October 16, 1909 



HORTICULTURE 



543 



MISSOURI VALLEY FAIR AND 

 EXPOSITION. 



The craft in Kansas City liave had 

 a very strenuous week, the Pall fes- 

 festivitles bringing in over 250,000 

 strangers. 



First prize on display of Decorative 

 Plants was won by Sam Murray, with 

 a magnificent group, most artistically 

 arranged. It contained a grand speci- 

 men of Araucaria compatta. some ten 

 feet high, with leaves down to the pot; 

 Kentias, Cocos, Phoenix Roebelenii, 

 etc.; fringed with Amerpohli and 

 Todeaoides ferns producing a very fine 

 effect. Second prize was received by 

 W. L. Rocli, who showed a large group 

 of good material. Third prize to Ed. 

 Humfeld, with a splendid variety of 

 rare and choice hot-house plants. 

 Fourth prize to The Rosery, and fifth 

 1o W. J. Barnes. 



On floral designs, Sam Murray re- 

 ceived first prize for a very fine lot 

 of artistically arranged designs, pro- 

 nounced by many people to have been 

 the most beautiful they had ever seen. 

 Miss Mary Hayden was the artist. 



Second prize was won by Ed. Hum- 

 feld, with some very high-class work. 

 Third prize by W. t,. Rock. 



There were also prizes for groups 

 'of crotons, in which W. L. Rock, re- 

 ceived first, W. J. Barnes, second; six 

 araucarias, first Ed. Humfeld, second 

 W. J. Barnes, third W. L. Rock; six 

 kentias, first The Rosery, second W. 

 L. Rock, third W. J. Barnes; six Whit- 

 mani ferns, first W. J. Barnes, second 

 Sam Murray; six Boston ferns, first 

 W. h. Rock, second W. .T. Barnes; six 

 any other ferns, first Sam Murray, 

 second The Rosery, third W. J. 

 Barnes; standard and pyramid bays, 

 first W. L. Rock. 



There was also a very fine display 

 of fruits, especially apples. 



The Agricultural display was very 

 large and very fine. One of the promi- 

 I'.ent features of one of these collec- 

 tions was a Billiken, made of wheat, 

 of which it was said that if all of the 

 old maids would tickle the soles of its 

 feet, marriage would result within six 

 months. It is said that many of them 

 availed themselves of this opportun- 

 ity. 



The Electrical parade, with Pallas 

 Athene in the lead, was very fine 

 indeed. The Automobile parade in 

 which nothing but artificial flowers, 

 were used, was not up to the standard. 



The weather was ideal and the at- 

 tendance good. In talking with one 

 of the Park management was told 

 that they expected to clean up over 

 $5,000. 



THE WAR OF THE DAHLIAS. 



We have all read of the famous 

 "War of Roses," of the houses of 

 Stuart and of York, and of the ro- 

 mance and bloodshed during those 

 days of English chivalry. Now comes 

 the War of Dahlias. 



Yes, indeed. History, that musty old 

 bromide, is repeating herself once 

 more, for right here in Boston the War 

 of Dahlias is about to be waged. The 

 New England Dahlia Society is rent 

 in twain. The old society claims the 

 rent is not severe, that only a small 

 fragment of the original dahlia asso- 

 ciation circle is missing, but the real 

 war comes in the publishing of "The 

 Dahlia News." A rival publication has 



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PERSONAL. 



D. Y. Mellis of Flatbush, N. Y., has 

 returned from his visit to Scotland. 



E. J. Faucourt of S. S. Pennock- 

 Meehan Co. is reported as a visitor in 

 Indianapolis. 



Alexander McKay, Saxonville, Mass., 

 has retired from business on account 

 of failing health and will go to Scot- 

 land. 



Patricl< J. Reynolds, gardener for .J. 

 P. Kernochan, was married to Miss 

 Margaret J. Donovan at Newport, R. I., 

 October 5. 



A. H. Knickman, formerly of New 

 York, has taken a position with S. .1. 

 Reuter & Son, at their New London 

 (Conn.) store. 



(Charles Flackburn and Miss .Jose- 

 phine McCullough, daughter of J. Al- 

 bert McCuIlough were married at Cin- 

 cinnati, Ohio, on October 2. 



LEVAVASSEUR'S 1909 ROSE 

 NOVELTIES. 



Mr. Winfried Roelker of Aug. Roel- 

 ken & Sons, New York sends us the 

 following descriptions of Levavas- 

 seur's three new roses, raised at Or- 

 leans, France. Mr. Roelker saw these 

 roses in full bloom towards end of 

 July, and was fairly surprised at the 

 brilliancy of their coloring. ROSE 

 ORLEANS, a cross between Baby 

 Rambler (Mad. Norbert Levavasseur) 

 and an unnamed Polyantha seedling, 

 is of a bright pink, well covered with 

 large flower heads; the foliage a 

 healthy green; plants standing about 

 two feet high, of striking appearance. 

 This rose promises to outshine the 

 Baby Dorothy Perkins (Maman Leva- 

 vasseur). It is reported to be a very 

 free and continuous summer bloomer, 

 retaining its brightness. MRS. TAFT 

 is a cross between Baby Rambler and 

 Crimson Rambler, possibly more in- 

 tense in color than the latter variety; 

 said to be constant in color, and far 

 superior to the old Baby Rambler. 

 Both novelties will prove valuable 

 acquisitions to the rose trade, as well 

 for growing in pots, as for outdoor 

 bedding purposes. JEANNE d'ARC 

 is a white Baby Rambler, of which it 

 is a seedling, but with smaller foli- 

 age. Messrs. Roelker are sending out 

 a plate at these new roses in colors. 



The Burr Nurseries at Manchester, 

 Conn., will build a large concrete 

 building to ineet the increasing de- 

 mands of business. The building will 

 be 50x100, 14 feet high. 



Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Hill have recent- 

 ly moved from Gardner to East Brook- 

 field, Mass., where Mr. Hill manages 

 the Pine-Croft Greenhouses. 



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