December 9, 1911 



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Co., 611 Handolph street, owner's care, 

 if you Intend to come personally and 

 look after the unpacking and placing. 

 Or they may be placed in care of the 

 Secretary who will be on the ground 

 the forenoon of the 14th to look after 

 anj that may be so ordered. 



Proper tags will be placed on every 

 exhibit, with the owner's number, 

 i iption, etc. Come and bring the 

 best you have, if you are growing, and 

 attend the evening meeting at the 

 Sherman House, if possible. 



Program of meeting at the Sherman 

 House, 7.S0 r. M., Dec. 15: 



'I he Dahlia and Its Future, W K 

 Fletcher, Des .Moines, Iowa. The 

 Gladiolus and its Future, A. E. Kun- 

 derd, Goshen, Indiana. Hybridizing 

 and Culture, H. W. Koerner, Milwau- 

 kee, Wisconsin. Tin \ <>. i;it ion and 

 its Membership, E. T. Barnes, Spencer, 

 Indiana. American Bulbs, E. S. 

 Thompson, Benton Harbor, Michigan. 



Short discussions will follow each 

 paper, and all are invited to take 

 part. 



NORTH SHORE HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



At the regular meeting of the North 

 Shore Horticultural Society, Man- 

 chester, Mass., on Dec. 1, the speaker 

 was Wm. Sim, of Cliftondale — subject, 

 "Sweet Peas." Mr. Sim read a paper 

 on this topic, going into the origin and 

 history of the development of sweet 

 peas and especially the winter-flower- 

 ing sweet peas, also touching on cul- 

 ture — in fact, covered the subject as 

 only an expert grower can. The speak- 

 er also took the opportunity to speak 

 a word promoting the coming Nation- 

 al Sweet Pea Society Show at Boston 

 next summer, an event in which such 

 places as Bar Harbor, Lenox and New- 

 port are becoming interested. A dis- 

 cussion followed which brought out 

 some valuable cultural points. Among 

 the visitors were A. A. Pembroke and 

 Frank Dolansky of Lynn. 



R. A. MITCHELL. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 

 AMERICA. 



Reports of Examining Committee. 



Chicago, Nov. 18— Exhibited by 

 Peter Schilt, Evanston, 111., Gract 

 Muller, Single Yellow, scored 88 

 points; Mrs. Kenneth Barnhart, Single 

 Pink, scored 90 points. 



Chicago, Nov. 25— Exhibited by Fred 

 Pautke, Grosse Pointe Farms. Mich., 

 Helen Newberry, White Pompon, 

 scored 90 points. 



Cincinnati, Nov. 25— Exhibited by 

 Fred Pautke, Grosse Pointe Farms, 

 Mich., Helen Newberry, White Pom- 

 pon, scored 91 points. 



New York, Nov. 28— Exhibited by- 

 Fred Pautke, Grosse Pointe Farms. 

 Mich., Helen Newberry, White Pom- 

 pon, scored 88 points. 



Chicago, Nov. 25 — Exhibited by 

 Tong & Weeks, Ashtabula, Ohio, H. 

 Tong, reflexed Jap, Yellow, scored 77 

 points. 



Cincinnati, Nov. 25— Exhibited by 

 Tong & Weeks, Ashtabula, Ohio, H. 

 Tong, reflexed Jap, Yellow, scored 82 

 points. 



Chicago, Nov. 25— Exhibited by 

 Baur & Steinkamp, Indianapolis, Ind., 

 No. 25-06, Lemon Yellow, Jap, scored 

 85 points. 



CHAS. W. JOHNSON. Secy. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 Department of Registration. 



Public notici Is b iven that 



F. H. lie Witt, oi Wooster, Ohio, otters 



tor registration the Geraniums de- 



cribed below. Anj person objecting 



to the registration or to the use of 



the propo d names, is requested to 



communicate with the secretary at 



Failing to receive objection to 



the registration the same will be made 



three « eeks from this date 



Descriptions. 



GENERAL WAYNE, Seedling of S. 

 A. Nutt crossed with Jean Oberle; 

 laige, semi-double flowers borne in 

 large trusses; color rich carmine; 

 foliage small; habit, and foliage like 

 Jean Oberle. 



AVIATOR RODGERS.— Seedling oi 

 Mme. L. Bisquit; large clusters of 

 semi-double flowers; color bright 

 salmon; bushy habit. 



DAYBREAK.— Seedling of L'Aube 

 crossed with Jean Oberle; double 

 florets; small foliage; color darker 

 pink than Oberle. 



AVIATOR ATWOOD.— Seedling of 

 S. A. Nutt crossed with Jean Viand; 

 semi-double florets; large trusses; 

 medium sized foliage; growth like 

 Jean Viand. 



Public notice is hereby given that 

 The Conard & Jones Company, of 

 West Grove, Pa., offer for registration 

 the Cannas described below. Any per- 

 son objecting to the registration or to 

 the use of the proposed names, is re- 

 quested to communicate with the sec- 

 retary at once. Failing to receive 

 objection to the registration the same 

 will be made three weeks from this 

 date. 



Descriptions. 



CONOWINGO — The color of this 

 flower is an intense fiery scarlet. Its 

 foliage is an unusually beautiful plum 

 color at the base, shading to rich olive 

 green at the tip. The stately flowers 

 are freely produced and stand well 

 above the foliage, thus showing them- 

 selves off to good advantage. Height 

 4 to 5 feet. 



SPLENDOUR.— The most impres- 

 sive quality in this Canna is the firm, 

 well spread out formation of the flow- 

 ers, which are an intense scarlet color 

 and very large. It makes two or three 

 bloom heads on each stalk, insuring 

 flowers practically all the time, as new 

 blooms are constantly appearing be- 

 fore the older flowers fade. "Splen- 

 dour" is a fitting name to such a 

 magnificent Canna. Green foliage. 

 Height 3 to 3>/ 2 feet. 



WABASH.— The bronze-leaved "Ro- 

 sea Gigantea." Flower is unusually 

 large, petals broad and borne in great 

 abundance well above the magnificent 

 foliage of deep purple brown, striped 

 bronze green. Height, 4 feet. 



BEACON.— Because of its abundance 

 of bloom this Canna is notably effec- 

 tive. The moderate sized flowers are 

 borne in great impressive heads of 

 rich cardinal red. When seen in a 

 row or bed the flowers show a mass 

 of bloom that for color effect we think 

 is unparalleled. 



KATE F. DEEMER.— The grand 

 flowers open a rich, oriole yellow 

 which gradually gives place to turkey 

 red in the center and throat of the 

 flower in striking contrast with the 

 rest of the blossom which turns almost 

 white. The rich yellow buds on red- 



dish brown stems combine with the 

 yellow and white Bowers, surmounting 

 rich green foliage, to make a fas- 

 cinating combination that always 

 h and attra* tlvi Height 3 

 to 4 feet. 



II. li. DORNER, -Secretary. 



. ;l„ r 30, 1911, 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' CLUB 

 OF BOSTON. 



The Club will hold a field day at 

 ■ ingham, Mass., on Saturday, 

 i ii cember 16. Membei and friends 

 will please take special Boston and 

 Worcester electrics at Park square, 

 Boston, at 12 o'clock sharp. Ladies 

 will be welcome on this outing. The 

 establishments of Messrs. W. R. Nich- 

 olson, S. J. Goddard and J. T. Butter- 

 worth will he visited, and the field 

 day should prove interesting for all 

 who attend. 



The next regular Club meeting will 

 be held at Horticultural Hall, on 

 Tuesday evening, December 19, at 8 

 o'clock. This being the annual meet- 

 ing for the election of officers a large 

 attendance is desired. There will be 

 two short practical talks given while 

 ballots are being counted, and some 

 line exhibits are promised. 



W. N. CRAIG, Sec. 



YONKERS HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 

 On Friday, Dec. 1st, a well attended 

 meeting of this society was held and 

 many interesting matters discussed. 

 The committee on spring show report- 

 ed progress and the executive, on the 

 financial result of the past fall show- 

 reported a deficit, which it was voted 

 to pay from the society funds. In the 

 carnation competition R. Cochrane 

 was awarded first, for splendid blooms 

 of Enchantress, White Enchantress 

 and Dorothy Gordon. Messrs. Macdon- 

 ald and Kinney were awarded cultur- 

 al certificates; Messrs. Mooney, Nich- 

 ols and Miller, acting as judges. 

 Julius Roehrs Co., of Rutherford, N. 

 J., exhibited Begonia "La Patrie" and 

 a certificate of merit was awarded, its 

 handsome glossy foliage being much 

 admired. H. M. B. 



NOTES. 



The St. Louis Retail Florists' Asso- 

 ciation will hold its regular monthly- 

 meeting next Monday night at 8 

 o'clock, in the Knights of Columbus 

 Hall. 



The West Virginia Horticultural So- 

 ciety, in session at Kersey, W. Va., 

 elected the following officers for the 

 ensuing year: President H. L. Smith, 

 of Martinsburg; vice-president, A. D. 

 Page, of Lost Creek; treasurer, H. H. 

 Hoffman, of Keyser, and secretary, A 

 L. Dacy, Morgantown. 



Denver, Colorado, is to have a 

 r show, November 11th to 16th, 

 L912, under the auspices of The Colo- 

 rado Florists' Club. A guarantee fund 

 of $5000 has already hetn subscribed 

 by the florists alone. We are asked to 

 give this early information so that all 

 the growers of the country may know 

 that the premium list will include a 

 special open class for the largest 

 chrysanthemum plant in the show, 

 without restriction as to variety, and 

 in this class the first prize will be 

 $100; second $75 and third $50. These 

 liberal premiums ought to bring out 

 a lot of entries. J. A. Valentine is 

 chairman of the committee. 



