
tural Hall, Boston, .Mass., May 18-10. 
Secretary's Changes 
Each year witnesses many changes 
in the office of secretary in local hor- 
ticultural societies and garden clubs. 
We record these changes as notice is 
received. If your society or club is 
not properly registered in our direc- 
tory, with correct name of officers, 
meeting place or date of meeting, 
please inform Gardeners' Chronicle, 
Madison, N. J. Send us reports of 
the proceedings of your meetings for 
publication. 
WOMEN'S AGRICULTURISTS' CONVEN- 
TION. 
In connection with its third annual meet- 
ing, a very interesting conference has been 
arranged by the Women's National Agricul- 
tural and Horticultural Association, in co- 
operation with the Women's Educational and 
Industrial Union to take place at Horticul- 
tural Hall. Boston, on Thursday and Fri- 
day, May 18 and 10. 
This conference is to cover an interesting 
variety of subjects: "Preparedness in Agri- 
culture," "Developments in Horticultural 
Training." "Flower Gardening for Profit." 
"Trees and Hedges for Town and City 
Planting," "Vacant Lot Gardening," "Bees 
as Pollenizers," "The Tree Bust," "Color in 
the Garden," etc. 
The exhibit of members' work of the 
Women's National Agricultural and Horti- 
cultural Association is in the hands of an 
able committee, Mrs. B. Hammond Tracy, 
Wenham, Mass.. chairman, who hope to 
show by varied contributions what this 
organization is doing along commercial as 
well as educational lines. 
The Arnold Arboretum will be at it- at 
tractive period of spring bloom and it is 
hoped that many will avail themselves of 
this opportunity offered by the Conference 
to enjoy the hospitality of Boston and its 
suburbs. 
The Hospitality Committee, of which 
Mrs. t '. G. Houghton is chairman, is arrang- 
ing a "Field Day" for Saturday, May 20, 
which is to include visits to some of the 
gardens of the North Shore. 
MRS. GEORGE U. CROCKER, 
Chairman 1010 Conference Committee. 
CONNECTICUT HORTICULTURAL SO- 
CIETY. 
This society held its regular bimonthly 
meeting in the County building, Hartford, 
on Friday evening, March 24, at 8 o'clock. 
First Vice-President Francis Roulier presid- 
ing. President G. IT. Hollister was unable 
to attend the meeting on account of sick- 
ness in his family. 
It had been advertised that this would be 
"Crafting and Pruning Night," but the ab- 
sence of our leader made it necessary to 
postpone same until the next meeting, which 
will be held April 14. Some discussion oc- 
cupied part of the time on the advisability 
of pruning grape vines after March 1, noted 
gardeners stating that it made no difference 
whether the vines were pruned after March 
1 or before; while others were very positive 
that they should not be pruned after March 
1 on account of the bleeding of the vines. 
One member facetiously remarked that they 
could not lie pruned this year until after 
April 1 on account of the snow, which is 
three to four feet deep in many places 
Fred Boss, head gardener at Elizabeth 
Park, exhibited a collection of ( alccolaria, 
I. ne specimens; and Warren S. Mason, su- 
perintendent of the Pope Estate, Farming- 
ton, exhibited a vase of Eupatorium Ianthi- 
iiiini, showing excellent growth. George B, 
Baker, Alfred Cebelius. and J. 11. Sierman 
were appointed judges, and after due de- 
liberation they awarded the Calceolaria a 
certificate of merit, and the Eupatorium a 
cultural certificate. 
The attendance at this meeting was un- 
usually huge, and many applications were 
received for membership in the society. 
ALFRED DIXOX. Secretary. 
NEW JERSEY FLORICULTURAL SO- 
CIETY. 
A regular monthly meeting of the Xew 
Jersey Floricultural Societv was held in Jr. 
O. U.' A. M. Hall, Orange, X*. J., on Monday 
evening, March 20, at 8 p. m. Minutes of 
the previous meeting were adopted as read. 
Peter Duff, Jr., was nominated for member- 
ship. The society wishes to thank the vari- 
ous seed houses for liberal donations in the 
shape of prizes for the fall show, Septem- 
ber 18, 1010. It was decided to hold a Rose 
night in June, prizes to be offered for the 
best collection of outdoor roses. II. G. 
Skearns offered a prize of $o toward this 
exhibition. Max Schneider, superintendent 
to Peter Hauck, Jr., East Orange, N. J., was 
awarded the following points in monthly 
competition: Bunch of Violets. 2."i points; 
Begonia Cincinnati, 75 points: vase of Car- 
nations. 00 points: vase of Goldenspur Nar- 
cissus, 85 points. Emil Panushka, superin- 
tendent to Mrs. Wm. Barr, of Llewellyn 
Park. West Orange, was awarded a cultural 
certificate for Schille clusi. The judges were 
Dietrick Kindsgrab, August Peterson and 
Wm. Reid. 
G. W. STRAXGE. Secretary. 
HOLYOKE AND NORTHAMPTON (MASS.) 
GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' CLUB. 
The regular monthly meeting was held 
April 4 with F. D. Keyes & Son. Florence. 
In spite of disagreeable weather a good 
number of members assembled. The topic 
of the evening was "Easter Plants," which 
was handled by Harold Keyes in a compre- 
hensive manner. A good discussion ensued. 
Messrs. Thurson and Sinclair entertained 
the less fortunate members with descrip- 
tions of the Xational Flower Show. Ex- 
hibits were made by Keyes & Son, who 
staged some extra good Callas, a pink sport 
of Carnation Enchantress, and Primula ob- 
conica gigantea. Butler & Ullman showed 
Hydrangea Radiant and Sweet Pea Yar- 
rawa. G. H. Sinclair showed Buxton's Sil- 
ver Pink Snapdragon in top form. Good 
plants of Nemesia strumosa Suttoni were 
shown by H. E. Downer. This is a charm- 
ing annual which flowers in a few weeks 
from date of sowing and should prove a 
useful pot plant for the florist. II. E. D. 
TUXEDO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
The usual monthly meeting of the Tux- 
edo Horticultural Society was held in the 
Parish House on April 4. President C. 
Davidson in the chair. A letter was read 
from Mrs, C. F. Hoffman, president of the 
Internationa] Garden Club, asking our co- 
operation and support in their effort to hold 
a large summer show near Xew York. It 
was agreed we give this movement our ut- 
most support. Mr. David Mcintosh was 
appointed our representative to attend the 
meeting held in the Biltmore Hotel on April 
