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BOSTON MAY EXH'BITION 



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Mussiii-liiisotts llortl<'uUural Society 

 had niado vory libernl prepnrntions In 

 Its scliediilt* o( prizes did not come up 

 to llie stnndiird coiiloinidatcd. due pri- 

 marily to llie backward season which 

 ruled out some of the most pretentious 

 classes. On many of the items In the 

 schedule there were no entries at all. 

 Nevertheless the show was a good one 

 well attended. Wo sliou'd have likecl 

 It bettor had art In arransonient and 

 color balancing boon viven more con- 

 sideration liy the exhibitors hut this 

 phase of modern llower and plant ex- 

 hibiting is a plant of slow growth and 

 we must not ask too much all at once. 

 At least two elegant examples of how- 

 to do It w-ere given in the displays of 

 F. U. Plerson of Tarrytown, N. Y., and 

 Penn the Florist, of Boston. The 

 former showed cut roses beautifully 

 arranged in large vases with a view- 

 to tasteful effect, making a proud rec- 

 ord in tliis respe I and tho latter made 

 a shining example of what a retail 

 florist may do In his splendid table of 

 bronze floral baskets and vases in 

 which Spanish irises, marguerites, 

 snapdragons, etc., were combined with 

 telling effect. 



As on other recent exhibitions here 

 the commercial growers were in the 

 ascendancy on a number of classes 

 formerly monopolized by the private 

 experts. \V. W. Edgar Co., captured 

 the big prizes for French hydrangeas: 

 A. M. Davenport gobbled the two $100 

 prizes for azalea group and general 

 plant groun; Thomas Roland's show- 

 ing of rambler roses whicli filled thi! 

 entire stage in the lecture hall had no 

 competitor and his group of Bougain- 

 villeas was simply glorious; William 

 Sim on sweet peas and on pansies. 

 James Wheeler on yellow marguerites, 

 for w-hich a silver medal was awarded, 

 Frank .1. Dolansky on group of orchids' 

 — which won the gold medal,— the es- 

 tate of A. Roper with the great cerise 

 carnation named Albert Roper, which 

 received a silver nielal. Sam J. God- 

 dard with his new crimson carnation 

 Doris which got a certificate of merit 

 and the splendid cut rose exhibits of 

 Waban Rose Conservatories and Mc- 

 Alpine Bros. — all these as well as oth- 

 ers not mentioned were very creditable 

 to the commercial men. 



One of the most interesting and 

 valuable exhibits was that of Julius 

 Heurlin of Blue Hill Nurseries, South 

 Braintree, consisting of coniferou.^ 

 evergreens arranged in groups in the 

 foyer. This collection, which was the 

 most complete ever shown here num- 

 bered one hundred species and varie- 

 ties of thuyas, junipers, pines, chamae- 

 cyparis. hemlocks, snruces. firs, taxus. 

 etc., one fine specimen of each one 

 known to be perfectly hardy in New 

 England. 



Naturally there was much in the 

 displays as a whole of different char- 

 acter from what we are accustomed to 

 sec in shows at an earlier date. There 

 were gloriosas gloxinias, calceolarias, 

 fuchsias, streptocarpuses. verbenas, 

 fancy caladiums and pelargoniums 

 standard heliotropes, etc.. and the 

 list would have been still longer had 

 tl'p v-eather man keit up to time 



iiiiiiiiiii.-, iiiiw.-rs Huru nut iiiucli in 

 evideuco. Calceolaria Stowartil from ' 

 several exhibitors made n fine Ini- 

 pio!<sion. Tlio colled ion of dwarfed 

 and contorted Japanese plants shown 

 by Duncan Fiulayson ol Wolil (Jardcn 

 was the most remarkable an<l valuable 

 over shown here. Imantopliyllnms. 

 Uehmannia angulata Pink Perfection 

 and a large groui) of hardy azaleas of 

 the obtusa section were well shown by 

 Charles Sander for the C. S. Sargent 

 Kstate and an esperially fine group of 

 rhododendrons from the llunncwcll 

 Estate occupied the centre of the large 

 hall. Mrs. J. L. Gardner. E. H. f)ane. 

 N. T. Kidder and other notable private 

 places were well represented as the 

 list of prize awards will show. 



The formal opening of the exhibi- 

 tion took place on Wednesday evenin.u 

 under the direction of President Sal- 

 tonstall and with an address by Gov. 

 XlcCall in the presence of a large as- 

 semblage. The show remains open un- 

 til Sunday night, .May 14. 



The interior of the large exhibition 

 hall has been metamorphosed with a 

 coat of gray paint which has not im- 

 proved it any. The red brick walls 

 have been a prolific cause for com- 

 plaint for years but painted bricks are 

 never pleasing to the eye and in this 

 instance the effect of the long dis- 

 cussed improvement (?) is not jiartic- 

 ularly stunning. 



List of Prizes and Gratuities — Plants 

 and Flowers. 

 .Viitirrlilnuiii.s: Jst. .Mrs. ('. (i. Wi-ld. 

 gjiril. DuiK-aii Flnluysoii. AziiU-as. group 

 to covor not more than 200 S(i. ft.: Ist. A. 

 M. Davi'nport. Four plants: l»t. A. M. 

 Davenport: 2(1. Miss Cornelia Warren. 

 Caleeolarias. largo flowering: tst. Mrs. .1. 

 1.. Ciarrlner; 2(1, E. A. Clark. Stewartli : 

 Int. Winthrop Ames: 2(1. Miss Cornelia 

 Warren. Campanulas: 1st. Miss Cornelia 

 Warren. i;rica.s : 1st. Miss Cornelia War 

 ren. Tree Fern : 1st. Weld CJarden. gard. 

 I>. Kinlavson: 2d. A. M. Davenport. Kuril 

 slas: 1st. S. .T. (ioddard. Heliotrope, 

 standard : 1st. Kanlkner Farm. pard. W. 

 .V. Cralc: 2d. W. W. Krlgar Co. Ilydran 

 geas. Kronj) l.TO s<|. ft.: 1st, W. W. Kdgar 

 Co.: 2d. K. A. Clark, gard. Alex .MeKa.v. 

 Four plants: 1st. W. W. Fdgar Co.: 2d. 

 W. T. Walke. Marguerites: 1st, Faulkner 

 Farm: 2d. F. W. Fletcher & Co. Orchids. 

 2(M) s(|. ft.: 1st. F. .T. Dolansky. Six plants, 

 six varieties: 1st. .1. T. lUitlerworth, 

 Areeas: 1st. Weld Garden. Kentlas: 1st. 

 Weld Garden: 2d. Mrs. .T. I., (iardiier. 



l'\ nix Roet.elllnl : 1st. Weld Garden. 2d. 



Mrs. Lester I. eland. Two sperimeiis: 1st. 

 Weld Garden. Show I'elargonlnms. twelve 

 pdaiits: iHt. Mrs. C. (;. Weld. Six plants: 

 1st. .Mrs. C. G. Weld: 2d. Miss Cornelia 

 Warren: siieolmen : 1st. Mrs. C. G. Weld: 

 2(1. Miss Cornelia Warren. Zoinile. speei- 

 inen : let. S. .1. Goddard. Rhododendrons, 

 group, .",00 S(|. ft.: 1st. Walter Hunnewell ; 

 group. :;on SCI. ft., hardy In .Massachusetts: 

 ^yt. W.'iUer Ilunnewell: specimen: 1st. 

 Walter Ilunnewell. Itoses. gr(nu>. 200 sq. 

 ft.: 1st. Thomas Koland. Six Hvlirid 

 Perpetual Roses: 1st. Miss Cornelia War- 

 ren: specimen: 1st. Miss Cornelia Warren. 

 Ramlder Ro.ses. four varieties: 1st. 

 Thomas Kolnnd ; specimen: 1st. Tlnnuas 

 Roland. S'hlzanthus : 1st. Mrs. C. G. 

 Weld: 2d. Mrs. .1. T.. Gardner. Verbenas. 

 In pots: 1st. Faulkner Farm. Strentoear- 

 pus: 1st. Mrs. .T. 1.. Gardner: 2il. .Mrs. C. 

 f;. Weld. .Artistic displa.v of (lowering and 

 foliage Plants, not less tl'an 200 S(i. ft.: 

 1H. A. M. Davenport: 2(1. W. W. Edgar Co. 

 Stove or Greenhouse f(diai:e plants, six 

 plants: 1st N. T. Kidder; flowering speci- 

 men: Ist. X. T. Kidder, standard P'uch- 

 sia : 2d. S. .T. Goddard. Anthurlum. Dis- 

 play of Dwarf .Tapanese plants: 1st, Weld 

 Garden, ^flnlntnre .Taoanese garden: Ist, 

 Kamevama & Serada : 2d. Penn. the Florist. 

 Antirrhinums: Ist, Faulkner Farm: 2d, S. 

 .T. (^Joddard: v.ise. one or more i-arl"tles: 



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beddiTg plants 



They will "sell like hot 



cakes" for the next 



two weeks. 



See the Ads of Pansies, Ge- 

 raniums, Vincas, Lobelias 

 and other good stock 

 in this paper. 



1st. I'nnl K. Klohwagen; 2rl, Mrs. C. O. 

 Weld. "Weld IMnk." Spanish Iris: lat, 

 lOsty r.ros. .Marguerites, yellow: Ist, 



.lames Wl ier. Narcissuses: 1st. Mrs. C. 



S. MInot : 2d. I''auikner Farm. I'anslea: 

 1st. William SIni: 2d. Charles T. Ileasley & 

 Co. Uoses. display (-((vering ij((t more tlnin 

 IIH) s(|. ft.: 1st. F. R. I'lerson t.'o. Hybrid 

 Teas, lirtv white: Ist. F. U. I'lerson Co., 

 white Klllamey; 2d. .Mc.\lplue llros. ; fifty 

 red: 1st. Wab.-in Rose Conservatories, llad- 

 ley ; 2(1. Mc.Alpliie IlroH., Crimson Que(?n ; 

 fifty pink: Ist. Waban Rose (^onservatorleg. 

 .Mrs. Itavard Thaver: 2d. F. It. I'lerson Co,. 

 (l|ihella; lifty yellow: 1st, F. R. I'lerson 

 Co.. -Mrs. ,\aron Ward: 2(1. F. R. I'lerson 

 Co.. .Sunburst: twelve red (for private gar- 

 deners only: 1st. .Mrs. C. G. Weld. Iloosler 

 He:iuty; tW(-lve pink (for private gardeners 

 otily): Isf. Mrs. C. G. Weld. .Mrs. Charles 

 Russell: 2d. Mrs. C. G. Weld. Mrs. .Moor- 

 lleld storey: twelve yellow- (for private 

 canleners only) : 1st. Mrs. C. G. Weld, I.ady 

 llllllncdon. Sweet I'eas, display, ,'.0 s(i. ft.: 

 William Sim. Tulips, twelve vases: Ist, 

 Faulkner I-'arm : six vases: 1st. Weld Gar- 

 den. Darwin 1'uiips (for private growers 

 (■nivl : 1st. Weld Garden. 



Gratuities: Mrs. C. G. Weld. gnrd. W, C. 

 Rust, hanging baskets of Fuchsia: Esty 

 r.ros.. Ixlas and Ranuneulus; Ernest R. 

 Dane, vase of I'!sehschoItzia : Mrs. C. G. 

 \\'el(l, group of Schlzanthus ; Winthrop 

 .\iues. group of Calceolaria Stewartli; 

 Thomas T. Watt, standard Hydrangea; 

 Ernest P.. Pane. Hydrangea (Itaksa : Faulk- 

 ner Farm. Hydrnngea Otaksa; .Mrs. .1. I,. 

 Gai-diier. Hydrangea: E. A. Clark, .^slilbe; 

 Thomas Roland. Itoug.'ilnvillea ,Sanderiana; 

 -Miss Cornelia Warren: Orchids: Ernest H. 

 Dane, (lowering and foliage plants: N. T. 

 Kidder, llowerini: and foliage plants: .Miss 

 Cornelia Warren, (lowering plants: Thoinns 

 T. Watt, riowering plants; r.luo Hill Nur- 

 series. Hardy Evergrtn-ns. 



Gold Medal : Prof. C. S. Sargent, group 

 of ,\zaleas. 



Sliver Medals: Albert Roper Estate. 

 Carnation .Mliert Roper: .Tames Wheeler, 

 suiierlor cultivation of M.-irguerlte Etolle 

 d'Or: Weld (iardeii, .Tapanese Dwarf 

 Plants: A. W. Preston, gard. ,T. L. Smith. 

 ltr:is8o-Cattleva Maronae (Cattleya glgns X 

 Prassavola Digbyanal: I'.Iue lllli Nurseries, 

 collection (»f Hardy Evergreens; Thomas 

 R-dand. Rougalnvillea Sanderiana : I'eun. 

 the Florist, arrangement of How-ers for 

 home use. 



First Class Certificate of Merit: S. ,T. 

 Goddard. Carnation Doris: I'rof. C. .S. Sar- 

 gent. Cytopodium puncfatum. 



Honorable .Mention: Walter Htuinewell. 

 I.aello-Cattleya Wnban : F. W. Fletelier 

 Co.. Delphinium Clevedon Heauty ; Prof. 

 C. S. Sargent, seedling Rhododendron (R. 

 Sinlrnowll x Garden Vnr.) : Peirce Hros.. 

 new- Rose Tip Top: E. H. Wetterlow-. new- 

 Geranium Mrs. Lester Leland ; I'rof. C. S. 

 Sargent. gr(»up of Rehmannla angulnta 

 I'ink Perfection. 



Vote of Thanks: Walter Hunnew-cll. 

 .\caela arniata. group of large pl.-infs; I*rof. 

 C. S. Sargent. Wisterias atid Iinanto- 

 phvUno's: R. & .T. Farquhar & Co.. garden 

 arrangement. 



