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HORTICULTURE 



December 3, 1910 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



Preliminary Schedule. 

 By special call of Prank R. Pierson, 

 Chairman of the National Flower 

 Committee, a meeting was held Friday, 

 Nov. 25, in Horticultural Hall, Boston, 

 by the American Rose Society sched- 

 ule committee, and at this meeting, 

 agreeably to the resolution passed at 

 the Rochester meeting that the Presi- 

 dent of the American Rose Society 

 should appoint a schedule committet 

 in connection with the National 

 Flower Show and should guarantee 

 payment of any premiums in excess 

 of the 1750 provided by the National 

 Flower Show Committee, which the 

 committee of the American Rose So- 

 ciety may deem necessary, such addi- 

 tional funds, if not awarded, to reveri 

 as an asset of the National Flower 

 Show Committee, President Elliott ap- 

 pointed Messrs. F. R. Pierson, H. 0. 

 May, Eber Holmes, Adolph Farenwald, 

 Benjamin Hammond, E. G. Hill, Alex- 

 ander Montgomery, Robert Simpson, 

 and Wallace R. Pierson as a commit- 

 tee. F. R. Kerson said it was impos- 

 sible for hino, to serve on the commit- 

 tee, and this was the sense of all pres- 

 ent. Mr. Elliott was urged to remain 

 at the meeting, but he said he was un- 

 able to do so, and suggested that Wal- 

 lace R. Pierson act as chairman. The 

 committee adjourned until ten o'clock, 

 November 2Cth, at which time Wallace 

 R. Pierson called the committee to or- 

 der and stated that Vice-president 

 Farenwald was present, and that as 

 vice-president he should preside over 

 the actions of this committee, and the 

 committee was so organized, with 

 Vice-president Farenwald acting as 

 chairman. 



After some discussion, it was voted 

 that the sum of $1500 be expended by 

 the American Rose Society in pre- 

 miums for the coming exhibition of 

 1911 — this being in addition to the 

 $750 already listed for potted plants 

 and the flOOO for cut flowers allotted 

 by the National Flower Show Com- 

 mittee. The committee prepared the 

 following schedule, each item of which 

 was taken up separately. 

 Schedule of the American Rose So- 

 ciety for Cut Flowers. 

 DIVISION B. 

 Class Ist Prize 2iid Srd 



1 — Display of out roses, 

 not to occupy more 

 than 200 square feet 

 of space, and not to 

 contain less than 200 

 blooms. quality of 

 blooms and effect to 

 be considered and 

 decorative green of 

 any kind, including 



plants, permitted $250 $150 $100 



DIVISION C. 

 ■Class 1st Prize 2n'd 



2— 50 American Beauty $50 $30 



3 — iSO Killarnev 30 20 



4— 50 White KiUarney 30 20 



' 5 — 50 Richmond 30 20 



6 — 50 My Maryland 30 20 



7 — 50 Mrs. Jardine 30 20 



8—50 Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. 30 20 



9 — 50 La Detroit 30 20 



10 — 50 Mrs. Aaron Ward 30 20 



11 — 50 Caridnal or Rhea Reid... 30 20 



12—50 Chatenay or Mrs. Potter 



Palmer 30 20 



13—50 any other disseminated 



variety 30 20 



DIVISION D. 



Special Retailer's Prize. 

 Class 



14 — For the best and most artis- 

 tic arrangement of 100 cut 



1st Prize 2nd 

 roses ; any variety or varieties 

 may be used, and with such 

 accessories as the exhibitor 

 may desire $100 $50 



DIVISION E. 



S'^J.l . , 1st Prize 2nd 



15— 25 American Beauty $25 $15 



10 — ;;5 Killarney lo 5 



17— 25 White Killarney 10 5 



IS — 23 Richmond 10 5 



19 — 25 My Maryland 10 5 



i'O — 25 Bride 10 5 



21—25 Bridesmaid ' " 10 5 



22—25 Golden Gate or Uncle 



John 10 5 



23—25 Sunrise or Sunset ..'. 10 5 



24— 50 Bon Silene 10 .5 



25-25 any other disseminated 



variety lo 5 



DIVISION F. 



Hybrid Perpetuals— .Stems not less than 

 12 inches. 



£.'-'>ss 1st Prize 2nd 

 26— Largest and best collection, 

 not less than six varieties or 

 less than six of a liiud $20 $10 



DIVISION G. 

 Hybrid Perpetuals— Stems not less than 

 12 inches, open to private gardeners and 

 amateurs only. 



.*r>'^l, ,,, , 1st Prize 2nd 



Ji— For the largest and best col- 

 lection, not less than six va- 

 rieties or less than three of 

 each kind 5:10 ^^ 



Special Prizes. 



DIVISION H. 



Class 43— Prizes as may be offered here- 

 after. 



All roses exhibited excepting in Division 

 B. Class 1, must be in position by Satur- 

 day, March 25th, 1911, not later than 2 

 p. m. The days of Tuesday, Wednesday 

 continue, Saturday, Sunday and Monday 



Division B, Class 1. must be staged" on 

 Friday, March 31st, 1911, not later than 1 

 P- ni Ibe exhibition of these roses will 

 and Thursday will be devoted to a Carna- 

 tion Show. 



Roses In Pots and Tubs. 



DIVISION I. 

 S^^^. , . 1st Prize 2nd 



28— Display in pots or tubs, any 



or all classes, to occupy no"t 



less than 300 square feet, ar- 



29—12 Climbing or Rambling, 6 



or more varieties 60 40 



30—6 Climbing or Rambling, 3 



or more varieties 30 20 



31 — Crimson Rambler, specimen 



plant 10 a 



32— Lady Gay, specimen plant... 10 5 



33 — Dorothy Perkins, specimen 



plant 10 5 



.34 — Tausendschon, specimen 



.,. Pl'int 10 5 



.^o— Debutante, specimen plant. . 10 5 



.^6 — Hiawatha, specimen plant... 10 5 



37 — Climbing, any other variety, 



specimen 10 5 



38 — Baliy Rambler, crimson, 6 



plants 10 5 



39 — Baby Rambler, pink, 6 plants. 10 5 



40 — Baby Rambler, white, 6 



plants 10 5 



41— Collection of Hybrid Perpet- 

 uals, not less tan 15 plants, 

 uals, not less than 15 plants, 



42— Collection of standard or tree 

 roses, 12 or more plants. 6 

 or more varieties 25 15 



BENJAMIN HAMMOND, See. 



CONNECTICUT HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



Our second November meeting was 

 held on the 25th, at Hartford. A lead- 

 ing feature was a splendid display of 

 potted ornamental and foliage plants 

 by President John F. Huss, who de- 

 scribed each species briefly, giving 

 facts regarding its origin, method of 

 propagation, and special use among 

 floriculturists. The following were 

 among the collection: Aralia Victoria; 

 Begonias Gloire de Lorraine, Patria, 



Rex Kaetchen Schadendorf and Fearm- 

 ley Sanders; Campy lobotrys refulgens 

 (Hoffmannia) ; Bougainvillea glabra 

 variegata; Dracaena Pfisterii (cross 

 between Williamsii and amabilis), and 

 Guilfoylei; Aspidistra angustifolia; 

 Ficus Parcelli; Fittonia argyroneura 

 and rubronervum; Cyperus alterni- 

 folia variegata; Justicia cocclnea; Im- 

 patiens Olivier; Solanum Capsicum; 

 Sauntpaulia lonatha. The judges, 

 Messrs. Alex. Cumming, Jr., J. A. 

 Weber, and John Gerard, recommend- 

 ed that a Society's diploma be granted 

 to Mr. Huss. 



These frequent exhibitions of flowers 

 and plants at our business meetings 

 add much to the attractiveness of and 

 interest in our gatherings, and the in- 

 formation imparted concerning the ex- 

 hibits is often very useful and in- 

 structive. 



On Dec. 2d we are to be favored 

 with a lecture by our former presi- 

 dent, John T. Withers, of Jersey City, 

 regarding the progress of horticulture 

 in various countries through which he 

 passed on his recent trip around the 

 world, made especially for the study 

 of the most famous parks, gardens, 

 playgrounds, trees, etc. We have en- 

 gaged Hillyer Hall, on Windsor ave- 

 nue, Hartford; and the illustrated lec- 

 ture wall be free to the public. We 

 are anticipating much pleasure and 

 benefit from this event. 



Our annual meeting for the election 

 of officers will take place on Decem- 

 ber 11th; and the Society will enter 

 upon the new fiscal year with all bills 

 paid, with 176 members, and a grow- 

 ing life of usefulness to all its con- 

 stituents. GEORGE W. SMITH, Sec. 



Melrose, Conn., Nov. 29, 1910. 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF 

 NURSERYMEN. 



The thirty-sixth annual convention 

 of this association will be held June 

 14-16, 1911, in St. Louis, Mo. The 

 headquarters of the convention will be 

 "The Southern" hotel, a hostelry with 

 a record which we have every reason 

 to believe will demonstrate the wis- 

 dom of the choice made by the com- 

 mittee charged with the responsibility 

 of making the selection. We are as- 

 sured that this hotel was built espe- 

 cially for convention business, with 

 every convenience for meetings and 

 committees, with the largest lobby in 

 the world, and 400 rooms for guests, 

 each room having an outside exposure. 

 If summer weather prevails at the 

 time no better place could be found 

 for comfort. 



The secretary is already laying plans 

 for a vigorous canvass for new mem- 

 bers, and is hopeful that not less than 

 one to two hundred will be obtained. 

 The work done at the last meeting of 

 the association in Denver, was such 

 as should challenge the attention of 

 every man claiming to be a nursery- 

 man. The report of that meeting, con- 

 taining papers and discussions, is 

 worth several times the cost of mom- 

 bership, to say nothing of other valu- 

 able privileges secured by such mem- 

 bership. It is not too early to write 

 the secretary for information regard- 

 ing membership. His address is, John 

 Hall, 204 Granite Building, Rochester, 

 N. Y. 



