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The Florists' Review 





August 17, 1916. 



George W. Hess, of Washington, and ing the Texas society on the progress 

 J. J. Hess, treasurer of the S. A. F., it is making and urging affiliation with 



the S. A. F. 



each gave brief addresses, congratulat- 



AMERICAN GLADIOLUS SOCIETY. 



Holds Annual Meeting. 



The exhibition and convention of the 

 American Gladiolus Society was held at 

 Horticultural hall, Boston, August 11 to 

 13, in copnection with the summer show 

 of the Massachusetts Horticultural So- 

 ciety. The season in the east has been 

 a most peculiar one, there having been 

 an excess of dark and wet days, with 

 sunshine far below the normal. As a 

 consequence, gladioli, which had to be 

 planted later than usual owing to the 

 wet condition of the ground in spring, 

 are flowering much later than usual 

 and for the vicinity of Boston two 

 weeks later would have suited the 

 growers better. However, there was a 

 really wonderful display of flowers of 

 high quality, which filled the main exhi- 

 bition and lecture halls. 



The Business Meeting. 



The annual meeting of the society 

 was held August 12, when there was an 

 excellent attendance of enthusiastic 

 specialists. President C. F. Fairbanks 

 occupied the chair. 



There was a long discussion over 

 what constitutes an amateur and a 

 committee of three was appointed to 

 report on the amateurs' standing in the 

 society. The committee appointed was 

 Madison C. Cooper, Arthur Cowee and 

 I. S. Hendrickson. 



S. E. Spencer and others spoke on the 

 desirability of securing more members. 

 Maurice Fuld suggested sending out 

 quarterly bulletins, which met with gen- 

 eral favor. Messrs. Chamberlain, 

 Mortimer, Cooper and Fairbanks were 

 appointed to see about the preparation 

 and printing of these bulletins. 



President Fairbanks resigned, but the 

 society unanimously voted not to per- 

 mit it and Mr. Fairbanks, amid ap- 

 plause, accepted office for another year. 

 Secretary Henry Youell, of Syracuse, 

 and Treasurer A. E. Kunderd, of Go- 

 shen, Ind., also were reelected. 



Cleveland was favored by Messrs. 

 Fuld and Cowee for next year's meet- 

 ing. The claims of Hartford, Conn., 

 and other cities also were urged. Finally 

 it was voted to leave the selection of 

 the next meeting place in the hands of 

 the executive committee. 



Prof. A, C. Beal, being called upon, 

 spoke of the trials of gladioli at Cor- 

 nell. He said that this year only about 

 thirty varieties are being tested, that 

 four bulletins on gladioli are being is- 

 sued at Cornell, the first on "The His- 

 tory and Evolution of the Gladiolus"; 

 the second, "Culture"; third, "Varie- 

 ties"; fourth, "Diseases." It is hoped 

 that these can be issued so that they 

 can be paged consecutively. The bul- 

 letins can be obtained through any resi- 

 dent in New York state and a copy will 

 be mailed to each member of the Amer- 

 ican Gladiolus Society. 



Arthur Cowee spoke on the duty on 

 imported gladiolus bulbs and said it 

 was noteworthy that serious diseases of 

 this popular bulb had been introduced 

 from Holland. He felt that the Ameri- 

 can Gladiolus' Society should be ready, 

 in view of the fact that a change of 

 administration is possible, with tariff 

 recommendations. Other members fav- 

 ored leaving this matter to be dealt 

 with by the tariff and legislfitive com- 

 mittee of the S. A. F. and a motion 

 to this effect was adoptecj. 



The Exhibition. 



It is doubtful if the American 



Gladiolus Society ever had a larger or 

 more representative display of flowers 

 than on this occasion. New varieties 

 were numerous and some of these 

 showed striking advances in size, color 

 and texture. The wonderful advance 

 made in the primulinus hybrids was 

 noteworthy. These were undoubtedly 

 the most talked of and admired flowers 

 staged. They are so much more grace- 

 ful and decorative than the larger- 

 flowered but stiffer gladioli that they 

 appealed to the public instantly. The 

 society should endeavor to manage the 

 artistic staging of gladioli. Stereotyped 

 rows of vases containing single spikes, 

 or largo vases containing twenty-five or 

 more, soon pall. Far more attention to 

 artistic arrangement should be given 

 and retail florists should have a chance 

 to show how they can stage these 

 flowers most effectively. 



There was a large attendance of the 

 public and florists with notebooks were 

 busy taking the names of varieties 

 which appealed to them. Many spikes 

 were shown from bulbs which had cost 

 $5 each. In some cases as much as 

 $25 per bulb has been paid for novel- 

 ties. Some of these do not compare 

 with older varieties, but occasional 

 ones are extremely fine. The following 

 boiled down list contains the names of 

 some of the most striking, beautiful 

 and desirable of the newer varieties: 



Muriel, a beautiful pink lavender; 

 Mme. Mounet Sully (Lemoine), creamy 

 white, dull carmine center, fine; new 

 primulinus hybrids, raised by Kunderd, 

 showing flowers of wonderful size and 

 in beautiful colors; Mary Fennell 

 (Kunderd), a beautiful pink lavender; 

 White Ivory (Kunderd), pure white, 

 lavender streaks; Mrs. A. E. Kunderd 

 (Kunderd), beautiful delicate pink; 

 Tango, Mrs. Moulton and Mrs. Watt, 

 three new forms of bright, rich crim- 

 son; Evelyn Kirtland, an Ohio seedling, 

 delicate salmon with a darker suffusion; 

 Gretchen Zang, another good Ohio 

 variety; Daisy Rand (Kunderd); Mrs. 

 Dr. Norton (Kunderd), as shown by L. 

 Merton Gage, a variety of rare beauty, 

 awarded the first-class certificate of the 

 American Gladiolus Society; Goliath, 

 fine new dark violet; Heliotrope 

 (Lemoine), a glorified Baron Hulot; 

 Prince of Wales (Kelway), lovely 

 salmon pink; there is said to be ai}- 

 other Prince of Wales, of Dutch origin, 

 quite distinct; El Capitan, white with 



Competitive Qasses at the Boston Exhibition of the American Gladiolus Society. 



