August 31, 1912 



HORTICULTURE 



307 



AMERICAN GLADIOLUS SOCIETY. 



'I he annual meeting was held Aig. 

 2o, 9.30 A. M. A speech of welcome 

 was made by President Vincent o£ the 

 S. A. F. President Hendricl^son read 

 liis annual address. Secretary Gage 

 presented his minutes. B. H. Cush- 

 mau reported for the judges, A. 

 Cowee for the color chart committee, 

 Prof. Beal for the nomenclature com- 

 mittee and Mr. Youell for the exhi- 

 hition committee. It was voted on mo- 

 tion of B. Hammond Tracy that mem- 

 bers of the society pay $1.00 for regis- 

 tering new varieties and non-members 

 pay ?2. 



Officers were elected as follows: 

 I'lfsideut, I. S. Heudrk-ksou, Fkiral Park, 

 iS' Y. : vice-president. Matthew Crawford, 

 Cuy;ihuj;:i Kails, Ohio ; correspoudiny sec- 

 retary. L, Morton Gage, Grotou, ilass. ; 

 liaiinciiil secretary, H. Youell (pending the 

 decision of the Executive Committee in re- 

 gard to aliolisliing this office) ; treasurer. 

 I'arl t'ropp, Chicago, 111. Executive Com- 

 mittee: Arthur Cowee, Berlin, N, Y"". ; E. 

 l). Stewart, Rives Junction, Mich.; Maurice 

 l-'uld, Philadelphia, Pa. Nomenclature 

 Comniittee: Prof. Beal, Ithaca. N. Y'.; 

 .\rthur Cowee, Berlin, N. Y'. ; I^eonard 

 •lucrg. I:"hiwerfleld. N. Y. 



Prof. Whetzel of Cornell University 

 gave a most interesting and instructive 

 talk on the diseases of the gladiolus. 

 A petition, to which a large number of 

 signatures of growers were attached, 

 calling for a change of the customs 

 tariff on gladiolus bulbs, was read by 

 Mr. Cowee. 



List of Awards: 



W. A. Burpee's prize — Best collei tion, 10 

 varieties. :; spikes each; E. E. Stewart. 

 Kivcs .luijction. Mich. 



M. Crawford's prize — Best 12 spike?, 

 wliite; .lacoii Thouian A: Sons. Rochester, 

 N. Y. 



I-'. II. Cusitman's prize — Best 26 spikes, 

 white: .Jacob Thouian &. Sous. 



A'au;,^hau's Seed St re cup — Best 25 spikes 

 Kuuderd's Glory; A. E. Kunderd. 



T. A. Havemeyer's prize--Best G spikes. 

 ^\■hitc: Jacob Thoman & Sons. 



T. A. Havemeyer's prize — Best 6 spikes, 

 blush or pink ; .Tohn Lewis Childs. 



T. A. Havemeyer's prize — Best 6 spikes, 

 yellow; John Lewis Childs. 



T. A. Havemeyer's prize — Best 6 spikes, 

 scarlet or red ; Arthur Cowee. 



T. A. Havemeyer's prize — Best 6 spikes 

 blue; H. W. Koerner, Milwaukee, Wis. 



P. Hendrickson & Co.'s prize — Best 12 

 v;irieties not now on market: Arthur 

 Cowee. 



Frank Banning's prize — Best vase 

 .America; Cushnian Gladiolus Co. 



<' Betscher's prize — Best collection Prim- 

 ulinus and its hybrids; A. E. Kunderd. 



N. L. <'rawford's prize — Best red seed- 

 lings, to he distinct and valuable: Arthur 

 Cowee. 



Mrs. Francis King's prize — Most harmo- 

 nious and beautiful color arrangement of 

 gladiolus; "Yaughan's Seed Store. 



A. H. .Yustin's prize--Best collection 10 

 new varieties never befnre exhibited, ."j 

 spikes eacii : Arthur Cowee. 



Jacob Thoman & Sons' prize— Best 25 

 spikes, white; Jacob Thoman & Sons. 



E, E. Stewart's prize — Best 2-3 spikes 

 Golden Queen; Cushnian Gladiolus Co. 



A. Henderson & Co.'s prize, .$7.50— Best 

 collection white varieties, named; Arthur 

 Cowee. 



Rowehl t^' Granz's prize — Best exhibition 

 .Yugusta ; P.. Hammond Tracy. 



AMATEUR CLASS. 



A. T. Boddington's prize — Best collection 

 6 varieties. G spikes each ; divided between 

 Albert A. Rosin. Rochester, N. T.. and T. 

 H. Darlington. P. W. Popp, gardener. 

 Mamaroneck, N. Y. 



S. E. Spencer's cup — Best 25 spikes mixed 

 varieties; T. H. Darlington. 



Arthur Cowee's prize — Best 25 spikes 

 Peace. Wm. Robertson, .Tenkintown. Pa. 



Dr. C. Hoeg's prize — Best seedlings: 

 Grace Reshi.re. Dowagiac, Mich. 



.Tohn Lewis Childs' prize — Best display 15 

 varieties, 3 spikes each. T. H. Darlington, 



Stumpp & "Walter Co.'s prize — Best dis- 

 play 10 named varieties, .3 spikes each; 

 T. II. Darlington. 



-Ynierican Gladiolus Society's silver medal 

 for best exhibit of 15 varieties correctly 



named, n spikes each : Miss Grace Reshore, 

 Dowagiac. Mich. 



.Michell silver medal for the best white 

 gladiolus at the exhibit, went to Jacob 

 Thoman & Sons, Rochester, N. T., for va- 

 riety "Rochester White." 



.Michell bronze medal for the best pink 

 gladiolus at the exhibit, went to John 

 Lewis Childs, Floral Park. N. Y., for va- 

 riety "Pan.ama." 



Corresponding Secretary's Report. 



A meeting of the executive commit- 

 tee of the American Gladiolus Society 

 was held in New York City on Decem- 

 ber 6th, with the following members 

 present: Arthur Cowee, E. W. Pen- 

 gar, A. T. Boddington, I. S. Hendrick- 

 son. 



The matter of a die and medals was 

 discussed and it was finally decided to 

 purchase a die and offer ten sets of 

 medals the first year to as many 

 local horticultural societies. It was 

 thought best to offer a silver medal 

 for the first prize, and bronze medal 

 for second prize, the ten sets of med- 

 als to cost $70.00. 



The matter of registration bureau 

 was taken up, and it was decided to 

 combine this committee with that of 

 the nomenclature committee already 

 established, with trial grounds at 

 Ithaca, New York where all tests can 

 be made. It was the sense of the 

 meeting that certificates of merit 

 should be awarded only by the nomen- 

 clature committee, and not by judges 

 appointed for the annual exhibition. 



Prize winners for best article on 

 Gladioli, written for amateurs, Mrs. 

 Francis King, Alma, Mich., first; Mrs. 

 May B. Crane, Hammondsport, N. Y., 

 second. 



President Hendrickson appointed 

 Mr. Cowee and Mr. Beal as members 

 of the color chart committee. 



I regret having to report the death 

 of two of our members. Professor L. 

 B. Judson. who was one of the little 

 party of organizers at Boston, and W. 

 H. Dunning of New Y'ork City who 

 joined our ranks but recently. 



Our New Medals. 



The face or obverse side represents 

 a spike of gladiolus flowers with 

 "American Gladiolus Society" en- 

 graved around the rim. The reverse 

 side is a simple wreath of gladiolus 

 blooms, with space for engraving. The 

 design is unique and original. The 

 medal is made in sterling silver, col- 

 ored silver gray, and is also made in 

 bronze, and was designed and made by 

 the Boston Badge Co., Boston, Mass. 

 The medals will be given to the repre- 

 sentative horticultural societies which 

 will offer them, in their schedules, to 

 be competed for by amateur exhibi- 

 tors of gladiolus blooms at summer 

 shows. The conditions require that 

 the individual exhibits shall consist 

 of fifteen named varieties, three spikes 

 each, the same to be correctly labeled. 

 The silver medal is for the first prize 

 and the bronze medal for second prize. 

 The following societies have been 

 given sets of these medals for their 

 summer exhibitions: Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society. Boston: New- 

 port (R. I.) Horticultural Society; 

 Southampton (L. I.) Horticultural So- 

 ciety: St. Catharines (Ont.) Horticul- 

 tural Society; Pasadena (Cal.) Horti- 

 cultural Society: Melrose (Mass.) 

 Horticultural and Improvement Soci- 

 ety; Worcester County Horticultural 

 Society. Worcester. Mass., and Elber- 



on Horticultural Society, Asbury Park, 

 New Jersey. 



I have received two letters from the 

 secretary of the National Gladiolus 

 Society and the two numbers of their 

 National Hand Book and have sent 

 them copies of all of our bulletins. 

 The secretary, Mrs. Atkinson, writes 

 that it is the earnest desire of the 

 National Society to exchange views 

 and co-operate with our society in 

 straightening out the nomenclature. 



The correspondence has been very 

 large for the past year, and includes 

 many letters soliciting new members 

 which have brought quite satisfactory 

 returns and I have fourteen to my 

 credit. Ten more sent in by other 

 members have been sent to me, be- 

 sides some more that were sent to Mr. 

 Youell direct. 



I believe it would be a good idea to 

 offer a prize to the one securing the 

 largest number of new members for 

 the coming year, and I will promise 

 not to enter the contest because I 

 think the secretary would have a little 

 advantage in a contest of this kind. 



As chairman of the Bulletin Com- 

 mittee I would say that there are 

 members of our society that could 

 give us a great deal of help in making 

 it more readable and interesting, if 

 they would only feel so inclined. We 

 need items of interest and material 

 for our question box, and any grower, 

 the beginner as well as the grower of 

 long experience, can often give us 

 valuable suggestions. 



Thanking those who have given us 

 a helping hand and earnestly asking, 

 like Oliver Twist, for more. I submit 

 this report for your consideration. 

 L. MERTON GAGE. 



AIVIERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



The American Carnation Society 

 held a well attended meeting on 

 Thursday morning. The schedule of 

 the premiums for the National Flower 

 Show was fully discussed and general 

 plans outlined. 



CONVENTION NOTES. 



A correspondent suggests that 

 Thursday, August 22, was "ground- 

 hog" day in Chicago. 



The Coliseum was perfectly adapted 

 to the purpose of an exhibition hall 

 but the room used for the meetings 

 was the noisiest and most unsatisfac- 

 tory the society has ever had. 



Many souvenirs in the form of pen- 

 cils, thermometers, knives, pocket- 

 books, etc., were given away by exhib- 

 itors and will long serve as pleasant 

 reminders of the occasion and the do- 

 nors. 



F. C. W. Brown had a good audience 

 for his talk on floral decorative art 

 and he was well entitled to It for his 

 remarks on simplicity and the avoid- 

 ance of overcrowding were decidedly 

 to the point. 



The splendid groups of decorative 

 plants and masses of cannas and gera- 

 niums from the various parks of Chi- 

 cago were strong attractions and added 

 immensely to the general effect of the 

 great exhibition hall. 



The Hitchings & Co. exhibit of 

 greenhouse construction and heating 

 was installed and in charge of J. Mac- 

 Arthur and the Lord & Burnham ex- 

 hibit was staged under the direction 



