August 29, 1914 



HORTICULTURE 



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MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTU- 

 RAL SOCIETY. 



The exliibition which this society 

 put up in Horticultural Hall, as a hap- 

 py after thought, in honor of the visit- 

 ing horticulturists filled all three halls 

 in the building with a glowing display 

 that was beautiful in the extreme and 

 gave much pleasure to hundreds of the 

 S. A. K. visitors as well as thousands 

 of the local public. 



The leading feature was the sensa- 

 tional display of gladioli by William 

 Sim which was declared by all to be 

 the finest in quality and effect they 

 had ever seen. The collection almost 

 completely filled the large lecture hall 

 and comprised the best of the modern 

 varieties. It proved impracticable for 

 James Marlborough to duplicate his 

 gorgeous display of fancy leaved cala- 

 diums of the previous week but R. & 

 S. Farquhar stepped into the gap with 

 a collection of fine varieties which 

 were effectively arranged around the 

 fountain basin. The aconitums from 

 Mt. Desert Nurseries made a grand 

 show. The rest of the story may be 

 drawn from the list of awards which 

 follows: 



Gold Medal— William Sim, for excelleuce 

 in display of gladioli. 



Silver Medals— B. Hammond Tracy, artis- 

 tic display of gladioli: .John Lewis Cliilds, 

 display of named gladioli. 



First Class Certificate of Merit- Jackson 

 Dawson, display of hardy heaths. 



Cultural Certificate— William Sim, for 

 gladioli. „ 



Honorable Mention: Old Town ^u^- 

 series, display of gladioli and herbaceous 

 flowers: Miss Mary Flood, display of China 

 asters: 11. «: .1. Farquhar & Co. display 

 of herbaceous flowers; Mrs. Frederick 

 Ayer. display of fuchsias: Walter Hunne- 

 well. display of Buddleia variabilis man- 

 niflca ; Mt. Desert Nurseries, display of 

 aconltum : Kastern Nurseries, display of 

 herbaceous flowers; T. C. Thurlow's Sons 

 Co. display of phloxes; W. W. Edgar Co., 

 display of c^niniercial decorative plants; 

 P .T ' Ilea, display of phloxes ; William 

 Whitman, display of China asters and 

 herbaceous flowers; E. B. Dane, display of 

 orchids; A. W. Preston, display of hybrid 

 tea roses; William Nicholson, display of 

 Buddleia varieties; Faulkner Fmiui, col- 

 lection of new Rladioli originated by Wm. 

 Pfltzer Stuttgart, tiermany ; Miss Isabelle 

 Miller sweet peas; Mrs. Frank .Merriam, 

 geraniums; Wilbur V. Moon, display of cut 

 dahUas; Mrs. E. M. Gill, display of cut 

 flowers. 



NEWPORT FLOWER SHOW. 



The flower show of the Newport 

 Garden Club and Newport Horticul- 

 tural Society, which was held August 

 13, 14 and 15 at "Belcoiirt." was a de- 

 cided social success and goes on rec- 

 ord as being the best conducted affair 

 of its kind ever held in Newport. 



"Belcourt" is the residence of Mrs. 

 O. H. P. Belmont, and its spacious 

 carriage house, court yards, and the 

 lawn with its shady nooks, proved to 

 be an ideal place for the affair. The 

 Gi.rden Club, which is composed of the 

 elite of the summer colony, financed 

 the layout of the grounds and employ- 

 ed experts for the various branches of 

 the work, with Arthur Herrington. of 

 Madison, N. J., as manager, aided by 

 a ci-mmittee from the Horticultural 

 Society. In the evening the grounds 

 were illuminated and dancin,? was in- 

 dulged in in a specially prepared pa- 

 vilion. . , , , • 



Ainonrc tlif many thmgs included m 

 the premium list, gladioli were most 

 e\ti-!isivelv exhibited. B. Haminond 

 Tiacy making a grand exhibit, which 

 -wa-, judged the best feature of the 



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show and winning a handsome silver 

 cup from the Garden Club, also a sil- 

 ver medal from the Horticultural So- 

 ciety . 



A valuable silver cup lor tlie second 

 best exhibit was awarded to J. Lewis 

 Childs for an unusually attractive dis- 

 play of gladioli arranged by A. T. 

 Eunyaid, ci New York and Newport. 



The Slumpp & Walter Co. cup, for a 

 collection of vegetables, was won by 

 J. B. Urquhart, gardener for R. L. 

 Beeckman. Another cup, offered by 

 R. & J. Farquhar & Co., for best dis- 

 play of hardy perennials, went to the 

 Palisades Nurseries. 



The best competed class wag one for 

 six vases of outdoor flowers tastefully 

 arranged, there being nine competi- 

 tors making an excellent showing. 

 James Bond, gardener for Mrs. H. M. 

 Brooks, was the first in this class, and 

 Daniel Hay, gardener for Mrs. French 

 Vanderbilt, was second. 



In other important classes the fol- 

 ic wing were the most successful ex- 

 hibitors: 



James Royd. gardener for Vincent Astor, 

 specimen greenhouse plants; William Mc- 

 Gilliverv, gardener for Stewart Duncan, hy- 

 drangea's: Edward Jenkins. Lenox, Mass . 

 companula pviamidalis: Paul DeNave, Fall 

 River. Mass.. orchids: Fred E. Lewis, 

 Ridgetield. Onn.. graiies. peaches and nec- 

 tarines: Arthur Griflin. Marion, Mass.. glad- 

 ioli: David Rov, Marion. Mass.. fuschias; 

 R. & J. Farquhar & Co.. Chinese and Jap- 

 anese lilies; Mrs. Jahn. New Bedford, Mass.. 

 dahlias; George L. Stillman, Westerly. R. 

 I., dahlias: H. A. Dreer. water lilies: Wil 

 son's Nurseries, coniferie: F. R. Piersoii. 

 evergreens; J. Robertson, palms and 

 dahlias; Gibson Bros., yellow flowers: Sis- 

 son & Thurston, dahlias; J. B. Urquhart. 

 ferns lardenias and roses; James ^\att. 

 tiibcr'ons begonias and glorinias; Oscar 

 Schnltz bav trees: Daniel Hay, geraniums 

 and gladioli; James Bond, groups of green- 

 house plants; Hugh Williamson, miniature 

 garden for which he received a silver nieilal. 



The judges of the show were John 

 T. Allen, A. S. Meiklc and Bruce But- 

 terton. of Newport; Robert Johnston, 

 of Southboro, Mass.: Maurice Fuld, 

 New York, and Mr. Cruikshank, of the 

 R. & J. Farquhar Co. 



On the evening of the second day of 

 the show Mrs. C. H. Hoffman, who is 

 the leader of the Garden Club, pro- 

 vided a dinner at the Bellevue Hotel 

 lor the workers at the show, visitors 

 and ofliccrs of the society. After an 

 excellent dinner had been fully en- 

 joyed. President MacKay called on the 

 following gentlemen for remarks: Col. 

 A. K. McMahon. A. Herrington. John 

 Hav. Alexander MacLellan. Maurice 

 Fuid. John B. Sullivan and B. Ham- 

 mond Tracy. All speakers had praise 

 for the show and its management and 

 predicted a still more successful one 

 of its kind for next year. 



James Rohebtson. 



GLADIOLUS SOCIETY OF OHIO. 



List of Awards at the Cleveland Show, 



Aug. 14-15, 1914. 



Display by Amateur— Sliver medal to John 



llctsiher ; bronze medal to Madison Cooper. 



I'.c'st Display, open class— Silver cup to 

 i:i(l\vi-ll & Foiies. 



Rest Collection, 10 var.— Coleman silver 

 (lip to R. E. Huntington. 



New Seedling — Certiflcate of Merit to 

 Wilbur A. Christy. 



Primulinus Hybrids— Betscher prize, 

 cash, to Clark W. Brown. 



Vase Cut Gladioli- H. F. Michell Co. 

 bronze medal to Bidwell & Fobes. 



Vase Niagara— Perkins-King Co. prize to 

 I'.idwell vt Fobes. 



Vase Solid White— Munsell & Harvey 

 prize to Thoinann & Sons. Rochester. 



Va«e America— Betscher prize to Bidwell 

 & Fobes; Mrs. F. King, do, C. B. Gates; 

 Panama, do, Bidwell & Fobes; Mrs. 1'. 

 Pendeton, do, Bidwell & Fobes; Glory, do, 

 Itidwell & Fobes: Florists' White, do, 

 nidwell & Fobes: Light Pink, do, Munsell 

 \ llarvev: Rose Pink. do. Perkins-King 

 Co : Yellow, do, Bidwell & Fobes. 



Rill -W. Atlee Burpee Co. prize to Mun- 

 sill ,V: Harvey. ,, ,. 



.Michigan— E. E. Stewart prize to Madisou 

 Cooper; Black Beauty, do. Madison Cooper. 



New Seedling— H. J. Alford prize to J. 

 Tlioiiiann & Sons. . 



liliii — Wilbur A. Christy prize to K. h- 

 Iluiitington. 



Basket Decoration — A. II. Austin to sil- 

 ver cup to Jones-Russell Co.. Cleveland. 



Best Display of Standard Vanetle.s— 

 Telling silver cup to R. E. lIuntlngton._ _ 



Best Display New Varieties -t lonsts 

 Club silver cup to J. Tliomann & Sons 



Largest Display in the Show— Mathews 

 Mfg. Co. prize to Munsell v>i Harvey. 

 WlI.IU'B A. CIIKISTY. 



Secretary and Treasurer. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The next meeting of the St. Ixmis 

 I.ady Florists' Home Circle will be at 

 the home of Mrs. John L. Koenig on 

 Wednesday afternoon. September 9tb. 



The fifth annual exhibition of the 

 Florists' and Gardeners' Club will be 

 held in the Town Hall. Lawrence. 

 Mass.. on September 4 and 5. Seven 

 or more handsome cups are to be com- 

 peted for. 



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