JCMB 80, 1921 



The Flcdsts^ Review 



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SWEET PEA SOCIETY MEETS 



SWEET PEA SHOW. 



Good Despite Drought. 



The thirteenth annual exhibition and 

 r.eeting of the American Sweet Pea 

 Society was held in the American 

 Museum of Natural History, New York, 

 Saturday, June 25. The exhibition con- 

 tinued through the following day, Sun- 

 day . 



The exhibition was staged in the 

 foyer of the museum and was credit- 

 able, considering that the drought of 

 the past few weeks made a large show- 

 ing impossible. Under the circum- 

 stances, the quality of stock staged was 

 remarkable, although the entries were 

 few. The finest exhibits were staged 

 by William Gray, Newport, E. I., 

 gardener for Princess Anastasia of 

 Greece, formerly Mrs. W. B. Leeds, and 

 rarely have finer fiowers been seen, 

 fiowers of large size on unusually stout 

 stems. Mr. Gray easily won first in 

 class 2, calling for six vases of six 

 varieties, twenty sprays to a vase, with 

 Eosabelle deep pink; Floradora, purple; 

 Mrs. Arnold Hitchcock, blush; R. P. 

 Felton, lavender; Elegance, blush; and 

 Constance Hinton, white. It was a 

 splendid exhibit. 



Special Classes. 



Mrs. Eobert Winthrop, Lenox, Mass., 

 whose gardener is S. W. Carlquist, won 

 first in the class for three vases of 

 novelties for 1921, with Eose Elliott, 

 cerise pink, Lavender Bell, and Fair 

 Lady, light pink. In class 8, calling 

 for six vases of six distinct varieties, 

 fifteen sprays to a vase, Mr. Gray won 

 first with Daisybud, light pink; Mrs. 

 Arnold Hitchcock, Constance Hinton 

 and Hawlmark Pink; Mrs. Tom Jones, 

 purple, and Elegance. 



The Hutchins memorial cup, to be 

 held for one year only, offered for 

 twelve vases, twelve distinct varieties 

 and twenty sprays to a vase, the class 

 which also carried the Burpee trophy 

 cup, was won by C. F. Cartledge, of Lo- 

 cust Valley, N. Y., for whom William C. 

 Noonan is gardener, with Hercules, Mrs. 

 Tom Jones, King Edward, Mrs. Cuth- 

 bertson, Mrs. Hugh Dickson, King 

 Manoel, Loyalty, Alfrida Pearson, 

 Lady Evelyn Eyre, Jack Cornwall, 

 Constance Hinton and Eoyal Purple, a 

 fine exhibit. 



The Max Schling gold bronze medal 

 for the best vase of a 1921 novelty 

 catalogued by an American seed house, 

 was won by Mrs. Winthrop, with Pic- 

 ture, a light pink, with keel darker than 

 the wings. 



Burpee Stages Fine Display. 



The only commercial exhibitor was 

 the W. Atlee Burpee Co., Philadelphia, 

 which staged a handsome exhibit, em- 

 bracing a large number of varieties set 

 up in the concern's usual good style. 

 Four novelties in the exhibit won certi- 

 ficates: Giant White, which seems 

 destined to oust Constance Hinton from 

 its position as the premier white 

 variety; Floradale, a bright and lively 

 purple; Improved Margaret Atlee, 



richer in color and larger in stem than 

 the original, and Eosalind, a clear rose. 



PrIze-Winners. 



Other prize-winners were as follows: 



Vase of fifty sprays mixed Spencer, six or 

 more varieties — Princess Anastasia, first; Mrs. 

 Wintlirop, second; William G. Taylor, New- 

 port, R. I., third. 



Six vases, six distinct varieties, twenty 

 sprays to a vase— Mrs. H. S. Pratt, Glen Cove, 

 N. y., first. 



Three vases, three distinct varieties, fifteen 

 sprays to a vase — Mrs. Winthrop, first; Mrs. 

 Homer Gage, Shrewsbury, Mass., second. 



Finest and most meritorious display, silver 

 cup — W. Atlee Burpee Co. 



Sweet peas, not yet in commerce — W. Atlee 

 Burpee Co., first. 



Finest and most meritorious exhibit made by 

 the seed trade — W. Atlee Burpee Co. 



Most meritorious exhibit made by a member 

 of the National Association of Gardeners, silver 

 medal of the National Association of Gardeners 

 — Mrs. Gage. 



White variety, twenty-five sprays — Princess 

 Anastasia, first; Mrs. Gage, second. 



Crimson scarlet, twenty-five sprays — William 

 Q. Taylor, first; Mrs. Gage, second. 



Carmine, twenty-flve sprays — Mrs. Gage, first 



Yellow, twenty-five sprays — -W. G. Taylor 

 first; Mrs. Winthrop, second. 



Blue, twenty-five sprays — Princess Anastasia 

 first; Mrs. Winthrop, second. 



Blush, twenty-five sprays — Princess Anastasia 

 first; W. G. Taylor, second. 



Deep pink, twenty-flve sprays — Princess Anas 

 tasia, first; Mrs. Winthrop, second. 



Cream pink, twenty-five sprays — Princess An 

 astasia, first; Mrs. Winthrop, second. 



Orange, twenty-flve sprays — Mrs. Winthrop 

 first; Mrs. Oage, second. 



Ijavender, twenty-five sprays — Mrs. Winthrop, 

 first; Mrs. Gage, second. 



Purple, twenty-five sprays — Mrs. Gage, first; 

 Mrs. Winthrop, second. 



Maroon, twenty-five sprays — Mrs. Winthrop, 

 first; W. G. Taylor, second. 



Plcotee-edged, twenty-flve sprays — Mrs. Win- 

 throp, first; Mrs. Gage, second. 



Striped or flecked, twenty five sprays — Mrs. 

 Gage, first. 



Bicolor, twenty-five sprays— Mrs. Gage, first; 

 Mrs. Winthrop, second. 



Best display, special — Mrs. Gage, first. 



Annual Meeting. 



The annual meeting of the American 

 Sweet Pea Society was held in the 

 curator's office of the museum, with an 

 attendance of about six, outside of the 

 president, secretary and a few commit- 

 tee members. President W. A. Sperling 

 called the meeting to order, and re- 

 marked that he would dispense with an 

 address, as his subject matter had al- 

 ready been published in the society's 

 bulletin. He hoped, he said, that there 

 would be a renewal of interest in the 

 society's work the coming year, and 

 that the society would be able to make 

 a better showing. Secretary Vick an- 

 nounced that his report would be forth- 

 coming at a future time. There was 

 no report from the treasurer, but Presi- 

 dent Sperling announced that there was 

 a balance in the treasury of $358. The 



W. A. Sperling. 

 (Re-elected President of the American Sweet Pea Society.) 



