November 11, 1905 



HORTICULTU RE 



exhibits would result in fewer medals 

 being awarded, consequently enhanc- 

 ing their value to the recipients, yet 

 the idea that the labor and sliill neces- 

 sary for the production of new varie- 

 ties should in any great degree govern 

 those maliing awards, is a mistaken 

 one. It is the merit of the article, if 

 we may call it such, that alone entitles 

 it to an award, and the fact that the 

 man who raised it did so without the 

 exercise of slvill, detracts in no way 

 from its claims. Similarly, if the 

 would-be beneficiary in such a case de- 

 lays through reasonable cause exhibit- 

 ing what he introduced, the fact that 

 his introduction, despite this delay, 

 with the loss of notoriety naturally en- 

 suing, is still popular, and in increas- 

 ing demand, would but emphasize the 

 propriety of recognition. 



DAVID Mcintosh. 



DUCHESS COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The eleventh annual exhibition of 

 this wide-awake organization was held 

 in Columbus Institute, Poughkeepsie. 

 The change from the Armory, where 

 the shows have hitherto been held, 

 seems to have given general satisfac- 

 tion. The immense groups of decora- 

 tive foliage and (lowering plants 

 showed off to excellent advantage. The 

 winners in these classes were W. G. 

 Saltford and H. J. Osterhout. gardener 

 to W. P. Clyde, first and second for 

 foliage and flowering plants, and T. P. 

 Connors, gardener to Archibald Rogers, 

 first for ornamental foliage group. 

 Fred Sanger, gardener to P. R. New- 

 bold, was first on group of ferns. 



In chrysanthemum cut blooms, there 

 was a keen rivalry, which brought out 

 some notable exhibits of magnificent 

 flowers. In the class for twelve blooms, 

 distinct varieties, in vases, Edwin 

 Jenkins of Lenox, Mass., took first 

 prize. H. J. Allen, gardener to P. W. 

 Vanderbilt, second, and H. J. Oster- 

 hout, third, all the entries being re- 

 markably fine. F. E. Whitney, garden- 

 er to Winthrop Sargent, took first on 

 vase of 2-5 white, vase of 25 yellow, and 

 vase of 25 arranged for effect, 36 

 blooms, six varieties, in vases, and a 

 number of firsts in the minor classes. 

 First for vase of 25 pink went to H. J. 

 Osterhout, also for 12 blooms pink. H. 

 J. Allen had the best 12 yellow. 



James Blair, gardener to Ogden 

 Mills, won the Mrs. A. Rogers prize for 

 display of roses, and the Knights of 

 Columbus prize in same section went 

 to Rdwin Jenkins. W. G. Saltford won 

 most of the first prizes in the carna- 

 tion classes, his flowers being excellent. 

 Violets were as usual a centre of es- 

 pecial interest. C. F. Bahret won first 

 in all the open classes. The hall was 

 tastefully decorated with rich ever- 

 greens, and colored lights. 



WASHINGTON FLORIST CLUB. 



As previously announced in HORTI- 

 CULTURE. Tiiesday, November 7, was 

 especially set aside by the Washing- 

 ton Florist Club as Chrysanthemum 

 Night. 



Exhibits from local and out-of-town 

 growers were asked through the me- 

 dium of the press, but the response was 

 disappointingly small. F. H. Kramer 

 showed a very good collection of com- 

 mercial varieties, the most deserving 



being William Duckham, Colonel Ap- 

 pleion, and the old stand-by Major 

 Bonnaffon. 



The club at this meeting decided to 

 have certificates of merit engraved to 

 be awarded for such meritorious new 

 plants and flowers as may be exhibit- 

 ed at the meetings. This innovation 

 was inaugurated by the club by unani- 

 mously voting a first-class certificate 

 of merit for the pink seedling rose. 

 Queen Genevieve, grown and exhibited 

 by F. H. Kramer. He was also voted 

 a certificate of merit for the new pink 

 carnation named for himself. 



Work of the Committees. 

 Boston, Mass., Oct. 21, 1905. 



No. 15, .seedling, bright yellow, Jap- 

 anese incurved, exhibited by P. R. Pier- 

 son, Tarry town, N. Y., scored 87 points, 

 commercial scale. 



New York, Oct. 31, 1905. 



T. Richardson, blush, Japanese type, 

 exhibited by Charles H. Totty, Madi- 

 son, N. J., scored 86 points, exhibition 

 scale. 



Mrs. John E. Dunne, terra-cotta, Jap- 

 anese type, exhibited by Charles H. 

 Totty. Madison, N. J., scored 88 points, 

 exhibition scale. 



Mrs. George Beach, yellow, sport of 

 Mrs. Swinburne, exhibited by W. Duck- 

 ham, Madison, N. J., scored 87 points, 

 commercial scale. 



Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 4, 1905. 



No. 34-13-03, bright pink, silver re- 

 verse, extra fine combination, Jap. 

 inc., exhibited by Nathan Smith & 

 Son, Adrian, Mich., scored 90 points 

 Commercial scale. 



No. IG pink, incurved, exhibited bv 

 E. G. Hill & Co., Richmond, Indiana, 

 scored 83 points Commercial scale. 

 FRED H. LEMON, Secy. 



Richmond, Ind. 



At the great exhibition of this so- 

 ciety which was described briefly in 

 our last issue, the big groups of dec- 

 orative plants were declared by ex- 

 perts to be of a quality never before 

 excelled in this country. The crotons 

 in Mr. Heereman's winning group 

 were especially commented upon and the 

 use of Gypsophila elegans intermixed 

 with the foliage plants was most pleas- 

 ing to the eye. The vase of Wm. 

 Duckham chrysanthemums by Edwin 

 Jenkins was a star. The vegetable 

 display was simply magnificent and 

 the competition exceedingly close. 

 All were most tastefully arranged ac- 

 cording to the methods prevalent in 

 England and as a result the vegetable 

 department received its full attention 

 from the visitors. 



CLEVELAND FLORIST CLUB. 



At the last regular meeting of this 

 club the new pink chrysanthemum 

 Kosiere was exhibited by . Nathan 

 Smith & Son. Messrs. Kelly, Brown 

 and Graham were appointed judges. 

 They pronounced it better and earlier 

 than Glory of Pacific. Mr. Smith 

 stated that the first blooms were cut 

 October 9; the stems measured 2 1-2 

 to 3 1-2 feet. 



The annual chrysanthemum show 

 opened in Horticultural Hall, Boston, 

 at noon, on Thursday, November 9. 

 The general efl'ect is good, especially 

 in the large hall where the plant dis- 

 plays are placed, the walls being ef- 

 fectively masked with masses of pine 

 and hemlock interspersed with fruit- 

 laden boughs of celastrus and enony- 

 mus. The grouping of the plant en- 

 tries is also very creditable. The dis- 

 play of decorative plants and orchids 

 by McMulkin & Co. is particularly 

 KDod from an artistic standpoint. 



As to the chrysanthemum exhibits, 

 it is a question if they excel the record 

 of past years. It would be an easy 

 matter to make the stereotyped claim 

 of "best ever," but we prefer to be 

 truthful. The showing of specimen 

 plants is perhaps equal in quality, but 

 certainly not in quantity, to the record 

 of past years. As to the cut fiowers, it 

 can safely be said that no bigger 

 blooms have ever been seen here. It 

 is equally correct to say that some of 

 the finish of previous years seems lack- 

 ing — not in every instance but in gen- 

 eral. Some grand blooms of that 

 never-beaten beauty — Mrs. Jerome 

 Jones and the "Yellow Jones" make us 

 wistful for the return of the old days 

 when foliage supplemented fiower and 

 every specimen bloom was a gem. 

 The Jones type of chrysanthemum will 

 hold a regal position, at least in Bos- 

 ton, so long as the new introductions 

 — Australian or any other kind — come 

 to the shew with big coarse, bare 

 necks, a foot long before you get down 

 to a wrinkled apology for a leaf. In 

 short, none of the new varieties ap- 

 proach the old standard as to foliage. 

 William Duckham, however, is on the 

 safe side of the line. 



Very few Chinese incurved or ane- 

 mone entries are seen. The hardy 

 kinds are also shown rather stingily 

 by local growers, but R. Vincent & Son 

 from Baltimore make a creditable 

 showing of these interesting varieties. 



At the farther end of the hall is a 

 creditable group of conifers, aucubas, 

 etc., from R. & J. Farquhar & Co.; 

 H. H. Barrows & Son make a fine dis- 

 play of Nephrolepis Barrowsii and N. 

 Whitmanii and there are several nice 

 palm groups from local growers which 

 help to make an appropriate back- 

 ground for the masses of solid color. 



In the small hall the irrepressible 

 carnation man is in evidence with 

 some fine flowers that do not lack for 

 admirers. Seedlings are shown by M. 

 A. Patten, D. C. Kerr, H. A. Jahn, 

 Backer & Co., George B. Anderson, L. 

 C. Goddard and others. Among the 

 gems are H. A. Stevens' Pink Lawson, 

 Guttman & Webers Victory, S. J. God- 

 dard's Helen Goddard, C. W. Ward's 

 Robt. Craig and Wm. Nicholson's Fi- 

 ancee and Aristocrat. The only rose 

 on exhibition is Wellesley and it is 

 good. Mr. Rothwell makes his usual 

 generous exhibit of orchids, plants and 

 cut blooms. Cypripedium insigne Sand- 

 eiffi — a specimen with eight flowers — 

 is a prime attraction. Lager & Hur- 

 rell are on hand with a splendid group 

 and Mr. Knight of Julius Roehrs Com- 

 pany is wistfully looking for the ship-- 

 ment of plants from that establish- 

 ment which should be here but is not 

 and the express company will have to 

 explain. A good collection of orchid 



