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HORTICUUTURi: 



February 20, 1909 



BOSTON MARKET SHOW 



Following is the schedule of prizes 

 for this notable exhibition which 

 promises to take its place ainons the 

 great annual shows of this country. 

 It will be held in Horticultural Hall, 

 Boston, on Saturday and Sunday, Feb- 

 ruary 27 and 28. The premium list has 

 been issued in a handsome souvenir 

 volume in which many of the repie- 

 sentative firms are represented by lib- 

 eral advertisements, and of which cop- 

 ies may be had by applying- to E. Allan 

 Peirce, Waltham, Mass. The commit- 

 tee in charge of arrangements consists 

 of: 



K. Allan I'eirce, secretary and treasurer, 

 AValtliom, Mass.; Wm. H. Elliott. Brigh- 

 ton; Geo. CartH light. Park St., Hoston; 

 S. J. Goddard, Frarahiifhajn; Tliomas 

 Roland, Nahant; Wm. Sim, Cliftoiidale; 

 Wm. K. Nkholson, I^raminghani. 



Judges. 



S. J. Reuttr, Westerly. It. I.: 'Ihos. 

 Roland, Nahant, Mass.; A. 11. L'ewkes, 



Premium List. 



Class A, B, C, standard or dls.semi- 

 I'ated varieties only, can compete. Law- 

 son eolor to be the dividing line for dark 

 pink. Wh:Sor shade for light pink. En- 

 chantress for tlesh pink In all carnation 

 clLsses. 



CARNATIONS. 



Class A. 



.■)!> White, Flesh I'ink, Light Pink, Dark 



Pink, Red or Scarlet, Crim.son, Variegated, 



each, first, .$."; seconrl, .$;^. 



Class B. 



25 White, Fit .sh Pink. Light Pink, Uark 

 Pink, Utd or Scarlet, Ci-imson, \ariegated, 

 each, first. !("; second, .f2. 

 Class C. 



100 blocms ir vas_> not less than G 

 varieties, first, .$25; second, IflO. 

 Class D. 



UK* blooms one variety in a vase, neiv 

 or standard. Tlios. J. Grey Co., silver cup, 

 vah e $2."). Second prize, cut glass vase, 

 \alne $]«. 



A. II. Hews Co., sliver cup. value .$2.'5, 



Some of the Special Prizes for the Boston Market show 



Newton Highlands, Mass.; IC. A. Wood, 

 West Newton, Mass.; A. H. T.aii'4c'. Ji:, 

 Worcester. 



Carnation Committee. 



B. Allan Peiice, Waltham, Mass.: S. .1. 

 Goddard, Framingham, M.iss. : Wra. Nichol- 

 son, Framlcgbani, Mass.: M. A. Patten. 

 Tewksbury, Mf'ss. ; Peter Fisher, Kills, 

 Mass. 



Rose Committee. 



Wm. H. Klliott, Brighton, Ma.ss. ; .Vlex. 

 Monlgonier.v, Natick, Mass.; Eber llolmes, 

 Montrose, Mass.; Ilnrrv P.'.idiong. Provi- 

 dence, R. I. 



Violets, Sweet Peas and Miscel- 

 laneous. 



Wm. Sim, Cliftoudale, Mass.; Wm. 

 Spilsbmy, Woburn, Mass. ;• Thcnias Pegler, 

 Park St., Boston, Mass.; Herman H. 

 Bartsch, Waverley. 



Plants and Bulbs. 

 L. W. Mann, Randolph, Mass., K. Siitor- 

 meister, Readville, Mass.; Thomas Roland, 

 Nahant. Mass.; Geo. Butterworth, So. 

 Framlngbaiu; F. J. Dolansky, Lynn. 



6 varieties of carnations 50 in a vase. 



Peter Fisher, special prize. Best ,iO 

 Ii( aeon ?«. Best 25 Beai on $4. 



Cottage Gardens Co., special prize. 50 

 P.eacon, book "The American Carnation," 

 liy C. W. Ward. 



R. Willerstaetter, special prize. 50 

 Afterglow, first, $6; second, .f4. 



F. R. Pieivon Co., special prize. 50 

 Win.sor, first, .$6; second, $4. 

 Class E. 



11 bloon.s unnamed seedlliKS, tii-st, $5; 

 second, $;i; ihird. .f2. 



Class F. 



Single bloom, new or standard, short 

 stem, first, 50 cents; second, 2.j cents. 



1 bloom White, Flesh Pink, Light Pink, 

 Dark Pink, Red or Scarlet, Crimson, 

 Variegated, each, first. 50 cents; second, 

 25 cents. 



ROSES. 



Class G. 



25 or more American Ilcauly, first, ,$25; 

 25 Pink, Red, White, each, first. SIO: sec- 

 ond, $5; anv other color, first, $6; second. 



Class H. 



Vase of 50 mixed Roses, first, $30; sec- 

 ond, ?20. 



Class I. 



The following prizes to be awarded to 

 growers with not over 3(),000 ft. of glass: 



25 Briiles, Maids, Killarney, Richmond, 

 each, first, .°r8; .-econd, $4. 



Class J. 



Park St. Flower Market Prize, for not 

 less than 10 or more than 30 blooms of 

 best new Rose undissemlnated before 1909: 

 Prize value $25. 



SWEET PEAS. 

 Class K. 



Vase of 100 White. Pink, L. Pink, Lav- 

 ender, anv otlier color, each, first, $.S; sec- 

 ond, .$2. 



Class M. 



Zvolanek Prize for Zvolanek Collection 

 of not les^ than standard varieties 100 

 each. Prize value .$2.5. 



Z^oIanek Prize for Zvolanek Collection 

 of 5 standard varieties 25 of each. Prize 

 \alue $10. 



VIOLETS. 



Class N. 



Campbell, 2 bunches 100 in eaeh, first, 

 ,S5; second, $::!. Anv other double variety, 

 2 bunches, 100 in each, fli-st. $5; second, $3. 



Princess of Wales, 2 bunches, 100 in each, 

 first, $5; second, $3. Any other single 2 

 bunches, lOO in each, first, $5; second, J3. 



Best display of the Boston violet. Wm. 

 Sim prize, value $10. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 

 Class R. 



Vase of 50 Tulips, first, $5; second, $3. 

 Vase of 50 Narcissus, first, $5; second, $3. 

 12 varieties of cut bulbous stock not more 

 than 25 of a variety, first, $10; second, $5. 

 5U Lily of the Valley, first, $3; second, .$2. 



H. F. Michell's Special Prize— Best 12 

 pots of Ecster Lilies, saher, value $2.j. 



Twelve plants of Cyclamen, silver cup, 

 value .$10, special prize, I'age Pottery, Pea- 

 body, Mass. 



Class S. 



50 Marguerites, 25 Mignonette, first $2; 

 second, $1; 2(X) Pansies, first, $5; second, 

 .$3; 25 Antiriilnlum, first, $3; second, $2. 

 Display of novelty not otherwise classified, 

 first, $5; second, .$3. 



SPECIAL FEATURES. 



Gardeners" and Florists' Chd. of Boston. 

 Special Troi>hy, value $25, for the most 

 meritorious display in the show. To be 

 judged by a scale of points covering cul- 

 tural excellence, commercial serviceability, 

 efl'ectlveuess, exte;it, novelty. 



For best decorative basket of carnations 

 not over 100 flowers to l)e used. Prize 

 value, fii-st, $15; second, $10. 



S. J. Goddard special premium. For the 

 best bride or bridesiuiaid bouquet of carna- 

 tions, $15. 



No other flf»wers than carnations to be 

 used ill ,i!i,\ til tin- above features. Ribbon, 

 any l^iml "i i-'lci.;"' nr green may l)e used. 



Park siii.i Market salesman prize — A 

 Morris t_hair I'm liest decorative mound of 

 flowers for table display. 



N. B. All exhibits must be staged by 

 10.30 o'clock A. M. It is very important 

 tb.af this rule should be observed. 



The perpetual Flowering Carnation 

 Society will hold a spring show in 

 London, Eng., on March 24. 



