. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1136 The American Florist. Mar. .6 Orange, N. J. FLORICDLTURAL SOCIETY DISCUSSES PKUN- ING —VARIOCS METHODS ABE OFFBEED —CRITICISM OF SOME PUBLIC WORK.— SCHOOL children's EXHIBITION WAS PLANNED. At the meeting of the New Jersey Flori- cultural Society, Wednesday evening, March 6, an address on pruning was made by J. C. Williams, of Montclair. The paper was exceedingly interesting, coveting much practical experience with the pranirg of grapevines under g'ass, according to the various approved sys- tems, and of out-
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1136 The American Florist. Mar. .6 Orange, N. J. FLORICDLTURAL SOCIETY DISCUSSES PKUN- ING —VARIOCS METHODS ABE OFFBEED —CRITICISM OF SOME PUBLIC WORK.— SCHOOL children's EXHIBITION WAS PLANNED. At the meeting of the New Jersey Flori- cultural Society, Wednesday evening, March 6, an address on pruning was made by J. C. Williams, of Montclair. The paper was exceedingly interesting, coveting much practical experience with the pranirg of grapevines under g'ass, according to the various approved sys- tems, and of out-ofdoor ornamental shrubbery. The discussion that followed was participated in generally by the many gardeners present. Many instances ot unwise pruning of ornamental shrub- bery were mentioned, especially where spiriEas and other shrubs that bloom in spring on the old wood had been cut back in fall or early spring. The remark attributed to the late William MacMil- lan, in reference to an ignorant pruner whose rule was a "location just a con- venient height for a man's waist with the shears," was quoted and its truthful- ness shown bv instances where the "broom model" had been followed in local public and private grounds, with- out regard to prospective blooms on the plants. Photographs and diagrams of some of the latter were shown. In the business preceding the reading of the paper the provision was made for repeating the feature of school children's work, as was done the last year, supply- ing plants in May to the children and staging them in the competitive exhibi- tion in the following November. « Lenox, Mass.—Ernst Lundberg, gar- dener at Shadow Brook, has a plant of Asparagus Sprengerii which is distinct from the original and makrt a better plant, being more robust and compact in growth. Newark, N. J.—The horticultural soci- ety will hold an annual exhibition of flower.', fruits and garden produce on September 8, 'J and 10. It has also been d
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