On October 27 th the Morristown Garden Club gave a luncheon at Autumn 
the Golf Club, at which were present sixty members of the six New Exhibit 
Jersey Garden Clubs, representing Trenton, Princeton, Seabright, with Spring 
Summit, Short Hills, and Bernardsville. Flowers 
Later the guests were taken to the Annual Flower Show of the Mor- 
ris County Gardeners' and Florists' Society, which celebrated its 
twenty-fourth anniversary with the best exhibition of the kind ever 
held in the county. 
Chrysanthemums predominated, with a fine display of Roses, 
Dahlias, Carnations, and several tables of vegetables and fruits. Car- 
rots and Parsnips were shown nearly a yard in length, together with 
single entries of Green Figs, Raspberries and Strawberries. Owing to 
the continuance of mild weather. Dahlias had a place for the first 
time at a late October exhibit in this section. Among the rarest blos- 
soms in the flower display was a bowl of Bovardia placed in a class by 
itself, as was also a grouping of Orchids; Violets, too, competed in this 
Autumn show. 
M, H. B. McKnight. 
Special Plant Societies 
American Carnation Society 
A. F. J. Bauer, Sec'y., Indianapolis, Ind. 
Chrysanthemum Society of America 
C. W. Johnson Sec'y, 2243 W. logth St., 
Chicago, III. 
American Dahlia Society 
E. C Vick, Sec'y, 20$ Elwood Ave. 
Newark. N. J. 
National Dahlia Society 
R. W. Gill, Sec'y. Portland. Oregon 
California Dahlia Society 
N. F. Vanderbilt. Sec'y, 723 Fifth Si., 
San Rafael, Cal. 
Southern Dahlia Society 
W. E. Claflin, Sec'y .College Park, Md. 
American Gladiolus Society 
.■1. C. Beats, Sec'y, Ithaca, N. Y. 
American Iris Society' 
R. S. Sturtevant, Sec'y. Wellesley Farms, Mass 
American Peony Society 
A P. Saunders. Sec'y, Clinton, N. Y. 
Northwestern Peony and Iris Society 
W. F. Christman. Sec'y, 3804 Fifth Ave. 
Minneapolis, Minn. 
American Rose Society 
Prof. E. A. While, Sec'y. Cornell University, 
Ithaca. N. Y. 
American Sweet Pea Society 
William Gray, Sec'y. Bellevue Rd., 
Newport, R. I. 
In being urged to join the Special Plant Societies, the question al- 
ways arises, "What do I get out of the Rose-Iris-Peony-DaUia, etc., 
Society?" 
Aside from the excellent Bulletins which these societies issue, and 
the shows where may be seen the wondrous new varieties of our pet 
type of flower, we make new and interesting friends from all parts 
of the world with whom we exchange experiences, learn of new types, 
and find new little personal ways of doing something better than 
heretofore. This contact, both personal and by correspondence, 
serves to keep our hobbies at white heat, and helps solve many prob- 
lems which books seem to ignore. 
But have you ever thought what these societies are doing for your 
pet flower, and what your membership fee and your manifestation 
of interest means to them? Their committees are working unselfishly 
to discover new methods of culture, new means of combating disease; 
are delving into the history and origin of the flower, in order that 
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