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HORTICULTURE 



August 3, 1912 



CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 



AMERICAN GLADIOLUS SOCIETY. 



Schedule of prizes for the third ex- 

 hibition of Gladiolus blooms, to be 

 held in connection with the annual 

 meeting of the Society and the Society 

 of American Florists and Ornamental 

 Horticulturists, at the Coliseum, 

 Chicago, 111., August 20-23, 1912. 



Officers. 



I President, Isaac S. Hendrickson, Floral 

 Park, N. Y. 



Vice-President, E. H. Cushman, Sylvania, 

 Oliio. 



Corresponding Secretary, L. Merton 

 Gage, Groton, Mass. 



Financial Secretary, H. Youell, Syracuse, 

 N. Y. 



Treasurer. Wm. A. Sperling, 50 Barclay 

 St., N. Y. City. 



Committees. 



Executive— Arthur Cowee, Berlin, N. Y. ; 

 Arthur T. Boddingtou, New York City ; 

 E. W. Fengar, New York City. 



Nomenclature and Registration — Arthur 

 Cowee, Berlin, N. Y.; Prof. Beal, Cornell 

 Univ.. Ithaca, N. Y. ; Leonard Joerg, 

 Flowerfleld, L. I.; I. S. Hendrickson, Floral 

 Park, N. Y. ; Carl Cropp, Chicago, 111.; 

 Arthur Cowee, Berlin, N. Y. 



Membership— J. B. HutchlDSou, Hijddon- 

 field, N. .1. ; Ralph Cushnian, Svlvania. O. ; 

 George W. Parsons, Fox Chase, Phila , Pa 



Exhiliition- H. Youell. Chairman, Syra- 

 cuse, N. Y.; L. Merton (iage. Groton, Mass ; 

 B. Hammond Tracy, Wenham, Mass.; J. B. 

 McArdle, Greenwich, Conn. 



Press and Bulletin Committee— H. Youell 

 Syracuse. N. Y. : L. Mertun Gage. Groton 

 Mass.; M. Crawford, Cuyahoga Falls, O; 

 ■J. C. Vaughan, Chicago, 111. ; Montague 

 ■Chamberlain, Groton. Mass. 



Open Classes— Gladiolus Blooms. 



W. Atlee Burpee Co. prize, iflO.OO Best 

 ■collection, 10 varieties, G spikes each. 



M. Crawford prize, $5.00. Best 12 spikes. 

 «ny white variety. 



E. H. Cushman prize, $.5.00. Best 2^i 

 spikes of any named white variety. 



Wilbur A. Chri.sty prize, $10.00. Best 

 v.ase of Mapleshade, not less than 10 spikes. 



Wilbur A. Christy prize, $5.00. Best vase 

 of Rose Queen, not less than 10 snikes 



Vaughan's Seed Store prize, Silver cup. 

 Best 2o spikes Kunderdi Glory. 



Vaughan's Seed Store prize. Silver medal 

 Best display of Kunderdi (ilory, Chas 

 Hutchinson and Princeps. 



T. A. Havemeyer prizes, .^S.OO each. Best 

 •b spikes, white variety; liest 6 spikes 

 blush or pink; best fi spikes, vellow ■ best 

 •6 spikes, crimson or red; lie'st 6 spikes 

 blue. 



P. Henderson & Co. prize, $10.00. Best 

 varieties not now on the market, 3 spikes 

 each. 



T>^^- £■ K"'':'l"'ff 'it Co- prize. Gold medal. 

 Best 2.3 spikes Prlnceplne. 



H. H. Groff prize, $10.00. Best displav 

 In white and light shades, dark shades, 

 blue shades, yellow shades, not less than 6 

 varieties m each color section, not les< 

 than 3 spikes each varietv. 



Frank Banning prizes.' .$5.00 each. Best 

 vase of America; best vase of Niagara- 

 best vase of Panama ; and $10.00 tor best 

 display of America, Niagara and Panama. 



C. Betscher prize, .^10.00. Best collection 

 of Prlmnlinns and hybrids of Primulinus 

 type. 



N. L. Crawford prize. S5.fl0. Best red 

 seedling to be distinct ard valuable 



Mrs. Francis King prize. iflO.OO. The 

 most harmonious and beautiful color ar- 

 rangement of cut Gladioli. Number of 

 colors and quality to count. Not less than 

 50 spikes. 



Mrs. Burke Roche prize. $30.00. Best 

 new yellow Gladiolus, in color similar to 

 the Marechal Neil rose. 



A. H. Austin prize, .fo.OO. Best collection 

 of 10 new varieties never before exhibited. 

 3 spikes each. 



Jacob Thoman & Sons prize. $10.00 Best 

 25 spikes of any white variety. 



E. E. Stewart prizes. .$5.00 each. Best 

 Gladiolus, President Taft. 25 snikes: best 

 Golden Queen. 25 spikes ; best Michigan. 12 

 spikes: best Purity, 12 spikes. 



A. Henderson & Co. prize. $7..50. Best 

 collection white varieties named, 3 spikes 

 each. 



A. E. Kunderd prizes. $5.00. best collec- 

 tion of ruffled Prlmnlinns hybrids. $10.01. 

 best collection of new ruffled Gladiolus, 1 

 ,to 3 spikes each. 



II. W. Koenier prize. $10,00. Best ex- 

 liil>it, 25 spikes Early Bird. 



Amateur Class. 



A. T. Boddingtou prize, $10.00. Best col- 

 lection, 6 varieties, spikes each. 



L. Merton Gage prize, $3.00. Best col- 

 lection, 5 varieties. Idne shades, 1 spike 

 each. 



Montague Chamberlin prize, $10.00. Best 

 collection, 5 varieties yellow shades, G 

 spikes each. 



Vaughan's Seed Store, prize. Cut tlass 

 dish, value $10.00. Best 25 spikes Chicago 

 White. . ■ 



S. E. Spencer prize, t!up. valOe .$5.00. 

 Best vase of 25 spikes, mixed varietie.^. 



A. Cowee prize, $25.0O; Best vase. 50 

 spikes of Peace. 



W. B. Kirchoff &. Co. prize, silver medal. 

 Best 12 spikes Prlnceplne.- ■ 



Dr. C. Hoeg prize, $5.00. Best 3 seed- 

 lings raised by an amateur. 



B. Hammond Tracy prize. Silver and 

 glass vase and plateau.' ^ Best table -deco- 

 ration, table laid 'fDr six covers. 



.John Lewis Childs.-prizer ' $10_.no. -Best; 

 display of 15 varieties, o "spikes' each. " 



Mr. Albert Lahodney pj-ize. .$5.00. Best 

 exhibit of Europa, not less than 10 spikes. 



H. W. Koerner prize, $.5.00. Best ex- 

 hibit. 12 spikes Early Bird^ 



Stumpp & Walter Co. jarize, $10.00.: Best 

 display of 10 named varieties. 3 'spikes ' 

 each, ■ ■ 



Special Class. 



Michell Seed House prize. Silver medal. 

 Best white Gladiolus shown at the exhibit 

 and to be awarded as an additional ^rize 

 if the same variety has received a regular 

 award. No entry will be necessary for this 



large flowering varieties— $10.00 1st, $5.00 

 2d. 



Vase, not less than 6 spikes, one variety, 

 large flowering— $5.00 1st, $3.00 2d. 



Single spike, any variety— $2.00 1st, $1.00 

 2d. 



Artistically arranged basket of blooms — 

 $5.00 1st, $3.00 2d. 



Dinner table, set for four, decorated with 

 Gladiolus blooms— $10.00 1st, $5.00 2d. 



Centre piece— $3.00 1st, $2.00 2d. 



Special Prizes. 



John Lewis Childs, prize $10.00— Best 



display Gladiolus Blanche. 



B. B. Stewart, prize $5.00 — Best vase of 

 12 spikes Gladiolus Golden Queen. 



A. E. Kunderd, prize $5.00 and 100 bulbs 

 of Chicago White — Best 25 or more spikes 

 of Chicago White (forced). 



B. H. Tracy, prize $5.00 — Best vase, not 

 less than 10 spikes of forced Gladiolus, 

 Mrs. James H. Lancashire. 



Mrs. A. H. Austin, prize $5.00— Best 6 

 ' spikes of any new yellow variety, never 

 before exhll)ited. 



Arthur Cowee, prize $5.00 — Best vase of 

 blue varieties, not less than tour varieties 

 nor less than three spikes of each variety. 



Frank Banning, prizes $10.00 each, for 

 best vase America, Niagara, and Panama. 



Rowebl & Granz, prizes $10.00 1st, $5.00 

 2d; $2.50 3d— Exhibit of Gladiolus Augusta. 

 - Chamberlain & Gage, prize $10.00— Best 

 vase 25 spikes Gladiolus Blushing Bride. 



Henry P. Michell Co., prize silver medal 

 — Best white Gladiolus shown at the ex- 

 hibit and to be awarded as an additional 

 prize if the same variety has received a 

 regular award. No entry will be necessary 

 for this prize and the variety to receive 

 this award- must contain merit. 



Henry F. Michell Co.. prize bronze medal 

 —Best pink Gladiolus, and the conditions 

 d'escribed for the a wai di ng-of-^tfae-stiver 

 medal will hold good for the bronze medal. 



Chamberlain & Gage, prize $10.00— Best 

 vase 25 spikes Gladiolus Blushing Bride. 

 L. MERTON GAGE. Cor. Sec. 



prize and the variety to receive this award 

 must contain merit. 



Michell Bronze medal. To be awarded 

 tor the liest pink Gladiolus and the con- 

 dition described for the awarding of the 

 silver medal will hold good for the brnnze 

 au'dal. 



Special — Open to Amateurs Only. 



.'\uiericau Gladiolus S 'Ciety prizes. Ex 

 iiiliit of at least 15 varieties correctly 

 labeled, .". spikes each. First prize, silver 

 medal; second, bronze medal. 



Preliminary Schedule for National 



Flower Stiow, New York. April, 



1913. 



Gladiolus Forced Blooms — Open to All. 



1. Collection of large flowering varieties, 

 to occupy 40 sa. ft.— $10.00 1st. .$5.00 2d. 



2. Collection of named varieties (not of 

 the Colvillei or Nanus tvpes), to occupy 20 

 sq. ft.- $10.00 1st, $5.00 ■2d. 



3. Collection of Colvillei and Nanu.s 

 types, to occupy 20 sq. ft.— $10.00 1st, $5.00 



4. Collection 24 spikes, not lees than 

 four large flowering varieties — $10.00 1st, 

 $5.00 2d. 



5. Vase, not less than 12 spikes, one 

 variety, large flowering — $10.00 1st, $5.00 

 2d. 



6. Single spike, any variety — $3.00 1st, 

 .$2.00 2d. 



7. Artistically arranged basket of 

 blooms— .$5.00 1st, $3.00 2d. 



8. Dinner table, set for four, decorated 

 with Gladiolus blooms— $10.00 1st, $5.00 

 2d. 



9. Centre piece— $3.i:iO 1st. .$2.<X) 2d. 



Amateur Class. 



Collection of large flowering varieties, to 

 occupy 20 sq. ft.— $10.00 1st, $5.00 2d. 



Collection of Colvillei and Nanus types, 

 to occupy 10 sq. ft.— $10.00 1st, $5.00 '2d. 



Collection 12 spikes, not less tlian tour 



Public notice is hereby given that 

 the following named varieties of glad- 

 ioli have been registered by the No- 

 menclature Committee of the Ameri- 

 can Gladiolus Society: 



By D. C. Koeg, Decorah, Iowa. 

 Decoration: orange pink, throat some- 

 what lighter, suffused with pale yel- 

 low. Flowers large, four and one-half 

 inches across; well placed; of good 

 form and substance. Plant strong and 

 healthy with dark green foliage and 

 straight stem. Hei.ght St'o to 4 feet. A 

 good multiplier. Blossomed first in 

 1908. Originator's description. 



Hiawatha (No. 10): light salmon 

 pink with yellow blotches in the throat. 

 Medium sized flowers, four inches 

 across. Medium strong grower with 

 healthy dark green foliage and straight 

 stem. Height probably three feet. A 

 medium multiplier. Blossomed first in 

 1908. Originator's description. 

 A. C. BEAL, 



Chairman Nomenclature Committee. 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PARK 

 SUPERINTENDENTS. 



Program of fourteenth annual meet- 

 ing to be held at Boston, Mass, August 

 12, 13 and 14, 1912. 



Officers. 



President Wm. H. Dunn, Kansas 

 City, Mo., superintendent of parks. 



■Vice-presidents, James B. Shea, Bos- 

 ton, Mass.. superintendent of parks; 

 W. R. Adams, Omaha, Neb., su- 

 perintendent of parks; J. W. Thomp- 

 son, Seattle, 'V\'ash., superintendent of 

 parks: G. Champion, 'Winnipeg, Can., 

 superintendent of parks: Chas. E. 

 Keith, Bridgeport, Conn., superintend- 

 ent of parks; Fred C. Green, Provi- 

 dence, R. I., superintendent of parks. 



