November 6, 1915 



HORTICULTURE 



601 



A. M. The Ladies' Bowling Tourna- 

 ment will begin at 10 A. M., in the 

 Erie Bowling Alleys on Chestnut 

 street near East 9th. The general 

 tournament for the 3-meu teams will 

 start at 11 A. M. in the same alleys. 

 At 3 P. M. the visiting ladies will be 

 entertained at Hotel Statler by the 

 members of the Ladies Florists' Club 

 of Cleveland. 



Friday, November 12th. — Registra- 

 tion of later arrivals to continue at 

 the Coliseum beginning at 9 A. 1\I. 

 The American Rose Society will hold 

 their fall meeting in the Hollenden at 

 in A. M. The Ohio Gladiolus Society 

 will hold an adjournment meeting 

 for the election of officers in the Hol- 

 lenden, at 11 A. M. The E.xecutive 

 Committee of the American Carnation 

 Society will meet in the Hollenden at 

 2 P. M. At 8 P. M. the Cleveland 

 Florists' Club will entertain all ex- 

 hibitors and visitors at a banquet in 

 the ball room of the Hollenden. All 

 visitors are requested to register and 

 receive their badges before 3 P. M. of 

 the 12th so the entertainment com- 

 mittee will know the number of plates 

 to provide for. 



Saturday, November 13th. — A smok- 

 er will be given at Hotel Statler for 

 the exhibitors and visiting florists at 

 8 P. M. There will be other enter- 

 tainment features announced in the 

 detailed program that will be handed 

 to each visitor as he registers. A 

 very large attendance is looked for. 



An invitation has been extended 

 through Mrs. .John Vallance. president- 

 elect of the Ladies' Society of Ameri- 

 can Florists, for the members of that 

 Society to be guests of the show man- 

 agement during the time of the exhi- 

 bition. 



The, exhibition of the American 

 Rose Society at the Coliseum in Cleve- 

 land has api)arently increased so as 

 to make the approaching show one 

 of very considerable size. There are 

 two more special prizes offered, one 

 by the Cleveland Cut Flower Com- 

 pany for $2.T in Class S6. and the other 

 by the Storrs & Harrison Co., for $2r. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM TIGER (EXHIB- 

 ITED AS 111-1-13) 



At the solicitation of the manage- 

 ment of the Cleveland Flower Show, 

 President Wilson has kindly supplied 

 the name for this new yellow. A seed- 

 ling from Chrysolora, several shades 

 darker than its parent. It is supreme- 

 ly fitted for the rank and file of grow- 

 ers, especially those who are unable 

 to plant early, as its characteristics 

 stamp it as a lonimercial of special 

 merit. Fine incurved form producing 

 flowers double to the center from 

 September buds, sturdy semi-dwarf 

 .gi-owth, with beautiful foliage and 

 very rigid stem ; height about 4 feet 

 from June 1st plantings. Best bud 

 Seiitember 5th. One of Elmer D. 

 Smith's novelties. 



in Class 87. The American Rose So 

 ciety will hold a meeting on Thursday 

 the 11th. 



The Bowling Tournament. 

 The Bowling Tournament will be 

 staged at Er.e Bowling Alleys, Thurs- 

 day, November 11th, stalling at 11 



A. M., five-men teams l)owling first. 

 Individuals will follow and the roll 

 off of five high men in the individual 

 and high man on each team will com- 

 pete for the H. P. Knoble prize, a life 

 membership in the S. A. F. 



Other prizes are as follows: High 

 team, a silver cup, also five small cups 

 donated by The .1. M. Gasser Co.; 

 second high team, $25.00, donated by 

 the Cleveland Cut Flower Co.; high 

 average man on each team, a special 

 prize given by The Cleveland Florists' 

 Excliange, $25.00 to be divided be- 

 tween them. High average game $5.00, 

 offered by Cleveland Plant & Flower 

 Co. 



Total number of strikes, one man 

 in three games, $5.00, offered by Her- 

 bert Bate. Total number of spares, 

 one man in three games, $5.00, offered 

 by Herbert Bate. Total number of 

 splits, one man in three games, $5.00, 

 offered by Cleveland Plant & Flower 

 Co. Man making most strikes in 

 succession, any one game, $5.00, 

 offered by Frank A. Friedley. 



In the Individuals: High average 

 man, $10.00, offered by McCullum Co.; 

 2nd high average man, $9.00; 3rd, 

 $8.00; 4th, $7.00; 5th, $6.00; 6th, $5.00; 

 7th, $4.00; 8tli, $3.00; 9th, $2.00; 10th, 

 $1.00. 



After the regular tournament a spe- 

 cial match game will be staged be- 

 tween teams representing Buffalo and 

 Rochester, N. Y.. bowling for a silver 

 cup, also five individual cups, to be 

 given by F. C. W. Brown, of The J. 

 . M. Gasser Co. 



The Ladies' Bowling Tournament 

 will be staged at 10 A. M. on Thurs- 

 day on the same alleys. A special list 

 of individual prizes has been arranged. 

 .\11 visiting ladies are urged to take 

 part in the tournament. 



The money given in the Individ- 

 uals from 2nd prize to 10th prize is 

 contributed by the following: 



Chas. J. Graham, Fred C. Witthuhn, 

 Sturapp & Walter Co., S. N. Pentecost, 

 Brooklyn Floral Co., A. A. Hail, John 

 Bleckschind, Smith & Felters, A. C. 

 P'ox, Carl Hagenburger, Jones & Rus- 

 sell Co. There will be twelve ladies' 

 prizes (merchandise). C. J. Gii.\n.\M, 

 Chairman Bowling Tournament. 



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