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The Florists^ Review 



July 12, 1917. 



time the plants started to bloom a leaky 

 gas main destroyed practically th.e en- 

 tire crop and no definite conclusions 

 could be drawn from the test made. The 

 university now is in a financial condi- 

 tion to go ahead with* the work, Pro- 

 fessor Beal said, and he hoped to in- 

 clude as many novelties as possible 

 among both indoor and outdoor varie- 

 ties. 



Some discussion followed Professor 

 Beal's remarks and it was decided to 

 endeavor to have a delegation of the 

 society's members vifeit the trial 

 grounds at Ithaca during the flowering 

 season. 



William Sim spoke of the prices 

 charged by California growers of seeds 

 of winter-flowering sweet peas. He said 

 he would not object to the high prices 

 if the flowers came true to name, but in 

 several of his large houses last season 

 not twenty-five per cent came true. This 

 meant a serious loss to growers, Mr. 

 Sims said, as the bulk of thjp flowers 

 were of unsalable colors. 



Varieties Do Not Come True. 



W. N. Craig spoke of another man 

 who paid $20 per ounce for his seed and 

 little of it came true to name. Secre- 

 tary Gray said he bought what should 

 have been Hercules from a prominent 

 seed house, sowed it in fall, kept it 

 potted, planted outdoors early and the 

 flowers were mostly those of Mrs. Cuth- 

 bertson, with some whites mixed in. 



It was felt that the seedsmen should 

 exercise greater care in sending out 



was voted to report the idea to the 

 executive committee for its considera- 

 tion, 



A letter from the Merchants' Asso- 

 ciation of New York, asking the society 

 to hold its next convention there, was 

 read. Several members favored meet- 

 ing in New York in 1918. Mr. Sim fa- 

 vored Boston. It was finally decided to 

 leave the selection of the place for the 

 1918 meeting to the executive commit- 

 tee with sentiment favoring New York, 

 as New England has had successive 

 meetings at Newport, Bar Harbor and 

 Boston. 



OfiQ.cers Beelected. 



On motion of W. A. Sperling it was 

 voted to reelect the oflScers of the so- 

 ciety for another term. They are: Presi- 

 dent, George W. Kerr, Doylestown, Pa.; 

 vice-president, Edwin Jenkins, Lenox, 

 Mass.; secretary, William Gray, New- 

 port, E. I.; treasurer, William Sim, Clif- 

 tondale, Mass. 



Secretary Gray stated that he already 

 had some interesting articles in prepara- 

 tion for the next bulletin and had the 

 assurance of a good annual bulletin and 

 that he felt that it would hold pres- 

 ent members and help to add many new 

 ones. 



A vote of thanks to the Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society for the use of the 

 building for the show and courtesies ex- 

 tended was passed on motion of J. Har- 

 rison Dick. 



The Awards. 



The complete list of awards, with 



General View from the Entrance to the National Sweet Pea Show, Boston. 



seeds. George W. Kerr said he believed 

 the California growers were doing their 

 best to keep and send out true stocks. 

 He had spent some time there recently 

 and had seen between 1,000 and 2,000 

 acres of sweet peas growing. 



J. Harrison Dick spoke of the work 

 that the Eev. W. T. Hutchins had done 

 toward popularizing the sweet pea in 

 America and hoped it might be possible 

 to have a Hutchins memorial medal to 

 be offered each year in the same way 

 as the Eckford Challenge cup is offered 

 in England. Messrs. Sim and Gray 

 spoke in favor of such a medal and it 



varieties used by the winners, is as fol- 

 lows : 



PRIVATE GARDENERS. 



Silver cup for twenty-five v.irieties, not less 

 than twenty sprays to the vase, to be shown 

 with sweet pea foliage only, to be won twice 

 by the same exliibitor to become his property: 

 also to tlie winner of this cup eacli time a cash 

 prize of $25; $15 second; $10 third prize— A. N. 

 Edwards, gardener to A. N. Cooley, Pittsfleld, 

 Mass., first, with magnificent flowers of Blue 

 Monarch, Dobbie's Cream, Old Rose (a beautiful 

 and distinct new color in sweet peas). Lady Eve- 

 lyn Eyre, Orchid Rosabelle, Blue Picotee, Fiery 

 Cross, U. F. Folton, Warrior, Charity, Mrs. 

 Hugli Diclison, Anzac, Edna May Improved. 

 Royal Purple, .lean Ireland, May Unwin, Mrs. 

 C. "p. Tonlin. Hercules, Loyalty, Mrs. H. Cuth- 

 bertson, Faitli (many stalks carried five flowers 

 each), Margaret Atlee, President and Mrs. 

 George Herbert; A. J. Jenkins, gardener to Mrs. 



Homer Gage, Iristhorpe Farm, Shrewsbury 

 Mass., second. 



Six vases, six varieties, twenty sprays to vasc 

 — A. J. Jenkins, first, with Hercules, Bluo 

 Jacket, John Ingman, White Spencer, Scarlet 

 Emperor and Lavender George Herbert. 



Display, arranged for effect — George Melvin, 

 gardener to Col. Charles Pfaff, Framingham, 

 Mass., first. 



Best vase of Edward Gowdy — William Gray, 

 gardener to Mrs. W. B. Leeds, Newport, R. 1., 

 first. 



Best vase of new Miriam Beaver — Daniel Hay, 

 gardener to Mrs. E. French Vanderbilt, New- 

 port, R. 1., first, with superb flowers. 



Best vase of R. F. Felton — Edwin Jenkins, 

 gardener to Glraud Foster, Lenox, Mass., first: 

 S. W. Carlquist, gardener to Mrs. B. 0. Win- 

 throp, Lenox, Mass., second. 



Twelve vases, twelve varieties, twenty spi:ay.s 

 to vase — A. N. Edwards, first, with Royal 

 Purple, Bertie Asher, Constance Hinton, Warrior, 

 May Unwin, Mrs. H. S. Damerun, Jean Ireland, 

 Hercules, Crimson Queen, Rosabelle, Lady Eve- 

 lyn Eyre and Blue Monarch. 



PRIVATE GARDENERS AND AMATEURS. 



Twelve vases of twelve distinct colors, cor- 

 rectly named, twenty sprays to a vase — S. W. 

 Catlqulst, first, with Hercules, May Unwin, 

 King Manoel, Lady Evelyn Eyre, Mrs. Damerun, 

 King Edward Spencer, Royal Purple, Cherub, 

 Constance Hinton, George Herbert, Mrs. Cuth- 

 bertson and Loyalty; A. N. Edwards, second; 

 Edwin Jenkins, third. 



Six vases, six distinct varieties, twenty sprays 

 to a vase — Daniel Ha.v, first, witli King Manoel, 

 Jean Ireland, Alfred Watkins, Constance Hinton, 

 Doris Asher and Fiery Cross. 



Vase of twenty-five sprays of Hercules^ — S. W. 

 Carlquist, first; W. G. Taylor, Newport, R. I., 

 second. 



Vase of fifty sprays of mixed Spencers in 

 twelve varieties — William Gray, first. 



Display for effect on round 4-foot table — Wil- 

 liam Gray, first. 



Six vases Spencers, six varieties, twenty sprays 

 to vase — Daniel Hay, first, with Rosabelle, Mrs. 

 Cuthbertson, Bertie Asher, George Herbert, Lady 

 Evelyn Eyre and Jean Ireland. 



Eight vases, eight varieties, twenty sprays to 

 vase — S. W. Carlquist, first, with Lady Evelyn 

 Byre, Hercules, Orchid, George Herbert, Con- 

 stance Hinton, Mrs. Cuthbertson, Mrs. Damerun 

 and Royal Purple; Daniel Hay, second. 

 AMATEURS. 



Three vases, three varieties, fifteen sprays to 

 a vase — W. G. Taylor, first, with splendid 

 flowers of Cherub, King Manoel and King Ed- 

 ward Spencer; Mrs. P. J. Forbes, Worcester, 

 Mass, second; Mrs. Margaret J. Miller, Nahant, 

 Mass., third. 



Fifteen sprays, any variety — W. G. Taylor, 

 first, with Constance Hinton; Mrs. P. G. Forbes, 

 second; Mrs. Margaret J. Miller, third. 



Fifteen sprays, any pink variety — W. G. 

 Taylor, flrst, with Hercules; Mrs. P. G. Forbes, 

 second; W. F. Blossom, Cliftondale, Mass., third. 

 Fifteen sprays, any lavender variety — W. G. 

 Tavlor, flrst, with R. F. Felton; Mrs. P. G. 

 Forbes, ?econd; W. F. Blossom, third. 



Fifteen sprays, any crimson or scarlet variety 

 — W. G. Taylor, first, with King Edward Spen- 

 cer; Thomas Burrows. Greystone, R. I., second; 

 Miss Margaret J. Miller, third. 



Fifteen sprays, any cream variety — W. G. 

 Taylor, flrst, with Primrose Spencer; Mrs. 

 Percy G. Forbes, second, with Dobbie's Cream; 

 Mrs. Margaret J. Miller, third. 



Fifteen sprays, any maroon or ptirple variety 

 — W. G. Taylor, flrst, with King Manoel; W. F. 

 Blossom, second. 



OPEN AND MISCELLANEOUS. 

 Best vase 1917 novelty, twenty sprays, one 

 variety — S. W. Carlquist. flrst, with Bolton's 

 Victory, a flne lavender of an even color; Daniel 

 Hay, second, with Hope, ;i large rosy red 

 variety. 



Luncheon table decoration, use of greens and 

 other flowers allowed — Allen J. Jenkins, Shrews- 

 bury, Mass., flrst. 



OPEN TO ALL. 

 Display for effect, not more than four feet 

 liigh, against wall and on table 3x6 feet — ^James 

 Watt, gardener to Mrs. W. G. Weld, Newport, 

 R. I., flrst; A. J. Jenkins, second. 



Nine vases, nine distinct varieties, twenty 

 sprays of each variety to vase — S. W. Carlquist, 

 flrst, with Bolton's Victory, King Edward 

 Spencer, Royal Purple. Cherub, Constance Hin- 

 ton, Blue Monarch, Mrs. Cuthbertson and Loy- 

 alty. 



Six vases, six varieties, twenty sprays to a 

 vase — A. N. Edwards. Pittsfleld, Mass., flrst, 

 with Fiery Cross, Blue Picotee. Constance 

 Hinton, Mrs. E. C. McEwen, Mrs. Damerun and 

 Mrs. George Herbert: S. W. Carlquist, second. 

 Two tubs, distinct varieties — J.imes Watt, 

 first; Allen J. Jenkins, second. 



Best display, two or more colors, arranged 

 for effect — W. G. Taylor, first with Constance 

 Hinton, Hercules and King Manoel: Thomas 

 Burrows, second: Thomas Brooks, tliird. 



Kerr prize for finest vase in exhibition awarded 

 to A. N. Edwards for a superb vase of Lady 

 Evelyn Eyre. 



Prize for most meritorious exhibit In show 

 awarded to A. N. Edwards for collection of 

 twenty-flve varieties for Boddington prize. 



Prize for finest amateur exhibit awarded to 

 W. G. Taylor. 



Nnliant Association of Gardeners' medal 

 awarded to A. N. Edwards, Pittsfleld, Mass. 



M. H. S. Adds Its Show. 



The Massachusetts Horticultural So- 



