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The Weekly Rorists' Review^ 



April 18, 1912. 



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AMERICAN HOSE SOCIETY. 



Proposed Bose Test Garden. 



The executive committee of the 

 American Eose Society and representa- 

 tive rose growers held a meeting in 

 New York, specially called to confer 

 with the representatives of the depart- 

 ment of parks of the city of Hartford, 

 Conn., relative to establishment of a 

 test rose garden. The following reso- 

 lution was passed: "Eesolved, That 

 the offer of the department of parks 

 of the city of Hartford, Conn., to es- 

 tablish a rose garden for testing new 

 roses as the official testing ground of 

 the American Eose Society, be ac- 

 cepted." 



Alexander Gumming, head gardener, 

 stated that the park department pro- 

 poses to take land and make a garden, 

 to place roses of all varieties therein 

 for development. Any and all roses 

 sent to the garden will be guarded 

 with the best of care. 



The following rules were discussed 

 and were adopted: 



1. Roses sent for testing sbould Include five 

 plants of each variety of the bedding types; two 

 plants each of the climbing and pillar types. 



2. Plants can be shipped dormant or growing 

 in pots. 



3. Two-year-old plants are most desirable. 



4. A record for filing should accompany each 

 variety, stating name or number of variety, 

 classification, parentage, age of plant, and 

 whether worked on stock or on own roots. 



6. Test varieties will remain in the garden for 

 a period covering two growing seasons, when they 

 can be Judged the second season if necessary. 

 The after disposal of the plants will be optional 

 between the exhibitor and the authorities, the 

 exhibits being returned or given a permanent place 

 in the garden as far as possible. 



6. Each variety will be labeled by number 

 until judged, when a painted label stating name 

 or number of variety, the introducer and award 

 will be posted permanently. 



7. Exhibits will be inspected by judges ap- 

 pointed by the American Rose Society at a 

 designated time, and awards will be officially 

 given according to merit. The park authorities 

 will take due precaution to protect exhibits from 

 vandalism and dissemination, and give the garden 

 every cultural attention possible. 



8. A new rose shall be considered one which 

 has not been disseminated for a period longer than 

 three years. 



The official scale of points for judg- 

 ing outdoor roses is as follows: Flo- 

 riferousness, 20; vigor, 20; color, 15; 

 size, 15; form, 10; substance, 10; fra- 

 grance, 10, 



Medals and Certificates. 



A gold medal for the best new rose 

 not yet disseminated, whether of do- 

 mestic or foreign origin. Exhibits to 

 be judged by the official scale of the 

 American Eose Society and no gold 

 medal to be awarded to any rose scor- 

 ing less than ninety-five points. 



A silver medal is offered at the same 

 time and under the same conditions for 

 a novelty scoring not less than eighty- 

 five points. 



A certificate of merit is awarded to 

 all novelties scoring eighty points. 



It is further ordered that the com- 

 plete scores of all the entries in the 

 competition be filed with the secretary 

 of the American Eose Society before 

 the award of any medal is confirmed. 



The executive committee of the 

 American Eose Society reserves to it- 

 self the right of selection of the judges 

 who shall pass upon the exhibits in the 

 competition for these medals. 



Benj. Hammond, Sec'y. 



April 11, 1912. 



Louisville, Ky. — A description by 

 A. E. Nanz of his travels in the West 

 Indies and Central America was the 

 chief feature of the monthly meeting of 

 the Society of Kentucky Florists, held 

 April 10 in the store of A. B. Baumer. 



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