September 2.S, 1907 



HORTICULTURE 



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Fauniis. Whirlwind, Mrs. McMillan, 

 Primrose, Cynthia, Hamlet, Caradoc, 

 etc. Decoratives and peony flowered in- 

 included some noble blooms ot Ger- 

 mania. King Lieopold, Bloom of Baarn, 

 Queen Wilhelmina and Souvenir de 

 Gustave Dowzon, while among the oldi 

 show flowers, Peacock, Mont Blanc. 

 Diadem Merlin, Mrs. Langtry and 

 others were none the less conspicuous. 



The exhibit of J. T. West, who also 

 received a gold medal, was another 

 fine example of effective arrangement 

 Every section was well represented 

 but the pompons staged appealed to 

 me in a very special way, Bacchu.-s, 

 Snowdrop, Violet, Midget, Daisy, 

 Nerissa, Ideal, Emily Hopper and Sun- 

 shine being delightful little floral 

 gems. 



Hobbies Lim'd sfaged roses and 

 dahlias in grand form and they too 

 were awarded a gold medal for a 

 charming group of no little artistic 

 merit. Cactus varieties of note were 

 Hyacinth, Wm. Marshall, Hamlet. 

 Daisy Easton, Amos Perry, Nelson, 

 Charm. They also had a large display 

 ot the peony flowered varieties. 



In the competitive classes there 

 were numerous entries. For 12 cactus 

 distinct in bunches of C blooms each, 

 Stredwick & Son came in first. H. 

 Shoesmith, John Walker and Burrell 

 & Co.. followed in the order named. 

 Blooms in this class specially noticed 

 were Uranus, Ivernla, Dr. G. E. Gray, 

 Snowdrift, Buttercup, Flame, Conrad, 

 Celia, Lustre, Eureka, Faunus. Pre- 

 mier. Classes for 24 blooms cac- 

 tus and 12's also brought forth a good 

 show, the principal prize winners be- 

 ing Stredwick. Burrell & Co., Keynes, 

 Williams & Co., John Walker, Mor- 

 timer, Seale and Baxter. Here we 

 noted the following: Pilot. Clincher, 

 Nelson. Ivanhoe, Conrad. Imperial, 

 Primrose, White Lady. Wm. Marshall, 

 Hyacinth. Classes 4 and 5 for 24 and 

 12 cut blossoms of the show dahlia 

 produced some excellent results of the 

 culture of these grand old flowers. The 

 prize winters here were John Walker, 

 Chas. Turner, Keynes. Williams & Co., 

 Mortimer, Cheat & Sons. Scale, Tran- 

 ter and S. Cooper, Fine blooms of 

 Purple Prince, Blush Gem, Standard 

 Harbinger, John Walker, Golden Gem 

 Chieftain, W. Keith, Mrs. Langtry. 

 Mrs. Gladstone. Dr. Keynes and others 

 were exhibited in the winning stands. 



The class for 3 vases of cactus va- 

 rieties brought forth some fine lots. 

 John Walker, Seale, Keynes. Williams 

 A: C. and Cheat & Sons, were the prize 

 takers in order named. 



For 12 pompons competition was 

 again keen amongst exhibitors already 

 named in other classes. Hecla. Mercia 

 Bacchus. Cyril, Florence. Ideal. Little 

 Mary, Doris, Barbara, Jessica, Queen of 

 Whites being all excellent samples. 



Singles were very pretty and freely 

 shown in the various classes. Some 

 ot them are delightfully colored and 

 most perfect in form. Among the 

 prize winning stands we admired Col- 

 onibine. Rosebank Scarlet. Snowdrop, 

 Hector. Kilby. Fuji San, Stromboli, 

 Aurora Formosa, Leslie Seale. Princess 

 of Wales, Mavourneen, Mark Twain, 

 Many other exhibits in other classes 

 were staged especially in the amateur 

 section. Floral art was encouraged 

 bv prizes for tastefully arranged vases 

 in which the blooms were mingled with 

 autumn foliage and grasses. 



The judges awarded first class cer- 

 tificates to Stredwick & Son for cactus 

 dahlias, C. E. Wilkins, Rev. A. Bridge, 

 and Mercury. H. Shoesmith for cac- 

 tus dahlia, Flame, a fiery reddish crim- 

 son of intense brilliancy. 



Cheal & Sons for single dahlia. 

 Peggy, Hildegarde, a pompon of a very 

 pretty pale lilac mauve, and Brilliant — 

 a single variety of rich reddish crim- 

 son, with a yellow centre. 



A silver medal was awarded to W. 

 Stephens for a display of 12 cut blooms 

 of cactus dahlia, Wm. Marshall. 



Altogether the committee may well 

 be satisfied with their show for 1907, 

 the nuality being certainly up to that 

 of the N. D. S. if not even better. 



Miscellaneous groups were a decided 

 feature of the show and contributed 

 very materially to interest the num- 

 erous visitors. Mr. A. L. Gwillim 

 staged a fine table 36 feet long of 

 begonias, single and double, in great 

 variety, for which he received a gold 

 medal! J. Burrell & Co.. had a like 

 award for a grand display of gladioli. 

 Spooner & Sons staged fruit, having a 

 nice collection of which we can only 

 mention in apples Cardinal, Lord 

 Derby, Lord Suffleld, Keswick Codlin, 

 Cox's orange Pippin, Worcester Pear- 

 main, Brabant Bellefleur; in pears, 

 Clapp's Favorite, Beason. Dr. Jules 

 Guyot; in plums. Victoria. Pond's 

 seedling and Cox's Emperor. 



C. HARMAN PAYNE. 



New York State Fair. 



At the State Fair held at Syracuse 

 twenty-four first and seven second 

 prizes were captured by P. R. Quinlan 

 & Co. The cash prize of $350 for dis- 

 play ot fruit was won by the Western 

 New York Horticultural Society, whose 

 exhibit included 221 varieties of ap- 

 ples, 131 of pears, 51 of plums, 73 ot 

 .-rapps. In the street parade on Thurs- 

 day evening the float of P. R. Quinlan 

 & Co. was also awarded the prize in its 



division. 



Michigan State Fair. 



The floral exhibits at the Michigan 

 State Fair at Grand Rapids on the 

 week cf September 9 exceeded in excel- 

 lence everything before attempted. 

 The prizes were divided between the 

 Grand Rapids Floral Co.. Crabb .4 

 Hunter and Charles Chadwick. W. Cu- 

 kerski was the judge. 



Floral Society of Victor, N. Y. 



The fifth annual festival given by 

 the Floral Society of Victor was held 

 on September 12 and 13. One hundred 

 and sixty-seven entries were made in 

 the thirty-nine classes, asters and 

 gladioli predominating. M. F. Pierson 

 of Stanley served as judge. 



Chestnut Hill Horticultural Associa- 

 tion. 

 The Chestnut Hill Horticultural As- 

 sociation (Pa.) held an exhibition on 

 September 10. Chas. Bustard. James 

 Bell and Frank Gould won the prizes 

 for best displays of dahlias; W. 

 Schneider and J. Little for asters and 

 W. Vandervere for ferns. 



Indiana State Fair. 



The floral exhibits at the Indiana 

 State Fair. September 9 to 13th, proved 

 quite a success. Good displays were 

 brought out in cut flowers, plants and 

 floral designs. The awards were pretty 

 evenly divided among the exhibitors. 



Union Agricultural Society, 

 ^t the sixty-ninth annual fair of the 

 Union Agricultural Society, held at 

 Ellington, Conn., on September 18, the 

 exhibit from the North End Nurseries 

 of Chester F. Brainard. Thompsoa- 

 ville attracted much attention. 



Worcester County Horticultural So- 

 ciety. 

 At the exiiibit on September 19 in 

 Horticultural Hall, Worcester. Mass., 

 a display of gloxinias by E. W. Breed 

 was an interesting feature. 



COMING SHOWS. 

 St. Louis Horticultural Society. 



The executive committee of this .so- 

 ciety met on last Thursday afternoon 

 at Sanders' Nursery to formulate plans 

 for the coming fall flower show. The 

 president being absent, Harry Young 

 presided. 



The show this year will be held in 

 the new hall of the United Railways 

 Co.. which is in course of erection, 

 and has been offered to the society free 

 of rent. The floor space is 100 feet 

 square. The committee decided that 

 the show should open on the morning 

 of November 12 and close November 

 15, lasting four days. The Henry Shaw 

 prizes, including the Henry Shaw 

 medal, v.'ill again be offered. These 

 alone are valued at $500. The com- 

 plete prize list is promised by the end 

 of next month. At the close of the 

 meeting the committee present consist- 

 ing of Harry Young, Otto Koenig, P. 

 H. Meinhardt, Theo Miller, F. C. Web- 

 er, A. Jablonsky, John Steidle, Alex. 

 Walbart, and C. Nicholson, together 

 with Mrs. Koenig. Mrs. Miller and Miss 

 Meinhardt were invited by Mr. and 

 Mrs. Sanders to sit down to a lunch 

 which was much enjoyed by all pres- 

 ent. 



Beginning with next month the com- 

 mittee will meet weekly until after the 

 show. 



Marin County Horticultural Society. 



The prize list of the first annual 

 flower show of the Marin County Hor- 

 ticultural Society to be held at San 

 Rafael, California, October 26. offers 

 many valuable cups and cash prizes. 

 T. P. Redmayne, San Rafael, Calif., is 

 secretary of the society. 



Alabama State Fair. 



The florists have secured a large 

 space at the State Fair to be held in 

 Birmingham October 8-16. Table dec- 

 orations and bridal bouquets are 

 among the special features on the ex- 

 tensive prize list. 



Mississippi State Fair. 



A chrysanthemum show will be a 

 feature of the State Fair at Jackson, 

 Miss., on November 8 and 9. Twenty- 

 three classes are scheduled and the 

 first prize is valued at $25. 



Notes. 

 The date of the fall exhibition of 

 the Horticultural Society of Chicago 

 has been changed to November 6-12, 



The Massachusetts Hortlcultui-al 

 Society will hold their annual exhibi- 

 tion of fruits and vegetables on Octo- 

 ber 10 and 11. The preliminary sched- 

 ule of prizes for January, March and 

 May, 190S, has just been issued. 



