April 22, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



601 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY EXHI- 

 BITION NOTES. 



The great exliibitiou ot flowers in 

 Boston was a wonderful display of or- 

 namental horticulture. It can be 

 stated, without any disregard to any 

 section or portion, that, to the eye, 

 the most striking exhibit that was of- 

 fered there was the roses. The Amer- 

 ican Rose Society put up tor three 

 days a display of cut flowers that was 

 the attraction of all visitors. The three 

 exhibits in the second edition of the 

 show on the last three days, were also 

 the center of attraction. Each of the 

 three was so different in make-up that 

 each added to the other by compari- 

 son. President Elliott's cabin-shaped 

 exhibit, showed the roses that took 

 the eye for variety. A. N. Pierson, 

 Inc., great group was so extraordin- 

 ary that the crowd looked with amaze- 

 ment at the extent of the mass. Adolph 

 Parenwald's display of roses and 

 ferns in a circle on the floor showed 

 up to advantage. 



F.R. Pierson Co. received a certificate 

 of Merit. Myers & Samtmann received 

 a certificate for the new rose, "Hilda." 

 S. J. Reuter & Son and Robert Scott 

 & Son were awarded silver medals. A. 

 N. Pierson, Inc., was awarded three 

 certificates and carried off the first 

 prize of $250. The honors for pot 

 roses were divided between M. H. 

 Walsh and Thomas Roland. The So- 

 ciety of American Florists' silver 

 medal was awarded to M. H. Walsh. 

 The judges made memorandum: "The 

 rose Madison, exhibited by the Brant, 

 Hentz Flower Co., in the opinion of the 

 judges an excellent rose, apparently a 

 variation from the Bride, is shown in 

 excellent shape." So close was the 

 character in quality of the niass of 

 exhibits that the judges made the fol- 

 lowing special report at the conclu- 

 sion of their awards: "The judges wish 

 to call attention to the special excel- 

 lence of the total exhibits staged. The 

 competition was so keen that there 

 was very little difference in quality 

 and size between those awarded first 

 and second prizes, and the exhibits of 

 the roses at large were of a quality 

 exceedingly even and close seconds to 

 the best. William P. Kasting, F^-ed- 

 erick Burki, Otto G. Koenig, Walter P. 

 Sheridan, judges. The judges for the 

 second division were Messrs. Emil 

 Buettner, Park Ridge, 111., and Joseph 

 Hill of Richmond, Ind. 



The display of pot and climbing 

 roses by M. H. Walsh of Woods Hole, 

 Mass., most certainly was an enormous 

 exhibit. Adjoining this was a rose 

 garden laid out in a wonderful manner 

 by Thomas Roland, of Nahant, Mass. 

 These two exhibits covered so much 

 space and along the main aisle that 

 they were seen and admired and talked 

 about without limit, and the number 

 of questions that were asked regarding 

 these plants, the time of their bloom, 

 whether they would grow around a 

 porch, would they grow in a back yard, 

 will they grow on a northern exposure, 

 is the southern sun too hot for them, 

 etc., would make a small book. The 

 retailers who exhibited under a special 

 class put up five fine and interesting 

 exhibits. 



At the annual meeting which was 

 ■well attended the delegation of English 

 gentlemen was present. Adolph Faren- 

 wald was elevated to the presidency 

 and Philip Breitmeyer was chosen vice- 



IBERIS SEMPERVIRENS LITTLE GEM. 



The hardy perennial candytuft is too 

 well known to need any description 

 here. The dwarf variety shown in 

 the picture is well named, for it is a 

 "little gem," being a perfect sheet of 

 pure white flowers in the spring. As 

 a pot plant for Easter it meets with 

 a ready sale. M. C. Ford, the New York 



wholesaler disposed of an enorrnous 

 quantity for Easter, also of pink flow- 

 ered Phlox subulata, which brought 

 $3.00 to $4.00 per dozen wholesale in 

 4-inch pots. We are indebted to H. A. 

 Dreer, Inc., for the photograph of this 

 Iberis also for that of Nierembergla 

 rlvularls which appears herewith. 



president. Eber Holmes, of Montrose, 

 Mass., was added to the executive com- 

 mittee and Mr. Wallace R. Pierson was 

 re-elected for a term of three years. 

 Treasurer H. O. May was re-elected as 

 was also the secretary. The question 

 arose concerning the holding of the 

 next Rose Show and the Carnation 

 Show upon the same date in Detroit. 

 Twenty-eight new and old members 

 paid dues during the exhibition. 



The medals and certificates and spe- 

 cial prizes w-ill be delivered without 

 undue delay. 



BENJAMIN HAMMOND, Sec'y. 



NIEREMBERGIA RIVULARIS. 



This is a very desirable hardy peren- 

 nial well adapted for rockeries and Al- 

 pine gardens in which much interest 

 has been aroused of late. As the pic- 



ture shows the flowers are large and 

 beautiful. The flowers which are pro- 

 duced abundantly from June to Sep- 

 tember are bell-shaped, creamy white 

 with yellow throat. It makes a close 

 matted growth seldom reaching more 

 than six inches in height. 



NATIONAL SWEET PEA SOCIETY 

 OF AMERICA. 



Preliminary schedule for Summer 

 Exhibition to be held in Philadelphia, 

 Pa., June 23 and 24. 



Class 1. President Burpee's cup, value 

 .f2a.0O, for the flnest collection of Sweet 

 J'ea.s, 12 vases, 12 varieties. 



Class 2. The W. Atlee Burpee prizes for 

 vase of one variety of Spencer type Sweet 

 Teas introduced 1911; first prize, $5.00; 

 second, $3.00; third, ?;2.00. 



Class 3. The W. Atlee Burpee prizes for 

 vase of grandiflora type of Sweet Peas; 

 first prize, $5.00; second, $3.00; third, $2.00. 



Class 4. The Henry F. Michell Co.'s 

 prizes for 6 vases of Sweet Peas in the 

 following six varieties: Nora Unwin, Asta 

 Ohn Spencer, Lovely Spencer, Captain of 

 the Blues Spencer, King Edward Spencer, 

 Itlanche Ferry. First prize, $10.00; second, 



?.j.oa 



Class 5. The Henry F. Michell Co.'B 

 prize, for the best vase of Spencer Sweet 

 Peas in mixed varieties; $2.50. 



Class 6. The Henry F. Michell Co.'B 

 prize for the best va.se of "magnificent" 

 Sweet Peas mixed; $2.50. 



Class 7. The Peter Henderson & Co.'s 

 prize of $15.00 to be awarded to the ex- 

 hibitor of the best vase of not less than 

 m stems of Martha Washington Sweet 

 Peas, own foliage (amateurs only). 



Class S. The Peter Henderson & Co.'s 

 prize of $10.00 to be awarded to the best 

 lollection of 12 distinct varieties of the 

 Waved Spencer Sweet Peas, not less than 

 12 stems to a vase, own foliage (amateurs 



Class 9. The Arthur T. Boddington 

 prize, a silver "Challenge Cup," value 

 .f.'jO.OO, for a collection of Sweet Peas, 25 

 varieties, not less than 25 stems to a vase, 

 to be shown with Sweet Pea foliage only. 

 To be won twice by the same exhibitor. 

 Arthur T. Boddington will also a%vard to 

 the winner of this cup (each time won) a 

 cash prize of $25.00, also $15.00 second 

 prize and $10.00 third prize. 



Class 10. The Harry A. Bunyard prizes 

 for vase of vari-colored Sweet Pea. First 

 prize, $3.00; second, $2.00; third, $1.00. 



Additional prizes are invited from 

 the trade, which will be published 

 from time to time. 



For further particulars write to: 

 HARRY A. BUNYARD, Sec, 



342 West 14th St., New York. N. Y. 



