September 25, 1909 



HORTICULTURE 



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MASSACHUSETTS HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The annual September exhibition wa.- 

 held at Horticultural Hall, Boston, on 

 Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 17th. 

 ISlh and 19th inst. The gem of the 

 show and. indeed, one of the most ar- 

 tistic and beautiful examples of flower 

 grouping ever seen here, was the dis- 

 play by R. & J. Farquhar & Co., the 

 arrangement being the work of James 

 Farquhar. This exhibit, which is par- 

 tially depicted in the cover illustra- 

 tion of this Issue, was the fifth in the 

 series staged in competition lor the 

 gold medal which it worthily won. U 

 occupied half of one side of the large 

 hall and comprised hardy asters, lilies, 

 montbretias, tritomas, larkspurs, phlox- 

 es, grasses, ferns and other garden ma- 

 terial grouped in resplendent masses of 

 color, with a central grotto and foun- 

 tain (not appearing in the photograph i 

 around which alpine garden plants 

 were disposed. The color effect was 

 superb. The same exhibitor put up a 

 gorgeous arrangement of dahlias in 

 vases showing the decorative possibili- 

 ties of this flower in a manner seldom 

 equalled. A portion of! this group is 

 seen in the accompanying illustration. 

 It was awarded a silver medal. B. 

 Hammond Tracy was on hand with an 

 extensive collection of gladioli of the 

 most modern and improved types,' 

 which received honorable mention. A 

 grand display of hardy garden flowers 

 was made by Bellevue Nurseries and 

 by Old Town Nurseries, also by Walter 

 Hunnewell, the latter being the fifth 

 in the series from June to September 

 and winning the silver medal. 



The dahlia enthusiasts were out in 

 force with thousands upon thousands 

 of blooms, which were outspread in a 

 riot of color, filling many long tables 

 in both halls. Nothing more finished 

 and handsome in the dahlia line has 

 been "seen here than the display of 

 cactus varieties by J. K. Alexander. 

 This was awarded a bronze medal. H. 

 F. Burt was also the recipient of a 

 bronze medal for his display. First 

 class certificates were given to R. & J. 

 Farquhar <fe Co., for peony-flowered 

 Dahlia Bertha Van Suttoner and to 

 W. D. Hathaway for general display 

 of dahlias. Honorable mention was 

 given to Messis. Farquhar for peony- 

 flowered Dahlia Geisha, W. A. Riggs 

 for display of peony-flowered dahlias 

 and H. L. Winter for dahlia display. 

 Other exhibitors of distinction were 

 William Whitman, Mrs. L. A. Towle, 

 A. E. Johnson, J H. Flint, George B. 

 Gill, itrs. E. M. Gill, Joseph Thorpe 

 and Mrs. J. L. Gardner, the latter 

 showing tropical plants. 



The display of fruit and vegetables 

 was of very high quality, hardly ever 

 before equalled here. The varieties 

 shown comprised a large part of the 

 entire list given in a seedsman's cata- 

 logue. Honorable mention was given 

 to F. H. Evans for seedling peach Her- 

 bert and to W. Heustis &. Son for un- 

 named seedling peach. The collection 

 of foreign grapes from. Mrs. J. C. 

 Whitin were excellent. 



The attendance was very large for 

 a summer exhibition, over .dOoii being 

 present on one day. 



The Boston Mycological Club had a 

 big display of mushrooms and fungi in 

 the side hall. 



Partial View of Farquhar Dahlia Group, Mas.*. HORXicrLTURAL Socikty. 



PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The Dahlia and Herbaceous Peren- 

 nial Show of this society was held on 

 Tuesday, September 21st. David Her- 

 bert & Son sent a splendid collection 

 of over 150 vases, w-hich were easily 

 the feature of the show. Richard Vin- 

 cent, Jr.. & Sou also had a good col- 

 lection of nearly 100 varieties, and Mr. 

 Vincent was there in person with his 

 niece. W. Atlee Burpee & Co. sent a 

 fine exhibit of gladioli, celosia, tagetes, 

 zinnias and tropaeolum. These were 

 well staged, and were in that respect, 

 as well as in their superior quality, 

 something of a revelation to our local 

 exhibitors. Lemon Ball, among the 

 African marigolds in this collection, 

 was one of the fijest of its class ever 

 seen. Tall nasturtium Midnight also 

 attracted much attention. The collec- 

 tions of seedling gladioli were mag- 

 nificent for this season of the year, 

 and will be heard from later. Messrs. 

 D-eer staged a fine lot of hardy peren- 

 nials including phlox, delphinium, 

 hardy asters, etc. A very attractive 

 display. Two collections of vegetables 

 were a conspicuous feature — the first 

 prize going to Mrs. Penfield; the sec- 

 ond to C. B. Newbold. W. Robertson 

 took first for collection of outdoor 

 flowers; Mrs. Penfield first on asters; 

 J. G. Cassatt on double dahlias. W. A. 

 Dick. Chestnut Hill, was also a prine 

 winner in the latter class (C. B. Bus- 

 taid, gardei.er). The other prizes were 

 mostly of a routine nature. 



PITTSBURGH FLORISTS' AND GAR- 

 DENERS' CLUB. 



The schedule of exhibits by private 

 gardeners for the coming season com- 

 prises the following; 



October — 3 Orchid plants in flower. 



November — 12 blooms Chiysanlhe- 

 mums in twelve varieties; 1 specimen 

 plant of Chrysanthemum, not over 8- 

 inch pot. 



December— 3 plants suitable for 

 Christmas decoration. 3 Cypripediums; 

 plants in flower. 



February— 6 Primula plants; 2 Sin- 

 ensis, 2 Stellata, 2 Obconica. 3 Cycla- 

 mens, 3 colors, not over 6-inch pots. 

 25 blooms Carnations; any variety or 

 mixed. 



JIarch — 2 plants of Gardenias in 

 flower, 6-inch pots; 6 pots Forced 

 Bulbs, six varieties, o-inch pots. 



April— 3 single plants, Easter Lilies. 

 4 Cinerarias. 



May — 2 Foliage plants. 2 Ferns. 



NEW ENGLAND DAHLIA SOCIETY. 



"At the annual meeting of the New 

 England Dahlia Society at Horticul- 

 tural Hall, Friday afternoon, Septem- 

 ber 17, the following officers were 

 elected: H. F. Burt, Taunton, presi- 

 dent; G. li. Stillman, Westerly, R. I., 

 vice-president; L. M. Bates, West 

 Bridgewater. secretary; J. K. Alexan- 

 der, East Bridgewater, treasurer, and 

 L. B. R. Eriggs, Cambridge; P. S. 

 Davis, West Roxbury; P. W. Eaton, 

 Middleboro; Mrs. L. M. Towle, Read- 

 ing, and J. H. Flint, Salem, executive 

 committee." — Boston Globe. 



