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HORTICULTURE 



July 9, 1910 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



NATIONAL SWEET PEA SOCIETY 

 OF AMERICA. 



The exhibition and convention o£ 

 the National Sweet Pea Society will 

 be held on the 12th and 13th of July, 

 at the St. Nicholas Rink, 66th street 

 and Columbus avenue. New York City, 

 tasily reached by the subway, elevated 

 or surface cars which practically stop 

 at the door. 



W. T. Hutchins, Prof. Beal of Cor- 

 nell University, and W. C. Kerr, will 

 act as judges. There will also be 

 papers by W. T. Hutchins and others. 



Following is the prize schedule. 



President Harry Turner's Cup— For the 

 lie.-it 25 vases o( sweet peas. 



The W. Atlee Burpee Cup — For the Bnest 

 and largest collection of sweet peas. 



The W. Atlee Burpee Prizes— For vase 

 of waved or Spencer type sweet peas lu- 

 troduced 1910. First prize, $5.00; second, 

 $3.00; third, .$2.00. 



W. W. Kawson & Co.'s Prizes— Silver 

 Gilt Medal, for a vase of sweet peas never 

 before exhibited or disseminated, of Ameri- 

 can origin. Silver Medal for the best 25 

 vases Spencer or Unwin types; exclusively 

 open to the trade only. Silver Medal for 

 the best 20 spikes of sweet peas Rawson s 

 Snowflake. Bronze Medal for the best 

 three vases comprising white, lavender and 



AMERICAN GLADIOLUS SOCIETY. 



There was a meeting of the execu- 

 tive committee June 27th in New York 

 and the following exhibition commit- 

 tee was appointed to take charge of 

 the coming show at Rochester, New 

 York, Aug. 16-19; H. Youell, chairman, 

 Syracuse, N. Y.; Arthur Cowee, Berlin, 

 N. Y.; E. H. Cushman, Sylvania, C; 

 L. Merton Gage, secretary, Orange, 

 Mass. It was also decided that ama- 

 teurs or private gardeners would not 

 be required to pay for space for their 

 exhibits and that such space would be 

 paid for by the society. 



President Hendrickson has appoint- 

 ed a membership committee comprised 

 of the following gentlemen: J. B. Mc- 

 Ardle, 50 Barclay street. New York; 

 Wm. Cahill, Bolton street, So. Boston, 

 Mass., and E. E. Stewart, Rives Junc- 

 tion, Mich. 



There are now twenty-one prizes 

 offered for our exhibition, eight of 

 which are in the amateur class, which 

 include since my last report two more 

 — silver cup by Montague Chamberlain, 

 Groton, Mas-.s., for six best named vari- 

 eties, one bloom each, exhibited by an 



pink; open to amateurs only. Silver Medal „„,„t'pi,r nnrl <silvpr run hv Tj Merton 

 for the most successful exhibitor among amateur, ana silver cup Dy L,. lyierton 



the amateur classes. 



Watkins & Simpson's Prize, value $10.00 

 -For the best vase of Nora Unwin, Frank 

 Uolby, Mrs. A. Watkins, A. J. Cook, E. J. 

 Castle. 



Arthur T. Boddington Prizes, a silver 

 challange cup, value $50.00— .$25.00 to tlie 

 winner of the cup; second, $lo.OO; third, 

 $10.00. For a collection of sweet peas. i> 

 varieties. 



Henry A. Dreer Prizes— For 21 vases of 

 sweet peas, the 21 incomparable standard 

 varieties as enumerated in Dreer's Garden 

 Book for 1010. First prize, $20.00; second, 



Jerome B. Rice Seed Co.'s Prizes— For 

 vase of white sweet peas. First prize, 

 $5.00; second, $3.00; third, $2.00. 



The Peter Henderson & Co. s Prizes— 

 For amateur exhibitors only. For the best 

 puc most distinct collection of 25 varieties 

 of sweet peas, including not less than six 

 of the Spencer type, $10.00. For the two 

 best vases of George Washington and 

 Martha Washington sweet peas, eacli vase 

 to contain not less than 25 sprays, $10-00. 

 The Henrv F. Michell Co. Prizes, $10.00 

 —For thvee'vases of sweet peas (one vase 

 of each variety) Frank Dolby, White 

 Spencer, Mrs. Alfred Watkins. First 

 prize, $5.00; second, $3.00; third, $2.00. 



The C. C. Morse & Co.'s Cup— For the 

 finest collection of sweet peas, open to 

 the trade only. 



The Florists' Exchange Prizes— For vase 

 of Countess Spencer. First prize, $3.00; 

 second, .$2.00. 



F R Pieison Co.'s Prizes— For 12 vases 

 of sweet peas. First prize, $10.00; second. 



The Aphine Mfg. Co.'s Prizes— For col- 

 lection of sweet peas, open to florists only. 

 First prize. $15.00; second, $10.00. 



The C. Zvolanek Prize— For the best 10 

 vases of Spencer and Unwin types, $10.00. 



The John Young Prize— For the best 

 vase of sweet peas never before exhibited, 

 $5 00 



Stumpp & Walter Prizes— For three 

 vases of sweet peas Spencer type. First 

 prize, $5.00; second, $3.00; third, $2.00. 



The J. M. Thorburn Co.'s Prize.s — For 

 vase of pink sweet peas. First prize, $5.00; 

 second, $3.00; third. .$2.00. 



The John Lewis Childs' Prizes— For vase 

 of white sweet peas. First prize, $5.00; 

 second, $3.00; third. $2.00. 



The Sutton & Sous' Cup (Reading, Eng.) 

 — For the best table of sweet peas to be 

 arrauncd on a space four by three feet 

 and riot to exceed' three feet in height. 



For further information write to 

 Harry A. Bunyard, Secretary, 342 

 West 14th St., New York City. 



Gage, Orange, Mass., for best collection 

 of blue gladioli exhibited by an ama- 

 teur. 



The following awards have also been 

 placed in the amateur class: 



P. R. Pierson, Tarrytown, N. Y., $5.00 

 for best collection of white-throated 

 named varieties; $5.00 for best collec- 

 tion of mottled and striped varieties. 



Stumpp & Walter Co., $10.00 for 12 

 best varieties, 3 spikes each. 



A. T. Boddington, New York City, 

 $5.00 for best collection of yellow 

 named varieties. 



John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, N. 

 Y., $5.00 for best vase of America, not 

 less than 12 spil^es. 



Rules Governing the Exhibition. 



1. All entries must be made to the 

 recording secretary (L. Merton Gage) three 

 days before the ttrst day of the exhibition, 

 on blanks provided by the secretary for the 

 purpose. 



2. Exhibits in competition for prizes 

 must be of the exhibitor's raising. 



3. Exhibits must he in place before 12 

 (noon) each da.v on which exhibits are to 

 be judged. 



4. Exhibitors are requested to keep 

 their flo\\'ers in fresh condition during the 

 time the exhibition remains open. 



5. Exhibitors' will be awarded but one 

 premium in each class in which they com- 

 pete and then only when the exhibits on 

 their merit warrant the judges in making 

 awards. 



6. While the Society will take reason- 

 able care of the property of the exhibitors, 

 yet it will not in any way be responsible 

 for the loss or damage of anything ex- 

 hibited. 



7. Exhibits after being staged cannot 

 be removed until the exhibition is closed, 

 without the consent of the exhibition com- 

 mittee. 



8. The Society requests exhibitors to at- 

 tach labels to exhibits. Correct naming of 

 Acrieties is very Important. 



9. Exhibitors will be requested to pro- 

 vide tables and everything else necessary 

 for table decorations. 



10. In entering, every exhibitor agrees 

 to be governed by the rules. 



L. MERTON GAGE, Cor. Sec. 

 Orange, Mass., July 2. 



NORTH SHORE HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The annual rose and strawberry show 

 held last week at Beverly Farms, Mass., 

 was the best ever given by the So- 

 ciety at this season. It was held in a 

 tent, which was effectively decorated. 

 Miss Helen Hooijer, gaidener Wm. 

 Swan, won the silver medal for group 

 of flowering plants and the Rawson 

 medal for the most successful compet- 

 itor. The Lord & Burnham gold medal 

 for general collection of greenhouse 

 plants was won by Mrs. Lester Leland. 

 gardener Eric Witterlow. The dinner 

 table decorations were a beautiful 

 feature. The first prize winner was 

 by Mrs. Geo. E. Cabot, pale blue del- 

 phinium and white roses being the 

 flowers used. Mrs. B. Hammond Tracy 

 won second with an arrangement ot 

 centaureas and gypsophila. Mrs. Jas. 

 McMillan was third and Mrs. B. C. 

 Swift fourth. It will be noticed that 

 these winning tables were all by 

 ladies. The local paper calls special 

 attention to this fact and duly praises 

 the ladies for their taste, inferentially 

 taking a little fall out of the sterner 

 sex who, we should say, merited the 

 jab. The W. E. Doyle gold medal for 

 roses was won by Miss A. G. Thayer, 

 gardener James McGregor. The Eagle 

 Head cup for roses was won for the 

 second time by Miss Helen Hooper 

 and now becomes her property. The 

 medal for herbaceous flowers was won 

 by Blue Hill Nurseries. Among the 

 trade exhibitors prominently repre- 

 sented were R. & J. Farquhar & Co., 

 Lager & Hurrell, A. Leuthy & Co. and 

 Thomas Roland. 



There were many fine exhibits fill- 

 ing the classes for sweet peas, peonies, 

 campanulas, vegetables, strawberries, 

 etc.. and 'the prizes were well merited. 

 Limited space prevents a full enumer- 

 ation. 



NEW ORLEANS HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The last monthly meeting of this 

 Society was held at the usual place 

 and time, with a good many members 

 in attendance. President Alost is at 

 present in Europe and as Vice-Presi- 

 dent Doescher was not in evidence the 

 old experienced Ed. Baker held down 

 the chair. After the committees' re- 

 ports had been heard the Society voted 

 to have its annual outing on the after- 

 noon of the next monthly meeting, and 

 the venue one of the lake resorts. The 

 new officers will be elected at this 

 meeting and a banquet will follow and 

 wind up the festivities. A big at- 

 tendance is expected and a good time 

 is assured. Richard Eichling had a 

 nice exhibit of cut asters, Lilium 

 speciosum and Iris Kaempferi, the lat- 

 ter of which he claimed grew well in 

 the South and found a ready sale in 

 the store. J. A. Newsham had for- 

 warded nice spikes of two Oncidiums, 

 viz., leucochilum and Wentworthian- 

 ura which were much admired. Abele 

 Bros, brought to the notice of the 

 members their sport of Nephrolepis 

 Barrowsii which they have had for two 

 years. The ends of the fronds are di- 

 vided into long tassels which give the 



