HORTICU LTU RE 



August 19, 1903 



port, N. Y.; C. B. Whimall. Milwaukee, 

 Wis.; and William Scott. Buffalo. i\. Y. 



Professor B. F. Galloway then pre- 

 sented his lecture on the work of the 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture, illus- 

 trated with interesting stereopticon 

 views. 



By unanimous vote a cablegram was 

 sent on "Wednesday to Ex-President W. 

 R. Smith at SUibo Castle, as follows: 



"Hoot mon, we miss ye sadly!" 



The ladies' luncheon on Tuesday af- 

 ternoon with the wife of Vice-Presi- 

 dent Freeman, and the ladies' ride on 

 Wednesday afternoon, were events in 

 the lives of the fair participants that 

 will undoubtedly be remembered as 

 among the most delightful ever ex- 

 perienced. 



Miss Sipe's lecture on AVednesday 

 evening was enjoyed by a large and 

 appreciative audience and was enthu- 

 siastically applauded. 



The bowling tournament on Wednes- 

 day afternoon lasted far into the night 

 and was a repetuion of the vociferous 

 occasions of other years. Ten teams 

 bowled tor the championship with the 

 following result: First. Philadelphia, 

 winning the Kramer cup. the William 

 F. Kasting championship cup and the 

 H. B. Beatty cup; second, Washington, 

 winning the Whitmore loving cup: 

 third. Baltimore, winning the Gait cup: 

 fourth, Chicago, the National B. C. 

 loving cup. The players on the first 

 team were the recipients of five silver 

 match safes donated by H. B. Beatty, 

 and those on the second team received 

 gold sleeve links donated by F. H 

 Krame^. J. J. Beneke of St. Louis won 

 the Steinmetz team high individual 

 prize with 597; the Stewart trophy for 

 the greatest number of strikes was won 

 by McRichmond: the Monument trophy 

 for greatest number of spares by G. C. 

 Shaffer; trophy for high man in the 

 individual contest was won by C. L. 

 Seybold of Baltimore, with a score of 

 573 against 49 entries. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR 1906. 

 The result of the ballot for officers 

 for 19(16 was as follows: 292 ballots 

 cast; Wm. F. Kasting elected presi- 

 dent with 156; H. M. Altick, vice- 

 president. 211; W. J. Stewart, secre- 

 tary, 211; H. B. Beatty continues 

 treasurer, as there was no election. 



JUDGES' REPORT. 



Report of the Judges on Novelties 

 and Improved Devices on Exhibition. 



Vaughan's Seed Store, for Baby 

 Rambler Rose: certificate of merit. 



J. L. O'Quinn, for improved aspar- 

 agus Tenissimus; certificate of merit. 



H. H. Barrows & Son. for Nephrol- 

 epis Barrowsii; certificate of merit. 



Department of Agriculture, for col- 

 lection of new cactus, palms and lace 

 plant; certificate of merit. 



John Lewis Childs, for gladiolus 

 America; certificate of merit. 



Arthur Cowee. for gladiolus No. V 



and No. 709: certificate of merit. 



Conard & Jones Co., for canna Louis- 

 iana: certificate of merit. 



E. Hippard, for steam return trap; 

 certificate of merit. 



Holly-Castle Co.. for electric circu- 

 lator; certificate of merit. 



Cleveland Cut Flower Co.. for ever- 

 lasting tile bench; certificate of merit. 



Dillon Greenhouse Mfg. Co.. for new 

 roof support: certificate of merit. 



Quaker City Machine Co., for new 

 ventilating arm; certificate of merit. 



J. B. Owens Pottery Co., for deco- 

 rative vases; certificate of merit. 



F. R. Pierson Co., for improved 

 Pierson fern; honorable mention. 



Heller & Co., for mice-proof seed 

 drawers: honorable mention. 



Joseph Breck & Son. for oak jardi- 

 niere: honorable mention. 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co., for new stone 

 flower vases and brush ware baskets; 

 honorable mention. 



Reed & Keller, wedding canopies. 



Fir.et Secretary of the First Florists 

 Club in America. 



ribbon hampers and bark jardinieres; 

 honorable mention. 



M. Rice & Co., rose bowls and lamp- 

 posts; honorable mention. 



H. A. Dreer, for Bourgainvillia; 

 highly commended. 



W'. K. Harris, for nephrolepis Whit- 

 mani; highly commended. 



H. H. Barrows & Son, for Nephrol- 

 epis Whitmani; highly commended. 



Arthur Cowee, for gladiolus No. 401; 

 highly commended. 



Dillon Greenhouse Mfg. Co., for zinc 

 strips for laying glass; highly com- 

 mended. 



George C. Watson, for lawn mower 

 sharpener: highly commended. 



Roseville Pottery Co., for jardi- 

 nieres; highly commended. 



Lion & Wertheimer, for chiffon and 

 violet cord: highly commended. 



Schloss Bros., for new ribbons; high- 

 ly commended. 



Dayton Paper Novelty Co., for em- 

 bossed flower boxes; highly com- 

 mended. 



Robert Craig & Son, for ficus pan- 

 durata: bronze medal. 



Louis Witthold, for new watering 

 system; bronze medal. 



Department of Plant Registration. 



Lewis Ullrich, TitRn. Ohio, submits 

 for registration seedling zonal geran- 

 ium. Tiflin. Flowers single, brilliant 

 scarlet; clusters large, freely produced; 

 foliage green, no zone; growth, free, 

 Inishy; tested eight years. 



WM. J. STEWART, Secretary. 



Enclosed find $1.00 to pay my sub- 

 scription for Horticulture. The paper 

 is all right and I am glad it came 

 out. I hope it may long live to see 

 the great developments of the indus- 

 try it so gracefully represents. H. 



ST (II- A. .KM I 1.1 rui. lir 

 Washington, 1). C. 



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