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HORTICULTURE, 



November 14, 1908 



curved, May Donnellan deep yellow 

 Jap., Dorothy Goldsmith light yellow 

 reflexed and J. C Neil pale yellow 

 Jap. incurved. There were many large 

 displays of single and semi-double 

 varieties under name and one set of 

 fifty seedlings, all distinct varieties in 

 yellow, while, pink and bronze, from 

 one seed pod, shown by Langwater 

 Garden irdener, \v. N. Craig. As 

 the latter were in all respects equal 

 to the average of the named sets the 

 long list of names represented in the 

 regular classes seems hardly worth re- 

 cording. Most of the collections of 

 these, as well as of the pompons, were 

 displayed in small vases of one or 

 several short sprays, no effort at the 

 decorative effect in which lies the 

 chief value of this class being made. 



There were ten entries for the prizes 

 for tables decorated with chrysanthe- 

 mums or fruit. In the class for dinner 

 tables arranged with chrysanthemums, 

 Ed. MacMulkin won first with centre 

 piece ami corsages of small white 

 chrysanthemums with Whitmanii 

 fronds and white chiffon; Mrs. E. M. 

 Gill second with Major Bonnaffon 

 Sprengeri and Whitmanii centre 

 piece; S. Hoffman third with Pink 

 Ivory and Sprengeri and fourth with 

 orange and yellow chrysanthemums 

 and copper beech sprays. On the 

 fruit tables Isaac H. Locke & Co., were 

 first and Ed. MacMulkin second. The 

 fruit in both cases was of great value 

 but the arrangement too formal. 



MacMulkin's winning groups of 

 plains. 300 sq. ft. in extent, were 

 strong features. They were backed by 

 palms and bays towering nearly 20 feet 

 high. Fragrance was supplied by 

 standard heliotropes and gardenias, 

 color by impatiens and geraniums and 

 richness by masses of cattelyas. The 

 groups of orchids were well worthy of 

 the big prizes awarded, being rich in 

 varieties and well arranged with fine 

 ferns. Conifers in pots were shown by 

 Joseph Breck & Sons and New Eng- 

 land Nurseries, the latter including a 

 concolor fir of a size not easily found 

 in the nurseries to-day. 



One small hall was occupied by the 

 carnations and orchids. On the for- 

 mer Wm. Nicholson & Son were first 

 with six vases of fifty flowers each, 

 the varieties being Afterglow, Beacon, 

 Mrs. M. A. Patten, White Enchantress, 

 Rose Pink Enchantress and plain En- 

 chantress. C. S. Strout with Enchant- 

 ress, White Enchantress, White Per- 

 fection, Beacon, Winsor and Victory- 

 was second and Backer & Co., with 

 White Perfection, Rose Pink Enchant- 

 ress, Eldorado. Harry Fenn, Mrs. Pat- 

 ter, and Pink Patten was third. As 

 these prizes were $40, $30, and $20, 

 respectively, the presence of only three 

 entries is surprising. Pretty good val- 

 ue for three hundred carnations. 



Certificates of merit were awarded to 

 H. A. Dreer for Nephrolepis Scholzeli, 

 the "crested Scottii" and Mrs. H. F. 

 Durant, gardener Thos. T. Watt, for 

 Vanda Sanderiana with ten flowers on 

 one spike. Silver Medal to Waban 

 Rose Conservatories for rose White 

 Killarney, Cultural Certificates to Wm. 

 Thatcher, gardener lor Mrs. J. L. 

 Gardner, for specimen Alpinia San- 

 derae and .1. I.. Smith, gardener to A. 

 W. Blake for Zygopetalum Mackayi. 

 Honorable mention to H. H. Barrows 

 & Son for Nephrolepis magnifica, a 

 finely divided varietj like Amerpohli. 



"only more so," Philip Dexter, garden- 

 er J. Salter, for pink seedling anemone 

 chrysanthemum, W. N. Craig for seed- 

 ling single chrysanthemums and Miss 

 R. S. Schaller for seedling carnation, 

 white, deeply lacinaied petals. Among 

 Hi.- notable exhibits outside of the 

 prize schedule were violet Barroune 

 Rothschilds and Ficus altissima from 



F. w. Fletcher, rose Mrs. Jardine from 

 S. J. Reuter & Son, a magnlficenl i 

 lection of rare orchids from Lager & 

 Hurrell and several seedling carna- 

 tions from Backer & Co. 



The vegetables and fruit were dis- 

 played in the basement hall. Frede- 

 rick Mason got a silver medal and Mrs. 



G. F. Hartshorn a bronze medal for 

 celery, and the exhibits were of a 

 very high order throughout. 



THE EVENT OF THE YEAR IN 

 PHILADELPHIA. 



There are many semi-monthly, 

 monthly, and special shows in Phila- 

 delphia during the course of the year— 

 but the crowning horticultural event 

 of them all, is the Annual Fall Show 

 The exhibition this year opened on the 

 10th inst. and it is no exaggeration to 

 say that a finer lot of plants and 

 flowers we have never seen. There 

 may have been bigger shows in the 

 past but (except in some isolated in- 

 stances) for quality and general ex- 

 cellence in arrangement the show this 

 year holds its own very well. There 

 was nothing sensational in chrysanthe- 

 mums, either, plants or flowers, but 

 both these classes showed high culture 

 and standard excellence. The Roeb- 

 ling, Wiedener, Wanamaker and New- 

 bold collections of orchids added great 

 distinction to the exhibition and the 

 loliage plants from the estates of 

 Drexel. Pepper, Penfield and Schmidt 

 were magnificent. 



Another distinguishing feature was 

 the graiid display of vegetables in the 

 lower hall. For quality and variety we 

 think this year's exhibit distinctly 

 ahead in every way except that in one 

 or two collections we noticed Dock st. 

 produce mixed in with what was sup- 

 posed to be strictly home-grown. Dan- 

 vers Yellow Globe onion was a glaring 

 example of this. The judges were 

 aware of this but pleaded the difficulty 

 of bringing proof. In our opinion the 

 judges ought to disqualify any exhibit, 

 however good, without being required 

 to show proof it the evidence be glar- 

 ing on even one item. 



David Ingram of Sinnott's was the 

 surprise of the show in the big speci- 

 men chrysanthemum plants. He came 

 in unexpectedly at the eleventh hour 

 and cairied off first. The McLeary and 

 Ratchelor lots were fine also but they 

 did nor expect to encounter the Sin- 

 nott specimens, seeing that Gordon 

 Smith had retired. Batchelor and 

 Robertson were the heroes in the six- 

 inch plan's. Kleinheinz and Hedland 

 were copious winners in this line also. 

 In the out bloom section of chrysanthe- 

 mums the chief prize winners were 

 Robertson, Kleinheinz and McLeary. 

 Dodds Robertson, Long, Batchelor, 

 Hi bson, McLeary and Harris were the 

 principal prizetakers in the foliage and 

 flowei ing-plant section. 



The main entrance to the Show had 

 on the right and left the big ferns from 

 th( Drexel estate which excited much 

 wonder and admiration from the public. 



This collection included a specimen of 

 Gleichenia rupestris twenty-five years 

 old and measuring G ft. high and 

 9 ft. through, a dense, perfectly round- 

 ed plant, Adiantum Dreeri 4 ft. high 

 ind it. through, Davallia Fijiensis 4 

 ft. high ami 6 ft. spread, Adiantum car- 

 diochtoena ti it. high and 8 ft. through 

 and many other remarkable large and • 

 fine plants which reflected great credit 

 on Thomas Long, the gardener. 



The trade exhibits of Michell and 

 Dreer were both varied, extensive and 

 interesting, consisting of seasonable 

 bulbs, seeds and sundries. Michell's 

 was a bright and artistic arrangement 

 the center being a square bed of red, 

 white and blue hyacinth blooms arti- 

 ficial of course, but most effective. 

 The newel posts were grouped with a 

 collection of evergreens from Meehan's 

 Nurseries while the center stair land- 

 ings were graced with a similar group 

 from the Wm. H. Moon Nurseries. The 

 sides of the stairways had the big 

 blooms of chrysanthemums twenty five 

 to a vase arranged with autumn leaves 

 and other foliage for effect 



The foliage plants were in the foyer 

 and the main cut blooms occupied the 

 passages leading from there to the 

 main hall, the center of which was 

 devoted to the magnificent display of 

 orchids from James Goodier gardener 

 to' C. G. Roebling, with a background 

 of tall palms separating them all 

 around making an oasis from the sea 

 of white, pink, yellow and crimson of 

 the specimen chrysanthemums in pots. 

 The walls were banked with foliage 

 and flowering plants in groups. In the 

 latter, Jno. Dodds gardener for Jno. 

 Wanamaker easilv carried off first 

 honors not only for the rare and well 

 grown plants but for artistic skill in 

 arrangement. Samuel Batchelor, gar- 

 dener for Clement B. Newbold also had 

 a very creditable group in this section. 

 The front of the stage was occupied 

 by Dreer with foliage plants. The 

 pedestal at the east end of the hall 

 over the stairway was occupied by a 

 grand specimen fern exhibited by 

 Francis Canning gardener to Samuel 

 T. Bodine. 



W K. Harris showed a new begonia 

 of the Lorraine type more upright in 

 growth and looser habit, the flowers 

 being a deeper pink. 



A special word is due to the 

 Adiantum Farleyense from Drexel's 

 and the crotons from Pepper's. Cro- 

 ton King Hobson will have to look 

 to his laurels. The latter had some 

 magnificent specimens in larger plants 

 6 to 8 ft. high. Nephrolepis Schoelzeli 

 was shown in fine shape by Dreer. 

 Pere Charon dracena was among the 

 interesting novelties in Robertson's 

 collection. E. A. Stroud and Thos. 

 Meehan & Sons had splendid exhibits 

 of hardy chrysanthemums. James D. 

 Cockcroft sent a vase of new white 

 carnation Georgia. Jno. VV. Mclntyre 

 an enterprising commission man of 

 Phila. showed Paris daisies very fine 

 fur this season. Paullerica thalicty- 

 rurn, trained globular, fooled lots of 

 people as a foliage plant most of them 

 thinking it was a new kind of 

 Adiantum. Heck Bros, showed a new 

 pink chrysanthemum, needle-shaped 

 pi tals, flower globular. Baby Margaret, 

 white pompon, a sport from Baby 

 (yellow) was shown by R. Craig Co. 



Rifts' new Fernery, Moore-Living- 

 ston's new plant stand, and new pat- 



