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HORTICULTUEE 



September 27, 1913 



AMERICAN INSTITUTE EXHIBI- 

 TION. 



The eighty-second Fair of the above 

 was held at the Engineering Building, 

 West 39 street. New York City, Sept. 

 23rd to 25th. Admission was free and 

 consequently it was well patronized. 

 Pity it was, it seemed to us. that exhi- 

 bitions like this are not held where 

 the great masses can see them — even 

 to make such a school event would 

 tend to everlastingly impress— but we 

 have in our mind's eye the hundreds 

 of thousands about the City Hall, many 

 thousands of whom have window gar- 

 dens and back yards and who would 

 find delight and encouragement in a 

 better education on flowers. The fu- 

 ture of horticulture depends not on 

 the obscure few — but on the broad un- 

 known, and the millions who admire 

 are more important than the few who 

 own. Demonstrations of the uses to 

 which flowers, fruit and vegetables can 

 be put would pay, not only in increased 

 attendance, but in lasting value to 

 those who do attend. To have, say, a 

 couple of artists show how to arrange 

 the different flowers in the home — 

 give examples of artistic arranging 

 that would educate even those in the 

 trade. Who can tell the ultimate in- 

 fluence of practical demonstrations in 

 the variety and care of plants suitable 

 to window gardening? There are many 

 worlds between the greenhouse or gar- 

 den and the dining room or hallway, 

 and those connected with shows should 

 get away from the selfish gratification 

 of their regiments of vases and bot- 

 tles. The nicety of a mud-pie is charm- 

 ing to the kid. Is it right to remain 

 kiddish all one's life? 



But let's get back to our job of tell- 

 ing you what was at this Fair. While 

 the schedule called for a variety of 

 things it was primarily a dahlia show, 

 and let us here state that never a bet- 

 ter show of dahlias was seen in New 

 York City. Ten thousand blooms might 

 have been about the number shown in 

 about four hundred varieties, and con- 

 sidering the weather we had last week, 

 the quality of flowers tended to amaze 

 even the practised eye. To the optic 

 attracted by color these myriads of 

 shades, tones and selfs created a splen- 

 did galaxy, for in nothing else in the 

 kingdom of flora can such colors be 



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Isn't it about time dahlias were 

 named and classified with some sense? 

 Do those back-fence classifications add 

 to present day intelligence or attract 

 buyers? On the other hand don't they 

 libel the flowers and denote ignorance? 

 Think it over, ye cataloguers. 



George L. Stillman, Westerly, R. T., 

 deserves special credit for his compre- 

 hensive and splendid exhibit of a 

 thousand blooms in all types and 

 classes, winning ten Ists and as many 

 2nds and special prizes. David Herbert 

 & Son, Atco. N. J., rivalled this with 

 their splendid exhibits, showing all the 

 classes the firm is famous for, winning 

 1st, 2nd or special in every class for 

 commercial growers. Head's Bergen- 

 field Nurseries won many prizes, their 

 paeony-flowered type being very attrac- 

 tive. Harold Cottam of Wappinger 

 Palls, N. Y., captured 1st and specials 

 in classes for 50 and 25 var. and P. 

 W. Popp, gardener to H. Darlington, 

 Mamaroneck, N. Y., deservedly won 



GEORGE H.COOKE 



FLORIST 

 WASHINGTON D.C. 



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1st for his fifty magnificent varieties 

 of glory star type in the class for 

 private gardeners. Chas. S. Gall, Pat- 

 erson, X. J., added to the list of prize 

 winners with many well displayed lots. 

 That old veteran. Jas. Kirby. gardener 

 to Wm. J. Matheson, Huntington, L. I., 

 got his full share of Ists and 2nds. 

 John Lewis Childs of Flowerfield. L. I., 

 got his share of notice from the public 

 by exhibiting a new white show dahlia 

 he named Dee-lighted. Forbes & Keith. 

 New Bedford, Mass.: Richard Vincent. 

 Jr.. & Sons Co., Whitemarsh. Md.. and 

 J. P. Sorenson, gardener to Wm. Shil- 

 leber. Essex Falls. N. .1.. were all cred- 

 itably represented and duly rewarded. 

 Exhibits in gladioli were few, Mr. 

 Popp winning first in both classes; 

 John Lewis Childs. second. Herman 

 H. Baer. New Hyde Park. L. I., exhi- 

 bited a group of pink gladiolus, a seed- 

 ling of May X Shakespeare in form 

 and color resembling "Scribe," for 

 which he was awarded a special. John 

 Lewis Childs made miscellaneous ex- 

 hibits of montbretias and hardy flow- 

 ers to which specials were awarded. 

 Julius Roehrs Co. were the only ex- 

 hibitors in groups of orchids and dec- 

 orative plants and took all in that 

 section. Many beautiful bits of or- 

 chids were in their groups. Lager & 

 Hurrell came in late with three speci 

 men orchids — three dainty queens 

 which won specials. 



In roses Chas. H. Totty got a special 

 on a white seedling of My Maryland 

 and first on 25 blooms of Mrs. Shawyer 

 which were easily the best roses there, 

 also first on yellow with "Sunburst." 

 W. H. Maeinnis. W. H. Waite and R 

 Huehes were the other winners. 



Herbaceus flowers from Wm. Diick- 

 ham. early chrysanthemums from 

 Messrs. Tottv and Swenson. apples and 

 pears from Mrs. W. P. Masten. Harold 

 Cottam. Wm. Dowlen and Jas. Kirby; 

 grapes from E. E. Corby. Dehn & Bent- 

 ly. and vegetables from Wm. Dowlen. 

 Jas. Stevens. J. G. P. Kennedy. E 

 Bertolf. Mrs. Masten. H. B. Fullerton 

 and A. Macdonald — all these were 

 worthy and suitably recognized, hut 

 after all it was a dahlia show and a 

 good one. Much credit must be given 

 to hard-working Secretary Eagleson. 

 and Manager Billy Rickards. The 

 judges were Peter Duff. Alex. McKen- 

 zie, Ed. Reagan and J. J. McNicols. 

 None better. 



J. IVERA DOXI.W. 



E. S. MILLER RETIRES FROM THE 

 BULB BUSINESS. 



E. S. Miller, from whose bulb and 

 hardy perennial gardens at Wading 

 River. N. Y.. so many meritorious 

 things have been exploited, announces 

 that he has sold his entire stock of 

 bulbs and hardy plants, the purchaser 

 being John Lewis Childs of Flower- 

 Held. N. V. The stock includes about 

 three hundred seedling gladioli which 

 Mr. Miller has been selecting with 

 critical care for the past eight years 

 and which have not yet been dissem- 

 inated. When they do appear some- 

 thing good may be looked for. 



In the future Mr. Miller will devote 

 his time to fruits and general seed 

 growing. He will continue to live at 

 the old homestead in Wading River 

 and we wish him many years of hap- 

 pinesss and comfort in his semi-retire- 

 ment. 



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37-43 BROMFIELD STREET 



Tbe aliiivf advt. is oiK' of a sel-lis of 

 li:ii(l .iilvts. IliMt relin Ilif Klnrist. nf Hns- 

 ton. is piililisliinff wi^olily, alternatinK in 

 tlK- four fliirisis' pnpf-rs. tn liftniiip hpltcr 

 !ii-f|U.iinted Willi tlip florists of tlie rountry. 

 Tliosp advts. liavp hppn piililislipd dally in 

 tlip diffprpnt Bostm papers. An.T florist 

 dpsirinp to usp samp in liis b(»nie town. 

 may do so without furtlipr ponspnt. These 

 advts. have Itppn thp nipans of pst.iblish- 

 ing our present great volume of business. 



