Januaa-y 11, IflOS 



HORTICULTURE 



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AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY 



The SeventeentJi Annual Meeting labeled with the Society's Card. (See prizes for the best fifty blooms of Bea- 



and Exhibition of this Society will be Rules aivl Regulation?.) con; 1st, $12.00; 2nd, $8.00; 3rd, $5.00. 



held in the National Rifles Hall, 91.S G o , n *■*■ ♦ Geo. H. Cooke, Washington, D. C., 



street, N. W., Washington, D. C, Jan- Preliminary oertiticate. ^^^^^^ ^^q .^^ ^.^^^j j^^, ^-^^ ^^^^ ^^ blooms 



uary 28, 29 and 30, 1908. Exhibition xhis can be competed for by two- pink seedling or sport darker than En- 



on the first floor, sessions on the year-old seedlings, twelve blooms or chantress and lighter than Lawson, 



second floor. Address all exhibits to 'more to be shown, and an entrance fes never before winning a prize or medal. 



Chas. McCauley, Washington, D. U. of |2.00 paid tor each variety. The va- Those having a preliminary certificate 



Express charges on all exhibits must pig,ty must be properly labeled with the eligible. Entries for this prize will 



be prepaid. Society's Card. (See" Rules and Regu- not be eligible to compete for any 



Papers will be read as follows; lations. i other prize. 



•Experiments in Carnation Growing General Premiums. off'^r^^O i^n'^gom frttrbesrV^se'^of 



by the Department of Agriculture," by otters !flO m gold tor tne best vase or 



Dr B T Galloway Washington Class A.— Open to all varieties, Seed- 50 blooms, not more than three varie- 



D C ■ "Carnation Breeding" by Prof' liugs or Standard Sorts;— ties, open only to growers having less 



J.' B.' Norton, Washington, D. C; First Second *'>|'' ?,*''T -^^^^ w^'^^n' ..„ n r 



"What the buyer of a New Carnation No. 100 Blooms Prize. Prize. =>• ^- onggs, wasmngiou, u. ^..., 



should exoect from The Originator " l- ^liite $10.00 $6.00 offers ?10 in gold for the best vase of 



should expect tiomineunginator, ._, ^^^^^^^^^^^ ^j^^^^e of white carnations, 50 blooms, distinct 



by S. S. Skidelsky, Philadelphia, Pa., piQ^. 10.00 G.OO frr^r,-, nthp,- entries 



"What The Originator of a New Carna- 3. Lawson shade of Pink. , 10.00 6.00 ° , i V : ,,t i,- . r> <■ 



lion should expect of the buver," bv '4. Winsor shade of Pink.. 10.00 6.00 John Robertson, -Washington, D. C, 



lion snoui expect "i "^^ ou>ei, u. . ^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^, ^^^^ 25 blooms of 



W. N. Rudd, Mt. Gieenwood 111., crimson 10.00 fi.OO wiusor distinct from other entries 



"Special Points on Caanation Hybri- 7. Yellow Variegated 10.00 6.00 m, t t h^^^^^^ 



dizing," by Peter Fisher, Ellis, Mass.; S. White Variegated 10.00 6.00 Mi. J. .T.Harty, Washington, DC, 



C W Ward Queens N Y.; Fred. ". Any ether color 10.00 6.00 offers a silver cup to the exhibitor 



l^„..„„',. J awc\attc TnH anH Riphnrri . ,. making the largest display — all vases 



Dorner, LaFayette, Ind., and Kicnaid ^.j b.— Open to all vai'ieties dis- =„ „„ p|a„op„ hplnp. runted as nart of 



Witterstaetter, Cincinnati, O.; 'Cul- geminated prior to July 1st, 1907:- Jhis dlsnlav 



tural Methods tor Oarnations by Classes No. 10 to No. 36, each for .. '"^^ d Blackistone Washington D C 



Irving Gingrich, South Bend. Ind. ^,,, p^ize of $5.00, and second prize of offers $10 in golrfoiThe So biooS^^ 



Exhibitions Rules and Regulations. ?3.00 for fifty blooms of the following of white carnations, distinct from other 



varieties respectively; Lady Bounti- entries 



1. All entries must be forwarded fui^ White Perfection, any other White, q ^' Goldsmith, jeweler, Washing- 

 .so as to reach the secretary, Albert M. Enchantress, any other Enchantress .(.^jj' j-,' q offers a cup or stein for 

 Herr, Lancaster, Pa., not later than shade of Fink, Winsor, Pink Enchan- ^jjg' ^^^^ 50 blooms of red— new or 

 Wednesday, January 15. Exhibitors tress, any other Pink (this shade), standard variety. Vases for this prize 

 from a distance will please note the Lawson, Aristocrat, Pink Imperial, ^ot to be entered in any other class, 

 date and mail accordingly, as a charge any other Dark Pink, Robert Craig, j^gj meaning Beacon Victory or Craig 

 of $1 for each variety entered will be jjg^ Chief, Victory, Beacon, any other gbade of red 



made for those not entered as above Scarlet, M. A. Patten, Imperial, an\- 



requested. other White Variegated, Harry Fenn, Headquarters. 



2. All entries not staged by 1 P. M , Harlowarden, Any other Crimson, El- Hotel Raleigh will be headquarters. 

 January 28, will be disqualified from dorado. Any other Yellow Variegated, j( jg j^ fl,.gt gi^ss hotel and can accom- 

 any and all competition excepting for Prosperity, Any other Color. Three modate all members who wish to stop 

 "Certificate of Merit." prizes may be awarded under No. 3G. there. The rate is from $2 per day up- 



3. None but members of the Society jhe American Carnation Society ward. 



are eligible to compete for any prizes. Medal. Officers for 1907-'08. 



medals or certificates. ^ -^ .. t^ ^ t t>;„i.^„„a 



, ., . , ^.,. 4 Class C • A gold medal will be given President, Fred Lemon, Richmond, 



4. All exhibits for competitioii must fo^^he best vise 07100 bloonisr any Ind.; vice-president, Peter Bisset, 

 have the variety correctly labeled, it ^ Washington, D. C; secretary, Albert 

 a named sort, or numbered if an un- -; • ^ ^^^^ ^j ^^^.^ Lancaster, Pa.; treasurer, 

 named seedling. Tl^e Soc ety wil fur- ,^,0^,^ b.^t vase of 100 blooms, any Fred. Dorner, Jr., Lafayette, Ind.; 

 nish a uniform card tor this purpose ^^J°^' " directors, Fred Lemon, Peter Bisset, 

 and varieties not labeled or numbered '^'^,';.o„,e medal' will be given for the Albert M. Herr, Fred. Dorner, Jr., Wm. 



s^r,;vr.,."" .r. .-e'„sr,is -■« -,x "' ■"" "'""■ •■"■ - rrivS. i"T/sii.r""' 



typewrite these cards tor exhibitors I't^i.v. dii.v toiui. 



who get their entries in early enough Special Medals of the Society of Amer- Officers of the Florists' Club of Wash- 



for him to do it, and furnish them to ican Florists. ington. 



the exhibitor in Washington any time . ,i 1 n 1 a President, Peter Bisset; vice-presi- 



during the morning of January 28. Class U.; A .silver meaai win oe jgjjt 2. D. Blackistone; secretary, Chas. 



r rr^T, ,. 11 ., t awarded for the best vase of 50 blooms ,^ f^' „,^„. t,.„„=„,.ov \Vm h Wrneqt- 



5. -The same vase is not allowed to ^^ .a^ations not yet disseminated. ^^*^ftn,^7 ' pll, rIV^pT 7 D Kack- 

 compete for more than one priz» ex- . v,rr.n7A medal will he o-iven for tii'^ directors, Peter Bisset, Z, U. BiacK 

 cepting those entered for Certificates ,e^ond°b:stTas:^T5o'blSoms o/ct jfr^'^'lhaffef w''s''c"ar''k w""f 

 and where otherwise stated. „„, yet disseminated. gi ,e, "^John'Rober^on'' "^ " ' 



Scale of Points. The variety to be in all case.-^ of " 



, . . , American origin. Carnation Registered. 



This scale shall be employed m ]udg- judges are to reserve awards in this 



ing all seedlings for Certificate of ^ass if in their opinion the exhibits H. W. Field, Northampton, Mass., 



Merit, or for any special prize, and in g^,.g jjot worthy of the medals. registers President Seelye, a pure 



all classes where competition is close, . white seedling from Mrs. Thos. W. 



it shall be used to arrive at a decision: Special Prizes. Lawson and "Queen." 



Color, 25; size, 20; calyx, 5; stem, 20; -phe Henry F. Michell Co., Philadel- ALBERT M. HERR, 



substance, 10; form, 15; fragrance, 5; p^j^j^, pa., offer a silver vase valued Lancaster, Pa. 



total, 100. ' at $40.00 for the best 100 blooms of ] 



r. . ^ ■ .,. A J » o ^x- rnrnntirviie in friir varieties twentv- On Wednesday evening, January 



Ru es Governing the Award of Certifi- carnations in loui \arieiieb, uwchl.v T<,>-vvtr.wn Hnrtirnltnral So- 



, ^ ., ., five blooms to a variety. Open to pri- 15th, the Taiiytown Hoi ticuiturai so 



cates of Merit. ^.^^^ o-ardeners only ciety will enjoy its annual dinner at 



A variety must have been bloomed Peter Bisset, Washington, D. C, of- the Florence Hotel. There will be 



not less than three years; not less than fers $10.00 in gold for the best display "hospitality sitting with gladness and 



fifty blooms must be shown, and an en- of carnations grown by a private gar- then will come Discourse, the sweeter 



trance fee of $.5.00 is charged for each dener distinct from Michell's prize. banquet of the mind. ine laicn- 



variety. The variety must be properly Peter Fisher, Ellis, Mass., offers string will be out as usual. 



