Februars' 4, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



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offered liy Ilitcliings & Co. as a Sweep- 

 stake Prize in S.e* tion A. 



Class ?.44.— $25.00 in gold is offered by F. 

 Dorner & Sons Co. for the best vase of 100 

 blooms Pink I>eligbt. 



Class .345.— A Gold Medal, or .f25.(XI In 

 gold is offered by Krnesoliell Bros, for tlie 

 largest 12 blcoms of Carnations, one or 

 more varieties. Earh Monm must measure 

 not less than 5 inches. 



Class ,S4n. — Vase of 100 .T. W. Riley, 

 Bertermann Rr' s. offer. First prize, .flS.OO; 

 second prv.e, $10,110. 



Class .347.— A .f2.:i.00 Silver Cup, or .$25.00 

 in gold, is offered by .los. Heacock Co. for 

 the best vase of 100 blooms Dorothy 

 Gordon. 



SECTION I. 



For varieties disseminated season 1909-1910. 



50 blooms to each vase. First prize, 



$6.00; second prize, .$4.00. 



Class 348. — Sangamo, prizes offered by A. 

 C. Brown. 



Class 349. — Conquest, prizes offered by 

 Chicago Carnation Co. 



Class 350. — Shasta, prizes offered by Baur 

 & Smith. 



Class .351. — Scarlet Glow, prizes offered by 

 F. Dorner & Son3 Co. 



Class 352. — D. Gordon, prizes offered by 

 .Jos. Ileacock Co. 



Class .353.— .T. W. Riley, prizes offered by 

 The E. G. Hill Co. 



Class 3.54. — Bon Ami, prizes offered by 

 Geo. E. Buxton. 



Class .355.— Mrs. C. W. Ward, prizes of- 

 fered by Cottage Gardens. 



Class .356. — Alma Ward, prizes offered by 

 Cottage Gardens. 



Prizes Offered by the S. A. F. & O. H. 



and the National Sweet Pea So- 

 ciety of America. 



Extract from the rules for this ex- 

 hibition. 



Entries will be received up to 10 o'clock 

 on the day previous to the exhibition. A 

 gre-it favor will be conferred, however, Tiy 

 enrl'er notification. 



Kptries must be made on the forms sup- 

 plied by the Secretary, Harrv A. Bunvard. 

 .342 W. 14th St.. N. Y. City. 



All exhibits must be staged bv 1 o'clock 

 on Tuesday, Ai.irch 2,Sth. 



Exhibits sent by express should be pre- 

 paid and marked as follows: 



R. & J. Farquhar & Co., Prize. 



Class .385. — Bouquet of Sweet Peas witli 

 any green foliage — private gardeners or 

 amateurs only. Prize, $10.00. 



Certificates of Merit will be awarded to 

 exhibits of Sweet Peas, apart from the 

 above classes, also for novelties superior 

 to existing varieties. 



I 



For Exhibition 



Perlnhable Perishable 



MnBt be Delivered Immediately 



Care Chester I. Campbell. Manager 



Mechanics Building, Hantlngton Ave. 



Sweet Pea Exhibltloa Boston, Mass. 



SWEET PEAS. 



Classes 3.57 to .364.-100 blooms each 

 White. Pink, Pink and White. Light Pink 

 or Salmon. Lavender. Red or Crimson. 

 Waved or Variegated, any other color. 



First prize. $10.00; second prize, $5.00; 

 for encli. 



Classes .305 to 375.— .50 blooms each of 

 White. Pink, Pink ard White, Light Pink 

 or Salmon. Lavender. Red or Crimson, any 

 waved variety. Variegated, Yellow or Prim- 

 rose, Blue or Purple, any otiier color. 



First prize, $5.00; second prize, .$2.50; 

 for each. 



Class .376.— New Variety. .50 blooms. 

 First prize. $10.00; second prize. $5 00. 



Class 377.— New Variety, 25 blooms. 

 First prize, $6.00; second prize, $4.00. 



Retailers' Section. 



Class .378.— Table Decoration. First prlie 

 $25.00; second prize, $20.00. 



Class .379.— Basket. First prize, $10.00; 

 second prize, $5.00. 



Class ,380.— Bride's Bouquet. First prize, 

 $10.00; second prize. $5.00. 



Zvoianek Prize. 



Class 381.— Eight or more distinct Ta- 

 rleties, 100 in each vase. First prize, 

 $25.00; second prize, $10 00. 



Zvoianek Prize. 



Class .382. — Ten or more distinct varieties. 

 25 In each vase. First prize, $10.00; second 

 prize. .*5.00. 



These varieties must be named; renamad 

 varieties excluded. 



Arthur T. Boddington Prize. 



Class 383.— Display of not less than ten 

 varieties, 50 in each vase. Prize, .$25.00. 

 Lord & Burnham Prize. 



Class 384.— Display of not less than lOOO 

 blooms. Gold Medal. 



ORCHIDS. 



Class 400. — Best display and collection of 

 Cut Orchids, each species or variety filliui: 

 one vase, arranged for effect. Cut greens 

 of any variety admissible in arranging of 

 same. First prize, $75.00; second prize, 

 $50.00. 



Class 401. — Flowering stem of Cattleya. 

 any species. First prize, $3.00; second 

 prize, $2.00. 



Class 402. — Flowering stem of Laelia, any 

 species. First prize, $3.00; second prize, 

 $2.00. 



Class 403.— Flowering stem of Laello-Cat- 

 tleya or Hybrid Cattleya. First prize. 

 $3.00; second prize, $2.00. 



Class 404. — Flow^er Cvpripedium. any va- 

 riety. First prize, .$2.00; second prize, $1.00. 



Class 405. — I'^lowering stem of Selenlpe- 

 dium. First prize, 2.00; second prize. $1.00. 



Class 406. — Six stems Calautle, any va- 

 riety. First prize, .$3.00; second prize. $2.00. 



Class 407. — Flowering stem Dendrobium. 

 First prize, $3.00; second prize. .$2.00. 



Class 40.8. — Flowering spray Odontoglos- 

 sum, any variety. First prize, .$3.00; second 

 prize, $2.00. 



Class 409. — Flowering spray Oncldlum. 

 any variety. First prize, $3.00; second 

 prize, .$2.00. 



Class 410.--FIowermg spray Phalaenop- 

 sis, anv variety. First prize, $3.00; second 

 prize, ,$2.00. 



Class 411. — Flowering spray Vanda, any 

 variety. First prize, $3.00; second prize. 

 $2.00. 



Class 412. — Flowering spray of any Or- 

 chid other than above. First prize. $3.00; 

 second prize. $2.00. 



GLADIOLUS FORCED BLOOMS. 



Open to All. 



Class 420. — Dinner table, set for form 

 decorated with Gladiolus blooms. First 

 prize, $l0.fK1; second prize, .$5.00; third 

 prize. $3.00. 



Class 421. — Artistically arranged Basket 

 of Blooms. First prize, $5.00; second prize, 

 $3.00; third prize, $2.00. 



Class 422.— Centre piece. First prize, 

 $10.00; second prize, $.5.00; third prize, 

 $3.00. 



Class 42.3. — 24 spikes not less than 4 large 

 flowered varieties. First prize. $5.00; 

 second prize. $3.00; third prize, $2.00. 



Class 424. — Display of named varieties of 

 Gladioli to occupy 20 square feet. First 

 prize, $12.00; second prize, .$8.00; third 

 prize, .$6.00. 



Class 425.— Collection of Gladiolus Col- 

 vlllel and Nanus types, 20 square feet. 

 First prize. $10.00; second prize, $5.00; 

 third prize, $3.00. 



Note; — Ferns, Asparagus. Smilax or foli- 

 age may be used for effect In all classes. 



OTHER CUT FLOWERS. 



Class 431.— Antirrhinum, 12 White Spikes 

 First prize, $3.00; second prize. $2.00. 



Class 432. — Antirrhinum. 12 Yellow Spikes. 

 First prize. $3.00; second prize, .$2.00. 



Class 433.— Antirrhinum, 12 Red Spikes. 

 First prize, $3.00; second prize. $2.00. 



Cla.ss 4.34. — Antirrhinum. 12 Pink Spikes. 

 First prize, $3.00; second prize, $2.00. 



Class .4.35. — Antirrhinum, largest display. 

 First prize. $15.00; second prize. $10.00. 



Class 4.36. — Freesla. 100 blooms. First 

 prize. .$5.00; second prize, $3.00. 



Class 437. — Camellias, Display (blooms 

 with foliage). First prize, .$10.00; second 

 prize, $5.00. 



Class 438. — Display of Pansies. First 

 prize, .$15.00; second prize, $10.00. 



Class 439. — Pansies. 100. First prize. 

 $3.00; second prize, $2.00. 



Class 440. — Display of miscellaneous 

 bulbs or tuberous rooted plants excluding 

 Hyacinths. Tulips and Narcissi. First 

 prize. $15.00; second prize, $10.00. 



Class 440.— Violets, bunch (100 Double). 

 First prize. .$5.00; second prize, $3.00; 

 third prize. $2.00. 



Class 441.— Violets, bunch (100 SlngleK 

 First prize. .$5.00; second prize, $3.00; 

 third prize. .$2.00. 



Class 442.— Display of Violets. First 

 prize. $25.00; second prize. $15.00. 



Class 443. — Mignonette, 25 spikes. First 

 prize. $5.00; second prize. $3.00; third 

 prize, $2.00. 



Class 444.— Stocks, display of cut blooms. 



not less than vases. First prize, $10.00; 

 second prize, .$6.00 ; third prize, $4.00. 



Medals of the S. A. F. and 0. H. 

 will be awarded for meritorious ex- 

 hibits. 



The Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society will bestow Gold and Silver 

 Medals on exhibits of exceptional 

 merit. 



THE TRADE EXHIBIT ANNEX. 



This occasion being the first instance 

 in which the experiment of a trade an- 

 nex to a horticultural exhibition has 

 been attempted, a few words of ex- 

 planation may be desirable in order 

 that the relationship of the two de- 

 partments as constituted may be fully 

 understood by exhibitors. 



The exhibition as originally contem- 

 plated, was on the usual competitive 

 and display lines of such horticultural 

 enterprises. When, however, Mechan- 

 ics' Building in Boston had been se- 

 lected as the most eligible location, it 

 became evident that there would be 

 more room in this vast edifice 

 than could possibly be utilized for 

 show purposes. This surplus space in- 

 cluded the entire area of the lower 

 floor and the suggestion was made that 

 this space might be advantageously 

 devoted to the purpose of a trade ex- 

 hibit annex on lines similar to the 

 trade display at the S. A. F. summer 

 conventions. The idea at once 

 proved popular with the trade, who 

 saw in the large attendance of trade 

 visitors expected at the National 

 Flower Show, a promising opportunity 

 for spring business and space was 

 rapidly contracted for. Later, on the 

 urgent request of the plant exhibitors 

 in this department, it was decided to 

 move the plant section from the lower 

 to the upper floor, adjoining but sepa- 

 rated from the National Flower Show 

 proper. Distinctive rules governing 

 the management of the National Flow- 

 er Show proper and the Trade Exhibit 

 annex will be found in this schedule 

 and exhibitors are urgently requested 

 to read same carefully in order to 

 avoid misunderstandings. 



EXPRESS AND R. R. EXTORTIONS. 



Canada has a Domlniou Railway Com- 

 mission much like an Interstate commerce 

 commission, but with wider powers. tel- 

 egraph and express companies are subject 

 to It The Canadian express companies 

 are largely owned by the railroads, and 

 have been charging extortionate rates. On 

 complaint largely of fruit growers in the 

 western part of Ontario, this Dominion 

 Commission has been investigating the ex- 

 press linsluess. Here Is a sample of what 

 they found. The Canadian Express Cora- 

 iiany when bought by the Grand Trunk 

 Railroad in 1892 was valued at $60,000. 

 The railroad paid $662,000— the $600,000 be- 

 ing for the franchise. There are now 

 over $3,000,000 worth of stock outstanding, 

 while the tangible assets are said to be 

 $212,719. During seven years this company 

 paid nearly ,$8,.5OO,O0O to the Grand Trunk 

 Railroad- this being about 55 per cent, of 

 its total revenue — taken from the Canadian 

 people. As a result of Its Investigation the 

 Dominion Commission has ordered the ex- 

 press oompauies to .iust about cut their 

 rates in two. The robbery practiced all 

 these years upon the Canadian people is 

 no greater than that on this side of the 

 line. The same conditions exist hce. The 

 money now being used to fight parcels ])Ost 

 was stolen from the .\merlcaa people by 

 Ihe express rol>bers. We have all con- 

 tributed to the fund now being used to de- 

 prive us of our rights. -^Rural New Y'orker. 



The regular meeting of the Buffalo 

 Florists Club will be held on Tuesday, 

 February Sth, at which time nomina- 

 tion of ofl^cers for ensuing year will 

 take place. 



