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CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- 

 CULTURISTS. 



At the Mid-Lent meeting of tlie Ex- 

 ecutive Board the following changes 

 were made in the rules governing the 

 Trade Exhibition: 



Uule •"!. Exliibitiou space shall be desig- 

 nated in square fpet. The charges for 

 spa^-e shall he as follows: 



JVIinlimiiii charge $1(1.110 



!flat rate, per sq. ft 2ri 



TDxhihition space shall he limited to li 

 feet B inches above tlie Hoor, except for 

 plants, greenhouse structures or other ex- 

 bibits which necessarily extend to a greater 

 height. Plant and cut-flower exhibits may 

 be also built up to any height authorized 

 by the Superintendent. All exhiliits, ex- 

 cept as aboie specified, which extend above 

 6 feet 6 in<'hes in height, shall be charged 

 10 per cent, additional on the entire space 

 for each (i inches of additional height of 

 any part of the exhibit. All signs 

 must be kept within the space limits. 

 "Where tables are against the walls, wall 

 space up to U feet G inche.s above the floor 

 -and of the length of the table will be fur- 

 inished the exhibitor without extra cliarge. 

 Wall exhibits pro.iecting above this height 

 will be charged for the additional space, 

 at wall space rates. Signs on the wall or 

 .elsewhere shall not extend higher than 6 

 ■feet 6 inches above the floor in any exhibit. 



Wall space, without floor or t.ilde spai e. 

 or when exceeding in dimensions the 

 amount allowed with the exhibition space. 

 shall be charged as follows : 



Minimum charge .$.1.00 



Flat rate, per sq. ft 10 



Wall exhibits shall not pro.iect over one 

 foot from the wall. Exhibitor's signs 

 must be kept within limits of wall space. 



Exhibitors must furnish at their own ex- 

 pense all tables, cloth and other accesso- 

 ries and incidentals. The Superintendent 

 •will be willing, so far as his other duties 

 will permit, to assist exhibitors in secur- 

 ing tables and other needed artii-les; but 

 neither the Superintendent nor the Societ.v 

 will pay for or assume any financial re- 

 sponsibility for the purchase or placing of 

 such articles. 



All signs shall be uniform in character 

 and be furnished by the Superintendent of 

 Exhibition at cost and no other signs to 

 *be permitted. 



Charges for freight, cartage or expres- 

 ■sage will not.be paid or guaranteed fir ex- 

 hibitors. Goods shipped, charges collect, 

 will be refused, unless the owner is on 

 'hand to -pay the charges. 



Rule 5. Add (Garden Requisites) to 

 Section V. 



Change number of rule 19 to 21 and add: 



Rule 19. While tlie Societ.v will exercise 

 all due care to safeguard the exhibits, it 

 will not assume any responsibility or lia- 

 bility for any loss or damage to any ex- 

 hibit. 



fiule 20. The Executive Committee will 

 make such further rules as it nniy deem 

 necessary for the i>roper conduct ctf the ex- 

 iiibition. 



Attention should be called to the 

 fact that these rules, and especially 

 ithe one concerning the signs, will be 

 strictly enforced. No signs will be 

 permitted in the hall other tlian those 

 of the uniform character which have 

 been adopted by the Board. Exhibit- 

 ■ors should take note of this and see 

 ■:that their signs are ordered in ad- 

 -vance. Copies of the complete rules 

 and plans of the floor space may be 

 isecured of the Superintendent. Mack 

 ^Richmond, of Baltimore. Md. 



Hotel Belvidere, located on Charles 

 3ind Chase Sts.. has been selected as 

 tfhe hotel headquarters for the Society. 

 "The president's reception will also be 

 2ield at this hotel. Applications for 

 irooms fhould be sent in early so as to 

 ^secure .good accommodations. The ho- 

 litel is located within a few minutes' 

 ■^wiilk of the Armory where the meet- 

 ijj^gs and exhibitions are to be held. 



Department of Plant Registration. 



Public notice is hereby given that 

 the Conard & Jones Company, of West 

 Grove, Pa., offer for registration the 

 roses described below. Any person 

 objecting to the registration or lo the 

 use of the proposed names, is request- 

 ed to communicate with the secre ary 

 at once. Failing to receive objection 

 to the registration, the same will be 

 made three weeks from this date: 



Ruby Queen — Queens Scarlet X Wi- 

 churaiana. Bright rich ruby red. with 

 clear white center, flowers quite 

 double, three to three and one-half 

 inches across, opening out flat and per- 

 fect, color brilliant carmine, base of 

 petals pure white. The plant is a 

 strong vigorous climber, with hand- 

 some glossy foliage and entirely hardy. 



May Queen. — Mrs. DeGraw X Wichu- 

 raiana. Vigorous, erect-growing climb- 

 er well furnished with handsome fo- 

 liage, bearing grtat numbers of lovely 

 large roses, fully as beautiful as the 

 finest Tea roses. Color, clear coral 

 pink, very bright and handsome. En- 

 tirely hardy, an early and abundant 

 bloomer. 



Pearl Queen. — Hardy climbing rose 

 crossed with Wichuraiana, other par- 

 ent unknown. Very regular flowers, 

 double, fragrant. Color, clear pearl 

 white, faintly tinged with deep rose, 

 deepening at the centre. A hardy 

 grower and tremendous annual bloom- 

 er. 



Royal Cluster. — Dawson X Hermosa. 

 Magnificent double white hardy climb- 

 ing rose. A hardy, vigorous climber 

 and prodigious bloomer; blooms in 

 immense clusters, flowers, full medium 

 size, beautifully formed, delicious, 

 snicy fragrance, color, white, some- 

 times faintly tinted with blush. 



H. B. DORNER, Secretary. 



Mav 25, 1911. 



AMERICAN PEONY SOCIETY. 



Intending exhibitors at the Philadel- 

 phia show will please notice that all 

 exhibits must be staged before 3 

 o'clock on the opening day, June 8th, 

 and that all entries shoulij be sent to 

 the secretary, Mr. A. H. Fewkes, New 

 ton Highlands, Mass., entries to be in 

 his hands not later than the morning 

 mail of the .5th of June. All good? 

 for exhibition purposes to be sent the 

 society in care of Mr. David Rust. 

 Secretary, Penna. Horticultural Socie- 

 ty, Broad and Locust streets, Philadel- 

 phia, and all shipments to be prepad. 

 Exhibition blooms coming collect will 

 not be accepted, as the committee have 

 no funds from which to pay out of 

 town charges. 



The society would also appreciate 

 advice as early as it can be given to 

 the secretary of approximately how 

 many entries will be made, even if this 

 number is later reduced, in order that 

 the proper accommodation may be 

 ready when the entries come in. 



In the schedule of prizes which we 

 published last week it should be in- 

 serted that under Class 14 the Duch- 

 esre de NeTinurs should be Calot's, 

 white and not Guerin's pink. 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 

 NEW YORK. 



Announcement. 

 An exhiljitiou will be held in the 

 Museum Building, New Yor Botani- 

 cal Garden. Bronx Park, New York 

 City, in cooperation with the Garden, 

 June 10th and 11th. 1911. The sched- 

 ule of classes and premiums is as fol- 

 lows: 



Peonies: P-1 — 3 white varieties. P-2 — 3 

 light pink varieties. P-'l — .'! rose varieties. 

 P-4 — •? crimson varieties. 6 flowers each. 

 P-."* — collection of singles, .3 flowers of each 

 kind, first and second prizes in each class, 

 Sffi.no. $3.00; P-0— largest and finest i ollec- 

 tion. not less than (3 flowers of each va- 

 riety, .'l!2.5.00, $15.00. 



Miscellaneous: M-1 — collection of hardy 

 roses, M-2 — collection of hardy flowering 

 shrubs and trees, M-.3 — collection of hardy 

 rhododendrons and azaleas, or either. M-4 — 

 collection of hardy herbaceous plants, 

 first and sec-ond prizes in each class. 

 .«;10.(10, .$.5.00; M-5— collection of irises, $.1.00. 

 .f.l.lHi; M-6— 6 orchid plants in bloom. va- 

 rieties. .$]n.(X). If.5.00; M-7— 3 orchid plants in 

 bloom, 3 varieties, $6.00. $4.00; JI-S— 1 or- 

 e-hid plant in liloom, $3.00, $2.00; M-9 — col- 

 lection of cut orchids, $(5.00, .$4.00. 



Mr. Richard Richter will have 

 charge of the arrangements on behalf 

 of the New York Botanical Garden. 



Please note that this and succeeding 

 exhibitions during the summer will be 

 held in the Museum Building. New 

 York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, 

 New York City. 



Plants and flowers for exhibition 

 should be sent by express, prepaid, ad- 

 dressed: Horticultural Society, Mu- 

 seum Building, New York Botanical 

 Garden, Bronx Park, New York City. 



On Saturday, June 10th, a meeting 

 of the Council. Horticultural Society of 

 New York, will be held in the Lecture 

 Hall, Museum Building. New York Bo- 

 tanical Garden, at 2.30 o'clock. 



A meeting of the Society will take 

 place in the Lecture Hall, at 3.30 

 o'clock, followed by a public lecture at 

 4 o'clock, by Dr. ■William A. Murrill on 

 "The Royal Gardens at Kew, Eng- 

 land," illustrated with lantern slides. 

 Address all communications to the 

 Secretary, Horticultural Society of 

 New York, Bronx r'ark. New York 

 City. 



The Retail Florists Association of 

 St. Louis will hold a very important 

 meeting on Monday night. June 5th. 

 at 8 o'clock. Some very important 

 business is to be transacted. 



NATIONAL GLADIOLUS SOCIETY 

 OF ENGLAND. 



Orange. Mass.. May 29. 1911. 

 Editor Horticulture: 



I have the following account of the 

 first meeting of the National Gladiolus 

 Society, England, from the Secretary, 

 M. Atkinson. The Flagstaff. Lock- 

 sheath, Southampton, who also in- 

 forms me that they will hold (heir first 

 show in July, the particulars of which 

 will be sent me later. 



L. MERTON GAGE. 



The National Gladiolus Society. 



President: Sir I'rancis Ilnnlett. Pr.wt. 



Patrons and P.itronesses : Ladv Bunlett 

 The Earl of Listowel, K. P The Couotess 

 of Listowel. The T.cdy ^•ictoria de TrafTord 

 Mrs. r!\irdon-5IulIer. Sir Perrv Van Notten 

 Pole. Rart, The Countess of Ellcsniere. 



JlCDiticrs of the Council: Messrs. Kel- 

 way & Si>?is. Mr. Peter R. Birr. Mr. Frank 

 Talley. Mr. G. 11. Atkinson. Jlr. Charles 

 Rlempied. Mr. Maurice Prichard. Mr. A. J. 

 riliss, Messrs. .Tames Carter &• C-'.. Mr. W. 

 C. Bull. Three other memliers will be en- 

 rolled. 



The first meeting of the council was 

 liebl at tlie Royal Horticultural Hall (by 

 liind iiermission of the R. H. S.l on Thurs- 

 dav. JIarch 14th. at 4.1.'. p. ni. 



The following rules and regulations were 

 passed : 



That the society be known as the Na- 

 tional Gladiolus Society. 



That it cois-'st of a president and a <'oun- 



