August 12, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



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AMERICAN GLADIOLUS SOCIETY. 

 Program of second annual meeting, 

 Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore, 

 Md., August 16 and 17, 1911: 



Wednesday, August 16, 3.30 P. M. 



Address of welcome, Mr. George 

 Asmus, President S. A. F. and O. H. 

 Reading minutes of last meeting. Pres- 

 ident's address. Financial secretary's 

 report. Treasurer's report. Nominat- 

 ing committee's report. Report of 

 committee on "What Constitutes a 

 First Size of Saleable Bulb." 



Thursday, August 17, 9 A. M. 



Report of judges. Election of offi- 

 cers. Report of miscellaneous com- 

 mittees; bulletin, exhibition, etc. Re- 

 port of committee on nomenclature. 

 New business. Lecture, "Gladiolus 

 Diseases," by Prof. Whetzel, or as- 

 sistant from Cornell University, fol- 

 lowed by discussion and reports from 

 state committeemen on diseases. 



No. 2. Montague Chamberlain. Silver 

 p for the best named varieties, 1 spike 



Schedule of prizes for the Second 

 Exhibition of Gladiolus Blooms to be 

 held in connection with the S. A. F. 

 Convention at Baltimore, Md., August 

 15-18. 1911. 



Open Class. 



No. 1. Henry F. Michell Co. Silver cup 

 for the best 25 spikes of new Gladiolus 

 Kunderdi "Glory" exhibited In one vase. 



No. 2. Vaughau's Seed Store. Silver 

 cup for the best and largest collection of 

 blue shades in lots of 6 separate colors; 

 not less than 25 spikes. 



No. 3. M. Crawford. 50 bulbs of Gladi- 

 olus "White Lady" for the best 6 spikes 

 of any white variety. 



No. 4. Peter Henderson & Co. $10 for 

 the best 10 varieties not now on the mar- 

 ket; 3 spikes each. 



No. 5. W. Atlee Burpee. $10 for the best 

 collection of 10 varieties; 6 spikes each. 



No. 6. E. E. Stewart. $5 for the best 



vase of 12 spikes Gladiolus "Golden Queen." 



No. 7. E. E. Stewart. $5 for the best 



vase of 12 spikes Gladiolus "President 



Taft." 



No. 8. B. F. White. $5 for the best 

 vase of new seedlings not less than 25 va- 

 rieties, never before exhibited. 



No. 9. E. H. Cushman, $5 for the best 

 vase of 25 spikes of one white variety. 



No. 10. A. T. Boddington. $5 for the 

 best vase of any named yellow variety. 



No. 11. John Lewis Chllds. $10 for the 

 best collection of Childsi varieties: 3 

 spikes each. 



No. 12. The Gardener's Chronicle. Chal- 

 lenge cup for the exhibit containiii- the 

 largest number of standard named va- 

 rieties, correctly labeled. 



No. 13. Stumpp & Walter Co. $10 for 

 the best collection of 15 varieties; 3 spikes 

 each. 



No. 14. B. Hammond Tracy. Silver and 

 glass vase for the best table decorated 

 with Gladioli, the table to be laid for 6 

 covers. 



No. 15. N. L. Crawford. $5 for the best 

 center-piece for dining-table. 



No. 16. Frank Banning. $10 for the 

 best vase of Gladiolus "Niagara," 3 or 

 more spikes. 



No. 17. H. H. Groff. $10 for the best 

 exhibit of Gladioli in white and light; 

 dark; blue; and yellow hybrids, not more 

 than 3 spikes of each variety and not less 

 than one vase of each color section. 



No. 18. Rowehl & Granz. $12 for 100 

 spikes Gladiolus "Augusta;" $8, 2nd; $5, 

 3rd. 



No. 19. A. E. Kunderd. $10 and 100 

 bulbs Gladiolus Kunderdi "Glory" for the 

 best display of above variety. 



No. 20. A. E. Kunderd. 100 bulbs of 

 Kunderdi "Glory" for the best vase of 20 

 spikes of above variety; 50 bulbs for 2nd 

 best vase. 



No. 21. Kelway & Son. Silver Medal. 

 Best collection named varieties. Kelway'8 

 large flowered strain. 



Amateur Class. 



No. 1. W. E. Klrchhoff Co. Gold medal 

 for the best display of Gladiolus "Prlnce- 

 plne " 



No. 

 cup 

 each. 



No. 3. John Lewis Chllds. $5 Cor the 



l» st vas Gladiolus -'America," not less 



than i- -pikes. 



No. 4. A. T. Boddington. $5 for the 

 best collection of yellow named varieties 

 exhibited b v an amateur. 



No. 5. J. -M. Thorburn & Co. Silvei 

 eui) for the best collection of Priuiulinus 

 type and hybrids. 



No. il. I.. Merton Gage. $5 for the best 

 • 1 varieties of blue Gladiolus exhibited In 

 one vase. 



No. 7. A. 10. Kunderd. 100 bulbs Gladio- 

 lus Kunderdi "Glory" for the best vase of 

 spikes of above variety; 50 bulbs ot 

 Kunderdi "Glory" for 2nd best vase. 



No. S. Arthur Cowee. $5 for the best 

 exhibit of In spikes each of a yellow va- 

 riety, and a blue variety. 



No. !). Arthur Cowee. $5 for the best 

 exhibit of 10 spikes each of a red variety, 

 white variety and a pink variety. 



No. 10. Francis King. $10 for the most 

 harmonious and beautiful color arrange- 

 ment of Gladiolus spikes, number of colors 

 and quality to count; no less than 50 spikes. 



Exhibits by express should be addressed 

 to American Gladiolus Society, Fifth Regi- 

 ment Armory. Baltimore, Md., express 

 charges prepaid. 



The judging on competitive exhibits 

 will begin at 9 o'clock A. M., Wedpes- 

 day (16th), and all exhibits must be 

 staged by that time. Address all com- 

 munications to L. Merton Gage, Sec'y, 

 A. G. S.. Fifth Regiment Armory, 

 Baltimore. Md. 



ceive dues which have not been paid 

 for the current year. Also contribu- 

 tions I'm the Dorner Memorial Fund. 

 Considerable more funds are needed 

 lor this memorial, and every member 

 who has not already contributed is 

 urged to do so at once. 



A. F. J. BAUR, Secretary. 



Don't forget to ask for a certificate 

 when buying your railroad ticket for 

 Baltimore. Reduced fare not possible 

 without it. 



Dame Nature seems to be doing her 

 best to get into attractive dress for 

 the florists' reception next week. The 

 showers of the past week throughout 

 Maryland have proved very acceptable 

 although they have caused consider- 

 able damage in some sections, wash- 

 ing away bridges, ruining roads and 

 destroying out-of-door stock. Previ- 

 ous to this the drought was proving 

 disastrous. In Baltimore and other 

 places, the citizens were ordered not 

 to waste any water. Such a restric- 

 tion as this surely shows a grave con- 

 dition and the florists will need some 

 for the purposes of ablution at least. 



THE BREEZE. 



Don't forget your badge for 1911. 

 No admittance to Exhibition Hall with- 

 out it. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



There will be a meeting of the 

 Board of Directors at the Convention 

 Hall in Baltimore, at 9.00 A. M., 

 Thursday, Aug. 17th. All members of 

 the A. C. S. who happen to be in at- 

 tendance at the S. A. F. Convention 

 are invited to attend this meeting. 

 There will be business of vital im- 

 portance to come before this meeting, 

 and a large attendance is desired. 



The Secretary will be in attendance 

 at the S. A. F. Convention, arriving in 

 Baltimore on the 16th, ready to re- 



It started way up In the hill-tops, 

 That dear little rollicking breeze; 



It swayed like a fairy the tree-tops 

 And flirted with millions of leaves. 



Then rushing down Into the valley. 

 It kissed all the loveliest flowers, 



And lifting their heads to the cloudlets, 

 It whispered a promise of showers. 



Over the boundless ocean, 



It danced to the twinkle of stars. 



And tossing the foam of the breakers, 

 Flung it high over the bars. 



On thro' the gates of the city, 

 Where panted the weary and weak, 



It swept like a blessing from heaven, 

 Fanning the hot, fevered cheek. 



It whispered a tale of the hill and thev»le; 



It brought them a whiff of the sea; 

 It rocked them to sleep with a song of the 

 deep — 



A song of the flower and the bee. 



Susan W. Clune, In Boston Journal- 



Photo by James f\ Hughes Co. 



Interior View of S. A. F. Exhibition Hall, Baltimore, Mr> 



