October S. 1910 



Schneider. Best seedling dalilia not 

 yet disseminated, Walter Gray. Wil- 

 liam Tricker had a fine display of out- 

 door roses on exhibition for which he 

 leceived an award of merit. 



First-class certificates for dahlias 

 were awarded to Walter M. Gray, De- 

 derich Kindsgrab, Edward Merrit and 

 Wni. Reed. Certificates of merit to 

 P. A. Conners. A. P. Larson and Chas. 

 Ashmead for dahlias and Max Schnei- 

 der. Cultural certificates to Wm. Reed 

 for dahlias and M. V. Brinkerhoff, 

 gardener Wm. Hatton, for egg plant. 



The judges were Wm. Tricker, A. T. 

 Caparn and James Caswell. 



WM. REID, Secretary. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF PHILADEL- 

 PHIA. 



Installation night at the club rooms 

 on the 4th inst. was a great success, 

 over a hundred of the members turning 

 out to celebrate the occasion and en- 

 joy the stereopticon lecture by R. Vin- 

 cent, Jr., of White Marsh, Md., on 

 "Holland and Its Bulbs," which was 

 most interesting and instructive. The 

 officers of the club set up the refresh- 

 ments and same were greatly appre- 

 ciated by the members. It was like 

 old times again, to judge by the jollity 

 and enthusiasm prevailing. Robert 

 Scott & Son exhibited a vase of their 

 improved Pink Killarney rose, which 

 has nearly twice the number of petals 

 as the old sort. 



RHODE ISLAND HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The annual fall exhibition of this 

 society was held in Columbian Hall, 

 Providence, R. I., on Sept. 29 and 30, 

 was pronounced to be the most suc- 

 cessful ever given by this organization. 

 Premiums were more in number and 

 larger than usual and the weather was 

 favorable to a laige display of dahlias 

 and other outdoor material. An in- 



HORT I CULTURE 



novation this year was the limiting of 

 the competition to residents of Rhode 

 Island. Out-of-state exhibitors were 

 given certificates and gratuities. An- 

 other' new rule was the change from a 

 paying to a free show and the public 

 seemed to appreciate it. The fruit ex- 

 hibits were of a very high standard of 

 excellence. 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 

 OF LONDON. 



At the committee meeting on Sep- 

 tember 13, at Vincent Square hall, or- 

 chids were displayed in considerable 

 numbers. 



First class certificates were awarded 

 to H. S. Goodson for Cattleya Adula 

 King Edward VII (C. bicolor x C 

 Dowiana aurea) a flower of fine shape 

 and large size, the petals and sepals 

 pale green tinged yellow, with faint 

 veins and lip broad, and amethyst in 

 color. The other certificate was award- 

 ed to Sir George L. Halford for Laelio- 

 Cattleya Berthe Fournier Magnifica (C. 

 Dowiana aurea x Laelio-Cattleya ele- 

 gans). In most of the forms from 

 Westonbirt the lip is nearest to that of 

 C. aurea, but that of magnifica differs 

 in being nearer to C. Iris, but having 

 greater v%-idth. The labellum is ame- 

 thystine purple, the petals and sepals 

 deep rose pink with a yellow tinge. 



Awards of merit were given to the 

 following: Mrs. Norman Cookson for 

 Cypripedium Angela (niveum and 

 Fairieanum) a white variety of pretty 

 form, the dorsal sepal, petals and 

 pouch lined and marked with purple. 

 Odontioda Cecilia shown by Mr. R. G. 

 Thwaites, Chessington, a new hybrid 

 between C. Noezliana and O. Wigani- 

 anum. The ground color is creamy 

 white with red spotting and the lip 

 has patches of red on either side of 

 the crest. Cattleya Adula Thwaites' 

 variety, shown by R. G. Thwaites. A 

 very fine flower of pinkish lilac, the 

 lip crimson-purple, and of great 

 breadth and the base marked with 

 orange. 



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 known insecticide. 

 Aphine may appear more expen- 

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 but it is proving itself to be the 

 cheapest. 



It destroys Green, Black and 

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 Mealy Bug, Brown and White 

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CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



R. Vincent, Jr.. will talk before the 

 Gardeners' & Florists' Club of Balti- 

 more, Monday evening, October 10, on 

 his recent observations at Kew and 

 Covent Garden, England. 



Our attention has been called to a 

 mistake in our account of the N. Y. 

 Florists' Club meeting where it was 

 stated the Harry Turner's exhibit of 

 Clerodendron fallax had received five 

 points in competition for the Hitch- 

 ings trophy. We should have said 85 

 points. 



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The annual dahlia show of the New 

 London Horticultural Society was held 

 at Norwich, Conn., on September 24. 

 It was the most imposing dahlia exhi- 

 bition in the society's history and the 

 groups of perennial bloom, gladioli and 

 greenhouse decorative plants made a 

 grand effect in combination with the 

 dahlia displays. Of the professional ex- 

 hibitors, the Geduldig Estate with 

 palms, etc., and 0. P. Chapman, of 

 Westerly, with dahlias, were promin- 

 ent. The judges were Alex. Gumming, 

 Jr., of Hartford; John Maloney and 

 Alfred Flowers, of New London. 



A lily bulb is a small 

 matter to make so 

 much fuss about. 



There would be no 

 need of fuss if we 

 could convince bulbs 

 growers that Horse- 

 shoe Brand Lily bulb 

 will average more 

 blooms per thousand 

 bulbs than any other 

 brand; that they are 

 packed well and keep 

 better; that they are 

 secured from only the 

 finest fields in the 

 world; and that their 

 actual cost is less than 

 inferior goods. 



Don't be fooled — at 

 the present time there 

 is no brand put up 

 that will equal Horse- 

 shoe Brand. 



Vou may have a catalog 

 if you write for it— you 

 are not obliged to buy. 



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