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.Iiilv 7, 1917 



ROSE, STRAWBERRY AND PEONY 

 SHOW AT BOSTON. 



Saturday. .luiU' ;!u. uiid Suiulaj . July 

 1, proved a trifle late for the peonies 

 and too early for the roses and .straw- 

 berries, but, nevertheless, Horticul- 

 tural Hall was well fliled with a bril- 

 liant and interesting display. In 

 peonies T. C. Thurlow's Son,-; made 

 the largest and most comprehensive 

 display of blooms, E. J. Shaylor 

 sta.^ed a set of seedling peonies 

 which made the old-timers open their 

 eyes wide and acknowledge tliat he 

 had set a pace for .American seedlings 

 that would be difficult to equal. A. H. 

 Fewkes had in his various entries 

 some of the finest peony blooms ever 

 shown here. The varieties shown in- 

 cluded such leaders as .Mount Blanc, 

 Mme. Crouse, Marie. Albatre. Baroness 

 Schroeder, Rosa Bonheur. I>a Indis- 

 pensable, La Lorraine. Armadine 

 Mechin, Lady Alex. Duft, Milton Hill, 

 etc. Thomas N. Cook's climbing rose 

 Bonnie Prince received much favor- 

 able comment from those who know 

 a good thing. It is the result of a 

 cross between Tausendschoen and an 

 unidentified seedling, the latter having 

 noisette blood in its lineage. One ex- 

 ceptional feature is the absolute 

 whiteness of its petals. Mr. CooK 

 showed five seedlings in all. .John B. 

 Wills whose Florence Pemberton took 

 the ten-dollar special prize as the best 

 Individual bloom in the show is an en- 

 thusiastic young amateur rose-grower 

 who made quite a record as a new ex- 

 hibitor. It transpired after the judges 

 got through that the three outstanding 

 blooms from which the winner was 

 finally selected were all in Mr. Wills' 

 exhibits. 



It was difficult to persuade some vis- 

 itors that the g^roup of H. T. roses 

 staged by William Gray of Newport. 

 R. I., were not grown under glass. In 

 size, form and color of flower, and 

 foliage and stem they surely looked 

 the part and the cultural certiflcate 

 awarded to Mr. Gray was well won. 

 The varieties shown were Mme. 

 Segond Weber, Mrs. Aaron Ward and 

 Annie Oliver. 



We shall have some interesting ob- 

 servations on the peony subject by an 

 expert observer, in next week's Issue. 



List of Awards. 



AWARDS FOR PLANTS AND FLOWERS. 

 RONCB.— ThrPG -n-lilto rtybrltl Perpetual 

 Roso.s: lat. Mrs. Br.iilfnrd D. Harris. Frau 

 Karl Druaclikl : 2d. A. L. Stephens. Frau 

 Karl Druschkl. Tliree Pink: 1st, Mrs. 

 Uradfnrd D. Harris; Atr.i. .Tohn Lalng; 2d, 

 D.-ivid Tyndall. Tliree Red Hybrid: Ist, 

 Mrs. Bradford D. Harris, rirlcli Brnnner; 

 2d. .Tohn B. Wills. Capt. Ha.vward. Hybrid 

 Perpetual Roses.— Twentv-four varieties: 

 lat. W. J. Clemson; 2d. Thomas N. Cook. 

 Twelve varieties: 1st. W. .T. Clemson. Six 

 varieties: 1st. .Tohn B. Wills: 2d. W. .T. 

 Clemson. Six vases, six blooms each : Ist, 

 W. J. Clemson: 2d. Thomas X. Cook. Hv- 

 brld Tea Roses.— Collection of twenty-four 

 varieties : lat. Thomas N. Cook ; 2d. John B. 

 Wills. Twelve varieties : 1st. John B. Wills ; 

 2d. Thomas N. Cook. Best three blooms 

 of a H.vbrid Tea introduced since 1914: 

 Thomas N. Cook. Six blooms, anv White: 



Ihl. Wlllliirii (iriv. KiilHi'rIn .\ln;m.lii Vb 

 lorla: 2d. Thoman N. Cook. While Kll 

 larne.v. Six. an.v Yellow: IhI. Wllllnni 

 (iray. Mm. Aaron Ward ; 2fl. TliniiiriH N. 

 <'»ti>k. MrH. WeiiiyHH (Juln. Six blouniH. any 

 IMnk : IhI. John II. WIIIh. Liidy AHlitown; 

 2d. William tirnv. Mme. Seunnit Weber. 

 Six. any Red: Ist, John B. Wllln. lieorKe 

 IMekHnn: 2d, David Tyndall. fienrBe Dick- 

 ntili. 



.'^peeljil Prize olTeriMl by K, K. Butler. — 

 The beat bloom of a Hybrid Tea In the 

 exhiblilon: John It. WIIIh. Florence Pem- 

 berton 



llerliHeeoiiH I'eoiileit. — Twelve named va- 

 rieii.s. ilouble: 1st. Arthur H. Fewkeg; 

 2d, Mrs. C. S. MInot. Six Pink variellea: 

 1st. Artliur H. Fewkes; 2d. Mrs. ('. S. 

 Mlnot. Six White, one bloom of earli : lat. 

 Arliiur H. Fewkes; 2d. Robert C. Morse. 

 Sweet Willl.-ims display: Isl. Mlas Cor- 

 nelia Warren: 2d. Win. C. Winter. Hardy 

 Herbaceous Flowers (eommerelal prowers 

 excluded* : Ist. Faulkner Farm. Peren- 

 nial Larksi)Hrs; Ist, F. W. Fletcher, Flet- 

 clier Hybrids. 



r.ratultlrii: Thomiis N. Cook. Roses; 

 Wllllani .Mmv. Rosea ; Miss Cornelia Warren, 

 Hoses; Wllllani Gray, Hybrlil Tea Roses: 

 W. J. Clemson. Hoses; T. C. Thurlow's Sons, 

 Inc.. Herbaceous Peonies; Wellesley Nur- 

 series. Herbaceous Peonies: Arthur H. 

 Fewkes. Herbaceous Peonies. 



.SIlTcr Mrilal: T. C. Thurlow's Sons. Inc.. 

 eollcotlon of Herbaceous Peonies: Welles- 

 ley Nurseries, collection of Herbaceous 

 Peonies. 



FirBt ClaBB CertincBte of Merit: Thomas 

 N. Cook. Climbinp Rose Bonnie Prince; 

 K. J. Sliaylor. seedling Peony Wilton Lock- 

 wood: ditto, seedlinc Penny Wm. F. Tur- 

 ner: ditto, seedlinp Peony Kraneis Shaj-lor; 

 ditto, seedlinc Peony No. (\r>: ditto, seed- 

 ling Peony Jessie Shaylor; ditto, seedllni; 

 Peony Secretary Fewkes. 



Honorable Mention: E J. Shaylor. seed- 

 lint: Peony No. '\rt: ditto, seedling Peon.v 

 Shaylor's Dream: ditto, seedling Peony 

 .Mm a. .Tapanese- flowered. 



Vote of Thanks: Norrls F. Comlcy, 

 American Beauty Roses. 



AWARDS FOR FRtJITS. 



Strawberries, ten plates, not less than six 

 varieties; 1st. Wilfried Wheeler. Two 

 plates, any varlet.v Introduced since 1012 : 

 lat. F. S. De Lue. Judith. Two plates of 

 any variety: 1st. F. S. Deljue. Single 

 plate of any yariety: Isl. F. S. Dc Luc; 

 2d. .Tames Donald. Best new strawberry of 

 merit not yet Introduced : F. S. De Lue. 

 Venia. Two plates of Abington; 1st, 

 Wilfriil Wheeler. Two plates of Barry- 

 toore : lat. H. L. Crane. Two plates of 

 Colden Gate: 1st. Wm. C. Cooper. Two 

 Iilatea of Marshall: Ist. Louis Graton; 2il. 

 Wm. C. Cooper. Two plates of any other 

 variety : lat. Wm. C. Cooper. Warren ; 2d. H. 

 I.. Crane. Howards. Best new str.awherr.v of 

 r.'fcnt introilnetion not previously ex- 

 hibited before this Society: 1st. I^ouia 

 Graton, Edmund Wilson. 



Gratuities: T. D. Hatlield, English 

 S*'-awI)erry of tine (pialit.v; H. L. Crane. 

 stra^vbe^rv "Hustler:" Wilfrid Wheeler, 

 display of strawberries. 



AWARDS FOR VEGFTABLER. 



Beets: 1st. W. Heustis & Son. Early 

 Wonder. Cabl)age: 1st, W. Heustis & Son. 

 Karly Market: 2d. W. Heustis & Son. Early 

 Spring. Cucumbers. White Spine: Ist, 

 Oliver Ames. English; Ist. W. J. Clem- 

 son. Telegraph; 2d. Oliver Ames. Telegraph. 

 Lettuce: 1st. James Donald. Ideal; 2d, 

 Oliyer Ames. Big Boston. Cos or Romaine; 

 1st. W. .T. Clerason. Trianon ; 2d. .Tames 

 Donald. Farquhar's Cos. Peas. Gradua or 

 Thomas I^axton : Ist, Oliver Ames, Sut- 

 ton's Excelsior; 1st. E. L. T^ewis. Any 

 other variety: 1st. E. L. Lewis. Little Mar- 

 vel ; 2d. .Tames I)onald. Farquhar's Pro- 

 llflc. Collection of vegetables : 1st. W. J. 

 Clemson; 2d, Miss Elizabeth B. Thacher. 



Gratuities: Oliver Ames, Tomato Ster- 

 ling Castle: Faulkner Farm, Tomato Car- 

 ter's Sunrise; W. J. Clemson. Tomato Lis- 

 ter's Prolific; A. W. Preston. Tomato 

 Comet ; Faulkner Farm. Tomato Lister's 

 I'rolific: Oliver Ames, collection of vege- 

 tables; W. Heustis & Son, collection of 

 vegetables; Hermine A. Scbulz. collection 

 of dried vegetables. 



WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



The annual summer show of this So- 

 ciety was held in Rye, N. V.. on June 

 i:ilh and 20tli. It was held under the 

 auspices of the Rye Branch of the Red 

 CroHs, 80 the society is to bo congratu- 

 lated on helping along so worthy a 

 cause. Despite the very unfavorable 

 weather for flowers and vegetables 

 there was (|ulte a good display on the 

 tables. Mrs. G. D. Barron staged a 

 very fine gronp of flowering plants. The 

 principal prize winners in the cut flow- 

 er section were Mrs. F. A. Constable, 

 gard. James Stuart: P. S. Wheeler, 

 gard. John Orr; Mrs. W. J. Nichols, 

 gard. Joseph Riley; Mrs. A. A. Ander- 

 son, gard. Robt. Williamson: Mrs. 

 Henry Darlington, gard. P. W. Popp: 

 Mrs. G. D. Barron, gard. James Lenane: 

 Robt. Mallory, gard. Wm. Smith: J. H. 

 Flagler, gard. Wm. Whitton; Mrs. L. C. 

 Hruce, gard. John .Andrews, and T. F. 

 Cole, gard. .Mex Clarkson. 



In the plant section Mrs. Henry Dar- 

 lington, Mrs. Robt. Mallory, Miss A. .\. 

 .\nderson, Mrs. G. D. Barron, Mrs. F. 

 Wheeler, Mrs. F. A. Constable, Mrs. 

 Chas. Mallory. gard. Wra. Seeley 

 .Mr. ShlUaber, Mrs. E. C. Converse, 

 sard. Wm. Graham, Mrs. L. C. Bruce 

 and Mrs. A. G. Smith were the princi- 

 pal prize winners. In the classes for 

 fruit Mrs. Converse and Mrs. Consta- 

 ble carried of most of the blue ribbons, 

 ribbons. 



In the table decorations Mrs. F. A. 

 Constable was first, Mrs. G. D. Barron, 

 second and Mrs. Mallory, third. 



The judges were Wm. Scott, Elms- 

 ford, Mr. Cook, Elrasford and Mr. Beck- 

 ett, Portchester. 



.Tohn Orr, Rye, was manager and the 

 success of the show is due to him and 

 his committee. Alex Clarkso.n. 



NEW HAVEN ROSE SHOW. 



The New Haven County Horticul- 

 tural Society's annual Rose Show in 

 the Public Library building on Friday 

 and Saturday. June 29 and 30, was one 

 of the greatest successes that the so- 

 ciety has yet scored. Among the ex- 

 hibitors were the leading rose growers 

 ot this section. The Elm City Nursery 

 <'o. staged 36 large vases of Japanese 

 lioonies, filling the rotunda of the 

 building. The Park Department 

 .showed 18 large exhibits of roses: 

 Vale Botanical Gardens. 15 vases of 

 exquisite blooms: William E. Davis, 

 Jr., 36 vases of the most popular va- 

 rieties, and C. H. Ryder of Branford 

 20 vases of fine roses. Others who 

 showed excellent stock were Mrs. E. 

 G. Stoddard, Louis E. Stoddard, Valde- 

 iiiar T. Hanimen of Branford: Mrs. 

 Roslyn Clarke Pratt of Stony Creek: 

 R. J. Wooduff of Orange: Walter Mal- 

 ly; A. E. Doty of Morris Cove: Her- 

 bert F. Clark of West Haven: Joel A 

 Sperry; Mrs. Clarence Blakeslee: Mrs. 

 William F. Hasselbach: Mrs. Helen 

 Mercer of Westville, and Adam Zieg- 

 ler. Several very old .Japanese aza- 

 leas from Elm City Nursery Co., some 

 of them mounted on heavy stone pil- 

 lars, came in for a great deal of at- 

 tention. 



