February 2, 1907 



HORTICULTURE 



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NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



Schedule and Programme for the 

 Washington Exhibition. 



The Executive Committee of the 

 American Rose Society had a full 

 meeting on Wednesday evening. Jan. 

 23rd. at the Hotel Martinique, New 

 Yorli city. The interest manifested in 

 the coming show, from various parts 

 of the country, was most encouraging. 



The special prize schedule w^hich we 

 have to offer is greater than ever be- 

 fore gathered together and several 

 more will be added to the list, the 

 determination being to make this a 

 very successful exhibit. 



A committee was apixjinted to wait 

 on President Roosevelt and invite his 

 presence at the show as may suit his 

 convenience. 



The schedule of the society will be 

 issued within a very few days. 



Special Prizes of the American Rose 

 Society. 



I'^ifty Ulooms AmtTicaii Buauty rose, the 

 "Kxecutive Committee's" prizes; SjO.OO, 

 J25.00. 



The Lord aud Burnham Trophy, valued 

 at $2.j(i.(Xi, presented by tbe Lord aud 

 Bunibam <_'o., will be awarded in cuujaui.- 

 tiou with the first (cash) prize tor Ufty 

 ADierican Beauty roses iu this class, and 

 will iiecome the property of the competitor 

 winning it twice, consecutively or other- 

 wise. Won once by Waban Itose (.'onser- 

 vatories and ouce by George Burton. Chest- 

 nut Hill, I'a. 



The best display of cut roses, all varie- 

 ties. The DoiTance Challenge Tiophy, value 

 $2ocl0(.), offered by Benj. DoiTance; the 

 winner to hold the trophy a year and on 

 relinquishnig it to the society for another 

 competition, at the end of that period to 

 receive a silver shield suitably engraved, 

 as a permanent record of his having held 

 the trophy. 



Fifty blooms of Goldeu Gate, Silver Cup, 

 v.Tlue $.50.00, offered by Geo. H. Cooke, 

 Washington, D. C. 



li'ifty blooms Wellesley, Silver Cup. value 

 JTO.OO, offered by John H. Taylor, Bavside, 

 N. y. " 



Best exhibit of Rambler Roses in pots, 

 not less than 12 plants. Silver Cup, valUL- 

 $50.GO, offered by Robert Simpson, Clifton, 

 N. 0. 



Fifty blooms of Mme. Abel Chatenay, 

 Silver Cup. value $50.00, offered by Traend- 

 !y A: Schenck, New York City. 



Fifty blooms Richmond, Silver Cup, value 

 125.00. offered by Henry F. Michell Co., 

 Philadelphia, Pa. 



Fifty blooms Killarney, ?25.00 in Gold 

 ■offered by Dingee Conard Co., West Grove. 

 Pa. 



Fifty blooms Liberty, .$25.00 offered bv 

 W. H. Elliot, Brighton, Mass. 



l^ifty blooms Bridesmaid, Silver Cup. 

 value $25.00. offered by S. S. Pennoek-Mee- 

 han Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Vase of rcses showing Ibc most artistic 

 arrangement In the exhibition. .$25.00, of- 

 fered by Welch Bros.. Boston. Mass. 



Fifty blooms Richmond. $25.00 in Gold 

 offered by E. G. Hill Co., Richmond. Ind. 



F'ifty blooms of any variety of Annricaii 

 origin now in commerce, a Silver Cup. 

 value $25.00. offered by Alexander Mont- 

 gomery, Natick. Mass. 



American seedling not vet introduced. 

 Silver Cup, value $25.00, offered by H. O. 

 May. Summit. N. .T. 



Collection of Hybrid Wichuraiaiia. Silver 

 Cud. value $25.0<J. oCfored bv Frank R. 

 Pierson, Tarrytown, N. Y. 



'I'wenty-flve blooms Bride, .«;12.00 iu casli 

 offered by L. B. Coddington. Murray Hill, 



Six or mere blooms of any new rose 

 never before exhibited. $10.00 in cash of- 

 fered by Mrs. S. C. Briggs. Washington. 



Foliage rose suitable for village door- 

 yards. $10.00 in cash, offered bv Benjamin 

 Hammond, Pishkill Landing, N.' Y. 



Display of Ivory, $10.W in cash off..red 

 ny Benjamin Hammond. Fishkill Landing, 

 N. T. 



Twenty-flve blooms General MacArthur, 



$15.00 in rash offered by Edward Hatch, 

 22 Devonshire St., Boston, Mass. 



Prettiest Exhibit, to be decided by three 

 ladies visiting the Washington show, $5.00 

 in Gold offered by Jliss M. L Hammond. 

 l-"ishkill-oii-Hndsc,n, X. Y. 



One hundred American Beautv, $100.00 

 in Gold offered by A. Gude & Bro., Wash- 

 ington, D. C. 'there must not he less than 

 tive i-ntries for this prize. 



American Rose Society's Medals for 



Novelties — General Competition. 



Gold medal for the best new rose not 

 yet disseminated, whether of domestic or 

 foreign origin. Exhibits to be Judged by 

 the offlcial scale of the American Rose 

 Society, and no gold medal to be .awarded 

 to any rose scoring less than 95 points. 



Silver medal is offered at the same time 

 and under the same conditions for a nov- 

 elty scoring not less than So points. 



It is further ordered that the complete 

 scores of all entries in the competiticn be 

 Uled witli the Secretary of the American 

 Rose Society before the award of any 

 medal is confirmed. No duplicate medals 

 will be awarded. It is understood that 

 though the award of gold or silver 

 inedai may be mi.de to the same variety 

 from one exhibitor exhibited in dilfercnt 

 centers, only one medal will be delivered 

 to thi? exhibitor. 



The Executive Committee of the Amer- 

 ican Rose Society reserves to itself the 

 right of selection of the judges, who shall 

 pass upon the exhibits in the competition 

 for these medals. 



BENJAMIN HAMMOND, 

 Secretary. 



DETROIT FLORIST CLUB. 



February 6 will be a banner evening 

 with the club, as this is the date tor 

 the carnation show. All growers of 

 novelties are invited to exhibit and 

 requested to forward their products 

 to the Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, 

 Detroit. Express charges will be paid 

 by the local club if necessary. 



PITTSBURGH AND ALLEGHENY 



FLORISTS' AND GARDENERS' 



CLUB. 



The regular meeting of the club for 

 January w^as not held until the 22d, 

 when it was combined with a smoker. 

 At the business session, officers to 

 serve the club for 1907 were put in 

 nomination, detail business was at- 

 tended to, and the club indicated Mr. 

 E. C. Reineman as their choice to re- 

 present western Pennsylvania as vice- 

 president in the S. A. F. Mr. Reine- 

 man was a charter member of our 

 club, and no one attends to meetings 

 more regularly or has its interests 

 more at heart. Of independent for- 

 tune he retired from active business 

 as a florist several years since, but he 

 has never forgotten his first love or 

 the friends of his old days. He will 

 doubtless make an efficient and able 

 vice-president. 



The subject selected by the club for 

 its next meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 

 was "Carnations". Following close as 

 it does on the Carnation convention 

 at Toronto, which was attended by 

 several of our members, it is expected 

 it will be a very interesting meeting 

 and exhibit. 



With the close of the business ses- 

 sion the members were free to give 

 their attention to the smoker. 



There was a minstrel show with 

 amusing "gags" on many of the promi- 

 nent members of the club, refresh- 

 ments in great abundance and cards 

 and smoking in profusion. It was the 

 small hours of the morning before the 

 happy gathering dispersed. 



H. P. JOSLIN. 



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