August 14, 1909 



HORTICULTURE 



215 



SOUTHAMPTON HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The third annual exhibition of the 

 Southampton Horticultural Society was 

 held in a large tent on the fine grounds 

 of the Art Museum, Southampton, N. 

 Y., Wednesday and Thursday, July 2Sth 

 and 2yth. All conditions were fine; the 

 weather could not have been better, 

 and in spite of the cold wet late spring 

 the exhibit of flowers and vegetables 

 far exceeded all expectations — annuals 

 being at their height. The tables, of 

 cut-flowers arranged for display at- 

 tracted much attention, as many were 

 unaware that such a vast variety of 

 annuals were produced in Southamp- 

 ton. Though a little early for dahlias 

 and gladioli every class was filled and 

 the flowers were the pink of perfection. 

 Plants raised under glass were present 

 in large numbers, all spick and span 

 for exhibition effect. The tables al- 

 lotted for vegetable display were filled 

 with the bright smooth, tempting prod- 

 ucts such as are only produced to such 

 perfection in the sandy loam o£ Long 

 Island. 



One of the leading features was the 

 arrangement of lunch and dinner tables 

 with their artistic floral display. The 

 cottage element take an active interest 

 in these lunch tables as also in the 

 baskets arranged for effect, being the 

 exhibition of the ladies' own handi- 

 work, while the dinner table class, 

 which was open for both days, was en- 

 tered into by anyone who so desired. 

 The competition was strong, the dis- 

 plays beautiful, and the interest in- 

 tense. 



The judges of the general exhibits 

 •were John Wallace of Sag Haibor, 

 Charles Dumper of Bay Shore, and 

 Louis Vetault of Easthampton. The 

 judges of the lunch and dinner tables 

 and baskets were chosen from among 

 the ladies of the cottage contingent. A 

 vase competition on the grounds of the 

 Art Museum had ten entries in two 

 ■classes comprehending large and small 

 vases, the judges of which were Messrs. 

 Wm. F. Halsey, Benj. C. Palmer and 

 Walter L. Jagger. 



The lunch tables which were exhibit- 

 ed! only on the first day received 

 awards as follows: 1st prize — Mrs. H. 

 K. Porter, antique table set with pew- 

 terware and Italian glasses, decorated 

 with dark dahlias* and grapes; 2nd — 

 Mrs. Grange Lord, mahogany table, 

 light green china, sweet peas and green 

 toliage; 3rd— Miss Edith Newbold. ma- 

 liogany table, blue and white china, 

 deep blue Centaurea cyanus and light 

 green grapes. 



In the dinner table class, on the first 

 day the first prize was awarded to Mrs. 

 B. Aymar Sands, pink and yellow Phlox 

 Drummondi, Aralia pentaphylla foli- 

 age, silver candlesticks and pink 

 shades; 2nd — Mrs. Horace Russell, dou- 

 ble pink hollyhocks and pink roses, 

 glass candlesticks with white and sil- 

 ver shades: 3rd— Mrs. C. Van R. Robb, 

 Dark red and white Phlox Drummondi, 

 silver candlesticks and white shades. 



On the second day, 1st prize went to 

 Mrs. Horace Russell, pink sweet peas 

 and Asparagus Sprengeri, glass candle- 

 sticks, pink and silver shades; 2nd — 

 Mrs. R. M. Thompson, Rudbeckia Gold- 

 en Glow; 3rd— Mft. P. B. Wyckoft, yel- 

 low Antirrhinum, glass candlesticks, 

 daisy shades. 



In the Vase competition, large size. 



the prizes were awarded as follows: 

 1st, Julius W. King; 2nd, Owen G. 

 Owen; 3rd, H. W. Clark. Small size— 

 1st, Martin McLaughlin; 2nd, U. G. 

 Agar; 3rd, Thos. Smith. 



A silver medal contributed by W. W. 

 Rawson & Co. to be awarded to the ex- 

 hibitor receiving highest number of 

 points went to Frank H. Smith, gar- 

 dener to the Meadow Club. The prize 

 for the most meritorious exhibit was 

 captured by a fine specimen cycas, en- 

 tered by U. G. Agar, gardener to Mr. 

 Wm. Manice. 



The displays of dahlias were award- 

 ed as follows: 1st, to Mr. Edward H. 

 Wales, gardener Julius W. King; 2nd, 

 Mr. B. A>mar Sands, gardener Benj. C. 

 Palmer; each of whom entered in 

 many other classes. King getting sec- 

 end in a fine display of gloxinias and 

 Palmer first in a display of antirr- 

 hinum, also both getting first and sec- 

 ond in other displays of dahlias ac- 

 coiding to their class. Mrs. R. M. 

 Thoiupson, gardener Owen G. Owen, 

 took first in the gloxinia exhibit and 

 perennial flowers, 12 varieties. 



The following gardens were the lead- 

 ing contributors to the exhibit; Mr. J. 

 L. Breese, gardener H. W. Clark, re- 

 ceived first on fibrous begonia, Neph- 

 rolepis. table foliage plants and speci- 

 men bay tree; Mr. Edward H. Wales, 

 gardener Julius W. King, first on dis- 

 play of annuals Phlox Drummondi, 

 geraniums, and Celosia plumosa; Mrs. 

 E W. Humphreys, gardener Martin 

 McLaughlin, specimen hydrangea, pair 

 of conifers; Mrs. R. M. Thompson, first 

 on salvia, mignonette, browallia in 

 pots, and perennial cut-flowers; Mrs. 

 P. B. Wyckoff, gardener John M. Ren- 

 ncx, first on Hydrangea hortensis and 

 tuberous begonia: . B. Aymar Sands, 

 first on antirrhinums, gladioli, stocks, 

 scabiosa, and centaurea: Wm. Manice, 

 til St on roses, dianthus, carnations, 

 pompon dahlias, tuberous begonias, c}'- 

 cas, dracenas. Begonia Rex, Adiantum 

 Farleyense, palms, ferns, ficus and foli- 

 age plants; The Meadow Club, gar- 

 dener Frank H. Smith, first on pansies, 

 asters, sweet peas, dahlias. Iris Kaemp- 

 feri, phloxes and a variety of garden 

 annuals. 



A very interesting and attractive ex- 

 hibit of aquatics, nelumbiums in pink, 

 white and yellow, nymphaeas in blue, 

 yellow, red, pink, white and other 

 shades, with other water plants were 

 shown, in charge of John S. Hay from 

 the Henrv A. Dreer establishment of 

 Philadelphia. Mr. Hendrickson, from 

 the J. L. Childs' Nursery, was also 

 present with a fine display of gladioli 

 and yellow callas. 



Many other entries and prizes were 

 made and taken by the above garden- 

 ers, as also by many others who made 

 but a few entries, the whole contribut- 

 ing to form in the flower and vegetable 

 exhibit one of the most attractive fea- 

 tures of the place this season. A most 

 valuable aid and enthusiastic member 

 of the advisory committee w'as Mr. 

 Samuel L. Parrish. one of the cottage 

 colony and the owner of the beautiful 

 grounds on which the show has been 

 held for two seasons. 



B. C. PALMER, Secretary. 



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