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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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AMERICAN 

 PEONY SOCIETY 





THE BOSTON MEETING. 



Officers Reelected. 



All til.' ..tfi.iril st.-itV was rt'i'lcctrd. as 

 .ill(tws: 

 I'rosi.J.MiT -H.'itraiul 11. I'',iii, ifcail 



..V p., 

 X'irC [)ic-i(l"i't ( '. .1. .\Ialn\. ii'dclics 



■1. -X. \. 



'J'rcasiiJt'i'-.i . II. iluin|ilnc\s. (icr 

 lantowTi. I'a. 



Secretary - A. II. Kcwkcs. New ton 

 :li<ililari<N. Ma-^. 



Dircctoi- I'm- rliiiH- \ears — CiiHUfiC ( '. 

 riiiiili.w . Wcsr Xcvvbury, Mass. 

 .Vcxt riK.'i'tiiii; place — Piiiladolpliia. 



Date Is Too Early. 



Till .uiiiiMl fxliihitiini and coin ciitioii 

 ■I' tlic Anicricaii i'eoiiy Society was 



icl-l ill Horti'-tiltiira! liall. IJostoii. .lime 

 I 1 and l.'"'. ill conjunction with the 

 jicoiiy xliow of the Massachusetts Horti- 



iiltiiial Society. Tlie season has been 

 -ucli an enafii- one that s(>ttin^' the 



lates tor tin' »liow was no easy task. 

 One |io;stponeiiient was made, luit the 



iintiimed 'uld mikI wet weather niiide 

 >ven the last dates decided upon much 

 loo I'aily tor Massachusetts growers. .\ 

 'nil week later would have been dociil 



illv better. Si)ine of the large growers, 

 'ike T. • . Tliuilow 's Sons, West \ew- 

 'luiy. liad tew doubles open, and on all 

 'lands tiowi r^ -liowed the efl'ects of tiie 



oiig >iiell "t wot and sunless weather. 



(iiven a we<k of clear weather prior 

 o the exhibition, there would undoubt- 

 ■dly have iiecu the gra'ndest show of 

 leonies ever seen in America. Taking 

 ill things into consideration, the oxhi- 

 dtion wa> good, but not what Boston 

 .ad hojied to give. Some growers re- 

 futed considerable losses of buds from 

 he late severe spring frosts, some vari- 

 ties losing iiearly every Uower. The 

 iiteresr in peonies, .iudging from the 

 ittendancc. -hows no waning and they 

 ontinue to huld their jiosition secure as 

 he nio'-t !■■■[ ulai- of hardy flowering 

 •lauts. 



Whili ji-- ;. ■■lilies were shown than 

 iar| been ant ii-ijiated, some ol' the ga[)S 

 vere worthilv lilled by splendid displays 

 if other hci l.ar.'oiis jdants. The cool. 

 .vet we.niiei lias siiite<l the bulk of such 

 dants. a> th. -pleudid quality of the 

 iquilegi;!-. digitalis, dictamnus, henuM-o- 

 alli-- and i.ther varieties testified. 



But when Tuesday, the oiiening d:i,\ . 

 irrived it brought tropical heat ilO de- 

 ,MTes in (li. sliade. 



The Awards. 



Tiic toilowMig were the awards of the 

 \niencan I'eony Society for the com- 

 mercial cjasse-: 



Largest an*! best collection of named 

 varieties, on.- flower of each, T. C. Tliur- 

 low's Sons. W.'st Newbury, Mass.. first; 

 l'>. n. Farr, k.'ading. Pa., second. 



Fifty blci.iiiis white, one variet.v, 

 named, i'ottagc Gardens Co.. Queens. \. 

 v.. first, witl. '"onronne d'Or. 



I"iff\ bio. n|< d;irk pink- or r.iv... duo 



variety, named, George II. Peterson, 

 I'airlawn, X. J., first, with Louise 

 Renault; (.'ottage Grove Gardens Co. 

 second, with Mme. Muyssart. 



Fifty blooms flesh or salmon pink, 

 one variety, name<l, Cottage Gardens 

 < o. first, with Albert ('rousse; George 

 II. Peterson second, with Mme. Krnile 

 Galle. 



Fifty blooms crimson, one \ariety, 

 named, S. (i. Harris, Tarrytowii. >.'. Y.. 

 first, with Prince Talindyke; Cottage 

 Gardens Co. second, with Marochal 

 Vaillant. 



The following were the awards of the 

 .\incrican I'eony Society for the ama- 

 teur classes: 



Cdllcct i.iii lit mil less tliioi uvclvr Mirictios. 



iiaiiu'd. "lie .if caili viiricl.v. 'I'. .\. Ilaveincyer, 



ll.'iiiiistoa.l. 1.. 1.. lirst; ('. S. .Min.it s<'i'Oii(l. 



Cill.'.li f ii.it less tliaii twelve varieties, 



i:aiii..l. .111.' "!' .■.•!. -li variel.v. ii|)eii oul.v In ex- 



lirst 



Tliurlow 



II- 



nanie.l \arii't i.'s, 



each, Geor^:.' 1 1. 



.111.1. 



II. 

 Do 



.■i r 

 n.M- 



.Mc K issock 



second. 



Collection of t^wcK 

 double, three llowers 

 I'eterson first, William Whitman se. 

 Mrs. ,1. L. (iardner third. 



Specimen bloom, double, Gei.r;;.- 

 I'eterson first, with s[ileiidid Mme. 

 Galhau. 



Vase of blooms on long steins, 

 ranged for effect. Mrs. .1. L. Gar. 

 second. 



Collection of six named double \arie 

 tics, white, one flower of each, T. <'. 

 Tliurlow 's Sons third. 



Collection of six nanu'.l double \ari 

 eties, rose pink, one llower of each. T 

 ( '. Tliurlow "s Sons second. 



Vase of twent.v five blooms white or 

 blush, double, S. (J. Harris first, with 

 Baroness Schroeder; Mrs. K. M. Gill. 

 -Medford. IMass., second; B. H. Parr 

 third, with Marie Lemoine. 



Viise of twenty five blooms pink or 

 rose, double, George II. Peterson first, 

 with Mme. De Galhau; (ieorge H. Peter 

 son second, with Mathilde de Roseneck; 

 William Whitman third, with Ladv 

 Bramwell. 



Vase of tweuty-fi\t' blooms red or 

 irimson. double, George H. Peterson 

 I'lst. with Rubra Superbii; George II 

 I'eterson second, with Constant Devred ; 



Bertrand H. Farr. 



iPresi.leiil American I'eon.V Society . 



,;iliil'.is 11. il residinj; williiii llic state '>( Mass:i- 

 .lins.tls. 'I'. \. MaveiiK'.v.T lirst. 



C'(.llei-ti<iii (if wliite varieties, nam.'. I. .m.. I1I.1..11; 

 ."f eiicli. 'V. A. II.'iveiii.'.v.M- liist. 



('■ill.'.ti'iii (if (lai-k iiiiit; ..r r..-.- Miri.li.'-. 



Iiaiiieil, ■ Ml,., Ml ,,|- ,..i,.li. 'I' A I la veiii.v • r 



til-sl. 



Cll.'.iieii i,f saliii.i.i an. I ll.'sli {,iiil< vari.'li.-. 

 iiiiliieil. <,iii. Il.i.mi .,1' .■.•i.li. 'I'. A. Il.ivi'iii,-v,r 

 lifst. 



C'.ill.'.-I ici;i iif fi'inisiin varieti.'s. nanu'.l. "ii.' 

 lil.inni .,f eaili. 'I'. .\. Ilaveiiie.\ cr lii-l. 



The following were the awanls in 

 the (dasses pro\ ided b\- M.assa.diusel I s 

 Horticultural Society, open to all: 



Cidlection of thirty .tr more \;irietics, 

 .loiibli'. olio tlowcr of eaidi, Mrs. .I;inies 



T. ( '. Tliurlow "s Son- tliinl, with Comi. 

 .Ie l)iesb;i(di. 



\'ase ot' tweiit\ li\.' blooms, .louble. 

 an\ other color, T. < '. Tlmrlow's Sons 

 lirst. with ^Mme. Cost.'; William Whit 

 man s(>cond. 



Collection of twelve named varieties. 

 • louble, one flower of each, for non 

 commercial growers only. William Whit 

 m;iii fiist, T. A. Iltivcineyer second, Mrs. 

 .1. L. (iardner third. 



Dispbiy of peonies, .'irr.anged for .Ie.-., 

 lative idVect, b*. c<: .1. Far.|iihar & C... lii-t. 

 with .1 beautiful table .h^.'.u at i.oi. 



