FoT November, 1921 



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LOCAL SOCIETIES 



LENOX HORT. SOCIETY 



The annual l''all sliow of the society was 

 held in the Lenox Town Hall, Octoher 20 

 and 21. The most striking features of the 

 show were the splendidly grown collection 

 of orchids exhibited by A. X. Cooley, Esq., 

 and most tastily arranged by President 

 Oliver Lines. This collection caused a 

 great deal of comment by not only our local 

 people but by the visitors from New York, 

 Boston and New Jersey, and it was spoken 

 of as the very best exhibit ever put up by a 

 private gardener in America, and no doubt 

 would be hard to surpass by any collection 

 across the pond. The judges, Edwin Jen- 

 kins, Thomas Page, and Harold H. Bryant, 

 awarded the above a Gold Medal, this be- 

 ing the first time in the history of the Len- 

 ox Horticultural Society a gold medal has 

 been awarded to any- exhibit. Another fea- 

 ture of the show was a collection of splen- 

 didly arranged foliage plants, arranged and 

 exhibited by Frederick Heeremans, head 

 gardener at Elm Court, the country estate 

 of Mr. and Mrs Henry White. The exhibit 

 covered the entire west side of the hall and 

 was so artistically arranged that a silver 

 cup was awarded the same. Since our last 

 Fall show the members' wives have been 

 elected to honorary membership and our 

 meetings are graced with their presence and 

 our show was made attractive by an added 

 feature of their skill in canning. .\ splen- 

 did exhibit of fruits, vegetables and meats 

 was put in competition and received the ad- 

 miration of the lady visitors. There were 

 twenty classes tastefully arranged, and the 

 chief winners were Mrs. Oliver Lines, Mrs. 

 J. Johnson, Mrs. F. Kirkham, Mrs. A. J. 

 Loveless, Mrs. Robert Scott, Mrs. Robert 

 Rose, Mrs. Doncot. The tuanagers were 

 A. J. Loveless and Robert Scott. 



F. KIRKH.\^t. Asst. Secv. 



WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD 

 HORT. SOCIETY 



The above society met October 11th in 

 the Red Men's Hall, Lewis Street, Green- 

 wich. All members should notice that the 

 date of the meeting has been changed from 

 the second Friday of the month to the sec- 

 ond Tuesday; also that we no longer meet 

 in Hubbard's Hall. 



Vice-president James Tough occupied the 

 chair and although many members were at- 

 tending the convention of the National As- 

 sociation of Gardeners, we had a very fair 

 attendance. The New Rochelle Hospital 

 was the beneficiary of over $4,000 from our 

 recent exhibition in that city, a fact that 

 pleases John H. Troy and his show com- 

 mittee, and also one that the whole mem- 

 bership ought to be proud of. 



One minute's silence was asked during 

 the meeting as a token of esteem for our 

 friend, W. .A.shley, landscape architect, of 

 Mount Vernon, who spoke before this so- 

 ciety a short time ago. Mr. A.shley was a 

 true lover of Nature, a splendid orator, and 

 a man that was respected by every one 

 whom he came in contact with. 



Geo. Hev\itt, Cor. Secy. 



TUXEDO HORT. SOCIETY. 



The annn.il exhibition of this society was 

 held in the ballroom of the Tuxedo Club 

 on November 4 and 5 and was quite up 

 to the display of former vcars. The exhibits 

 from the J. J. Blair place, D. S. Miller, 

 gardener : the H. M. Tilford place, Joseph 

 Tansey, gardener ; D. Wagstaff place. 

 Thomas Lyons, gardener ; also the George 



F. Baker, Col. F. B. Keech, G. G. Mason, 



C. B. Alexander, Mrs. J. M. Mitchell, 

 Richard Delafield estates, were all of a 

 high class. 



R. H. Schaeffer was given the society's 

 silver medal for an exhibit of new seedling 

 anemone chrysanthemums. Charles H. Tot- 

 ty Co., of Madison, N. J., received a 

 certificate of merit for their new white 

 rose Angeleus. They also had a fine display 

 of single and pompom chrysanthemums. 



Group of miscellaneous plants, 1st, Joseph 

 Tansey; group of chrysanthemum plants, 

 1st, Joseph Tansey, 2nd, Thomas Lyons; 

 group of ferns, 1st, William Filings, 2nd, 

 Thomas Lyon ; 6 ornamental foliage plants, 

 1st, Joseph Tansey, 2nd, Thomas Lyons; 3 

 Winter flowering begonias, 1st, D. S. Miller, 

 2nd, Joseph Tansey ; table of foliage plants, 

 1st, Thomas Lyons, 2nd, Joseph Tansey ; 

 table of orchid plants, 1st, Joseph Tansey, 

 2nd, William Elling.s 



Twelve blooms chrysanthemums, distinct 

 varieties, 1st, D. S. Miller; 6 varieties, 1st, 

 William Hastings; 6 yellow, 1st, D. S. Mil- 

 ler, 2nd, Joseph Tansey; 6 white, 1st, D. S. 

 Miller, 2nd, Joseph Tansey; 6 bronze, 1st, 



D. S. Miller, 2nd, Joseph Tansey ; 6 pink, 

 1st, Joseph Tansev. Eighteen pink roses, 1st, 

 D. S. Miller; 18 white roses, 1st, D. S. 

 Miller, 2nd, D. MacGregor ; 18 yellow, 1st, 

 D. S. Miller, 2nd, Joseph Tansey ; 18 red, 

 1st, Joseph Tansey, 2nd, D. MacGregor; 18 

 any other color, 1st, D. S. Miller; vase of 

 25 roses, 1st, D. MacGregor, 2nd, D. S. 

 Miller. Eighteen white carnations, 1st, 

 Joseph Tansey ; 18 red, 1st, Joseph Tansey ; 

 18 light pink, 1st, Joseph Tansey, 2nd. D. S. 

 Miller; 18 dark pink, 1st, Joseph Tansev; 

 18 varigated, 1st, D. S. Miller; 12 white 

 carnations, 1st, Thomas Lyons, 2nd, William 

 Filings; 12 red, 1st, Thomas Lyons, 2nd, 

 William Ellings ; 12 light pink, 1st William 

 Ward, 2nd, Thomas Lyons; 12 dark pink, 

 1st, Thomas Lyons, 2nd, William Ward. 



The displays of fruits and vegetables were 

 excellent. The different classes were well 

 contested. The judges were, Alessrs. Sealcy, 

 Graham, and Strachan. 



J. D.wiDsoN. Secretary. 



TARRYTOWN HORT. SOCIETY 



The twenty-third annual floral exhibition 

 of the Tarrytown Horiticultural Society was 

 held in Music Hall on November 2nd to 4th. 

 The hall was turned into a bower of flowers, 

 the boxes being decorated with Southern 

 Smila.x. 



On the stage was located the plant ex- 

 hibit of William B. Thompson, and in the 

 rear of the hall was the fine exhibit of John 

 D. Rockefeller. In the front of the hall was 

 the very decorative exhibit of F. R. Pierson 

 of Roses, Chrysanthemums and Ferns which, 

 together with the plants on the stage and 

 the very beautiful exhibits in the hall, made 

 it one of the finest exhibits that has ever 

 been given by the society. The quahty of 

 the exhibits was unsurpassed. While the 

 show is not large, the quality is of the very 

 best. There was not a poor exhibit in the 

 hall from the vegetables up to the finest 

 grown Chrysanthemums and decorative 

 plants. Westchester County and those liv- 

 ing on the East banks of the Hudson should 

 certainly feel proud and congratulated upon 

 .getting so fine an exhibit. The attendance 

 was very large. 



In addition to the regular exhibits which 

 follow. Certificates of Merit were awarded 

 to the exhibit of F. R. Pierson, to a vase of 

 Pompom Qirysanthemums from A. N. Pier- 

 son, Inc., Cromwell, Conn., and to the new 

 Rose Priscilla. Special prize was awarded 

 to William B. Thompson for an exhibit of 

 twenty distinct Chrysanthemums. Honor- 

 able Mention was awarded to H. L. Van 



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