April 9, 1910 



HORTICULTURE 



549 



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. 



News of the Clubs and Societies 



No. 



-Specimen Vanda. 



First Prize. Silver Medal. 



Second Prize, Bronze Medal. 



No. 33.— Three Orchids, bi-generic 

 hybrids other than L,aelio-cattleya or 

 Brasso-cattleya. 



First Prize, Silver Medal and $25, 



Second Prize, Bronze .Medal and $15. 



No, 34.— Specimen Orchid, bi-generic 

 hybrid other than Laelio-cattleya or 

 Brasso-cattleya. 



First Prize, Silver Medal. 



Second Prize, Bronze Medal. 



No. S.^i.- 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 genus 

 not otherwise provided for in the 

 schedule. 



First Prize, Silver Medal. 



Second Prize, Bronze Medal. _ 



Best specimen Orchid plant in the 

 exhibition. Gold Medal. 



A NOTABLE EXHIBITION NEXT 

 FALL. 



The preliminary schedule of the 15th 

 Annual Flower Show of the Morris 

 County Gardeners' and Florists' So- 

 ciety, in conjunction with the Chrysan- 

 themum Society of America, to be held 

 at Morristown, N. J., next November, 

 has been received. The premiums 

 amount to $2,500 already and there are 

 more to come. Chrysanthemum blooms, 

 chrysanthemum plants and groups, 

 roses, carnations, violets, decorative 

 plants, orchids, hothouse grapes and 

 vegetables are all liberally provided 

 for. There is a grand array of special 

 prizes and a sweepstake prize cup. value 

 $50. Copies of this preliminary sched- 

 ule can be had for the asking. Send 

 to the Secretary, Edward Reagan, Box 

 334, Morristown, N. J, 



THE BRUSSELS EXHIBITION. 



We have received from the office of 

 the Director of this great exhibition 

 which opens ucxi -v eek a enmmunita- 

 tion stating that the entries are so 

 numerous that they will tax the av;ii!- 

 able space and It is possible ti.st seme 

 of the latest ai-rivals may be i.ur>ied 

 away for lack of room. Ali indica- 

 tions point to a most suc?essiul and 

 altogether remarkable show. On any 

 matter connected wnh th3 exhibilion 

 and management address Monsievr Ic 

 Commissaire General du Gouverne- 

 mert (Concours horticoles) 12 Rue de 

 Berlaimont, Bruxelles. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 



AMERICA. 

 The following special prizes are of- 

 fered for the exhibition of the Chrys- 

 anthemum Society of America, to be 

 held at Morristown, N. J., in conjunc- 

 lioii with the Morris County Gardeners' 

 and Florists' Society, November 2, 3 

 and 4, 1910; 



Class A. — Clirysathpmum Society of 

 America. Special silver cup for the best 

 10 tilooms, oue variety. 



Class B.— Wells & Co. Specials. 1st, gold 

 lueilal; liiid, silver medal; 3i-d, silver gilt 

 lucdal for six blooms of Chrysanthemum 

 Howard Gould. 



Class B b.— 1st, gold medal; 2nd. silver 

 medal; 3rd. silver gilt medal tor three 

 vases of single Chrysanthemums in three 

 varieties, six sprays of each variety. Of- 

 fered by \V. Wells & Co., Merstham, Eng- 

 land. 



Class C. — Lord & Buruham Co. Special. 

 Uold medal for the best thirty blooms in 

 six varieties, introductions 1909 and 1910. 

 Open to private gardeners only. Offered 

 by Lord & Buruham Co., Irviugtou-on- 

 Hudsou, N. Y. 



Class D. — Ilitchiugs & Co. Annual 

 Special. Silver cup, value $2.5.00. for the 

 best six vases, six varieties, live blooms 

 in each vase. Open to all. Offered by 

 Hitchings & Co., New York. 



Class E. — J. C. Vaughan Special. Silver 

 cup for the best specimen Chrysanthemum 

 plant, any variety. Open to private gar- 

 deners onlv. Offered by Vaughan's Seed 

 Store, Chicago and New York. 



Class F. — Peter Henderson & Co. Special. 

 1st, $1U.00; 2nd, $5.00; for six vases of 

 Ostrich Plume Chrysanthemum, six va- 

 rieties, three blooms to a vase. Oft'ered 

 hy Peter Henderson & Co., New York. 



Class G.— Chas. H. Totty Special. Sil- 

 ver cup, value S50.00, for the best twelve 

 blooms of R. F. Felton. Offered by C. H. 

 Tottv. Madison, New Jersey. 



Class H.— Elmer D. Smith & Co. Special. 

 $2.5.00 for the best si-\ Idooms of Uaudee. 

 Offered bv Elmer D. Smith & Co., Adrian, 

 Mich. 



Class I. — Wm. Duckham Special. 1st, 

 .SIO.OO; 2nd, .fo.OO; for six blooms of 

 Onunda. Offered by Wm. Duckham, Madi- 

 son. N. J. 



Class J.— A. C. Zvolauek Special. SlO.fW 

 for the be^t three varieties, three blooms 

 to a stem, any Chrysanthemum. Ofl'ered 

 by Anton C. Zvolauek. Bound Brook. N. .7. 



The secretary will be pleased to add 

 to this list any other specials from 

 firms or individuals willing to con- 

 tribute a prize. 



President Elmer D. Smith has ap- 

 pointed E. G. Hill, of Richmond, Ind., 

 chairman of the executive committee 

 of the Chrysanthemum Society of 

 America. 



C. W. JOHNSON, Sec'y. 



SPRINGFIELD (O.) FLORISTS' 

 CLUB, 



At the March meeting of the Spring- 

 field Florists' Club, reports were re- 

 ceived from the special committee on 

 the fall flower show, which had been 

 appointed at the previous meeting. 

 The meeting voted unanimously in fa- 

 vor of a show to be held some time in 

 November, 1910. Practically all of the 

 leading floral concerns of the city have 

 pledged their support and promised to 

 make some kind of an exhibit. A list 

 of premiums is in course of preparation 

 and competition may be opened to local 

 amateurs and to out-of-town florists. 



An executive committee was appoint- 

 ed to have charge of the show, con- 

 sisting of Roger Murphy, president ex- 

 ofRcio; C. L. Reese and C. P. Bethard 

 for the local retailers, and John M. 

 Good and George D. Leedle for the 

 wholesale growers. 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NUR- 

 SERYMEN, 



The thirty-fifth annual convention of 

 this organization will be held June 8, 

 9 and 10, 1910, at the Brown Palace 

 Hotel, Denver, Colo. Secretary John 

 Hall writes: 



•'Who has not heard of Denver! One of 

 the most beautifully situated cities of the 

 West! Its streets are wide and shady — 

 thanks to the nursei-yman; and its re.si- 

 uences and public buildings are stately, 

 handsome and attractive. Denver has 

 been appropriately called 'The Queen City 

 of the Plains.' It commands a maguili- 

 cent view of mountain scenery, including 

 Pike's. Ijong's and other noted peaks per- 

 petuall.v covered with snow. Just the 

 place for the nurseryman, worn out with 

 his winter's campaign and spring delivery, 

 and the mo/e exasperating chase after his 

 delivery returns. Take a rest; take your 

 wife or mother or daughter and get into 

 a climate that is 'pecruliarly serene and 

 healthful.' 



"The Entertainment Committee lias 

 been 'on the job,' aud Brother F. A. Weber 

 and his associates have already arrangeil 

 a delij:htfnl series of eveuts for the ladies 

 and for 'us,' the most notable of which 

 (subject to action of the Program Com- 

 mittee) will be a sight-seeing trip over the 

 marvellous Moffat Itoute to Corona — said 

 to be the finest scenic route out of Den- 

 ver, and one of the greatest pieces of civil 

 engineering in the world. The trip will 

 be a complimentary one to members and 

 their ladies." 



"We have been unable to secure reduced 

 rates from the I'assenger Associations, but 

 have received a letter from the chairman 

 of the Western Passenger Association, 

 saying: 



" 'On behalf of the individual lines inter- 

 ested would respectfully refer you to the 

 Summer Tourist fares that will be in effect 

 to Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo 

 this year, which will be available for your 

 convention. 



" 'The Summer Tourist fares referred to 

 are on the l)asis of $30.00 from Chicago. 

 .f26.7.5 from Peoria, $25.IX) from St. Louis, 

 $17. .50 from Missouri River points and pro- 

 portionate fares will be in effect from in- 

 termediate points. Tickets will be on sale 

 daily from June 1st to September 30th, 

 inelusire. with return limit of October 31. 

 1010.' 



"Whilst we have regretted our inabilit.v 

 (o secure the reduced rates, yet we think, 

 ill the long run, that members will be bet- 

 ter pleased with the Summer Tourist rates, 

 because they will not be under the neces- 

 sity of cutting their visit to Denver short 

 for the sake of the reduction they might 

 have expected to get under the certificate 

 plan. The Rochester nurser.ymen are get- 

 ting up a special car load for Denver." 



The Exhibits. 



For information under this head ap- 

 plication should be made without delay 

 to Mr. E. P. Bernardin, Parsons, Kan., 

 Chairman of Committee on Exhibits. 

 Intending exhibitors should write him 

 now. 



Program. 



J. W. Hill, Chairman of Committee 

 on Program, announces that the fol- 

 lowing gentlemen will appear on the 

 program : 



E. S. Osborne. Rochester, N. Y. ; Jas. 

 M. Irvine, St. Joseph, Mo.; Professor 

 C. P. Gillette. Fort Collins, Colo.; Pro- 

 fessor W. L. Howard, Columbia, Mo.; 

 Vice-President E. A. Smith, Lake City, 

 Minn.; W. N. Scarff, New Carlisle, 0.; 

 A. Willis, Ottawa, Kan.; Professor 

 John Craig, Ithaca, N. Y.; A. B. Moray, 

 Dansville. N. Y. ; C. S. Harrison. York, 

 Neb.; E. W. Kirkpatrick, McKinney. 

 Texas; W. H. Stark, Louisiana, Mo.; 

 H. W. Marshall, Arlington, Neb.; Geo. 

 H. Whiting. Yankton, So. Dak.; J. R. 

 Mayhew, 'R^axahachie, Texas; Profes- 

 sor E. P. Tavlor. Columbia, Mo.; Peter 



