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horticulture: 



November 16, 1907 



special for twelve varieties vegetables, 

 and second in Henderson special for 

 twelve varieties. He won other firsts 

 for celery, onions and other vegetables. 

 F. G. Mense won the first prize for 

 group of palms, which occupied the 

 center of the floor, the Stumpp & Wal- 

 ter prize for new introduction (salvia) 

 and several other firsts in violets and 

 carnations. 



Among the plants used to decorate 

 the hall were fine bay trees from 

 George R. Sheldon's. 



John Miller, gardener tor L. C. Tif- 

 fany, was given certificate of merit for 

 an exhibit of cyclamen not for compe- 

 tition. A certificate of merit was also 

 awarded to Cosmos Lady Lenox. 



James Ballantyne, Tarrytown, N. Y. ; 

 Anthony Schultheis, College Point . 

 L. I., and Peter Duff, Orange, N. J., 

 served as judges. 



PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The premier show of this society, 

 which always occurs when the chry- 

 santhemum is at its height — opened 

 on the evening of the 12th inst with 

 a magnificent display of the reigning 

 autumn favorite, augmented by some 

 of the choicest of the other seasonable 

 flowers and foliage plants, and gar- 

 nished with a fine showing of vege- 

 tables and products of the farm and 

 nurserj'. In addition, the display of 

 tools, implements, insecticides and 

 sundries was important and educa- 

 tional. Altogether the show was one 

 of which any society established on 

 broad lines might well be proud, and 

 will surely bear good fruit in the fu- 

 ture. 



Comparing the display with those of 

 the past few years, it is gratifying to 

 report a distinct improvement. The 

 big specimen chrysanthemums in 14- 

 inch pots were fine this year, and 

 there was competition. The three en- 

 tries completely filled the main hall ex- 

 cepting the sides and centre. All the 

 exhibits were better than usual and 

 reflected great credit on their spon- 

 sors, Messrs. Hurley, Smith and Mc- 

 Cleary. We mention these in the or- 

 der of their merit as it appeared to 

 our judgment — the prize list not hav- 

 ing been announced as we write. 



A great feature of the main hall dis- 

 play was the keen competition for the 

 Ravenhill prizes for a wall display, ten 

 feet long by six feet deep, of foliage 

 and flowering plants. Six competitors 

 entered and all put up fine displays, 

 which added greatly to the show, and 

 the pleasure of the public. We do not 

 know how the prizes went, but there 

 was one exhibit that caught the eye 

 Instantly as an expression of taste in 

 artistic arrangement and in everything 

 that goes to make up an Ideal group 

 of this kind. Mr. Dodds has carried 

 off many prizes in this class before, 

 but he never had an inspiration like 

 the one under review, which in our 

 opinion is the finest that has ever been 

 done in artistic arrangement of foliage 

 and flowering plants combined with 

 perfection of everything used in the 

 grouping. 



The cut blooms this year were above 

 the average in quality, although the 

 quantity was not. Kleinheinz and 

 Robertson ran a close race for premier 

 honors here. Batehelor. Henderson 

 and McCleary were also strong com- 



petitors. A new white seedling of 

 Kleinhelnz's "Lynnwood Hall" at- 

 tracted much attention. It is a glori- 

 ous flower, glistening snow-white, 

 large and perfectly Incurved, and with 

 stems that would hold up the universe 

 without a quiver. No wonder it won 

 the Nathan Smith cup at New York 

 over all competitors last week. "Glen- 

 view" in Batchelor's exhibit was an- 

 other cynosure of all eyes. A fine 

 show of singles was staged by C. H. 

 Totty, 



In the rotunda the big Gleichenias of 

 Thos. Long were an attractive feature; 

 as were also the Picus pandurata of 

 the Robert Craig Co. Evergreens In 

 many varieties were shown by Thomas 

 Meehan & Sons, who also put up in 

 the lower hall over 70 varieties of 

 cut "hardy chrysanthemums." 



The lower hall was devoted mainly 

 to vegetables, and a very creditable 

 display materialized. The competition 

 for the Dreer, Michell, and Burpee 

 prizes was quite keen. Tools, 

 hose, and other sundries were 

 exhibited here by the seed houses, 

 chief among same being that of Dreer 

 and Michell. A feature of the latter 

 concern was an alcove surrounded by 

 electric strings intercepted by foun- 

 tains of electric light. Plants were 

 worked into the design, the whole serv- 

 ing as a background to the frontal 

 display of bulbs and fancy pots and 

 tubs. A bee exhibit was a rather un- 

 usual feature. This came from Wm. 

 Stringham, a specialist in Italians. 



A feature of the show was the splen- 

 did group of hardy chrysanthemums 

 from Overbrook Gardens (E. A. 

 Stroud). Julia Lagavere, clarent; Gol- 

 den Pheasant, yellow, and Lulu, white, 

 were fine in this, as were also two 

 new seedlings raised by the foreman 

 (Mr. Prince), Marion, pale pink, and 

 Gertrude, darker. Another noticeable 

 feature of the show was the fine dis- 

 play of Beatrice May in the Robert- 

 son exhibit. Robertson also had a 

 very swell twelve in the foliage plant 

 class which would have made our old 

 friend Thatcher take notice. We have 

 no room for much on the foliage plants 

 but cannot close without a reference 

 to the Phoenix Roebelini of Kleinheinz, 

 said to be the finest specimen in Amer- 

 ica. 



Among the exhibitors whom lack of 

 space prevents us giving extended no- 

 tice, but whose important contribu- 

 tions to the show were much appre- 

 ciated and won many prizes, were; 



George Bustard, gardener to Curwen 

 Stoddard; Isaac Kalp, gardener to S. S. 

 Friedburger; Joseph Crowther, gar- 

 dener to Saml. B. Brown; A. J. Moir, 

 gardener to John Pitcairn; Jno. Hed- 

 land, gardener to Mrs. W. L. Elkins; 

 Jno. F. Sibson, gardener to Mrs. Thos. 

 McKean; Wm. Bell Wright. Jno. Hob- 

 son, Jno. Fowle, Thos. Rowe, gar- 

 dener to E. P. Earl: Saml. Hammond, 

 gardener to Rudolph B. Ellis; Jno. T. 

 Whitaker, gardener to R. Le Boutil- 

 lier; Jno. Little, gardener to Jno. 

 Lawler Welsh; S. Nowland, farmer for 

 C. B. Newbold; Wm. Morton, gardener 

 for B. R. Johnson; Wm. Henderson, 

 gardener to Mrs. W. M. Potts; Thos. 

 Gaynor. gardener to Mrs. Jno. B. Stet- 

 son; R. T. Morrow, gardener to G. I. 

 Bodine; Edward Smith, gardener to 

 E. A. Benson. 



The F. R. Pierson Co. exhibited 

 Nephrolepis superbissima and Winsor 



and other carnations. E. G. Hill & Co. 

 brought Rhea Read and Princess, their 

 new roses. R. Scott & Son were on 

 hand with a fine display of rose Mrs. 

 Jardine. 



DUTCHESS COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The 13th annual flower show of this 

 Society was held at Poughkeepsie, N. 

 Y., on November 6 and 7. The old- 

 time exhibitors were well represented 

 and the drill shed never looked more 

 beautiful than on this occasion. Chry- 

 santhemums, ornamental plants, roses, 

 carnations and Poughkeepsie's great 

 staple — violets — were shown in great 

 profusion, also vegetables and fruit 



A feature of the show was the cen- 

 tral group of plants from Archibald 

 Rogers; also the similar group from 

 the Saltford Flower Shop. The list 

 of winners in the various classes in- 

 cluded the names of many of the wide- 

 ly known millionaires whose country 

 seats overlook the Hudson River, all 

 the way from Poughkeepsie down. 



In the violet contest, the prize for 

 the best 500 blooms was won by F. G. 

 Vanderbilt, and Alexander Thomas of 

 Rhinebeck was second. For the best 

 hundred double violets, the Saltford 

 Flower Shop won first prize and P. G. 

 Vanderbilt second prize. 



One of the features Thursday was 

 the contest for the best decorated din- 

 ner table. There were four entries 

 and the prize was won by the Saltford 

 Flower Shop. The center piece was of 

 violets, with tiny bunches of violets 

 tied with violet satin cord, at each 

 dinner plate. The second prize was 

 won by Winthrop Sargent of Fishkill. 

 The center piece was of red roses, with 

 rose buds at each plate. Samuel Gregg 

 of New Hamburg decorated with chry- 

 santhemums and James Whitney of 

 Newburg, with chrysanthemums and 

 adiantums. 



There was a splendid exhibit of ev- 

 ergreens from the Sunnyside Nursery 

 under the supervision of Supt. Leon- 

 ard Dorthius. 



The local newspapers and others 

 complained of insufficient attendance. 

 Why not try giving a little wider pub- 

 licity to the event next year? 



CONNECTICUT HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The annual chrysanthemum display 

 of this society was held In County 

 Building, Hartford, on Friday, Nov. 8. 

 The exhibits were numerous and of un- 

 usual excellence and the public atten- 

 dance was so large as to tax the ca- 

 pacity of the hall. The principal ex- 

 hibitors were J. P. Huss, supt. to J. J. 

 Goodwin, J. A. Heber, gardener to 

 Walter Goodwin, E. P. McDermott, 

 gardener to H. C. Judd, Carl Peterson, 

 supt. Whiting Greenhouses and Peter 

 Zuzer, head gardener. City Parks. The 

 display was not entirely confined to 

 chrysanthemums, the extra exhibits 

 of special interest being a group of 

 splendidly grown Begonia Lorraine, 

 staged by J. A. Weber, which was 

 awarded a diploma, a fine specimen 

 Odontoglossum grande exhibited by E. 

 P. McDermott and a notable group of 

 Cattleya labiata, by J. P. Huss — the 

 two latter exhibits receiving certifi- 

 cates of merit. Mr. Huss also exhibit- 

 ed a vase of the new cosmos, "Lady 

 Lenox," which was awarded a diploma. 



The judging committee were C. H. 



