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HORTICULTURE 



February 5, 1910 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL 



SOCIETY 



Complete Prhe Schedule for the Great Orchid Exhibition to be held 



May 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30, 1910 



No. 1. Display of Orchid plants In 

 bloom, arranged for effect, embracing 

 at least 20 Orchid genera and bi-generic 

 hybrids, and unlimited as to the num- 

 ber of species, varieties and hybrids, 

 to fill 400 sq. ft. of space. In the ar- 

 rangement, stove and greenhouse 

 plants may be used, and the general 

 effect produced (with or without such 

 plants) will be considered by the 

 judges. Cut blooms of rare sorts not 

 exceeding in number 5 per cent of the 

 total number of Orchid plants in the 

 exhibit will be admissible. 



First prize, Gold Medal and $1,000; 

 second prize. Silver Medal and $500; 

 third prize. Bronze Medal and $250. 



No. 2. Display of Orchid plants In 

 bloom, arranged for effect, embracing 

 at least 10 Orchid genera and bi-generic 

 hybrids, and unlimited as to number 

 of species, varieties and hybrids, to fill 

 150 sq. ft. of space. Specifications as 

 In No. 1. Commercial growers ex- 

 cluded from competition. 



First prize. Gold Medal and $200; 

 second prize. Silver Medal and $100; 

 third prize. Bronze Medal and $50. 



No. 3. For the best recently intro- 

 duced Orchid plant not previously ex- 

 hibited in the United States. Gold 

 Medal. 



No. 4. For the best new seedling 

 Orchid plant not previously exhibited 

 in the United States. Gold Medal. 



No. 5. Largest and best display of 

 cut Orchid blooms arranged with ferns 

 or other foliage. Variety and decora- 

 tive effect will be considered. 

 ' First prize. Gold Medal and $100; 

 second prize. Silver Medal and $50; 

 third prize. Bronze Medal and $25. 



No. 6. Best collection of cut Orchids 

 of new varieties not before exhibited 

 In the United States. Ferns or other 

 foliage may be used in the arrange- 

 ment. Gold Medal. 



No. 7. Group of flowering and foli- 

 age stove or greenhouse plants ar- 

 ranged for effect. 



First prize. Gold Medal and $100; 

 second prize. Silver Medal and $50. 



No. 8. Best new species of stove or 

 greenhouse plant in bloom not pre- 

 viously exhibited in the United States. 

 Gold Medal. 



No. 9. Best new species of stove or 

 greenhouse foliage plant, exclusive of 

 ferns, not previously exhibited in the 

 United States. Gold Medal. 



No. 10. Best new species of conifer- 

 ous plant, not yet disseminated, likely 

 to be hardy in Massachusetts. Gold 

 Medal. 



No. 11. Best new species of shrub 

 or climber in bloom, likely to be hardy 

 In Massachusetts, not previously ex- 

 hibited in the United States. Gold 

 Medal. 



No. 12. Best new species of hardy 

 herbaceous plant in bloom, likely to 

 be hardy in Massachusetts, not pre- 

 viously exhibited in the United States. 

 Gold Medal. 



No. 13. Group of botanical Orchids, 



not less less than 25 plants and 15 

 genera. First prize, Silver Medal and 

 $25; second prize. Bronze Medal and 

 $15. 



No. 14. Six Orchid plants, distinct 

 genera. First prize. Silver Medal and 

 $50; second, prize, Bronze Medal and 

 $25. 



No. 15. Three Orchid plants, dis- 

 tinct genera. First prize. Silver Medal 

 and $25; second prize. Bronze Medal 

 and $15. 



No. 16. Three Cattleyas, distinct 

 species. First prize. Silver Medal and 

 $25; second prize. Bronze Medal and 

 $15. 



No. 17. Specimen Cattleya, any spe- 

 cies. First prize, Silver Medal; second 

 prize. Bronze Medal. 



No. 18. Specimen Cymbidium. First 

 prize. Silver Medal; second prize. 

 Bronze Medal. 



No. 19. Three CjTiripediums, distinct 

 species. First prize. Silver Medal and 

 $15; second prize. Bronze Medal and 

 $10. 



No. 20. Specimen Cypripedium. First 

 prize. Silver Medal; second prize. 

 Bronze Medal. 



No. 21. Specimen Dendrobium. First 

 prize. Silver Medal; second prize. 

 Bronze Medal. 



No. 22. Laelias, distinct species. 

 First prize. Silver Medal and $25; sec- 

 ond prize, Bronze Medal and $15. 



No. 23. Specimen Laelia, any spe- 

 cies. First prize. Silver Medal; sec- 

 ond prize. Bronze Medal. 



No. 24. Laelio-cattleyas, or Brasso- 

 cattleyas, distinct. First prize. Silver 

 Medal and $25; second prize. Bronze 

 Medal and $15. 



No. 25. Six Mlltonias. First prize, 

 Silver Medal and $25; second prize, 

 Bronze Medal and $15. 



No. 26. Specimen Miltonia. First 

 prize. Silver Medal; second prize. 

 Bronze Medal. 



No. 27. Six Odontoglossums, not less 

 than three species. First prize. Silver 

 Medal and $25; second prize, Bronze 

 Medal and $15. 



No. 2S. Specimen Odontoglossum. 

 First prize, Silver Medal; second prize. 

 Bronze Medal. 



No. 29. Specimen Oncidium. First 

 prize. Silver Medal; second prize. 

 Bronze Medal. 



No. 30. Specimen Saccolabium or 

 Aerides. First prize. Silver Medal; 

 second prize. Bronze Medal. 



No. 31. Specimen Sobralia. First 

 prize. Silver Medal; second prize. 

 Bronze Medal. 



No. 32. Specimen Vanda. First 

 prize. Silver Medal; second prize. 

 Bronze Medal. 



No. 33. Three Orchids, bi'generic hy- 

 brids other than Laelio-cattleya or 

 Brasso-cattleya. First prize. Silver 

 Medal and $25; second prize. Bronze 

 Medal and $15. 



No. 34. Specimen Orchid, bigeneric 

 hybrid other than Laelio-cattleyas and 

 Brasso-cattleya. First prize. Silver 



Medal; second prize, Bronze Medal. 



No. 35. Three Orchids, distinct gen- 

 era not otherwise provided for in the 

 schedule. First prize. Silver Medal and 

 $25; second prize. Bronze Medal and 

 $15. 



No. 36. Specimen Orchid, any genua 

 not otherwise provided for in the 

 schedule. First prize. Silver Medal; 

 second prize. Bronze Medal. 



No. 37. Best specimen Orchid plant 

 in exhibition. First prize. Gold Medal. 



Intending exhibitors must file their 

 entries with the Secretary not later 

 than April 17. 



NATIONAL SWEET PEA SOCIETY 

 OF AMERICA. 



This society will hold an exhibition 

 in July, 1910, place and date to be an- 

 nounced later. A preliminary list of 

 prizes has been issued, of which the 

 following is a copy. 



President Harry Turner's Cup, value 

 $2S.O0. for the best 25 vases of Sweet Peas. 



The W. Atlee Burpee Cup. for the finest 

 and largest collection of Sweet Peas. 



The W. Atlee Burpee Prizes, for vase of 

 waved or Spencer type Sweet Peas intro- 

 duced 1910. 1st $5.00, 2nd $3.00. 3rd $2.00. 



W. W. Rawson & Co.'s Prize, Silver Gilt 

 Medal for a vase of Sweet Peas never be- 

 fore exhibited or disseminated, of Ameri- 

 can origin. 



Kawson's Silver Medal, for the best 25 

 vases Spencer or Unwia types exclusively, 

 open to trade only. 



Rawson's Silver Medal, for the best 20 

 spikes of Sweet Peas Rawson's Snowtlake. 



Rawson's Bronze Medal, for the best 

 three vases comprising white, lavender and 

 pink; open to amateurs. 



Rawson's Silver Medal, for the most suc- 

 cessful exhibitor among the amateur 

 classes. 



Watklns & Simpson Prize, value $10.00, 

 for the best vase of Nora Unwln, Frank 

 Dolby, Mrs. A. WatUins, A. J. Cook, E. J. 

 Castle. 



Arthur T. Boddington Prizes, a challenge 

 cup, value $50.00. $25.00 to the winner of 

 the cup; 2nd prize $15.00, 3rd prize $10.00; 

 for a collection of Sweet Peas, 25 varieties. 



Henry A. Dreer Prizes, for 21 vases of 

 Sweet Peas, the 21 "incomparable" stand- 

 and varieties as enumerated in Dreer's Gar- 

 den Book for 1910. 1st $20.00. 2nd $5.00. 



Jerome B. Rice Seed Co.'s Prizes, for 

 vase of white Sweet Peas. 1st $5.00, 2nd 

 $3.00, 3rd $2.00. 



HARRY A. BUNYARD, Sec'y. 



A NEW CALANTHE. 



On January 27, at Horticultural Hall, 

 Worcester, Mass., Geo. McWilliam of 

 Whitinsville, exhibited a seedling cal- 

 anthe of great beauty under the name 

 of C. Orpetiana. It is named in honor 

 of E. O. Orpet, gardener on the Thayer 

 estate at Lancaster, who is himself an 

 enthusiastic orchid raiser. The par- 

 ents of the variety were C. vestita rub- 

 ro-oculata and C. Regneiri. Seed was 

 planted in 1902. 



NAME OF CHRYSANTHEMUM. 



AVe would call attention to an error 

 in our note on chrysanthemum regis- 

 tration by the S. A. F. last week 

 whereby the name of the new variety 

 was given as Mrs. Jane Cochran. Same 

 should have been Mrs. Jane Cookburn. 



