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cinnati, Mr. Brallior in Nashville have all 
carried on such educational displays, let us 
plan to make it even more general next 
year. 
MINNEAPOLIS. 
This exhibition was held in the lobby of 
the Northwestern National Bank and 
proved so successful that Mr. McRae, the 
Vice President, in presenting a Silver Cup 
to Mr. A. C. Arny, expressed the hope that 
there would be another exhibition another 
year. Through the kindness of the bank 
officials the tables and vases were decorated 
with ferns and other greens so that the Irises 
appeared to fine effect. Mr. Willis E. Fryer 
showed seedlings almost by the hundred and 
his Magnificent received the A. I. S. Certifi- 
cate of Honorable Mention. It has stand- 
ards of a “darker red than Edouard Michel” 
and “very broad, nearly purple” falls. Mr. 
Albert C. Arny was first in the 30 variety 
class, in No. 2, and also won the specimen 
stalk with Alcazar , Mr. Kenning coming in 
second with Zua. The Rainbow Gardens 
showed fine Beardless Irises and Holme & 
Olson and the Pfeiffer Nursery were well in 
the running. Among the many amateurs, 
Mrs. F. W. Thurston, Miss Sabia Ellison, 
and Mrs. H. B. Tillotson, who proved of un- 
usual help, all won more than one of the 
prizes. 
Mr. Kenning was most fortunate in having 
the efficient assistance of Profs. Cady, Mc- 
Intosh and Arny, all of the Farm School, in 
running the show. Mr. Arny won the Silver 
Medal as well as the cup offered by the 
Northwestern National, and the A. I. S. 
Bronze Medal went to Rainbow Iris Gardens. 
Both Mr. Kenning’s letter and the many 
clippings testify to a great interest in Irises 
in Minnesota, but there is promise of even 
greater interest another year. 
REGISTRATION. 
This is merely a registration of names, in 
most cases descriptions are on record but 
with few exceptions (H. M.) the merit of the 
variety is an unknown quantity. Although 
the code of nomenclature has not yet been 
accepted it is probable that if varieties are 
not introduced within a stated time, registra- 
tion will, upon notice, be withdrawn. Names 
of any length, names similar to those of exist- 
ing varieties, or likely to be misinterpreted, 
and possibly names of people will be con- 
sidered undesirable. 
Growers should register names accom- 
panied, if possible, by description. I expect 
that the following list is far from complete : 
Alhambra, a richer and deeper Sherbert. Grace 
Sturtevant. 
Ethel Aldrich, deep lavender with red flushed falls. 
Ethel Aldrich. 
Frank H. Thomas, cream with delicately tinted S. 
Twin Larches Nursery. 
Harriet Presby, a violet of height. Frank H. Presby. 
Inner Glow, cream with yellow beard. Grace 
Sturtevant. 
Lerline, early light mauve, 40 in. A. J. Bliss. 
Magnificent, H. M. Minneapolis, 1920. W. E. Fryer. 
Marion Mohr, an unusually long delicate blue- 
lavender. Wm. Mohr. 
Moonlight, a yellow pallida. Grace Sturtevant. 
Old Ivory, a buff pallida. Grace Sturtevant. 
Polaris, a 4 ft. violet self. Grace Sturtevant. 
Primrose, a bright yellow self. Grace Sturtevant. 
Seminole, H. M. Philadelphia, 1920. B. H. Farr. 
Taj Mahal, a white pallida, 38 in. Grace Sturtevant. 
Tamar, a rich 45 in. lilac. A. J. Bliss. 
Tintallion, delicate lavender, color deepens at tip of 
falls. Grace Sturtevant. 
Twin Larches, a white plicata. Twin Larches 
Nursery. 
Virginia Moore, H. M. Washington, 1920. J. Marion 
Shull. 
White Nymph, a flushed white. Mrs. E. P. Mc- 
Kinney. 
R. S. STURTEVANT, Secretary. 
June 1920 American Iris Society Bul- 
letin on the Culture of Irises in the 
(Brower 
United States is to hand. It contains 
articles written by experienced Iris 
growers in various parts of the United 
States which will doubtless prove help- 
ful to any Iris grower, no matter where 
located. Notes on Iris culture are added 
and a roster of the charter membership 
of the society to June 1st, 1920 is given. 
j Northwestern Peony ! 
I and Iris Society, j 
E W. F. CHRISTMAN, Secretary \ 
The annual June Peony exhibition of the 
Northwestern Peony & Iris Society was held 
June 19th in connection with the Minnesota 
State Garden Flower Society and the Minne- 
sota State Horticultural Society’s exhibits. 
The display was made in the Gymnasium 
building of the University Farm School, St. 
Paul, Minnesota. 
This exhibition, while not as large as in 
former years due to torrid weather and tor- 
rential rains immediately preceding, was a 
very worthy one and many beautiful blooms 
were to be seen. 
Mr. D. W. C. Ruff, carried off first prize in 
the professional class with a splendid display 
that extended the entire length of the large 
hall. Something over 150 varieties were 
exhibited and all of them were in first class 
condition. The yellow Peony Lutea created 
a great deal of comment, as well as many 
other magnificent blooms in this display. 
Mr. Ruff has the art of exhibiting his flow- 
ers down to a science and can always make 
a splendid showing regardless of climatic con- 
ditions. To the novice not initiated in this 
feature of the game will say that it requires 
an immense lot of work and a considerable 
outlay of money. Great credit is due to Mr. 
Ruff’s efforts as his display was the outstand- 
ing feature of the exhibition. 
Mr. A. B. Franklin, carried off the second 
prize in the professional class for a general 
collection of Peonies. Two large vases of the 
new seedling Mabel L. Franklin won a great 
deal of admiration and most favorable com- 
ment. 
In the amateur collection Mrs. H. B. Tillot- 
son, won first prize money with a splendid 
display of blooms. Mr. A. C. Arny carried off 
second prize in this class. Mr. Arny’s collec- 
tion consisted of some very fine varieties. 
I do not have before me the winners in the 
color classes of the various exhibits. Mr. 
Ruff with a splendid vase of Mary Brand 
carried off first prize in the reds. He also 
received second prize in the light pinks with 
Therese. The first prize in the light pink class 
went to Mr. A. C. Arny with some splendid 
blooms of Albert Crousse , as I recall it. Being 
busily occupied with other matters I did not 
get an opportunity to make a definite record 
but it will be secured later. 
Harry Franklin Baker had a large display 
of flowers and among them quite a collection 
of Peony blooms of the standard varieties. 
These were not entered in competition. 
Mr. John E. Stryker had a number of fine 
blooms on display but they were not entered 
in competition. 
There were a few other small displays that 
the writer did not get an opportunity to learn 
the exhibitor’s name. 
Judging in the professional class was done 
by Mr. John E. Stryker and the amateur 
exhibits were judged by Mr. D. W. C. Ruff. 
The capability of these two men as judges is 
unquestioned and as a result there could be 
no question of doubt as to the rightful win- 
ners. 
In the seedling class there was no compe- 
tition and Mr. A. B. Franklin carried off 
first, second and third prizes. Had there 
been competition in this class, the first prize 
winner, Seedling No. 8, now named, Mabel L. 
Franklin, would doubtless have carried off 
first honors, as it created most favorable 
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comment by all who viewed it. The blooms 
displayed were from two year old plants and 
were not purely representative of the fully 
established flower. Size only was lacking. 
Seedling No. 36 carried off second honors. 
This is a flower similar to Mabel L. Franklin 
in type but differing in color. No. 36 is a 
delicate or flesh pink beautifully margined 
on the inner petals with lavender. This seed- 
ling is in a class with No. 8. Both varieties 
are of a perfect Rose type and possess a most 
delightful fragrance. The writer had the 
pleasure of spending a day in Mr. Franklin’s 
fields and examining some thirty odd speci- 
men seedlings, a number of which will doubt- 
less prove to be first class varieties. Will 
have more to say about these seedlings at a 
later dare. 
Mrs. Tillotson has a splendid seedling that 
was displayed but not put in competition. It 
is a fine, full, double flower and will 
doubtless be placed in competition another 
year. 
Mrs. Wm. Crawford, of Laporte, Ind., was a 
visitor and very kindly consented to talk be- 
fore the gathering on “Propagation and 
Cultivation of the Peony.” Mrs. Crawford 
was given no advance notice to enable her to 
prepare a paper but she gave a splendid, 
practical talk that will prove of great value 
to those starting in the Peony game. She 
was detained for a considerable length of 
time answering the volley of questions that 
were presented to her by her interested lis- 
teners. This talk was followed later by Mr. 
D. W. C. Ruff. Unfortunately the writer was 
called away from the meeting and did not get 
an opportunity to hear him. Mr. Ruff illus- 
trated his talk with several splendid blooms. 
Due to the inclement weather immediately 
preceding the exhibition Mr. A. M. Brand 
made no display. This is the first year for 
some time that he has not added greatly to 
the exhibition by his display of Brand seed- 
lings and other varieties. Understand from 
Mrs. Crawford who visited his gardens on 
Friday the 18th of June that he had antic- 
ipated showing a number but a severe storm 
destroyed a great number of blooms and this 
added to terrific heat a few days previous 
proved disastrous. 
A small party made a trip to the trial test- 
ing grounds of the Farm School and exam- 
ined the Peony planting. Everything showed 
excellent care and attention. There is ample 
space provided for a large planting of Peonies 
and it is hoped that there may be a general 
response this fall when the call is made for 
donations to this cause. 
On June 16th and 17th a splendid Peony 
show was held in the First National Bank, 
St. Paul, Minn., under the auspices of the 
bank. This exhibition was for amateurs only 
and consisted of two classes, the Advanced 
Amateur Class and the Novice Amateur 
Class. A great deal of interest was man- 
ifested jn this exhibition and some splendid 
bloom shown. Understand this is to be an 
annual affair in the future due to the success 
of the first venture. 
The professional exhibits of the Riverview 
Gardens, Mr. A. J. Wilkins, Mr. Wm. Ander- 
son, and Mr. D. W. C. Ruff, added greatly to 
the display and made the show the success 
it proved to be. 
In the Riverview Gardens exhibit was noted 
a large vase of Therese that were magnifi- 
cent. This grand variety always receives the 
highest praise and deservedly so. Other 
varieties exhibited in this collection were as 
follows : Karl Rosenfield, Clair du Bois, A va- 
lanche, Mary Brand, Laura Dessert, Lady Alex- 
ander Duff, La France, Madam Jules Dessert, 
Loveliness, Venus, Felix Crousse, Pasteur, 
Adolphe Rosseau, Rachel, Mons, Martin Cahu- 
zac. La Tulipe, Reine Hortense, Marie Lemoine, 
and several others. To anyone familiar 
with Peonies it will be observed that there 
are some of the finest varieties obtainable in 
the above list. 
