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Jun.- 1.'., lyis 



I lir Klltt^flith Aliliiiul f'«>h> Shuw 

 was BtaKod in ii larKc teiil cnllpd the 

 "Vlrtory Tent" In the Pnlillc Square, 

 I'leveland, Ohio, under ihf niisiilres of 

 the Canteen Cliih. whirh niaiiitains a 

 hirfie clubhouse In Cleveland for the 

 aeooniniodation of soldiers and sail- 

 ors temporarily located here. The ex- 

 lierimcnt of slafrinK in a tent turned 

 (.111 better than some of the exhibitors 

 feared — fortunately the weathor was 

 (loudy most of the time so that the 

 bulk ot the peony bloom remained In 

 fairly good condition through the two 

 days of the show. 



Some of the best exhibits were 

 staged by B. H. Farr, Wyoniissing, 

 I ennsylvania: G. B. Babcock. James- 

 town. New York; Martin Kohankie. 

 rainesvllle. Ohio; Knoble Brothers, 

 Cleveland; C. Betscher. Dover. Ohio, 

 besides a number of amateurs, includ- 

 ing Lee R. Bonnewitz. of Van Wert. 

 Ohio; Edwin C. Shaw. Akron, Ohio; 

 O. A. Risk, Cleveland; Will McClel- 

 land. Saginaw. Michigan; A. P. Saun- 

 ders. Clinton. New York, and others, 

 all of whose names are to be found in 

 the list of awards given below. 



The most sensational feature of the 

 show was the staging of a new seed- 

 ling by E. J. Shaylor, of Auburndale, 

 which was awarded Mrs. Eldward 

 Harding's prize of $100.00 This prize. 

 v.hich was given to the Peony Society 

 three years ago, was given under the 

 condition that if not taken within five 

 years it should be returned to the 

 donor. Mr. Shaylor iinfortunately 

 could not be present to see the success 

 of his production, i ne blooms were 

 sent on by A. H. Fewkes. and. after a 

 few hours in water, came up in mag- 

 nificent form. The flower, which 

 goes under the Number 35, and is so 

 far nameless, is an immense white of 

 very strong growth with large leath- 

 ery foliage, the bloom something after 

 the style of "Le Cygne," the famous 

 Lemoine white. The judges unqual- 

 ifiedly recommended it to the Nomen- 

 < iature Committee of the society, who. 

 under the conditions of the award, had 

 the final decision, and they unani- 

 mously agreed to award the prize. 



Some of the local people made very 

 effective displays of peonies and 

 other perennials. .Messrs. Knoble 

 Brothers, Cleveland. S. P. Baldwin. 

 Gates Mill, and Mr. Kohankie of 

 Painesville, all set up effective groups 

 of flowers. In the large classes, those 

 for 100 varieties, Mr. Farr's exhibit 

 easily took first place. The blooms 



'A<'H- M(>hdirlull> uiiiloiui 111 i|iiulii>. 

 iuul most of them were shown in very 

 perfect form, l.ee R. lionnewitz. one 

 amateur, also canio into this class 

 with a fine exhibit, and .Mr. Babcock. 

 .laniestown. staged a very interesting 

 ^roiip of flowers, including a number 

 ol .Mr. Brand'.s seedlings and other 

 novelties. There was an Interesting 

 group of .lapanese and singles which 

 directed a great deal of attention 

 irom the visitors and lasted suriiris- 

 ingly well through the show. 



It was quite a gathering of peony 

 notabilities — Mr. Boyd, iiresident of 

 the society. Mr. Farr, and others of 

 the eastern growers, as well as Mr. 

 Brand of Faribault, Minnesota, Mr. 

 Huff of St. Paul, and other representa- 

 tives of the western group. The meet- 

 ing of the Peony Society was held 

 after a banquet at the Hotel Hollen- 

 den on the evening of the first day 

 of the show. The attendance was bet- 

 ter than usual, and a very sociable at- 

 mosphere pervaded the proceedings. 

 The following officers were elected: 

 President, James Boyd, Philadelphia. 

 Pa.; vice-president. A. H. Fewkes. 

 Newton Highlandis. .Mass.; secretary. 

 A. P. Saunders. Clinton, New York; 

 treasurer, A. H. Scott. Oak Lane, Pa.; 

 director to serve for three years, R. 

 T. Brown, Queens, L. I., N. Y. 



In recognition of his services to 

 peony culture in America, both as a 

 pioneer in the introduction of fine va- 

 rieties from England and France, and 

 now. in his later years, as a creator of 

 fine seedlings of his own, honorary 

 membership in the society was con- 

 ferred upon Mr. Shaylor. 



It was voted to continue the publi- 

 cation of the News Bulletins which 

 have now been issued twice yearly for 

 three years, and have proved of wide 

 interest to peony growers throughout 

 the country. The question of cancel- 

 ing the meetings of the society for the 

 duration of the war was taken up. and 

 it was the sentiment of those present 

 ihat no objection could be made to a 

 society so small as the Peony Society, 

 and for which so little transportation 

 is needed in connection with the ex- 

 hibitions, continuing to hold Its reg- 

 ular meetings. Several localities 

 were discussed, and it is hoped that it 

 will l)o possible to arrange to hold the 

 meeting in some centrally located city, 

 possibly Detroit or Rochester. 



The thanks of the society were ex- 

 tended to their hosts, the Ohio Horti- 

 cultural Society, the Florists' Club of 



levelund, nnd the Cleveland Garden 

 Club, nnd, In particular, to MesBrs. 

 Knoble. Vinson and Baldwin, who 

 roiiKiituted the local committee, and 

 to whose uiispiirlng energy the suc- 

 ress of the kIkiw is mainly due. All 

 the niemlM'rs of the Peony Society 

 who hod come from a distance felt 

 more than repaid In the delight and 

 interest afforded by the superb and 

 reiiresentalive display of blooms, as 

 well as by the opixirtuiilly of mwting 

 their brother entliusiasts. 

 Lilt of Award*. 



The schedule of pri-/.es an<l awards 

 Is as follows: 



Collection. 100 varieties — Berlrand 

 H. Farr. Wyomissing. Pa., Gold .Me<lal 

 and 1st prize; Lee R. Bonncwltz, Van 

 Wort, Ohio, 2nd; G. B. Babcock. 

 Jamestown. N. V.. 3rd. 



Vase or basket, 100 blooms— Knoble 

 Brothers, Cleveland, Ohio. Ist; Martin 

 Kohankie, Painesville, Ohio, 2nd. 



Collection, 2.') varieties— Bertrand H. 

 Farr, 1st; C. Betscher, Dover. Ohio. 

 2nd. 



Collection, single varieties — A. P. 

 Saunders. Clinton. N. Y.. Ist; G. B. 

 Babcock. 2nd. 



Collection. Japanese varieties — Ber- 

 trand H. Farr. 1st; G. H. Babcock, 2nd. 



2.') white — Knoble Brothers. 1st; C. 

 Betscher. Dover. Ohio. 2nd. 



2,5 light pinU'-G. B. Baln-ocU. 1st; 

 I^e R. Bonnewitz. 2nd. 



25 dark pink — Berlrajid H. Farr. 

 1st; Knoble Brothers. 2nd. 



25 red— Bertrand H. Farr, 1st; G. B. 

 Babcock. 2nd. 



t) doul)le — Bertrand H. Farr, 1st; 

 Lee R. Bonnewitz. 2nd. 



Specimen bloom Bertrand H. Farr. 

 1st; A. P. Saunders. 2nd. 



Specimen bloom, new variety — C. 

 Betscher. 



Specimen bloom. American seedling 

 — A. P. Saunders. 



.Mrs. Edw. Harding prize — E. J. 

 Shaylor. .Xuburndale, .Mass. 



Vase. 6 l)looms — "Galathee". Ber- 

 trand H. Farr. 1st: "Immortelle," 

 A. P. Saunders. 2nd. 



Artistic vase, bowl or basket — Mar- 

 tin Kohankie. silver medal; Knoble 

 Brothers, bronze medal. 



Collection. 5ii varieties — A. P. 

 Saunders. 1st; Lee R. Bonnewitz. 2nd. 



10 varieties — A. P. Saunders. Ist: 

 Lee R. Bonnewitz. 2nd. 



15 doubles— 0. A. Risk. Cleveland. 

 Oliio. 1st; Lee R. Bonnewitz. 2nd. 



Collection. Jap. vars. — A. P. Saund- 

 ers, 2nd. 



Collection, white vars. — A. P. Saund- 

 ers, 1st: Lee R. Bonnewitz, 2nd. 



Collection, light pink — A. P. Saund- 

 ers, 1st; Lee R. Bonnewitz, 2nd. 



Collection, dark pink — Lee R. Bon- 

 newitz. 1st; A. P. Saunders, 2nd. 



Collection, red — A. P. Saunders, 1st; 

 Will .McClelland. Saginaw, .Mich.. 2nd. 



3 white— S. J. Berry, Cleveland. 

 Ohio. 1st; Alice Bonnewitz. Van Wert. 

 Ohio. 2nd. 



3 light pink — Alice Bonnewitz. 3rd. 



3 dark — Alice Bonnewitz, 2nd. 



3 red— S. J. Berry, 3rd. 



6 species outdoor flowers — S. J. 

 Berry. 2nd. 



The judges were A. H. Fewkes. John 

 Van Leeuwen and A. .M. Brand. 



A. P. S-MXI>EKS. 



