October 3. 1914 



HORTICULTUBE 



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group of Boston ferns; to John H. Slo- 

 combe. for ciisi)lay of seedlins; dahlias; 

 to the Park Department for display of 

 geraniums, dahlias and hardy peren- 

 nials; to W. W. Hunt & Company, for 

 exhibit of bay and boxwood trees. 



Ai.i'UKii Dixon. Sec'y. 

 Wethersfield, Conn. 



NEW BEDFORD HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The annual dahlia exhibition of the 

 New Bedford Horticultural Society 

 held in the Library BuildiiiR on Tues- 

 day, September 22 and 2:!, was very 

 pleasing. Owing to weather condi- 

 tions dahlias in this section have not 

 done as well as usual, nevertheless 

 the tables were well decorated with ex- 

 cellent specimens. The principal 

 competition centered around the class 

 tor dahlias arranged for effect with 

 any foliage, covering 30 square 

 feet. Dahlia exhibitions as a rule, do 

 not present as attractive an appearance 

 as peonies, roses or chrysanthemums, 

 so, to induce exhibitors to overcome 

 the stiff, set look of such shows, the 

 principal prize was given in this class. 

 The result was very gratifying, the 

 sameness of previous exhibitions dis- 

 appeared and the hall looked very at- 

 tractive. Arthur E. Griffin superin- 

 tendent of the Galen Stone place, cap- 

 tured first prize with a stand of cro- 

 tons. calaciiums and ferns intermingled 

 with large vases of dahlias in the 

 rear and specimen blooms in tlie fore- 

 ground. W. D. Hathaway, second with 

 a display of the finest blossoms in 

 the show, but lacking in effect enough 

 to lose the coveted first prize. Wm. 

 Keith, gardener for T. M. Stetson, 

 third with a nice display of foliage 

 plants, but lacking in number of flow- 

 ers, the effect being good, but from 

 the standpoint of a dahlia show, the 

 main display was lost among the 

 green. J. C. Forbes had a fine table 

 comprising vases of single and peony- 

 flowered dahlias. Among the amateurs 

 J. A. Nolet of this city was high man 

 capturing nearly all the first prizes. 



Noteworthy seedlings were exhib- 

 ited as follows: 



Mrs. Frederick Grinnell — a deep rich 

 pink peony-flowered variety of excel- 

 lent form and fair stem. Exhibited 

 by J. P. Rooney. Mrs. Henry Deni- 

 son — cactus, clear pink shading lighter 

 toward the centre, of massive build 

 with numerous heavy petals. Exhibited 

 by Forbes & Keith. Mrs. Lillie P. 

 Hathaway, buff decorative of good size 

 with strong erect stem and .Miss Edna 

 L. Hathaway a good addition to the 

 list of orange decoratives. Exhibited 

 by W. D. Hathaway. 



W. F. Trn-NKi{. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' CLUB 

 OF BOSTON. 



At the next meeting of this club, on 

 October 20, L. W. C. Tuthill of New 

 York will deliver a lecture on "Adver- 

 tising, the Spark Plug of lUisiness." 

 Mr. Tuthill had arranged to give this 

 lecture last spring and was unavoid- 

 ably prevented from attending. There 

 will be a large floral display on the 

 exhibition table, including chrysanthe- 

 mums from several places, and a large 

 atendance is hoped for. 



\V. N. Cit.viG, Sec'y. 



Fine Ferns Ready for Immediate 

 Retail Sale 



We offer the following varieties of Ferns in the sizes speci- 

 fied, which we have in perfect shape at this time. 



Nephrolepis muscosa, 3J^-inch, 25c; 5-inch, 50c each. 



Nephrolepis elegantissima, 6-inch, 50c; 8-inch, $1.00; 10-inch 



$2.00 each. 



Nephrolepis elegantissima compacta, 3/4 -inch, 25c; 6-inch 



50c; 8-inch, $1.00 each. 



Nephrolepis superbissima, 6- inch, 50c each. 



Nephrolepis magnifica, 5-inch. 50c each. 



Nephrolepis Piersoni, 6-inch, 50c; S-inch, $1.00 each. 



Nephrolepis, Dwarf Boston, 8-inch, $1.00 each. 



Nephrolepis Harrisii, 6-inch, 50c; 10-inch, $2.00 to $3.00; 

 12-inch, very large plants, $5.00. 



F. R. PIERSON CO. 



TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK 



Stuart Low & Co., Bush Hill Park Nurseries 



ENFIELD, ENGLAND 



ORCHIDS, 25 houses full. 

 PALMS, 40 Louses full. 



FRl'IT TKEES for garden, 100 acres. 

 *- », FRl'IT TKEES, pot grown tor Orcbard liouses. 



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FIG TREES, pot grown. 





GK.4PE VINES, pot grown. 



RO^ES, fieia grown Uy tlie lOCOuu. 



ROSES, pot grown for Pergolas ana forcing. 

 CYCLAMEN SEED, very finest strain. 

 Our representative will be in the United States during Septemlier and Ooto- 

 ber and will be pleased to meet or give particulars to anyone interested. Address 



Mr. Harry A. Barnard, Hotel Albert, University Place, New York City 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 



AMERICA. 



Examining Committees. 



President Wm. Kleinheinz announ- 

 ces the committees to examine new 

 chrysanthemums for the ensuing year 

 as follows: 



Chicago— N. J. Wietor (chairman), 

 George Asm us, Guy French. Ship flow- 

 ers to chairman N. J. Wietor, 30 E. 

 Randolph St., Chicago. 



Cincinnati— R. Witterstaetter (chair- 

 man), James Allen, Henry Schwarz. 

 Ship flowers to chairman .labez Elliott 

 Flower Market care of janitor. 



Boston- Wm. Nicholson (chairman), 

 James Wheeler, Alex. Montgomery. 

 Ship flowers to Boston Flower Ex- 

 change, 1 Winthrop Square care of 

 chairman. 



New York — Eugene Dailledouze 

 (chairman), Wm. H. Duckham, A. 

 Herrington. Ship flowers to New York 

 Cut Flower Co., 55 W. 26th Street, 

 care of chairman. 



Philadelphia— A. B. Cartledge (chair- 

 man), John Westcott. S. S. Pennock. 

 Ship flowers to A. B. Cartledge, 1514 

 Chestnut Street. 



Shipments should be made to arrive 

 by 2 P. M. on examination days to 



receive attention from the committee. 

 Must be prepaid to destination and an 

 entry foe of $2.00 should be forwarded 

 to the secretary not later than Tues- 

 day of the week they are to be ex- 

 amined, or it may accompany the 

 blooms. 



Seedlings and sports are both eli- 

 gible to be shown before these com- 

 luittees, provided the raiser has given 

 them two years' trial to determine 

 their true character. Special atten- 

 tion is called to the rule, that sports 

 to receive a certificate must pass at 

 least three of the five committees. 



The committees will be in session 

 to examine such exhibits as may be 

 submitted on each Saturday during Oc- 

 tober and November, the dates of 

 which will be October 3, 10 17, 24 and 

 31 and November 7, 14, 21 and 28. 

 Cii.\K. W. Johnson. Sec'y. 



.Morgan Park, 111. 



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