Evening star., 1939-07-01

= IVA. "a / Sdul ol Sl1llIOll,
N. Y, exhibited group of his seed
lings, composed primarily of crosses
of P. lobata on P sinensis. The color
range in this group is from light
pink to red, all of which show lack
OF blue in the petalage. Included in
this group were some of his named
hybrids Charity and Birth
day. Birthday, incidentally, is very
lovely crinkled pink single, showing
a great deal of individuality. Also
included in his exhibit were men,
bers OF his justly famous P. offcina-
lis P. sinensis group-Man o. War,
Challenger, etc.
Rare Hybrid
On Display.
One hybrid of a very interesting
series was on display, a hybrid of
P. slnensis P coriacea. P. coriacea
is one OF the rarest of peonies. It's
pollen produces lavender offspring
when used on P. sinensis and red
black when put on P. oficinalis.
This species is so rare that there is
only one known plant in existence.
This plant is in the Canadian Ar
boretum at Ottawa.
Prof. Saunders also showed some
OF the results of his work on P lutea.
Interesting in this group were Black
Pirate, dark black maroon: Argosy
and Marchioness, two outstanding
yellows of wonderful form and sub
stance, showing purple blotches at
the base of the petals.
An interesting hybrid in the group
was cross between P. sinensis and
P. BeresoWskyi, showing the poly
carpy which is characteristic of
hybrids of this general group. Va
rieties of peony hybrids produced by
Lyman D. Glasscock of Elwood. Ill.,,
were displayed by H. F. Little of
Baldwinsville. N. Y. Included among
them were Jewel, Legionnaire and
others.
Prof. Saunders exhibited a verv
interesting group of offspring of
natural hybridization between P.
lutea and P. Delavayi. The color in
this group ranges from the butter
cup yellow of P lutea to the deep
chocolate maroon Of P. Delavayl,
and in the large number of offspring
shown every gradation of color was
in evidence. Almost all of these
hybrids carry the extremely sweet
odor of P. lutea.
Mr.. Little showed groups of single
and japanese types of peonies. which
probably have never been surpassed
at any previous national show. Not
only were they in excellent condi-
ton, but also numerous and COM
prehensive group of each was on
display
Show a Great
Success.
The show in general was a sue
cess. Boston is famous for its dis
plays in naturalistic settings. These
exhibits bring out keen competition
because of the large money prizes
awarded. This years show was no
exception and this section of the
exhibition hall was beautiful.
In the exhibit of the horticultural
society was a display of sweetpeas,
containing approximately 20 varie-
ties and covering 100 square feet of
space, the like of which has never
before been seen by the writer. They
were shown against a background
of black velvet which brought them
into bold relief. The size and
perfection of the individual blooms
defied description and the effect of
the whole display was magnificent.
Outstanding in this exhibit was
pure salmon-color variety under the
name of Mollie.
Also included in the horticultural
society show was an outstanding
display of orchids, among which
the Miltonias were the most nu-
merous and interesting, due to- the
perfection of their form and condi-
ton and to the number of different
varieties.