October 20, 1917 



HORTICULTURE 



425 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 





GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' 

 CLUB OF BOSTON. 



Following is a list of the awards in 

 the competitive classes ot the vegeta- 

 ble show of which an otherwise de- 

 tailed report appeared in our issue of 

 October 15. 



Brussels sprouts, 1st, James Donald ; 2d, 

 Andrew K. Rogers; 3d, Geo. C. McDonald. 

 Beans, green string, 1st, Jas. Donald; 2d, 

 W. N Craig; 3d, W. N. Craig. Beans, wax 

 string, 1st, Geo. C. McDonald ; 2d. T. W. 

 Little. Beans, pole lima. 1st, Edward 

 Parker. Beans, dwarf lima, 1st, Geo. C. 

 McDonald; 2d, T. W. Little; 3d, Wni. Mc- 

 Gillivray. Beans, yellow eve, shelled. 1st, 

 Wm. Tilton; 2d. W. H. Golby ; 3d, Geo. C. 

 McDonald. Beans, prolific tree, shelled, Ist, 

 W. H. Golby; 2d, Wm. Tilton; 3d. A. K. 

 Rogers. Beets, 1st, Edward Parker; 2d, 

 J. F. Madden; 3d, John L. Smith. Swiss 

 chard, 1st, W. N. Craig; 2d, Edward Par- 

 ker. Cabbages, white, 1st, Wm. Thatcher; 

 2d. Robert M. Rhynd ; 3d, Wm. Tilton. 

 Cabbages, red, 1st, A. K. Rogers; 2d, David 

 L. Fiske; 3d, W. N. Craig. Cabbages. Sa- 

 voy, 1st, Wm. Thatcher; 2d. Wm. McGil- 

 livray ; 3d. R. M. Rhynd. Cauliflowers, 1st, 

 Wm. McGillivray. Carrots, long, 1st. Ed- 

 ward Parker. Carrots, short, 1st, Edward 

 Parker; 2d, W. N. Craig; 3d, T. W. Little. 

 Celery, Paris golden, 1st, James Donald ; 

 2d, R. M. Rhynd; 3d. J. F. Madden. Cel- 

 ery, white plume, 1st, Wm. McGillivray; 

 2d. James Donald. Celery, any other va- 

 riety, 1st. Edward Parker; 2d. James Meth- 

 ven. Corn, white. 1st, Geo. C. McDonald; 

 2d, J. F. Madden; 3d, W. N. Craig. Corn, 

 yellow, 1st, John L. Smith; 2d, Wm. Til- 

 ton. Corn, field, Ist, Wm. Tilton; 2d, Fred- 

 erick Cave* 3d, James Donald. Cucumbers, 

 1st, W. N. Craig; 2d, T. W. Little. Egg 

 plant, 1st, Edward Parker; 2d, Wm. Gil- 

 livray; 3d, W. N. Craig. Finnochio, 1st, 

 Frederick Cave; 2d, W. N. Craig. Kohl- 

 rabi, 1st, James ilethven; 2d, Frederick 

 Cave ; 3d, Frederick Cave. Leeks, 1st, Wm. 

 McGillivray; 2d, Frederick Cave; 3d, Ed- 

 ward Parker. Lettuce, cabbage. 1st. Ed- 

 ward Parker; 2d, Wm. McKenzie ; 3d. J. 

 F. Madden. Lettuce, cos, 1st. Wm. McKen- 

 zie; 2d. Frederick Cave. Mushrooms 1st, 

 J. F. Madden. Onions, Danvers, 1st, J. L. 

 Smith; 2d. A. K. Rogers; 3d, D. L. Fiske. 

 Onions, Ailsa Craig, 1st, Wm. McGillivray; 

 2d. Frederick Cave; 3d, T. W. Little, 

 Onions, other yellow, 1st, Wm. McGil- 

 livray; 2d, Edward Parker; 3d, A. K. Rog- 

 ers. Onions, red, 1st, J. L. Smith ; 2d, W. 

 N. Craig; 3d, A. K. Rogers. Okra. 1st, 

 Wm. McGillivray; 2d, C. O. Childs; 3d, 

 Jas. Donald. Parsnips 1st, W. N. Craig; 

 2d, C. O. Childs; 3d. Wm. McGillivray. 

 Peppers, 1st, Wm. McGillivray. Parsley. 

 1st, W. N. Craig; 2d, J. L. Smith; 3d. W, 

 N. Craig. Peas, 1st, T. W. Little. Pota- 

 toes. Green Mountain, 1st, Wm. Tilton; 2d, 

 Frederick Cave; 3d, J. F. Madden. Pota- 

 toes, any other white, 1st, Wm. Tilton ; 2d, 

 Jas. Donald. Potatoes, red, 1st, Wm. Mc- 

 Gillivray; 2d, W. H. Golby; 3d, C. O. Childs. 

 Pumpkins, 1st, T. W. Little; 2d, W. N. 

 Craig; 3d. W N. Craig. Radishes, 1st, Eil- 

 ward Parker; 2d, Geo. C. McDonald; 3d. 

 W. N. Craig. Salsify, 1st, W. N. Craig; 

 2d, Edward Parker; 3d, James Donald. 

 Shallots, 1st, Wm. McGillivray; 2d. W. N. 

 Craig. Spinach, 1st. W. N. Craig; 2d, 

 Frederick Cave; 3d, W. N. Craig. Squash. 

 Hubbard, 1st, D. L. Fiske; 2d, J. L. Smith; 

 3d, A. K. Rogers. Squash marrow 1st, D. 

 L. Fiske; 2d, W. N. Craig. Squash, de- 

 licious. 1st, A. K. Rogers; 2d, D. L. Fiske. 

 Squash, vegetable marrow, Ist, James Don- 

 aid; 2d, James Donald; 3d, W. N. ("raig. 

 Squash, any other, 1st, W. N. Craig; 2d, 

 Frederick Cave. Tomato, 1st, Wm. Mc- 

 Gillivray; 2d, James Donald; 3d, Geo. C. 

 McDonald. Tomato, small fruited, 1st, W. 

 N. Craig. Turnip, yellow, 1st, Wm. Mc- 

 Kenzie: 2d, W. N. Craig. Turnip, white 

 egg, 1st, W. N. Craig. Turnip, any other, 

 Ist, Edward Parker. Herbs. 1st, W. N. 

 Craig. Collection of vegetables, 1st, W. N. 

 Craig; 2d, T. W. Little. Collection salad 

 plants, 1st, W. N. Craig. Any other variety 

 vegetable, 1st J. L. Smith ; 2d, Frederick 

 Cave. Scotch kale, Ist, D. L. Fiske; 2d, W. 

 N. Craig; 3d. R. M. Rhynd. 12 De Lue's 

 Giant Corn, 1st, F. S. De Lue; 2d, W. N. 

 Craig; 3d, James Donald. 



MEETINGS NEXT WEEK. 

 Monday, Oct, 22. 



Florists' and Gardeners' Club of 

 Rhode Island, Swartz Hall, Provi- 

 dence, R. I. 



Gardeners' and Florists' Club of 

 Baltimore, Florists Exchange Hall, 

 Baltimore, Md. 



Tuesday, Oct. 23. 



Newport Horticultural Society, 

 Newport, R. I. 



Tarrytown Horticultural Society, 

 Tarrytown, N, Y. 



Wednesday, Oct. 24 



Oyster Bay Horticultural Society, 

 Oyster Bay, N. Y. 



Friday, Oct. 26. 



Connecticut Horticultural Society, !|||,: 

 County Bldg., Hartford. Conn. if 



Monmouth County Horticultural 

 Society, Red Bank, N. J. 



Pasadena Horticultural Society, 

 Pasadena, Calif. 



People's Park Cottage Gardeners' 

 Association, Paterson, N. J. 



Saturday, Oct. 27. 



Dobbs Ferry Gardeners' Assoeia- 

 tion, Dobbs Ferr.v. X. Y. 



Reports of iiniit lu .Tolm L. Smith and 

 W. R. Thoruhill. Silver cup for 12 varieties 

 vegetables to Wm. McGillivray. Cut glass 

 bowl for 6 varieties vegetables to W. N. 

 Craig. Cut glass bowl for salad collection 

 to W. N. Craig. Silver medal offered by 

 State Board of Agriculture for winner of 

 most points in competitive classes, W. N. 

 Craig. . 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 



AMERICA. 



Report of Committees. 



Exhibited at Philadelphi'a, Oct. 6. 



by George Fountain, Wilmington, 



Del. Var. Delaware (Advance X 



Unaka) ; color, pink; Inc. Jap.; com 



points, 85. 



Exhibited at New York, Oct. 6, by 

 E. W. Fengar, Irvington, N. J. Var. 

 Bronze Unaka; color, bronze: sport of 

 Unaka: Inc. Jap.; com. points. 86. 

 Chas. W. Johnson, Secy 



Carl Hagenburgeb, 

 President Cleveland Florists' Club 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HOR- 

 TICULTURISTS. 

 Department of Plant Registration. 

 Public notice is liereby given that 

 Abraham L. Miller, Jamaica, N. Y., 

 oifers for registration "Primula mala- 

 coides Townsendii" — 



Primula Malacoides Towndsendii, origi- 

 nated with James Duthie of Oyster Bay, 

 Long Island. Compact growth, prolific 

 l)loomer, individual flowers as large as a 

 twenty-five cent piece. Color bright lilac 

 pink. 



Also Christmas Joy Pepper (Capsicum), a 

 cross between the Christmas and Bird's 

 Eye varieties, height 12 inches, fruit cone- 

 shape one-half inch long, well above the 

 foliage, color very bright red, plant very 

 [irollUc. 



Richard F. Gloede, Evanston, Illi- 

 nois, offers for registration the follow- 

 ing: 



Delphinium hybrids : — "America." — Single 

 flowering. Individual flowers 2% to 3 in. 

 Color: Top and two lower petals true 

 blue; two side petals mauve pink shaded 

 towards center with a true blue; very 

 prominent wliite center. Strong grower. 4 

 to 5 ft. Foliage of extra color and texture. 



"Prof. James T. Hatfield."— Double 

 flowering. Individual flowers 2 in. Color: 

 Unusual combination consisting of a beauti- 

 ful blue, petals being streaked with pink 

 mauve tipped with green; full white cen- 

 ter with extended prominent brown peta- 

 kiida streaked with lavender and blue. 

 Strong grower. 4 to 5 ft. 



"Mrs. Ida W. Gloede"— Double flowering. 

 Individual flowers, 2 to 2':, in. Coloi": 

 Deep azure blue overlaid with light lilac 

 petals edged with azure blue; prominent 

 white eye with extended white and golden 

 petaloids. Strong grower. 4 to 5 ft. 



"Grace Darling." — Extremely large single. 

 Individual flowers 2% to 3 in. Color: 

 l>eep forget-me-not blue, petals being 

 shaded a beautiful violet towards center; 

 gray eye with well extended white peta- 

 loids which are marked with gold and lilac. 

 4 to 5 ft. 



"Evanston." — Double flowering. Individ- 

 ual flowers, 2 in. Color: Royal blue over- 

 laid with a second row of petals of velvet 

 royal purple: prominent white eye with ex- 

 tended petaloids of a combination of pur- 

 ple and bronze. 4 to 5 ft. 



"Airs, D. C. Presler." — Double flowering. 

 Individual flowers. 2 to 2iA in. Color: 

 ter. Color: Forget-me-not blue shaded 

 into a light pink deepening towards cen- 

 ter: extended white petaloids. Very vig- 

 orous grower. 4 to 5 ft. 



"Randolph Culver Gloede." — Double 

 flowering. Individual flowers, 2 to 214 In. 

 <'nlor: first layer of petals a deep azure 

 lilue overlaid with a second tier wliich is 

 of a delicate heliotrope pink; prominent 

 \\ hite center, .'j to fi ft. 



"Miss Gertrude Lane Mogee." — Double 

 lloweriug. Individual flowers. 2 to 2Y> in. 

 <'olor: Beautiful sky blue interwoven with 

 lieliotrope pink; dark tan center; promi- 

 nent wliite eye with white and lavender 

 pelaloids. 4 to 5 ft. 



"Mr. Richard F. Gloede." — Single flower- 

 ing. Individual flowers. 2 to 21,0 in. 

 Color: .\ lieautiful dark sk.v tdue mingled 

 with a light proportion of dainty lavender; 

 very prominent loosely formed petaloids 

 wliich have a combination of pink, t)iown 

 and yellow spreading themselves over tiie 

 t'litire tlower as It expands. 4 to ,'> ft. 



".Mrs. Cody Hoops." — Semi-double tlow- 

 iTing. Individual flowers. 2 to 2'^ In. 

 Color: True blue overlaid with lilac hiv- 

 ender; Iirown eye; petaloids lavender with 

 cream edges. 4 to .5 ft. 



"Liltle Boll." — Single flowering of me- 

 dium size. Tlie flowers, however, are pro- 

 duced almost from the bottom of the plant. 

 Color: .\ most pleasing blue with a very 

 prominent eye of a dainty lavender and 

 whit' ; llircc extended white petaloids 

 cont.'iinlng a dark golden spot. Very fine- 

 ly i-iil foliage of dark texture. 



"Mr. Charles Speed." — Semi-double flow- 

 erjng. Individual flowers. 2 to 2li In. Col- 

 or: .V dainty blue: second layer of petals 

 inflamed with lavender; gray eye with 

 prominent petalold with a combination of 



