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ciety during the last year. I also feel 

 it my duty to thank all the donors of 

 the handsome prizes, enabling us to 

 work out such a fine schedule for com- 

 petition. 



"To the various committees who ex- 

 amine seedlings and sports I must ex- 

 press the thanks of the society for 

 their prompt and corract work. 



"To the officers and^in^bers, I ex- 

 tend my thanks and apj*eciation for 

 their support during my three terms as 

 your president. Our society must pros- 

 per while our members continue to sup- 

 port and back up our officers. I regret 

 very much that I am not in a position 

 today to announce a great financial 

 prosperity during my terms, but I as- 

 sure you that if it would be withiujny 

 power this society would be the strong- 

 est of all in membership and financial 

 standing. 



"I close with best wishes to my suc- 

 cessor. May he be able to accomplish 

 and finish the work started and carried 

 on by the officers in the past for the 

 good of this society." 



The Exhibition. 



The exhibition, which was staged as 

 a second-day feature of the annual au- 

 tumn exhibition of the Pennsylvania 

 Horticultural Society, brought out some 

 extremely fine blooms, but the compe- 

 tition was confined to two classes of 

 exhibitors, the private gardeners of the 

 neighborhood and the raisers and intro- 

 ducers of novelties, the commercial 

 growers of cut flowers, of whom there 

 are scores in the neighborhood, were 

 not represented at all. Also, some of 

 the private gardeners who usually are 

 heavy entrants did not participate this 

 year, "Wm. Vert, of Castle Gould, being 

 one of those whose flowers were greatly 

 missed. The result was that the show 

 was not so large as it has been in some 

 recent years, notably at Indianapolis in 

 1914, which appears to have marked 

 the high record of the society's achieve- 

 ment. Quality, however, never was 

 better. The awards were: 



C. S. A. silver oip for the best seedling chrys- 

 anthemmn not disseminated, six blooms, one va- 

 riety, on long stems— E. G. Hill Co., Richmond, 

 Ind., nrst. 



C. S. A. silver cup for tlie best displav of 

 poiiiiion chrj'santhemums, ten vases, ten varieties, 

 six sprays not less tlian eighteen Ipches long 

 to a vase, and ten vases of twelve single stems, 

 disbudded, not less than 18-inch Btems — A. N. 

 Plcrson, Inc.. Cromwell, Conn., first. 



The President Kleinhelnz silver cup for the 



best t«n blooms, any one variety of chrysanthe- 

 mums on long sterna — E. T. Scott, lAnadowne, 

 Pa., first. 



Henry A. Dreer prize for the best ten blooms, 

 one variety of chrysanthemums on long stems, 

 white — E. G. Hill Co., Richmond, Ind., first. 



Hosea Waterer prize for the best ten blooms, 

 one variety of chrysanthemums on long stems, 

 yellov — Mrs. H. A. Potts, Wayne, Pa., first. 



Philip J. Foley prize for the best ten blooms, 

 one variety of chrysanthemums on long stems, 

 pink— John "W. Pepper, JenkintoWn, Pa., first. 



Robert Craig prize for the best vase, fifty 

 spraya. jx^npon chrysanthemums on long stemfi 

 — E. v. MMJtt, Tiansdowne, Pa., first; P. A. B. 

 Wlfltener Bwiate, Ogontz, Pa., second. 



Henry P. Michell silver cup for the best vase 

 of twenty-five chrysanthemums on^long stems, 

 five or more varieties — ^P. A. B. WWener Estate, 

 Ogontz, Pa., first. 



Henry F. Michell prizes for the best twelve 

 blooms, twelve varieties of chrysanthemums, 

 short stems — P. A. B. Wldener Estate, Ogontz, 

 Pa., gold medal; Mrs. H. A. Potts, Wayne, Pa., 

 silver medal; no third. 



Charles H. Totty prize for six flowers William 

 Rigby chrysanthemums — P. A. B. Wldener Es- 

 tate, Ogontz, Pa., first; E. T. Scotf, Lansdovnie, 

 Pa., second. 



B. G. Hill prize for ten blooms chrysanthe- 

 mums, introductions of 19i6, not less than five 

 varieties, on long stems — P. A. B. Wldener Es- 

 tate, Agontz, Pa., first; no second. 



Elmer D. Smith prize for the best twelve 

 blooms of Chrysanthemum Artista, open to pri- 

 vate gardeners only — No entry. 



Harry E. Converse prize for the best six 

 blooms of Chrysanthemum Harry E. Converse 

 on long stems — ^Wm. Duckham, Madison, N. J., 

 first. 



Lord & Bumham prize for three varieties of 

 chrysanthemums, six blooms of each on long 

 stems, open to private gardeners only — ^Wm. 

 Duokham, Madison, N. J., first. 



Wells-Totty medals for three blooms Chrysan- 

 themum Yellow Turner— E. G. Hill Oo., Rich- 

 mond, Ind., gold medal; Countess Santa Enlalla, 

 Elkins Park, Pa,, silver medal; bronze medal 

 not awarded. 



Hitchlngs cup for ten blooms red or crimson 

 chrysanthemum, one variety, on long stems — 



C. H. Totty, Madison, N. J., first. 



National Association of Gardeners' prize for 

 six blooms, six varieties of chrysanthemums, 

 long stems, in one vase, open to members of 

 the association only — P. A. B. Wldener Estate, 

 Ogontz, Pa., silver medal. 



Best collection of American undlsseminated 

 seedling chrysanthemums, not less than twelity 

 varieties, one bloom, each — Mt. Greenwood Ceme- 

 tery Association, Morgan Park, 111., first; Elmer 



D. Smith & Co., Adrian, Mich., second. 



The judges were three widely known 

 Philadelphians, Mark Mills, Wm. K. 

 Harris and John Westcott. 



TBEASUBEE'S REPORT. 



[This is the repott of Treasurer John N. May, 

 as. presented at the twenty-eighth annual conven- 

 tion of the Chrysanthemum Society of America, 

 Philadelphia, November 8, 1916.] 



The report was itemized to show each 



financial transaction of the year, but 



only the totals are here presented: 



RECEIPTS. 



Invested at S^i%.. $200.00 



Balance last report 129.94 



Prizes 38.00 



Interest 7.14 



Dues 268,00 



Total $640,08 



DISBTJBSBMEirrS. 



O. W. Johnson, expenses 9 13.TT 



Began Printing House 4^S0 



Fred Fantke 8.00 



C. W. Sciaunn, Sec'y, salary 62.86 



A. T. BeLaHare Prtg. & Pub. Co 26.00 



Kappa Slcma Pi Print Shop 1.20 



Began Printing House 69.00 



Kappa Sigma Pi Print Shop. 1.06 



Kappa Sigma Pi Print Shop 8.90 



C. W. Jcri&son, expenses .'. 12.01 



John N. May, expenses 1.86 



Reed & Barton 60.40 



Account on interest 200.00 



Total $442.02 



To balance 108.06 



Total $640.08 



Chrysanthemum Rfchmond. 



SECRETARY'S REPORT. 



[This Is the report of Secretary Chas. W. John- 

 son, as presented at the twenty-eighth annual 

 convention of the CSirysanthemum Society of 

 America, Philadelphia, November 8, 1916.] 



Our society continues to make 

 progress and, though we do not get the 

 increased membership we should, the 

 work of the society along the lines of 

 improving the standard and populariz- 

 ing the chrysanthemum is being recog- 

 nized more each year. Your secretary 

 notes this particularly by the increased 

 correspondence that comes to him 

 throughout the year in comparison with 

 the first years of his work. The inter- 

 est in the new varieties continues and 

 the work of the examining commit- 

 tees is being greatly appreciated, 

 and a seedling that has the en- 

 dorsement of the committees is recog- 

 nized by the commercial growers 

 as being worthy of a thorough trial. 

 The reports of the examining commit- 

 tees were sent to the trade papers each 

 week as they were received and a final 

 summary of the season's work was pub- 

 lished. The trade press generously 

 printed these and other notices sent to 

 them from time to time, for which we 

 owe to them our vote of* thanks. 



A ticket of admission to the National 



Flower Show, held in Philadelphia in 



• April, 1916, was mailed to all members 



in good standing on the secretary's 



books. 



You will notice a change in the class 

 for the C. 8. A. silver cup. Our presi- 

 dent kindly offers a silver cup for a 

 class similar to the C. S. A. class of 

 other years, thus making the change 

 necessary. Class B is arranged accord- 

 ing to the suggestions of the commit- 

 tee appointed at the last annual 

 meeting. 



Donors of Special Prizes. 



Your secretary appreciates the-i.^kind- 

 ness of the following firms an3 indi- 

 viduals in offering the special priaea 

 at this exhibition: 



Wm. K. Harris, Philadelphia. 



Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia. 



Hosea Waterer, Philadelphia. 



Robert Craig, Philadelphia. 



Henry F. Michell, Philadelphia. 



Hltchings & Co., New York. 



Iiord & Burnham Co.. New York. 



Chas. H. Totty, Madison, N. J. 



The E. G. Hill Co., Richmond, Ind. 



Elmer D. Smith & Co., Adrian, Mich. 



President Wm. Kleinhelnz, Ogontz, Pa. 



Philip J. Foley, Chicago. 



Wells & Co., Merstham, England. 



H. E. Converse, Marion, Mass. 



National Association of Gardeners. 



Owing to the intense heat during the 

 summer, the growing season this year 

 was a hard one on the plants and Mr. 

 Totty reports that the growers in the 

 eastern states are having a great deal 

 of trouble with a disease which se- 

 riously affects the growth of the plants. 

 It would be a good thing if any mem- 

 ber having this or any other trouble 

 with his plants would gire us the bene- 



