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THE GARDEN MAGAZIN I 
The Thousand Dollar Trophy Rose 
of the Panama-Pacific-Exposition 
We are now making de- 
livery on strong plants, 
in pots, for immediate 
planting in the garden. 
$2.50 plant $ 25.00 dozen 
We can still supply in 6" 
pot plants, two year old stock 
of the following varieties: 
Gorgeous 
Scott Key 
Ophelia 
Hoosier Beauty 
Mdm. Herriott 
Lady Alice Stanley 
Cleveland 
Sunburst 
Tipperary 
50c plant $5-00 dozen 
$35.00 hundred 
Also a full line of Hardy 
Chrysanthemum Plants. 
Charles H. Totty 
Madison New Jersey 
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Meetings and Lectures in June 
(Following dates are meetings unless otherwise specified) 
'Horticultural Society of New York, New York City, 
N. Y., Peony and Rose Show by announcement. 
'Minnesota Garden Flower Society, St. Paul, Minn., 
Annual Flower Show by announcement. 
1. Pasadena, Cal., Horticultural Society. 
New York Botanical Garden, New York City, N. Y. 
Lecture: Vacant Lot Gardening. 
2. Lenox, Mass., Garden Club. 
4. American Rose Society, Arlington Farms, Washing- 
ton, D. C., Annual Outdoor Meeting. 
5. Lake Geneva, Wis., Gardeners' & Foremen’s Associa- 
tion. 
Garden Club of Pleasantville, N. Y. 
6. Short Hills, N. J., Garden Club. 
7. Marshfield, Mass., Garden Club. 
7-8 American Peony Society, Clinton, N. Y. Annual 
Exhibition. 
c New Bedford, Mass., Horticultural Society. Peony 
Show. 
8. Connecticut Horticultural Society. Hartford, Conn. 
Westchester, N. Y., & Fairfield, Conn., Horticultural 
Society. 
9. Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., Horticultural Society. 
New York Botanical Garden, New York City, N. Y. 
Lecture: Garden Roses. 
9-10 New York Botanical Garden, New York City, N. Y. 
Exhibition of Roses and Peonies. 
11. Park Garden Club, Flushing, L. I. 
Rochester, N. Y., Florist Association. 
New Rochelle, N. Y.. Garden Club. 
New York Florists’ Club, New York City, N. Y. 
13. Short Hills, N. J., Garden Club. Rose Show and 
meeting. 
Lenox, Mass., Horticultural Society. 
Nassau Co. Horticultural Society, Glen Cove, L. I. 
13-16 "'Pittsburgh Flower Show has been abandoned. 
14. Garden Club of Alleghany County, Alleghany, Pa. 
15. Pasadena, Cal., Horticultural Society. 
California Dahlia Society, San Francisco, Cal. 
16. New York Botanical Garden, New York City, N. Y. 
Lecture: The Seaweeds of New York and Vicinity. 
18. Lenox, Mass., Garden Club. 
20. Short Hills, N. J., Garden Club. 
Rhode Island Horticultural Society, Providence, R. 1. 
Tarrytown, N. Y., Horticultural Society. 
21. Marshfield, Mass., Garden Club. 
21-22 UNew Bedford, Mass., Horticultural Society. Rose 
Show. 
22. Connecticut Horticultural Society, Hartford, Conn. 
23. Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., Horticultural Society. 
New York Botanical Garden, New York City, N. Y. 
Lecture: Lilies for Everybody. 
23-24 Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Boston, Mass. 
Rose, Peony and Strawberry Exhibition. 
25. Park Garden Club, Flushing, L. I. 
27. Short Hills, N. J., Garden Club. 
29. Pasadena, Cal., Horticultural Society. 
30. New York Botanical Garden, New York City, N. Y. 
Lecture: The Food Value of Wild Mushrooms. 
1 Date subject to change according to the weather. 
Organizing a Garden Club 
UR Garden Club in a Western town was 
the outgrowth of a Literary Club which 
closed for the year in April. Some of the 
members wished to continue our meetings 
through the summer, as a fancy-work club 
which would mean “gossip.” A half dozen 
flower lovers wanted to have a Garden Club 
and ask others so inclined outside this literary 
club, but one dear woman, who was afraid 
of offending some of her club sisters, thought 
we ought to ask all those that wanted to come 
in to do so. We did, and were bored the 
whole summer by some of them who knew 
nothing, cared for nothing but the “eats” 
and the “garden parties.” Some made the 
remark that they cared nothing for it but did 
not want to be left out of anything. One 
woman said when we were buying Roses that 
all she wanted was an old-fashioned yellow 
Rose. Well I dug one for her, called her, and 
told her she could have it. She said she would 
call for it in a day or two, I heeled it in, and it’s 
in the garden yet! So much for trying to help 
along with Seautyfying this world. But, 
on the other hand, out of the twenty, we have 
at least ten interested women and we do hope 
to interest others and teach them to love the 
flowers and the great outdoors. We had such 
a dry season last year and when others were 
at the movies, or visiting or motoring, I was 
sitting on an old chair in the garden with the 
hose soaking the flowers and when I was re- 
warded by beautiful Roses and other flowers all 
the summer, some of the others would raise 
their eyebrows and say, “Oh, sent you 
better Roses than he did us.” But he didn’t; 
they only had different care. 
We have thought it would be nice to have a 
flower exhibit twice during the year, one when 
the spring blooming bulbs are at their height J 
and one September 1st when Asters, Gladioli ; 
and Roses are showing off. — L. R. 
The Friendship Garden Club of Chicago 
IT WAS on June 18, 1915, that five enthusi- 
astic women met to talk over their gar- 
dens, how to beautify them, make them more 
intimate, and interest their friends in garden- 
ing. They agreed to meet once in two weeks 
for an all day meeting. The meetings to be 
held at the homes of the members in turn, 
w here luncheon is served. A few weeks later 
five friends w 7 ere invited to join the Club lim- 
iting the membership to ten, including Three 
Officers, a Garden Mother, a Recorder, and a 
Keeper of the Menus — (Club dues 50 cents 1 
a year), each member w’rites a paper on 
such subjects as suggested by the leader at a 
previous meeting. Last year each member ] 
chose a Flower Family and a Tree Family for j 
special study through the year and each gar- j 
dener grew one plant in her garden for experi- 
ment. The all-day meetings indoors in gar- 
dens and in fields are days of satisfying ex- j 
periences. All work for “The Protection of 
Our Native Wild Flowers” Society. 
Ridgewood, N. J. 
' I 'HE Garden Club of this place is one of 
the most prosperous in the state of New j 
Jersey. The following gentlemen form a 
governing board for the current year: C. L. 
Leisner, president; S. R. Walker, vice-presi- 
dent; J. C. Russell, secretary-treasurer; and 
R. L. Roe and E. T. Sowter as members of 
the executive committee. 
This club was founded on October 23, 1914, 
by R. L. Roe, the retiring president. 
The members of the club paid a tribute 
of sincere affection and respect for Messrs. 
Roe, and Sowter, the retiring secretary, in a 
suitable resolution. 
During the course of the meeting W. H. 
Maier of the Shade Tree Commission enter- 
tained the Club with some interesting details 
in regard to the planting and grading of the 
new Station Plaza. W. G. Daub gave an 
enlightening talk on Chrysanthemums. E. 
F. Keller related an experience of using fish 
as a fertilizer. The difficulties he met with 
before he got his fertilizer into the ground were 
told in a very humorous manner. 
The Club holds annual spring and fall shows, 
where the exhibitions are thrown open to the 
public, free of charge. I he effect of the 
Club’s efforts to beautify Ridgewood bears 
evidence in the many well kept residences 
that abound. 
American Rose Society 
/'AN JUNE 1 the “Annual Outdoor Meeting” 
will take place at Washington, D. C. All 
Rose lovers are invited to attend the inspection 
of the trials at the Arlington Farms. 1 he Na- 
tional Test Gardens cover tw’o acres, and about 
500 varieties will be in bloom. 
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