Jriv lli. 11117. 



The Florists^ Review 



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i,I\' lirM iiiir III' its |iri/c I'xliibit ions 

 i, cull jiiiM-t iiiii with till' sweet pc.'i so/ 

 i,.t\ "s show. 'I'lie nwi-ii-ils for sweet 

 rits were as follows: 



r\Mhl,\ live s|)l-.IVS, !11I,V Wllili' V.llii'ly s. w. 



ii-hluNl'. lirsl. Willi ( 'iiii-~|;iii.f llinliiii: A. N. 



,l^^.ll■ll^. vccdimI, Willi IMii.i M:i,\ I iiiprovcil, 



r\MnI\ li\<' s|irMV>. any criiiiMiii (ir sinrlct 



W . ' ( 'Mrli|iii-^l. lir^l, Willi Kiiiy IMuanl 



^iM'irrr: .\. N. l'Mwar(l>, second, with Cliaiily, 



r\\fiil\ liM' spr.-iys, any yclluw A. ,N . 



i ,lu,ii-ils. lirsl, witli Mis. 1 »aiiic>i-iiii ; S. W, 



:illqllist, Sl-Cdllll, with .Mrs. K.lllllTllll. 



lui'iity live siu-.iys, any blue ,S. \\, Carl- 



ii-.l. lirst, Willi nine M ii-eli; .\ .\ . IMwarils, 



, , niiil. with JJliic .Monarch. 



rwi'iity-live sprays, any hliish .\. \ Ivlw.-inls, 

 i~i. Willi Lady IOvel.\ ii lOyre: S. W. Carliimst, 

 •eeiid. wilh l..i(ly Kvelyn K,\ I'e, 



I'weiit.N live sprays, any deep idiik .\. .\ 

 jh\ards. lirst. wilh Hercules; IMwIn .lenUiiis. 

 . .(iiid. with Hercules. 



'I'weiity-liv(> sprays, any cre.ini iiiiiU .\. N. 

 ■'.luaids. lirst. witli .lean Iiidand: A. .1. .lenUins. 

 . -eiid, with .Mrs. l!ieadnioic> Improved. 



I'weiilv -live -pra.\s, any oraimi' S. W. Carl 

 iiisi. lirst. with .May I iiwin; .\. .\ . Edwards, 

 ..(Hid, with .M.i,\ I'nwin. 



iwcnty live spra.\s, any l.i vender S. W. Carl- 

 .lisi, lirst, with Orciiid Spmicer; Kdwin .IcnUins, 

 .. 1111(1, with .Manve Kiiitf. 



1 weiil.v live sprays, any imrplc A. N . Va\ 

 ..ii-ds. lirst. wilh Koyal I'ui'jile, It.iiiiel Hay, 

 .( (111(1, with K'l.V .-il I'lirple. 



Twent.v live spia,\^, any iiiar.M.n .\ . N Ivl 

 ..ads. lirsl. with Kin^ .Manuel. .\l|..n .1. Jen 

 ,111s, second, with Kint' .Manoid. 



Twenty live sprays, .my stripe.! ..r ll.iUed red 

 ']■ rose .\. N, Ivlwards, lirvt, with ,[essic 

 iltlllierlsoll. 



Twidve sprays white W. i:. r.i,\lor, lirst, 

 (illi Constance Hinton; Thoinas lirooU. second, 

 Aitli Constance llinlon. 



'I'uelve sprays jiiiik W, li. Taylor, lirst, with 

 ilercnles: .Mi-s. IV (i. l-'orhes, second, wilh 

 Kllrida I'earsoii. 



Twidve sprays dark idiik-Mrs. I' i,. Forl.es, 

 Msl. with .M;ir),'arel .\tlee; ■Thoinas lirook. 

 -.. .111(1. with Her-nles. 



Twidve sprays lavender -Mrs. 1'. <;, Forbes, 

 ';ist, with Floicnce Nit,'litiiiKale; Mrs. .M.irKarct 

 I .Miller, second, with Florence .N iclil iii>;ale. 



Twelve spra.xs salmon -W'. <;, Taylor, lirst. 

 villi liarbara: .Mrs. 1". i;, Forbes, second, with 

 i;..herl S.Mlcnham. 



Twelve spra\- ( riinson — 'Thomas Itiirrows. 

 .1^1. with Seiiipre of Crimson: Mrs. .Maixnrel 

 I Miller, second, \\itli Kin;; IMward Spencer 



Twelve sprays priiiiiosi — Thom.is Uiirrows, 

 i:i-t, with Dolibie's Cream; Mrs, I". (;. Forbes, 

 -.•(■olid, with Kobbie's Cream. 



Twelve sprays sc.irlet -Mrs. r i;, I'orbes, 

 Mi^l, with Sc.'irlel i:niperor: Mr^. Mari;arid ,1, 

 Miller, s.-cond. ujih Fiery t'ross. 



'Tw(dve spr.-iys aii,\ other color 'Tlionias Hiir 

 ■ •vv~, lirst. Willi lto,\al I'lirple: \\ , (I. 'Taylor. 

 -.■.•"lid, with t lieriil., 



MiscFi.i..\M;ors kxhip.i is, 



lelle.lj.OI <•( lli^ Kanipl'el-i .\1|.|1 .1, .lellkills. 



Ill-sl. 



C.dlccticn ..f x\il(l llxwcr^ ,\ll.eil l>a vi.ls.iii, 

 iii>l: .Mrs, F c, rpli.-iin. second, 



F. \V. Fletclicr rec(dv(>(l a silver me.lal for .-i 

 Hue coilecfjeii ..r li.v brid delpliiiiinm. The \ ,1 

 lelies I.asidl llliic .■Old H(dladoiiii.i li.x hnd were 

 ;\\.ir(leil cerl ilicate- ..I' merit. 



nine I'.ill .Xiir^.'iic^ sli(n\c.| some line (•iciiMin 

 Old \ i.t.ir lleurliii a c..lle(dion of Iris lijsp.i njca 

 1;. II, Weltcrl.iW had .a tine Iris .Xipliinm and 



'.ni.' Widl l|oWere(| p.ailsies of the new scedlili:: 

 '. himelles, 



W. C. Kiist, -.irdeiicr to Mr-. (', <:. W.d.l 

 \sl|ble .New I'iiiU. ,^, 1., Sl.pli.'iis, a .-.dlect i..n 

 1 hybrid perpetual ro^es; Henry Stewart, L'.ir 

 Icii.'r to Miss ('..iindia Warren, a bank .if li,\ 

 ■Ir.i iii;(Ms .in. I ilncldliini lle\ iiosiini , 



The Entertainment. 



'i'lii- jiiiIl;' — . visitdis ;nol :i I'ew in 

 iteij quests were ( ■ 11 1 1 • ft ;i i in'i I ;it ,'iii o.\ 

 ■■'•llciit (JiniiiT ill rill' (•\eniii!X .Iwlv 7 ;it 

 llir ('n|i|e\' .^(|ii;irc hotel. .\(lilresses 

 ^\i'ie made liv .lames Metlixeii, ]iresi 

 ■li'iiT 111' the ( ;;iri|encr'= ' and j-'lnrists' 

 "'Inli, v\iiii aided ;is t oa-tma st er : .lames 



\\ hcider, w 1 :mic in t'di' iiiihdi |ir;iisi' 



'iir cl'licicni wurk in ,'i iialy/iii^ liir ix 

 'dliits; WiUiiim (ir;t\-. who s|Miki' iiiler 

 ■stinojy ill |ir;(isi' id' sweet jo"! priKlnc 

 'Hill iiiid siiine lit' the tri:ils ni' the orciwcr 

 "wiiiLi '" ! "l: ;nid (itlier cmidit imis : W'il 

 li.'iiii d. ••"■^i I'w ;i It. .alwiiys (ipt iiiiist ie and 

 !iii|iel'nl: .1, Ii;nris(iii fiiilv. conimdii 

 ^I'lisc ;is i|sii;i|: Will:;iiii Sim. W. I', 

 li'i( h. .\. c. !',( :,] ;ni(| W. N. Craii:. 'i'iie 

 '•ardeiicis' iiiid I'joiisfs" (Mull aiol luuti- 



••nitlir.al interests nl' Huston ;icted ;is 



hiisfs nil tiiis ii.-c;isi(in. 

 Visitors. 



riiusc whii i:!!!!!' I'viun ,'i distaion' for 

 'he meetine III' tile s.M'iety Were: 



I II. oris. 11 liick, \. \\ \'..rk cilv. 







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



W . .\, Spclljliu. \,-\s \i,]-k cit,\ , 

 lOdwiii .lellkills, l.(ii.i\, ,Mass, 

 s, W. Carl.|iiisl , l.eno\, .Mass. 

 A. N. Kdw.irds. I'itlsliild, .Mass. 

 \'ic|(.r .M.i,\, .Newport. K, I, 

 l.imes Watl. .Newport. 1!, I 

 William McSidlivaii. Newport. It. I, 

 William lir.-iy, Newport. K, I 

 Daiili I ll.iy. Newport. It, I 

 .\, C, 'Heal, llhac.i. .N, \ , 

 1;. W. Kerr. Hoy lestow 11. I'a, 

 Harr,\ (libson, 11 nni iimi.ni. I, 1 

 Leonard I'.arron. (lardeii Cit,\, 1, I, 

 ,1 .1 l.aiic, i;,ir(leii City, !,. 1, 



PRESIDENT KERR'S ADDRESS. 



I 'The fell. .win;: is the address ..f I'resKleiit 

 loM.rce W- Keir in ..peiiiim the 11 liii;.' of Hi.- 



.\llicricail Sweet I'e.-l Sd.icM .'l I n..s|.l|l, .1 U 1 V 7. 



ntiT.i 



.\s |i|-esidciit (if the .\iiieric:ill .Sweet 

 I'ea S.i(det\, I W(dc(ime the llielllliers 

 |ileselit til this, iiiir nilltil .'l II II mil meet 



in'4', ;iiid the third meeting ledd in llns 



lull dlllilld the l;|st |i\e \ e;i rs. Tllnse 

 melilliers w llii, like mys(df, iia\e ;ittelld 

 e(l ;i II dill' e\ h i Id t idiis must ha \ (■ (di 



se|-\ed the dr|.;|i strides m;|(le ill the 



'|ii;i I it y d| the e\ h i iiit s. the im |irii\ I'.l 

 met li (ids lit' st;|ni||d the ijiiwers, :iii(| 

 \ C'lr liy \e:ir the many new .■uliirs ;iiid 

 \;irieties whiidi are imw exhihited. 



Im|iiii\e(| iiK^tliods dt' culture ;ire i.f 

 coiirs" res|iiinsili|e tur the line ildW.-i- 



we lliiW see. The da\' nt' simply s(i\\i||._; 

 dllT sweet [ie;|s in the s|irind where th.'\ 

 ari^ iiiten(le(| td thiwcr ;iii(| ciittiiiL; there 

 t'nnn Idooms to win cu|is nr |iremier 

 lidiidi-s in keen cdni|.et it inn. is in. lee. I 

 |i;i>t. Hut. miehi | sminil ;i iidte ni' 

 w.aiiiiii:^ .•iL;;iinst ;^rdwiiie- mir |i|;ints s.i 



striin^l\ .-is td induce cd.-l iseness di' 



lliiwer,' .Mthiiiieli I ;i(|mire lar^e llnw 

 el's, I ;ili||dr :niy sUs|iicMiii el' c(i;iisi- 

 ness, ;|s It imineil i;i tely i|etr;icts fruni 



the (|;iinty sinipliidty dl' the s\\re» |ie:|s. 

 7 regret tli.-it iiwilld tn l he li;i.d< w ;i rd 

 se;isdn I am iinalde tn m.-ike ;iii exhiliit 

 today. The jilants w liiidi weie liein;^ 

 s[ieci;ill\ uidwn I'lir ni\ linn in tlie 

 neiLihlidih I di' roistdii ;ire mily imw 



sIkiWIIIl: •■! lew sc.-ittel'ed llnWCI's, ;ni(| 



1 am sdn\ th.at I :im loit the diily ex 

 hihitor whiis,. |i|;iiits .are xct sd liiud^ 

 wMi'd. lldWeviT, we u n I'l n't II n:i t ('< miist 

 liope t'd|- lietter luck at our next eon- 

 vent ion. 



Financial Condition Better. 



The sdciety is ^re.atly indelited tn twn 

 dt' its nieiiiliers, wild li\' tliidr untiriii'.; 



id'fiUts ;issisied the 1 l'e;i sur\' sO nilltO- 



lially Last t'.all. i refer to .Messrs. 'J'otty 

 ;iii(| St;ilfiird. 'i'lie th.anks uf the socdety 

 must ;ilsd lie extended tn Mr. .Mdisc, uf 

 S;in I 'l;i llciscd. w hd in the l';ill ii f llM.'i 

 was i iisi I II ineiit ;i I in seeurine- [',,]■ us 



se\e!:il much lleeiie.l s 1 1 1 is,- r i j it i nil >. 



since iilir k-|sl ;iiinual meeting \v e li;i\-e 



hist the :icti\e ser\ ices (il the lll.ivillU 

 s|iilit III' the .\nieric:ill Swe;it l'e;i .S.i 

 ciety. ill l';ict. line w hn w;is in-tiumeii 

 t;il ill di^;i II i/,i nu the soidetv. nrinieiy 

 IL'iny ,\. I'liiiiy.i III. whu scr\ cl the sn 



. iety ill the c;i I i;ici t \ (it' Secretary since 

 its incept id II Iind td wlidlll We dWe dlir 

 he;iltiest th;illks. 



Nd'lr CI illllll i t t ee W:|s, l|d\\e\er, I'd!' 



iii!i:it" ill siciirin^ the s(i\ices dt' ;iii 

 dther :ili|e :in.| c;i|i;ilde sei ret.'iix niie 

 w hd kiidWs s\-,,.,.t |,,.;is frniii ,\ td '/.. :iiid 



I- ;i|s(i ;|lde td ^I'dW tlielil Id | k • I fee t i (HI . 

 We li;i \ e lldt \ Ct fd-edttell .\| I , ( , r;|\ 's 

 sWeet |ie;|s cxhiliited ;it the l;ist sWeet 

 (ie:i sl|(,\\ held III \ e w ^drk ill I '.' 1 I. 



Th;it thi swcct ]ic;i still let:iins its 

 |ilide dl' |.!;ice ;|s |i|s| l';iviirite ;iind|lt,r .all 

 aliiiu:i|s, .•:iii net lie l;;i i lis;; i. 1. ll;i(l 1 

 h;i.| ;iny .Imilit nt' its |ireen.i ueiice, suidi 

 ddiilits w ,,ii|,| |i:i V ,. Iiccn sh;it t ereil diir 



me nw reciit \isit t.i the s j ordwln^- 



district df < ';irit'(irn i;i. w here I li:i(| the 



L;le;it I le:i»ure (if iiidkin^ (i\el t'ldlll 

 I. nil" Id I'.OIHl ;|,-i,.^ ,,1' this 1 li;iiiniii'_'- 



lldWer. It n;i t II r;ill \" m;i.|e diie wdiider 



W here ,1 1! I he s..,.,| Went t II, 



Ne'w Type a Winner. 



The lleW ty|ie di' sw.ct |ie;is, ||;inie|\ 



the e;irl\ lldWerine .Sj .cnceis, is (les- 



! i lied t d still I'll rt llel ell li;i lice its |id|iU 



k'liity. Ill iidditioii td its \;ilue I'm- 

 \viiiter lldweiine nil. Ill uhiss. this tv|ie 

 will lldUlish in w ;i nil c|illi;ites w here 

 the Slimniel ildW Cl i IIl; \;ilietie,^ ;l I'e ;il- 

 must \:iiliidess. l'(i_r i list ;l lice, I'liim sdW 



iiiLr- in:ide ill Idiirida in l;ite Sept enilier. 

 the new e;i ily lldw el i ll^ S|iencers will 

 lieein td Iddiiiii liy < liiist m;is ;ind cdn- 

 tiiiiie llnWeiiiiL; until ,\l;iy. The\- ;ire 

 also \;ilu;ilile t'lir exteiiilin^ (uir Iddnm- 

 in^- se;isdn in the nm-th. 1 iin(|erst:in.| 

 th;it the\ ;i re imw In iiie ._ird\\ii td flo' 

 exidiisidii of ;ill dther f\|ies in .Xiis- 

 tr;ili;i. 



Ill idiisine iniejit I iir^e the memliers 

 to ;issisi (iiir siodety liy iioliicin:; tludr 



