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HORTICULTURE 



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November 16, 1907 



lows: pink, Dr. Enguehard by Wm. 

 A. Riggs; reel. John Shrimpton by Wm. 

 Whitman, gardener Martin Sullivan; 

 white, Merza by W. A. Riggs: yellow, 

 Mrs. Wm. Ducidiam by W. A. Riggs; 

 any other color, Wm. R. Church by 

 A. P. Whitin. Among the finest speci- 

 men blooms in the various collections 

 were Miss Miriam Hankey. pink, and 

 Princess, white, by E. D. .lordan and 

 Mrs. Swinburne, white, by Peter B. 

 Robb. The prizes for six introductions 

 of current year brought only one com- 

 petitor, Mr. Whitman, who put up two 

 sets among which nothing calls for 

 special mention except Dakoma. orange 

 refiexed, and Reginald Valis, crimson 

 reflexed. 



The Pompons and Singles. 



These new-old classes were exten- 

 sively shown, ocupying a large section 

 of the lecture hall and of the public 

 interest. On pompons, R. Vincent & 

 Sons, White Marsh, Md., were the 

 premier exhibitors, and in addition to 

 first prize received a first class certi- 

 ficate for their collection. Of singles 

 there was a very extensive display 

 from C. H. Totty. " Mrs. Philip Dexter, 

 gardener James Salter, was given hon- 

 orable mention for seedling singles 

 and anemone flowered; Mrs. J. M. 

 Sears, gardener Wm. C. Ritchie, and 

 G. H. Hale, received a similar award 

 for collections. As the interest in the 

 single and pompon varieties is on the 

 increase a list of a few of the most 

 distinct and attractive varieties may 

 be aceptable here. No recommendation 

 as to the hardiness of those mentioned 

 Is included, however, and for those 



William Dlckiia.m at Boston 



wishing to plant outside north of Bal- 

 timore special enquiry on this point 

 from the large growers is advised. 

 Pompons: James Boon and St. Almo 

 white, Livan white flushed. Rose Tre- 

 venna blush. Savannah and Sir 

 Michael yellow. Dingula and Daybreak 

 pink, Sheridan and Eynsford's Gem 

 deep rose, Montclair salmon red, Jules 

 Lagravere crimson, Mrs. Porter red, 

 Elsie Walker tawney orange and Ruby 

 Queen. Single flowered: Jessica deep 

 rose fading to white at base of petals, 

 Alice Crate carmine, Edith Owen and 

 Kitty Bourne yellow. Ladysmith pink 

 with lighter tips. Gertrude, Stella, 

 Linton, Gladys and Miss T. Bird white, 

 Edith Pagram pink semi-double. Hilda 

 and Mary Richardson salmon, Ethel 

 Beer blush, Herbert Henderson light 

 pink paler at tips, Annie Farrant crim- 

 son. Rev. W. E. Renfrey dark crimson, 

 F. W. Smith deep pink. 



The Decorative Plant Groups. 



There were four gigantic groups each 

 occupying 300 square feet of space 

 against the walls of the large hall, 

 from MacMulkin & Co., Wm. Whitman 

 and S. Hoffman who won the prizes 

 in order as named, and R. & J. Far- 

 quhar & Co., not in competition. These 

 gTOups were composed of palms, ferns, 

 bays, crotons, chrysanthemums. Lor- 

 raine begonias, etc.. and served to 

 screen the walls and make an appro- 

 priate setting for the lower exhibits. 

 Joseph Breck & Sons contributed a 

 nice group of conifers and box. Julius 

 Roehrs Company sent a very choice 

 collection of new plants and orchids, 

 receiving honorable mention for Cy- 



clanthus bipartitus and for Carludovica 

 crenifolia. Lorraine begonias were well 

 shown by A. M. Davenport and Sidney 

 Hoffman and Turnford Hall by Robert 

 Rust. F. R. Pierson Company were 

 awarded a first class certificate of 

 merit for two specimens of their strik- 

 ing novelty, Nephrolepis superbissima 

 and W. A. Manda for Dracaena Man- 

 daiana. The Gardeners' and Florists' 

 Club prizes for table centre-piece of 

 growing plants were awarded to Sid- 

 ney Hoffman. P. Heeremans and Ed. 

 MacMulkin, respectively. 

 The Orchids. 

 Ed. MacMulkin made a dazzling dis- 

 play of Cattleya labiata plants with 

 Adiantum Faiieyense. Lager & Hur- 

 rell put up their usual fine collection 

 of orchids in variety and Julius 

 Roehrs Co.'s group contained many 

 interesting ones. Dr. C. G. Weld re- 

 ceived a cultural certificate of merit 

 for a record-breaking specimen of 

 Odontoglossum grande with nine sturdy 

 blooms on a single spike. The medals 

 for orchid flowers brought out large 

 displays from J. E. Rothwell who won 

 the silver gilt medal with a collection 

 of 125 named species and varieties, 

 and Col. Charles Pfaff who won the 

 silver medal with a fine collection. 



The Carnations. 



Carnation growers, with characteris- 

 tic enterprise were out in force and the 

 numerous exhibits of the divine flower 

 practically filled the small hall. The 

 prizes for six vases of fifty blooms 

 each were won by Peter Fisher, S. J. 

 Goddard, Backer & Co.. and F. R. 

 Pierson Co., the varieties represented 



