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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



Aprii. 6, 1911. 



without official recognition but for the 

 appointment of a committee consisting 

 of C. W. Johnson, William Kleinheinz, 

 Adam Graham and James Forbes to 

 consider them. Their awards were: 



Certificate of merit to Robert Craig Co. for 

 Croton Duncan Macaw. 



Bronze medal to Kobert Craig Co. for collection 

 of seedling crotons. 



Sliver medal to J. H. Dodds. gardener to John 

 Wananiaker, for Pandauus Llndenhurst. 



Certificate of merit to R. G. Wilson, Brooklyn, 

 N. Y., for unnamed fern. 



Bronze medal to W. A. Manda for Polypodhim 

 Mnndalanum. 



Honorable mention to J. C. Ilatcber for As- 

 paragus Hatcheri. 



Bronze medal to W. C. Rust, gardener to Dr. 

 C. G. Weld, for seedling rhodoilendron, Mary 

 Weld. 



Certificate of merit to V. R. Plerson Co. for 

 Nephrolepls muscosa. 



Silver gilt medal to C. 3. Sander, gardener 

 to C. S. Sargent, for seedling azalea. 



AWASDS TO TRADE EXHIBITORS. 



A special committee of well known 

 florists was appointed to consider the 

 exhibits in the allied trades sect'on, the 

 following awards being made: 



certificate of merit to the Caldwell I.awn 

 Mower Co.. Newburgh, N. Y., for lawn mower 

 operated by gasoline engine. 



Certificate of merit to C. Keur & Sons, Hllle- 

 goni, Holland, for bulbous plants in bloom. 



Certificate of merit to Lord's Frost-Proof Plant 

 Box Co., Minneapolis. Minn., for patented cor- 

 ruaated fiber-board shipping box. 



Certificate cf merit to S. E. Church, Boston, 

 for spraying machines operated by gasoline en- 

 gines. 



Chelsea, Mass., for Revero garden hose and 

 Chelsea, Mass.. for hose nozzles and couplings. 



Certificate of merit to Hltchings & Co., Kllz- 

 abeth. N. J., for ventilating machines. 



Certificate of merit to Wertheimer Bros., 

 New York, for gold and silver edged Sprinkle- 

 proof ribl)on. 



Honorable mention to Lord & Burnham Co., 

 Irvington, N. Y., for pipe hangers. 



Honorable mention to Hltchings & Co., Eliza- 

 beth, N. J., for sectional teUer for hot water. 



Honorable mention to the^evere Rubber Co.. 

 Chelsea, Mass., for Revere garden hose and 

 spraying hose. 



Honorable mention to Mrs. S. S. Sanborn, Cam- 



bridge, Mass., for patent forms for table dec- 

 orations. 



Honorable mention to J. Jerndebl, Boston, 

 Mass., for rustic work. 



Honorable mention to Eastern Nurseries, Ja- 

 maica Plain, Mass., for collection of ever- 

 greens. 



Honorable mention to O. Cuscumano, Boston, 

 for Florentine terra cotta ware. 



Honorable mention to Wilson Plant Oil & Fer- 

 tilizer Co., New York, for sprayers and tub 

 carrier. 



Honorable mention to the Eastern Library 

 Supply Co., New York, for MacMllIan Co. 

 works of Prof. L. H. Bailey. 



Honorable mention to Plerson U-Bar Co., New 

 York, for model greenhouse exhibit. 



Honorable mention to Wertheimer Bros., New 

 York, for Sprlnkleproof, Radium Glace and 

 Grenadine ribbons, fo:- wire edged ctaiflfon and 

 for spun glass-headed corsage pins. 



High commendation to Schloss Bros., New 

 York, for woven Easter greeting ribbon. 



High commendation to Lord & Burnham Co., 

 New York, for ventilating apparatus. 



High commendation to Johnston Heating Co., 

 New York, for tubular fire-box boiler. 



High commendation to T. J. Grey Co., Boston, 

 for I)etroit pruner. 



High commendation to Weathered Co., Jersey 

 City, for grcenHouse exhibit. 



High commendation to Waite's Interlocking 

 Steel Co.. Newburgh, N. Y.. for exhibit of steel 

 bench frames, etc. 



By way of explanation it may be said 

 that a large number of other meritori- 

 ous exhibits were given S. A. F. cer- 

 tificates and other awards at preceding 

 August conventions, and therefore could 

 not be considered bv this committee. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



At the closing session of the annual 

 convention of the American Carnation 

 Society, Secretary Baur presented the 

 report of the joint committee of the 

 Carnation and Rose Societies in the 

 matter of the 1912 meeting. The com- 

 mittee, composed of the two boards of 

 directors, voted 7 to 2 to recommend 

 that the two societies hold a joint con- 

 vention and exhibition at Detroit, open- 



James "WheeUr. 

 Much of the succeaa of the National Flower Show was due to Mr. Wheeler's effloieney as superintendent. 



ing January 24, 1912. The Carnation 

 Society at once accepted the report, 

 concurred in its recommendation and 

 adopted a resolution expressing the hope 

 that the Rose Society will do likewise 

 at its adjourned meeting at Baltimore 

 in August. 



The committee on presideiit's address, 

 R. H. Nicholson, J. A. Valentine and 

 Joseph Hill, did not concur in the 

 recommendation to revise the scale of 

 points, but the same committee asked 

 the society to concur in the secretary's 

 .recommendation that the by-laws be 

 amended to permit the readmission of 

 dropped members on the payment of $5. 

 The society concurred. 



J. A. Valentine proposed the erection 

 of a memorial tablet for the late Fred 

 Dorner and the secretary was instructed 

 to communicate with the members in 

 regard to a popular subscription. 



On the closing date F) Dorner & Sons 

 Co., Lafayette, staged two seedlings 

 which, in spite of their having suffered 

 somewhat on their journey of 1,000 

 miles, scored high enough to earn certifi- 

 cates: Dark crimson, 87 points; cerise, 

 86 points. 



THE SMOKER. 



The florists of Boston, not content 

 with the reception and ball scheduled in 

 the official program for Wednesday 

 evening, March 29, gave a smoker at 

 the Hotel Somerset Thursday evening, 

 March 30, thereby putting one over on 

 the committee that allotted the local 

 people only one evening for their hos- 

 pitalities. The smoker was held in the 

 great ballroom of the Somerset, over 

 400 gathering about the round tables. 

 A fine collation consisting of Boston's 

 favorite dish, ale, sandwiches, salads, 

 etc., was served. Colored minstrels pro- 

 vided a vaudeville entertainment and 

 there were speeches by Mayor Fitzpat- 

 rick, F. R. Pierson, George Asmus, Rob- 

 ert Craig, J. K. M. L. Farquhar, W. W. 

 Castle, Chester I. Campbell, his assist- 

 ant, and others. It was a late hour be- 

 fore the festivities closed and those 

 present voted it one of the most suc- 

 cessful features of a week filled with 

 eminent successes. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS. 



The executive committee of the 

 S. A. F. held a two days' session at 

 Boston, March 28 and 20, with an ad- 

 journment to Baltimore, where a ses- 

 sion was held April 4. Those present at 

 the Boston session were: Ex-president 

 F. R. Pierson, President George Asmus, 

 Vice-president R. Vincent, Secretary 

 Dorner, Treasurer Kasting, Directors W. 

 J. Vesey, Eugene Dailledouze, Robert 

 Craig, E. Allan Peirce and H. A. Bun- 

 yard — the full board except for W. N. 

 Rudd. The program for the Baltimore 

 convention was outlined, rules adopted 

 for the trade display, and a great deal 

 of routine work dispatched. One of 

 the details was the adoption of a reso- 

 lution to the effect that the National 

 Flower Show should be a triennial 

 affair. 



PARTY TO CROMWELL. 



All the leading New England growers 

 kept open house while the National 

 Flower Show was in progress in Boston, 

 and for several days after. They had 

 visitors by the score and in some cases 

 by the hundred. Many of those who 

 attended the show stopped, either going 

 or returning, at Cromwell, Conn., to in- 



