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HOfiTlCULTUBE 



October 31, 19li 



LENOX HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 

 Lenox horticulturists held their 

 annual flower show Thursday and Fri- 

 day. Oct. 22 and 23. The show su:- 

 passed their former efforts, the or- 

 chid displays and the chrysanthemum 

 groups being the finest ever exhibited 

 in Lenox. To the growers the society 

 gave 1800 in money prizes. There were 

 three silver cups, the chief being of- 

 fered for the best vase of chrysanthe- 

 mums of any variety, the donor being 

 the Chrysanthemum Society of Amer- 

 jca. 



It took two sets of judges over 10 

 -hours to decide on the award in the 

 -class for collection of 18 kinds of vege- 

 tables. W. Duckham of Madison, N. J., 

 and Walter Angus of Chapinville, Ct.,' 

 who judged the exhibition, disagreed 

 and called in the other two judges. 

 Alexander L. Marshall of Port Ches- 

 ter, N. Y., and John F. Johnston of 

 Glen Cove, L. I., and the result of their 

 'deliberations was a tie vote of two for 

 the collection exhibited by George H. 

 Thompson from the Carlos de Heredia 

 •estate, and two for the collection 

 ■ shown by Edwin Jenkins of the BcUe- 

 fontaine estate of Giraud Foster. These 

 four men discussed the collections from 

 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon until 

 after midnight, and reached no award. 

 Despite the minute examination, scor- 

 ing every vegetable separately, the re- 

 sult was always the same in the opin- 

 ion of the judges. They notified the 

 Lenox Horticultural Society officials of 

 their positions on the award and asked 

 to be discharged and this was done. 

 The next morning the Society caliea 

 in three other judges— R. Schmidt of 

 Mrs. George G. Haven's estate, John 

 Donahue of the Jesup estate, and Rob- 

 ert Scott of Pittsfield. of Mrs. William 

 Pollock's estate. They were given the 

 proposition to decide and after two 

 hours' deliberation, placed the first 

 award, carrying with it the silver cup 

 offered by Joseph Breck & Sons, on 

 the Foster exhibit by a margin of only 

 five points in nearly 1500. 



The list of awards in the plant and 

 flower classes was as follows: 



Plants — Chrysanthemums, three spec- 

 imen plants, Mrs. John K. Parsons. 1st; 

 ■one plant, Mrs. John E. Parsons. 1st; 

 12 single stemmed plants, Giraud Fos- 

 ter. 1st; Mrs. W. B. S. Griswold. 2d; 

 Mrs. John E. Parsons. 3d; group of 

 miscellaneous plants arranged for ef- 

 fect. Elm Court farm, 1st; Giraud Fos- 

 ter, 2d; specimen Kentia, Charles Lan- 

 ier, 1st; specimen Areca, Charles Lan- 

 ier, 1st; specimen palm, any other va- 

 riety. Elm Court farm, 1st; specimen 

 Adiantum. Charles Lanier, 1st; Joseph 

 H. Choate. 2d; Mrs. W. E. S. Griswold, 

 3d; three specimen ferns. Charles Lan- 

 ier, 1st; Elm Court farm, 2d; six 

 flowering plants, Mrs. Robert Win- 

 throp, 1st; R. W. Paterson. 2d; 12 orna- 

 mental foliage plants, Charles Lanier, 

 1st; G. P'oster, 2d; W. M. Salisbury, 3d; 

 three begonia Gloire de Lorraine. Elm 

 Court farm, 1st; R. W. Paterson. 2d; 

 orchids, group, silver cup donated by 

 Giraud Foster. Mrs. W. E. S. Griswold 

 1st; A. N. Cooley. 2d; Elm Court farm 

 Sd; round table of orchids. G. Foster, 

 1st; Charles Lanier, 2d; six Cattleya 



labiata, R. W. Paterson, 1st; six cypri- 

 peduims. Mrs. \V. E. S. Griswold. 1st; 

 six oncidium varicosum. Mrs. R. Win- 

 throp. 1st; Elm Court farm, 2d. 



Chrysanthemums, cut flowers — 24 

 blooms, distinct varieties, G. Foster. 

 1st; R. W. Paterson. 2d; vase of ''4 

 blooms. G. Foster, 1st; Elm Court farm 

 id; Mrs. J. E. Parsons. 3d; 12 blooms 

 distinct varieties. Mrs. Griswold Isf 

 Mrs. Parsons, 2d; A. N. Cooley, 3d; six 

 blooms, distinct varieties, Mrs. Win- 

 throp. 1st; W. H. Walker, 2d; 12 

 blooms, not less than six varieties' dis- 

 seminated in 1914, Mrs. Griswold, 1st; 

 Mrs. Winthrop, 2d; six yellow G. Fos- 

 ter, 1st; Mrs. Griswold, 2d; A. i\. Cool- 

 ey, 3d; six red, Mrs. Griswold, 1st; R 

 W. Paterson, 2d; G. Foster. 3d; six 

 white, G. Foster, 1st; R. W. Paterson 

 id; six pink, G. Foster, 1st; R. w' 

 Paterson, 2d; Mrs. Griswold, 3d; six 

 bronze, R. W. Paterson, 1st; Mrs Gris- 

 wold, 2d; G. Foster, 3d; six any other 

 color, R. W. Paterson, 1st; G. Foster, 

 2d; Mrs. Griswold, 3d; three yellow, 

 Mrs. R. Winthrop. 1st; Mrs. Parsons. 

 2d; W. H. Walker. 3d; three red. Mrs, 

 Winthrop. 1st; Mrs. Parsons. 2d; W. 

 H. Walker, 3d; three white. Mrs. Par- 

 sons. 1st; Mrs. Winthrop. 2d; W. H 

 WalKer. 3d; three pink. Mrs. Winthrop 

 1st; W. H. Walker, 2d; Elm Court 

 larm, 3d; three bronze, A. N. Cooley, 

 1st; Mrs. Winthrop. 2d; Mrs. Parsons.' 

 3d; three any other color, Mrs. Par- 

 sons, 1st; W. H. Walker, 2d; six "James 

 Eraser" for C. H. Totty prize, A. N 

 Cooley, 1st: G. Foster. 2d; Mrs. Gris- 

 wold. 3d. Chrysanthemum Society of 

 America cup, vase of 10 blooms one 

 variety, G. Foster, 1st; Mrs. Griswold 

 2d; Elm Court farm, 3d. Single chrvs- 

 antheniums— 12 vases, six spravs, A. N 

 Cooley, 1st; Mrs. Winthrop. 2d: six 

 vases, six sprays, Mrs. Parsons, 1st; R. 

 C. Dixey, 2d; J. H. Choate, 3d; pompon 

 chrysanthemums, 12 vases, six sprays, 

 Mrs. Winthrop, 1st; six vases, six 

 sprays. Miss A. Kneeland, 1st; R C 

 Dixey, 2d; W. M. Salisbury, 3d. 



Roses— Vase of 50 in variety, G. Fos- 

 ter, 1st; Elm Court, 2d; 18 American 

 Beauty, G, Foster, 1st; Elm Court, 2d- 

 24 pink. G. Foster, 1st; Elm Court, 2d; 

 24 Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. Mrs 

 Parsons, 1st; R. W. Paterson. 2d; 24 

 scarlet, Giraud Foster, 1st; 24 yellow 

 or bronze, W. M. Salisbury, 1st; Mrs. 

 Griswold, 2d; G. Foster, 3d; 24 any 

 other variety, G. Foster, 1st; Kim 

 Court, 2d: 12 pink, C. Lanier, 1st; Mrs. 

 Parsons, 2d; Elm Court, 3d; 12 white, 

 C. Lanier, 1st: Elm Court, 2d; 12 scar- 

 let, C. Lanier, 1st; 12 yellow or bronze. 

 Mrs. Parsons, 1st; C. Lanier, 2d; R. W. 

 Paterson, 3d; 12 any other variety, W. 

 M. Salisbury, 1st. 



Carnations— 24 white, R. W. Pater- 

 son, 1st: Mrs. Griswold. 2d; 24 pink, 

 R. W. Paterson: 24 dark pink, R. W. 

 Paterson, 1st; Mrs. Griswold, 2d; 24 

 light pink, R. W. Paterson, 1st; Mrs. 

 Griswold, 2d; 24 scarlet, Mrs. Griswold, 

 1st; C. Lanier, 2d: W. M. Salisbury, 

 3d; 24 any other color, R. W. Paterson, 

 1st; C. Lanier. 2d: John A. Spoor, 3d: 

 12 white, Mrs. Winthrop, 1st; A. N. 

 Coole.v. 2d; W. H. Walker, 3d; 12 pink, 

 R. C. Dixey, 1st; Joseph H. Choate, 2d; 

 12 dark pink, Mrs. Winthrop. 1st; Mrs. 

 Griswold, 2d; 12 light pink, Mrs. Win- 



throp, 1st; C. Lanier, 2d; A. N. Cooley, 

 ud; 12 scarlet, W. H. Walker, 1st; A. 

 ^. Cooley, 2d; J. H. Choate 3d- 12 

 crimson, J. H. Choate, 1st; Elm Court 

 2d; 12 any otlier color, Mrs, Griswola 

 1st: oO blooms, mixed. Mrs. Griswold' 

 1st; R. W. Paterson, 2d; W. H. Walk- 

 er, 3d. 



Violets— 100 Princess of Wales Mrs 

 Griswold, 1st: J. H. Choate, 2d; R w' 

 Paterson, 3d. 



The fruit and vegetable displays 

 were very numerous, entailing a 

 lengthy list of awards. The competi- 

 tors were the same as the foregoing 

 in the main. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 



AMERICA. 



Work of Committees. 



Exhibited at Cincinnati, Oct. 17 by 

 Elmer D. Smith & Co., Adrian, Mich , 

 Marigold, deep yellow-, Jap. Inc., Com 

 scale 93 points; Crystal Gem. white, 

 Jap. Inc.. Com. scale 88 points; Xiza, 

 delicate pink. Pompon, Ex. scale 86 

 points; 3-54-12, pink, Inc., Com. scale 

 81 points. 



Exhibited at Philadelphia, Oct 17 

 by Elmer D. Smith & Co., Adrian,' 

 Mich., Crystal Gem, white, Jap. Inc., 

 Com. scale 86 points: Niza, white, 

 shaded to delicate pink. Pompon, Ex.' 

 scale 90 points. 



Exhibited at Chicago, Oct. 17 by 

 Elmer D. Smith & Co., Adrian, Mich 

 Niza, light pink, Pompon, Ex. scale 

 88 points; Crystal Gem, white, Jap. 

 Inc., Com. scale 86 points; Marigold, 

 yellow, Jap. Inc., Com. scale 92 points. 

 Exhibited at Boston, Oct. 17 by 

 Chas. H. Totty, Madison, N. J., Anti- 

 gone, white. Jap.. Com. scale 90 points, 

 Ex. scale 87 points. 



Exhibited at Philadelphia, Oct. 17, 

 by Chas. H. Totty, Madison, N. J., An- 

 tigone, white, Jap. Inc., Com. scale 

 87 points, Ex. scale 89 points. 



NASSAU COUNTY HORTICULTUR- 

 AL SOCIETY. 



Owing to the drought and unseason- 

 able weather that has prevailed dur- 

 ing the past few weeks, there was only 

 a limited display of dahlias at the 

 early fall show of the Nassau County 

 Horticultural Society, held Tuesday 

 afternoon and evening, Oct. 20 and 21. 

 at Pembroke Hall. In other outdoor 

 flowers, and in the vegetable and fruit 

 classes, ho-wever, the display was par- 

 ticularly meritorious. Henry Gaut 

 gardener for Mrs. Herbert L. Pratt, 

 staged a display of vegetables that 

 was one of the most extensive ever 

 shown here, and included almost if 

 not quite, every kind of vegetable 

 grown in this climate. 



Frank Pettrocia, gardener for Anton 

 G. Horlenpyl was a very successful ex- 

 hibitor in the vegetable classes, as 

 were also William Noonan. gardener 

 for Charles F. Cartled.ge. Henry Gaut 

 also made a fine display of grapes, and 

 other outdoor fruit, Herman Boettcher 

 was also a successful exhibitor in this 

 department, and in addition to receiv- 

 ing prizes in the re.gular classes, was 

 awarded a cultural certificate for va- 



