February 5, ISlti 



HOETICULTURE 



175 



THE MacNIFF HORTICULTURAL COMPANY 



54 and 56 Vesey Street, NEW YORK 



The Largest Horticultural Auction Rooms in the World 



We are in a position to handle consignments of any size, large or small. 

 Prompt remittances made immediately goods are sold. 



Final returns from the 25tli annual 

 meeting of tlie American Carnation 

 Society at St. Louis, on which we made 

 a partial report last week, show a sur- 

 Iirising strength in the quantity and 

 quality of the eastern representation 

 as compared with the western and lo- 

 cal. The eastern growers predomi- 

 nated in the winning of prizes and 

 where the prizes did go to western 

 growera the varieties with which they 

 won were largely of eastern origin. 

 When it is considered that the success- 

 ful eastern exhibitors had to carry 

 their flowers a distance from 1000 to 

 1300 miles their achievements are all 

 the more notable. 



The decorated dinner tables by St. 

 Louis florists were a most commenda- 

 ble feature and the public, being ad- 

 mitted at specified hours, thronged the 

 hall where these displays were made. 

 The exhibitors were Windier, Mullan- 

 phy, Ayres, Vandervoort, Grimm & 

 Gorley. Boerm and Young. Among 

 the interesting exhibits outside or the 

 regular schedule were the following: 

 Rose Mnie. P. Euler (Prima Donna) 

 .from Guttman & Raynor, New York; 

 Roses Baby Doll and Tipperary from 

 E. G. Hill Co., Richmond, Ind.; Bego- 

 nias from .1. A. Peterson & Sons, Cin- 

 cinnati; Primula malacoides rosea 

 from F. H. Lemon, Richmond. Iiul. and 

 specimen rare plants and orchids from 

 W. A. Manda. South Orange. N. .1. 



THE AWARDS. 

 Following is the ciiuipleic list of 

 awards: 



SECTION .V. 



Open to all vialctips. scpdliiitts or sl:niil:ir<l. 



Vase of 1IK> lilooins in oacli rhiss. 



Wliite. — 1, CcittiiKP Caiilfii.s Co.. Uiiwiis, 

 N. Y., with JlMtihl.-ss; 2, E. <i. Hill ("o., 

 Rlclinionil. Iiicl.. wil li .Matilili'Ss. 



LiClit Pink. 1. CnttiKJf Cardcns Co.. wltli 

 CottaKO Maid: J. K. C. Hill Co.. with Alld> 

 Cooinljs. 



Medium Pink.— 1. Cottage Gardiris Co,, 

 with Mrs. C, \V. Ward; 2, E. G. IHM Co,, 

 same variety. 



Dark Pink,— 1, F. I>orner & Sons Co., I^- 

 fayette. Ind., witli Ro.salie; L'. .\. lloper, 

 Tcwksbury, Mass., with Xo. XCtO. 



Red or Scarlet.— 1. Mt. Creenwood Ceme- 

 tery A.ssociation, Clili-aso, witli sirillind; 

 2, E. a. Hill Co., with Champion. 



Crimson, — 1, Ii. Steinkamp, Imiianapolls, 

 witli Pocahontas: 2, E. (i. Hill Co.. same 

 variety. 



Ifllow. — 1, F. Dornor A: Sons Co., with 

 Uld Cold. 



SECTION li. 



Varieties disseminated prior to .Tuly, 191o. 



Vase of 50 Idooms in each class. 



White Enchantress. — 1, Alton Floral Co., 

 Alton. lil. ; 2, Widmer Floral Co., High- 

 laud, III, 



White Wonder.— 1, E. G. Hill Co.; 2, 

 Ernest Saunders, Lewiston, Me. 



Matchless.— 1, Strout's, Biddeford, Me.; 2, 

 E. O. Hill Co. 



Any other White.— 1, Strout's, with White 

 Winsor. 



Enchantress Supreme. — 1, Halifax Gar- 

 den Co., Halifax, Mass.; 2, Ernest Saun- 

 ders. 



Pink Delight.— 1, S. J. Goddard, Fram- 

 ingham, Mass. ; 2, Strout's. 



Any other Flesh Pink.— 1, Alton Floral 

 Co., with Enchantress; 2, Widmer Floral 

 t'o., with same variety. 



Gloriosa. — 1, S. J. Goddard ; 2, J. F. Am- 

 mann Co. 



Any other Light Pink.— 2, J. F. Am- 

 manu Co.. with Rose Pink Enchantress. 



.Mrs. C. W. Ward.— 1, Halifax Garden 

 Co., 2, Strout's, 



Philadelphia Pink. — 1, ,7. F. Ammann. 



Any other Medium Pink. — 1, Alton Floral 

 Co. 



Rosette.— 1, S. J. Goddard. 



Beacon. — 1, S. J. CJoddard ; 2, lamest 

 Saunders. 



Champion. — 2, Strout's. 



Pncaiiontas. — I. Strout's; 2. Inmost Saun 

 ders. 



Benora. — 1, Halifax (Jardeus Co.: 2. 

 Strout's. 



Yellow Prince. 1, S. J. (ioddard; 2, ISaur 

 iV Steinkamp, Indianapolis, Ind. 



SKC'i'ION C. 



Varieties DisseminateiJ lilt t-ltil."i. \':ises 



of m> Blooms. 



Pink Sensation.— 1. S. J. Goddard: 2. E. 



G. Hill Co. 



Gooii Clieer.— 1, S. .T. Goddard. 

 .Mrs. C. E. Akehurst.— 1, Strout's; 2, J. 

 I'. .Vminann Co. 



SECTION D. 



Amerleaii Carnation Society's Medals. 

 Vases of UK* Hlooins. 



flold Medal, Cottage (Jardens Co,, with 

 Crystal White. 



Silver Medal, Bassett \' Washburn, 

 Chicago, with Belle M'ashhurn. 



s. A. V. .\i r:i).M,s. I 



For Undlssemlnaleil Varieties of American 

 Origin. Vases of M Blooms. 



Silver Medal, llassetl & Washburn, with i 

 lii'llo Washburn. 



Bronze .Modal, Charles Wel)er, Lynlirook, 

 N, Y., with Laura Weber. I 



KKKD nOR.NKIt :MfCMOIII AI. MEDAL, 

 Vase of 100 Blooms. 



Won by F. Dorncr & Sons Co., with 

 .Nancy. 



In the preliminary coni|>elltlon nt tills 

 preseiil meeting for eligibility to conmcte 

 for the Horner Medal next year, the fol- 

 lowng were nualllled: 



Cottage Ciardens Co.. with Crystal White. 



Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Association, Xo. 

 112-B. 



F. Dorner & Sons Co., Xo. l'2o-ll and No. 

 148-00. 



J. D. Thompson Carnation Co.. ,Joliet, 

 111., Superb. 



S. J. Goddard, No. 16-12. 



CERTIFICATE OF MElllT. 

 S. J. Goddard, 88 points, with Xo. 16-12. 



IIITCHI.VGS SILVER CUP SWKEI'STAKES. 

 Cottage Gardens Co.. witli Cottaire .Maid. 



AUTO RIDE AND BANQUET. 



On the afternoon of the second day 

 the local committee took the visitors 

 for an automobile trip through the city 

 and wound up at Shaw's Garden when 

 W. W. Ohhvieler, the general manager, 

 took tliem in band for a trip through 

 the big show houses which was of 

 great interest to the party. In the 

 evening at 7.30 P. M. the banquet took 

 place and it was a splendid affair in 

 every respect. Great credit is due to 

 the committee for the way in which it 

 was carried out. A fine menu was 

 served during which an orchestra 

 played selections. Several lady sing- 

 ers took part, also several jjopular se- 

 lections were played in which all pres- 

 ent sang the songs. The tables were 

 all tastefully decorated with carna- 

 tions by David Scott Geddis. J. F. 

 Ammann, the toastmaster. <alled on 

 the following members for talks: 

 George Asmus of Chicago, chairman of 

 the National Flower Show; Vice Presi- 

 dent-elect W. J. Vesey, Jr., of Fort 

 Wayne, Ind.: .Joseph H. Hill, Rich- 

 mond, president of the society, and 

 Wm. Nicholson of Framingbam, 

 .^lass. With these and the singing of 

 .\uld Lang Syne ended the two days 

 of one of the most successful meetings 

 and exhibitions the society has yet 

 held. 



FORCING GLADIOLUS 



All First Size Bulbs 



100 1000 



Amrrlia, pink »I,28 JIO.OO 



AuKiiftn, whlU 1.35 11.00 



Itrenrhlpypimlri, red I.2S 10.00 



Frntulu Kliii:. >.carli-t I.';,-. 10.00 



A. HENDERSON & CO. 



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