July 12, 1917. 



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ciety held one of its prize exhibitions 

 ill conjunction with the sweet pea so- 

 ciety's show. The awards for sweet 

 peas were as follows: 



Twenty-five sprays, any white variety — S. W. 

 ('arl(iuist, first, with Constance Hinton; A. N. 

 lOdwards, second, with Edna May Improved. 



Twenty-five sprays, any crimson or scarlet — 

 ■;, W. Carlquist, first, with vKing Edward 

 Spencer; A. N. Edwards, second, with Charity. 



Twenty-five sprays, any yellow — A. N. 

 Kdwards, first, witli Mrs. Damerun; S. W. 

 'arlquist, second, with Mrs. Damerun. 



Twenty-flve sprays, any blue — S. W. Carl- 

 ijiiist, first, with Blue Monarch; A. N. Edwards, 

 second, with Blue Monarch. 



Twenty-five sprays, any blush — A. N. Edwards, 

 lirst, with Lady Evelyn Eyre; S. W. Carlquist, 

 >econd, with Lady Evelyn Eyre. 



Twenty-five sprays, any deep pink — A. N. 

 Edwards, first, with Hercules; Edwin Jenkins, 

 second, with Hercules. 



Twenty-flve sprays, any cream pink — A. N. 

 Kdwards, first, with Jean Ireland; A. J. Jenkins, 

 second, with Mrs. Breadmore Improved. 



Twenty-five sprays, any orange — S. W. Carl- 

 luist, first, with May Unwin; A. N. Edwards, 

 second, with May Unwin. 



Twenty-five sprays, any lavender— S. W. Carl- 

 quist, first, v/ith Orchid Spencer; Edwin Jenkins, 

 second, with Mlvuve King. 



Twenty-five sf^rays, any purple — A. N. Ed- 

 wards, first, witb Koyal Purple; Daniel Hay, 

 second, with Royal Purple. 



Twenty-flve sprays, any maroon — A. N. Ed- 

 wards, flrst, with King Manoel; Allen J. Jen- 

 kins, second, with King Manoel. 



Twenty-flve sprays, any striped or flaked red 

 or rose — -A. N. Edwards, flrst, with Jessie 

 Outhbertson. 



Twelve sprays white — W. G. Taylor, first, 

 with Constance Hinton; Thomas Brook, second, 

 with Constance Hinton. 



Twelve sprays pink — W. G. Taylor, first, with 

 Hercules; Mrs. P. G. Forbes, second, with 

 Elfrida Pearson. 



Twelve sprays dark pink — Mrs. P. G. Forbes, 

 first, with Margaret Atlee; Thomas Brook, 

 second, with Hercules. 



Twelve sprays lavender — Mrs. P. G. Forbes, 

 nrst, with Florence Nightingale; Mrs. Margaret 

 .1. Miller, second, with Flotence Nightingale. 



Twelve sprays salmon — W. G. Taylor, flrst, 

 with Barbara; Mrs. P. G. Forbes, second, with 

 Uobert Sydenham. 



Twelve sprays crimson — Thomas Burrows, 

 lirst, with Sempre of Crimson; Mrs. Margaret 

 .1. Miller, second, with King Edward Spencer. 



Twelve sprays primrose — Thomas Burrows, 

 flrst, with Debbie's Cream; Mrs. P. G. Forbes, 

 second, with Dobbie's Cream. 



Twelve sprays scarlet — Mrs. P. G. Forbes, 

 first, with Scarlet Emperor; Mrs. Margaret J. 

 .Miller, second, with Fiery Cross. 



Twelve sprays any other color — Thomas Bur- 

 rows, flrst, with Royal Purple; W. G. Taylor, 

 second, with Clierub. 



MISCELLANEOUS EXHIBITS. 



Collection of Iris Kierapferi — Allen J. Jenkins, 

 first. 



Collection of wild flowers — Albert Davidson, 

 first; Mrs. F. C. Upham, second. 



F. W. Fletcher received a silver medal for a 

 fine collection of hybrid delphinium. The va- 

 rieties Lasell Blue and Belladonna hybrid were 

 awarded certiflcates of merit. 



Blue Bill Nurseries showed some fine oremuri 

 ;ind Victor Heurlin a collection of Iris liispanica. 

 E. H. Wetterlow had a flne Iris Xiphium and 

 some well-flowered pansies of the' new seedling 

 achimenes. 



W. C. Rust, gardener to Mrs. C. G. Weld. 

 -Vstible New Pink; A. L. Stephens, a collection 

 "f hybrid perpetual roses; Henry Stewart, gar- 

 <lener to Miss Cornelia Warren, a bank of hy- 

 drangeas and Oncidium flo.xuosum. 



The Entertainment. 



The judges, visitors and a few in- 

 vited guests wore entertained at an ex- 

 cellent dinner in the evening JhIv 7 at 

 the Copley Square hotel. Addresses 

 were made by James Methven, presi- 

 dent of the Gardeners' and Florists' 

 Club, who acted as toastmaster; James 

 Wheeler, who came in for much praise 

 for efficient work in analyzing the ex- 

 hibits; William Gray, who spoke inter- 

 ostiiigly in praise of sweet pea produc- 

 tion and some of the trials of the grower 

 owing to fog and other conditions; Wil- 

 liam J. Stewart, always optimistic and 

 hopeful; J. Harrison Dick, common 

 sense as usual; William Sim, W. P. 

 Rich, A. C. Beal and W. N. Craig. The 

 <^Jardeners' and Florists' Club and horti- 

 cultural interests of Boston acted as 

 hosts on this occasion. 



Visitors. 



Those who came from a distance for 

 the meeting of the society were: 

 J. Harrison Dick, New York city. 



Sweet Pea Show with A. N. Edward«' Silver Cup Display in Foreground. 



W. A. Sperling, New York city. 

 Edwin .lenklns, Lenox, Mass. 

 S. W. (Jarlquist, Lenox, Mass. 

 A. N. Edwards, Pittsfleld, Mass. 

 Victor May, Newport, R. I. 

 James Watt, Newport, R. I. 

 William McSuUivan, Newport, R. I. 

 William Gray, Newport, R. I. 

 Daniel Hay, Newport, R. I. 

 A. C. Beal, Ithaca, N. Y. 

 G. W. Kerr, Doylestown, Pa. 

 Harry Gibson, Huntington, L. I. 

 Leonard Barron, Garden City, L. I. 

 J. J. Lane, Garden City, L. I. 



PRESIDENT KERR'S ADDRESS. 



[The following is the address of President 

 George W^ Kerr in opening the meeting of the 

 American Sweet I'ea Society at Boston, July 7, 

 1917.] 



As president of the American Sweet 

 Pea Society, I welcome the members 

 present to this, our ninth annual meet- 

 ing, and the third meeting held in Bos- 

 ton during the last five years. Those 

 members wlio, like myself, have attend- 

 ed all our exhibitions must have ob- 

 served, the great strides made in the 

 quality of the exhibits, tlie improved 

 methods of staging the flowers, and 

 year by year the many new colors and 

 varieties which are now exhibited. 



Improved methods of culture are of 

 course responsible for the fine flowers 

 we now see. The day of simply sowing 

 our sweet peas in the spring where they 

 are intended to flower and cutting there- 

 from blooms to win cups or premier 

 honors in keen competition, is indeed 

 past. But, might I sound a note of 

 warning against growing our plants so 

 strongly as to induce coarseness of 

 flower? Although I admire large flow- 

 ers, I abhor any suspicion of coarse- 

 ness, as it immediately detracts from 

 the dainty simplicity of the sweet peas. 



I regret that owing to the backward 

 season I am unable to make an exhibit 

 today. The plants which were being 

 specially grown for my firm in tlie 

 neigliborhood of Boston are only now 

 sh(P.ving a few scattered flowers, and 

 I am sorry that I am not tlie only ex- 

 hibitor whose plants are yet so back- 

 ward. However, we unfortunates must 

 hope for better luck at our next con- 

 vention. 



Financial Condition Better. 



The society is greatly indebted to two 

 of its members, who by their untiring 



efforts assisted the treasury so mate- 

 rially last fall. I refer to Messrs. Totty 

 and Stalford. The thanks of the society 

 must also be extended to Mr. Morse, of 

 San Francisco, who in the fall of 1915 

 was instrumental in securing for us 

 several much needed subscriptions. 



Since our last annual meeting we have 

 lost the active services of the moving 

 spirit of the American Sweat Pea So- 

 ciety, in fact, one who was instrumen- 

 tal in organizing the society, namely 

 Harry A. Bunyard, who served the so- 

 ciety in the capacity of secretary since 

 its inception and to whom we owe our 

 lieartiest thanks. 



Your comniTtt^xT was, however, for- 

 tunate in securing the services of an- 

 otlier able and capable secretary, one 

 who knows sweet peas from A to Z, and 

 is also able to grow them to perfection. 

 We have not yet forgotten Mr. Gray's 

 sweet jieas exliibited at tlie last sweet 

 pea show lield in New York in 1914. 



Tliat tlie sweet pea still retains its 

 ]»ride of place as first favorite among all 

 annuals, can not be gainsaid. Had I 

 had any doubt of its preeminence, such 

 doubts would have been shattered dur- 

 ing my recent visit to the seed growing 

 district of California, wliere I had the 

 great jileasure of looking over from 

 1,000 to L',000 acres of this cliarming 

 flower. It naturally made one wonder 

 wiiere all the seed went to. 



New Type a Winner. 



The new type of sweet peas, namely 

 the early-flowering Spencers, is des- 

 tined to still further enhance its popu- 

 larity. In addition to its value for 

 winter flowering under glass, this type 

 will flourish in warm climates wliere 

 the summer-flowering varieties are al- 

 most valueless. For iustnncc, from sow- 

 ings made in Florida in late September, 

 the new early-flowering Spencers will 

 begin to bloom by Christmas and con- 

 tinue flowering until May. They are 

 also valuable for extending our bloom- 

 ing season in the north. I 'understand 

 that they are now being grown to the 

 exclusion of all other types in Aus- 

 tralia. 



In closing might I urge the members 

 to assist our society by inducing their 



