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HORTICULTURE 



August 28, 1909 



Hew Offers in This Issue. 



APHINE. 

 Geo. E. Talmadge. Inc., Madison, N. J. 

 For pa^e see List of Advertisers. 



CARNATIONS FIELD GROWN. 



J. L. Zlillon, I'.lo.ini.'^lnir^'. I'a. 

 For page see I-ist nf .\dvrtisers. 



CARNATIONS. 



Skidelsliy & Irwin Co., 1210 Betz Bldg.. 



Pbiladelphia. 



For page see List of Advertisers. 



CARNATIONS FIELD GROWN. 



Clias. II. <jreen, Spencer. Mass. 

 For page see List of Advertisers. 



CASTLE AUTOMATIC CIRCULATOR. 



W. W. Castle Co., 170 SuuiTner St.. lioston. 

 For page see I^ist of Advertisers. 



CHOICE EVERGREENS. 



BobbinIi & Atliius, Rutherford. N. J. 

 For page .see List of Advertisers. 



CYCLAMEN SEED. 



H. F. Michell Co., lOlS Marliet St., Pliila. 

 For page see List of Advertisers. 



PINUS STROBUS. 



Eastern Nurseries. Jamaica Plain, Mass. 

 For page see List of Advertisers. 



PRIMULA KEWENSIS. 



P. E. Paiirier. Brooiiline, Mass. 

 For page see List of Advertisers. 



DURING RECESS. 



News of the Clubs and Societies 



Florists' and Gardeners' Club of R. I. 

 That echo of song and merriment 

 wafted across the summer sea, that 

 aroma of clam bake and chowder per- 

 meating the atmosphere of Narragan- 

 set Bay from Field's Point to quaint 

 old Pawtuxet, on Tuesday, 24th inst.. 

 afternoon and evening — who could 

 mistake its meaning? Yes, you 

 guessed right the very first time — ^the 

 Florists' and Gardeners' Club of Rhode 

 Island on their annual outing. Every- 

 thing was just right — the weather, the 

 water, the trim little launch — and 

 everj'body was happy. There was a 

 delightful cruise down the bay and 

 then a landing at Field's Point with 

 appetites well sharpened for the tooth- 

 some clam bake and all that goes with 

 it. After that, a moonlight sail and a 

 return to Providence, everj-body full 

 of the recollection of a good time. 

 There were Macnair, the president; 

 the Appletons, Wm. and Eugene; 

 Chappell, Dillon. Sweeney, Hazard, 

 Hartstra, McOarron, McManus, Hockey 

 and Leach and other lusty members of 

 the foral fraternity of the Nutmeg 

 State, and they had Stewart from 

 Boston as a guest. Do we need to 

 say more? 



HORTICULTURAL INSTRUCTION. 



To enable those who cannot attend 

 regular schools and colleges to secure 

 an education in horticulture, agricul- 

 ture, etc., the Home Correspondence 

 School, of Spiingfleld, Mass., has pre- 

 pared excellent courses which teach 

 with great thoroughness all these 

 branches. 



The courses are prepared and taught 

 by experienced, well-known instructors 

 and anyone completely mastering the 

 subjects taught will secure a good 

 grounding in the fundamentals of 

 these branches. 



Anyone writing to the Home Corres- 

 pondence School and mentioning HOR- 

 TICULTURE will promptly receive a 

 copy of their catalogue. 



NORTH SHORE HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



A magnificent exhibition by this So- 

 ciety is on at Manchester, Mass., as 

 we go to press. The special prizes 

 have been awarded as follows: 



Collection of annuals and flowers 

 from seeds planted the present season; 

 G. R. White silver cup, to Mrs. James 

 McMillan, gardener P'red Brasch. 



Group of foliage and flowering 

 plants, not to exceed 100' sq. ft. floor 

 space; Lord & Burnham Co. gold 

 medal, to Mrs. Lester Leland, gardener 

 Eric Wetterlow. 



Asters; H. E. Fiske Seed Co. prize; 

 1st, A. M. Pattillio; 2d, T. J. Coolidge, 

 gardener P. Sanborn. 



White flowers in variety; Elsinae'?; 

 prize; 1st, G. E. Cabot; 2d, W. Swan. 



Dahlias, all classes, A. H. Hews At 

 Co. prize; 1st, Mrs. G. M. Lane, gar- 

 dener Herbert Shaw; 2d, Mrs. J. Mc- 

 Millan. 



Perennial phlox, six vases, 6 varie- 

 ties; Merrill prize; 1st, Mrs. J. Mc- 

 Jlillan; 2d, W. Shaw. 



Table of flowers by ladies only; Mor- 

 ley & Flatley gold and silver medals; 

 1st, Mrs. George E. Cabot; 2d, Miss A. 

 G. Thayer. 



TTvelve varieties, to include Breck's 

 Double Centauria and Concord aster; 

 Hreck prize; to Y. Abbott. 



Hardy perennials, 12 vases; Roberts 

 & Hoare, gold medal to Mrs. H. L. 

 Higginson, gardener J. Scott; silver 

 medal to Miss A. G. Thayer. 



Largest collection of hardy peren- 

 nials named; Manning medal to W. 

 Swan. 



Six Nephrolepis; Dreer prize; W. 

 Swan, 1st and 2d. 



Lilies; T. J. Grey Co. prize; to W. 

 Swan. 



Zinnias; T. J. Grey Co. prize; to Mrs. 

 Jas. McMillan. 



Tubeious begonias; Bullock Bros.' 

 prize; to Mis. Lester Leland. 



Largest collection of vegetables; 

 Mrs. Philip Dexter silver cup; to Mrs. 

 Gordon Abbott. 



Quincy Market sweet corn; Schlegel 

 & Fottler Co. prize; to T. J. Coolidge. 



Largest pumpkin or squash; Fiske 

 Seed Co. prize; to Philip Dexter. 



lied Cross tomato; Schlegel & Fot- 

 tler Co. prize; to W. Swan. 



Collection of 20 varieties, including 

 salads; Farquhar silver cup; to Mrs. 

 E. S. Grew. 



Honorable mention to Mrs. E. S. 

 Grew tor group of foliage and flower- 

 ing plants, terns and summer flowering 

 chrysanthemums Carrie; R. & J. Far- 

 quhar & Co., for herbaceous peren- 

 nials; W. W. Rawson & Co., dahlias 

 and gladioli; Certificate of Merit to 

 Mrs Whipple for two vases of asters. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



The American Carnation Society held 

 a meeting at Cincinnati on Thursday 

 afternoon, August 19. The program for 

 the Pittsburg convention was outlined, 

 and the premium list revised. There 

 was considerable discussion of the 

 proposition of a combined meeting of 

 the Carnation and Rose Societies. 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



-At the annual August exhibition, 

 Saturday and Sunday, August 21 and 

 22, the much discussed Wonderberry 

 from Mrs. E. M. Gill and Solanum 

 Nigrum from Robert Cameron, Har- 

 vard Botanic Garden, were shown side 

 by side. Nobody was able to detect 

 any difference except that the latter 

 was much more prolific. The show 

 was excellent throughout. R. & J. 

 Farquhar & Co. were again at the 

 front with a gigantic display of hardy 

 herbaceous flowers and great masses 

 of lilies in several species, including 

 some new ones. Another showy ex- 

 hibit was that by B. Hammond Tracy, 

 consisting of gladioli in not less than 

 one hundred varieties. A table set 

 with china, etc., illustrating how glad- 

 ioli may be used in table decorations, 

 was a prime attraction. The Bellevue 

 Nurseries were represented by a fine 

 collection of hardy herbaceous flowers 

 and Old Town Nuiseries had a display 

 of similar nature. Mrs. J. L. Gardner 

 with border perennials, F. J. Rea, T. 

 C. Thurlow and Wm. AVhitmau, with 

 superb phloxes; "W. W. Rawson with 

 dahlias, etc., were also among the 

 prominent contributors. China astei-s 

 were well shown by Wm. Whitman 

 and others. The fniit and vegetable 

 displays were superb; Black Beauty 

 and Imperial New York egg plants 

 from W. J. Clemson, were pronounced 

 the finest specimens ever seen by the 

 committee. Honorable mention for 

 HohenzoUern asters was awarded to 

 Mrs. Alvin Fuller, for display of H. T. 

 roses to R. & J. Farquhar & Co., for 

 display of dahlias to W. W. Rawson 

 & Co., and for Gladiolus Faust to B. 

 Hammond Tracy. First class certifi- 

 cates of merit were given to W. W. 

 Rawson & Co., for Gladiolus Wm. 

 Steinhausen, Gladiolus Mrs. Frank 

 Pendleton and Gladiolus Hohenstau- 

 fen; B. Hammond Tracy was awarded 

 a silver medal for artistic display of 

 eladiolus. 



LENOX HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 



At the exhibition of annuals and 

 perennials on August 12, at Lenox 

 Town Hall, Miss Adele Kneeland, gar- 

 dener H. Schmeiske, was the leading 

 prize winner in the phlox exhibit, 

 showing 38 varieties including Oharlea 

 Darwin, Huxley, Hermione. etc. There 

 was an unusual showing of sweet peas 

 for the season, the first prize going to- 

 Mrs. John Sloane, gardener A. J. Love- 

 less. Mrs. J. E. Alexander, gardener 

 W. Jack, won first tor basket of sweet 

 peas. Other prize winners were- 

 Charles Lanier, gardener A. H. Wln- 

 gett; Miss H. Myer, Mrs. Robt. Win- 

 throp, gardener S. Carlquist; Morris K. 

 Jesup, gardener John Donohue; George 

 H. Morgan, Mrs. Edith R. Wharton, 

 gardener M. T. Reynolds. There was 

 a splendid showing of fruit and vege- 

 tables. The judges were Harry Allen 

 and James Blair of New York. 



The chrysanthemum show will be 

 held on October 26-27. 



