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HORTICULTURE 



February 8, 1919 



directorship for three years, a ballot 

 was taken, resulting in 15 votes for 

 the former and 16 for the latter. A 

 meeting of the directors of the society 

 was announced for immediately follow- 

 ing adjournment. Chicago was unani- 

 mously chosen as the meeting place 

 in 1920. 



The Banquet 

 The crowning event of the meeting 

 was the banquet, held on the evening 

 of the. last day. The local committee 

 planned to make it a feature and had 

 prepared an excellent program of 

 music, recitations, speeches and danc- 

 ing. There were approximately 200 

 present and Herman Knoble was toast- 

 master. Charles S. Strout had for his 

 topic "Carnations," and handled it in 

 a masterly manner. Theodore Dorner, 

 president-elect for the coming year, 

 selected the occasion for thanking the 

 society for the honor bestowed upon 

 him and made an earnest plea for the 

 next meeting in Chicago. The subject 

 assigned J. F. Ammann, was "Peace," 

 and the S. A. F. president acquitted 

 himself in his usual capable manner. 

 George Asmus, speaking upon the 

 "Past, present and future of the retail 

 business," emphasized the necessity 

 for better co-operation and superior 

 business methods. William H. Gam- 

 mage dealt with the many and in- 

 tricate problems of reconstruction in 

 a fine address entitled ."Our friends 

 and neighbors." Charles H. Grakelow, 

 the Philadelphia live wire, compli- 

 mented the Cleveland Florists Club 

 upon its great work and lauded the 

 spirit of enterprise shown by it. 

 Henry Penn, of Boston, spoke upon 

 the subject nearest his heart — Pub- 

 licity, in his accustomed convincing 

 manner. Dancing was done between 

 the courses and following the banquet, 

 which proved very popular with both 

 local, as well as visiting members. 



The Exhibits. 

 While the exhibits were not large, 

 they were never surpassed in quality; 

 nor were they ever drawn from a 

 greater distance. Dorner's wonderful 

 new carnation. Laddie, was the real 

 sensation, while Gude's splendid light 

 pink sort, Democracy, was given much 

 deserved praise. Strout's yellow seed- 

 ling. Sunshine, is justly considered 

 the best carnation of its color yet in- 

 troduced. Brenkert's new variety, 

 Denver, brought by Adam Kohankie, 

 attracted much attention because of 

 its great keeping qualities. Despite 

 the long journey of 2,000 miles, it ap- 

 peared as crisp and fresh as any car- 

 nation in the show, and was as erect 

 on the second day as on the first. 

 W. D. Howard's very dark sort, Ber- 

 nice, elicited much favorable com- 

 ment, and its rich crimson hue added 

 much to the general effect of the dis- 

 play. Baur and Steinkamp's fine new 

 introduction. Ruth Baur, which won 

 the Dorner gold medal, shewed to splen- 



did advantage, and is sure to prove a 

 valuable addition to the best commer- 

 cial varieties. Some fine vases of 

 such sterling sorts as Belle Washburn, 

 Mrs. C. W. Ward, Pocahontas, White 

 Enchantress and Enchantress Su- 

 preme were shown, and are numbered 

 among the prize winners. 



In addition to the competitive class- 

 es there were a number of vases ar- 

 ranged for effect and several table 

 decorations staged by Cleveland retail 

 florists. This was done for the pur- 

 pose of demonstrating to the public 

 the superb decorative qualities of the 

 carnation, and although a somewhat 

 new departure from the usual prac- 

 tice, proved a very attractive and suc- 

 cessful feature. Perhaps for the first 

 time there were chrysanthemums on 

 display, the variety being the Ham- 

 burg Late White and Pink, shown by 

 W. F. Kasting Co., Buffalo. A vase 

 of Hill's new rose. Premier, and A. N. 

 Pierson's Evelyn occupied prominent 

 places and were immensely popular 

 with the public, hundreds of whom 

 evinced a lively interest in the ex- 

 hibition. 



The Awards. 



There were about 4,000 blooms in 

 the show, counting fourteen classes. 

 The judging was late. The awards 

 were : " 



One hundred blooms, any variety — 

 Joseph H. Hill Co.. Richmond. Ind., A. C. 

 S. gold medal, on Laddie; S. J. Goddard, 

 Framingham, Mass., A. C. S. silver medal, 

 also on Laddie. 



Fifty blooms, any undisseminated variety 

 — Strout's, Biddeford, Me., S. A. F. silver 

 medal, on Sunshine, formerly Seedling 

 No. SOI); Jos. H. Hill Co., S. A. F. bronze 

 medal, on Topsy. 



One hundred blooms, any undisseminated 

 seedling — Baur & Steinkamp,' Indianapolis, 

 Dorner gold medal, on Ruth Baur, formerly 

 No. 414. 



Fifty blooms, any novelty to qualify for 

 Dorner medal contest in 1020 — Strout's, on 

 Sunshine; Peter Fisher, Ellis, Mass., on 

 Red Cross. 



Fifty blooms, any Beedling for certifi- 

 cates of merit — Strout's, on Sunshine, 

 scoring 80 points; Strout's, on White De- 

 light, scoring 85 points. 



Twelve blooms, for preliminarv certificate 

 —A. J. Stahelin, Redford, Mich., on No. 8A. 

 scoring 85 points; A. J. Stahelin, on No. 

 20 L, scoring 85 points. 



One hundred blooms, any variety dis- 

 seminated prior to July, 1918 — Jos. H. Hill 

 Co.. on Laddie. 



Fiftv blooms, anv varietv disseminated 

 prior to July, 1918— Jos. H. Hill Co., on 

 Laddie. 



Vase arranged for effect ; 100 to 150 

 blooms — S. J. Goddard, silver cup offered 

 by the Chicago Feed & Fertilizer Co., 

 value $75. 



Fifty blooms, not less than five varieties 

 — Strout's. silver cup offered by Hitchings 

 & Co. 



Fiftv blooms, anv white — J. F. Ammann 

 Co.. Edwnrdsville. 111., first, on White En- 

 chantress ; Pittsburgh Ctit Flower Co., 

 Pittsburgh, second, on Matchless. 



Fifty blooms, any light pink — J. F. Am- 

 mann. first, on Enchantress Supreme; 

 George Brenkert. Denver, second : Gude 

 Hfis. Co.. Washington, D. C. third, on 

 Democracy. 



Fiftv blooms, anv dark pink — Cleveland 

 Cut Flower Co., Cleveland, first, on Mrs. 

 C, W. Ward ; Bauer & Steinkamp, Indian- 

 apolis, second on Rosalia. 



Fifty blooms, any red — Pittsburgh Cut 

 Flower Co.. first, on Belle Washburn 



Fiftv blooms, any other color — Baur & 

 Steinkamp, first, on Pocahontas. 



Sweepstakes in the preceding five color 

 classes for fiftv blooms — Pittsburgh Cut 

 Flower Co.. on Belle Washburn. 



R. J. Goddard. of Framingham. Mass. 

 won the Fred Burkl prize of $10 for the 

 best keeping vase of Carnations on ex- 

 hibition with Laddie. 



Honorable mention was awarded as fol- 

 lows: To Rose Premier, exhibited by E. 

 G Hill Co., Richmond, Ind.; to Carnation 

 Red c'r.iss. exhibited by Peter Fisher: to 

 vase of mixed seedlings, exhibited by Joy 

 Floral Co.. Nashville. Tenn. : to Hamburg 



chrysanthemums, exhibited by W. F. KaBt- 

 ing Co., Buffalo; to vase of Carnation Lad- 

 die, exhibited by J. M. Gasser Co., Cleve- 

 land. 



JUDGES: Joseph J. Hill, John 

 Dunlop, William Nicholson, C. S. 

 Strout, David S. Ward. 



CARNATIONS. 



President Wilson speaks of "A tide 

 in the hearts of men" setting toward 

 better living conditions in all lands. A 

 tide, gaining in strength, seems to be 

 flowing through the hearts and minds 

 of florists all across the land and car- 

 nation men are feeling it perhaps 

 more strongly than other members of 

 the fraternity. This was brought out 

 at the Cleveland meeting of the A. C. 

 S., and a little run through the mid- 

 dle west gives added force to the 

 thought. 



Seedlings of promise and sports of 

 more than usual interest were in evi- 

 dence. Sections of the county rarely 

 sending blooms or even growers to the 

 anuual convention were represented 

 by well grown flowers and enthusiastic 

 members. Denver. Col., Knoxville. 

 Tenn., Washington, D. C, and Bidde- 

 ford, Maine, and most sections within' 

 these points were well represented 

 with new and interesting sorts. The 

 Boston party had at least five seed- 

 lings and two sports worthy of close 

 observation and were awarded two 

 cups, two medals, the gold for the best 

 keeping winner and several close sec- 

 onds. 



Laddie, which is doing as much as 

 any variety since Mrs. Thomas W. 

 Lawson to put the carnation in its 

 proper place in the favor and respect 

 of the buying public was shown at its 

 best at Cleveland, winning the A. C. 

 S. gold medal and the Fred Burki gold 

 prize for the best keeping vase. 



Sunshine, the new yellow, won the 

 S. A. F. & O. H. medal, ran a close 

 second for keeping, and was given the 

 place of honor at the speaker's table 

 in the banquet hall where its color 

 held strong under the artificial light. 



The work of the judges was received 

 with especial satisfaction although 

 some close decisions were made. 

 Scores as high as ever awarded by the 

 society were given and with the wide 

 range of colors and splendid keeping 

 qualities perhaps this 1919 meeting of 

 the A. C. S. has done as much for the 

 carnation as any of the larger exhib- 

 its. 



Cutting of the newer sorts were in 

 demand; thousands more than were 

 offered could have been disposed of. 

 CHARLES S. STROUT. 



Baltimore, Md. — Henry Baynes has 

 purchased the business of B. C. Fox, 

 733 Columbia Ave. 



