May 27, 1911 



horticulture: 



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 Fall, if you order them now, instead of two or three months later. 



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 Holland and French markets, and will, until July 1st, offer special induce- 

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Send us a list showing the bulbs you wish to grow this Fall— Lilies, 

 Tulips, Narcissi, Hyacinths, etc.— and we will make a special and con- 

 fidential quotation on your order. Our regular Fall Catalogue will 

 be ready in July, but the prices we will make you now will be at a large 

 reduction, for the reasons stated above. 



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 good only until July 1st, I9II. 



AMERICAN PAEONY SOCIETY. 



The spring meeting of ttie American 

 Paeony Society will be held in con- 

 nection with the exhibit of the Penn- 

 sylvania Horticultural Society at Hor- 

 ticultural Hall, Broad below Locust 

 street, on Thursday and Friday, 

 June 8th and 9th. The Show Com- 

 mittee in charge of this year's work 

 are as follows: Chairman, B. H. Farr, 

 Reading, Pa.; J. H. Humphreys, care 

 Andorra Nurseries; S. Mendelson 

 Meehan, care Messrs. Thos. Meehan 

 & Sons; C. Sim, care Henry A. Dreer, 

 Riverton, N. J.; J. J. Steyer, Concord- 

 vllle. Pa. 



The schedule of the Exhibition is 

 as follows: 



Commercial Classes. 



Class. 



1. Largest and best collection of named 



varieties, one flower of each., $25, 

 $1.5, offered by American Paeony So- 

 ciety. 



2. Fifty blooms, one variety, named, 



white. $10. %a, offered by B. H. Farr, 

 Reading, Pa. 



3. Fifty blooms one variety, named, dark 



pfnk or rose. SIO, $5, offered by An- 

 dorra Nurseries, Chestnut Hill, Pa. 



4. Fifty blooms, one variety, named, flesh 



or salmoD-pink. $10, .$.5. ottered by 

 Cottage Gardens Co., Qne-'iis, N. Y. 



5. Fittv blooms, one variety, named, 



crimson, $10, %a. offered by Thos. 

 Meehan & Sons, Germantown. Pa. 



Amateur Classes. 



Open to amateurs and private gardeners only. 



6. Largest and best collection of not less 



than twenty-five varieties, named, 

 one of each variety, $15, $10, offered 

 by T. A. Havemeyer. 



7. Collection of not less than twelve ya- 



rieties, named, one of each variety, 

 open only to exhibitors not residing 

 within 100 miles of Philadelphia, $10, 



$5. offered by Henry A. Dreer, Inc., 

 Philadelphia. 



8. Collection of white varieties, named, 



one bloom each, .$6, $4, offered by 

 W. Atlee Burpee Co., Philadelphia. 



9. Collection of dark pink or rose varie- 



ties, named, one bloom of each, $6, 

 $4, offered by Robt. Scott & Sons, 

 Sharon Hill. Pa. 



10. Collection of salmon and flesh-pink va- 



rieties, named, one bloom of each, 

 $6, .$4, oflered by Thos. Meehan & 

 Sons, Germantown, Pa. 



11. Collection tricolor varieties, named, one 



bloom each, $6, .$4, offered by Peter 

 Heuderson Co., New York. 



12. Collection crimson varieties, named, 



one bloom each, $6, $4, offered by 

 Geo. H. Peterson, Fairlawn, N, J. 



13. Six blooms of any one variety, named, 



$6. $4. offered by W. W. Kline, 

 Heading. Pa. 



Open Classes. 



14. Best six blooms of Duchesse de Ne- 



mours, $2.50, offered by F. H. Wild 

 Floral Co., Sarcoxie, Mo. 



15. Best vase of twenty-flve pink peonies 



of one variety, $5.00, ofl'ered by 

 Henry F. Michell Co., Philadelphia. 



16. Best twelve pink varieties, six blooms 



each, $10.00, offered by S. G. Harris, 

 Tarrytown, N. Y. 



17. Best collection of Japanese varieties, 



one bloom each, $o.OO, offered by 

 Henry F, Michell Co., PhiladelpMa. 



18. Best new American Seedling Peony, 



not in commerce previous to 1908, 

 name of originator to be given. 

 $10.00, offered by Andorra Nurseries, 

 Chestnut Hill, Pa. 



following rates have been offered to 

 the membership: 



For 75 to 100 persons, the best 

 rooms at $5.00 per day, each person. 

 These rooms have bath or running 

 water. For 100 persons in smaller 

 rooms, or large rooms in nearby cot- 

 tages, $4.00 per day, each person. For 

 30 persons in small rooms in cottages, 

 $3.00 per day, each person. Rates in- 

 clude all meals and accommodations; 

 should be secured in advance, if pos- 

 sible. Marblehead is about 16 miles 

 from Boston and it is necessary to 

 transfer from the South Terminal to 

 the North Station, which may be made 

 on the Boston Elevated. Baggage 

 should be checked through to Mar- 

 blehead. 



On account of the necessary change 

 in the convention city made since the 

 Executive Committee met in January, 

 it has been necessary also to change 

 the program. As this is not quite com- 

 pleted, it will follow shortly. 



The latest crop reports from the 

 prominent growers will be a feature, 

 and there will be reports of much in- 

 terest from our State correspondents 

 in regard to Legislative action in the 

 various States this past winter. 



C. E. KENDEL, Secretary. 



AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSO- 

 CIATION. 



The 29th Annual Convention will 

 be held at Marblehead, Mass., Tues- 

 day, June 20 to 22, 1911. The open- 

 ing session is called for 10 o'clock 

 a. m. 



The Rockmere Hotel has been se- 

 lected for the headquarters and the 



YONKERS 



HORTICULTURAL 

 CIETY. 



so- 



on Friday, 19th inst, a well attended 

 meeting was held In Wiggins Hall. 

 Business relating to the spring show 

 was discussed and it was decided to 

 hold that exhibition in Hollywood Inn, 

 on Wednesday, June 14th. A good 



