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HOBTICULTURE 



August 1, 1914 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PARK 

 SUPERINTENDENTS. 



The Sixteenth Annual Convention of 

 the American Association of Park 

 Superintendents will take place at 

 Newburgh, New York City. August 24. 

 25, 26 and 27, 1914. Headquarters, at 

 Newburgh, Palatine Hotel, at New 

 York City, Hotel Astor. 



Office rs» 1914. 



President — H. S. Richards, Chicago, 

 HI. 



Vice-Presidents-^G. W. Burke, Pitts- 

 burgh, Pa.; Fred C. Green, Providence, 

 R. I.; Frank Brubeck, Terre Haute, 

 Ind.; W, S. Manning, Baltimore, Md.; 

 G. Hennenhofer, Pueblo, Col.; G. 

 Champion, Winnipeg, Can. 



Secretary-Treasurer — J. J. Levlson, 

 Brooklyn. N. Y. 



Program. 



MONDAY, AUGUST 24 



300 P. M.— Meeting of the Executive 

 Board. Registration. 



7.30 P. M. — Annual business meeting 

 at Headquarters, Palatine Hotel, New- 

 Tjurgh, N. Y. Address of Welcome, 

 Mayor of Newburgh. Addresses by 

 the Park Commissioners of Newburgh. 

 Response, President H. S. Richards. 



A brief sketch of the life and work 

 of Mr. Andrew Jackson Downing, by 

 Prof. F. A. Waugh. 



"The Preservation of Natural Wood- 

 lands under Park Conditions;" illus- 

 trated lecture and discussion led by 

 Ogelsby Paul, Landscape Gardener, 

 Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. Pa. 



TUESDAT, AUGUST 25 



7 to 10 A. M.— Visit to Mt. Beacon, 

 one of the highest points in the vicin- 

 ity and famous in Revolutionary times. 



10.00 A. M.— Start by auto from 

 quarters at Newburgh to visit the im- 

 portant points of interest in the city, 

 thence through Tuxedo Valley to Tux- 

 edo Park. The Association will be en- 

 tertained at luncheon by Mrs. E. H. 

 Harriman on her estate at Arden. 



WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26 



10 A. M.— Through the courtesy of 

 Hon. George W. Perkins, President of 

 the Inter-State Park Commission, the 

 Association will leave Newburgh by 

 IJoat on a trip down the Hudson River 

 to West Point and Inter-State Park, 

 .arriving in New York City early in the 

 evening. 



THURSDAY, AUGUST 27 



9 A. M.— Meet at headquarters. Ho- 

 tel Astor. New York City. Address of 

 Welcome, Hon. John P. Mitchell 

 Mayor of the City of New York. 



9 A. M.— Address, Hon. Cabot Ward, 

 President of New York Park Board. 

 Response. President H. S. Richards 



Automobile trip through parts of the 

 park systems of Manhattan, the Bronx 

 and Brooklyn. At the New York 

 Zoological Park luncheon will be 

 served to the Convention as guests of 

 the New York Zoological Society. Trip 

 terminates at Coney Island. 



AMERICAN GLADIOLUS SOCIETY. 



Schedule of prizes, for the Pfth Ex- 

 hibition of Gladiolus Blooms to be 

 held in connection with the Annual 

 Meeting of the Society aud the Society 

 i)f American Florists and Ornamental 



Horticulturists at Mechanics Hall, Bos- 

 ton, Mass., August 18, 19 aud 20, 1914. 



OPEN CLASS 



wX^^f-V"'^- ^l?? Store-No. 1, 25 spikes 

 JnM-'./?M"'''^ H'}^' -• S"^ei- Medal, 2.5 

 frimulmus Sunbeam. 



5 '^i!5^<in'^'ir''n~;i' *^-9?' 12 Black Beauty; 

 J, .>.o.w, 12 Golden Queen; 6, $5.00. 12 

 Luralle; 7, $5.00, 12 Michigan. 

 W. E. Fryer-S. ifo.OO, 6 Mrs. W. E. Fryer 



«iftf«i ft •''''.''"^^''."'^j'' ^"'•"O- 6 white;' 10, 

 ■>J0.O0. 6 pink or shades o( pink; 11 .fio 00 



\Im°T-^-^ *1""?' i "'"^ °>^ lavender ;l!i: 



"o"a'ny ofhe^'colo?'"' "' ''^' "' *l«-«'- 



Hal' fn",''^,^';''^''*'/ C0.-1.5, .$10.00, collec 

 tion, 10 varieties. 6 each 



,v"- ,^^'- Koerner— 16, $5.00, 12 American 



«'nn io'a"' P-^-J- Twilight Chief; ?S 

 •To.OO, 12 American Giant 



.ini''l?i',»'^''°""?'' ^ Sons-19, .$5.00, 25 ot 

 any white variety. ' » . 



Montague Chamberlain— 20, $10.00, white 

 ■seefllins. 3 spikes; 21, .$10.00 yellow seed 

 spikes """"'• ^^' *^''-''"' Pi^k seeJlinl! ,-! 



B. Hammond Tracy— 2.3, Silver cup for 

 n^^Zi " h"" '""I' ™."<'';"<'° of pink gladio" 

 not less than 3 spikes of any one rariety 



Bidwell & Fobes-24, Silver medal for 

 Slaga?!'"''"'^'""' 25, Silver medif for 'S 



iv^-V c'rawford-26, 50 bulbs of gladiolus 

 ^^lllte Lady, for the best red variety not 

 before exhibited. >»iiety nor 



AH. Austin Co.— 27, $.5.00, for the best 

 gladiolus corsage bouquet. Other flowers 

 or green may be used to finish nicely. 



AMATEUR OR GARDENER'S CLASS 

 .John Lewis Childs— For collection 10 



■^s'fm m"" ° "' ?'^'"/'' °"™^'' varieties- 

 -S $10 00, 1st prize ; .$5.00, 2nd prize. 

 V.' .T^- J^oerner— 29. .$3.00, 12 American 

 «00 12'An°'.?^"^V^2 Twilight ClUefVsi 

 I'j 00, 12 American Giant 



Knight & Struck Co.— Vase containing ■! 



3o $?0n"?s1"""? '^'S ''^■^■"^- P"r.dlet0n- 

 ■12, $.3.00, 1st prize; .$2.00, 2nd prize Vase 

 containing 3 spikes Gladiolus Badenia-B 

 $3.00. 1st prize; $2.00, 2nd prize 

 .'Tbe Modern Gladiolus Grower," Cal- 

 •'"™' N. Y.-34. Silver e„p, for largest iind 

 best display, to contain at least 6 named 

 varieties, 3 spikes each. named 



Jacob Thomann & Sons— 33, ,$5 00 3 

 spikes of any white variety 



L Merton Gage, Wellesiey, Mass.-:!C. 

 .$o 00, vase of 10 varieties, 1 spike each, 

 ra i\.,ih r. ?, "' I'.'dependence, Iowa— ;i7. 

 rieties " *^' ™^*^ °' ''<'"»''' ™- 



H. E. Meader, Dover, N. H — ,38 Cut 

 Aralrica™'' "" '"'' "''^' « ^^^""'^^ "' 



American Gladiolus Society- 39 Exhibit 

 of at least/ 15 varieties, 3 spikes each "o^ 

 reetly labeled: Silver medal 1st pr^ze- 

 bronze medal. 2nd prize ' 



Mrs. Francis King— .$10.00. for best ar- 

 langement of gladioli in basket or other 



oS'flnS °°' '""' "^"° 20 spikes, with two 

 Oilier Mowers. 



GLADIOLUS SOCIETY OF OHIO. 



The second annual flower show of 

 this society will be held on August 14 

 and 1.5 in the Assembly Rooms of the 

 Hollenden Hotel, Cleveland, O Pre- 

 miums are offered as follows; 



(! "i'-^cb-^^i^t"""/ *^""'t«'"-). 10 varieties, 



luedll ' '*"'"■ •""'"'■ 2nd, bronze 



2.— By the Modern Gladiolus Grower— 10 



varieties, 6 each ; silver cup "''^"^^r 1» 



fi,,;r?o^ Jo? Coleman— Collection, not less 

 than 10 varieties, (i each; silver cup 



4.— By the Gladiolus Society of' Ohio- 

 Seedling, or other variety not before shown 

 here, grown by e.Khibitor, 6 or moi-e 

 spikes; certificate of merit. 



,. ^■~'?y, 9; Betscher— Collection Primu- 

 linus hybrids; $5.00. 



n^-^'^J ,"• ^- Michell Co.— Vase cut 

 Gladioli; bronze medal 



-.—By Tiie Perkins-King Co.— Vase 

 Niagara; 2d eorms Niagara. 

 whi^?-^5.5l""^^" "- Harvey-Vase solid 



9.-Classes 9 to l.S inc., by C. Betscher- ■ 

 \ase Europa, 12 peonies value, $1?' oo 



Ijl;— \ase America, 12 peonies; vain.. 



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Mignonette 



BODDINGTON'S 

 MAJESTY 



npHE finest of all the Fancy 

 ' Varieties of Mignonette for 

 Winter forcing; seed saved 

 from select spikes under glass. 

 We have received many testi- 

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Trade Packet 60 cts., i/g ounce 

 $1.00, ounce $7.50. 



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 BODDINGTON 



SEEDSMAN 



342 West 14th St., - NEW YORK 



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