72 
Ol)<2. Slower (Brower 
July, 1918 
The American Gladiolus Society. 
Preliminary Schedule of the Ninth Annual Exhibition of the American 
Gladiolus Society to be held in Elmwood Music Hall, Buffalo, 
New York, August 14, 15, 16 and 17, 1918. 
SCHEDULE OF PRIZES. 
1st 2nd 
No. 
1— 
$12.50 
No. 
2- 
7.50 
No. 
3— 
6.00 
No. 
4— 
10.00 
No. 
5- 
7.50 
No. 
6— 
7.50 
No. 
7— 
7.50 
No. 
8- 
4.00 
No. 
9— 
4.00 
No. 
lO- 
4.00 
No. 
ll— 
4.00 
No. 
12— 
4.00 
No. 
13— 
4.00 
No. 14- 
ited. 
prize, 
OPEN TO ALL. 
1st 2nd 
-Best collection, 20 varieties, 5 
spikes each, named. 
—Best 12 varieties, 3 spikes each, 
named. 
— Best 12 vases, 12 varieties, 1 
spike each. 
—Five vases, 5 varieties, 10 spikes 
each, predominating colorYei- 
low. 
—Vase of 25 spikes ,[ Primulinus 
Hybrids, Orange. 
—Vase of 25 spikes, Primulinus 
Hybrids, Yellow. 
—Vase of 25 spikes, Frimulinus 
Hybrids, any other color. 
—Six spikes. White, one variety 
n^med. 
—Six spikes. Yellow, one variety 
named. 
—Six spikes, Pink or Blush, one 
variety named. 
—Six spikes. Crimson or Red, one 
variety named. 
-Six spikes, Blue or Purple, one 
variety named. 
—Six spikes, Ruffled, one variety 
named. 
-Best seedling Gladiolus never before exhib- 
American Gladiolus Society's medals. First 
Silver Medal ; second prize, Bronze Medal. 
G. D. Black, Albert Lea, Minn. 
No. 15— Best 12 spikes Golden King. First prize, 60 
bulbs Blackhawk ; second, 40 bulbs Black hawk. 
No. 16— Best 12 spikes Blackhawk. First prize, 60 
bulbs Golden King', second, 40 bulbs Golden King. 
W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 
No. 17— Best and most distinct new seedling, 6 spikes, 
never exhibited before the American Gladiolus 
Society. Offers as first prize a Silver Cup, known 
as Burpee Trophy, and $5 cash. Second prize, $5 
cash. 
Homer F. Chase, Wilton, N. H. 
No. 18— Best 10 spikes Mrs. Watt. First prize 200 
first-size bulbs Mrs. Watt. Second prize 100 first 
size bulbs same variety. 
Earl Edgerton, Lansing, Mich. 
No. 19— Best new Yellow Seedling nearest in color to 
Golden Spur Narcissus. First prize, $5 worth of 
bulbs winner’s selection. Second prize, $3 worth 
of same. 
Willis E. Fryer, Mantorville, Minn. 
No. 20— For best 12 spikes Mrs. W. E. Fryer. Offers 
50 bulbs of that variety. 
Austin-Coleman Co., Wayland, O. 
No. 21— For best new Yellow variety, 3 or more 
spikes, $5. 
Munsell & Harvey, Ashtabula, O. 
No. 22 — Best vase any Red variety not less than 10 
spikes. First prize 30 bulbs Hazel Harvey. Second 
prize, 25 bulbs same variety. 
No. 59— 3.00 2.00— Three spikes. White, one va- 
riety named. 
No. 60 — 3.00 2 00 — Three spikes. Yellow, one va- 
• riety named. 
No. 61— 3.00 2.00 — Three spikes. Pink or Blush, one 
variety named. 
No. 62— 3.00 2.00— Three spikes, Crimson or Red, 
one variety named. 
No. 63 — 3.00 2.00 — Three spikes, Blue, Purple or 
Lavender, one variety named. 
No. 64 — 3.00 2.00— Three spikes, any other color, 
one variety named. 
No. 65- Best exhibit of at least 15 varieties correctly 
named, 3 spikes each. American Gladiolus So- 
ciety’s medals. First prize Silver Medal. Second 
prize Bronze Medal. 
No. 66— Best and largest exhibit of new varieties in- 
troduced in 1917 and 1918, at least 10 varieties, 1 
spike each, named. American Gladiolus Society’s 
medals First prize Silver Medal. Second prize 
Bronze Medal. 
Charles F. Fairbanks, Boston, Mass. 
1st 2nd 
No. 67—$ 5.00 $3.00— Vase 10 spikes Primulinus Hy- 
brids, Orange. 
No. 68 — 5.00 3.00— Vase 10 spikes Primulinus Hy- 
brids. Yellow. 
No. 69 — 5.00 3.00— Vase 10 spikes Primulinus Hy- 
brids, any other color. 
No. 70 — 5.00 3.00— Vase 12 spikes America. 
No. 71— 5.00 3.00— Vase 12 spikes Mrs. Frank Pen- 
dleton. 
T. A. Havemeyer, New York, N.Y. 
No. 72— 5.00 3.00 — Vase 12 spikes, White, one va- 
riety. 
No. 73— 5.00 3.00— Vase 12 spikes. Pink, one va- 
riety. 
No. 74 — 5.00 3.00 —Vase 12 spikes. Red or Crimson, 
one variety. 
No. 75— 5.00 3.00 — Vase 12 spikes, Yellow, one va- 
riety. 
No. 76— 5.00 3.00— Vase 12 spikes. Blue, Purple or 
Lavender, one variety. 
No. 77— 5.00 3.00— Vase 12 spikes, any other color, 
one variety. 
Arthur Cowee, Berlin, N.Y. 
No. 78—$ 5.00— Best vase 25 spikes Peace. 
No. 79 — 5 00- Best vase 6 spikes Peachblow. 
No, 80— 5.00— Best vase 6 spikes Papilo Pose. 
No. 81— 5 00— Best vase 6 spikes Dawn (Groff). 
No. 82— 10 00- Best vase 6 spikes Afterglow. 
No. 83 — 10.00 — Best vase 1 spike each of War, Peace 
and Prosperity. 
H. E. Meader, Dover, N. H. 
No. 81— Best 6 spikes Myrtle. First prize cut glass 
vase valued at $5; second prize, 20 cormsof Myrtle; 
third prize, 10 corms Myrtle; fourth prize, 5 corms 
Myrtle. 
The Henry F. MichellCo., Phila., Pa. 
No 85 — Best 6 spikes, all different, one vase, compris- 
ing the best display and most harmonious color 
combination, no preference being given to named 
varieties. First prize, Michell Silver Medal; 2nd 
prize, Michell Bronze Medal. 
Miss Gretchen Zang, Ravenna, O. 
Austin-Coleman Co., Wayland, Ohio. 
No. 23— Vase 6 spikes Gretchen Zang. First prize, 
Silver Cup valued at $15, offered by Miss Zang. 
Second prize, 50 corms Gretchen Zang, offered by 
Austin-Coleman Co. 
P. W. Popp, Mamaroneck, N.Y. 
No. 86— Best 6 vases, 6 varieties, one spike each, pre- 
dominating color Blue. Purple, Lavender or Mauve. 
First prize, $3.00 ; second prize, $2.00. 
The Flower Grower, Calcium, N.Y. 
C. W. Brown & Son, Ashland, Mass. 
No. 24— Best 3 spikes any new seedling never before 
shown. Offers 25 bulbs Mrs. O. W. Halladay. 
The Flower Grower, Calcium, N.Y. 
No- 25— To every exhibitor in the Open Class, not 
already a subscriber to The Flower Grower, one 
year’s subscription. 
FOR NON COMMERCIAL GROWERS. 
1st 2nd 
No. 51 $10.00 $5.00— Collection 10 named varieties, 
3 spikes each. 
No. 52 — 10.00 5.00— Largest collection Ruffled va- 
rieties, 3 spikes each. 
No. 53 — 5.00 2.50— Six spikes, White, one variety 
named. 
No. 54— 5.00 2.50 — Six spikes. Yellow, one variety 
named. 
No. 55— 5.00 2.50— Six spikes. Pink or Blush, one 
variety named. 
No. 56— 5.00 2.50— Six spikes, Crimson or Red, one 
variety named. 
No. 57— 5.00 2.50— Six spikes. Blue, Purple or Lav- 
ender, one variety named. 
No. 58 — 5.00 2.50 — Six spikes, any other color, one 
variety named. 
No. 87— For the best display of Gladioli consisting of 
not less than 10 spikes nor more than 20 spikes. Not 
more than 3 spikes of any one variety. No prefer- 
ence to be given to named varieties. First prize, a 
life subscription to The Flower Grower. Second 
prize, a five-year subscription to The Flower 
Grower. Third prize, a two-year subscription to 
The Flower Grower. 
Platycodon. 
This is a desirable hardy plant, and 
always blooms the season planted. 
After the third season each plant will 
have ten or more stalk's covered with 
blue and white flowers, and some will 
be veined blue and white. 
I have noticed a variation in this 
color which I call drab. 
Last season I discovered some double 
flowers among some seedlings. These 
were marked, and planted by them- 
selves on November 21st, and I may be 
able to produce double varieties from 
seed from them. This may be a freak 
for only one season, but they will be 
watched, and their behavior reported 
later on. 
They are very hardy for those plants 
planted Nov. 21st and not mulched are 
all alive. 
Have the crown of the plant one inch 
below the surface when planted. 
Willis E. Fryer. 
Growing Interest in Floriculture. 
It is very evident that the interest in 
floriculture is growing very rapidly. Until 
recently it was a rare thing to find agricul- 
tural colleges devoting more than a small 
space and very little time to the teaching of 
floriculture. Experiment stations did not 
consider the subject of sufficient importance 
to give it any consideration at all. It is now 
quite different. The experiment stations of 
almost every state are either devoting quite 
a lot of space and time for the making of 
tests and experiments of almost every kind, 
and in the agricultural colleges floriculture 
is one of the leading subjects taught. With 
the facilities now at the disposal of the 
florists for research work there should be 
no question let go unnoticed that is of im- 
portance to the cultural end of the business. 
Experts who are employed for this purpose 
should be called upon frequently . — Southern 
Florist. 
Watering Peonies 
During a Drought. 
H. W. Groschner, Ohio, writes that 
they have experienced a severe drought 
and suggests that we say something 
about the value of watering Peonies 
during such a time. 
If thoroughly done a good heavy 
watering should last from two to three 
weeks depending on nature of soil, etc. 
The best way to water is to make a 
basin around the plant, filling it with 
water three or four times to thoroughly 
saturate the soil deeply, and then filling 
the basin with loose soil. On top of the 
loose soil a mulch of grass or any loose 
material can be placed. If water is 
not too far distant this method of keep- 
ing Peonies in strong growing condi- 
tion before and during blooming period, 
need not be laborious or expensive, and 
the same general scheme could be uti- 
lized for watering of other plants as 
well as Peonies. 
You Should Exhibit at 
the Buffalo Flower Show. 
If possible Gladiolus growers should 
make entries and show at Buffalo. 
This applies not only to the profes- 
sional or commercial growers but to 
amateurs as well. The Non-commercial 
classes offer a good array of prizes for 
the amateur regardless of quantity of 
bloom he is producing, the small grower 
being appealed to as well as the large 
one. 
Visiting the flower show is educa- 
tional in itself, but visiting the show 
and showing your bloom in competition 
with that grown by others is still more 
educational. 
