September 29, 197 



HOKTICULTURE 



353 



WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



At the regular monthly meeting of 

 this society in Greenwich, Conn., Sept. 

 14th, there was a very good display on 

 the exhibition tables, for which the 

 awards were as foUow^s: Very highly 

 commended, to P. W. Popp for a fine 

 basket of dahlias; high commenda- 

 tion to Wm. Graham for melons "Mil- 

 ler's Cream" and to Robt. Grunert for 

 vase of Hydrangea paniculata : honor- 

 able mention to John Andrews for 

 Campanula pyramidalis and to Alex 

 Clarkson for Ophelia roses. The 1st 

 prize for vase of outdoor flowers ar- 

 ranged for effect, open to assistant 

 gardeners only was won by James 

 Tough, 2nd Alex White, and 3rd Wm. 

 Frame. 



Robt. Williamson was elected man- 

 ager for the fall show which is to be 

 held under the auspices of the Green- 

 wich branch of the Red Cross, in the 

 Armory on Oct. 31st and Nov. 1st. P. 

 W. Popp gave a very interesting talk 

 on Dahlia Culture. 



Alex Ciarksox, Cor. Secy. 



ROCHESTER FLOWER SHOW. 



iSee Cover Illustration.) 

 The Rochester florists have been 

 in the van right along in the effort 

 to make their floral exhibitions artis- 

 tic and harmonious as a whole — some- 

 thing more than a commonplace array 

 of florists and gardeners' products 

 and they have set an example worthy 

 of emulation on every occasion where 

 they have made tlie attempt. This 

 year's results showed that the Roch- 

 ester florists have not forgotten either 

 their ambition or their skill. The 

 lily pool which we illustrate in this 

 issue was one of the very popular at- 

 tractions of the exposition. It was 

 planned by Charles H. Vick and 

 George Cramer, the latter doing the 

 actual work of arranging. The water 

 lilies were supplied by Henry A. 

 Dreer. It was admired by thousands 

 of visitors during the week. 



AMERICAN DAHLIA SOCIETY. 



We have in type the address of 

 President Vincent and report of Sec- 

 retary Dick at the meeting in New 

 York, but must defer their presenta- 

 tion until next week on account of 

 lack of space. The treasurer's annual 

 report showed a healthy financial con- 

 dition with a cash balance of $466.15. 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 

 NEW YORK. 



A Dahlia Show was held by this 

 society, in co-operation with the New 

 York Botanical Garden, in the Museum 

 building of that institution, on Satur- 

 day and Sunday, September 22 and 23. 

 It was a very successful exhibition. 

 On Saturday there was a good attend- 

 ance, and on Sunday a much larger 

 one. 



Following is the list of prize win- 

 ners: 



Open to -VU. 



Collection, 1st, Alfred E. Hoty ; llil, C. 

 Louis Ailing ; 3d, Mills & Co. 



12 Cactus, ist. Mrs. H. Darlington, ganl. 

 P. W. Popp; 2d, C. Louis Ailing; 3d, Al- 

 fred K. Doty. 



12 I'eouv-dowered. 1st, Mrs. II. Darling- 

 ton; 2d, C. Louis Ailing; 3d, Mills & Co. 



12 Decorative, 1st, C. Louis Ailing ; 2d, 

 Mills & Co.; 3d. Alfred E. Doty. 



12 Show or Fancy, 1st. Alfred E. Doty; 

 2d, C. Louis Ailing; 3d, Mills & Co. 



12 Pompou, 1st, Mills & Co.; 2d, Alfred 

 E. Dotv ; od, C. Louis Ailing. 



12 Single or Collarette, 1st, C. Louis Ail- 

 ing; 2d, Alfred E. Doty; 3d, Mrs. H. Dar- 

 lington. 



Vase arranged for effect, Ist, Mrs. II. 

 Darlington ; 2d, Mills & Co. ; 3d, C. Louis 

 Ailing. 



Non-Commercial Growers. 



Collection. 1st, Wm. J. Matheson. gard. 

 Ja.s:. Kirby ; 2d, Mrs. H. Darlington; 3d, 

 Dr. M. A. Howe. 



6 Cactus. 1st, Mrs. H. Darlington ; 2d, 

 Thos. P. Hollingswortb ; 3d, Dr. M. A. 

 Howe. 



G Peony-flowered, 1st, Mrs. II. Darlington. 



6 Decorative. Ist, Mrs. H. Darlington. 



tl Show or Fancy, 2d, Dr. M. A. Howe. 



ti Pompon, 1st, Wm. Shlllaber, gard. J. P. 

 Sorenson ; 2d, Mrs. H. Darlington ; 3d, 

 Thomas P. Hollingswortb. 



I) Single or Collarette, 1st, Mrs. H. Dar- 

 lington; 2d, Dr. M. A. Howe; 3d, Thomas 

 I'. Hollingsworth. 



Special Prizes. 



Uev. W. G. Wyckoff, for seedling peony- 

 flowered Dahlia Mrs. Pflster, certiUcate of 

 merit. 



Cedar Hill Nursery, display of flowering 

 shrubs and herbaceous plants, cash. 



Geo. V. N.vsH, Secy. 



The fifth annual exhibition of the 

 Central New York Horticultural So- 

 ciety was held at New Hartford, on 

 September 13, and was well attended 

 by the people of New Hartford and vi- 

 cinity. Jlany excellent vegetables 

 were shown and the fine display of as- 

 ters and gladioli gave the exhibit a 

 most pleasing appearance. No cash 

 prizes were given this year, all prizes 

 being in the form of ribbons. Follow- 

 ing the announcement of prize win- 

 ners the fruits, vegetables and flowers 

 were sold, the proceeds being given to 

 the New Hartford branch of the Red 

 Cross. 



RET-UL FlOBISTS' KXHIBITS AT Syr.vcuse, X. i ., 

 Showing' Table Decorations and Bridal Work 



NEW HAVEN COUNTY HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



Last week the New Haven County 

 Horticultural Society held Its 85th 

 annual e.xhibition. The show was one 

 of the very best ever held. President 

 Vincent of the American Dahlia So- 

 ciety was the guest of the New Haven 

 or,ganization. 



There were very friendly greetings 

 for Secretary W. C. Mcintosh, who had 

 not been seen by the members for sev- 

 eral months owin.g to sevei'e illness. 

 He spent several hours at the show 

 on the two days of the exhibition. 



The premium list was made up of 

 eight Sections ami 100 Classes. There 

 was close competition for the 1st 

 Class — Dahlias, 24 varieties, 1 flower 

 of each: 1st prize, Jno. H. Slocombe, 

 New Haven; 2nd W. D. Hathaway, 

 New Bedford, Mass.; 3rd, A. E. Doty, 

 Morris Cove. Spirited competition 

 was continued in Section C, when the 

 professionals were out in force. 

 Fottler, Fiske & Rawson Co. prizes for 

 Cactus or Hybrid Cactus, 18 blooms, 

 1 variety: 1st, A. E. Doty: 2nd, A. W. 

 Davidson, Ansonia; 3rd, F. C. Sheldon, 

 New Haven. Peter Henderson & Co. 

 prizes for decorative, 18 blooms, 1 

 variety: 1st, W. F. Jost, East Haven; 

 2nd, Miss Nellie J. Jillson, Dakewood, 

 R. I.; 3rd, A. W. Davidson, Ansonia. 

 Carter's Tested Seeds, Inc., prizes for 

 Show or Hybrid Show, IS blooms, 1 

 variety: 1st. A. E. Doty; 2nd, L. B. 

 Linsley, West Haven. J. M. Thorburn 

 & Co. prizes for Peony-flowered, IS 

 blooms, 1 variety: Nathan A. Miller, 

 Bradford; 2nd, Miss Nellie J. Jillson, 

 R. I.; 3rd, A. E. Doty. 



Certificates of merit for any super- 

 ior new dahlia not introduced prior to 

 1915 were awarded to W. J. Rowe, New 

 Haven; Miss Nellie J. Jillson; A. E. 

 Doty and Nathan A. Miller. .Award 

 of recognition for any meritorious 

 dahlia seedling from seed of 1917 was 

 given Jno. H. Slocombe. The ladies' 

 prize, for six dahlia blooms, was won 

 by Mrs. Lyon, New Haven. 



In Section D — Gladiolus, six classes 

 —Mills & Co., Mamaroneck, N. Y., 

 made the highest number of points; 

 Herbert F. Clark made second. There 

 wTiis four classes of asters in Section 

 E: 1st, W. J. Rathgeber; 2nd, L. B. 

 Linsley, W. J. Rathgeber carried off 

 1st for bees and honey. 



The Sanderson Fertilizer & Chemi- 

 cal Co. prizes for best vase of 25 dahlia 

 blooms, any or all typos, showing stems 

 and foliage, was won by A. E. Doty. 

 George L. StillnuDi's prizes were won, 

 1st by Miss Nellie J. Jillson and 2iul 

 by W. J. Rathgeber. 



The State of Connecticut i)rize for 

 one-luilf bushel of potatoes was won 

 by David Kydd of West Haven. 



The American Dahlia Society medals 

 lor a collection of fifty varieties, I 

 llower of each, were awarded to C. 

 Louis Ailing (silver) and A. W. David- 

 son (bronze). The American Dahlia 

 Society silver medal for collection of 

 25 varieties was won by Wm. Talbot of 

 Whitueyvllle. A silver medal of the 

 American Dahlia Society was awarded 

 Ino. H. Slocombe for the most meri- 

 torious exhibit of dahlias of American 

 origin: 1st for centerpiece for table 

 decoration was won by W. J. Rathge- 

 ber: 2nd by Walter Shaw. 



