THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



625 



SCHEDULE OF FALL SHOW OF NORTH WESTCHESTER 



COUNTY HORTICULTURAL AND AGRICULTURAL 



SOCIETY, MOUNT KISCO, N. Y., OCTOBER 31 



TO NOVEMBER 2. 



CLASSES OPEN TO ALL. 

 CHRYSANTIIEAIUMS. 



First Second Third 

 Prize. Prize. Prize. 

 Class 1. Best 12 cut blooms of Cluysan- Silver 



themuius in not less than 6 varieties.... Cup $5.00 .$2.00 



Class 2. Best 6 white blooms 2.00 1.00 



Class 3. Best 6 yellow blooms 2.00 1.00 



Class 4. Best 6 red blooms 2.00 1.00 



Class 5. Best pink blooms 2.00 1.00 



Class 0. Best 6 blooms, any other color... 2.00 1.00 



Class 7. Best collection of cut Pompons. . 3.00 2.00 



Class S. Best collection of cut Siiij,.k.s 3.00 2.00 



Class 9. Best 12 plants, single stems in 



pots, not exceeding 7 inches in diameter. Cup 5.00 3.00 



Class 10. Best 6 singles in pots not exceed- 

 ing S inches in diameter, not less than 



3 varieties 3.00 2.00 



Class 11. Best 6 Bush Plants, not less Silver 



than 3 varieties Cup 3.00 2.00 



Silver 

 Class 12. Best specimen of Bush Plant... Cup 5.00 2.00 



ROSES, 

 aass 13. Best collection of Roses 5.00 3.00 2.00 



CARNATIONS. 

 Class 14. Best seedling Carnation not dis- 

 seminated Diploma 



Class 15. Best 12 blooms of red 2.00 1.00 



aass 16. Best 12 blooms of white 2.00 I.OO 



Class 17. Best 12 blooms of pink 2.00 1.00 



aass IS. Best 12 any other variety 2.00 1.00 



VIOLETS. 

 Class l:X Best bunch of 50 single blooms 1.50 1.00 

 Class 20. Best bunch of 50 double blooms 1.50 1.00 



PLANTS. 

 Oass 21. Best collection decorative Plants 



arranged for effect; floor space 8 feet in 



diameter 15.00 10.00 



Class 22. Best specimen plant 2.00 



aass 23. Best G plants suitable for table 



decorations; pots not over 6 inclies 5.00 2.00 



aass 24. Best pair of Adiantums 3.00 2.00 



Class 25. Best specimen Fern 2.00 1.00 



Class 26. Best collection Ferns 5.00 3.00 



Class 27. Best 3 Begonias, Lorraine type. 3.00 2.00 

 Class 2.S. Best 6 plants most suitable for 



house decorations, distinct varieties 5.00 3.00 



aass 29. Best 6 Geraniums, any variety, 



in pots, not exceeding 7 inches in diameter 2.00 1.00 



Silver 



aass 30. Best collection Orchids Cup 5.00 2.00 



Class 31. Best basket of cut flowers 2.0O 1.00 



aass 32. Best bouquet of flowers 2.00 1 .00 



Orchids not allowed in the above two classes. 



FRllTS. 

 Class 33. Best collection of Apples, 5 of 



each 2.00 1.00 



aass 34. Best collection of Pears, 5 of 



each variety 2.00 1.00 



VEGETABLES. 



Class 35. Best 6 head Celery 2.00 1.00 



Class 36. Best 12 distinct varieties of 



vegetables 5.00 3.00 2.00 



aass 37. Best collection of 12 distinct 



varieties of vegetables grown out doors.. 5.00 3.00 2.00 

 Class .f8. Collection of farm produce for 



space not to exceed 4x8 feet 3.00 2.00 



OPEN TO PRIVATE GARDENERS ONLY. 

 Class 39. Special prize offered by Howard' 



F. Bailey, of Mount Kisco, N. Y.. for the 



best 24 cut Ghrysanthemuni lilooms in 



not less than 12 varieties 35.00 15.00 10.00 



Class 40. Best 12 Chrysanthemum blooms. Society's 



not less than 6 varieties, limited to mem- Silver 



bers of the Society Cup 5.00 3.00 



Class 41. Best 8 Clirysanthemum plants 



grown to single stem and bloom not ex- 



First Second Third 

 Prize. Prize. Prize. 

 ceeding Z\-> foet top of pot, to be grown 

 in 6-in<h pots, distinct varieties $5.00 $2.00 $1.00 



Class 42. Special prize, for largest Chrys- 

 anthemum bloom, open to members of 

 the Society only Box Cigars 



Class 43. Best dinner table decoration to 

 be set for 4 people. .Judged first day of 

 show. Only plates allowed ". . . . 5.00 3.00 2.00 



Class 44. Same as Class 43, only tables to 



be decorated by ladies Diploma 



Orchids will not be allowed on dinner table decoration. 



Class 45. Best vase of American Beauty 

 Rose. 12 flowers Diploma 



Class 46. Best Miniature Garden 5.00 3.00 



Mr. Howard F. Bailey's Special Prize of $60 {Class 39) for the 



best 24 cut Chrvsanthemum blooms in not less than 12 varieties 



is offered. First prixe, .$35.00; second, $15.00; third, $10.00. 



RULES GOVERNING THE EXHIBITION. 



Entries must be made with the secretary before the opening of 

 the show and those desiring any considerable space should make 

 application at least two days previous to the opening day in 

 order to get exhibits well staged. 



The judges shall withhold any premium where the exhibit is 

 unworthy of award. 



All exhibits must be in position at twelve o'clock noon on the 

 opening day. 



After exhil)its are staged they will be under the exclusive 

 charge of the committee. 



Gummed or dressed flowers will be debarred from competition. 



In all competitions for collections or display, superior quality 

 shall have the preference over quantity. 



Uniform cards for names of exhibitors will be provided, and 

 none but those will be allowed on exhibits. 



Exhibitors may attach their business cards after awards are 

 made. 



The classes will be divided in three sections — one open to all, 

 one for amateurs, and one for private gardeners only. 



All exhibits should be correctly named, and each exhibitor shall 

 give to the secretary a full list of exhibits for the society's 

 records. 



The sale of cut flowers shall be under the auspices of and for 

 the benefit of the society. 



All exhibitors shall be allowed to sell plants to be delivered at 

 the close of the show. 



Exhibits must have been the property of the exhibitor for at 

 least three months previous to the show, with the exception of 

 made-up-work. 



All exhibitors of made-up floral work may be grown or bought 

 bv exhibitor. 



AH exhibitors not members of the society gaining premiums will 

 have ten per cent, deducted from same. 



Classes where there is only one entry first prize will be 

 awarded, but only second prize money will be given. 



WEEDS AS FOOD. 



There is another side to the weed evil. .Science bids 

 us turn to the detested intruder in our sjardens as a 

 source of foodstuff. Costofliving is a rank tjrowth, and 

 bv rank growths nia\ this modern specter he cHminated. 

 .At least so ran tlie learned discourse at the thirty-sixth 

 animal nieetiiig of the Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical .As- 

 sociation. 



Chairman Miller, of the Committee on P.otany, urged 

 that there be a closer inquiry into the foi>d values of 

 weeds. W'e are away behind foreign countries, he said, 

 in our utilization of weeds. For instance, dandelions are 

 being extensively cultivated in France for food. The 

 Dej^artment of .Agriculture has imported 3.^.000 plants 

 of various kinds, many of which are coming into u.se as 

 food. Doctor Miller told of many plants long neglected 

 — notablv the tomato — which are now food favorites. 

 New caiididates from the weed patch are the back shoots 

 of the i)oke root, clover leaves, purslane, sorrel grass, 

 vellow dock, pepper grass and the tender shoots of the 

 liop vine. 



Should it ever be discovered that all our weeds deserve 

 a place on the table, then we might look for the lazy 

 man's millenium.— /r.rr/ia;ijr^. 



