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plants, etc., in order to prove himself an ef- 

 ficient supervisor of the work that comes 

 under his management. 



Those who have had experience with gar- 

 deners know that the type at times portrayed 

 hy the humorist does not represent the gar- 

 dener who depends on his inteiHgence for suc- 

 cess. Tlic increasing tendency to turn to the 

 colleges to acquire a theoretical knowledge as 

 well as the practical experience which comes 

 to one through working in a garden, will 

 bring recognition to the profession as being 

 a worth-while one, one that creates inspira- 

 tion, and not discontent among mankind. — M. 

 C. E. 



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LOCAL SOCIETIES 



Therefore 

 It Hath Its Charm 



Isn't it Iiard to quite understand lunv sums people spend unstintedly fur 



buildings and the "doing over" of their grounds, only to secure a regrettable 



effect of man-inadeness? 



Everything has the look of having been just placed there. All nature's 



naturalness has been ruthlessly ironed out. In contrast, you at rare intervals 



run across a layout that is a delight in its utter frankness — its skillful 



adaptation to nature's own setting. 



How it prompts a long breath and a sigh of contentment. 



Therefore, this greenhouse has its charm. 



It just fits in the picture, as it were. 



You can well imagine the satisfaction it was to do our bit in secuting this 



result for Dr. J. H. Lancashire on his Massachusetts woodland-crested estate, 



at Manchester-by-the-Sea. 



Why can't we do as much for you? Would vou like our booklet called 



"Own ng Vuur Own Greenhouse"? 



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THE CLEVELAND HORT. SOCIETY 



At the Chrysanthemum and Vegetable 

 Show of the Cleveland Hort. Society-, Nov. 

 9 and 10, the quality of the exhibits was 

 exceptionally fine, the big 'mums being of the 

 very best. The specimen pot plants were 

 all well grown, especially a single "Cinde- 

 rella" exhibited by George Jacques. The 

 Winter flowering begonias were also well 

 grown plants, as were the Lorraine type. 

 R. P. Brydon received a Certificate of Merit 

 on the fonner, and a Cultural Certificate on 

 the latter. The vegetable classes were well 

 filled and of excellent quality. A collection 

 of berry bearing branches taken from trees 

 and shrubs on the estates of J. L. Severance 

 and Mrs. F. F. Prentiss was most interest- 

 ing, being one of the exhibits to cause the 

 greatest interest in the show. 



The awards for cut blooms, chrysanthe- 

 mums, were as follows : 24, Mrs. F. F. 

 Prentiss 1st, silver cup (R. P. Brydon, 

 Supt.) ; 24, Mrs. W. T. White 2nd, silver 

 medal (R. Broadfield, Supt.) : 6 white, W. 



D. B. Alexander 1st (F. Eckhard, gard.) : 

 6 yellow, W. G. Mather 1st (George Jacques, 

 Supt.) ; 3 white and 3 pink, J. L. Severance 

 1st (A. Brown, Supt.) ; 3 yellow, E. S. 

 Burke 1st (W. E. Fisher, Supt.) ; 3 bronze, 

 J. L. Severance 1st: 9 Japanese large flower- 

 ing anemone, Mrs. F. F. Prentiss 1st; 6 

 sprays single white, Mrs. J. D. Lyons, 

 Sewickley, Pa., 1st (John Barnet, Supt.) : 

 6 sprays single pink, J. L. Severance 1st : 

 6 sprays single yellow, J. L. Severance 1st ; 

 6 sprays single bronze, Mrs. J. D. Lyons, 1st. 



In pot plant chrysanthemums : 7" and 

 over singles, W. G. Mather 1st; 6" singles. 

 Miss Sherwin 1st (L. B. G. Webb, gard.) ; 

 7" and over pompons, Mrs. Knapp 1st (W. 

 Peschke, gard.) ; 6" pompons. Miss Sher- 

 win 1st ; 7" and over decoratives, Mrs. F. F. 

 Prentiss 1st; 6" decoratives. Miss Sherwin 

 1st; 6" anemones, Mrs. Knapp 1st. 



Collection of foliage and flowering plants, 

 .W. G. Mather 1st. Collection of vegetables, 



E. S. Burke 1st. Six varieties of vegetables, 

 George Hancox, 1st. 



In pompon and decorative classes the 

 awards were as follows : Six sprays pom- 

 pons, white, Mrs. W. T. White 1st; 

 6 pink and 6 yellow, J. L. Severance 1st; 

 6 red, E. S. Burke 1st ; 6 bronze, Mrs. Knapp 

 1st. Three of any color, Mr. Baker (George 

 Williams, gard.) 1st, silver medal. Six 

 sprays decoratives, white, Mrs. F. F. Pren- 

 tiss 1st: 6 pink, J. L. Severance 1st; 6 yel- 

 low, E. S. I5urke 1st: 6 bronze, Mrs. W. T. 

 White first. 



In the table decorations for ladies, Mrs. 

 Laine w'On first and Miss L. Jacques second. 



All the carnation classes were carried by 

 W. G. Mather. 



A Certificate of J\lerit was awarded Her- 

 mann Rapp, Sewickley, Pa., for seedling 

 anemone, white, "Mrs. Edna Thompson." 



The judges were: J. Carman, Sewickley, 



Pa. ; R. Weeks, Mansfield, Ohio ; J. Cur- 

 now, Akron, Ohio. W. J. Bruce, Sec. 



WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD 

 HORT. SOCIETY 



A meeting was held in Greenwich, Conn- 

 November 14. There was a large gathering 

 of members, and nominations of officers for 

 1923 were received. 



One new member was elected and a fine 

 exhibition of chrysanthemums were staged. 



Prize winners in the chrysanthemum com- 

 petition were as follows : Class 1 — Six 

 blooms, one or more varieties: 1st, James 

 Stuart ; 2nd, J. McCarroll. Class 2— Three 

 blooms, one or more varieties: 1st, W. D. 

 Robertson ; 2nd, Alexander Smith. Class 

 3 — Twelve anemones, one or more varieties : 

 1st, W. Scaley: 2nd, G. Hewitt. Class 4— 



Si.K vases of pompons, six varieties : 1st, G. 

 Hewitt ; 2nd, W. Sealey. Class 5 — Six vases 

 of singles, six varieties: 1st, James Stuart; 

 2nd, W. D. Robertson. Class 6— Vase of 

 pompons for effect, any foliage allowed : ' 

 1st, W. Sealey. Class 7 — Vase'of singles for 

 etl^ect, any foliage allowed: 1st. H. F. Bul- 

 pitt. Class 8 — Centerpiece of chrysanthe- 

 mums, any foliage allowed: 1st, W. Sealey. 

 Class 9 — Vegetables ; six varieties, arranged 

 for effect: 1st, James Linane. 



The members of the society met in Green- 

 wich on Sunday, November 26, and went in 

 a body to the cemetery to place flowers on 

 the graves of deceased members. 



T. J. BULPITT, Cor. .Sec. 



NASSAU CO. (N. Y.) HORT. SOC. 



The regular meeting of the above society 

 was held at Glen Cove, L. I., on November 



