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Wm. Duckham's First Prize 36 Blooms in 6 Varieties at the New York Show. 



more than 75 points unless lie gave the 

 last named sorts over a hundred, and 

 as there can be but one scale for all 

 and as the extra early ones are the 

 money makers, and we all want them 

 as fast as introduced, I suggest the fol- 

 lowing plan as a practical way to over- 

 come the difficulty. 



Score an early variety as severely as 

 a midseason sort, giving it simple jus- 

 tice, and taking November as our stand- 

 ard of judgment, work backward from 

 November 1, giving two points for ear- 

 liness for each seven days backward 

 from November 1, the same to be added 

 to the number of points honestly won, 

 judged by the high standard of a Novem- 

 ber variety. 



For instance, if a sort scores on Oct. 

 3, 77 points, that variety would be en- 

 titled to 8 points for earliness. The 

 8 points added to the 77 would bring 

 the score up to 85, which would entitle 

 the variety to a certificate of merit, and 

 purchasers of the sort would understand 

 the facts in the case without any foot- 

 note of recommendation from the judges. 



Had the committee jiidging '"Opah," 

 for instance, given it 79 points on merit 

 and 8 points for earliness, to which it 

 would be entitled according to my plan, 

 it being in by Oct. 2. it would have 

 secured a certificate, and when I pur- 

 chased the variety I would know just 

 what to expect of it. 



I trust I have expressed my thought 

 and plan clearly, and would urge any 

 one having a better plan to suggest to 

 bring it forward at once that the pres- 

 ent difficulty may be overcome before 

 another October rolls around. I some 

 time since called the. attention of Presi- 

 dent Herrington to this plan and he 



gave it his approval, but did not wish 

 to bring the matter before the society 

 as his own suggestion and advised me 

 to place the plan before the chrysanthe- 

 mum world through the medium of the 

 trade press, and as I think this an op- 

 portune time I trust you will give space 

 in the Review to my suggestion. 



Retl.\s 

 October 24, 1901. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 

 AMERICA. 



During November the dates for com- 

 mittees to examine seedlings and sports 

 are Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30. Following 

 are the committees: 



Boston, Mass.^^A. H. Fewkes, chair- 

 man, care John Welsh, manager Boston 

 Flower Market, Park street ; E. A. Wood, 

 J. H. Wheeler. 



New York, N. Y. — E. Dailledouze, 

 I li:iirin:iii. r.uc New York Cut Flower 

 I i> . -Ill h -tirri and 6th avenue; James 

 W , W .i1m I-, ('. Albert Small. 



riiihi.l.li.hia. Pa.— A. B. Cartledge, 

 chairman, 1.514 Chestnut street; Wm. 

 K. Harris, John Westcott. 



Chicago, 111. — James S. Wilson, chair- 

 man, care J. B. Deamud, 51 Wabash 

 avenue; Geo. StoMery, E. Weinhoeber. 



Cincinnati, 0. — Albert Sunderbruch, 

 chairman, care Cincinnati Cut Flower 

 Co., 416 Walnut street; James Allen, E. 

 G. Gillett. 



Exhibits to receive attention from 

 the committees must in all cases be pre- 

 paid to destination, and the entry fee 

 of $2 should be fonvarded to the secre- 

 tary not later than Tuesday of the 

 week preceding examination. 



Anyone having a variety in season be- 



fore or after dates fixed can have the 

 same passed upon by specially notify- 

 ing the chairman of committees. 



Edwin Lonsdale, Secretary. 

 Wvndmoor, Chestnut Hill, Pa. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 

 AMERICA. 



Following are the reports of the com- 

 mittees judging seedlings and sports: 



Philadelphia, Nov. 2. — Wm. Paul 

 Binder, Rider, Md., exhibited Sirius, a 

 wliite, reflexed variety, which scored 86 

 jioiiits commercial scale, 84 points exhi- 

 bition scale. 



New York, Nov. 2. — H. A. Molatsch, 

 ?.ro(ii<lyn, N. Y., exhibited No. 62, light 

 liionze, Japanese incurved, scoring 82 

 lioiiits commercial scale. 



Boston, Nov. 2. — George Hollis, South 

 Weymouth, Mass., exhibited a white, 

 I leam centre, Japanese variety which 

 >ci)red 87 points commercial scale. The 

 iiiiiie of this variety will be announced 



Kcspecting the Josephine report of 

 I hi' Xew York committee, which appeared 

 in your columns and not in any of the 

 lit her trade or horticultural papers, beg 

 til say that same was owing to the com- 

 mittee's request to withhold report not 

 teaching your office in time. Said com- 

 mittee stated they believed the variety 

 identical with Robert Halliday. Wlicn 

 -Mr. Kleinheinz was advised of the action 

 cif tlie committee, he wrote as follows: 



"Ogontz, Pa., Oct. 30, 1901. 

 "ilr. Edwin Lonsdale, Secretary Chrys- 

 anthemum Society of America. 



"Dear Sir: In reply to your letter of 

 the 28th inst., I beg to say that I never 

 saw Chrysanthemum Robert Halliday un- 

 til recently; consequently, could not grow 

 the Josephine and Halliday together. 



"I feel sorry that the committee in 

 New York did not see the difference be- 

 tween the two varieties. Admitting that 

 they resemble each other to a certain ex- 

 tent, there is enough difference to be 

 seen that Josephine is distinct from the 

 other, and I am not a bit afraid to grow 

 the two varieties together next year, and 

 then I will show on the bench to any com- 

 mittee, wherever they come from, that 

 .losephine is far superior to Robert Halli- 

 day. 



■■•Josephine is a cross between The 

 Queen and Golden Wedding. The cross 

 was made in the fall of 1897. 



■■Iln|iiiii; tliis explanation will be satis- 

 fnctiMN. I ,1111 Yours truly, 



I sijiicl I William Kleinheinz. 



Kiiw i\ l.dXsuALi:, Sec'y. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



A handsome special prize is offered by 

 Jlr. W. A. Proctor, Cincinnati, Ohio, for 

 comi>etition at the exhibition of the so- 

 ciety to be held in Indianapolis next 

 F'ebruary. It is a silver va.se valued at 

 $100.00, offered for the best separate 

 collection of commercial varieties of car- 

 nations, no more than fifty or less than 

 ten of a variety to be staged. Premium 

 will not be awarded for fewer than ten 

 varieties, collection to be grown by ex- 

 hibitors. 



Any further information desired about 

 this premium or about the meeting can 

 be had by addressing Albert M. Herr, 

 secretary, Lancaster, Pa. 



The annual Thanksgiving number of 

 the Florists' Review will be issued next 

 week. Send ad vs. at once. 



