HORTI CULTURE 



July 22, 1905 



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NEWS OF THE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY 



Preliminary premium li^i lur exhibition to 

 be held at Boston, Mass., January 24 and 

 25 1906. 



Class A. 

 Open to all varieties, seedlings or standard 

 sorts. 

 Vase of 100 blooms white, Daybreak pink, 

 Lawson pink, Scott pink, scarlet, crimson, 

 yellow variegated, white variegated, any 

 other color; first prize $10, and second prize 

 $6, for each. 



Class B. 

 Open to all varieties disseminated prior to 

 July 1st, 1904. 

 50 blooms white, Daybreak pink, Lawson 

 pink, Scott pink, scarlet, crimson, yellow 

 variegated, white variegated, any other color; 

 first prize $5, and second prize $3, for each. 



Class C. 



Open to all varieties disseminated prior to 



July ist, 1903. 



25 blooms white. Daybreak pmk, Lawson 



pink, Scott pink, scarlet, crimson, yellow 



variegated, white variegated, any other color; 



first prize $3, and second prize $1.50, for each. 



Class D. 



Lawson gold medal for the best vase, 



Lawson silver medal for the second best 



vase, and the Lawson bronze medal for the 



third best vase of 100 blooms, any variety, 



any color. 



Class E. 

 S. A. F. silver medal for the best vase, and 

 the S. A. F. bronze medal for the second 

 bestv vase of 50 blooms of carnations of 

 American origin not yet chsseminated. 

 Class F. 

 General display of commercial carnations, 

 varieties disseminated prior to April ist, 

 1905. 50 blooms to be shown to a vase, and 

 display not to exceed twenty varieties. 

 Vases from this collection are not allowed 

 to compete in any of the other classes, ist 

 prize, $50; 2d, $30; 3d, $20. 

 Class G. 

 A. H. Hews & Co. Silver Cup for the best 

 collection of carnations four varieties, twenty- 

 five blooms each, to be shown in separate 

 vases. 



Albert M. Hekr, Secretary. 



AMERICAN POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



The twenty-ninth biennial meeting of the 

 American Pomological Society will be held 

 in Kansas City, August 8-10. 



This meeting will be important from the 

 standpoint of scientific pomology as well as 

 the more practical questions of orchard 

 management. 



The Society may bestow a medal upon a 

 display, or collection of fruits if deemed 

 meritorious. It may also award a medal to 

 a new variety of proved value. Special at- 

 tention is called to this feature. Be it under- 

 stood that the exhibits are not competitive, 

 but that each is judged upon its own merits 

 and if found worthy a medal is awarded. 



Medals are of two kinds: silver and bronze. 

 Both form honorable records of pomological 

 progress. Let all those who have new va- 

 rieties of fruits, or old varieties of superior 

 e.xcellence forward them to the meeting at 

 Kansas City. Express should be prepaid, 

 and the packages should be sent in care of 

 L. A. Goodman, Kansas City, Mo., for 

 American Pomological Society. 



Raibroads give usual concessions. West- 

 ern road, however, promise complimentary 

 excursions through the fruit sections of the 

 Ozarks. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' 

 CLUB OF BOSTON 



The annual picnic will be held at Randolph 

 Grove, near Randolph, Mass., on Tuesday, 

 July 25, 1905. The Sports Committee have 

 arranged for the following list of events. 

 There will be 2 prizes for each event. These 

 prizes vary from meerschaum pipes to canary 

 birds, ladies' sashes to gmnea pigs. 



Baseball game, men vs. boys (age Umit 16). 

 Croquet contest for ladies. Cricket match 

 for men, married vs. single. Foot race for 

 boys 10 years and under. Foot race for girls, 

 10 years and under. Foot race for boys be- 

 tween 10 and 16. Foot race for girls be- 

 tween 10 and 16. Foot race for married 

 ladies, 50 yards. Foot race for young ladies 

 (over 16), 100 yards. Sack race, 100 yards, 

 open to all. Foot race, 100 yards. Club 

 Members only. Foot race, 100 yards, fat 

 men, over 200 pounds (handicap). Foot 

 race, men over 50 years of age. Potato race 

 for ladies. Three-legged race for men. 

 Quoit match. Running high jump (open to 

 all). Running hop, skip, and jun)p. Run- 

 ning long jump. Throwing 12-pound shot. 

 Throwing 12-pound hammer. Boat race for 

 ladies. Boat race for men. Best looking 

 baby under 2i years. 



In addition to the foregoing there wiU be 

 lawn tennis, and other games of amusement, 

 boating on the beautiful lake, over a mile long, 

 boats at $1 per day. 



A first-class clambake dinner will be 

 served at 50 cents per head. It is desired to 

 make the event a grand popular success and 

 every member of the Club is urged to make 

 a special effort to be present, with family and 

 friends. All are urgently requested to notify 

 the secretary, W. N. Craig, North Easton, 

 Mass., by mail of intention to be present 

 and number of dinner tickets wanted, as it 

 is necessary to order from the caterer four 

 davs ahead. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF PHILADELPHIA 



Edwin Lonsdale will present a synopsis of 

 the inception and first ten years' history of 

 the Florists' Club of Philadelphia at the 

 meeting first Tuesday in August. Tliis club 

 was the first of its kind and wiU celebrate 

 its twentieth anniversary this year. The 

 program for the September meeting includes 

 an account of the convention at Washington, 

 (i) from the florists' standpoint by James J. 

 Habermehl, (2) from the seedsman's stand- 

 point by George Clark, and (3) from the 

 ornamental horticulturist's standpoint by 

 Edward Campbell. 



Edward .\. Stroud, of Strafford, has in- 

 vited the club to visit that establishment the 

 first Tuesday in October. This is an up-to- 

 date carnation establishment, and with a 

 generous host to welcome them, an enjoy- 

 able outing is assured. 



Dr. Joseph V. C. Roberts will deUver an 

 address at the November meeting on "Plants 

 and Flowers as Sanitary Agents." 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- 

 CULTURISTS 



President J. C. X'aughan has made the 

 following appointments: Exhibition Judges; 

 John T. Temple, Davenport, la., chairman. 

 Dr. A. L. Halstead, Belleville, 111., Joseph A. 

 Manda, So. Orange, N.J.: Committee on 

 Prize Essays, Benjamin Hammond, Fishkill, 

 N.Y., chairman, Alex. Wallace, New York, 

 Robert Craig,Philadelphia; Sergeant -at-aniis, 

 J. D. Carmody, Evansville, Ind. 



Wm. J. Stewart, Secretary. 



ST. LOUIS FLORISTS' CLUB 



.\t the July meeting of this club nomina- 

 tions of officers were made as follows : 



For president Fred Ammann, J. Dunford, 

 C. Sanders, and A. Jablonsky. For vice- 

 president John Steidle, A. J. Fehr, and J. F. 

 Windt. For secretary Emil Schray, J. J. 

 Beneke, Otto Koeni'g. For treasurer E. 

 Guy, F. H. Meinhardt, Geo. H. Auger- 

 muUer. Trustees, Frank Weber, A. J. 

 lientzen, V. Gorley, Henry Lorenz, F. H. 

 Weber, W. J. Pilcher, Arthur Ellison, Frank 

 Fillmore, and Geo. Windier. Preparations 

 for the picnic of July 20 were completed, with 

 E. Guy and Fred Ammann as managers. 

 The question of incorporation, also S. A. F. 

 matters and the Washington route were left 

 over till ne.xt meeting, it being hoped that a 

 better rate for the trip might yet be secured, 

 $27.25 for the round trip via B. & O. being 

 the best thus far. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 

 AMERICA 



The following prizes are offered, to be 

 competed for at the ne.xt annual exhibition 

 of the C. S. A. to he held in Philadelphia, 

 November, 1905. Vaughan's Seed Store 

 offers a silver cup, value $25 for the best 

 specimen of bush chrysanthemiun plant 

 grown by a private gardener which has not 

 received any other award. 



H. W. Buckbee offers silver cup, value 

 $25, for the best ten chrysanthemums, one 

 variety, open only to American and foreign 

 introduction of 1905 and varieties not yet 

 in commerce. 



KENTUCKY SOCIETY OF FLORISTS 



The Kentucky Society of Florists held its 

 regular meeting at Anders Rasmussen's 

 place, Tuesday afternoon, July 11. Owing 

 to the number of other attractions, the busi- 

 ness meeting was omitted. The members 

 went on a special car to Glenwood Park, 

 where two exciting games were bowled, .\. R. 

 Baumer winning the prize, beating F. L. 

 Schulz one pin. Mr. Rasmussen deserves 

 much credit for the very enjoyable time 

 tendered the society. 



OUTING OF JOHNSON & STOKES 

 EMPLOYEES 



On Saturday, July 15, the employees of 

 Johnson & Stokes, the Philadelphia seeds- 

 men were given a dehghtful outing, through 

 the courtesy of Mr. Walter P. Stokes, the 

 junior member of the firm, that will ever be 

 a red-letter day in the memory of every one 

 who participated. Mr. Stokes planned the 

 "outing" and accompanied the party to the 

 steamboat landing. After a breezy ride on 

 the Delaware, the boat landed at Riverton, 

 N. J. The excursionists were conveyed by 

 carriages to Moorestown, where are situ- 

 ated the Floracroft trial grounds and the 

 beautiful home of Mr. Stokes. Mrs. Stokes 

 received each one in her most gracious 

 manner. Games were enjoyed on the spa- 

 cious grounds and a charming carriage ride 

 through beautiful Moorestown followed, 

 which will not soon be forgotten. On re- 

 turn a sumptuous dinner was served with 

 music accompaniment. A visit to the trial 

 grounds and the fine greenhouses in the 

 cool of the evening proved very instructive 

 and interesting. A concert on the lawn at 

 8 P.M. was highly enjoyed until some thought- 

 ful one of the party reminded the others 

 that it was time to depart for the train, when 

 the realization dawned upon each that one 

 of the most dehghtful outings that could be 

 planned by a generous employer and charm- 

 ing hostess had come to an end. 



