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The Florists' Review 



23 



Officers of the Chicago Flower Growers' Association and Their Associates Off for Detroit. 



tirst iiiHptx-tion.s nnd for coiifiirenct' witli 

 jobbers. He is thoii<,Hit to have modi 

 fied liis ideas when ho saw the size of 

 the job. 



The outcome of the Chiciifiu coiifi r 

 •Miee was tliat (^liief (ih'iin :irranjr(Ml to 

 insiKJct at Chicago all bulbs d'.stiiifd for 

 Illinois coiisignees while in the hands of 

 the jobbers, thus obviatinj^ the iieces 

 sity of chasing the shipments all over 

 the state. What he will do with ship 

 ments direct from iS't^w \'ork, which can 

 not be inspected at Chicago, was not an 

 nounced, but j)robabl.v will depend on 

 what the Chicago inspections show. 



It is hoped that a little experience 

 Aith bulb inspection, a new subject, will 

 ■<lu»w that the foreign certificate can be 

 relied on and the procedure here nnieh 

 ■■itnplified. 



GLADIOLUS SOCIETY'S AWARDS. 



The exhibition of the American (ila 

 diolus Society in conjunction with the S. 

 A. F. convention at Detroit, as indi 

 t-ated in last week's telegraphic report, 

 •ailed forth more competition in the 

 )pen classes than in the noncommercial 

 i' lasses. 



Special award of honorablt inention 

 was made to the following: United 

 Hulb Co., Mt. Clemens, Mich., for varie- 

 ty Wisconsin; H. E. Meader, Dover, N. 

 H., for variety Lily White; J. F. Mun 

 ■<ell, Ashtabula, O., for Seedling White 

 No. 1; A. H. Austin Co., Wayland, O.. 

 for variety Evelyn Kirtland; Jelle Roos. 

 Milton, Mass., for varieties .Mrs. Dr. 

 Norton and Mary Fennell; (irnlleinans 

 Co., Avon Lake. ()., for splendid achieve 

 fnent in hybridizing primulinus; Vaugh 

 in's Seed Store, Chicago, on exeellent 

 li.splay; Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co., 

 Pittsburgh, Fa., on trade displ:i.\ . 



Awards in the oj.en classes were as 

 follows: 



Host cofUM'tion. tw.nitv varieties, tdr..- spik. , 

 ^arh. n:itii<'<l -C. Z^estnit.n. Heniiis I'.. int. N. \ . 

 nrst; Unit<Hl Itulb Co.. Mt. CKmeni,. Mirli, s.t 



Tw-<lvc viirlptlfs. throe spikes each. iiMiii-d 

 Joe rolcmHii, Itaveiina, O., erst: C. /..o-lrat.n 

 ti'cond. 



Twelve vnses, twelve varieties, one >\>\k. .n. r. 

 --J<K- (olrin.ii,. first; II. E. Meatier. I»<.\er. .\ . il. 

 teeoFHl; M.i.liHon Cooper, Calcium. N. V.. Iiouor 

 al>le riietitioii. 



Five v.isi'H. tiv» varieties. si.\ hpik. - ea.li. pn- 

 tomiii.'iliiif; color yellow - Maili.soii ( ..op.T. Iir>t 



Sl.\ s|.ikes. white, one variety, n.itniil Mad 

 iKon Cooper, lirst, witb Kiirupa; Cnite,! Itiill. Co . 

 •ecoruj. witli Maine. 



Si.T Kpikex, .>ellow, <ine varietv, nanie<l -Mad 

 iHon (ooper. tir«t. with .Schwabeii; K. C. I.iidwig 

 floral Co.. I'ittsl.wri;h. second. 



Six HpikeB. pink <,r hliish, one varl.tv. n.'itne.I 



Madison Cot.per. first, with I'ink I'erfectioii. 

 '. *. Munm-ll, Ashtahiild O sc-ond with A-h 

 Jibula. 



.Si.v spik> s, crimson or red. one variety, nnineil 



.Madi.son Cooper, first, with Ited Kmperor; H 

 K. .Meadt>r. second, with IJed Aniarilla. 



Six spikes, blue, purple or lavender, one va- 

 riety, named — Joe Coleman, first, with Herada, 

 II. K. Meader, second, with Myron h. Smith. 



Six spikes, ruffled, one variety, named Mad 

 ison Cooper, first, with White (;iow. 



Itest seedling gladiolus never before exhllilted. 

 American (Jlndiolns Society's medals Joe (Cole- 

 man, first, silver medal; 11. K. .\l.-nder. second, 

 liro'i/e niediil- .1. I'". Miiiisell, liononilile mention. 



Twelve spikes .Myrtle Madison Cooper, first. 



Three spikes Lily White Madison CoopiT, first. 



Ilasket or hamper of fifty spikes arranged for 

 effect It. Ilamnionil Tnicy , first. 



I>:ir»,'est and best clisplM,> , miniber <if varieties, 

 ■inality and sta«in« considen-d, Itiirpe<- cup 

 National Hiilb Farms, Im-., Itenlon IJarlnir, 

 Mich., first, with o\er lil'tj varieties. 



Twenty live spikes prinmliniis hybrids- ('. Zee 

 straten, lirsl. 



It.isket or vase of twenty five or fifl,* ~pikeM 

 primiiliniis h.vbrids C. Zeestrati'ii. first. 



Twenty li\e spikes Mrs. Watt II. K. .Mi-acler, 

 first. 



Six s|(ikes I'rince of Wales -Dr. XI. W Sclinnrr 

 Kitchener, Out., first; Ma(li<son Co»>per, .second 



One spike Anna Kberliis -Madison Cooper, first; 

 II. K. .Meader. second 



nine v.irieties. three spikes — C. Zeestraten. 

 Jirst, on Dick; II. E. Meader, second, on Maliel 

 lliibli.ird. Inited Hulb Co., third, on I>r. Mark: 

 Miotison Cooper, fourth. 



Centerjiiece of not more tinin eighteen spikes. 

 i;rown ami arranged by exhitiilor -C Zeistraten 

 first. Willi Dominion; M. K. Meader. setoml. 



Display (,f the .\ustin orit'lnations Madison 

 Cooper, first, silver medal. 



Collection of I\under<l varieties— Madisi-n 

 C<Hiper, Kold medal. 



Six spikes I'urple <;iory Madison Cooikt, llrsl. 

 li. E. .Meader. second. 



Six spikes Myrtb- Madison Coop«T, flrst ; H. 

 K. Meader. second 



Six sjiikes Mrs. Pendleton Madison Cuoper. 



Six spiken Slimmer Beauty Madison Cooper, 

 first. 



Si.\ spikes Oranpe Glory -Madi.son Coopt-r, first 

 .\ll the aw.'irds in tho non commercial 

 classes went to Madison Cooper except 

 second prize for the largest and best dis 

 play and the medal for finest quality of 

 bloom, which were taken by the St. 

 Thomji.s Horticultural Society, of St. 

 riiomas, Ont. 



riie judges of the open classes wt-rc 

 l>r. Prank K. Rcnnett, St. Thomas, Ont.; 

 Mrs. A. H. Austin. Wayland, ()., and 

 .l.'Il.' b'nos, Milton, Mass.' The judges of 

 tlie lion coiiimereial classes were J. F. 

 Miiiis.ll. Ashtiibula, ().; Prof. A. C. 

 Unties, Columbus, ()., and C. Zcestr.Tten, 

 l'"iiiiis Point, \. V. 



GARDENERS IN CONVENTION. 



National Association at Cleveland. 



' '" ''••I!* eoiiNentinii of the .\;itioti;il 

 .\ss,,,i;ii ioii ,,f C'lrdeiiers w;is held at 

 llie iloll.iiden hotel, Cleveland, ()., Au 

 ■.:ust -Ji; to L'S, about KKi member^, being 



[ileschl. 



'•I III'- .ilis.ne- of the Hon. Floyd 

 ^^•■'i'''. 'he address ,,f uolconu- was 

 Uiveii by Kred C. \V. P.rown. of the .f . M. 

 <;:isser Co., ill his iisu:il li.:irtv iiiiinner. 



His principal theme was tho necessity 

 of cooi>er!ition, :is evinced by the 8. A. 

 F. in its rect^nt convention at Detroit. 

 The response by Ex President Thomas 

 W. Head, of L:ilu^ E<.rest, HI., w:is made 

 ill a clever and humorous vein, but paid 

 a deserved compliment to CMevel.md gar 



dening. 



President Hol.ert Weeks dwelt strong 

 ly upon the advisability of granting 

 diplomas to deserving gardeners, bidiey- 

 ing this will add much wt^ighl to their 

 standing. He said: "If we are to 

 make this association a faetor for 

 service, we must advertise it more; we 

 must have a fund for publicity, such a 

 fund as the Society of American Florists 

 has established, t bespeak your earnest 

 :tttentinn in this convention tu the 

 problems of health, to eiilistnig 

 voung men in our profession. It 

 we :ire to se<-ure the right stand 

 urd of voung men, we must elevate 

 our ].rofession. Th.' ureat stumbling 

 block seems to be the social standing ol 

 a gardener. It is only by el'-vatin-; the 

 standard of our members that we shall 

 obtain social standing." He went on to 

 speak of (Quarantine No. :57. He termed 

 it a serious setback to horticulture and 

 spoke of the absurdities and incon 

 sistcncies of th-' nieiisure, which are well 

 known. He recommended that rigid in 

 spections should be substituted and that 

 the associ.ition should go on record in 

 the endeavor to secure modifications of 

 the quarantine. 



Association Prosperous. 



The treasurer's report as (tf .\ugU8t 

 20, 11*19, showed a balance in the treas . 

 nrv of ^li.l'.ST.l."?. In the secretary 's re 

 ].t/rt he announced there are M'H active 

 members. Afliliation of local branches 

 with the ii.'ilional organization was 

 urged. 



August -7 an ;iulo trip was made t.> 

 the estates of F. F. Prentiss and S. H. 

 Severance. through the delightful 

 Heights distriit, where some of the 

 beautiful homes of Cleveland are lo 

 cated. The annual baiHiuet took place 

 that evening in the ballroom of the 

 Holleiiden. 



The illustrated lecture by J. Otto 

 Tliiiou, of Dreer's, on the flora and life 

 of Hawaii, w.is ably given, illustrated 

 by PJ.'. slides, and received the close 

 :itt"ntion of a large ;iudieiice. Mr. 

 Thilou. by the way, mentioned that his 

 next subject will be New Zealand, 

 whither lie is bound at Jin .-arly date. 



.Apropos of tho popularity of the 



