July 3, 1915 



HOKTICULTUEE 



AMERICAN SWEET PEA SOCIETY. 



The sweet pea exhibition held in the 

 Palace of Horticulture, Panama-Pa- 

 cific International Kxposition, June 11- 

 13, under the auspices of the American 

 Sweet Pea Society and under the man- 

 agement of F. G. Cuthbertson was a 

 wonderful show and pronounced suc- 

 cess. On Friday, the Exposition offici- 

 als recognized the occasion and desig- 

 nated the day as "Sweet Pea Day," send- 

 ing Commissioner Chas. Vogelsang, 

 who, in a neat speech presented the 

 president with a bronze plaque in com- 

 memoration of the event. They also 

 furnished a brass band of forty pieces. 

 Papers were read by F. G. Cuthbert- 

 son and Mrs. Scannavina, president of 

 the State Floral Society. 



The show was extremely popular 

 and thousands of people visited it, 

 packing the aisles from morning until 

 ten o'clock at night on each of the 

 three days. A more successful show 

 has never been held in California. 

 Nothing but sweet peas were shown. 

 The management had to change the 

 date hurriedly twice on account of the 

 weatjier, and it says a good deal for 

 the enthusiasm of the California grow- 

 ers that such a show was attained. The 

 vestibule of the Palace of Horticulture 

 was filled to overflowing with magnif- 

 icent sweet pea blossoms. Perhaps the 

 greatest feature of the show were the 

 floral designs which reflected great 

 credit on the local florists. 



During the afternocn Commissioner 

 Voelesang, representing the President 

 of the Exposidon, presented Lester L. 

 Morse, as presicent of the American 

 Sweet Pea Society, with a bronze 

 plaque. President Morse replied and 

 expressed his pleasure at being able to 

 hold such an exhicition at the Pana- 

 ma-Pacific International Exposition. 



The judges for the gardeners' and 

 amateur classes we.'-e Fre 1 H. Hov.'ard, 

 of Howard & Smith. Nurseryman, Los 

 Angeles; Emory E Smith, of Emery 

 & Smith, San FrEnoosco; John McLar- 

 en, superintendent of prrks. San Fran- 

 cisco. The decorative classes were 

 judged by G. A. Denniscn, Chief of 

 Horticulture. During the afternoon 

 thf show vcas tiiron ed nitli visitors. 



and from all accounts, the California 

 Sweet Pea Show has come to stay. 

 Following are the prizes awarded: 



Chanipionsliip of Califoriii.T : This was 

 wdu by David Bassett, gardener for Louis 

 Stern. .Menlo Park, Cal., with well grown 

 examples of Elfrida Pearson, Illuminator, 

 -Margaret .^tlee, Ivins Edward Spencer, New 

 .Margaret .Madison, Nubian, King White 

 and Mrs. Cuthbertson. Second prize went 

 to Mrs. U. Greijj, Berlieley, Cal. Third 

 to Mrs. K. V. Reed, San Francisco. The 

 competition in this class was very lieen 

 and the judges were given considerable 

 work to arrive at their decision. This was 

 tho "star" class of the exhibition. 



The lUirjiee first prize for twelve va- 

 rieties of Spencers went to Emile Ralston, 

 San .lose. Cal. 



Peter Henderson prizes for six vases 

 Spencers: 1st, E. A. Richards, Berkeley, 

 C.mI., with, the varieties Mrs. Cuthbertson, 

 New Margaret Madison, King White, Nu- 

 bian, Margaret Atlee and King Edward 

 Spencer; L'nd. S. M. Spaulding, Menlo Park, 

 Cal.; 3rd, ,Ioe Penicke, Stamford Univer- 

 sity, Cal. 



American Sweet Pea Society prizes for 

 vase of lavender Spencers: 1st, S. M. 

 Spaulding with Asta Ohn ; 2nd, Roy L. 

 Donley, Berkeley, Cal. 



Waldo Rohnert prizes for Pink Spen- 

 cers: 1st, David Bassett with Elfrida 

 Pearson; 2nd. Mrs. T. Sacbau, San Lean- 

 dro, Cal., with New Miriam Beaver. 



Waldo Rohnert prizes for white Spen- 

 cers: 1st. Roy L. Donley with King 

 White; L'nil. Euiile Ralston. 



C. C. -Morse \- Co. prizes for Grandifloras: 

 1st, .John Sniitli. Berkelev, Cal. ; 2ud, E. F. 

 Delger, .Menlo Park, Cal. 



Braslan Seed (Jrowers Co. cup for twelve 

 Spencers : 1st, David Bassett. Rosabelle 

 and Mrs. C. W. Breadmore were especially 

 fine in this class. 



.\mericun Sweet Pea Society silver medal 

 for six vases Spencers: 1st. Roy L. Don- 

 ley with ilargaret Madison, Elfrida Pear- 

 sou, Sunproof Crimson. Illuminator, King 

 White and Margaret -\tlee; 2nd, Mrs. Annie 

 .Jennings, Menlo Park, Cal. 



Best vase of Red Spencers: Mrs. T. 

 Sacbau, San Leandro, with King Edward 

 Spencer. 



Best vase of Pink Spencer: John Smith, 

 Berkeley, Cal.. with Mrs. Hugh Dickson. 



Best vase of Cream Spencer: Sirs. T. 

 Sachau with Margaret Atlee. 



Best vase of Spencers in the exhibition : 

 Jidin Smith. 



Most gracefully arranged vase of sweet 

 peas, mixed colors. Miss Evelyn Mcl.<'an, 

 San Francisco, with a dainty conibinaiion 

 of New Margaret Madison and New -Miriam 

 Beaver. The competition in this (lass was 

 very keen and the exhibits attracted a 

 great deal of attention during the after- 

 noon. 



For the President's silver cup there were 

 four entries. Prize was awarded to the Fran- 

 cis Floral Co., San Francisco, for a jewelled 

 bridal ()arasol design. 'The design stood 

 ten feet high and each section of the para- 



sol was a diCterent color of Spencer sweet 

 peas. Th& other designs were as follows: 

 I'elicano, Rossi & Co., "Liberty Bell," 

 standing about 5 feet inches high and 

 worked in White Spencer, Helen Lewis, 

 King Edward Spencer and Constance 

 Oliver. Frank R. Clark of the Blossom 

 Shop, "Tower of Jewels." Mrs. R. K. Dar- 

 hec, "Horn of Plenty." 



In the class open to seed growers 

 and seedsmen, C. C. Morse & Co. put 

 up a magnificent collection, covering 

 200 sq. ft. and representing 200 vari- 

 eties of Spencers. The exhibition was 

 the best ever seen on the coast and 

 perhaps the finest ever put up in 

 America. 



New Miriam Beaver occupied the 

 center and showed oft to splendid ad- 

 vantage against the black velvet back- 

 ground. Countess Spencer and Mar- 

 garet Atlee made the two corner posts 

 for the exhibit. The new variety. Scin- 

 tillator, a cream ground Aurora, 

 aroused great interest. The jury rec- 

 ommended that an award of merit be 

 given to this variety. To add interest 

 to their exhibit, Messers. Morse & Co., 

 showed a small vase of the original 

 blue and purple sweet pea, then to 

 represent a stage ahead a vase of 

 Grandifloras and a vase of giant Spen- 

 cers, having stems twenty-five inches 

 long and large, beautiful blossoms. 

 This exhibit was awarded the gold 

 medal of the British National Sweet 

 Pea Society and was recommended by 

 the jury of awards for a medal of 

 honor from the P. P. I. E. 



W. Atlee Burpee & Co. of Philadel- 

 phia, Pa., were awarded the silver 

 medal presented by the British Na- 

 tional Sweet Pea Society for their 

 splendid display, covering 100 sq. ft., 

 nicely set up by Mr. EUings, of the 

 Lynch Nursery Company, .Menlo Park. 

 The center portion of the exhibit was 

 entirely given over to Burpee & Com- 

 pany's novelty "Fiery Cross." The 

 jury of the Panama-Pacific Interna- 

 tional Exposition recommended that a 

 gold medal be awarded to Messrs. Bur- 

 pea & Co., for their exhibit. The col- 

 lection included about fifty of Burpee 

 & Company's leading novelties and 

 especially fine vases of Margaret Atlee, 

 Thomas Stevenson, Helen Grosvenor, 

 King Manuel. Stirlins" Stent and King 



c. Morse A: Co. s Exhibit at the Sweet Tea Exhibition, Palace of Horllcull nc, 1'. P. I, E., June 11, lOl.".. 



