August 19, 1916 



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The annual meeting of the Ameri- 

 can Gladiolus Society was held in Bos- 

 ton, Mass., on August 12, in tlie trus- 

 tees' room of the Mass. Horticultural 

 Society, with an attendance of about 

 forty. 



President Fairbanks made an inter- 

 esting address, emphasizing esi)ecial- 

 ly the need of an overhauling of the 

 nomenclature and classification of va- 

 rieties, and the necessity of a higher 

 tariff on imported corms in justice to 

 the American growers. 



Secretary Youell read the minutes 

 and reported on the year's activities, 

 incidentally chiding the members for 

 lack of interest and effort to increase 

 the membership list. He advocated 

 printing an annual report. Receipts 

 for the year were $812.50. and balance 

 in treasurer's hands is $237 larger than 

 last year. 



Montague Chamberlain made a re- 

 port to the effect that the new by-laws 

 had not come up to expectations and 

 the further revision would be desir- 

 able, especially in the matter of prize 

 schedule classifications. This brought 

 on a lively debate, participated in by 

 President Fairbanks, Secretary Youell, 

 Arthur Cowee, E. M. Smith, Monatgue 

 Chamberlain, L. Merton Gage, Jladi- 

 son Cooper and others, as to the prop- 

 er status of the amateur, so-called, in 

 the exhibitions, the question being 

 finally referred to a committee to de- 

 fine the lines between big amateurs 

 and little amateurs and professionals. A 

 committee to report on the proposition 

 of a quarterly bulletin was also con- 

 stituted. Designs for a society medal 

 were shown by the president. Last 

 year at Newport the oSicers were 

 elected for two years but Mr. Fair- 

 banks asked to be relieved now so 

 that a more active successor might fill 

 the president's chair. The members 

 would not entertain the suggestion 

 and a motion to decline the resigna- 

 tion of Mr. Fairbanks was unanimous- 

 ly carried with vociferous acclaim. So, 

 President Fairbanks it is for another 

 year. 



The meeting was characterized by 

 enthusiasm and a very optimistic at- 

 mosphere which promises well for the 

 American Gladiolus Society. 



THE EXHIBITION. 



The seventh annual exhibition of the 

 American Gladiolus Society opened on 

 Friday, Aug. 11, in conjunction w-ith 

 the annual exhibition of the Massa- 

 chusetts Horticultural Society at Hor- 

 ticultural Hall, Boston. It was decid- 

 erly the largest and best exhibition of 

 gladioli ever seen in Boston. Pres. 

 Charles E. Fairbanks, with .lOOO 

 blooms in 250 named varieties from 

 his estate in Milton, had the largest 

 exhibit and they were arranged 

 very Impressively. Other exhibitors 

 included T. A. Havemeyer of Xew 

 York, vice-president of the American 

 Gladiolus Society, who had a superb 

 display of several hundred varieties; 

 H. E. Meader, Dover, N. H., 60 varie- 

 ties; L. Merton Gage of Xatick. with 

 75 varieties; Raymond W. Swett of 



Saxonville; Charles W. Brown & Son, 

 Ashland; Thomas Cogger of Melrose, 

 representing C. Keur & Sons of Hille- 

 gom. Holland, who showed 200 named 

 varieties; John Lewis Childs. Inc., 

 Flowerfield, N. Y., 225 named varie- 

 ties; J. Thomann & Sons, Rochester, 

 N. Y'. ; Eugene Fischer, Jamaica Plain; 

 Ernest M. Smith, East Hartford, Conn; 

 S. E. Spencer, Woburn; Madison 

 Cooper. Calcium. N. Y.; Breck-Robin- 

 son Nursery Company, Lexington, 

 Mass.; P. Vos Mz, represented by J. 

 Zeestraten, Stoughton, Mass.; Metzner 

 Floral Company, Mountain View, San- 

 ta Clara Co., California. 



Taken as a whole the exhibition 

 presented a very brilliant spectacle, 

 the picture rivalling the rainbow. The 

 influence of the primulinus hybrids 

 was strongly in evidence, lighting up 

 the collections with the luminous tints 

 of salmon and gold which are charac- 

 teristic of that species. A closer scru- 

 tiny showed the great advances made 

 in recent years in size, form and 

 markings of the flowers. There was, 

 unfortunately, the marked absence of 

 legible labeling which mars the useful- 

 ness of so many exhibitions. Presi- 

 dent Fairbanks' collections were a 

 conspicuous object lesson in neat and 

 readable labels and special recogni- 

 tion of this by the judges would not 

 have been amiss. 



Among the outstanding sensations 

 we might mention in particular Mr. 

 Fairbanks' lavender seedling, Julia M. 

 Fairbanks; also T. A. Havemeyer's 

 Muriel, which took 1st in 25 spikes of 

 "any other color" which in color tone 

 reminded of a fine cattleya or laelia. 

 Mme Maumet Sully, shown by Mr. 

 Havemeyer. white with scarlet blotch, 

 was remarkable in the number of per- 

 fect flowers, eight or nine to a spike 

 open at once. The Childs collections 

 sparkled with the sunrise tints of pri- 

 mulinus varieties. 



List of Awards, 



Prizes offered by the Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society. 



Vase of twenty-live spikes. White, one 

 variety : 1st. Charles F. Pairhanks, Bos- 

 ton, Mass., with Europa: 2d, Jacob Tho- 

 mann & Sons. Rochester, N. Y., with 

 Rochester White. 



Twenty-five. Red : 1st, Charles P. Fair- 

 banks with Red Emperor; 2d, Helen A. 

 Reardon with Liebesfeur. 



Twentv-five, Crimson: 1st. John Lewis 

 Childs. Flowerfield. L. I., with Rich Red; 

 2t;, C. W. Brown & Son. Ashland, Mass. 



Twenty-five. Pink : 1st. T. A. Have- 

 meyer with Panama; 2d, C. F. Fairbanks, 

 Panama. 



Twentv-five, Yellow: 1st, John Lewis 

 Childs. Sulphur King; 2d, S. E. Spencer, 

 Woburn. Mass., Schwaben. 



Twenty-Hve. any other color: T, A. 

 Havemeyer, Muriel ; 2d, Charles F. Fair- 

 banks. Mary French. 



Twenty-five, any Lcmoinei Hybrids: 1st. 

 T. A. Havemeyer, Mme. Mounet Sully; 2d, 

 John Lewis Childs, Baron Hulot. 



Twent.v-five. anv Primulinus Hvbrids : 

 1st. C. F. Fairbanks; 2d, C. W. Brown & 

 Son. 



Largest and best collection of named va- 

 rieties: 1st, John Lewis Childs; 2d, C. F. 

 l^airbanks. 



Collection of flftv named varieties: 1st, 

 T. A. Havi-meyer: 2d, John Lewis Childs. 



Six spikes. White, one variety : 1st, T, A. 

 Ilavemever. Europa; 2d, ,Telle Rons, Milton, 

 Mass., Europa, 



Six spikes. Red : 1st, T. A. Havemeyer, 

 Red Emperor; 2d, John Zeestraten, Electric, 



Si.\ spikes. Crimson : 1st. John Lewis 

 Chillis, with George Paul; 2d, Jelle Roos 

 Czar Peter. 



Six spikes. Pink: John Zeestraten, Pan- 

 ;im:i ; Jd, 11. E. Meader, Dover, N. H., Mvrtle 



Six spikes. Yellow: 1st, E. M. Smith," East 

 Ilartlwrd, Conu., Schwaben; 2d, C. F. Falr- 

 b:iiiks. Schwaben. 



Six spikes, any other color: 1st, T. A 

 Havemeyer. Loveliness; 2d, C. F Falr- 

 linnks. Julie M. Fairbanks. 



Six spikes, any Lemoinei Hybrid : Ist, 

 II. E. .Meader, Heliotrope; 2d, T. A, Have- 

 meyer, Duval. 



Six spikes, any Primulinus Hybrid: 1st 

 >;•.,•,, • '"'"wu & Sou; 2d, John Lewis 

 Childs, with Concolor. 



Three spikes. White: Ist, Thos. Cogger 

 fcuropa; 2d, Madison Cooper, with Mrs L 

 JI. Gage. 



; Pi^*'^,''PJ^''^- I*<"J= 1st' C. F. Fairbanks; 

 -d, E. .\i. Smith. 



Three spikes. Crimson: 1st, E. M. Smith- 

 -■I. Jell,. Roos. with Rajah. 



Three spikes. Yellow: 1st. Madison Coop- 

 er, iellow Bird ; 2d. E. M. Smith. 



Three spikes, any other color: 1st, John 

 Lewis Childs; 2d, E. M. Smith, Myrtle 



iwelve vases, twelve named varieties: 

 1st. Insthorpe Farm; 2d, H. E. Meader 



Twenty-flve spikes, artistically arranged • 

 1st, Jacob Thomann & Sons, Rochester N 

 1.: -'d. Eugene Fischer, 



Gold Medal: C. F. Fairbanks, for ad- 

 vancement in the cultivation and exhibition 

 ot the Gladiolus. 



Honorable Mention: John Lewis Childs 

 (.ladiolus Evelyn Klrtland : C. W. Brown & 

 Son. vase of Glaillolus Evallne. 



Vote ot Thanks: Blue Hill Nurseries. 

 tThuiiolus primulinus hybrids; R. & J Far- 

 iiuliar i- Co.. evergreen decorative plants. 



Oi-atuities to Brooklaud Gardens. Thomas 

 C.)gger, L Merton Gage, C. W. Brown and 

 Kaymond « . Swett for displays of gladioli ; 

 iu ■,.^,''"s-'°''^''. ''"■ display of dahlias, 

 l.lue Hill Nurseries tor hardy herbaceous 

 flower.s Mrs. E. M. Gill for hardy flowers, 

 i . C. Thurlow s Sons, phloxes. 



Claries J. Fairbanks special prizes for 

 Seedling Gladiolus, one spike: 1st, John 

 1-ewis Childs, Seedling No. 3- 2d T A 

 Havemeyer. ' 



W. Atlee Burpee & Co. special for best 

 collection 10 varieties, 6 spikes each: Jelle 

 Roos. Milton. Mass. 



G. D. Black special for twelve spikes 

 Golden King: 1st, S. E. Spencer, Woburn, 

 Mass.; 2d, E. M. .Smith, East Hartford! 



11. E. Meader special for best new vellow 

 rrimulinus Hybrid seedling: C. W. Brown, 

 -Vshland, Mass. 



Fottler, Fiske, Rawson Co. special for five 

 vyietics 3 spikes each: 1st, E. M. Smith; 

 " 'a ip ;-^'''",''<'''- •'*''■ Charles F. Fairbanks! 

 I- f'- .^-inderd special for best collection 

 Kunderd s varieties: Gold medal to C W 

 Brown & Son, 



I W"']^''}! f' ^Z"!-"^' sPPclal for 6 spikes 

 r?fff ^f^; *■? *'?<3ison Cooper, with C. M. 

 Clifford, dark wine. 



nitchlngs & Co. special for the most 

 artistically arranged basket or hamper 

 (all seedlings) : Silver cup, to Jacob Tho- 

 mann & Sons. 



. i^r H. Austin & Co. special for best fi 

 spikes. Mauve: Madison Cooper. For best 

 « spikes Rose Wells: John Lewis Childs 



I . Hopman & Sons special for best 2,1 

 spikes Pink Perfection: S. E. Spencer. 

 Woburn. Mass. 



T. A. Havemeyer special for .3 spikes any 

 other color: Mrs. E. R. Pierce, Welleslev 

 Farms with seedling Florence, unique deer- 

 magenta with white lilotch 



Certificate to Eugene N. Fischer for Le- 

 moinei seedling Henry C. Goehl, white 

 flushed pink, with carmine blotch. 



In the smaller hall there was a fine 

 fruit and vegetable annex, in which a 

 creditable display of hothouse grapes 

 were staged by Weld Gardens, gard 

 Duncan Finlayson. In addition to the 

 regular prizes for vegetables and fruit 

 the Mass. Horticultural Society gave 

 the following gratuities: 



.Tennison's Floral Gardens, collection of 

 .seedling Blueberries: Hillcrest Farm. Jap- 

 anese « Ineberry; .Tennlaon's Floral Gar- 

 dens. Ideal Everbearing Strawberry; J W 

 Brown & Son, collection of berries" 



