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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
The Florists' Exchange has the following account of the 
first exhibition and meeting of the National Sweet Pea 
vSociety of America: 
“The organization of the National Sweet Pea Society of America 
was perfected at the meeting and exhibition held in the Museum of 
Natural History, Columbus ave. and Seventy-seventh st., New 
York, on Wednesday and Thursday, July 7 and 8. The exhibition 
was held on the ground floor of the new north wing of the Museum, 
which furnished an ideal exhibition room. The meetings were held 
in Siberian Hall in the main building. There was a fairly good 
attendance of sweet pea enthusiasts, all of whom subscribed to the 
roll of membership. After all exhibits had been staged, those 
present adjourned to the meeting hall, and promptly at 3 p.m. Mr. 
HA. Bunyard called the assembly to order.’’ 
“We have assembled to-day,” he said, ‘to organize the Nat¬ 
ional Sweet Pea Society of America. In March last we had taken 
preliminary steps looking towards such an organization, and the 
Society to be formed should be and must be successful.” He 
nominated Prof. Craig of Cornell University as chairman of the 
meeting and the motion was carried. Prof. Craig on taking the 
chair, said: ‘I am at your service and am glad to second the 
remarks of Mr. Bunyard. It seems to me that the sweet pea is a 
flower well worthy of this type of official recognition. Personally, 
my only excuse for being here . 
is to help you organize and 
promote this new society.’ ” 
On motion of H. A. Bun- 
yard, J. H. Pepper was 
appointed temporary secre¬ 
tary. The motion to organize 
was made by Mr. I. H. 
Hendrickson of Floral Park, 
N. Y., which motion was 
carried unanimously. 
Prof. Craig: “The next step 
is the adoption of rules and 
regulations which shall guide 
this Society, and suggestions 
are now in order.” On 
motion of H. A. Bunyard the 
chair appointed a committee 
of five to draw up a set of rules 
and regulations to govern the organization. The committee 
appointed was F. H. Traendly, W. Duckham, H. Turner, H. A. 
Bunyard and Chairman Craig. Some discussion as to the 
desirability of proceeding with the business of the meeting until 
the rules and regulations formulated had been adopted ensued 
and, finally, on motion the meeting took a recess to allow the com¬ 
mittee to prepare a draft of the rules and to reconvene at the call of 
the chair. The committee immediately held a meeting and drafted 
a set of rules and regulations which were adopted as follows:” 
RULES AND REGULATIONS 
Name of the Society.— The name of the Society shall be The 
National Sweet Pea Society of America. 
Officers. —The officers of the Society shall consist of a presi¬ 
dent, a vice-president a secretary, a treasurer and an executive 
committee as provided for below. 
Objects of the Society. —The objects of the Society shall be 
to encourage the cultivation and improvement of the Sweet Pea by 
exhibitions, field tests, conferences or in any other way the Society 
shall determine. 
Membership.— -The membership of the Society shall consist of 
two classes, namely: Life members and annual members. The 
fee for life membership shall be $ 25 . The fee for annual member¬ 
ship shall be $ 2 . Membership fees to be due on July 1 , each year. 
Privileges of Members. —The members of the society shall be 
entitled to such reports as are published and free entry and admis¬ 
sion to all exhibitions and meetings of the Society. 
Conduct of Business. —The business of the Society shall be 
conducted by an executive committee who shall select the place of 
the annual meeting. The executive committee shall consist of the 
president, the vice-president, the secretary and treasurer and three 
members to be elected by the Society. These members shall hold 
office three, two and one years respectively in accordance with the 
number of votes they receive; and they shall be replaced by vote of 
the Society. 
Committees. —The following committees shall be appointed: 
A committee of three on nomenclature and test grounds; and a 
committee of three on exhibitions. These committees shall be 
appointed annually by the president of the Society. 
Meetings. —An annual meeting for the election of officers and 
the appointment of committees shall be held at the time of the 
annual exhibition which will be announced by the secretary at as 
early a date as practicable. At this meeting the general business 
and programme as far as possible for the year shall be outlined. 
Special meetings may be called by the executive committee at any 
time when it is deemed desirable or necessary. 
Amendment of Rules. —These rules may be amended at the 
annual meeting by thirty days’ notice and by a two thirds vote of the 
members present. 
Officers 
President, Harry Turner, 
Port Washington; Vice- 
President, W. H. Waite; 
Secretary, Harry Bunyard; 
Treasurer, Wra. Duckham; 
Executive committee, W. 
A. Burpee, A. C. Zvolonek, 
Wm. Sim. 
Trial Grounds 
It was decided to locate 
trial grounds with the 
Department of Horticul¬ 
ture of Cornell University. 
A committee consisting of 
Professor Craig, Messrs. A. T. Boddington M. Fuld and 
Wm. Sim was appointed to supervise this important 
work. The seeds are to be furnished by the sweet pea 
men, the trials conducted and reports made by the 
department of Horticulture. 
With a definite mission in view the .society should be 
successful. 
THE EXHIBITION 
“The excellent light in the exhibition hall enabled visitors to 
study color effect to the greatest extent. If it was desired to judge 
a color by artificial light, it was only necessary to step to the entrance 
of the main building to do so. The exhibits were staged on three 
long tables, running north and south. 
The judges were Mr. G. W. Kerr, with W. Atlee Burpee, Phila¬ 
delphia, Mr. Wm. Sim of Cliftondale, Mass., and Mr. Edgar A 
Higgins of Avoca, N. Y. 
W. W. Rawson & Co. staged a fine collection and made lavish 
use of adiantum to decorate their vases. The cloth table cover was 
also strewn with adiantum and sweet peas. 
Arthur T. Boddington made a liberal use of wire frames in his 
stagings, some very fine mass effects resulting. 
W. A. Burpee & Co. of Philadelphia made a very extensive 
exhibit, their vases being arranged with the natural foliage on the 
vines. This exhibit was not in competition. 
Rosenfield’s section in the American Peonv-Test plots at Cornell University. 
