June 9, 1906 



HORTICULTURE. 



737 



recent oppressive and exorbitant rates 

 imposed upon the growers of flowers 

 in the State. 



The floral display was large and in- 

 cluded many tine orchids among which 

 were a particularly fine Cattleya gigas, 

 scoring 99 points, from Lager & 

 Hurrell and a collection of white C. 

 Mossia? var. from Julius Roehrs Co., 

 which received a first class certificate. 

 A red, white and blue bouquet contri- 

 buted by George Oakley, gardener for 

 A. T. Gillispie, attracted notice. Fine 

 oriental poppies came from Peter Duff 

 and Win. Reid, and crotons from 

 President Kindsgrab. The judges for 

 the evening were Malcolm MacRorie, 

 Edward Roehrs and Arthur T. Caparn. 

 JOSEPH B. DAVIS. Secy. 



PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



An exhibition of peonies was held in 

 Horticultural Hall. Philadelphia, on 

 Thursday and Friday of last week. 

 The lower hall was well filled, and 

 while the number of exhibitors was 

 not large the show was very creditable 

 and interesting. The chief prize win- 

 ners were Joseph Hurley, gardener to 

 James W. Paul; R. D. Barclay, gar- 

 dener to Clement A. Griscom, and 

 William Robertson, gardener to Jas. 

 W. Pepper. Mr. Hurley put up a large 

 collection, embracing some seventy- 

 five vases, all named, but we are sorry 

 to report, very few of them correctly 

 named. Mr. Hurley is not to blame 

 for that, perhaps, but he ought at least 

 to have looked in his catalogue to see 

 if the flowers agreed with the descrip- 

 tion before staging them for the pub- 

 lie to be misinformed. A horticultural 

 society is supposed to be founded 

 mainly for the education of the public 

 along horticultural lines. That's why 

 this naming business is more impor- 

 tant than it looks to many. For in- 

 stance, an amateur goes to the show 

 we are discussing, and note-book in 

 hand, comes to Mr. Hurley's exhibit. 

 The most conspicuous item he sees is 

 a magnificent vase of a large, lovely 

 pink and white flower. He wants that 

 one sure, and down goes the name — 

 l)i Caillot. But next spring imagine 

 how he will feel when he sees the real 

 Dr. Caillot in bloom — a charming 

 amaranth! What's the use of giving 

 a flower show to spread such misin- 

 Eormation as that? Better no names 

 at all than the wrong ones. Henry A. 

 Dreer exhibited a collection of twenty- 

 seven varieties. These were rather 

 under the standard as to size, but so 

 far as we could tell they were all cor- 

 rectly named. 



CHICAGO FLORISTS' CLUB. 



It has been a long time since this 

 club has had a rousing old-time picnic. 

 Fresh from the hustle and bustle of a 

 busy season and flush with the sub- 

 stantial profits therefrom the members 

 have agreed to have an outing that 

 will fill all the requirements in re- 

 freshments, entertainment and recrea- 

 tion. As a result of the meeting of 

 the special entertainment committee 

 last Monday morning the famous Hig- 

 ginbotham woods at Joliet has been 

 selected as the location and June 24 

 the date for the event. It will be a 

 basket picnic and there will be base- 

 ball and other games, for which liberal 

 prizes are provided. 

 Railroad tickets can be had of all 



wholesalers by June 11. Everybody 

 should secure a supply at once so the 

 committee can conclude arrangements. 

 Spread the news and make the gath- 

 ering a big one. 



AMERICAN PEONY SOCIETY 



The third annual meeting of this 

 Society will be held in Horticultural 

 Hall, Boston, Mass., June 15 and 16, 

 1906. The exhibition will be in charge 

 of Mr. James Wheeler to whom all 

 flowers intended for exhibition must 

 be shipped. 



Express charges on all exhibits must 

 be prepaid, and should be so marked 

 on the boxes, as no charges will be 

 paid by the manager. 



Copies of the rules and regulations 

 may be had on application to the 

 secretary. 



Premium list — Herbaceous peonies 

 commercial classes — double: 



— Prize — 

 Class. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. 



1. Collection of varie- 



ties, one flower 



each $15.00 $10.00 $5.00 



2. Twelve distinct va- 



rieties, six flow- 

 ers each 10.00 5.00 



:;. Collection of varie- 

 ties in various 

 shades of rose 

 pink, not less 

 than three n<>r 

 more than six 

 flowers each 10.no .".no 



I. Collection of varie- 

 ties in various 

 shades of salmon 

 and flesh colored. 10.00 5.00 



5. Collection of varie- 



ties in various 



shades of white.. 10.00 5.00 



6. Collection of varie 



ties in various 

 shades of cream 

 white and light 

 yellow 10.00 5.00 



7. Collection of crim- 



son varieties. 



without stamens. 10.00 5.00 



S. Collection of crim- 

 s o n varieties, 

 with stamens 10.00 .".oil 



!> Collection of tri- 

 color varieties. 

 including flowers 

 with guard petals. 

 collarette and cen- 

 tre petals of 'Ml 

 ferent colors 10.00 5.00 



10. Fifty blooms, white. 10.00 5.00 



11. Fifty blooms, pink, 



any shade 10.00 5.00 



12. Fifty blooms, crim- 



son 10.00 5.00 



SPECIAL PRIZES 



13 Collection of six 

 varieties intro- 

 duced since 1896, 

 one flower of 



each. Offered by 



t h e Gardeners' 



and Florists' Club 



,if Boston $0.1X1 $4.00 



Amateur Classes Open to Amateurs and 

 Private Growers only. 



-Prize 

 1st 2nd. 



A. Collection "f not less than 

 twelve varieties, six of 

 ,.;,,. h $10.00 $5.00 



r. Collection of white varie- 

 ties, three blooms "f 

 each variety 10.00 5.00 



C. Collection of rose pink.... 10.00 5.00 



]>. Collection of salmon and 



flesh pink 10.00 5.00 



E. Collection of tricolored va- 



rieties 10.00 5.00 



F. Collection of crimson 10.00 5.00 



<;. Si\ blooms of any one va- 

 riety 3-00 2.00 



Prizes offered by the Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society. Open to all, ex- 

 cept No. 154. 

 No 138. Collection of eighteen nam 



rieties, single or double. First 

 prize, a silver gilt medal; sec 



] prize, a bronze medal. 



Donated by Kelway >v. Sen. 

 Langport, Eng. 



No. 139. Collection of thirty or more 

 varieties, double, one flower 



of each $15, 12, 8, 6, 4 



.\<>. 140. Collection of twelve nam d va- 

 rieties, double, six flowers of 



each $12, 8, <> 



No. 1J1 Specimen bloom, double. .. .$2, 1 



No. 142. Collection of twelve or more 



named varieties, single $4, 3, 2 



N'o. 143. Collection of twelve or more 

 named varieties, Japantse 

 single varieties destitute of 

 pollen $4, 3, 2 



Nil 144. Vase id blooms on long stems, 

 arranged for effect in the 

 Society's large China vases 

 $10, 6, 4 



No. 145. Collection of six named double 

 varieties, white, one flower 

 each $3, 2. 1 



No. 146. Collection of six named double 



varieties, rose pink.... $3, 2. 1 



No, 147. Collection of six named double 

 varieties, salmon pink. .$3. 2. 1 



Nn. 14s. Collection of six named double 

 varieties, red or crimson, 



$3, 2, 1 



No. 149. Collection of six named double 

 varieties, any other color, 



$3, 2, 1 



No. 150. Vase of twenty-five blooms, 



double, white or blush, $5, 3, 2 



No. 151. Vase of twenty-five blooms, 



double, pink or rose. .$5. 3, 2 



No. 152. Vase of twenty-five blooms, 



double, red or crimson. .$5, 3, 2 



N'o. 153. Vase of twenty-five blooms, 



double, any other color. $5, 3, 2 



No. 154. Collection of twelve named va- 

 rieties, double, one flower of 

 each, open to non-commer- 

 cial growers only $6, 4, 3 



Officers: President, C. W. Ward, 



Queens, N. Y.; vice-president, Wm. A. 



Peterson, Chicago, 111.; treasurer, J. H. 



Humphreys, Germantown, Pa.; secre- 

 tary, A. H. Fewkes, Newton Highlands. 



Mass. Manager of exhibition, James 



Wheeler, Horticultural Hall, Boston, 



Mass. 



NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB. 



Next Monday, June 11, will be 

 Ladies' Night, also Peony Night, at 

 the meeting of this club. Extraord- 

 inary preparations are being made by 

 the proper officials for social enjoy- 

 ment and the promise is for a gala 

 occasion. It is expected that the ex- 

 hibition will be, in all respects, a 

 notable one. 



MISSOURI STATE HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The semi-annual meeting of this so- 

 ciety will be held in the court rooms 

 at Moberly. Mo., June 12, 13 and 14. 



The Merchants Hotel will be head- 

 quarters. Rates will be given, $1.50 

 per day. The Oliver and other hotels 

 will make a rate of $1.00 per day. 



The railroads will give a rate of one 

 and a third, on certificate plan, for 

 round trip from all points in Missouri. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



The twenty-third annual report of 

 the Board of Park Commissioners of 

 Minneapolis, Minn., has been received. 

 It is a finely printed volume of eighty 

 pages containing much interesting in- 

 formation regarding the comprehen- 

 sive park system under construction 

 for Minneapolis, and many beautiful 

 half-tone views. A portrait of ex- 

 Superintendent Wm. M. Berry forms 

 the frontispiece. An explanatory map 

 is bound with the volume. 



From Spokane, Wash., conies the re- 

 port that the demand for Decoration 

 Day flowers went far ahead of all pre- 

 vious records, the supply being en- 

 tirely exhausted by noon on the day 

 before. Customers have never been 

 known to buy so liberally as they did 

 this year. 



