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HOBTICULTURE 



September 6, 1913 



AMERICAN GLADIOLUS SOCIETY. 

 Report of Judges at Minneapolis Ex- 

 hibition. 

 The report of the judges of the 

 gladiolus exhibit was as follows: 



Best new seedling, 3 spikes ; C. Betscher 

 prize. — H. W. Koerner, Milwaukee, Wis. 



Twenty-five spikes Dawn ; B. Hammond 

 Tracy prize. — Arthur Cowee, Berlin, N. Y. 



Chicago White; Vaughan's Seed Store 

 prize. — H. W. Koerner. 



Mrs. Francis King; Vaughan's Seed Store 

 prize. — E. E. Stewart, Brooklyn, Mich. 



Princeps ; Vaughan's Seed Store prize. — 

 H. W. Koerner. 



Golden Queen; E. E. Stewart prize. — 

 H. W. Koerner. 



Twelve varieties now in the market, 3 

 spikes each ; Peter Henderson & Co. prize. 

 — H. W. Koerner. 



Collection of 10 varieties, 6 spikes each; 

 W. Atlee Burpee & Co. prize. — H. W. 

 Koerner. 



Twelve spikes any white variety; M. 

 Crawford prize. — Jacob Thomas & Sons, 

 Rochester, with Rochester White. 



In the special classes, Jacob Tho- 

 mann & Sons won first prize for six 

 spikes any white variety, with 

 Rochester White. D. W. C. Ruff, St. 

 Paul, won second, with the same va- 

 riety. 



For six spikes, any yellow, 

 Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago, won 

 the Michell medal, with Schwaben, 

 the Perkins-King Co. of W. Mentor, 

 O., winning second with Niagara. 



For 25 spikes any white variety, 

 Jacob Thomann & Sons won first; W. 

 W. Wilmore, Jr., Denver, second. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 

 AMERICA. 



In accordance with the invita- 

 tion extended by the Horticultural So- 

 ciety of Chicago and the Chicago Flor- 

 ists' Club the Chrysanthemum So- 

 ciety of America will hold its next 

 meeting and exhibition at Chicago, No- 

 vember, 1913. They have arranged 

 for the exhibition to be held at the 

 Art Institute, Chicago. 111., November 

 5th, 6th and 7th, 1913. The prelimi- 

 nary prize list has been mailed with 

 the Chrysanthemum Society's annual 

 report to all members. Extra copies 

 of the premium list can be obtained 

 by applying to Mr. R. J. Haight, sec- 

 retary of the Horticultural Society of 

 Chicago, 536-538 South Clark street, 

 Chicago. 111., to whom all entries for 

 the show are to be made. 



Reply postal cards concerning the 

 compromise scale as suggested by ex- 

 Pres. Elmer D. Smith have been mailed 

 to all members of the society for their 

 vote on the question. The response has 

 not been as large as it ought to have 

 been. According to the answers re- 

 ceived the majority of the members 

 are in favor of more points for color 

 than as suggested by Mr. Smith and 

 I conclude the scale that could be 

 arrived at from the views expressed 

 would be as follows: 



Color 25. — Form and fullness, 20; 

 size, 30; stem and foliage, 25. — Total. 

 100. Ch.\s. W. Johnson, Secretary. 



KENTIAS IN HOUSES WITHOUT BENCHES. 



CONVENTION GAMES. 



Our list of the winners in the vari- 

 ous sports on Saturday, August 23, at 

 Minneapolis, was unfortunately de- 

 layed in transmission and did not 

 •reach this office in time for insertion 

 in last week's issue. It was as fol- 

 lows: 



Girls' race, 10 years and under, 40 

 yards-rMiss Sterns, Minneapolis, 1st; 

 Miss Nagel, Minneapolis, 2nd; Miss 

 Raymers, Minneapolis, 3rd. 



View at Dreer's Riverton, N. J., Establishment. 



Boys' race, 10 years and under, 50 

 yards — E. A. Lutey, Minneapolis, 1st: 

 Jack Fox, Minneapolis, 2nd; A. Billsky, 

 Minneapolis, 3rd. 



Girls' race, 15 years and under, 60 

 yards — Miss L. Nagel, Minneapolis, 

 1st; Miss Monson, Minneapolis, 2nd. 



Boys' race, 15 years and under, 100 

 yards — Robert Poehlmann, Chicago, 

 1st; P. H. Roland, Nahant. Mass., 2nd. 



Single ladies' race, 50 yards — Miss 

 H. Swanson, Minneapolis, 1st; Miss A. 

 .\nderson, Minneapoli«- '^nd. 



Married ladies' race .")0 yards — Mrs. 

 W. D. Desmond, Minneapolis, 1st; Mrs. 

 A. S. Rice, Minneapolis, 2nd. 



Men's race, 125 pounds and over, 200 

 yards— J. S. Dougherty, Minneapolis, 

 1st; A. Von, Minneapolis, 2nd; J. C. 

 Schneiderhun, Minneapolis, 3rd. 



Fat men's race, 100 yards — Robt. 

 Shoch, Philadelphia, 1st; C. E. Critch- 

 ell, Cincinnati, 2nd; Jos. A. Manda, 

 West Orange, N. J., 3rd. 



Wheelbarrow race, men — A. Miller 

 and J. C. Schneiderhun, Minneapolis, 

 1st; A. Von and J. S. Rovik, Minne- 

 apolis, 2nd. 



Wheelbarrow race, boys — W. Peter- 

 son and Ed. Nicholson, Minneapolis, 

 1st; D. Swanson, St. Paul, and H. 

 Rosacker. Minneapolis, 2nd. 



Double race — J. C. Schneiderhun and 

 A. Miller, Minneapolis, 1st : E. G. Perl, 

 Minneapolis, and H. Walker, Rochester. 

 N. Y., 2nd; A. Von and A. W. Johnson, 

 Minneapolis, 3rd. 



Women's ball throwing contest — 

 Miss Vera Poehlmann, Chicago, 1st; 

 ^^iss Peterson, Cincinnati, 2nd; Miss 

 Nelson, Cincinnati, 3rd. 



Hundred yard open event, with head 

 on starting line — J. E. Dougherty. Min- 

 neapolis. 1st; J. C. Schneiderhun. Min- 

 neapolis, 2nd: A. Von, Minneapolis, 

 3rd. 



All-four race — R. Uuedlin.eer, Minne- 

 apolis, 1st; D. Swanson, St. Paul, 2nd; 

 H. Rosacker, Minneapolis, 3rd. 



Egg and spoon race, women — Miss 

 L. Ruedlinger, Minneapolis, 1st: Mrs. 

 T. L. Bebinger, Des Moines, la.. 2nd. 



Tug of war. East vs. West-.-Won by 

 the West, Harry Papworth, captain. 



Tub race — Carl Swanson, Minneapo- 

 lis, 1st: Theo. Wirth, Jr., Minneapolis, 

 2nd; Conrad Wirth, Minneapolis, 3rd. 



Swimming race — A. Von, Minneapo- 

 lis, 1st; James N. Heacock, Wyncote, 

 Pa., 2nd: Earl Poehlmann, Chicago, 

 3rd. 



Baseball game, Minneapolis vs. All 

 Stars — Won by Miuneapolis, 2 to 1. 



CARE OF LILY OF THE VALLEY. 



The following rules in reference to 

 the care of lily of the valley pips and 

 their cultural requirements have been 

 published in poster form by the Ger- 

 man Society of Lily of the Valley 

 Growers: 



1. Never let my pips be uncovered 

 or exposed to sunshine and wind. 



2. Cover me with earth or other 

 shading materials, and let me have 

 always the necessary moisture. 



3. Cover me in winter time with 

 short manure. 



4. Do not hurt me, when separat- 

 ing my principal roots or in sorting, 

 and you must never break off my 

 flank pips but cut them. 



5. Let me never be suffocated 

 among weeds when growing;- I want 

 light and sunshine. 



6. Protect me against frost during 

 transport. 



7. Let me have sufficient moisture 

 when you preserve me in cold storage 

 boxes (fr barrels. 



8. -Always use fresh moss for pack- 

 ing, and spread coarse sand between 

 my roots. 



9. Always use boxes instead of bas- 

 kets for packing, and take care that 

 my flank pips are not pressed against 

 the sides. 



10. Never call me first quality 

 when I am only second or third: when 

 I am an early-flowering I do not be- 

 long to the first quality. 



11. Inform every buyer whether I 

 am an early or late flowering variety, 

 and if I am grown on humus, sand or 

 clay soil. 



12. Do not sell me too cheap, or 

 else it will not pay you to grow me. 



