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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
May, 1915 
The New Ruffled Gladiolus 
"KUNDERDl TYPE” 
One of our customers writes us: “So surpassingly beautiful that 
they will certainly be a very valuable addition to any collection of 
Gladioli, no matter how choice or expensive.” 
THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE 
this season to procure bulbs of these vastly improved “new 
creations” in this most beautiful of all summer flowers. 
See Our Offers in the March and April Issues of 
Garden Magazine 
We now have growing on, in separate lots, almost 5,000 varieties, 
in 3 distinct races of these wonderful New Gladiolus, and will each 
year ofler a fine list of the best ones. 
Don't fail to keep our address and send for our 1916 Catalog. 
A. E. KUNDERD, Originator 
Goshen Indiana 
C. G. van Tuber^en, Jr. 
Haarlem, Holland 
Grower of Choice Bulbs 
E.J. KRUG, Sole Agent 
114 Broad St., New York 
Formerly represented by C. C. Abel & Co. 
Bulbs imported direct from Holland 
for customers. No supply kept here. 
Catalogue quoting prices in Nurser- 
ies in Haarlem — free on application. 
YOU Can Increase Your Crop of 
PEAS-BEANS-SWEET PEAS 
From 50% to 100% By The Wonderful 
FARMOGERM METHOD 
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FARMOGERM 
Just a few minutes’ work, and the expenditure of 
25c or 50c means sweeter and better peas and 
beans, larger vines, heavily loaded with pods, and 
a longer bearing period. 
Farmogerm prices — 25c half garden size — 50c 
garden size — $2.00 acre size — $6.00 five acre size 
— reductions in 50 acre size or more. 
Farmogerm is sold by all leading seed dealers — if your dealer 
cannot supply you write us direct — take no substitutes. 
Send for free illustrated booklet No. 40 ; it tells you many 
wonderful things the Farmogerm Method has accomnlished 
in growing pod bearing plants and how cheaply it is done. 
EARP-THOMAS FARMOGERM CO. 
Bloomfield. N. J. Columbia, S. C. 
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Meetings and Exhibitions in May 
New York Botanical Garden. Bronx Park, N. Y. 
Dr. N. L. Britton, “Vegetation of Porto Rico”. 
New Bedford Horticultural Society, New Bedford, Mass.: 
meeting. 
Pasadena Horticultural Society, Pasadena, Cal.: meeting. 
Women’s National Agricultural & Horticultural Associa- 
tion, Botanical Garden. Bronx Park, N. Y.: conference. 
Worcester County Horticultural Society, Worcester, Mass, 
exhibit cut flowers. 
Dobbs Ferry Horticultural Society, Dobbs Ferry, N. Y.: 
meeting. 
Shedowa Garden Club, Garden City, L. I.: lecture, Dr. A. 
S. Warthin, “Personal Experiences in Gardening.” 
New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, N. Y.: lecture, 
Mr. G. V. Nash, “Spring Flowers.” 
Horticultural Society of New York, Botanical Garden, 
Bronx Park, N. Y.: annual meeting and exhibition. 
New York Florists’ Club, New York City: meeting, and 
lecture by E. H. Wilson, "Flora and Gardens of Japan.” 29. 
Rochester Florists’ Association. Rochester, N. Y.: meeting. 
Nassau County Horticultural Society, Glen Cove, N. Y.: 
meeting. 
Secretaries are invited to forward dates 
Connecticut Horticultural Society, Hartford, Conn.: 
meeting. 
Central New York Horticultural Society, New Hartford, 
N. Y.: meeting. 
New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park. N. Y.: lecture. 
Dr. W. A. Murrill, "How to Collect and Study Local 
Fungi.” 
Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Boston, Mass.: 
spring exhibition. 
Tarrytown Horticultural Society, Tarrytown, N. Y.: 
meeting. 
Pasadena Horticultural Society, Pasadena, Cal.: meeting. 
Dobbs Ferry Horticultural Society, Dobbs Ferry, N. Y.: 
meeting. 
New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, N. Y.: lecture, 
Dr. M. A. Howe, "Sea Gardens of the Tropics.” 
Connecticut Horticultural Society, Hartford, Conn.: 
meeting. 
New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, N. Y. lecture. 
Dr. F. J. Seaver, “Destructive Insects.” 
of forthcoming meetings 
lecture 14. 
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Conference of the Women’s Agricultural 
Association 
An interesting conference has been arranged by 
the Women’s National Agricultural and Horticul- 
tural Association, to take place on May 7th at the 
Museum Building in the Bronx Botanical Garden, under 
the auspices of the New York Horticultural Society. 
Among the speakers will be Mr. George T. Powell, 
President of the Agricultural Experts’ Association; 
Arthur Dean of the State Department of Education; 
Mr. Jarvis of the United States Bureau of Education; 
Maurice Fuld, Vice President of the Knight & Struck 
Company; William C. Deming, Secretary of the North- 
ern Nut Growers’ Association; Mr. Samuel Fels, Presi- 
dent of the Philadelphia Vacant Lots Association. 
An interesting feature of this year’s conference will be 
an exhibit of members’ work, ranging from garden pho- 
tographs and pottery to butter and eggs and honey. 
Mrs. S. A. Brown of New York City is in charge of this 
exhibit. A cordial invitation to attend the conference 
is extended to every one. 
A New Gladiolus 
The Nomenclature Committee of the American 
Gladiolus Society has approved the application of John 
H. Umpleby, Lake View, N. Y., to register Gladiolus 
Mrs. A. C. Beal, as follows: 
Color rosy white, blotched Lincoln red, and with the 
median line shading to old carmine red. A fine color and 
an attractive blotch. The buds are quite salmony 
when they first open. Stamen filaments pinkish. 
Anthers light lavender. Bloom large, tube curved 
medium slender, medium long. Segments unequal 
connivent, the upper horizontal and broad, the lower 
reflexed and narrower. Season early. Spike tall, 
erect, often curved; two or three to a corm, and pro- 
ducing a good number of flowers. Growth vigorous, 
well furnished with medium broad leaves. Corms large. 
Originated by John H. Umpleby, Lake View, N. Y. 
Garden Clubs in the United States 
II. THE SEMI-SOCIAL GROUP 
A S A matter of course, all garden clubs have a social 
element, since the very fact of the formation of a 
club presupposes a desire for friendly intercourse 
among the members, but the largest group of garden 
clubs in the United States is composed of those whose 
members are banded together for mutual help and for 
cooperation and communication with other organiza- 
tions with fewer restrictions than control those of the 
purely social group. 
These clubs are about equally divided as regards lim- 
itation of membership. Many of them have no limit 
of numbers; those which have, are limited usually to 
not less than fifty or sixty members, which, in a small 
community, means a wide choice, and the social bound- 
aries in a club “limited” to one hundred and fifty, or 
two hundred members, are not apt to be very strict. 
In general, these clubs require “a working interest in 
one’s garden,” and demand either manual labor, or a 
truly intelligent personal planning and oversight of the 
work; some are less exigent, however, and demand 
merely “an interest in gardening.” Hence, many 
devoted garden lovers, who, for one reason or another 
cannot have gardens of their own, are admitted to the 
pleasures of a club, because of their “interest” which 
seems distinctly as it should be. Some have various 
forms of membership, such as “associate,” “junior,” 
etc., with smaller dues than the regular members. 
Dues range from one to five dollars per year. In only 
a few instances, members are sometimes assessed beyond 
their dues, for extra expenses. In some clubs, all ex- 
penses are paid from the club treasury. In all, sta- 
tionery, printing, and postage are paid for by the club. 
In some, part of the expense is borne by individuals; 
for example, the hostess of the day may present a prize 
for flowers exhibited at that meeting, or may pay the 
expense of the speaker. Occasionally an admission 
fee is charged to non-members for lectures; in one case 
members pay an admission fee for guests at meetings, 
and in another they are charged a very small fee for 
refreshments. In some cases, all prizes are paid for 
from the club treasury; in others, some are given by the 
club and some by individuals; in still others, all are 
given by individuals. Some clubs give ribbons only, 
some give ribbons and cups, and some give various 
articles, such as vases, baskets, tools, etc. In some 
cases, too, the cost of prizes is limited. 
Some clubs have paid (or professional) speakers for 
every meeting; the majority run about “half and half,” 
having some professional speakers, and some meetings 
with no speaker at all, or a paper written and read by a 
member. Many of these clubs do not meet during the 
winter months, but a few are all-the-year-round clubs, 
and two are peculiar in that they do not hold meetings 
in July or August. 
Shows are held once or twice a year in some public 
place such as a club house or library, and as a rule a 
small admission and entry fee is charged, even to mem- 
bers. Many of the clubs have a small, informal show 
of one kind of flower — roses, dahlias, etc. — at the house 
of a member, at some, or all of the meetings during 
the flowering season, for which no admission is charged, 
and seldom any entry fee. Vegetables and fruit as 
well as flowers, are shown at the June and autumn 
shows, and there are sometimes classes for professional 
gardeners, and almost always classes for children. In 
some cases shows are held jointly with the local horti- 
cultural societies, but not often, though the horticul- 
tural societies do often invite the amateur clubs to 
exhibit at their shows, which is sometimes done. 
The meetings are seldom formal, although a simple 
order of procedure is usually observed — business, an- 
nouncements, paper or lecture, and generally, since 
most of the members of most of the clubs are women, 
tea, which, even in the most democratic of clubs does 
seem to stimulate ‘ ‘ the exchange of experiences ! ” 
Most of the clubs in this group have taken an active 
interest in some, or all, of the following directions: 
Cooperative buying of seeds and plants for members, to- 
gether with advice from a member or committee on 
choice of varieties, dealers, etc.; school children’s gar- 
dens, and contests; improvement of cottage gardens 
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