July 8, 1905 



H ORTI CULTURE 



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Buffalo, N.Y.; John W. Duncan, Jamaica 

 Plain, Mass.; J. Lancy, Rochester, N.Y.; 

 John Dunbar, Rochester, N.Y.; VV. S. Eger- 

 ton,'Albany, N.Y.; Henry Frost, Haverhill, 

 Mass.; H. A. Hastings, SprinRricld, Mass.; 

 Arthur Hay, SpriiiL'Th 1.1, III I- Im Hender- 

 son, Montreal, I 1 !'".,■' I'. Keith, 

 Bridgeport, Conn , 1 i I. I awrence, 

 Mass.; V. L. Mhi-kI M ■ i.urg, Pa.; 



A I'iiiMir.ni. M. ,il t ,,,, I U. Shea, 



j.niLin.i I'L.ui, \l,; I' II \\.,r.l.-r, Chi- 



i',!-... Ill , l.iiih - W il .ill, \i iv,ii,i I .ills,Ont.; 

 'nir.i.l.iiv' Wirth, II. mil. Ill, (■..Till.; Byron 

 Worthcn, Manchester, N.H.; Kdward H. 

 Perrv, Niagara Falls, N.Y.; James Braik, 

 Buffalo, N.Y. ; Jules Cr^peau, Montreal 



NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY 



The June e.xhibition ..I iln \.\\|ii.il 

 Horticultural was a sum 1' I'li. -..inr 

 occurences, avoidable and uii,.\. 1.1, il.li i >nr 

 was a prolonged downpour ol i.iui ili.ii .^(Mjiled 

 the strawberry crop. The rain also spoiled 

 the roses of some intending exhibitors. 

 Lager & Hurrell put up a table of orchids 

 in bloom, each specimen perfection in itself. 

 In the collection, besides many grown in 

 commerce and in private collections, there 

 were many plants that are rare and of great 

 value. Mr. Struck, who presided over this 

 exhibit, was as genial as usual and had 

 balm enough in the admiring throngs. 

 Julius Roehers Co's exhibit consisted mainly 

 of orchids and new and rare foUage plants, 

 among them being HeUconia Edwardus Rex, 

 which was much admired. There were in 

 the collection many other gems. Consider- 

 ing all of which, it seems a pity that a little 

 more recognition was not given these two 

 e.xhibits, as they were unique and of an edu- 

 cational character. H. .A, Dn.r r-.liMiil.d 

 a large number of water liln i. i .Imli a 

 silver medal was deserve. II i - n.li.l, l.iil 

 what perhaps pleased fl \ lii.n i',,'s 

 representative as much as the award to them, 

 was the exhibition of a superb. specimen of 

 their specialty — Pandanus Sanderae by 

 David Mcintosh, the only one in the show. 

 The collection of vegetables put up by James 

 Robertson was far ahead of anything ever 

 seen in Newport. 



The gateway decorations were the favored 

 attractions for the society visitors. Andrew 

 Meikle won out vrith a good make-up of 

 Japanese maples and dwarf box, with stone 

 and ivy fixings, while Bruce Butterton was 

 what might safely be called an extremely 

 dangerous second. Mr. Butterton 's deco- 

 ration was ingeniously gotten up with pyra- 

 mid box, euonymus, and ferns, and rustic 

 rocks, and moss for fi.xings, the whole show- 

 ing something unique and attractive. Both 

 groups of foliage plants were good. CoUn 

 Robertson had again the best of it in ma- 

 terial. David Mcintosh, gardener for Mrs. 

 C. M. Bell, put up a group of dracaenas that 

 was regarded as the best ever seen here. 



The class showing the keenest competition 

 aside from the gateways was that for table 

 plants. Mr. Meikle captured this cup also, 

 with a nice, clean lot of stuff, but here he 

 had another dangerous second in Mr. .Stark. 

 Mr. Mcikle's was the only entry for the group 

 of palms and flowering plants, but although 

 he had a walkover, the group was a credit 

 to him. Conspicuous in this group Baby 

 Rambler roses showed up brilliantly from 

 out of a luxuriant fringe of Nej)hrolepis 

 Scottii. Scottii showed one more \jse it can 

 be put to with much satisfaction to the user 



Mr. H. Walsh put up a grand exhibit of 

 Lady Gay roses, trained in pyramid form. 

 Placed on the steps of the Casino Theatre, 

 they were at all times the center of attraction 

 for the visitors, especially the ladies. Mr. 

 Walsh also showed several hybrid perpetual 

 varieties for Miss Fay, receiving a certificate 

 of merit for them as well as for Lady Gay. 



Fruit was not up to the average by any 

 means, and there were no tea roses worth 

 mentioning. 



The judges were Andrew J. Pow, Paul 

 Volquardsen, anfl John P. Hammond. 



F. R. Piers.,n C, w.i--, ,v|„-, -. nii .1 at the 

 exhibition by J, UN. T '..ii Julm R..chrs 

 by Thomas Kin;. In, I .r.;i i .\ lluiull by 

 J. F. Struck. ILiMaiil, ,\ \ll,ni, »,re also 

 represented and intended to have exhibited 

 perennials, but their exhibit failed to come 

 in time. Henry A. Dreer & Co. were rep- 

 resented by Mr. J. S. Hay. T'he attendance 

 was good, more than forty times as many 

 paid for admission than did last year, and 

 all, we trust, were satisfied. Now for Sep- 

 tember! 



LIST OF AWARDS 



(Jatewav decoration. ist jiri/.e, silver 

 cup, offered by Miss Keteltas; W. S. Wells, 

 .\ndrew S. Meikle, gardener; 2nd, E. J. 

 Berwind, Bruce Butterton, gardener; 3rd, 

 Miss Fanny Foster, Andrew Christensen, 

 gardener. 



Group of palms and foliage plants, rst 

 prize, offered by Alfred G. Vanderbilt: W. 

 S. Wells, Andrew S. Meikle, gardener; 2nd, 

 Mrs. Robert Goelet, CoUn Robertson, gar- 

 dener. 



Table of decorative foUage plants, ist 

 silver cup, offered by Mrs. Perrv Belmont: 

 W. S. Wells; 2nd, Charies D. Stark, gar- 

 dener for Mrs. George W. Collard; 3rd, Mrs. 

 .\stor, James Boyd, gardener. 



Group of palms, ferns, and flowering 

 plants, ist prize, $25, offered by W. Watts 

 Sherman: W. S. Wells. 



Specimen areca. ist, Mrs. Robert Goelet; 

 2nd, Mrs. C. M. Bell, David Mcintosh, 

 gardener. Specimen kentia. ist, Mrs. Rob- 

 ert Goelet; 2nd, Charles D. Stark; 3rd, W. 

 S. Wells. Specimen anv other species palm . 

 ist, Mrs. Ge..i.;. W ■(■i.ll.rd; 2nd, Mrs. 

 Robert Goelii, ^i.l 1. 1 1 1!. Imont, John 

 Marshall, ganl. n. 1 ~|i. .iiii.n fern. 1st, 

 Mrs. Ogden (i.i.l.l, jinn J Sullivan, gar- 

 dener; 2nd, W. S. Wells; 3rd, Mrs. .'\stor. 



Collection of outdoor roses, named va- 

 rieties. Prizes offered by Miss P'anny 

 Foster, ist, Wm. Waldorf Astor, Hugh 

 Williamson, gardener; 2nd, Hon. Perry Bel- 

 mont, John Marshall, gardener; 3rd, J. 

 Lawrence Van Alen, John A. Boyle, gar- 

 dener. Outdoor roses arranged for effect, 

 ist. Perry Belmont; 2nd, Mrs. Robert Goelet. 

 Fancy basket of roses, ist, W. S. Wells; 

 2nd, Perry Belmont; 3rd, Oscar Schultz. 



25 American Beauty roses, ist, Mrs. 

 Ogden Goelet; 2nd, Perry Belmont. 12 

 hybrid perpetual ro.ses, 12 varieties, ist. 

 Miss Fanny Foster, Andrew Christensen, 

 gardener; 2nd, Mrs. Robert Goelet; 3rd, 

 Mrs. T. O. Richardson, James Robertson, 

 gardener. 12 hybrid perpetual roses, 6 va- 

 rieties, ist. Perry Belmont; 2nd, Mrs. Rob- 

 ert Goelet; 3rd, Miss Foster. 



12 hybrid ])erpetual roses, i variety, red. 

 ist, Mrs. George W. Collard ; 2nd, Mrs. 

 Robert Goelet; 3rd, Mrs. Ogden Goelet. 

 12 hybrid perpetual roses, i variety, pink, 

 ist, Mrs. Robert Goelet; 2nd, Perry Belmont ; 

 3rd, Mrs. Thomas J. Emery, .Me.xander .An- 

 derson, gardener. 12 hybrid perpetual roses, 

 I varietv, white, ist, E. J. Berwind; 2nd, 

 Mrs. T; O. Richardson; 3rd, Miss Fanny 

 Foster. 12 hybrid perpetual roses, any va- 

 rieties, ist, Mrs. Ogden Goelet; 2nd, Miss 

 Fanny Foster; 3rd, Mrs. Robert Goelet. 

 25 hybrid tea roses, ist. Perry Belmont; 

 2nd, Mrs. J. C. Mallory, F. S. France, gar- 

 dener. 



Basket of roses, open to gardener's assist- 

 ants only. 1st, Samuel Williams, assistant 

 to John Marshall. 25 gardenia blooms, 

 prizes offered by T. G. Owen, ist. Perry 

 Belmont. Collection of herbaceous blooms, 

 ist, Mrs. Thomas J. Emery; 2nd, Oscar 

 Schultz; 3rd, Perry Belmont. 



Bunch black grapes, ist, Mrs. Thomas 

 J. Emery; 2nd, James McLeish; 3rd, Charles 



I). Stark, Jr. Bunch white grapes, ist, 

 Mrs. Thomas J. Emery; 2nd, Charles D. 

 Slark, Jr. 6 nectarines. 1st, James Mc- 

 Leish; 2nd, Mrs. T. O. Richardson. 6 

 peac hes. 1st, Mrs. Astor; 2nd, Perry Bel- 



12 tomatoes, ist, James McLcish; 2nd, 

 C. D. Stark, Jr. 2 cucumbers, ist, James 

 McLcish. Collection of vegetables, ist, 

 Mrs. T. O. Richardson; 2nd, Charles Rite hie; 

 3rd, Mrs. Thomas J. Emery. Melon, isl, 

 Charles D. Stark, Jr. 



SPECIAL AWARDS 



Henry A. Dreer, silver medal for collec- 

 tion of water lilies. David Mcintosh, gra- 

 Iniiy of $10 for display of dracscnas. Wil- 

 liam G. Postings, gardener for Mrs. Win- 

 llirop Chanler, $iofordisplay of campanulas. 

 Samuel Speers, gardener for Mrs. W. B. 

 Greene, $5 for dish of strawln in. ~, r.iil.i. h 



Julius Roehrs Co., certifu.m ..1 1 1..1 



collection of new and rare |.|,iiii I , ,\ 



Hurrell, certificate of merit l..r ..ill..ii.,n ..f 

 onhids. Gibson Bros., gratuity of $5 for 

 see<lling delphiniums. Paul Volquard.son, 

 silver medal for vase of new rose, Frau Karl 

 Druschki. Samuel Speers, $2 for cactus. 

 J. MitcheU Clark, A. McLellan, gardener, 

 bronze medal for water lilies. James J. 

 Sullivan, $2 for delphiniums. David Mcin- 

 tosh, $5 for Pandanus Sander,-e. Alexander 

 M( Lellan, $5 for herbaceous blooms. John 

 Marshall, $5 for carnations. James liovd, 

 $2 for Dracaena Rumpii. Stewart Ril< liie, 

 (ertificate of merit for new potato, Noroton 

 Beauty. H. A. Knox, bronze medal for a 

 new sprinkler. 



NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB 

 OUTING 



The New York Florists' Club is not limited 

 to the annual picnic for its social refresh- 

 ment, but, after all, the annual picnic is the 

 ctilmination of the year's good times, and 

 muc h of the club's prosperity depends upon 

 its success. As success in such an affair 

 di])ends mainly upon the committee in 

 ( barge, and as the right kind of a committee 

 was intrusted with the work, it only remains 

 to record the success which everybody ex- 

 jRi ted and which was assured. But it may 

 safely be said that very few of those who 

 participated in and enjoyed this happy oc- 

 casion have any conception of the amount 

 of loyal, unselfish work, which was put into 

 it by the gentlemen upon whom was placed 

 the burden of preparation, beforehand. It 

 is such devoted and well-directed effort that 

 must be forthcoming to place any organiza- 

 tion in the wdnning class. 



This was the fifth in the series oi summer 

 outings and, with the experiences of four 

 predecessors, all the obstacles of the past- 

 were cut out, and the best things retained, 

 and the two hundred and seventy-five ex- 

 cursionists enjoyed themselves from start to 

 finish, especially the ladies and children. 

 The trip up the Sound, the dinner at Hotel 

 Glenwood,- etc., all went off merrily, and 

 then came the games. There were prizes 

 for every stunt an individual or aggregation 

 of individuals, young or old, could do, 

 reg.irdless of sex or previous record, and the 

 Iroiihies, presented by generous members, 

 were in every case just what the winners 

 wanted. 



Louis Schmutz, Jr., managed the bowling 

 match, A. H. Langjahr bossed the racing 

 events, A. S. Burns made a most dignified 

 judge, and President Traendly was general 

 referee. H. A. Bunyard filled the difficult 

 position of handicapper, and he is an ac- 

 knowledged expert thereat when he gets his 

 uniform on. Fifteen ladies participated in 

 the bowling match. In the base ball game 

 the married men wiped the field with the 

 single men, 22 to 8. John Donaldson made 

 I he- most spares, and six men were tied for 

 the strike prize. Rose E. Smith was de- 



