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HOBTICULTTJKE 



August 39, 1914 



THE BOSTON CONVENTION 



The Society of American Florists Finishes Up Its Business and 

 Adjourns — Various Reports- — Friday^s Entertainment 



and Games 



CLOSING SESSION OF THE CON- 

 VENTION. 



The first business at the Thursday 

 afternoon session was the report of 

 the Committee on Standard Flower 

 Pots. Thomas Roland, chairman, pre- 

 sented the following: 



Report of Committee on Standard 

 Pots. 



Your Committee took up the con- 

 sideration of the flower pot question 

 thinking that there was considerable 

 dissatisfaction with the present stand- 

 ard. With a view to finding out what 

 changes were desired in the standard 

 as adopted by the society in 1890, 

 your committee wrote to a large num- 

 ber of pot manufacturers and consum- 

 ers of flower pots in various parts of 

 the country and with one or two ex- 

 ceptions the replies were decidedly 

 against any change of the present 

 standard. 



The retailers claim to have some 

 difficulty in fitting pots into the vari- 

 ous jardinieres so much used now. 

 Your committee feel that much of this 

 trouble would be avoided if the manu- 

 facturers of vases and jardinieres were 

 to adopt a standard to conform with 

 that of this Society. Your Committee 

 are strongly of the opinion that it 

 would be a mistake to change the 

 present Standard, and feel that any 

 possible gain that might be made 

 would be offset by a larger loss. 



We therefore recommend that a 

 copy of the present Standard be fur- 

 nished to all manufacturers of jar- 

 dinieres, etc.; and that the copy of 

 the scales and drawings attached be 

 made a part of the permanent records 

 of this Society. 



Your Committee are indebted to A. 

 H. Hews & Co., who kindly gave the 

 Committee a copy of the Standard 

 adopted by this Society in 1890. 

 Signed, Thos. Roland, 

 J. J. Hess, 



J. K. M. L. Pakquiiar. 

 Committee. 



On motion of Harry A. Bunyard, 

 the Standard adopted in 1890 was re- 

 adopted as recommended by the Com- 

 mittee, ordered spread upon the 

 minutes, and published in the annual 

 Proceedings. 



Other Reports. 

 The reports of the botanist, Pro- 

 fessor J. F. Cowell, Buffalo, Botanic 

 Gardens, Buffalo. N. Y.; of the Patholo- 

 gist, Professor E. M. Freeman, Plant 

 Pathologist, University Farm, Minne- 

 apolis, Minn.; and of the Entomologist, 

 Professor W. E. Britton, State Ento- 

 mologist, New Haven, Conn., were re- 

 spectively considered as read, and 

 will be printed in the Proceedings of 

 the Society. 



The re])ort of the judges on the 

 Trade Exhibit was then read by Sec- 

 retary Young. 



Awards in Trade Exhibit. 



At S. A. F. conventions the judges 

 do not pass on the trades' display as 

 a whole, but only on such novelties 

 as have been brought to their atten- 

 tion by the exhibitors in writing. 



On plants and cut flowers the judges 

 were M. A. Patten, J. R. Fothering- 

 ham and William Sim. They awarded 

 a certificate of merit to the Robert 

 Craig Co. for Nephrolepis John Wan- 

 aniaker, high commendation to Carl 

 Hagenburger for Nephrolepis Mentorii. 

 and honorable mention to Arthur 

 Cowee for demonstration of the uses 

 of gladioli. 



O. J. Olson, W. F. Gude and G. E. 

 -M. Stumpp, judges of florists' supplies, 

 awarded high commendation to 

 Schloss Bros, for their exhibit as a 

 whole and for beaded corsage novel- 

 ties, rainbow effect chiffon and fancy 

 ribbon novelties, also honorable men- 

 tion for gold and silver ribbon. 



The Report of the Committee on 

 the Convention Garden was then pr'e- 

 sented but not read, and ordered to 

 be printed. Following is a summary: 



Report of Judges and Awards Made to 

 Exhibits in Convention Garden. 



Silver .Medals: R. & .J, Farquhar & 

 Co., for Japanese Garden. The judges 

 consider this a most comprehensive 

 exhibit, displaying a very varied col- 

 lection of plants. W. A. Manda, Inc., 

 a most interesting and extensive ex- 

 hibit of Conifers. Boxes. Bay Trees, 

 Dahlias, etc., well arranged exhibit. 

 Salvia Greggii here was highly recom- 

 mended as a bedding plant or for the 

 greenhouse. Cuphea Llavea was high- 

 ly recommended as a bedding plant. 

 A. N. Pierson, Inc., Bedding Plants, 

 Hardy Garden Roses and Hardy Pe- 

 rennials. The judges consider this a 

 very creditable exhibit. Conard & 

 Jones Co., large display of Canna nov- 

 elties, which include Wintzer's Colos- 

 sal. Panama, Kate F. Deemer, Wm. 

 Saunders, Meteor, Rosea gigantea, 

 Olympic, Mrs. Alfred F. Conard, Love- 

 liness, Beacon and Wyoming. The 

 judges considered this a very meritor- 

 ious exhibit. Robert Craig Co., dis- 

 play of Crotons raised and introduced 

 by Robert Craig Company. Arthur 

 T. Boddington, grand display of Hya- 

 cinthus candicans, fine bed of Canna 

 Panama and a superb bed of Gladi- 

 olus America. 



Certificates of Merit: John Lewis 

 Childs for display of Gladiolus Sun- 

 burst, Radiance, Charmer, Attraction, 

 Snow King, Scribe, Sulphur King, 

 Rosy Spray, Gleam, Winsome, of the 

 Childsii type. Vaughan's Seed Store, 

 a bed of Canna Fire Bird. The judges 



consider this a very good canna. F. 

 W. Fletcher, Antirrhinum Nelrose. 

 The judges consider this a good bed- 

 ding variety of snapdragon. Eastern 

 Nurseries, display of Hardy Ever- 

 greens and Perennials. The following 

 new plants were worthy of notice: 

 Juniperus Kosterianus, Juniperus Pflt- 

 zeriana and Taxus repandens. Thomas 

 P. Galvin, Inc., a formal bed. Wil- 

 liam Tricker, display of aquatic plants, 

 Lythrum Perry's variety and Lythrum 

 virgatum roseuni. R. Vincent, Jr. & 

 Sons Company, Bed of Geraniums My 

 Maryland, Scarlet Bedder and Mrs. 

 Lawrence. William Sim, bed of Antir- 

 rhinum Pride of Cliftondale. S. J. 

 Goddard, bed of Begonia Gloire de 

 Chatelaine. R. & J. Farquhar & Co., 

 Canna Firebird and Liliums myrio- 

 phyllum and Sargentia>. 



Diplomas of merit: Carter's Tested 

 Seeds for exhibit of Carter's grass, 

 and an artistic dial and ornamental 

 bed. The judges were especially 

 pleased with the grass. Wm. W. Edgar 

 Co., a very fine bed of heliotrope as 

 standard, carpeted with lower helio- 

 trope plants and edged with Vinca 

 minor, making a very pleasing effect. 

 Park & Recreation Department of the 

 City of Boston, Formal Beds, which 

 show such excellent workmanship. 

 In the opinion of the judges, great 

 credit was due to James B. Shea, su- 

 perintendent of parks of Boston for 

 the work he has done and the interest 

 he has taken in the garden. 



Honorable Mention: Arthur Cowee, 

 for display of Gladiolus Peace; Peter 

 Henderson & Co., bed of new Geran- 

 ium Gen. Funston, edged with Alter- 

 nanthora Jewel; F. E. Palmer, effec- 

 tive bed of Petunia Veilchenblau. 

 Marigold Legion of Honor, and White 

 Verbena. Mr. Desert Nurseries, ex- 

 hibit of Hardy Perennials and Coni- 

 fers. A. H. Hews & Co., display of 

 large flower vases. R. Vincent. Jr. 

 & Sons Co., Geraniums Scarlet Bed- 

 der and Mrs. Lawrence. 



The following exhibits received men- 

 tion: A. -Magnuson, Seedling Salvia; 



A. P. Coolidge, Bedding Geraniums; 

 Edward MacMuIkin, Bedding plants; 



B. Hammond Tracy, Gladioli, not in 

 bloom; Knight & Struck Co., Cosmos 

 and Buddleia variabilis grandiflora: 

 E. E. Stewart, Brooklyn, Mich., Glad- 

 ioli; Bidwell & Fobes, Gladiolus Pan- 

 ama and Niagara, not in flower; Hen- 

 ry R. Comley, Cosmos; A. M. Daven- 

 port, Coleus and P^uonymus; Henry 

 A. Dreer, Inc., Nymphaeas; James 

 Vicks' Sons, Gladiolus Rochester 

 White, not in bloom. 



The judges were Robert Cameron. 

 John N. Champion. John P. Huss and 

 Gustav X. Amrhyn. 



A. H. Hews & Co. were accorded a 

 vote of thanks for their kindness in 



