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HORTICULTURE. 



March 12, 1910 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY 



Annual Convention and Exhibition in Conjunction with the Spring 



Exhibition of the Horticultural Society of New York to 



be Held in the American Museum of Natural 



History, March 16, 17, and 18, 1910 



The Exhibition will be open on the evening of the first day from 7 to 10. 

 On Thursday and Friday from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M., and from 7 to 10 P. M. 



American Museum of Natural History 



Officers of The American Rose So- 

 ciety. 



President — August F. Poehlmann, 

 Morton Grove, 111. 



Vice-President — FraJik R. Pierson, 

 Tarrytown, N. Y. 



Treasurer — Harry O. May, Summit, 

 N. J. 



Secretary — Benjamin Hammond, Fish- 

 kill-on-iHudson, N. Y. 



Manager of Exhibition — Joseph A. 

 Manda. 



Executive Committee — Philip Breit- 

 meyer, Detroit, Mich.; E. Gurney Hill, 

 Richmond, Ind.; Peter Bisset, Wash- 

 ington, D. C; A. Farenwald, Roslyn, 

 Pa.; P. Welch, Boston, Mass.; Wm. F. 

 Kasting, Buffalo, N. Y. 



Programme of Proceedings. 



The annual meeting of the Ameri- 

 can Rose Society will open at 7.30 

 P. M. sharp on Wednesday, March 16. 



The transaction of business will be 

 In the following order: 



Calling to order. Address by Presi- 

 dent August F. Poehlmann. Reading 

 minutes of previous session. Secre- 

 tary's report. Treasurer's report. 

 Report of committees. Selection of 

 place for next year's meeting. Mis- 

 cellaneous business. Election of 

 officers. Appointment of committees. 

 Adjournment, as business may re- 

 quire. 



A question box will be opened at the 

 secretary's desk. 



Under the order of essays and dis- 

 cussions, addresses will be made as 

 follows: 



Paper by Mr. Adolph Farenwald, 

 Roslyn, Pa., "Roses — the Brightest of 

 Flowers." 



Paper by Mr. S. B. Sibson, Portland, 

 Ore., "North Pacific Coast Roses." 



Second Regular Session. 



Thursday afternoon at 2.30 P. M. 

 sharp. 



Address by Mr. James Wood, Mt. 

 Kisco, N. Y., President of the Horti- 

 cultural Society of New York, "The 

 Ideals of Horticulture." 



Prize Schedule, 



All exhibits for competition must be 

 in position by 3 O'CLOCK P. M. WED- 

 NESDAY, MARCH 16TH, and cannot 

 be REMOVED UNTIL SATURDAY, 

 THE 19TH. 



Plants and flowers for exhibition 

 should be sent by express, prepaid, ad- 

 dressed: The American Rose Society, 

 American Museum of Natural History, 

 Columbus Avenue and 77th Street, New 

 York City. 



Medals. 



Gold Med.<il for the best new rose not 

 yet disseminated, whether of domestic or 

 foreign origin. Exhibits to be Judged by 

 the ofTiciai scale of the American Rose So- 

 ciety, and no gold medal to be awarded to 

 any rose scoi-ing less than 93 points. 



Silver Medal Is offered at the same time 

 and under the same conditions for a novel- 

 ty scoring not less than 83 points. 



A certlQcate of merit is awarded to all 

 novelties scoring 80 points, but neither 

 medal nor certificate will be issued until 

 the variety Is named and 12 blooms shown. 



It is further ordered that the complete 

 scores of ail the entries in the competition 

 be filed with the secretary of the American 

 Rose Society before the award of any 

 medal is confirmed. No duplicate medal 

 will be awarded. It Is understood that 

 though the award of the gold or silver 

 medal or certificate may be made to the 

 same variety from one exhibitor exhibited 

 in different centers, only one medal will 

 be delivered to the exhibitor. 



The Executive Committee of the Ameri- 

 can Rose Society reserves to Itself the 



right of selection of the judges who sball 

 pass upon the exhibits In the competition 

 for these medals. 



Division A — Pot Roses. 



Class. 



1. Best display of hardy roses In bloom. 



All types and classes of roses suit- 

 able tor outdoor planting may be ex- 

 hibited in this class. First prize, 

 $100, offered by Hon. Philip Brelt- 

 meyer, Detroit, Mich. 



2. Collection of Teas and Hybrid Teas, 



in not less than 5-lnch pots, 26 

 plants or more. First prize, $25, 

 offered by Mr. John N. May, Sum- 

 mit, N. J. Second prize, $15. 



3. Collection of Wlchuralana Hybrids, 



6-inch pots or over, not less than 25 

 plants. First prize, $25, offered by 

 The F. R. rierson Co., Tarrytown, 

 N. Y. Second prize, $15. 



4. Collection of Hybrid Pcrpctuals, 6-ineh 



pots or over, not less than 25 plants. 

 First prize, $25, offered by Welch 

 Bros., Boston, Mass. Spcond prize, 

 $15. 



5. Six climbing roses, in not less than 



7-inch pots. First prize, $12. Sec- 

 ond prize, $8. 



6. Six roses, not climbing, in not less 



than 7-inch pots. First prize, $12. 

 Second prize, $8. 



7. Twelve Bal>y Ramblers, any variety. 



In not less than 4-inch pots. First 

 prize, $6. Second prize, $3. 



8. Specimen in pot or tub, not a climber. 



First prize, $5. Second prize, $3. 



9. Specimen Crimson Rambler in pot op 



tub. First prize, $10. Second prize, 

 $5. 



10. Specimen Lady Gay In pot or tub. 



First prize, $10. Second prize, $5. 



11. Specimen Hiawatha In pot or tub. 



First prize, $10. Second prize, $5. 



12. Specimen Newport Fairy in pot or 



tub. First prize, $10. Second priie, 

 $5. 



13. Specimen Dorothy Perkins In pot or 



tub. First prize, $10. Second prize, 

 $5. 



14. Specimen Tausendschon in pot or tub. 



First prize, $10. Second prize, $5. 



15. For the best collection of Hybrid 



Wichuraiana novelties, not dissem- 

 inated, five or more plants. In pots 

 or tubs. Prize, $23, offered by 

 Messrs. Ellwanger & Barry, Roches- 

 ter, N. Y. The best variety In this 



