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HOKTl CULT URE 



June 9, 1917 



on one side and through a succession 

 of orange and vermilion shades on the 

 other. 



The school children are admitted 

 under escort of their teachers free 

 every uay except Saturday and Sun- 

 day. 



The attenaance for the first part of 

 the week has been very light. This is 

 accounted for in part by the delin- 

 quency in the weather and the fact 

 that the rhododendrons have not yet 

 opened. But the public mind is pre- 

 occupied and registration day with 

 other incidents of war preparation 

 have naturally had a considerable ad- 

 verse influence. The attendance will 

 doubtless increase with each day, es- 

 pecially if Old Sol attends to his June 

 duties as he should. 



On Wednesday President Saltonstall 

 gave a luncheon to the exhibitors and 

 other workers at the Hotel Somerset 

 where brief remarks were made by ex- 

 presidents J. K. M. L. Farquhar, S. M. 

 Weld and A. F. Estabrook, Chairman 

 Dillon of the Park Department. Walter 

 Gott of St. Albans, Eng., James Wheel- 

 er and Thomas Roland. 



Just before the gates were opened 

 to the Red Cross ticket subscribers 

 the exhibition committee completed its 

 study of the show and decided to make 

 the following awards: 



Gold medals: James Wheeler, in 

 recognition of his service to the so- 

 ciety in installing the exhibition; 

 R. & J. Farquhar & Co., for the rock 

 garden; Thomas Roland, rose garden; 

 Charles Sander, azaleas and wisterias; 

 John Waterer Sons & Crisp. Ltd., Bag- 

 shot, Surrey, Eng,, rhododendrons; 

 Mrs. Samuel C. Lawrence, rhododen- 

 drons; T. D. Hatfield, rhododendrons; 

 Julius Heurlin, conifers; Arthur W. 

 Cooley, orchids; Ernest B. Dane, or- 

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AN OLDTIME RHODODENDRON SHOW. 



This is a picture of the last public 

 out-door floral exhibition in Boston 

 previous to the one now in progress. 

 It was located on Boston Common in 

 1873, just forty-four years ago, and 

 Professor Charles S. Sargent, who has 

 been the prime mover in the present 

 greai undertaking, was also in asso- 



ciation with the late H. H. Hunne- 

 well. the chief promoter of the former 

 enterprise which while small as com- 

 pared with this year's affair was 

 equally sensational for those days and 

 the records show that it was eminent- 

 ly successful from a financial as well 

 as an artistic standpoint. It was de- 

 voted to rhododendrons exclusively. 



chids; Julius Roehrs Co., orchids. 



Silver medals: Mrs. Charles G. Weld, 

 Edwin S. Webster, A. Dolansky and 

 Faulkner Farm. 



Honorable mention: E. A. Clark, 



Mrs. William W. Edgar and General 

 Stephen M. Weld. 



Certificate of merit: Philip L. Car- 

 bone, J. Whittier and Henry Penn, for 

 garden ornaments. 



Boston Outdoor June Flower Show. 

 llflm Lfa Azaleas 



