HORTICULTURE 



November 11, 1905 



blooms comes from Col. Ptaff, George 

 Melvin, gardener. 



As we go to press we learn that the 

 premier prize for eight specimen chrys- 

 anthemum plants is awarded to J. S. 

 Bailey, B. W. Converse taking second. 

 On the Gane special prize, E. J. Mit- 

 ton takes first with a specimen plant 

 of H. A. Gane. 



The show continues open until Sun- 

 day night, with music afternoon and 

 evening of Saturday and Sunday. 



A large attendance of out of town 

 gardeners is noted. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- 

 CULTURISTS. 



Department of Plant Registration. 



The Couard & Jones Co., West 

 Grove, Pa., submit for registration 

 Canna Prince of India. Flowers deep 

 crimson. Plant 3 feet high. Foliage 

 dark green. 



Canna Jupiter (C. & J. Seedling 

 1571). Flowers rich red. Plant 6 feet 

 high. Foliage deep purple, nearly as 

 dark as Black Beauty; some leaves 1 

 foot wide and 3 feet long. 



Canna Venus (C. & J. Seedling 1588). 

 Rosy pink with a mottled border of 

 creamy yellow. Old flowers drop off 

 clean as the new ones come. Height, 

 3 to 4 feet. 



WILLIAM J. STEWART, 

 Secretary. 



PITTSBURG AND ALLEGHENY 

 - FLORISTS' AND GARDEN- 

 ERS' CLUB. 



It w^as Chrysanthemum Night on 

 Tuesday, November 7. S. J. Hatch, 

 gardener for D. W. Clemson, showed 

 orchids, oncidiums, Cattleya labiata, 

 and a vase of long-stemmed chrysan- 

 themums. David Fraser, gardener for 

 H. C. Frick, two vases chrysanthe- 

 mums and one plant in pot, anemone- 

 flowered Garza, with 150 blooms. T. 

 Meehan & Sons, some 30 varieties of 

 hardy chrysanthemums, all labelled. 

 Schenley Park Greenhouses, Jno. W. 

 Jones, foreman, four vases chrysanthe- 

 mums, one variety, F. W. Vallis, being 

 the largest on exhibition. A. R. Pea- 

 cock, gardener Thomas Jenkinson, 

 three vases very long-stemmed chrys- 

 anthemums and one vase splendid car- 

 nations, Enchantress, Fiancee, Law- 

 son and others. N. Smith & Sons, 

 Adrian, Mich.; two vases of new vari- 

 eties; Brighthurst, Lanona and Mayor 

 Weaver were well thought of. 'The 

 Pittsburg Cut Flower Company showed 

 a vase of chrysanthemums consigned 

 by their patrons. Valley Greenhouses, 

 Sewickley, Pa., a vase of good commer- 

 cial varieties. Charles Peterson. East 

 Liverpool, O., a sport from Queen, 

 cream-colored. Godwin Bros., Bridge- 

 ville. Pa., a vase of commercial varie- 

 ties with a sport from Ivory. Pitts- 

 burg Rose and Carnation Company, 

 white and yellow Eaton, William 

 Duckham, Balfour, etc. 



Over 40 members were present. The 

 club is prospering both financially and 

 in membership. The December meet- 

 ing will be a smoker. 



H. P. JOSLIN. 



MINNEAPOLIS FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The regular meeting was not held 

 this fall, and in fact there seems to be 

 no indication that it ever will be held. 

 It is a fact, sad but true, that our flor- 

 ists do not stick together and co-oper- 

 ate in bringing about the best results 



N. .1. Flouiclltl'k.vi, Society's Exhi 



in the business. Meeting after meet- 

 ing has been called by the secretary, 

 R. W. Latham, but there has been no 

 response, and he now feels, justifiably, 

 we believe, that it is beyond one man's 

 power to bring the club together again. 

 However, it is to be hoped that our 

 business men will sometime wake up to 

 the fact that florists in other cities are 

 holding flower shows, and in many 

 other ways stimulating the interest of 

 the public in their work, and that the 

 best way to keep up the trade in Min- 

 neapolis and St. Paul is to follow their 

 example and renew the life of their 

 club. 



At the next meeting of the club on 

 November 21. Prof. B. M. Watson of 

 the Bussey Institution will speak on 

 "Botany for Young Gardeners." There 

 will be other attractions. A good 

 number of applications for member- 

 ship are already received for this 

 meeting. 



At the December meeting members 

 will be asked to bring ladies. An es- 

 pecially attractive program is in 

 preparation for this occasion. 



W. N. CRAIG, Sec. 



HINGHAM AGRICULTURAL AND 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The annual chrysanthemum show 

 of this society was held on November 

 3 in the town hall, Hingham Centre. 

 A. A. Spear & Sons of East Wey- 

 mouth. Miss Abbie A. Bradley of 

 Hingham and Albert A. Pope of Co- 

 hasset were the most successful prize 

 winners. 



SHOWS IN PROSPECT. 



Kansas City Flower Show, Conven- 

 tion Hall, November 13-18. 



Indiana Floral Festival and Chrys- 

 anthemum Show, Indianapolis, No- 

 vember 14-18. 



Rhode Island Horticultural Society 

 chrysanthemum and carnation show, 

 Providence, November 14, 15. 



Milwaukee Flower Show, November 

 14-18. 



Texas State Floral Society, tenth 



annual chrysanthemum show, Waco, 

 November 15-lS. 



New London County Horticultural 

 Society (Conn.), chrysanthemum show, 

 November 15, 16. 



SCALES FOR JUDGING. 



American Carnation Society. 



Carnations. 



Color 25 



Size 20 



Calyx 5 



Stem 20 



Substance 10 



Form 15 



Fragrance 5 



100 

 Chrysanthemum Society of America. 

 Chrysanthemums. 

 Commercial. 



Color 20 



Form 15 



Fulness 10 



Stem 15 



Foliage 15 



Substance 15 



Size 10 



100 

 Exhibition. 



Color 10 



Form 15 



Fulness 15 



Stem 10 



Foliage 10 



Depth 15 



Size 25 



100 

 American Rose Society. 

 Rosos. 



Competi- Novelties 



five for 



Classes. Certifi. 



Size 15 10 



Color 20 20 



Stem 20 15 



Form • 15 15 



Substance 15 10 



Foliage 15 15 



Fragrance — 5 



Distinctiveness .... — 10 



100 100 



