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HOHT I CULTURE 



October 6. 1917 



Paul trinl grounds will, it is hoped. 

 DKain npiiear. 



The ininilier of members on our 

 l>ookit nt the end of the present flnan- 

 clal year i8 ~''S. 



Our hank halnm-*- shows an Increase 

 over Inst year of 1216. the totnl bal- 

 ance beInK lieti.lf) 



Anions the now sifdJInKB that have 

 lieen repliitereil with the society are 

 the followluK: Sploiulid IN. Miller), 

 Pellcia (W. W. Wilinore), Fred New- 

 man (W. W. Wilniore), Jean Kerr 

 (Burpee & Co. i. John W. Schlosser 

 (N. F. Vanderbtlt). John 1). Rocke- 

 feller (Burpee & Co ). Kla Ora (W. 

 W. Wllmore), .Mrs. C H. Stout, Cactus 

 (Dulhle). Mrs. Minnie Fallon (N. F. 

 Vanderblltr. Mrs. John Gribbel (Bur- 

 pee & Co.). ajid Western Queen (N. 

 .\ Miller). 



The only member's deeth of which 

 the secretary has received notice was 

 that of Wni. Batchelor. Geneva, N. Y. 



The society's medals have been ex- 

 chanped with the Toronto Horticul- 

 tural Society of Canada, while two 

 silver and two bronze medals were 

 awarded as special prizes at the 

 Dahlia Show of the New Haven Co. 

 Horticultural Society. Sept. 19 and 20 

 this year. 



The affiliated societies still remain 

 three in number, the California 

 Dahlia Society, the Short Hills Gar- 

 den Club, antl the Oyster Bay Horti- 

 cultural Society. 



The American Dahlia Society re 

 ceived with satisfaction the intima- 

 tion of the union of the two Dahlia 

 organizations in San Francisco, which 

 amalgamated as the California Dahlia 

 Association. 



Our society, and the Dahlia as a 

 flower, were very specially honored in 

 the June issue of Xew Country Life. 

 published by the Doubleday Page Co.. 

 Garden City, L. I., when an eight-page 

 supplement, together with a remark- 

 ably fine historical survey of the 

 Dahlia, by Prof. F. H. Hall, appeared. 

 The owners of the magazine gave the 

 members of the society the privilege 

 of purchasing copies at the low price 

 of 25c. each, and a considerable num- 

 ber availed themselves of this. 



The society again also feels itself 

 deeply indebted to the liberality and 

 courtesy of the Board of Managers 

 of the American Institute of Arts and 

 Sciences for their ready acquiescence 

 in our proposition to hold a show 

 with them here at this time. With- 

 out their aid such an extensive show 

 could scarcely be expected. To Mr. 

 Eagleson. secretary of the American 

 Institute Society, we are especially 

 under obligation. 



Arrangements have been made to 

 hold an exhibition 'in conjunction 

 with the Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society at Boston in September. 1918. 

 This will furnish .New England mem- 

 bers an opportunity to exhibit under 

 the auspices of our national organiza- 



tiOB. 



Although the season has been a 

 checkered one from the point of view 

 of the cultivation of Dahlias, the sec- 

 retary can report most emphatically 

 and enthusiastically of the wonderful 

 interest at present evident in regard 

 to Dahlias, and can speak with the 

 greatest encouragement as to the 

 progress the flower is making, both as 

 an ornamental cut flower and for 



Karden decorative purposea. It Is a 

 (lower grand enough for the gnindcHt. 

 and udaptable for the buinblest and 

 the stuallest yard nr garden. 



Report of the Dahlia Trial Station. St. 

 Anthony Park. St. Paul, Minn. 



Owing to my illncsB «nirly in the 

 year, no special effort was made (<> 

 bring In new lots of dnhlius for ihu 

 station. The season of li'lti was un- 

 usually poor and the tubers made very 

 little growth. In many cases not 

 enough growth to carry them through 

 the winter so that there was consider- 

 able loss of varieties. Some of thes*' 

 we attempted to start in the green- 

 house and take cuttings from thetn. 

 but many of the tubers did not have 

 enough vitality even for this treat- 

 ment. 



As many as were brought through 

 the winter were planted in good sea- 

 son in well prepared land. A lew of 

 those planted did not have vitality 

 enough to come out of the ground, but 

 somewhere between 400 and 500 plants 

 started nicely and made good growth 

 until struck by dry weather during 

 the last of July and August. .Many of 

 the plants have been stunted owing 

 to drouth. A frost the 10th of Sep- 

 tember injured the foliage on part of 

 the plants, but most of them withstood 

 the frost and are sending out new 

 growth and in many cases blossoming 

 nicely at this time. Another week or 

 ten days of good growing weather will 

 give us a fairly good showing of 

 dahlias. This season has been un- 

 favorable in some respects, although 

 not quite as bad as last year. 



1 think it would be desirable to con- 

 tinue the garden trials of a good num- 

 l)er of dahlias as they seem to create 

 a good deal of interest. If this meets 

 with the favor of the officers of the 

 society I will be glad to receive tubers, 

 either late this fall or in good time 

 for planting next spring, of any de- 

 sirable varieties. 



I shall make a little more detailed 

 report later in the season when we 

 have had opportunity to go over the 

 varieties. Lk Roy C.vdv. 



THE EXHIBITION. 



The joint Dahlia Show of The 

 American Institute of the City of New 

 York and The American Dahlia Socie- 

 ty was held at the Engineering Build- 

 ing. New York City, on September 

 25th, 26th and 27th. and is unanimous- 

 ly declared by those who attended to 

 have been the best dahlia exhibition 

 ever staged in New York. Over 10.000 

 flowers were shown. There were two 

 sets of premiums — one being the regu- 

 lar schedule list of the American Insti- 

 tute and the other comprising a list of 

 special premiums offered by individ- 

 uals and firms through the American 

 Dahlia Society. In the American In- 

 stitute list of winners we find the fol- 

 lowing names. 



The Awards. 



<'ii!iiiii.-rcial and "Oppn to All" Clasaes: 

 \V. I). Flatlmway. New Bedford. Mass.. four 

 l8t. fuxir 2nd; J. H. Slooomhe, New Haven. 

 Conn., one Ist. two 2nd: N. Harold Cot- 

 tani & Son, Wapplngers Falls. N. Y.. seven 

 lat. eipbt 2nd : C. Louis Ailing. West llaven. 

 Conn., elgbt 1st: six 2n(l : Alfred K. I>oty. 

 New Haven, Conn., four Ist, three 2nd ; 



i.i-onanl & Wi-Imt. Trriilnu. X. J., twn lal ; 

 MrN. n. IV (MtaiMiian. Jr.. (wo iHt; J. 1*. An 

 • Ifrmtn. lli-rnariU^llli'. .\. J., and Mux 

 .SchncliliT. Knit (irauiEe. .N. J., each one !■( ; 

 I). V. Il.mell. l-iK-ouli-, N. v.. one 2iiil : Mllla 

 \- Co.. Maniaronerk. -N. v., (wo 2ntl. 



(■arilenerH* uiitl AiiiaienrN' ClaMHes ; I*. W. 

 l'o|i|i. Maniuronerk. .\. V.. tlirit' !•(. two 

 -ii'l ; \V. t'. Noonan. I.o('nH( Valley. N. Y., 

 (our 1h(. on)- 2tiil ; ttm-ar Carillon. I'alrtleltJ, 

 I'oiiii.. four Ih( ; .loliii llardliiit. ftnwnii 

 Karins. Conn., 0114, lii( i,"!)! \arH.): Jan. 

 Klrliy. HuiidiiiCtoii, N. v., (wo 2nil. Ama- 

 (furn (tiilv : K. It ,\iiH(lii, 'I'm ItiTloii. N. J.. 

 ("ok inoH( of the (irlri'M ; ndiiTH were MrH. 

 Chan. II. .S(oii(. .SIior( IIIIlH. .v. J., anil Win. 

 Carew. OraiiKe. .V. J. 



.SpeelalH for funHiileuoiiH illipluyH were 

 Klveii (CI Ceorice I., sdllinaii. We«(erly, H. I.: 

 It. Vlneeii(, .fr. te Sons Co., WhKeiiiarHli. 

 .M.I.: .MIIlK & Co.. Mm. (I. P. Chai.maii. Jr.. 



I naril & Welier. \V. 1>. Iladiaway. W. C. 



Noonan. .N. HaroM Codam A: Son. anil I*. 

 W, l*op|i. .John r. Hooney. .New Ileilforil, 

 MaNH.. waH awarileil a iliiiloina for a hii- 

 piTli liaKkei of hlH I'eoiiy-Dahlla Mm. 

 Kreilerli-k (;riiiiii-ll (IiIh heltiK (lie tlrst 

 (Inie (hlH new variety liaH lieeii imbllely 

 shown eoiiiniereially. 



The special prizes of the American 

 Dahlia Society were awarded as fol- 

 lows: 



.Mlehell'a .•< I lloiiio- golcl nieilul for dis- 

 play, any or all rlaHHi>K, 100 «q. ft., or over: 

 W. Adee Huri A: Co. 



.Vnierlean Dahlia .Koelety's hroiixe medal 

 for illsplay. M aq. f(. : N. (Jotdiiii & Sons. 

 WapplliEers KallH. .N. Y, 



ItesKle Itosdin Dahlia (tardehH prizes for 

 six vases eollaretd- varledes: Ih(. N. Cot- 

 (am iS: Sofia: 2i|. C. I.ouis .Mllng. Weat 

 Haven. Conn. 



I'eter Henderson & Company's prizes for 

 bowl or vase deeoradon : 1st. 1*. W. I'opp ; 

 2il. W. C. .Noonan. 



Henry A. Dreer prize for basket or ham- 

 per of cactus dahlias : I*. W. I*opp. 



W. Atlee Bnrpee ic Company's prize for 

 vase of ball-shaped double dahlias: V. W. 

 I'opp. 



John Scbeeiiers & Company's prize for 

 deeoradve exhlbK : John K. Anderson, 

 l!i-rnardsville. N. .1. 



.Mrs. Saninel II. TafCs prize for box of 

 ilahllas en( and packed for market: 

 Leonard & Weber. Trenton. N. J. 



R. Vincent. .Jr. A: .Sons Company's prize 

 for vase of sinirle or duplex: 1st, P. W. 

 I'opp: 2d. Mills At Co. 



W. Atlee Hnrpee A: Company's prizes for 

 vase of modern eactns dahlias: 1st. P. W. 

 I'opp: 2il. W. C. Noonan. 



(.leorge L. Sdllinan prize for most meri- 

 torious and unique amateur exhibit : Frank 

 K. Austin. 



Geo. I.. Stillman prize tor smnllesl dahlia 

 in the show : Alfred K. Doty. 



Garden Magazine Achievement meilal for 

 beat exhibit in (be auuKeur classes: Frank 

 K. Austin. 



Mrs. Chas. H. .Stout prize for vase of new 

 seedlings of current year grown by an 

 amateur: J. Klrby. 



PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



Horticultural Hall. Philadelphia, has 

 been sold. Possession was given to 

 the new owners on August 1st. This 

 society receives $350,000 less some le- 

 gal expenses and commission as its 

 equity in the property. This money 

 has been invested by the trustees un- 

 der the Schaffer bequest, and the in- 

 terest will be paid over to this society 

 F"ebruary 1st and August 1st of each 

 year. The executive council has rent- 

 ed a large room. 606 Finance Building, 

 South Penn Square, for the office and 

 library of the society. The next exhi- 

 bition will be the Annual Exhibition 

 and Chrysanthemum Show in Novem- 

 ber. The place of holding the exhibi- 

 tion has not yet been selected. The 

 executive council has engaged Griffith 

 Hall in the Crozier Building. 1420 

 Chestnut street, for the lecture course 

 during the coming season. There will 

 be five (5) lectures commencing with 

 November. Davip Rust, Secy. 



