HORTICULTURE 



March 10, 1917 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



AMERICAN SWEET PEA SOCIETY. 



The following additional prizes 

 have been received for the Boston 

 show on July 7-8, 1917. 



Jerome 1!. Rice Seed Co. — Vase of 1(117 

 Novelty Sweet Peas. 2U sprays of cue va- 

 riety, $5 1st, $3 2nil, $2 3r(l. 



Fottler, Fiske, Rawson Co. — Decoration 

 of Sweet I'eas for the luncheou table, table 

 suitable to seat eight, table linen to be used 

 no other appointments. Exhibitors may 

 use any green or tiower in conjunction, but 

 the Sweet Pea must predonjinate, $12 1st, 

 .$S Jnd. $3 3rd. 



American Sweet Pea Society. — Collection 

 of Sweet Pea noveltes of 1!)16-1917 dissem- 

 ination, catalogued by the American seed 

 trade. Society's silver medal 1st, bronze 

 medal 2nd. 



American Sweet Pea Society. — For varie- 

 ties not yet in commeroe. Medals and cer- 

 titieates will be aw;irded in this class, if in 

 the opinion of the jud^'es tliey supersede ex- 

 isting varieties. Society's gold medal will 

 be awarded to the finest and most merito- 

 rious exhibit of Sweet Peas made by the 

 seed trade on the following conditions, i. e., 

 until the position of the society's finances 

 warrant it, a certificate will he presented 

 in lieu of the medal. 



(Duplicate exhibits not necessary in the 

 Morse cup and Gold Medal classes.) 



Bar Harbor Horticultural Society. — Dis- 

 play of Sweet Peas, arranged for effect, not 

 over four feet high against a wall and on a 

 table space of 3x6 ft. $12 1st, $8 2nd, $.1 

 3rd. 



Newport Horticultural Society. — Nine 

 vases of Sweet Peas, nine distinct varieties, 

 20 sprays of each to a vase, three vases to 

 consist of varieties of 1916-1917 dissemina- 

 tion listed In American seed trade cata- 

 logues. $12 1st. $S 2nd. $5 3rd. 



Lenox Horticultural Society. — Six vases, 

 6 distinct varieties, 20 spravs to a vase. $5 

 1st, $.3 2nd, $2 3rd. 



New London Horticultural Society. — 

 Three vases of 3 distinct varieties, $3 Ist. 

 $2 2nd. 



Gardeners' and Florists' Club nf Boston. — 

 Two tubs of Sweet Peas, distinct varieties 

 in not less than 20 In. or more than 24 In. 

 tubs. $1.^ Ist. $10 2nd. 



Newport Garden Association. — Display of 

 Sweet Peas of two or more colors (massed, 

 not mixed), arranged for effect on a space 

 of 3x4 ft., and about 3 ft. in height. The 

 harmonious blending of the colors and the 

 artistic arrangements of the exhibit as a 

 whole to be considered in .iudging. New- 

 port Garden Association's certificate of 

 merit and $15 Ist, $10 2nd. 



Knight i Struck Co.— Collection of « 

 vases of Sweet Peas, varieties of 1917 dis- 

 semination listed In American seed trade 

 catalogues (private gardeners only). Heath- 

 erhome Trophy Cup. 



The Worcester Co. Hort. Society silver 

 medal will be awarded to the winner of 

 the most first prizes in the amateur classes 

 of the American Sweet Pea Society and 

 Mass. Horticultural Society. 



The Garden Magazine Achievement Medal 

 will be awarded to the member of the 

 American Sweet Pea Society winning the 

 most first prizes in tlie Mass. Horticultural 

 Society open classes. 



Geo. W. Kerr offers a prize of $5 to the 

 member of the American Sweet Pea Society 

 whose vase is considered the finest shown 

 in the ^lass. Horticultural Society open 

 classes. 



The schedule is now in the hands of 

 the printer and will be issued soon. 

 WiLMAM Gr-\t, Secy. 



TARRYTOWN HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



At the monthly meeting of the so- 

 ciety on Wednesday evening, February 

 21, there was a good turnout of mem- 

 bers and a fine display was on the ex- 

 hibition shelves for which prizes were 

 awarded as follows: Roses Sunburst 

 and Ophelia — 1st, J. Streitheway: 2nd 

 John Elliott; 3rd, Abel Weelvs. Chori- 



Meetings Next Week 



Monday, March 12. 



Cleveland Florists' Club. Hollen- 

 deu Hotel, Cleveland. Ohio. 



Gardeners' and Florists' (,'lub of 

 Kaltimore. Florists' Exchange Hall, 

 Baltimore. Md. 



New York Florists' Club. Grand 

 Opera House. New 1'ork City. 



Rochester Florists' Association, 

 9.5 Main St.. East Rochester. N. ^i'. 

 Tuesday, March 13. 



Newport Horticultural Society, 

 Newport. R. I. 



• Wednesday, March 14. 



Cincinnati Florists' Society, Jabez 

 Elliott Flower .Market, Cincinnati, O. 



Dutchess County Horticultural 

 Society. Fallkill Bldg.. Poughkeep- 

 sie. N. y. 



Lenox Horticultural Society, Lenox, 

 Mass. 



Morris County Florists' and Gar- 

 deners' Society, Madisou, N. J. 



Nassau County Horticultural So- 

 il cietv. Pembroke Hall. Glen Cove, 

 N. Y. 



Thursday, March 15. 



Essex County Florists' Club, 

 Kreuger-Auditorium, Newark, N. J. 



New Orleans Horticultural So- 

 ciety, Association of Commerce Bldg., 

 New Orleans, La. 



North Westchester County Horti- 

 cultural Society. Mt. Kisco, N. Y. 



Tacoma Florists' Association, Mac- 

 cabee Hall. Tacoma. Wash. 

 Friday, March 16. 



North Shore Horticultural Society, 

 Manchester. Mass. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF PHILADEL- 

 PHIA. 



A well attended meeting of the Flor- 

 ists' Club was held on March 6th. An 

 animated discussion on the present un- 

 satisfactory conditions in the express 

 service took place and loud calls for 

 improvement were voiced by the mem- 

 bers. The traffic manager from the 

 Chamber of Commerce was the princi- 

 pal speaker. Among others were 

 Samuel S. Pennock, Leo Niessen and 

 Edward Reid. 



zema illicifolium— 1st, Wm. Jamieson. 

 Honorable mention was given James 

 Currie, for a vase of antirrhinums, 

 callas and a cineraria. President Brad- 

 ley spoke on the growing of bulbous 

 stock, and the exhibitors gave some in- 

 formation on the growing of their ex- 

 hibits. It was arranged to hold the an- 

 nual fall show on November 7, 8 and 9. 

 The next meeting, March 21, will be 

 ladies night, tor this meeting a prize 

 is offered for a display of bulb flowers. 

 J. Gr.\nt, Secy, 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI- 

 CULTURISTS. 



The meeting of the Executive Board 

 will be held in the Hotel Biltmore, 

 43rd street and Madison avenue, New 

 York City, on Friday, March 16th and 

 Saturdav, March 17th. The first ses- 

 sion will be called at 9.30 A. M. sharp, 

 Friday morning. Any committee of 

 the society or any member of the so- 

 ciety desiring to bring any business 

 to the attention of this meeting should 

 communicate with the secretary im- 

 mediately. 



There will be much important busi- 

 ness to be presented at this meeting, 

 so it will be necessary for the mem- 

 bers to be present promptly on time. 



The Legislative Committee will 

 meet at the same hotel at 8.30 P. M. 

 on Thursday, March 15th. 



The National Flower Show Commit- 

 tee will hold a meeting at the same 

 liotel on Saturday, March 17th. 



John Young, Secy. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The March meeting of the Cincin- 

 nati Florists' Society will be held Mon- 

 day, March 12th at Hotel Gilson. 



The Worcester County (Mass.) 

 Horticultural Society had a reunion, 

 dinner and dance on the evening of 

 March 1st. About four hundred guests 

 participated including many who are 

 prominent in civic affairs, who patted 

 the society on the back in due and an- 

 cient fashion for its creditable career 

 since the year 1842. 



The association of Kew Gardeners in 

 America will hold its second annual 

 banquet and reunion at Shanley's 117 

 West 42nd street, New York, on March 

 16. the business meeting will be held 

 at 7 P. M., followed by banquet at 8 

 P. M. The price per plate is $2, and 

 all Kew men are urged to attend and 

 bring their wives or la(ly friends. 

 Those who are expecting to attend 

 will please oblige and write S. R. 

 Candler, Secretary, P. O. Box. 278. 

 Southampton, N. Y. 



The principal event at the regular 

 meeting of the Southampton, (N. Y.) 

 Horticultural Society on March 1st 

 was the competition for a centre piece 

 of cut flowers, which was won by 

 Joseph Cassidy of Wainscott with a 

 beautiful arrangement of Matchless 

 carnations and lily of the valley. Mr. 

 Cassidy also read a splendid essay on 

 Winter Flowering Carnations. Wm. 

 McLeod was awarded a certificate of 

 merit for a fine exhibit of Richardia 

 africana. Mr. McLeod will give an 

 essay on Winter Flowering Sweet 

 Peas, on April 5. Jules W. King was 

 appointed a delegate to the Davey 

 convention, and H. H. Wells a substi- 

 tute. The competition for the April 

 meeting will be on forced hardy flow- 

 ering shrubs. 



J. D1CK.S0N, Cor. Secy. 



LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS 



THE L.4KGE BBLIv TYPE, 

 FOR PRIV-ATE ESTATE TSE 



WM. H. SIEBRECHT 



Astoria, N. Y. City 



ORCHIDS 



We grow and sell notblng but ORCHIDS. 

 If yoa are 1b the market (or this class at 

 plants we respectfnlly solicit your inquiries 

 and orders.. Special lists on application. 



LAGER & HURRELL, Summit, N. J. 



