

JotY 22, 1015, 



The Florists^ Review 



11 



CoU Medal Display of W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, at Newport Sweet Pea Show. 



Nicol, Jamps, Qnliipy, Muss. 



Page, G«o. W., 8onth Lincoln, Mas'S. 



Talmer, F. E., and wlft*, Hrookllnt*. Mass. 



I'arkcr, Edward, North Kaston, MaHS. 



I'atterson, Wm., Wollaston, iJaHs. 



IVmbroke, A. G., Boston, MaHs. 



repper, J. H., New York, N. Y. 



IVttlt, F. W., Brookline, Mass. 



I>i<'kthall, W. E.. Doyer. Mass. 



(^uint, Harry, Boston, Mass. 



Itichards, E. E., Grwufleld, Mass. 



Kol)lnsoD. Joseph, Oyster Bay, X. Y. 



Kodden, J. A.. Cllftondale, Mass. 



ItoehrB, Jnllus, and wife, Kotherford. N. J. 



Hogem, A. K., and wife, KeadTille. Mass. 



Uoy, D. F., and wife, Marion, Mass. 



KnaseB. J. L., Boston, Mass. 



Uust, W. C, Brookline, Mass. 



Scott, Darld, Stoneham, Mass. 



Sim, Wm., and wife, Cllftondale, Mass. 



Sltzenstok. B.. Brookline, Mass. 



Smith, Arthur, Reading, Pa. 



Spear, 0. A., East Weymouth, Mass. 



Sperling, W. A.. New York, X. Y. 



Stalford, J. fJ., Bar Harbor. Me. 



Stewart, (Jeorge F., .Medford, Mass. 



Stewart, Henry, Walthani, Mass. 



Thatcher, A. E., Bar Harbor, Me. 



'lotty, V. II., Madison. X. J. 



Tracy, B. Hammond, and wife. Wpniiain. Muss. 



Traendly. F. H., New York, X. Y. 



Turley, P. J., Dorchester, Mass. 



Turoer, C. B., and wife, Stoughton. Mass. 



Van Deventer. ('., Hutherford. X. J. 



Waldecker. H.. Bralntree, Mass. 



AVaIke, Wllliain T.. Salem. Muss. 



Walsh, A. (!.. Boston, Mass. 



Walsh, John. Melrose Higliliiiiils. .Muss. 



Ward, W. II.. and wife. Montvale. Mass. 



Weathered. C. B.. New York, X. Y. 



Weir, David. Boslindalc. Mass. 



Westwood. T. II., Forest Hills. Mass. 



Wctterlow. E. II.. Maiicliestei-. Mass. 



Whyte, D.. and wife. Xorth Eiiston. Muss. 



Wyness, Georse, Prides Crossing. JIass. 



PRESIDENT MORSE'S ADDRESS. 



I.Mthougli unable to make the trip across tlio 

 'I'lifinent, from San Francisco to Xewport. to at- 

 lend the meeting of tlic .\merlcan Sweet Pea So- 

 ' iPty, I'resldcMt I.estcr h. Morse sent the fol- 

 lowing address. | 



When I was elected president of the 



American Sweet Pea Society, a year 



•■igo, I hoped that the members and 



friends throughout the eastern states 



could be present with us for the regular 



annual convention. However, since Mr. 



Bunyard found it impossible to be 



present himself, and as it seemed im- 



l>os8ible to get a quorum of members 



present, we tlecided to have a separate 



meeting in conjunction with our ex- 



liibit. 



The San Francisco Show. 



June 11 this exhibit was held in the 

 Palace of Horticulture at the San Fran- 

 cisco exposition, and was a grand suc- 

 cess. There were some thirty entries, 

 representing amateurs, professional 

 gardeners and Seed growers. There 

 were some 1,200 vases displayed; in 

 fact, nearly every new variety of Spen- 

 cer was represented. 



The exposition officials recognized the 

 day by sending their special commis- 

 sioner, who presented me, as president, 

 with a bronze tablet in memory of the 



Tubbed Peas Trained on Vlre Frame. 



event, and designated June 11 on all of 

 their programs as Sweet Pea day. They 

 also furnished Cassasa's band, one of 

 the best in the city, and composed of 

 forty pieces, and we had a beautiful 

 concert in connection with the exhibi- 

 tion. 



We had expected to have the flowers 

 exhibited only one day, but so great 

 was the demand for more tiine that we 

 allowed the exhibition to stand three 

 days, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and 

 kept the room open until 10 o'clock at 

 night, although the building is usually 

 closed at 6 o'clock. 



It was impossible to estimate the 

 number of visitors, but there were lit- 

 erally thousands upon thousands pres- 

 ent, and all oeemed amazed at an ex- 

 hilnt of such beautiful and magnificent 

 flowers. We allowed nothing to be dis- 

 played but sweet peas. 



California Sweet Pea Seed. 



Although California ;j^ro\vs fully nine- 

 ty-five per cent of all the sweet pea 

 seed used in the world, flower shows 

 and exhibitions are seldom given. 



Sweet peas first began to be grown 

 for seed about 1886, when there were 

 only about seven varieties. The acre- 

 age has steadily increased, until for the 

 last five years there have been no less 

 than 2,000 acres planted for sweet pea 

 seed alone, and all in what is known 

 as the coast valleys, from San Fran- 

 cisco south to Los Angeles. It is safe 

 to say that no less than 1,000,000 

 pounds a year is the average yield of 

 the California seed farms, and these 

 farms are represented by some ten or 

 twelve large seed growers. 



A great many new varieties have 

 been originated in California, but as the 

 growers are largely wholesale dealers 

 onl;u||^he novelties are introduced by 

 seed^M&lers in other parts of the coun- 

 try. While probably one-half of the 

 acreage is devoted to Spencer varieties, 



