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HORTICULTURE 



April 5, 1913 



INTERNATIONAL FLOWER SHOW. 



Grand Central Palace, 



New York, April 542« 



PROGRAM OF PROCEEDINGS. 



Saturday, April 5th. 

 6 P. M. Show Opens. General Ex- 

 hibition and Flowering Plant Day. 



7.30 P. M. Opening Exercises. Ad- 

 dress of Welcome. Response. 



9 P. M. Lecture by R. F. Felton of 

 London, "the King's Florist." "Eng- 

 lish Floral Art." With practical illus- 

 trations. 



11 P. M. Show Closes. 



Sunday, April 6th. 



10 A. M. Show Opens. General Ex- 

 hibition and Orchid Day. 



4 P. Jl. Lecture by R. F. Felton, 

 London; "The Arrangement of Flow- 

 ers and Color Schemes." Practically 

 illustrated. 



9 P. M. Lecture by B. H. Wilson of 

 the Arnold Arboretum, Boston: "China 

 and Chinese Plants." With stereopti- 

 con views. 



11 P. M. Show Closes. 



Monday, April 7th. 



10 A. M. Show Opens. Rose Day. 

 10.30 A. M. Meeting of the Society 



of American Florists & Ornamental 

 Horticulturists. 



4 P. M. Lecture by R. F. Felton, 

 London: "English Floral Art." With 

 practical illustrations. 



9 P. M. Lecture by J. Horace Mc- 

 Farland, Harrisburg, Pa.: "The Ar- 

 nold Arboretum." Illustrated with 

 stereopticon views. 



11 P. M. Show Closes. 



Tuesday, April 8th. 



10 A. M. Show Opens. Carnation 

 Day. 



10.30 A. M. Meeting of the Ameri- 

 can Rose Society. 



4 P. M. Lecture and Meeting Ameri- 

 can Rose Society. 



9 P. iM. Lecture by J. K. M. L. Far- 

 quhar, Boston, Mass.: "Japan and 

 Japanese Flora." Illustrated with 

 streopticon views. 



11 P. M. Show Closes. 



Wednesday, April 9th. 



10 A. M. Show Opens. Gladiolus 

 Day. 



10.30 A. M. Meeting American Car- 

 nation Society. 



4. P. M. Lecture by F. C. W. Brown, 

 Buffalo, N. Y.: "American Floral Art." 

 Illustrated with stereopticon views. 



9 P. M. Lecture by R. F. Felton, 

 London. "How They Arrange Flowers 

 in England." Illustrated with stere- 

 opticon views. 



11 P. M. Show Closes. 



Thursday, April 10th. 



10 A. M. Show Opens. Sweet Pea 

 Day. 



10. A. M. Meeting Florists' Tele- 

 graph Delivery Association. 



11 A. M. Meeting Society of Ameri- 

 can Florists & Ornamental Horticul- 

 turists. 



3 P. M. Lecture by R. F. Felton, 

 London: "Floral Art in England." Il- 

 lustrated with practical demonstra- 

 tions. 



4 P. M. Lecture by Arthur Herring- 

 ton, Madison, N. J.: "Whys and 

 Wherefore of Tree Planting." Illus- 

 trated with stereopticon views. 



9 P. M. Lecture by Otto Thilow, 

 Philadelphia, Pa.: "Rocky Mountain 

 Flora." Illustrated with stereopticon 

 views. 



11 P. M. Show Closes. 



Friday, April 11th. 



10 A. M. Show Opens. Floral Art 

 Day. 



10.30 A. M. Meeting American 

 Sweet Pea Society. 



4 P. M. Lecture by Geo. V. Nash, 

 Bronx Botanical Gardens, N. Y. C: 

 "Water Gardens." Illustrated with 

 stereopticon views. 



9 P. M. Lecture by Arthur Cowee, 

 Berlin, N. Y.: "The Gladiolus." Illus- 

 trated with stereopticon views. 



11 P. M. Show closes. 



Saturday, April 12th. 



10 A. M. Show Opens. General Ex- 

 hibition. 



10.30 A. M. Meeting of the Gladio- 

 lus Society. 



3. P. M. Lecture by R. P. Felton, 

 London: "English Floral Art." Illus- 

 trated with practical demonstrations. 



4 P. M. Lecture by L. W. C. Tut- 

 hill. New York City: "Frames and 

 Greenhouses for the Amateur." Illus- 

 trated with stereopticon views. 



9 P. M. Lecture by Leonard Bar- 

 ron, Editor The Garden Magazine: 

 "Glimpses of Famous American Gar- 

 dens." Illustrated with stereopticon 

 views. 



11 P. M. Show Closes. 



A meeting of the National Garden- 

 ers' Association will be held on Mon- 

 day afternoon, April 9th. at 2 o'clock, 

 in the lecture hall of the Grand Central 

 Palace, R. F. Feltpn of London, Eng- 

 land, will address the members at 

 3 o'clock on the practical usages of 

 flowers. 



Bowling Tournament. 



On Wednesday the National Garden- 

 ers' and Florists' Bowling Tournament 

 will be held under the auspices of the 

 National Gardeners' Association, in 

 which the members of the Society of 

 American Florists are invited to parti- 

 cipate, at Thums' Bowling Alleys, 

 Broadway and 31st street, beginning 

 at 9 o'clock in the morning and lasting 

 throughout the day. Many valuable 

 prizes have already been contributed. 



The sweepstake prize to be competed 

 for by the three members of the N. A. 

 G. making the highest scores, and the 

 three members of the S. A. F. making 

 the highest scores, is a piece of silver 

 of the value of $50, donated by Presi- 

 dent Waite of the National Associa- 

 tion. 



The Schedule of Prizes. 



The prize schedule includes nearly 

 600 distinct classes. These comprise 

 medals, certificates and cash premi- 

 ums offered by the exhibition man- 

 agement and lay numerous societies 

 and clubs, as well as cups and cash 

 prizes contributed by firms and indi- 

 viduals, commercial and private, all 

 aggregating a value exceeding any 

 prize list ever scheduled in America. 



The final schedule published several 

 weeks ago, together with a supple- 

 mentary list recently issued, cover all 

 these prizes in detail, giving also full 

 tables of rules and regulations, etc., 

 and copies of these lists will be avail- 

 able to all who may apply for same 

 at the manager's desk. We give as 

 follows only a condensed grouping ot 

 the classes under their respective sec- 

 tions and divisions and in this form 

 they may serve as a handy reference 

 for those who wish to promptly locate 

 any particular group. 



Section A: Flowering Plants. 



Classes 1 to 67 inclusive. — Acacias, 

 Amaryllises, Anthuriums, Azaleas, Be- 

 gonias, Bougainvilleas, Calceolarias, 

 Camellias, Chorizemas, Clerodendrons, 

 Chrysanthemums, Cinerarias, Cycla- 

 men, Epiphyllum, Ericas, Forced 

 Shrubs, Gardenias, Genistas, Gerani- 

 ums, Bedding Plants, Heliotropes, Hy- 

 drangeas, Imantophyllum, Lilacs, Mar- 

 guerites, Pansies, Phyllocactus, Primu- 

 las, Rhododendrons, Rhyncospermum, 

 Spiraeas, Wistarias. 



Section B: Bulbous Classes. 



Classes 68 to 82 inclusive. — Callas, 

 Lilies, Narcissi, Tulips, Miscellaneous 

 Bulbs. 

 Section C: Ferns and Selaginellas. 



Classes 83 to 98. — Adiantums. Cibo- 

 tiums, Davallias, Gleichenas, Nephro- 

 lepis. Stags Horn Ferns, Lycopodiums, 

 Tree Ferns, Miscellaneous Groups and 

 Collections. 



Section D: Orchids. 



Classes 99 to 126.— Orchid Groups, 

 Brasso-Cattleyas, Cattleyas, Cypripedi- 

 ums, Coelogynes, Dendrobiums, Hy- 

 brid Orchids, L.i^lio-Cattleyas, Milto- 

 mas, Lselias, Odontoglossums. Oncidi- 

 ums, Phahvnopses. Vandas. 

 Section E: Palms and Foliage Plants. 



Classes 127 to 165. — Arecas, Bays, 

 Buxus, Cacti, Cocos, Crotons, Cycads, 



