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HORTlCULTURi: 



.Taiuiaiy 25, I90g 



of 50 blooms, not. more than three 

 varieties, open only to growers having 

 less than 20,0(i0 feet of glace. 



S. C. Briggs, Washington, D. C, 

 offers $10.00 in gold for best vase of 

 whte carnations. .50 blooms, distinct 

 from other entries. 



J. J. Harty, Washington, D. C, of- 

 fers a silver ci:p to the exhibitor mak- 

 ing the largest display — all vases in 

 all classes being counted as part of 

 this display. 



Z. D. Blackistone, Washington. D. C, 

 offers $10.00 in gold for the best 50 

 blooms of white carnations, distinct 

 from other entries. 



C. A. Goldsmith, jeweler, Washing- 

 ton, D. C, offers a cup or stein for 

 the best 50 blooms of red — new or 

 standard variety. Vases for this prize 

 not to be entered in any other class. 

 Red meaning Beacon. Victory or 

 Craig shade of red. 



HOUSE OF CARNATION AFTERGLOW. 



In addition to the premiums offered 

 in the Premium List the Berry it 

 Whitmore Co. offer a silver cup for tlie 

 best vase fifty blooms of light piiil-; 

 (Enchantress shade), either novelty or 

 standard .son, but separate from other 

 exhibits. 



W. J. Vonderheide offers a very fine 

 silver cup for a vase of 100 blooms of 

 the best carnation to be disseminated 

 for 1908. This exhibit must also be 

 separate from all others excepting 

 that it can enter for Certificate of 

 Merit with the same vase. 



In consideration of the lateness in 

 offering these prizes they can be en- 

 tered tor at the meeting in Washing- 

 ton without extra charge. Any one 

 not a member of the society and not 

 acquainted with the rules and regula- 

 tions can by joining at the meeting, 

 make entries for the show free of 

 charge. Members who have neglected 

 to send in their entries or have addi- 

 tions to make can make them at the 

 meeting by paying $1.00 for each entry 

 made. Everything possible will be 

 done to make the work of exhibitors 

 easy and expeditious. We have a fine 

 lot of entries now and want more for 

 the above prizes and any other of the 



The illustration shows a house of 

 carnation Afterglow that was planted 

 on August Sth and photographed seven 

 weeks later. These plants were prop- 

 agated the first week in April, potted 



in - 1-4-iuoli pots on May 10th and 

 planted in the field on .June 2d. The 

 blooms could be cut with stems ten to 

 fourteen inches long at the time the 

 photograph was taken. 



numerous ones offered in the Premium 

 List. 



.^ny mail sent the secrttary alter this 

 issue of the paper to be sure of reach- 

 ing him should be sent to the Raleigh. 

 Washington, D. C. 



Transportation. 



Concerning reduced rates to Wash- 

 ington, the Central Passenger Asso- 

 ciation, having refused the special rate, 

 thus cutting out the States of Ohio, 

 Indiana, Michigan and Illinois, mem- 

 bers from these states will do well to 

 buy to Pittsburgh and from there buy 



II. W. Fiici.D'* New Cai!\\tiiin, Presidknt .Skki.ye 



to Washington on the Certificate plan, 

 or get special rates for parties of ten 

 to Washington. 



Mississippi, Alabama, (Jeorgia, 

 Florida, bouili and Nonli Caiolma, 

 Ttniiesset. Kentucky, Virginia, West 

 Virginia. Maryland, Delaware, New 

 .Jersey, Pennsylvania, except the north- 

 west corner north and west of Pitts- 

 burgh and west of Franklin, Oil City 

 and Warren. New York excepting the 

 tenitory west of Salamanca and Buf- 

 falo, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massa 

 chusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire 

 and Maine, will issue certificates if 

 asked for, making the rate one and 

 one-third. 



Through some misunderstanding the 

 New England Passenger Association 

 instructed their agents to issue certifi- 

 cates for the Breeders' Association to 

 be held in Washington, D. C, Jan. 2Sth 

 to 30th, in conjunction with this so- 

 cietv, bat failed to add that ce^-- 

 tiflcates should be issued to either the 

 Breeders' or the Carnation Society as 

 l)oth are to be counted as one meeting. 

 This has been changed and covers the 

 wliole of tile New England Association 

 except that the Eastern Steamship Co. 

 certificates will be issued for the Car- 

 nation Society in this territory the 

 same as in previous years. 



If you cannot get a certificate for 

 the Carnation Society and the agent 

 has instructions to issue for the Breed- 

 ers' meeting buy your ticket for that 

 meetin,g; it will be honored in Wash- 

 ington and you can get the reduced 

 fare to leturn home. 



We want everybody interested in car- 

 nations to come to this meeting and if 

 possible bring along an exhibit. Yoa 

 will be getting into good company 

 both in the exhibition hall and the- 

 meeting room. 



ALBERT M. HERR, Sec. 



