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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



February 26, 1903. 



yeai- were nominated: President. Geo. A. 

 Eackham, Detroit, Mich.; vice president, 

 James Hartshorne, Joliet, 111, ; secre- 

 tary, Albert M, Herr, Lancaster, Pa. ; 

 treasurer, F. E. Dorner, Lafayette, Ind. 

 These gentlemen were elected by accla- 

 mation at the session the next day. 



The New Constitution. 



Owing to a misunderstanding regard- 

 ing the instructions last year to have 

 the proposed new constitution printed 

 and circulated to the entire raembershi-i 

 at least thirty days before the meetinj. 

 it was found inexpedient to take it 

 up for consideration at this meeting, but 

 as failure to act would leave the so- 

 ciety without a constitution during the 

 year, owing to the fact that the society 

 had been incorporated during the year, 

 a motion was finally adopted that the 

 constitution as submitted be adopted for 

 one year, copies' to be printed and circu- 

 lated to the entire membership within 

 thirty days, so that all might have 

 abundant opirortunity to make sugges- 

 tions in good season before final action 

 is taken next year. 



from duplications and assist in making 

 it complete. The committee was in- 

 structed to register the names of sports 

 provisionally only until the varieties 

 have been shown 'at the annual exhibi- 

 tions of the society. 



The board of directors was instructed 

 to prepare a premium list for next year's 

 exhibition at Detroit. 



The necessary steps were taken to 

 transfer the property of the old society 

 to the newly incoi-porated one, to perfect 

 the record. 



The final resolutions were adopted at 

 the banquet in the evening. 



The Exhibition. 



Two large halls connected by a short 

 passageway were devoted to the exhibi- 

 tion and the display was a memorable 

 one. The round tables seen in the pic- 

 tures were in one hall. In the other hall 

 long tables were used and a general view 

 of this hall appears in this issue. The 

 number of flowers on exhibition was 

 probably somewhat larger than at In- 

 dianapolis last year, and the quality av- 

 eraged even higher. The quantity would 



A Table of Seedlings at the Brooklyn Exhibition of the American Carnation Society. 



Next Year's Meeting. 



There was some little discussion re- 

 garding the advisability of changing the 

 date of the meeting to a later date, with 

 the idea of endeavoring to avoid the an- 

 nual February blizzard. There was some 

 little diversity of opinion on the matter, 

 some holding that the meeting was al 

 ready held too late in the season, whi' 

 others strongly urged a later date. It 

 was finally decided that the Detroit en" 

 vention should be held the first week in 

 March. 



Friday's Session. 



At the Friday morning session the re- 

 ports of the judges were read and the 

 officers nominated were elected. Presi- 

 dent-elect Rackham was called upon and 

 in a few earnest words promised that 

 no effort would be spared to make the 

 next convention a credit to the society 

 and thanked the members for the honor 

 done him. 



In a discussion upon the registration 

 question it was pointed out that various 

 similar sports of the carnation were re- 

 ceiving different names and that some 

 steps should be taken to avoid a 

 duplication. A committee of two 

 was finally appointed to act with the 

 secretary in keeping the register free 



have been much greater but for the fact 

 that many shipments were delayed by 

 the blizzard and that in others the flow- 

 ers were frozen. In few shipments from 

 a distance were all tlic flowers in condi- 

 tion for exhibition on arrival. The ex- 

 hibitors were certainly working under 

 serious disadvantages, and it is remark- 

 able that the display was so large and 

 fine as it was. 



As we print elsewhere in this issue 

 comments by Messrs. Scott, Baur and Os- 

 born on the varieties exhibited we need 

 say little about them here. The prom- 

 inence of Lawson in the classes for 

 standard varieties was even more notice- 

 able than last year. It has taken a 

 firmer hold than ever of first position in 

 its class. In every one of the classes 

 for dark pink it took both first and sec- 

 ond prizes. 



Adonis seemed to ns to be in hardly 

 as good form as last year, and En- 

 chantress was not up to expectations in 

 .several ways, many of the flowers being 

 quite asleep on the second day. It is to 

 be hoped that these fine varieties have 

 not permanently deteriorated, as both 

 colors are needed. Governor Wolcott 

 showed up well in the classes for white 

 and Boston ilarket impressed one as 

 probably an excellent commercial white. 



Albatross, Mr, Marquisee"s new white, 

 won over Wolcott in the vases of fifty 

 blooms and made an excellent impres- 

 sion, ilr. Weber's new white. Gov. 

 Lowndes, made a very favorable impres- 

 sion, as did also The Queen, the new 

 white shown by S. J. Goddard. John 

 JIay's Bride is a beautiful white flower 

 and \Miite Bradt. shown by Dailledouze 

 Bros., attracted much attention. 



In scarlets Mr. Marquisee's Flamingo 

 was decidedly a leader and it promises 

 well. Gov. Roosevelt held its place well 

 among the crimsons, and Mrs. M. A. Pat- 

 ten was very prominent among the white 

 vai'iegated sorts. Very few Bradts were 

 seen. Sunbird, Mr, JIarquisee's new yel- 

 low variegated, deserved the certificate 

 awarded. Harlowarden reaflSrnied its 

 claim to a high position in the deep 

 scarlets. Pres. Roosevelt is a lighter 

 and brighter crimson than Gov. Roose- 

 velt and will, we think, prove a more 

 popular color with the public, 



CERTIFICATES, 



The judges of seedlings were Messrs. 

 Wm. Scott, R, Witterst'aetter and Wm, 

 Nicholson, and they awarded certificates 

 as follows: 



Lillian Pond, white, by S. J. Renter, 

 Westerly, R. I. Scored iio points. 



Gov. Lowndes, white, by H, Weber & 

 Sons, Oakland, JId, Scored 91 points. 



Albatross, white, by L. E. Marquisee, 

 Syracuse, X. Y. Scored 90 points. 



Flamingo, scarlet, by L. E. Marquisee, 

 Syracuse, IST. Y. Scored 90 points. 



Sunbird. yellow variegated, by L. E. 

 Marquisee, Syracuse, N, Y, Scored 87 

 points, 



GEXERAL CLASSES. 



Vase 100 blooms, white, 1st, John N. 

 ^lay. Summit, N. J., with Bride; 2nd, S. 

 J. Goddard, Framingham, Mass., with 

 The Queen. 



Vase 100 blooms, light pink, 1st. Peter 

 Rsher, Ellis, Mass., with Enchantress; 

 2nd. Albert Roper, Tewksbury, Mass., 

 with Fair Maid. 



Vase 100 blooms, dark pink, 1st, John 

 H. Taylor, Bayside, X. Y.. with Lawson; 

 2nd, C. W. Ward, Queens, N. Y., -ivith 

 Lawson. 



Vase 100 blooms, scarlet, 1st, M. A. 

 Patten, Tewksbury, Mass., with J. H. 

 Manley, 



Vase 100 blooms, crimson, 1st, Chi- 

 cago Carnation Co., Joliet, III., with 

 Harlowarden. 



Vase 100 blooms, yellow variegated, 

 1st, L. E. ilarquisee, Syracuse, N. Y., 

 with Sunbird. 



Vase 100 blooms, white variegated, 

 1st. Peter Fisher, Ellis, Ma.ss., with Mis. 

 M. A, Patten. 



Vase 50 blooms, white, 1st, L. E. l\Iar- 

 quisee. with Albatross; 2nd, Peter Fish- 

 er, with Gov. Wolcott. 



Vase 50 blooms, light pink. 1st, Peter 

 Fisher, with Enchantress; 2nd, C. W. 

 Ward, with Alpine Glow. 



Va.se 50 blooms, dark pink, 1st, Patten 

 & Co.. with Lawson; 2nd, John H. Tay- 

 lor, with Lawson. 



Vase 50 blooms, crimson. 1st C. W. 

 Ward, with President Roosevelt; 2nd, 

 Chicago Carnation Co., with Harlowar- 

 den. 



Vase of 50 blooms, yellow variegated. 

 1st, L. E. Marquisee. with Sunbird; 2nd, 

 Patten & Co., with Dorothy Whitney, 



Vase of 50 blooms, white variegated, 

 1st. Patten & Co.. with Mrs. M. A. Pat- 

 ten. 



Vase of 50 blooms, any other color, 

 1st. C. W. Ward, with Sensation. 



