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horticulture: 



August 13, 1910 



AWAKE TO THE FACT 



Do not procrastinate any longer. We 

 are in possession of our St. David's 

 Island Harrisii Bulbs. Our stock 

 is limited. 



Lilium Harrisii 



.5 to 7 $5.00 



7 to 9 9.50 



FRENCH BULBS 



lOO 



White Romans 11 to 12 $2.25 



13 to 15 3.00 



Paper Whites 1.25 



Freesias, selected 



" Mammoth 



lOOO 



$45.00 

 85.00 



lOOO 



$20.00 



28.50 



9.00 



6.50 



9.00 



WM. ELLIOTT & SONS,«veseysi New York 



LENOX HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The annual show of perennials and 

 hardy annuals was held in thu Town 

 Hall," Lenox, Mass., the 28th of July. 

 Although the entries fell rather short 

 of last year, the high standard of all 

 the exhibits was fully inaintained, 

 especially so in sweet peas, the dis- 

 play of these being something of a 

 National sweet pea show, smaller only 

 in number of exhibits, but not in up- 

 to-date varieties or in excellence of 

 blooms. 



The winner of the big class came 

 from the High Lawn House Gardens, 

 gard. G. Foulsham; but this exhibit 

 wanted no judging; it stood out by 

 itself, length of stems, purity of colors, 

 and in fact, all the points that go 

 with a winner. The varieties were 

 Florence Morse Spencer, Miss Wilmott, 

 F. Dolby, John Ingham, Tennant Spen- 

 cer, Othello, E. J. Castle, Helen Lewes. 

 Helen Pierce. Queen Alexandra, Coun- 

 tess Spencer and Lord Nelson. 

 Another display (not for competition) 

 which was one of the features of the 

 show, was a collection of 34 varieties 

 from Mrs. J. Sloane, gard. A. J. Love- 

 less. They were arranged with much 

 taste in low bowls and showed their 

 beauty to a full advantage. Mr. Love- 

 less was awarded a diploma of merit. 



The hardy perennials staged by Mrs. 

 J. E. Parsons, gard. R. Spear, and 

 W. D. Sloane. gard. F. Heeremans, 

 would be hard to beat anywhere. 

 The same may be said of the annuals; 

 they were 22 carat fine. It was a 

 hard tussel between J. E. Parsons and 

 J. E. Alexandra, gard. W. Jack. They 

 demonstrated in a practical way what 

 can be done with hardy annuals. 

 Another very interesting class was 



hardy fruit. Mrs. J. E. Alexandra 

 and C. Lanier, gard. A. H. Wingett, 

 were the stars this time, the former 

 coming out on top. Other exhibits of 

 fruit was of equally high standard. 



Lenox show holds a unique position. 

 The only prizes offered are prize 

 cards; but, mind you, it does not 

 diminish the keenness of the compe- 

 tition one fraction; they ask no quar- 

 ter, nor do they give any. But the 

 society is looking forward to the time 

 when they will have got beyond the 

 pioneer stage, when the unexcelled 

 work they are doing will be recognized 

 in a more substantial manner. 



John Lewis Childs had a great dis- 

 play of gladioli. Special note should 

 be made of a vase of gladiolus Var. 

 Dawn exhibited by Mr. Heeremans. 

 The judges were H. Allan, gard. to 

 F. Vandcrbilt, Hyde Park, N. Y., and 

 J. R. Shields, Dalton, Mass., whose 

 awards gave satisfaction all around. 

 The thanks of the society are due to 

 Mr. MacConnacchie for the courteous 

 and businesslike manner in which he 

 managed the show. 



List of Prize Winners. 



IS var. perennials, 1st. J. E. Parsons; 

 2nd, Elm Court Farm (gard. V. Heeremans). 

 12 var. perenniaKs. 1st J, E. Parsons. 2nd, 

 .T. E. Alexandra (gard. W. .lackl. 6 var. 

 perennials, Mrs. J. Sloane (sard. A. .1. 

 I.ovelos.sl. IS var. annuals, 1st. Miss II. 

 Mever (sard. R. Bond); 2ikI. CUas Lanier 

 (sard. A. H. Wingett); 3rd, J. E. Alex- 

 andra. 12 var. annuals. 1st, Elm Court 

 Farm; 2nd, Mrs. .). E. Parsons (gard. R. 

 Pplers); 3rd, Mrs. J. Sloane. (i var. an- 

 nual, J. B. Parsons. 12 var. phlox, Mrs. 

 .1. E. Parsons. Ciladioli 1st. Elm Court 

 Farm; 2nd, G. H. Morgan (sard T. Page); 

 3rd. ,T. E. Alexandra. Caitu.s dahlias, 1st, 

 .1. E. Alexandra. Sweet peas. 1st. High 

 I-awn House (sard. G. Foulsham): 2nd, 

 Mrs. J. Sloane; 3rd J. E. Alexandra. 

 6 vases Sweet peas. 1st. J. E. Alexandra; 



2nd. Mrs. R. Wintbrop (gard. C. Carlquist); 

 3rd, Mrs. J. Sloane. Salpiglossis, 1st, Mrs. 

 J. E. Parsons; 2nd, Mrs. M. K. Jesup (gard. 

 W. O. Donohoe); 3rd. J. E. Alexandra. 

 Larkspur, 1st, Mrs. J. E. Sloane; 2ud,, 

 Mrs. J. E. Parsons; 3rd, Mrs. R. Winthrop. 

 Pentstemons, 1st, Mrs. R. Winthrop. An- 

 tirrhiums. 1st. Mrs. J. E. Parsons; 2nd, 

 J. E. Alexandra; 3rd, Elm Court Farm. 

 (Centre for table decorations, ladies' class. 

 .Miss A. E. Hutton, Tyringham, Mass. 

 Dahlias. J. E. Parsons. Vase of sweet 

 peas, 1st. Mi's. J. Sloane; 2nd, Elm Court 

 Farm; 3rd. Mrs. J. E. Parson.s. Asters, 

 Ist, Mrs. R. Winthrop; 2nd. Mrs. J. E. 

 Alexandra; 3rd. Chas. Lanier. 6 begonia 

 rex. 1st, Mrs. J. Sloane. White grapes, 

 Mrs. R. Winthrop; 2nd, Mrs. J. E. Par- 

 sons; 3rd, C. De Heredia (gard. G. Thomp- 

 son). Black grapes, 1st, Mrs. J. E. Par- 

 sons; 2nd, C. De Heredia; 3rd, Mrs. R. 

 Winthrop. Peaches, 1st, S. P. Shotter 

 (gard. A. Jenkins); 2nd, Mrs. R. Winthrop; 

 Mrd, C. De Heredia. Nectarines, 1st, S. 

 V. Shotter; 2nd G. Foster (gard. E. 

 Jenkins); 3rd, Mrs. J. Sloane. Figs, 1st, 

 Mrs. R. Winthrop; 2nd, Mrs. J. E. Par- 

 sons; 3rd, Elm (i'ourt Farm. Melons in- 

 doors, 1st. Elm Court Farm; 2Qd, Chas. 

 Lanier; 3rd. Mrs. R. Winthrop. Melons 

 outdoors, Mrs. J. E. Alexandra. Collection 

 ot outdoor fruit, l.st, Mrs. J. E. Alexandra; 

 2nd, Chas. Lanier. Collection of vegeta- 

 bles, 1st, J. E. Alexandra. 



JOSEPH W. PYBUS. 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 

 CHICAGO. 



It was decided at the meeting of the 

 Horticultural Society of Chicago, held 

 at the Art Institute, Aug. 2, to hold 

 the flower show this fall at the First 

 Regiment Armory, Sixteenth street 

 and Michigan avenue. While this is 

 not quite as large as the Coliseum, it 

 is felt that in location, access to trans- 

 portation, etc., it will be almost as de- 

 sirable for a show as the Coliseum. 

 C. L. Hutchinson was elected presi- 

 dent, taking the place of the late W. 

 E. Kelley. 



