The morning call., 1890-06-14

meeting yesterday afternoon IN The State Board
OF Trade rooms, with Professor E. j. Wickson
in the chair. There was quite large attend
anee OF ladies, members of The society, ana as
most of those attending brought plentiful sam
pies OF The best products OF their flower gardens
for exhibition purposes the somewhat dlsmaily
dark back room, where the meeting was held,
was frightened and sweetened up to great
pitch of brillancy.
Some very handsome specimens were exhibited
as follows:
Sweet pea. Mr.. Hale, Berkeley: columbine, yellow
and pink, Mrs. c. T. IL. Palmer, Berkeley; pansieS,
Mr orane s. gosephs y carnations and
pelargoniums, Mrs. w. H. Smythe, East Oakland
wild flowers and the following choice roses; Earl
Duferin. fine crimson. rivaling the General
JacQueminot: the Queen, yellowiSh white spro9t
from Souvenir dune Annie; Sappho, Souvenir DE
Gabriel Droet; Ethel Browniow: Giorie de Margot-
tin and new running rose, Duchess Auerstadl, Ny
Miss h. NJ Pratt, Fruityale; geraniuns aud pelar-
goniums Mrs. Harris, city; variety OF blossoms,
Including the beautiful striped rose, cuie raised
from seed by Mime. Michel.
The following named were proposed ior mein-
bership and declared duly elected: Mesdames
George A. Warren. Ross Valley; L; A White,
Oakland; Il. Jordan and james Moore, San
Francisco, and Sperry OF Stockton
The Treasurer reported S143 O5 cash on hand,
which, less $50 80 due on bills left cash bal
ance TO the sOciey's credit OF S122 10.
EVENING SESSIONS FOR GARDENERS.
The proposed evening meeting was postponed
for the purpose of cores ponding with gardeners
and those for whom 1t Is specially intended, SO as
Announcement was made OF a meeting 10 take
place the first Friday In July 10 make arrange
ents for The fail exhibition, as the lists for com,
petition Will then be ready and members Will
| have ample time 10 prepare Tor IT. IL was sug-
gesIed there should be something quite different
| each day for the show, and some were in favor
| of making terms with the managers OF the Me-
chanics' Pavilion so as to hold the floral exhibit
| ton there during the annual fair.
protest against some OF the recent awards
| was referred to the Board of Directors.
The Secretary moved that five delegates be
| sent TO The Worlds Far at Chicago 10 represent
| the society and The motion was carried.
question being asked respecting the effect OF
! rOn-rust on plants tile President said IT was
| good III moderation making plants thrifty, and
| in the case OF PINK roses turning the color red.
| On being removed TO other soil The original color
| would return.
iron In all soils. and that an addition Of IL is
| easily overdone. changing colors especially In
| hydTangeas. A solution Is the best form OF using
The President said that iron filings are shipped
| i'll quantities from machlne-Shops TO be used on
| grapeyiues, but II Is necessary 10 know the soil
| they are applied TO or 1t may receive too much.
| lady wishing to know remedy for rust IN
roses was told that there IS none that Will save
| or recover the leaves attacked, which must 90,
but sulphur or sulphae OF copper may check The
spread Of the disease.
! Mrs Cross asked if anything had been decided
| about proposition made that members should
! raise plants and donate them TO be sold by
| auction at the next fair 10 help expenses of the
| society. as II Is lime now to set about roofing
Mrs. Hodgkins said she would be prepared TO
| do So and the President suggesting they might
be sold al III etlngS Of the ty, app owed the
| idea.
| CALIFORNIA GARDENS.
AD essay on California Gardens" written
| for the New York Evening Post, by Mrs. f. Ii. A.
| Lon head, was read by the husband OF the lady
| She compared unfavorably the gingerbread
castles " that succeeded the simpler architecture
| OF the early days, saying. however, that at
| present more attractive style prevails. The
gardens on Mob Hill were severely criticized
| with the one e&ception-the Crocker-but The
! only garden in this city said 10 be satisfy
ing up to the measure OF best possibilities was
| that Of Dr.. Brigham, on Broadway, surrounding
brown-Stone house IN style OF an old English
| manor.
Besides this an old garden on Russian Hill was
| mentioned with approval The essay condemned
| fences as unsightiy, and, continuing, described
| the vast variety OF flowers grown IN the city
| garden in the open air. The palm for prOfuson
| must be awarded 10 the Japanese honeysucKle.
| The great adjoining possibilities of geranums
| we're described as forming the most tasteful OF
all decorations for gardens aud requiring only
| moisture 10 thrive. The frequent planting Of
geraniums was advised Nasturtlums, so easily
| cultivated, were also strongly recommended for
decoration, As the most beautiful cooted effects
are produced when in bloom, which is nearly
| perpetual.
In the discussion of the paper the artistic pro-
| prtety of floral fences was freely admitted, but
| the winds and the constant depredations Of
| flower and plant thieves were arguments strongly
| advanced against the fences recommended IN tie
| paper.
Mrs. LOughead thought strict stock laws, as
enforced III Southern California, where all resi-
| dences are divided by floral hedges, would pre-
vent any assaults on the flowers from wandering
| animals.
Many members spoke Of the steady pferlng Of
flowers from their fruit gardens and rectted their
losses at length, and on motion the attention of
| the Chief OF Police was requested that The many
thefts now SO frequent might be stopped.
DOOR OF FLOWERS.
| payer WAS next read By Emory E. Smith, the
| Secretary, on "The 0dOr OF Flowers" which
stated that the business OF extracting essential
| oils is extensively carried on In Los Angeles and
| Florida, where the demand is even greater than
| the supply. The lack of perfume In wild flowers
| was touched on, as also the extensive use OF
! perfumes by the ancient Greeks and Romans.
| The essay described various methods OF eXtrac-
| ton and showed that the oils are extensively
adulterated with castor oil, but difficult OF detee-
figures showing the profit arising from one acre
planted out 10 several different fragrant flowers.
The President read a paper Oh " Friendly ln-
| seets," showing that some such as the common
lady bird and the beetle, podabrus, feed on the
aphls, some being parasites, others predacous.
One green creature with ten black spots, he said,
is often mistaken for lady bird but Is In reality
| a plant-eater OF he worst kind. The rose weevil
was shown as specially destructive and the read
Professor Wlckson proposes giving such interest
ing Information In insialments at future meet
ings.
Mrs. Hodgkins proposed and II. G. Pratt
seconded a motion that exhibits be left out OF
courtesy for the Board of Trade, whose rooms are
used by the society. Carried.
MIR. Sieyers announced the subject OF next meet
ing. 90 Roekeries, and Plants foi Them," by j.
Gabor.