THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



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OYSTER BAY (N. Y.) AUTUMN SHOW. 



The second annual autumn ^liovv of the 

 Oyster Bay Horticultural Soci.-ty was held 

 at Oyster Bay October 2 and 3, ";uid proved 

 a gieat succe.ss. It far exceeded both in 

 quality and in number of exhibits the 1912 

 show, over a hundred «ell-!illi>(l classes, 

 covering vegetables, fruits, llouers and 

 plants, being exhibited, besides tlic amateur 

 and school children's classes. 



The judges were James Kirby, of Hunt- 

 ington, George Ashworth, of Mill Neck, and 

 George Wilson, of -lericho. l-jlinund M. 

 Townsend (James Dutliic. >>arclcner) car- 

 ried off the largest number of lirst awards 

 with seventeen to his credit and seven sec- 

 onds. Anton G. Hodenpyl (Franlc Petroc- 

 cia, gardener). Edward C. Smith (Alfred 

 Walker, gardener), and CoJL'ate Hoyt 

 (Joseph Robinson, gardener) were tied for 

 the largest number of total awards in the 

 regular classes, each having twenty-six. 

 The society's cup for the best loUcction of 

 dahlias was awarded to Colgate Hoyt. 

 whose exhibit of fifty varieties made a most 

 attractive display. 



Some of the awards were as follows: 



Class 1 — Best collection of veget.ables, 12 

 dishes, parsley for decoration: Won by Al- 

 ton G. Hodenpyl, Locust Valley (Frank Pe- 

 troccia) : Edward F. \Vbitney, O.yster Bay 

 (James Duckham), second: Howard C. 

 Smith, Oyster Bay (Alfred Walker), third. 

 Class 2 — Best collection of vegetables, 6 

 dishes, cash prize by Peter Henderson & 

 Co. — Won by Fay Ingalls, Oyster Bay 

 (George Milne) ; Howard C. Smith, second. 



Class 1 — Best collection hardy flowers, 12 

 varieties — Won by Edward !M. Townsend. 

 Class 2 — Best collection of hardy flowers, 6 

 varieties — Won bv Benjamin Stern. Roslyn 

 (W. D. Robertson); Edward F. Whitney, 

 second. Class 3 — Best collection of annuals, 

 12 varieties — Won by Howard C. Smith; 

 Edward M. Townsend, second. Class 4 — Best 

 collection of annuals. 6 varieties — Won by 

 Benjamin Stern; Charles L. Tiffany, second. 

 Class n — Best collection of yellow and blue 

 annuals — Won by Howard C. Smith. Class 

 6 — Best collection of yellow and blue per- 

 ennials — Won by Howard C. Smith. 



Class 1 — Best collection apph's. 6 varie- 

 ties, 3 of each — \\%n by Benjamin Stern: 

 Edward M. Townsend. second. Class 2-- 

 Best 6 apples, red — Won by Edward 'SI. 

 Townsend; Colgate Hoyt. second. Class .'! 

 — Best 6 apples, green — Won bv Colgate 

 Hoyt; Edward F. Whitney, seco'ud. Class 

 4 — Best collection peaches. 3 varieties, 3 of 

 each — Won by Colgate Hoyt. Class 7 — 

 Best collection of pears. 3 varieties, 3 of 

 each — Won by Colgate Hoyt: Edward M. 

 Townsend, second. Class ,'!— Best G pears, 

 any variety — Won by Colgate Hoyt : 

 Charles Moyses. second. Class 12— Best 3 

 bunches red grapes — Won by Charles 

 Jloyses. Class in — Best collection outdoor 

 fruit — Won by Colgate Hoyt. 



Class 1 — Best specimen palm Won by 

 William L. ,Swan; Edward M. Townsend. 

 second. Class 2 — Best specimen fern any 

 nephroepis — Won by Colgate Hoyt. Class 

 3 — Best specimen fern any other variety — 

 Won by Colgate Hoyt. Class 4 Best speci- 

 men foliage plant, not palm — \\'on by Col- 

 gate Hoyt; Edward M. Towii-ind, second. 

 Class f! — Best plant celosia in pot— Won by 

 Edward M. Townsend: Colgate Hovt, sec- 

 ond. 



NASSAU COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 

 The Annual Dahlia Show of the Nassau 

 County Horticultural Society was held in 

 Pembroke Hall, Glen Cove, October 8, and 

 was a great success. Both in number and 



quality of exhibits displayed this year's 

 exhibit far exceeded that of any previous 

 year. In the dahlia classes Mrs. E. M. 

 Townsend, Oyster Bay, and Sisson & Thurs- 

 ton. Newport, were the most successful ex- 

 hibitors, both displaying extra fine blooms. 



The collections of vegetables staged by 

 A. G. Hodenpyle, Locust .Valley; IT. C. 

 Smith. Oyster Bay, and Mrs. H. L. Pratt, 

 Glen Cove, were undoubtedly the best ever 

 seen in Glen Cove. 



Mrs. B. Stern's prize of a silver cup for 

 best collection of fruit brought out a 

 worthy exhibit. John T. Pratt. Glen Cove, 

 was first, with Mrs. H. L. Pratt a good 

 second. 



Mr. HoUoway showed a nice collection of 

 outdoor fruit. " C. H. Totty, Madison, N. .L, 

 had a table of outdoor early flowering 

 chrysanthemums, which were greatly ad- 

 mired by a great many. 



In the evening the regular monthly meet- 

 ing was held, and all arrangements gone 

 over for the chrysanthemum show wliich is 

 to be held October 28-29. 



Mrs. W. D. Guthrie, Locust Valley, was 

 elected to honorary membership, and two 

 more names were added to the list of active 

 membership. 



JAMES MACTnONAI^n. 

 Corresponding Secretary. 



PATERSON'S ANNUAL DAHLIA SHOW. 



The Paterson Floricultural Society was 

 organized in December. 1910. for the pur- 

 pose of creating an interest in floricultiirc 

 among the cottagers and beautifying the 

 back yard gardens and vacant lots in the 

 city. The society has fifty-two mi-mbers. 

 and the quality of the blooms exhibited at 

 the third annual show, held Sei)tember 20 

 and 21, is conclusive evidence that this so- 

 ciety is achieving its object. The space was 

 fully occupied, and the exhibit well ar- 

 ranged, and some of the boys staged blooms 

 that would be a credit to a professional 

 sarden. Some very fine blooms of Mont 

 Blanc, Delice, Le Grand Manitou. Wodan. 



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lUifinkoiiig. Australia. Uortulaiius Fiet. 

 M. .1. Lovink, Johannesburg, Cockatoo, Glory 

 of Wilts, Golden Eagle, Perle de Lyon, etc., 

 were noted. 



A great feature of the show was the 

 classes provided for the school children. The 

 society feels that by getting the interest of 

 the .school children and educating them to 

 take an interest in nature study, that they 

 arc doing good work, the results of which 

 cannot help but be beneficial both to the 

 children and the parents, besides making 

 better citizens in the next decade. 



A silver cup, value $6"), was offered by 

 two prominent citizens of Paterson for the 

 school exhibiting the best collection of wild 

 .'ind cultivated ilowers. This cup has been 

 won for two years in succession by School 

 No. 4. Three hundred and fifty bouquets 

 of cidtivated and wild flowers were ex- 

 hibited by the schools, occupying one table 

 the length of the building, several collec- 

 tions of wild flowers being named botanic- 

 ally. 



The Trade Exhibits. 



John Lewis Childs, Flowerfield, N. Y.. put 

 up a collection of 45 varieties of Gladioli, 

 the following varieties being noted: Scribe, 

 Attraction, Pease, Mrs. V. Pendeton. Mel- 

 rose. Mrs. F. King. Aline, Aaska, I. S. Hen- 

 drick.son, N. Du Childs, Safrana. The same 

 firm also exhibited a collection of Mont- 

 bretias. 



Bobbiiik & Atkins showed a collection of 

 roses and herbaceous flowers. 



The Floral and Garden Association, Ro- 

 chelle Park, showed Cactus. Peony, show 

 and decorative Dahlias, also Gladioli. 



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 N. A. G. banquet at Hotel Endicott, 

 New York, Nov. 3d, 7 p. m., should 

 advise the committee or undersigned 

 at once. 



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