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The Florists' Review 



JCNK 27, 1912. 



THE AMERICAN « 

 » PEONY SOCIETY 



THE ITHACA MEETINQ. 



Officers Elected. 



President — B. H. Farr, Eeading, Pa. 



Vice-President — E. B. George, Paines- 

 ville, O. 



Secretary — Professor A. P. Saunders, 

 Clinton, N. Y. 



Treasurer — J. H. Humphreys, German- 

 town, Pa. 



Director — S. G. Harris, Tarrytown, 

 N. Y. 



The Exhibition. 



The tenth annual exhibition of the 

 American Peony Society was held in the 

 auditorium of the New York State Col- 

 lege of Agriculture, Cornell University, 

 Ithaca, N. Y., June 19 and 20. Ideal 

 June weather prevailed during the 

 week and therefore the flowers were 

 never shown to better advantage. The 

 largest collection of varieties ever ex- 

 hibited in America was shown at this 

 meeting. All the varieties from the 

 Cornell collection were excellently 

 staged on three long tables, each va- 

 riety being carefully labeled with the 

 name and the printed description. 



A. P. Saunders staged a large collec- 

 tion of splendid blooms, containing 

 many rare varieties. Among the latter 

 were Golden Wedding, Beaute de 

 . France, Baroness Schroeder, Joseph 

 Decaisne, Marcelle Dessert, A. B. Sow- 

 erby. Glory, Professor Budd, C. S. 

 Minot, Blanche Dessert, Tecumseh and 

 Volcan. Professor Saunders also exhib- 

 ited two beautiful seedlings of merit, 



viz., Jean Bancroft and Edith Grant, 

 which were awarded certificates of 

 merit, 



Mrs. Kellogg, of New York Mills, 

 N. Y., staged a fine collection of stand- 

 ard varieties, which were awarded sec- 

 ond prize. 



F. A. Havemeyer, A. Labodny, gar- 

 dener, Glenhead, L. I., exhibited a fine 

 collection of large blooms. Owing to 

 the earlier season on Long Island and 

 their long journey, the flowers were 

 not in the best condition. Among them 

 were Queen of Spain, Flamboyant, 

 Meteor Flight, Magnificence, Solange, 

 Lucy E. HoUis, Sir Edward Barton, 

 Beauty's Mark, Loveliness and Con- 

 queror. 



M. F. Pierson, Stanley, N. Y., exhib- 

 ited excellent blooms of a number of 

 standard varieties. 



Thousands of visitors viewed the 

 display, there being over eighty persons 

 in the hall at one time and as many 

 more waiting outside. The Sons of 

 Veterans and Auxiliary, numbering 

 200, who were holding a state conven- 

 tion in the city, came up in special cars 

 to see the exhibit. 



The Business Session. 



The annual meeting of the American 

 Peony Society was held in the horti- 

 cultural lecture room at 3 p. m., 

 Wednesday, June 19, with President 

 Farr in the chair. The report of the 

 last meeting, by W. Thurlow, tem- 

 porary secretary, was read by Secretary 

 Saunders. "*= >> ■ 4 ^ 



President Farr read his address, in 



which he reviewed the work of the so- 

 ciety during its ten years of existence. 



The secretary's report showed sixty- 

 si± members in good standing. Four- 

 teen new members were named for elec- 

 tion to membership. 



The treasurer's report was read by 

 the secretary, showing the society to 

 be in excellent condition. 



Mr. Farr made a statement for the 

 nomenclature committee, showing that 

 a large amount of work had been done 

 this year in making accurate descrip- 

 tions of new varieties. 



A publicity committee, consisting of 

 C. S. Harrison, <J. H. Humphreys and 

 A. H. Fewkes, was appointed to pre- 

 pare material for the press. 



Letters were read from all the firms 

 sending peonies to the trial grounds, 

 donating the plants to the society, to 

 be disposed of as it should decide. 



After discussion, the society voted to 

 begin the preparation of a book em- 

 bodying the results of the peony 

 studies and also including information 

 upon the culture of peonies. A publi- 

 cation committee, consisting of Messrs. 

 Farr, Harris, Saunders, Brown and 

 Craig, was appointed. The society 

 voted to dispose of the surplus plants 

 in the collection at Cornell University. 

 Several bids were considered and ac- 

 cepted. Some of the smaller lots re- 

 maining unsold will be listed and ad- 

 vertised for sale. 



A vote of thanks was given the au- 

 thorities of Cornell University for their 

 cooperation in carrying the work of 

 the trials to a successful conclusion, 



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View of the American Peony Society'i Teit Field at CxnoitW University, Ithaca, N. Y. 



(The original planting is on the right, the collection of typ6 varieties on the left.) 



