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HORTICULTU RE 



THE EXHIBITIONS 



November 7, 1908 



LENOX HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 



The annual chrysanthemum exhibi- 

 tion of this society was held in the 

 Town hall, Lenox, .Mass., on October 

 28-29. This show is regarded in the 

 profession as the peer of any in Am iri 

 ca, and this year's display was up to 

 the past reputation of the '.-lever 

 growers who take delight in its rival- 

 ries. There was, as usual, a large at- 

 tendance of the craft from other lo- 

 calities and the local society people 

 turned out enthusiastically. 



.Much interest centered in the com- 

 petition for the Dreer Cup, offered 

 for group of miscellaneous plants, c.r- 

 chids excluded. This trophy, which 

 must be won twice before becoming 

 the property of an exhibitor, was won 

 last year by Ed. Jenkins, gardener to 

 Giraud Foster. Tins year it was cap- 

 tured by Fred. Heeremans, gardener 

 to W. D. Sloane. 'Che winning group 

 was pronounced by good judges to be 

 the finest arrangement they had ever 

 seen. It was composed of magnificent 

 palms, Lorraine and Rex begonias 

 Gypsophila eiegans and finely colored 

 crotons, margined with Adiantum 

 Farleyense and lily of the valley. The 

 Giraud Foster group was a very close 

 6econd, composed of Cocos plumosa in 

 the background, Lilium Philipinense, 

 Gypsophila elegaus, crotons, Lorraine 

 begonias, azaleas, gesneras and Adian- 

 tum Farleyense. 



Another sensational class in the 

 schedule was the Julius Roehrs t o.'s 

 special for group of orchids in bloom. 

 Mrs. J. Sloane, gardener A. J. Loveless, 

 von first with a group of uuusua! 

 beauty of arrangement. Prominent in 

 it were Cattleyas labiata and chryso- 

 toxa, Oncidiums varicosum, incurvum. 

 ornithorrhynchum and album, Cypri- 

 pediums insigne, Sanderae, Anhuri- 

 anum, purpuratum and several seed- 

 lings. 



W. D. Sloane, gardener F. Heere- 

 mans was second with Cattleya labi- 

 ata, Oncidiums varicosum and iigri- 

 num, Dendrobiums formosum and 

 Phalaenopsis Schroderae and Vanda 

 coerulea. Giraud Foster, gardener Ed. 

 Jenkins was third with a similar col- 

 lection. 



Chrysanthemum plants were of a 

 high orde- of cultural merit and the 

 cut bloom department was well tilled 

 with displays of specimen blooms rare- 

 ly equalled. Carnations and vegetable 

 classes were also remarkable for ex- 

 tent and quality. A summary of the 

 awards in the ninety regular classes 

 follows : 



SPECIAL PRIZES IN ADDITION TO THOSE 



ALREADY MENTIONED. 



Plerson I'-I'.ar Prizes for specimen ehrys- 



iium plants- Mrs. .7. E. ParSOUS, 



first; Giraud Foster, second. H. A. Dreer 



Prize for Lorraine begonias w. D. Sloane, 



first; S, Poster, second; Geo. II. Morgan, 



thin]. Lager & Hurrell Prize foi twelve 



Cattl Mis. ,1, Sloane. Ditto for 



six labial i G. Poster, first : (lias. Lanier, 



gardener A. It. Wingett, second; P. Crane, 



third. A. T. Boddlngton Prize for chrys- 



antl urn in! blooms R. w. rati: 



first: G. Foster, second. Lord ,\ Burnham 

 Prize for vase of flu l: w. 



Patterson, first; ond; Mrs. .1 



E. Foster, third: ('has. II. Totty Prize 

 for six blooms of VV. M. Moiv R. w. Pat- 



terson. A. N. Plerson Prizes for Ami 

 Beauty Roses Mrs. .1. Sloane, first; \v. D. 



Sloane, s ml; G. Poster, third. Ditto for 



Bridesmaid ami Bride, G. Foster, it. \v. 

 Patterson ami (has. hauler, respectively. 

 Ditto for Katserin, Mrs. J. E. Parsons, G. 

 Foster, respei lively. Howard & Morrow 

 Prizes, five separate .lasses of roses 

 ('has. Lanier, two firsts, two seconds; (!. 

 Foster, one first; li. W. Patterson, one 

 first; Mrs. J. E. Parsoas, one second, one 



third; G. II. Morgan and Mrs. .1 Sim , 



each one second. J. M. Thorhnrn & Co. 

 Prize for Potatoes G. luster. Eustace 

 Jacques cup for Collection of Vegetables 

 (to be won twice) G. Foster; ('has. Lanier 

 and \V. Li. Sloane. second and third. 

 Vaughan's Seed Store Prize for Vegeta 

 blea II. Winthrop, Mrs. J. Sloane, <;. II. 

 .Morgan. Peter Henderson & Co. Prizes 

 for Celery— Mrs. J. E. Parsons, <!. Foster, 

 G. H. Morgan. Ditto for Lettuce, ('. Lan- 

 ier, G. Foster, R. Winthrop. Ditto for 

 Cauliflower, »;. Fester, It. Winthrop. F. K 

 Sturgis. 



ill NF.KAL ( I ISSES. 



In the general classes results were as 

 follows: Chrysanthemum Plants — Firsts, 

 two to U Winthrop. one each to Mrs. J. 

 Sloane and Mis. I'm sons: seconds, two to 

 G. Foster, one each to Mrs. Parsons and 

 Mrs. F. K. Sturgis. Miscellaneous Plants 

 and Orchids— Firsts, three each to C. Lan- 

 ier and G. Foster, two each to W. D. 

 Sloane and Mrs. J. Sloane, "lie to it. C. 

 Dixie; seconds, two to C. Lanier, one each 

 to W. D. Sloane, Mrs. J. Sloane. 



In cut chrysanthemums, K. W. Patterson 

 won six firsts, <;. Fester, eight seconds; R. 

 Winthrop. six firsts, one second; W. D. 

 Sloane, one first, one sec. .ml; J. Sloane, 

 two seconds; G. H. Morgan, one first, two 

 seconds. Mi. Morgan won four firsts on 

 r.scs; w. D. Sloane, one first, one second 

 on ruses: .1. Sloane, two seconds each ..u 

 roses and carnations; R, w Patterson, one 

 first on roses ami two on carnal i. us. On 

 carnations and violets prizes were pretty 

 well divided between the same exhi 

 and several others. Vegetables ami fruit 

 were line li, Foster won three lirsls. I: ,v 

 H. Scoville two and several others each. 



EXTRA AWARDS 



C. S. A. Cup for ten Blooms of I lue \ n 

 rietv in R w. Patterson. Diploma to 

 Zeuas Crane for Seedling White Carnation 

 Certificates of Merit to A. N. Pierson for 

 Rose White Killarney ami My Maryland 

 Diploma I" elms. II [Totty for Chrysanthe- 

 mum Novelty, P.m'. S|.c, ml Mention, .1 D, 

 Coekcroft for Carnation Georgia. 



The judges were ffm, Turner, Wm. 

 Waite, Alex Mackenzie and James 

 Wheeler. 



DUTCHESS COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



This society held its fourteenth an- 

 nual exhibition in the State Armory, 

 Poughkeepsie. N. Y., Oct. 29 and 30. 

 The large Armory Hall was tastefully 

 decorated and the exhibits effectively- 

 placed, giving room to view them on 

 all sides. It was one of the finest ex- 

 hibitions ever given by the society, 

 and though fairly well attended, was 

 not patronized as it should have been. 



A pleasing feature was the attract- 

 ive exhibit of an enterprising music 

 dealer, ('has. H. Hickok, who had two 

 pianos, Victoria and Regina music- 

 boxes and talking machines, chime 

 blocks and the Peerless electric piano, 

 with capable musicians in charge, who 

 also with a noted violinist entertained 

 the visitors very enjoyably. 



The chrysanthemums, both in plants 

 and cut blooms, were very fine and 

 competition keen. The same may be 

 said of the roses, violets, carnations, 

 flowering and foliage plants, groups, 

 etc. A new fern, Nephrolepis Schol- 

 zeli — a crested Scotti — attracted much 

 attention. It is considered quite an 

 acquisition and was given a certificate 

 of merit. The prizes were pretty well 

 distributed among the following, in the 

 various classes; 



Ogden Mills, gardener James Blair; F. 

 W. Vanderbilt, gardener H. J. Allen: Win- 

 throp Sargent, gardener F. E. Witney; 

 Gerald Hoyt, gardener D. Harrison; Archi- 

 hald Rogers, gardener Thos. P. Connor; W. 

 P. Clyde, gardener H. J. Osterhoudt; 

 Stuyvesant Fish, gardener H. MacDonald; 

 Prof. Osborne Est., gardener James Bell; 

 F. R. Newliold, gardener Fred Saenger; 

 ('apt. A. C. Zabriskie. gardener Fred Cot- 

 trell; Saltford Flower Shop, H. G. Cottam, 

 Valentine P.urgevin's Sons, A. W. Wil- 

 liams, B. Willig, James Coekcroft and C. 

 Kahret. 



On the second day there was much 

 interest in the dinner table decora- 

 tions. First went to H. J. Allen, who 

 used cattleyas; second to F. E. Witney, 

 using pink roses and third to The 

 Saltford Flower Shop with red roses. 

 All were very tastefully arranged. 



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Chrysanthemum Shoav at U. S. Propagating Gardens 



