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HORTICULTURE 



October 26, 1907 ( 



THE EXHIBITION SEASON 



RECENT SHOWS. 



Lenox Horticultural Society. 



Never Hiiice ilh crganization seven 

 years Ego has this society set out for 

 public inspect!' u such a superb exhi- 

 bition as the clirysanthemum show of 

 1&U7 which opened on October 23, in 

 the town hall, Lenox, Mass. The dis- 

 play of blooms was most remarkable 

 for so t'arly in the season and it is 

 very doubtful whether for size, color 

 and iinish of blooms this show of 

 chrysanthemums will be excelled at 

 any exhibition anywhere this season. 

 The hall was much too small for the 

 wealth of greenhouse product brought 

 to it by the talented representatives of 

 the gardener's profession who preside 

 over the magnificent estates which 

 abound in the picturesque Berkshire 

 Hills of Massachusetts and the vege- 

 tables and the carnations had to be 

 transferred to the basement hall. 



Among the cut flower exhibits some 

 of the most interesting were as fol- 

 lows. Large vases of 24 blooms in 

 competition for the Farquhar prizes. 

 Thos. Proctor, gardener to R. W. 

 Paterson, showed assorted varieties; 

 A. H. Wingett, gardener to Charles 

 Lanier, had Beatrice May; E. Jenkins, 

 gardener to Giraud Foster, Wm. Duck- 

 ham: D. Speirs, gardener to Mrs. J. E. 

 Parsons, a mixed vase. The prizes 

 were awarded in order as given and 

 every exhibit was a stunner. C. H. 

 Totty's special prizes for six long- 

 stemmed blooms of Helen Clay Frick 

 were won by Messrs. 'Jenkins. Wingett 

 and Speirs respectively with superb 

 specimens. In the gold medal class 

 for six vases of three blooms each 

 Thos. Proctor's winning set comprised 

 the following varieties: Mrs. Henry 

 Barnes, Mrs. A. T. Miller, Reginald 

 Valis. Mrs. J. E. Dunn. Donald Mc- 

 Leod and F. S. Valis, the three first 

 named being new varieties. A. J. 

 Loveless, gardener to Mrs. John 

 Sloans, who won first on set of new 

 varieties of 1907 had in his group, 

 Pres. Loubet Rose Lawrence, Mrs. 

 Geo. Hunt, H. C. Frick. Reg. 'v^alis, 

 British Empire, Fres. Viger, Mrs. 

 R.-^bt. Lee and Mrs. A. T. Miller. Per- 

 haps the most sensational exhibit in 

 the cut flower classes was a vase of 

 six blooms of Lady Hopetoun by Mr. 

 Wingett; the writer has never seen 

 their equal. 



Specimen plants of enormous size 

 were shown by Geo. G. Haven, W. D. 

 Sloane and Mrs. J. E. Parsons, Mr. 

 Speirs' group of plants in S-inch pots 

 averaging a dozen exhibition flowers 

 each was esptcially noticeable. We 

 should like to refer in detail to tlie 

 many other exhibits of high character 

 but lack of space prevents. 



The entries in other classes beside 

 the chrysanthemums were of equal In- 

 terest and high grades. The jiremiums 

 for arrangements of flowering and fo- 

 liage plants brought out three groups 

 of sensational quality and effectiveness 

 of arrangement, the winners be'ng E. 

 Jenkins, F Heerenians and A. J. Lo\ e- 

 less respectively. Mr. Jenkins' group 

 contained great quantities of cattleya 

 laliiata interspersed with Gypsophila 

 elegans, a combination which fairly 

 sparkled Oncidiums and Dendrobiuni 



Phalacnopsis were profusely used and 

 the group was crowned with graceful 

 specimens of Cocos flexnosus.while Be- 

 gonia lui.iford Hall, lilies, etc., 

 adorned the base. Neither this nor 

 AJr. Heeremaus' group which was 

 awarded second and was good enougn 

 to win fiist prize anywhere had any- 

 thing of the character of the formal 

 pyramidal style so prevalent in exhib- 

 its of this kind, and were an object 

 lesson in decorative plant grouping 

 which should have had a larger hall in 

 order to be seen to advantage. A. J. 

 Loveless showed some glorious orchid 

 groups, including seedling cypripedi- 

 ums and there were magnificent ferns 

 I'rom several exhibitors and many other 

 special exhibits, including a group of 

 ctotons of remarkable coloring, not 

 for co:npeiition, from Gii'aud Foster. 

 Roses, carnations and violets were 

 staged in great profusion. The vege- 

 table displays of this society rank 

 highest iu the country, and this oc- 

 casion was no exception to the rule. 

 Fruit was also excellent, Mr. Proctor's 

 Gros Colmar grapes being pari;icularly 

 fine. The judges were: T. D. Hatfield, 

 Wellesley; Rt'bert Cimeron, Cam- 

 budge, Mass.; Janies Ballantine and 

 George Middleton, Tarrytown, N. Y. 

 .•Vmong the trade visitoi's were J. K. 

 M. L. Farquhar and \V. J. Stewart, 

 Boston, A. T. BofUiiiigton, New York, 

 George Struck, Summit, N. J., and Mr, 

 Hay, representing H. A. Dreer, Phili- 

 dolphia. 



California State Floral Society. 



The dahlia and chrysanthemum ex- 

 hibit of the California State Floral 

 Society and the Pacific Coast Horticul- 

 tural Society was held on October 5 

 in Polite Hall. San Francisco. Notable 

 displays were made by J. W. Ba.gge, 

 gardener for Eugene de Sabia. Wm. 

 Kettlewell. gardener for George Pope, 

 Wiliam S. Travis, W. H. Crocker, and 

 R. A. SchultK. The judges were 

 Thomas Monroe, F. A. Miller. Charles 

 Mitchell and J. W. Eagge. 



COMING SHOWS. 



Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. 



The schedule of prizes offered by 

 the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society 

 for the annual exhibition. November 

 12 to 15 inclusive comprises a large 

 number of liberal special premiums 

 offered by friends of the society for 

 chrysanthemum plants and flowers, 

 ferns, crotons and other foliage plants, 

 roses, carnations, fruits and vegetables. 

 Roses and carnations are to be staged 

 on the second day George E. Camp- 

 bell is chairman of the committee to 

 arrange for and superintend exhibi- 

 tions. The chairman of the commit- 

 tees for awarding premiums are as fol- 

 lows: Plants. J. ^^^ Colflosh; flowers, 

 A. B. Cartledge: fruits, John G. Gard- 

 ner: vegetables, W. Atlee Burpee, new 

 or choice plants, fruits and ve.getables, 

 Edwin Lonsdale. 



Marin County Horticultural Society 

 (Calif.) 

 Everything points to the exhibition 

 on the 26th tjeing a grand success. 

 The Armory Hall, the largest in town, 

 has been secured and all available 



room will be taken. It was expected 

 that some of the eastern growers of 

 carnation novelties or seedlings would 

 come to the front as the prize offered 

 was one of the highest on the list, but 

 no applications from that source have 

 yet been received. John McLaren of 

 Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. 

 Thomas Wood of San Mateo and Sid- 

 ney Clack of Menlo Park have been 

 secured as judges. 



T. P. ttEDMAYNE, Secretary. 



Denison Show Postponed. 



On account of the backv.^ard condi- 

 tion of chrysanthemums, the dates of 

 the Denison (Texas) flower show have 

 been changed from November 6, 7, S 

 to Novrmber .20, 21. 22. This action 

 was ileemed necessary for the full suc- 

 ce?s .of the show, for which a vast 

 number of chrysanthemums are being 

 grown. 



The following have been mentioned 

 at length in preceding issues of HOR- 

 TICULTURE: 



Marin County Horticultural Society, 

 San Rafael, Cal., Oct. 26. T. P. Red- 

 mayne, secretary. 



Monmouth County Horticultural So- 

 ciety, Red Bank, N. J., Oct. 30, 31. H. 

 A. Kettell, secretary, 



Morris County Gardeners' and Flor- 

 ists' Society, Morristown, N. J., Oct. 

 ?>l, Nov. 1. Edw. Reagan, secretary. 



New Haven County Horticultural 

 Society, New Haven, Conn., Nov. 6-8. 

 Walter Koella, 58 Bishop St., New 

 Haven, secretary. 



Chrysanthemum Society of America, ' 

 American Institute, 19-21 West 41th 

 St., New Y'ork City, Nov. 6-8. David 

 Eraser. Honiewood and Penn Ave., 

 Pittsburg, Pa., secretary. 



Nassau County Horticultural Socie- 

 ty, Glen Cove, N. Y., Nov. 6-8. J. F. 

 Johnston, secretary. 



Horticultural Society of Chicago, 

 Coliseum, Chicago, Nov. 6-12. E. A. 

 Kanst, 5700 C5ottage Grove Ave., secre- 

 tary. 



Tarrytown Horticultural Society, 

 Tarrytown, N. Y., Nov. 6-8, E. W. 

 Neubrand, secretary. 



Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 

 Horticultural Hall, Boston, Chrysan- 

 themum show, Nov. 8-10. W. P. Rich, 

 secretary. 



Horticultural Society of Buffalo. 

 Buffalo, N. Y.. Nov. 11-17. J. H. Tran- 

 ter, P. O. Box 994, secretary. 



Florists Club of Washington (D. C), 

 Nov. 12-14. Chas. McCauley, 18th and 

 Kearney Sts., Washington, D. C, sec- 

 retary. 



St. Louis Horticultural Society. 

 Grand and Park Aves., St. Louis, Mo., 

 November 12-15. 



Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, 

 Horticultural Hall, Philadelphia, Nov, 

 12-15. David Rust, secretary. 



Montreal Gardeners' and Florists' 

 Club. Chrysanthemum show, Nov. 13, 

 14, Victoria Rifles Hall, Montreal, Que. 

 W. H. Horobin, 283 Marquette St., set^ 

 retary. 



State Floral Society of Arkansas, 

 Little Rock, Nov. 14-16. Chas. Vestal, 

 secretary. 



Rhode Island Horticultural Society, 

 Providence, Nov. 15-16. C. W. Smith, 

 27 Exchange St.. secretary. 



