The Washington herald., 1908-01-29
RARE BLOOMS SHOWN
CarnatiOn Society Opens It's
Seventeenth Meeting.
PAY TRIBUTE TO MCKINLEY
National Growers Note Birthday An
niversaFy of Dead President, Whose
FaVorite Flower Was the Carna-
tion - Beautiful Specimens shown
at Rifles HaII-COmpete for Prizes.

In horor Of the birthday anniversary Of
the late President Mckinley. whose
favorite flower was the carnation. the
American Carnatiop Society opened its
seventeenth annual meeting and exhibit
tion a. the National Rifles Hall. yester-
day
The exhibit includes almost forty var
ieties. some Of which have become fam
Gus IN the history Of Horticulture. and
particularly carnation growing The
show Is on the ground floor Of the armory
While the sessions take place on the
second floor.
There has always been strong rivalry
between the growers for the medals
awarded at the lannual meetings. The
American Carnation Society offers
/ gold medal for the best vase Of l09
/ blooms any variety or color: a silvs.
medal for the second best vase and
/ bronze medal for the third best vase
/ The Society Of American Florists gives
! a special silver medal for the best vase
I OF fifty blooms. a bronze medal for the
second best vase; the variety in all cases
+ TO be OF American origin. Besides medals
/ there are a large number Of general
I eash and special prizes OF articles Of
value
The blooms Will be Judged on noints
I or color, size CalyX stem. substance
/ form and fragrance. and a variety must
I nave been bl0Omed not less than three
years; not less than fifty blooms must
/ be shown and an entrance fee must be
paid for each variety.
Papers To he Read.
/ Well-known fioricuIturists and scientists
viii read the following papers during the
meeting which VIII continue to-day and
/ tomorrow:
Experiments in Car1stion Grovins by the De
p-rimeut Of AgriCIlturl-' bp Dr. 3 T. GaUl.sav
Washington D. C.; "Camation Breeding" hy
Pro- j. b. Norton, Washington y. g.. What
The BU{er q q New CaFuatau Should Exreef from
.he OTlUnat1r. b. S. s. Skidelsky pliadeIphia
Ia; What the Originator of a New Car7f4r5afl
Should EEIect frlm The Buger" by W. \ Rpdd.
Mount Greenwood. H. special Points ru Cana
ton Hybri3iziug.' hy Peter flsae-. Ellis Mass
/ by {. ". Ward. Queens E y. bv Pred poFutr.
Lafayette, lad b. Richard WteTstaattsr Ciucin-
Hau. OHIO. Cultural Methods for Carnations tv
Irving GiugTich, South Bend Ind
TO Elect Two Judges.
There viii also be elected two judges at
THIS session 20 replace William Nicholson. /
whose term expires. and William Scott
director will be named TO I'll the place
Of J. 5. Wilson. whose term expires with
this meeting.
These are the officers Of the society:
President, Fred Lemon Richmond. Ind
Vice President, Peter B.sset Washington D. C.
Secretary. Albert n Hen Lancaster. Pa.
Treasurer. Fred DOmCT. T.. Lafayette Ind
DirecioTs-Fred Lemon PcteI Bisset Albert n. (
Her, f1ed Domer. IT,. William Weber. William /
Gsmmage. j. s. Wilson J. r. Wilcox. and Eugene |
Dsilleiouze
Judge-w. y Rudd. Mount Greenwood. IN /
William Nicholson FIaulugiam Mass. and William I
scott. Buffalo. \. !
The officers Of the Washington Florists
Club. are.
President Peter Bisset
Vice president, 4 y BLACK stone
SecretaEy, ChaTes McCauay.
Treasurer. William II. Ernest
DHeGors-feteT Bisset L d. Blackstone Charles !
AicCauleT. William H. Ernest Georgs e. Shaferf 4
W 5 Ciark. ". +. Guide. and John Robertson.
Awards for the best and most fragrant
carnations were made in the afternoon. /
Many WashingtOnians received special /
prizes The awards were as follows:
CLASS A-FIRsT AWARDS.
cottage Gardens Company, Queens, \, Y, Alma
Chicago canation Company. Joliet III. En-
+ G Hn Company, Richmond. Va. Af,erslow.
Cottage Gardens Company. Queens. y. y Mrs
c. ". Ward
Cottage Gardens Company. Queens. \. Y. Beacon.
Cottage Gardens Company. Queens. y. l., Creole
Beauty.
John ReBnsls, woodharsn. n. Y, varisgated
Lawson.
H. Weber & Sons, Oakland. Nd. Toreador.
SECOND AWARDS
F. R. Pierson Co, Tarytown. n. Y, White
Cottage Gardens Company, Queens, n. Y. Mrs
Tom Harry.
Chicago Carnstion Company. Joliet. H.. Windsor.
John Reimels. W01dhayen, y Y Thirtr-two
Joseph D. Cockroft. NoDbford y. j.. Harvard.
John l. Haiuss Bethlehem, Pa. Imperial.
PRELIMINARY CERTIFICATE
L. n. A. Patten. TewkCsbHTy. Mass. with Forty
six
CERTIFICATES OF MERIT.
Joseph Heacock. Wyncote. Pa
Wa-no-has GREENHOUSES. Banesville y. Y
Il. ". Field. Northampton Mass
CARNATION SOCIETY MEDALS.
Gsd medal to Cottage Gardens Company, Queens
Silver medal to L R. WittersIaetter. Cincinnati.
Ohio.
Bronze medal to Cottage Gardens Company.
Queens. y. Y
SOCIETY AMERICAN FLORISTS MEDALS.
Silver medal 10 Cottage Gardens Company. Queens
v Y
Bronze medal to r. WittersIsetter. Cincinnati.
Ohio
SPE6EAL AWARDS.
Henry F. Mitchell Company, Philadelphia. Pa
silver cup.
Peter Bissel, city, SO.
Peter Fisher Ellis Mass
l. W. kleinheiz Ogantz Pa
Cottage Gardens Company. Queens y
r. T. Pierson & Co.. TaHytown. Pa
Stafford Flower Fams Stafford y Y
George \. Cock city.
Joseph II. Heac0Ck. WynoOte Pa {
George G. ShatfcT CITY
Henry Eicholz, Wanesboro, Pa
S. g. Briggs city. IN
Cottage GaTtens Company Queens, y, Y
John Robertson, city.
Cottage Gardens COMPANY Queens, y Y.
w. J. Harre Company. city
Chicago CunatiOn Company, Joliet III.
ID. Blackstone, city.
Chicago Carnation Company, Joliet III.
G. A. Goldsmith. city
Cottage Gardens Company. Queens, y. Y.
w. l. YandeTheide Queens y. 7.
Richard WitteTslaetteT. Cincinnati. Ohio
Berry & Whitmore, city.
5. f. Briggs. city.