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HORTICULTURE 



January 10, J 914 



ANNUAL MEETING AND EXHIBI- 

 TION. 



More than ordinary interest should 

 attach to the Annual Meeting and Ex- 

 hibition of the American Carnation So- 

 ciety to be held in the Hotel Statler, 

 Cleiveland, Ohio, on Wednesday and 

 Thursday, January 2Sth and 29th next. 

 The geographical location of Cleveland 

 is central, suiting the florists of both 

 East and West. Judging from the pro- 

 gram now nearing completion, the busi- 

 ness sessions will be productive of 

 much information of value to carna- 

 tion growers. 



The Exhibition which is to be staged 

 in the large ballroom of the hotel will. 

 It is expected, be larger than any of its 

 predecessors and will embody some 

 new features. A distinctly new feature 

 ■will be a series of table decorations, 

 demonstrating the decorative qualities 

 of the new varieties of carnations be- 

 ing disseminated this year. Each dis- 

 seminator has been asked to furnish 

 150 to 200 flowers for this especial pur- 

 pose, and the necessary greens, acces- 

 sories and other material required will 

 be furnished by local florists, who will 

 also undertake the decorations. 



The tables will not be in competition 

 for any honors, being merely demon- 

 strations of the artistic ability of the 

 Cleveland retail florist. By using the 

 new varieties of carnation in this way, 

 it is hoped the public of Cleveland will 

 become familiar with the names and 

 qualities of the new introductions — a 

 result that could not be other than to 

 the advantage of the trade in general. 



The Exhibition will be open to the 

 public at certain hours, admission to be 

 free and only by the official card of 

 admission sent out for the occasion. 

 As the display will be of particular in- 

 terest to retail florists as well as grow- 

 ers, it is hoped that there will be a 

 good attendance on the part of the 

 trade within a convenient distance 

 from Cleveland. 



R. T. Brown, Pres. 



Queens, N. Y. 



Premium List for Twenty-third Annual 

 Exhibition to Be Held at Cleve- 

 land, Ohio, January 28-29, 

 1914. 



SECTION A. 

 Open to All Varieties, Seedlings and 



Standard Sorts. 

 Class 1. Vase 100 blooms White, 1st, $10; 

 2n«l, $6. 



Class 2. Vase 100 blooms Flesh Pink, 

 belBg those shades of ilesh or salmon color, 

 1st, $10; 2n(l, $6. 



Class 3. Vase 100 blooms Light Pink, 

 being those shades of pink verging on the 

 true pink and not lighter than Gloriosa, 

 nor darker than Mrs. C. W. Ward, 1st, $10; 

 2nd, $6. 



Class 4. Vase 100 blooms Dark Pink, 

 being darker than Mrs. C. W. Ward and 

 Including all so-called cerise not dark 

 enough to be classed as red, 1st, $10; 

 2nd, $6. 



Class 5. Vase 100 blooms Red or Scar- 

 let, to include all sfiades gener.Tlly included 

 In those colors, 1st. $10; 2nd, $6. 



Class 6. Vase 100 blooms Crimson, to 

 cover those shades known as crimson or 

 maroon, 1st. $10; 2nd, $6. 



Class 7. Vase 100 blooms Yellow or Yel- 

 low Variegated, 1st, $10; 2nd, $6. 



Class 8. Vase 100 blooms White Varie- 

 gated, 1st, $10; 2nd. $6. 



Class 9. Vase 100 blooms Any Other 

 Color, to include any other color decidedly 



distinct from colors specified above, 1st, 

 $10; 2nd, $6. 



Sweepstakes. 



For sweepstakes in Section A, see Section 

 F for special premiums. 



SECTION B. 



Open to All Varieties Disseminated Prior 



to July, 1913. 50 Blooms to Each Vase. 



Class 10. White Perfection, 1st, $5; 



2nd, $3. 



Class 11. 

 2nd, $3. 



Class 12. 



Class 13. 

 2nd, $3. 



Class 14. 



Class 15. 



Class 16. 

 2nd, $3. 



Class 17. 

 2nd, $3. 



Class 18. 



Class 19. 

 $5; 2nd, $3, 



Class 20. 



Class 21. 

 2nd, $3. 



Class 22. 



Class 23. 



Class 24. 

 2nd, $3. 



Class 25. 



Class 26. 

 2nd, $3. 



Class 27. 



Class 28. 



White Enchantress, 1st, $5; 



White Wonder, 1st, $5; 2nd, $3. 

 Any Other White, 1st, $5; 



Enchantress, 1st, $5 ; 2nd, $3. 

 Pink Delight, Ist, $5; 2nd, $3. 

 Any Other Flesh Pink, 1st, $5; 



Mrs. C. W. Ward, 1st, $5; 



Gloriosa, 1st, $5; 2nd, $3. 

 Any Other Light Pink, 1st, 



Rosette, 1st, $5; 2nd, $3. 



Any Other Dark Pink, Ist, $5; 



Beacon, 1st, $5; 2nd, $3. 

 Victory, 1st, $5; 2nd, $3. 

 Any Other Scarlet, 1st, $5; 



Harry Fenn, 1st, $5; 2nd, $3. 

 Any Other Crimson, 1st, $5; 



Benora, 1st, $5; 2nd, $3. 

 Any Other White, Variegated, 

 1st, $5; 2nd, $3. 



Class 29. Any Y'ellow or Yellow Varie- 

 gated, 1st, $5; 2nd, $3. 



Class 30. Any other color, same as class 

 9, 1st, $5; 2nd, $3. 



SECTION C. 



For Varieties Disseminated in the Season 

 of 1912-13 60 Blooms to Each Vase 



Class 31. Enchantress Supreme, premi- 

 um offered by Dailledouze Bros., 1st $6; 

 2nd $4.00. 



Class 32. Wm. Eccles, premium offered 

 by Scott Bros., 1st .$6; 2nd $4.00. 



Class 33. The Herald, premium offered 

 by Chicago Carnation Co., 1st $6; 2nd 

 $4.00. 



Class 34. Yellow Prince, premium offered 

 bv F. Dorner & Sons' Co., 1st $6; 2nd 

 $4.00. 



Class 35. Yellowstone, premium offered 

 bv F. Dorner & Sons' Co., 1st $6; 2nd 

 $4.(10. 



Class 36. Commodore, premium offered 

 by the E. G. UlU Co., 1st $6; 2nd $4.00. 



Class 37. Salmon Beauty, premium of- 

 fered by F. B. Abrnms. 1st $6; 2nd $4.00. 



Class 38. Eureka, premium offered by 

 L. C. Midgley, 1st $6; 2nd $4.00. 



SECTION D. 



The American Carnation Society Medals. 

 Class 39. A gold medal will be award- 

 ed to the best vase of 100 blooms of any 

 variety. Must score not less than 90 

 points. 



A silver medal will be awarded to the 

 second best vase in this class. Must 

 score not less than 88 points. 



A bronze medal will be awarded to the 

 third best vase in this class. Must score 

 not less than 86 points. 



Blooms must be staged in the society's 



vases until judging is finished. After the 



awards have been made, flowers may be 



changed to other vases if desired. 



SPECIAL. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN 



FLORISTS AND ORNAMENTAL, 



HORTICVLTURISTS 



MEDALS. 



For Undisseminated Varieties of American 

 Origin. 



Class 40. A silver medal will be award- 

 ed to the best vase of 50 blooms, any col- 

 or. Must score not less than 88 points. 



A bronze medal will be awarded to the 

 second best vase in this class. Must score 

 not less than 86 points. 



FRED DORNER MEMORI.AL, MEDAL. 



This Medal Is Offered Under the Following 

 Conditions : 



Class 41. A gold medal will be awarded 

 to the best 100 blooms of any undissemi- 

 nated seedling carnation (sports not ad- 

 missible). The variety must have been in 

 cultivation not less than three years and 

 must score not less than 85 points, judged 



by the American Carnation Society's scale 

 of points. The medal to be awarded to the 

 originator, who need not necessarily be 

 the exhibitor, and can be awarded to the 

 same variety only once. To be eligible to 

 compete for this medal, 50 blooms of the 

 variety must have been shown at a pre- 

 vious exhibition of the American Carnation 

 Society in a preliminary class and scored 

 not less than 80 points. The following va- 

 rieties have qualified and are eligible to 

 compete for the medal this year: "Match- 

 less," by Cottage Gardens Co., Queens, 

 N, Y. ; "Gorgeous," by Peter Fisher, Ellis, 

 Mass.; "Princess Dagmar," by Patten & 

 Co., Tewksbury, Mass. 



Class 42. A preliminary competition will 

 be conducted at this exhibition for elig- 

 ibility to compete for the medal next year. 

 Fifty blooms must be shown of any un- 

 disseminated seedling variety. 



SECTION E. 

 Certificate of Merit. 



Class 43. New, or undisseminated va- 

 rieties may enter for this Certificate of 

 Merit under the following conditions: A 

 variety may be entered under a name or 

 number, but a name must be furnished be- 

 fore a certificate will be issued. An entry 

 fee of $5.00 will be charged for each va- 

 riety entered when entry is made. Not 

 less than 50 blooms must be shown and 

 the variety must have been bloomed not 

 less than three years. To receive a Certifi- 

 cate of Merit, a variety must score eighty- 

 five or more points. Varieties may be 

 staged and judged In this class at any 

 time during the convention. A vase of a 

 variety competing in an open class may 

 also be entered for Certificate of Merit. In 

 all other respects, except as stated above, 

 tlie rules governing the general classes 

 must be observed. 



Preliminary Certificate. 



Class 44. This may be competed for by 

 a two-year-old variety. Twelve blooms 

 must be shown, and a $2.00 entry fee will 

 be charged for each variety entered. The 

 variety must be properly labeled under 

 name or number. It must score not less 

 than 85 points and may be staged and 

 judged at any time during the convention. 



SECTION F. 

 Special Premiums. 



Class 45. A silver cup, valued at $50.00, 

 is offered by Thos. W. Lawson for the 

 best vase arrangement of not less than 

 100 nor more than 200 blooms. Other 

 foliage, cut or In pots, may be used. 



Class 46. $10.00 in gold will be awarded 

 to the vase of carnations which holds in 

 best condition to the end of the exhibition. 

 Premium contributed by F. Burkl. 



A silver cup, valued at $20.00, is offered 

 by HItchings & Co. as a sweepstakes prize 

 In Section A. (No entry required for this.) 



NON-COMPETITIVE EXHIBITS. 

 Space Will Be Provided for Non-competi- 

 tive Exhibits. 



Retailers are especially invited to avail 

 themselves of this opportunity to show 

 made-up work In various forms. 



Where special location, or special ar- 

 rangement of tables is desired, application 

 must be made to the superiutedent of the 

 exhibition not later than two days before 

 the opening of the exhibition. 



A. P. J. BAUR, Secretary. 



Indianapolis, Ind. 



NEW YORK TO CLEVELAND. 



The New York party for the Ameri- 

 can Carnation Society's meeting at 

 Cleveland will leave the New York 

 Central Station on the 6.45 P. M., train 

 on Tuesday, January 27th, arriving at 

 Cleveland, Wednesday morning at 7.35 



Providence, R. I. — Announcement 

 is made that Mrs. Elizabeth O'Connor 

 has donated $5000 to St. Joseph's Hos- 

 pital in memory of her husband, Tim- 

 othy O'Connor. The donation carries 

 the stipulation that it shall be used to 

 establish a tree bed in that institution. 

 Mr. O'Connor for half a century was a 

 leading florist of Providence. 



