March 18, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



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AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



The following gentlemen have ac- 

 cepted the positions of judges in the 

 rose division of the National Flower 

 Show; William P. Kasting, Buffalo, 

 N. Y.; Frederick Burki, Gibsonia, Pa.; 

 Otto G. Koenig, St. Louis, Mo., and 

 Emil Buettner, Park Ridge, Chicago, 

 111. 



The program provides for three 

 meetings, headed the "Commercial 

 Growers' Meeting," the "Business 

 Meeting" and the "Amateur Rose 

 Growers' Meeting." 



Eber Holmes is manager of the rose 

 division and will look after details on 

 the spot. Anyone having special prizes 

 to offer, dues to pay, or other matters 

 of interest, should write to the secre- 

 tary. 



A special prize has been added to 

 the list for the coming show in Me- 

 chanic's Hall, Boston, from Mr. Alex- 

 ander Montgomery, Natick, Mass. — a 

 silver cup, valued at $25, to be offered 

 for the Best New Rose of American 

 Origin of 1909-1910. The Toronto Hor- 

 ticultural Society of Toronto, Ont., of- 

 fers two prizes — a silver medal, first, 

 and a bronze medal, second, for Speci- 

 men Hardy Climbing Roses and, in 

 judging, fragrance is to count 33 

 points. 



Eber Holmes, of Montrose, Mass., 

 manager of the Rose Section, writes 

 that everything is going on fine, and 

 that the vases for the cut flowers will 

 be furnished. 



Thomas Roland, of Nahant, Mass., 

 will make a rose garden, and M. H. 

 Walsh, of Woods Hole, Mass., will 

 send on a remarkable display of pot 

 roses. 



Tickets will be issued to the mem- 

 bers of the American Rose Society who 

 do not belong to the Society of Ameri- 

 can Florists and Ornamental Horticul- 

 turists. These tickets will not be 

 transferable. 



BENJAMIN HAMMOND, Sec 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



Registration of New Carnations. 



By J. H. Leach & Son, North Easton, 

 Mass., Pmk Supreme — Seedling X 

 Boston Market; color flesh pink; size 

 31/2 inches; habit similar to Fairmaid; 

 flower larger and fuller; strong stiff 

 stem; does not split the calyx. 



By Chas. Weber, Lynbrook, L. I., N. 

 Y. — Brooklyn — Prosperity X Mrs. 

 Thos. W. Lawson. Color bright deep 

 pink; size 3i/^ inches; habit same as 

 Lawson, with foliage not quite so 

 heavy; free growing, very healthy, 

 prolific, every shoot running to flower; 

 form of flower somewhat irregular, 

 slightly fringed. 



A. F. J. BAUR, Sec'y. 



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National Flower Show 



MECHANICS BUILDING 

 BOSTON, MASS. 



March 25th to April Ist^ inclusive 



Under Auspices 



Society of American Florists 



in connection with 



American Rose Society, American Carnation Society, 

 National Sweet Pea Society, Gladiolus Society, Nat- 

 ional Association of Gardeners, Florists' and Gardeners' 

 Club and the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Applications for Space in Trade and Competition 

 Departments now receivable. 



Write for Complete 'Premium List 



for the 



$10,000 in Prizes, and diagram of floor space to 



CHESTER I. CAMPBELL, Gen^ Mgr. 



5 Park Sq., BOSTON, MASS. 



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OBITUARY. 

 William Webster. 



At the age of 94 years, William Web- 

 ster, died March 7 at his home in 

 Rochester, N. Y. Death was due to 

 the weaknesses of extreme a.ge. Mr. 

 Webster was born in Hamstead, Eng- 

 land; in 182S he came to New York 

 city with his father, and since 1833 he 

 had made his home in Rochester. As 

 a landscape gardener he laid out many 

 public and private places in various 

 parts of the country. He was a frequent 

 contributor to technical magazines on 

 the subject of horticulture, and was 

 the author of "Webster's Landscape 

 and Ornamental Gardener " 



chial trouble of only four days' dura- 

 tion. 



B. F. Washington. 

 B. F. Washington, colored, a florist 

 of North Stoughton, Mass., and a stall- 

 holder in one of the Boston flower 

 markets, died on March 15, aged 70 

 years. Death was caused by a bron- 



Rlchmond, Va. — For the purpose of 

 testing the ordinance under which an 

 effort was made by members of the 

 Markets Committee to compel flower 

 dealers having stands at the entrance 

 to the Second Market to vacate, J. D. 

 Hooper, who conducts a greenhouse 

 and sells his flowers and plants in the 

 city, was arrested and haled to the 

 police court on March 7. The hear- 

 ing was held after the regular session 

 of the police court. Hooper being 

 charged with obstructing the street 

 and refusing to remove the obstruc- 

 tion when asked to by the police. He 

 claimed that he grew his flowers and 

 brought them to market the same as 

 the farmer and trucker disposes of 

 his stock. He claimed exemption 

 from the operation of the ordinance, 

 explaining that he was a flower 

 farmer. 



E-, 



Huntington Avenue, Exeterl and ' Blagden Streets 

 BOSTON, IVI. 







Nearest hotel (only one block) to Flower Show. Rooms without 

 bath $1.50 per day up, with bath $2.00 per day up. European 

 plan. 350 rooms, 200 private baths. 



AMOS H. WHIPPLE, Proprietor \. 



