July 13, 1912 



HOETICULTURE 



48 



NATIONAL SWEET PEA SOCIETY OF 



AMERICA 



Annual Exhibition and Convention^ Boston^ July 13th and Hth^ 1912, 



Horticultural Hall 



Officers. 



Williiim Sim, President; Mrs. Setli Low, 

 Vice-Presideut; Harry A. Bunynrd, Secre- 

 tary; Arthur T. Boddlngton. Treasurer; 

 John H. Pepper, Recording Secretary. 



Executive Committee — W. Atlee Burpee, 

 Chairmau ; J. K. M. L. Farquhar, Harry 

 Turner. 



Nomenclature and Trials Committee — 

 Prof. John Craig, Chairman ; Prof. A. C. 

 Beal, G. W. Kerr, William H. Duckham. 



Trial Grounds — Cornell University, Ith- 

 aca, N. Y. 



Flower Show Committees. 



Executive Committee — John K. M. L. 

 Parquhar. Chairman: W. A. Burpee. A. C; 

 Zvolanek, H. E. Fiske, W. T. Hutchins, 

 Chas. Breck. 



glass bowl, value $30.00. Vase of 10 Spen- 

 cer varieties, 25 sprays to the vase with 

 foliage. 



A. 4. Fottle, Flske, Rawson Co.'s prizes. 

 20 vases, 20 varieties, 25 sprays to-a vase; 

 tirst, gold medal ; second, silver medal ; 

 third, bronze medal. 



A. 5. Jerome B. Rice Seed Co.'s prizes. 

 Vase of White Spencer; first, $5.00; second, 

 $3.00; third, $2.00. 



A. 6. Henry F. Michell Co.'s prizes. 

 Vase of Doris Burt, not less than 50 

 sprays; first, $3.00; second, $2.00. 



A. 7. Vaughan's Seed Store, silver cup, 

 value $25.00. 8 vases, 8 Spencer varieties, 

 25 sprays to a vase. 



A. 8. Arthur T. Boddingtou, challange 

 silver cup, value .$50.00. For a collection of 

 25 varieties, not less than -'5 stems to a 

 vase, to be shown witii sweet pea foliage 



Arthur T. Boddington 



Treasurer. 



Manager of Exhibition — Robert Cameron. 



Schedule Committee — James Wheeler, 

 Chairman ; Wm. N. Craig, Sidney Hoffman. 



Committee uu Medals — Thomas Roland. 



Commercial Growers' Committee on Prizes 

 and Rules — .Tames Wheeler. Chairman. 



Gardeners' Committee on Prizes and Rules 

 — Wm. N. Craig. Chairman. 



Retailers' Committee on Prizes and Rules 

 — Sidney Hoffman, Chairman. 



Seedshien's Committee on Prizes and 

 Rules — H. E. Fiske, Chairman. 



Scale of Points to Govern Judges. 



Points 



Length of Stem 25 



Color 20 



Size 25 



Substance 15 



Number of Flowers on a Stem 15 



Total 100 



SCHEDULE OF PRIZES. 



Private Gardeners — Section A. 



Class 



A. 1. Joseph P.reck & Son's silver cup, 

 value $50.C0. 12 vases Sweet Peas, 25 

 sprays to a vase, 12 varieties. 



A. 2. R. & J. Farquhar ,& Co.'s prizes. 

 Six vases, 25 sprays to a vase, Spencer 

 varieties: first, $15.00; second. $10.no. 



A. 3. Thos. J. Grey Co.'s piize, cut 



William Sim 



President. 



only. To be won twice by the same ex- 

 hibitor. There will also be awarded to the 

 winner of this cup (each time won* a cash 

 prize of .$25.00; second, $15.00: third, $10.0X 



A. 9. Watkins & Simpson prize. 6 vases 

 Spencer or Uuwin : $10.00. 



A. 10. National Sweet Pea Society's 

 prize. For display covering 24 square feet; 

 sweet pea or other foliage can be used ; 

 first, silver medal and $2.">.00 ; second, bronze 

 medal and $15.00. 



Spencers — 25 Sprays to a Vase. 



A. 11. Vase white, A. 12. Vase lavender 

 or blue. A. 13. Vase salmon or orange. 

 A. 14. Vase crimson or scarlet. A. 15. 

 Vase primrose. A. 16. Vase light pink. 

 A. 17. Vase dark pink. A. 18. Vase any 

 other color. First prize. $3.00; second 

 prize, $2.00. 



Grandiflora Types — 25 Sprays to a 

 Vase. 



A. 19. Vase white. A. 20. Vase light 

 pink. A. 21. Vase dark pink. A. 22. Vase 

 scarlet or crimson. A. 23. Vase lavender 

 or blue. A. 24. Vase any other color. 

 First prize, $3.00; second prize, $2.00. 



Private Gardeners or Amateurs — 

 Section B. 



B. 1. .Mrs. Seth Low's silver cup, value 



$25.00. For the finest collection of Spencer, 

 Unwin and Grandiflora types. 



B. 2. W. Atlee Burpee cup, value $25.00. 

 For 12 vases, 12 varieties. 



B. 3. W. Atlee Burpee prizes. Vase of 

 one variety of Spencer type introduced 

 1912; first, $5.00; second, $3.00; third, $2.00. 



B. 4. W. Atlee Burpee prizes. Vase of 

 Grandiflora type; first, $5.00; second, $3.00; 

 third, $2.00. 



B. 5. Sutton & Sons' silver cup, value 

 $25.00. For the best table of sweet peas 

 to be arranged on a space four by three 

 feet and not to exceed three feet in height. 



B. 6. Peter Hender & Co.'s prizes, aggre- 

 gating $200.00. For fifteen varieties of 

 Spencer, 12 spikes each, own foliage, to 

 comprise the following varieties: Apple 

 Blossom Spencer, Asfa Ohn. Aurora Spen- 

 cer, Countess Spencer. Flora Norton Spen- 



W. Atlee Burpee 



Chairman of Executive Committee. 



cer. Garnet Spencer. George Washington, 

 Helen Lewis, John Ingham, Martha Wash- 

 ington, Mrs. Routzahn, Primrose Spencer, 

 Tennant Spencer, Waverly Spencer, Whit© 

 Spencer. First, $100.00: second. $50.00; 

 third, .'525.00; fourth. $15.00; fifth, $10.00. 



B. 7. J. Horace McFarland Co.'s prizes. 

 12 vases, 6 Spencer varieties, 6 Grandifiora 

 varieties. 25 sprays to a vase, with any 

 foliage; first, $1.1.(10: second, $10.00. 



B. 8. Stumpp & Walter Co.'s prizes. 

 Six vases of Spencer in the following 

 colors: Crimson Spencer, White Spencer, 

 Pink Spencer. Variegated Spencer, Laven- 

 der Spent er. Primrose Spencer : first, $15.00; 

 second. $10.00; third, ,$5.00. Not less than 

 25 sprays to a vase. Sweet pea foliage maj 

 be used unattached. 



Amateurs — Section C. 



These ..lasses are for amateurs who do 

 not employ a gardener regularly, who do 

 their own gardening and who do not sell 

 tlowers. 



C. "l. Fottler, Fiske, Rawson Co.'s prizes. 

 20 vases. 20 varieties, 12 sprays tj a vase; 

 first, gold medal; second, silver medal; 

 third, bronze medal. 



C. 2. 12 vases. 12 varieties, 10 sprays to 

 a vase; first, $12.00; second, .$8.00; third, 

 $4.00. 



C. 3. 6 vases, 6 varieties. 10 sprays to a 

 vase; first, .$6.00; second, .1:4.00: third, $2.00. 



