November 17, 1917 



HOETICULTUEE 



525 



ptl tlie sweepstakes prize for her vase of 



-Mat. iiless. 



'1 Iw sweepstakes prize for tlie best orohid 

 plant was awarded to Mrs. Morton F. riant 

 fur her Oncidium. 



NEW YORK. 



Two big flower' shows running simul- 

 taneoiisl.v and botli free to the public 

 gave New Yorlv people sometliing to 

 think about last weelv other than war 

 and politics. One was conducted by 

 the American Institute at the Engi- 

 neering Building and the other was 

 under the auspices of the Horticul- 

 tural Societ.v of New York at the 

 Museum of Natural History. ' Both 

 were superb as to the quality of the 

 plants and flowers shown, the chrys- 

 anthemums especially excelling any 

 previous exhibition, both were patron- 

 ized in the matter of attendance and 

 contributions by the wealthy owners 

 of the noted private estates on the 

 shores of Long Island Sound and 

 along the Hudson River, and the 

 general public came in veritable 

 droves, the number in attendance on 

 Sunday afternoon at the Museum 

 totaling SU.OOu. 



The great sensation of the Horticul- 

 tural Society's display centered in the 

 giant bush and columnar trained 

 chrysanthemum plants which occupied 

 the grand foyer of the Museum build- 

 ing. Here were some 37 of these 

 wonderful demonstrations of the gar- 

 deners' art. from the greenhouses of 

 Adolph Lewisohn, J. B. Duke, Samuel 

 Untermyer and J. R. De Lamar, about 

 one-half of the number coming from 

 the Lewisohn estate and again as in 

 previous years exciting the amaze- 

 ment of professional and amateur 

 alike at the genius and skill of that 

 invincible grower, John Canning. His 

 plants, more than fifteen feet across, 

 were, if possible, even finer than those 

 that caused such a furore last year. 

 The cut chrysanthemums were the 

 best ever shown in New York, which 

 is "going some." Four new roses, viz. 

 Columbia, Rosalind, Mrs. Henry Win- 

 nett and Ophelia Supreme were given 

 an airing by their respective sponsors 

 as recorded in the list of awards fol- 

 lowing and they got their full share of 

 attention from the visitors. The sin- 

 gle, pompon and anemone classes of 

 chrysanthemums were shown more 

 abundantly and in better form than 

 ever before. (Conservatory flowering 

 and foliage plants were excellent and 

 the special group by W. B. Thompson 

 was both varied and rich and arranged 

 with most exquisite taste. Following 

 is the list of Horticultural Society 

 awards: 



Awards. Horticultural Society of New 

 York. 



Chrysanthemuiu IMiiiits — Specimen l)iislies 

 in not less tlian 14-inoh pots. Yellow, ,T. 

 R. De Lamar, fflcii Cove, X. Y.. gard. 

 Robert Marsliail. 1st; A. Lewisohn, Ardslev, 

 N. Y., gard. .lolin Canning, 2d. White, A. 

 Lewisohn: 1st. I'ink. A. Lewisohn, 1st; .7. 

 B. Duke. Somerville. N. J., card. A. A. Mar- 

 Donald. Jd. An.v other color, A. Lewisohn, 

 1st. .\iicnione or single, W. B. Tlionipson. 

 Yonkers. N. Y.. gard. R. M. .Johnston, 1st; 

 .1. B. Dnke, 2d. 



In nitt more tlian 14-inch pots. Yellow. 

 .T. B. De Lamar. 1st; W. B. Thompson, 2d. 

 ■White. A. Lewisohn. 1st: W. B. Thompson. 

 2d. Pink. A. Lewisohn. 1st; W. B. Thomp- 

 son, 2d. Anv other color, W. B. Thompson, 

 1st. 



Specimen standards. Not less than four 



iVct in diauietcr. J. i;, De l^amar, Isl ; W. 

 B. Thompson, 2d. Not less than three feet 

 in diameter, W. B Thompson, 1st; G. D. 

 Barron. Rye, N. Y., gard. James Linane, 2d. 



Specimen, odd shape, J. B. Duke, 1st; A. 

 Lewisohn, 2d. In not over 14-inch pots, 

 Samuel L'ntermyer, Yonkers, N. Y., gard. 

 Chas. Hurn, 1st; G. D. Barron, 2d. 



Chrysanthemum Blooms. Commercial — 

 Chas. H. Totty won in all classes. 



Chrysanthemum Blooms. Non-Commer- 

 cial — Stems not less than two feet. Six 

 white, Samuel Untermyer, 1st; A. Lewisohn, 

 2d. Six pink, Percy Chubb, Glen Cove, N. 

 Y., gard. Robert Jones, 1st; Miss M. T. 

 Cockcroft, Saugatuck, Ct., gard. Adam 

 Patersou. 2d. Six yellow, A. N. Cooley, 

 I'ittsfleld. Mass., gard. F. E. Nash, 1st; 

 Saiiuiei Untermyer. 2d. Sis red. A. N. Coo- 

 ley, 1st; Miss M. T. Cockcroft, 2d. Six 

 any other color. Percy Chubb, 1st; Mrs. S. 

 Neustadt. Chappaqua. N. Y., gard. David 

 Gordon, 2d. Vase arranged for effect, S. 

 Untermyer. 1st: Mrs. H. Darlington, 

 Maniaroneek, X. Y.. gard. P. W. Popp. 2d. 



Stems IS inches — Twelve vases, twelve 

 varieties. Percy Chubb, 1st; A. Lewisohn. 

 2d : s. Unteruiver, 3d. Six vases, Percy 

 Chubb. 1st; J. B: Duke, 2d; J. R. De 

 Lamar, 3d. 



Stems not over ID inches — Collection 24 

 varieties, Mrs. S. Neustadt, 1st; Mrs. Payne 

 Wliitney, Manhasset, X. Y., gard. Geo. 

 i"erj;usou, 2d 



Collection of singles, 24 varieties, A. 

 Lewisohn. 1st; A. X. Cooley. 2d. Collec- 

 tion of singles, 12 varieties, Adrian Iselon, 

 New Rocheile, X. Y., gard. Jos. Tiernan, 

 1st; A. Lewisohn. 2d. Pompons, 24 varie- 

 ties. Frederick Sturges, Fairfield, Ct., gard. 

 Thos. Bell 1st. Pompons, 12 varieties, 

 Frederick Sturges. 1st. Anemones, 12 

 varieties, Mrs. Payne Whitney, 1st. 



Dinner table decoration. W. B. Thomp- 

 son. 1st; Mrs. Payne Whitney, 2d; A. T. 

 Bunyard, 3d. 



Roses. Commercial — All classes won by 

 F. R. Pierson. Tarrytown, N. Y. New 

 varietv not in commerce. F. R. Pierson for 

 Rosalind; Chas. H. Totty for Columbia; 

 Dailledouze Bros, for Ophelia Supreme. 



Roses. Xon-Commercial — All classes won 

 by J. B. Duke, S. Untermyer, A. Lewisohn 

 and W. B. Thompson. 



Carnations. Commercial — New variety, 

 2.5 liiooms, Cottage Gardens Co., Queens, 

 N. Y. 



Carnations. Non-Commercial — All prizes 

 won by Mrs. J. C. Brady. Gladstone, N. J., 

 sard. J. i;. Walker, and Mrs. Payne 

 Whitney 



Foliage and Decorative Plants — Group, 

 150 s(i. ft., W. B. Thompson, 1st; Mrs. Mor- 

 ton F. Plant, Groton. Ct., gard. Ernest 

 Robinson, 2d. Three plants Begonia, Gloire 

 de Lorraine type. W. B. Thompson, 1st on 

 all classes, except the Fern classes, in all 

 of which F. R. Pierson won 1st. 



Orchid Plants. Commercial — Collection, 

 Lager A: JIurreil, Summit. N. J.. 1st; Ju- 

 lius Roehrs Co.. Rutherford. N. J., 2d. 

 Novelty not before exhibited tiefore the so- 

 fi4-ty, Julius Roehrs Co.. silver medal. Col- 

 lection of Cypripediums. not less than 12 

 varieties. Lager & Hurreil. 



Orchids. Non-Conimercial Growers — S. 

 l'ntermyer. 1st in all classes. 



Special Prizes. All cash gratuities ex- 

 cept where otherwise stated. 



Adolph Lewisohn. display of bush chrys- 

 antheuiums; for entire display of bush 

 plants, gold medal: Hanging basket of Be- 

 gonia. Miss .M. T. Cockcroft. anemone 

 'hrysanthemnms. Howard Phipps. West- 

 bury. N. Y.. gard. C. J. Muller, seedling 

 clirysanthcmunis. Wm. Shillaber. fssex 

 Fells. X. J., gard. J. P. Sorenson. seedling 

 chrysantliemum. Mrs. H. Darlington, chrys- 

 anthenuims and gladioli Herbert L. Pratt. 

 Glen Cnve. N. Y.. gard. Henry Gaut. Fred- 

 erii'k Sturges. chrysanthemums and vio- 

 lets. J. R. De Lamar, odd-shaped bush 

 chrysanthemum, silver medal and cash. 

 John Scheepcrs & Co.. New Y'ork City, win- 

 ter flowering begonias, gold medal. Peter 

 Ilauek. Jr.. East Orange. N. J., gard. Max 

 Schneider. F. R. Pierson. r,n Ophelia roses. 

 Mrs. F. A. Constable, seedling nerines. Mrs. 

 Oliver Iloyt. Stamford. Ct.. gard. Jas. Fos- 

 ter, muskmelons Mrs. Morton F. Plant. 

 Oncidium. certificate of culture. Adrian 

 Iselln. ■ollectlon of chrysanthemums. Max 

 Sehling. "ludinn Summer" exhibit, diplo- 

 inji. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



Awards at the Chrysanthemum 

 Show of the Pennsylvania Horticul- 

 tural Society were recorded as follows: 



Fuur plants, Japanese, 1st, Mrs. J. Leslie 

 Davis, Haverford, Pa., gard. Frank Coll; 2d, 

 <!eo. H. McFadden, Rosemont, gard. David 

 Aiken. 



Three plants pink, 1st, C. B. Newbold, 

 Jenkiutown, gard. Thos. W. Logan ; 2d, H. 

 A. Poth, Wayne, gard. M. J. Flynn. 



Three plants introduced in 1917, 1st, Geo. 

 II. McFadden. 



Specimen, 1st, Mrs. J. Leslie Davis; 2d, 

 W. S. Ellis, Bryn Mawr, gard. Alex. Llnd- 

 roth. 



Specimen, 1st W. S. Ellis; 2d, Geo. H. 

 McFadden. 



Two plants, 1st W. S. Ellis; 2d, Geo. H. 

 McFadden. 



Eight plants white and .vellow, 1st. P. A. 

 1!. Widener Estate, Ogoutz, gard. Wm. 

 Kleinheinz; 2d, W. S. Ellis. 



Six Rose Pocket, 1st, W. S. Ellis. 



Six one variety, 1st, Widener Estate: 2d, 

 C. B. Newbold. 



Six yellow, 1st, Widener Estate; 2d, C. B. 

 Newbold. 



Six any color, 1st, Mrs. Walter M. Jef- 

 fords. Glen Riddle, gard. Joseph Hurley; 

 2d. Widener Estate. 



Two white and pink. 1st, H. A. Poth; 2d, 

 Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords. 



Specimen red, H. A. Poth. 



Four plants, 1st, H. A. Poth; 2d, C. B. 

 Newbold. 



Specimen bloom, 1st, Geo. H. McFadden; 

 2d, J. W. Pepper. 



Specimen yellow. 1st. H. A. Poth; 2d, 

 Mrs. J. Leslie Davis. 



Specimen pink, 1st, H. A. Poth; 2d, Mrs. 

 Walter M. Jeffords. 



Specimen white. 1st, H. A. Poth ; 2d, Mr-S. 

 Walter M. Jeffords. 



Chrysanthemum Cut Flowers. 



Six blooms Mrs. Frank Thomson, 1st, 

 Widener Estate; 2d. C. B. Newbold. 



Four vases, five blooms each, 1st H. A. 

 Poth; 2d. Widener Estate. 



Vase of twenty-flve, 1st. J. W. Pepper; 

 2d. Widener Estate. 



Fifty blooms, ten varieties. Isl, Widener 

 Estate; 2d, John Wanamaker, Wyncote, 

 gard. John Dodds. 



12 Lynnewood Hall, 1st, W. S. Ellis; 2d, 

 Geo. H. McFadden. 



Eight William Turner. 1st, J. W. Pepper; 

 2fl. .Mrs. J. Leslie Davis. 



Eight Meudon, 1st, Widener Estate; 2d, 

 •I. W. Pepper. 



Eight Col. D. Appleton. 1st, Mrs. John 

 Gribel. Wyncote. gard. James Fox; 2d, W. 

 S. Ellis. 



Six any variety introduced in 1916, 1st, 

 John W. Pepper. 



Five Mrs. George W. Childs Drexel, 1st, 

 Mrs. J. Leslie Davis; 2d, C. B. Newbold. 



Five Merza, 1st, J. W. Pepper. 



Six William Turner, 1st. Mrs. John Grib- 

 bel ; 2d. Mrs. .T. Leslie Davis. 



Five white. 1st, Mrs. S. D. Riddle; 2d, W. 

 S. Ellis. 



Five yellow. 1st, Mrs. S. D. Riddle; 2d, 



C. B. Newbold. 



Five pink, 1st. II. A. I'nth : 2d. J. W. 

 Pepper. 



Five any one variety. 1st. Mrs. S. D. Rid- 

 dle; 2d. L. H. Dudman, Llanerch, gard. 

 Oliver Halllday. 



Twelve blooms, short stems. 1st, Mrs. S. 



D. Riddle: 2d. Widener Estate. 

 Collection pompons and singles. 1st, Mrs. 



Walter M. Jeffords. 



Collection twenty hardy varieties. 1st, J. 

 W. Peppers; 2d, Mrs. S. D. Riddle. 



Vase of six blooms, 1st. W. S. Ellis; 2d, 

 Widener Estate. 



Miscellaneous. 



Six ferns, six varieties. 1st. Geo. W. 

 I'lilida Drexel. 



Five ferns, 1st, W. S. Ellis; 2d. J. W. 

 Pepper. 



Twelve palms, let. John Wanamaker. 



Specimen palm. 1st. Widener Estate. 



Eight foliage plants. 1st. Geo. W. Chllda 

 Drexel ; 2nd. J. W. Pepper. , 



Foliage plant not previousl.v exhibited, 

 1st. Geo. W. Childs Drexel. 



Pair iialms. 1st. Geo. W. Childs Drexel: 

 2d. Widener Estate. 



Group foliage and flowering plants, 1st, 

 .lolin Wanamaker. 



