July 8, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



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NATIONAL SWEET PEA SOCIETY. 



Meeting for Organization. 



The sweet pea iiitoroKts of America 

 formed a iiatiuiial oryanizatiou at A'ew 

 York July 7 by tlie election of the fol- 

 low iiifjj ollicers: 



I'resident — JIarry Tinner, i'ort Wash- 

 ington, L. I., N. Y. 



Viec-prcsident — \V. IF. Waile, Tarry- 

 town, N. Y. 



Secretary — Harry A. l?iinyard, 34:2 

 West Fourteenth street, New York, N. Y. 



Treasurer — \Vm. Duekham. Madison. 

 N. J. 



Executive committee — W. Atlee Bur- 

 pee, Pliilailelpliia ; A. < '. Zsolaiitk, Jiound 

 Brook, X. .1.; Win. Sim. (lit'tomlale, 

 Mass. 



An Auspicious Start. 



It was a comparatively few weeks ago 

 that II. A. Jkinyard conceived the idea 

 that the time was ripe for the formation 

 of an organization to work along lines 

 similar to those on which so much of 

 benefit has been achieved in England. 

 That he was not mistaken was sliown by 

 the ready response to the request for 

 premiums and by the gathering of 

 twenty-five enthusiasts at the .Museum of 

 Natural History at the hour appointed 

 for giving the society an auspicious start. 



Prof. John Craig, of Ithaca, N. Y., 

 occujiied the chair and read a ])aper on 

 "The Purposes of Trial Cirouiids. " 



liy-laws were adopted, so that the so- 

 ciety is fully organized and ready for 

 business. 



A banquet was held Wednesday even- 

 ing, July 7. and the meeting and (>xhi- 

 hition closed July 8. 



The Exhibition. 



Consiilering all things, the initial ex- 

 hibition was an excellent one. The num- 

 ber of exhibitors was not so large as had 

 been expected, but tiie eight competitors 

 staged upwards of l,r)(iu vases in over 

 100 varieties. Harry Turner, {)resident- 

 elect and i)residont of the New York Flo- 

 rists' Club, had eighty-four varieties. 

 Peter Henderson & Co., New York, ex- 

 hibited over 1(10 varieties of sweet ]ie;is, 

 but not for competition. The e.xhibits 

 occupied three tables each luO feet in 

 lengtli. The room was handsomely deco- 

 ratetl. 



The peas were of generally excellent 

 ((uality. The best varieties were thought 

 to be \(Ma rnwin, i'"rank Dolliy, 'Mrs. 

 Fckford, I'ink Spencer, Yellow Spencer, 

 Helen Lewis, Lady Hamilton, lilack 

 iMichael and Gladys I'nwin. 



The Awards. 



The judges were Wm. Sim, (Jliftondale, 

 Mass.; A. C. Zvolanek, Hound Brook, 

 N. J., and 0. W. Kerf, Philadelpiiia. 

 The awards were: 



Largest collection of sweet ]ieas, Bod- 

 dington cup, to Harry Turner, gardener 

 for Howard (ioidd. Port Washington, 

 L. I. 



Largest collection of sweet peas, Bur- 

 jiee cup, to Wm. Duikham, .Madison. 

 N. J. 



Twenty-five vases distinct varieties, 

 Henderson cup, to W. W. Kawson & Co., 

 Boston. 



Twelve vases distinct varieties. Raw- 

 eon silver medal, to Chas. K. Hedden. 



Six vases distinct varieties, Stumpp 

 & Walter prize, Hon. Seth Lowe. 



Ten vases Spencer or ITnwin llowcred. 

 Hreer prize, Hon. Seth Lowe. 



Six vases in six varieties, Morris 



Harry A. Bunyard. 



Cliairman Committee of Arrangements for the New York Florists' Club f)iitinu an<l Prime 

 Mover in the Organization of the National Sweet Pea Society 



County ( iardeiicrs' |iri/,c. Win. Iturkhani 

 first, Seth Lowe second. 



Largest collection, open to trade oidy, 

 Morse cup, to .\rthiir T. Botldington, 

 New York. 



Fifteen vases in fifteen varieties, Thor 

 burn jirize. lion. Seth Lowe first. 



Spencer type intro(Uieed in 1900, Bur- 

 pee prize, W. W. Kawson & Co. first. 



Three vases varieties disseTiunated in 

 1909, Watkins tSc Simpson prize, Wm. 

 Duckiiam lii'st. 



Vase mix(>d \aiieties, Micliell jirizc, to 

 T. S. Ormiston. 



Three vases in three distinct ctdors, 

 Pierson prize, Hon. Seth Lowe first, W. 

 W. L'awson iV: Co. second. 



Twenty-five stems lavender. I'lorists " 

 Exchange jirize, Hon. Seth Lowe. 



A'ase crimson. Young prizes, W. W. 

 Rawson & Co. first, Hon. Setli l.uwe sec- 

 ond, T. S. Ormiston third. 



Vase white. Rice prize, Hon. Sctli 

 Lowe. 



A'asf liliic, I'iskc prize, lion. Srtli 

 Lowe. 



Vase light pink. Turner prize, T. S. 

 Ormiston. 



Vase orange shade, Traendly i)rizes, 

 W. W. Rawson & Co. first, Hon. Seth 

 Lowe second. 



Vase yellow, Totty prize, W. W. Raw- 

 son & Co. 



Vase bicolor, Boddington ]irizes, W. 

 W. I^'iwson & Co. first, Hon. Seth Lowe 

 second. 



Miscellaneous Exhibits. 



There were a number of miscellaneous 

 exhibits, each of which was gi\en special 

 mention, as follows: 



Julius Roehrs Co.. RutIiert'or<l, N. .L. 

 orchids and decorative plants. 



.loliii Lewis Childs. I'loral Park. \. Y., 

 irises and pink callas. 



I.agei \ lliirirll. Summit. \. .1.. table 

 of orcdiids. 



W. A. Manda, South Orange, N. J., 

 table of orchids. 



Palisades Nurseries, Sparkill, N. Y., 

 thirty varieties flowers, of hardy herba- 

 ceous plants. 



HariT Turner, Acal,v])ha Sanderiana. 



The Rosery, table decoration of sweet 

 pens, one of tlu' most attractive features 

 of the show. 



SPRAYING FOR WEEDS. 



The tTadication of weeds by other tiian 

 cultural methods has been a subject of 

 study at a number of the agricultural 

 exiieriment stations and elsewhere. This 

 li;iji resiilte<l in the discovery that various 

 clKMiiicals through tiieir corrosi\-e or 

 lit her action will di'stroy many kinds ot' 

 weeds. As long ago as 1,S9.") it was 

 shown by tin; Vermont Kx[ierinient Sta- 

 lion that the orange hawkwceil, a ]iest 

 in lawns and pastures, couhl be con- 

 trolleil iiy sowing salt over the lawns at 

 tlie rate oi' aixiut .'!,(l(tl) pouinls per acre 

 witlioiit injury to the grass. 



Lime, salt, arsenite of soda, gasidine. 

 kerosene, crude carbolic acid, and copper 

 sulphate iiave all be(>n recommended for 

 destroying weeds in drives, walks, tennis 

 courts and other places wliete it is de- 

 sired to keep down all plant grow I h. 



Soriii OuAXCK. X. ,1. — It is said that 

 Louis I'ecker owns a cat that has 

 ■■mothere(l"' a chicken waif while raising 

 olVsjiring of her own. The chickiui 

 has grown so large that Mr. Beckiu' >l()es 

 not want it about tiie hmise, but lie is 

 having a hard time keeping the pets 

 ,i]iait. 



