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Miir.h 20. 1915 



THE BOSTON SHOW. 



We hiivo bi'i'ii prlvH.-K.il lo visit fX- 

 hibllloiiw In Huston continuously for 

 n»«arly half n oontury and have seen 

 some superb shows In the hulls of the 

 Majisachusetts Horticultural Society 

 during that period, but never any to 

 compare In size and splendor with the 

 one that opened in Horticultural Hall 

 this (Thursday. March 18tli) afternoon. 

 The Ma.'isachu.'ietts Horticultural Soci- 

 ety has In Its recognition and welcome 

 to the vIsilinK American Rose Society 

 simply overwhelmed Itself. Every 

 available foot of space Is occupied to 

 the limit In the three halls and even 

 the vestibule is crowded with exhibits 

 and there are truck-loads of plants for 

 which no room can be made. Tn what- 

 ever direction one looks, is a veritable 

 blaze of floral exuberance. As we go 

 to press only a few awards have been 

 made and consequently the names of 

 exhibitors in most of the competitive 

 classes are not obtainable for this re- 

 port, which can be but superficial at 

 best and our readers must wait till 

 next week for details. The largest dis- 

 play Is by R, & J. Farquhar & Co., who 

 have transformed the farther end of 

 the large exhibition hall into a beauti- 

 ful garden with fountain and basin in 

 the centre of a bed of spiraea rubens. 

 Illy of the valley and white wisterias. 

 In the backgroimd a wind-mill lighted 

 and in motion forms the centre of an 

 expansive landscape and the whole Is 

 massed with forced primuses, and 

 cherries. Kremnferi and mollis azaleas, 

 lilacs, standard wisterias and magno- 

 lias, malacoides and obconica prim- 

 roses, etc.. arranged in perfect taste. 



The orchid croups are exceptionally 

 good. A. W. Preston, gard. J. T... 

 Smith, is represented by a verv ex- 

 tensive display as are also F. J. Do- 

 lansky. Mrs. C. G. Weld. gard. W. C. 

 Rust. T. T. Watt and Weld Gardens, 

 gard. D. Finlayson. A splendid ar- 

 rangement of orchids on moss-draped 

 branches by .1. T. Butterworth attracts 

 particular attention. Cattleyas and 

 the various spring flowering dendro- 

 biums form the main part of the or- 

 chid groups. 



The two great features of the lec- 

 ture hall are first, the display of roses. 

 Ramblers and H. T.'s, by M. H. Walsh, 

 which is the most varied, extensive 

 and beautiful Mr. Walsh has ever 

 made, so far as our memory serves: 

 second, Thomas Roland's wonderful 

 group of acacias, ericas, etc.. not for 

 competition, and the group of trained 

 roses occupying the entire stage, by 

 the same exhibitor. .Another group of 

 acacias in unusual variety and sym- 

 metry is shown by Mrs. Fred Ayer. 

 gard. George Page. 



The cyclamen classes occupy a good- 

 ly section of the large hall floor and 

 are the equal of any that have ever 

 been seen here. 



The entire space around the walls 

 of both halls is banked high with re- 

 splendent masses of flowering plants, 

 bulbous stock, palms, etc.. in endless 

 variety, but the names of the many 

 exhibitors are not disclosed at this 

 writing. Among the novelties are two 



lovely pure pink hybrid azuleiui, ruined 

 from A. KwMipferi and A. amoena, by 

 Jackson Dawson; winter-flowering an- 

 tirrhinums in many colors from H. 

 Huebner; climbing Pink KiUarney 

 rose from Pelrce UroB., and there are 

 many unusual things such as Cherokee 

 roses, new camellias, etc., from many 

 contributors. 



The carnation men are out in full 

 force and their displays are fully up to 

 the record as to quality and quantity 

 and they beat the record by far in 

 their beautiful baskets and hampers 

 arranged for effect and for education 

 of the public in the use of the carna- 

 tion—something thai HoKTItfl.TlRK 

 has been for years recommending and 

 pleading for. 



The tables decorated for dinner, of 

 which there are many, are much better 

 than in the past. Only two prizes are 

 offered and Ed. MacMulkin is winner 

 of 1st. with a simple centre piece and 

 corsages of Dendrobium nobile, lily of 

 the valley and adiantum. Second goes 

 to Mrs. Duncan PMnlayson for a dainty 

 arrangement of pink sweet i>€as and 

 adiantum. with corsage bouquets of 

 Coelogyne cristata alba. The retail 

 florists have contributed still further 

 to the interest of the show by contri- 

 butions of many baskets elegant in de- 

 sign and tastily filled with flowers in 

 unique combinations. Tliere are a fen- 

 vases of fine roses but the cut rose ex- 

 hibits of the American Rose Society 

 are not to be staged until Friday, the 

 19th. and consequently our account of 

 same must wait until next week. 



The foyer is filled to overflowing 

 with rich exhibits of sweet peas and 

 pansies from Wm. Sim and brilliant 

 groui)s of bulbous and other showy 

 material in pans, including a collection 

 of many himdreds of new Darwin tu- 

 lips from .Mrs. L. A. Breck. There are 

 some very complete exhibits of fruit 

 and forced vegetables in the loggia. 



Plentifully scattered throughout the 

 large hall are canary birds in wicker 

 cages suspended from upright flower 

 and ribbon-decked stands, their music 

 mingling sweetly with that of the or- 

 chestra. The scene is one not to be 

 forgotten. 



The exhibition closes on Sunday 

 night. March 21. 



NEW YORK SPRING FLOWER 

 SHOW. 



There are two things that stand out 

 preeminently in the show now going 

 on in New York — the remarkable ad- 

 vance in the artistic arrangement of 

 the trade exhibitors and the dominance 

 of the private gardeners. Competition 

 is very keen in all the leading classes 

 particularly the "specials." 



The chief trade contributors are Ju- 

 lius Koehrs Co., Bobbink & Atkins, A. 

 N. Pierson, Inc., F. R. Pierson Co., W. 

 H. Siebrecht and Lager & Hurrell 

 among the growers and Max Schling 

 and G. E. M. Stumpp among the re- 

 tailers. Among the private gardeners, 

 the "old guard" includes W. H. Duck- 

 ham, J. Canning, P. W. Popp, J. H. 

 Dodds. James Stuart. William Cordes, 



U. Gordon, K. Fardell, U. .M. JohnBtone, 

 P. J. llaclieler, J. lOverltt, H. Gaut. D. 

 S. .Miller and A. J. l..ovele8B. The Hose 

 Garden competition is a prime feature, 

 and the public swarmed around the 

 two entries. 



This show sets a new standard. The 

 stereotyped style of display has gone, 

 and in lis stead a new scheme, kalei- 

 doscopic In color effect, is beautifully 

 alluring. Tlie cultural quality of the 

 plants Is of an unusually high order. 

 And the public comes with its support. 

 On the opening day, the attendance ex- 

 ceeded by a long way that of the cor- 

 responding day last year. 



The Department of Parks, by Its su- 

 perintendent. J. H. Beatty, Is repre- 

 sented by a large display of flowering 

 and foliage plants. Including azaleas 

 indica, amoena. and mollis; cinerarlaB. 

 genistas, amaryllls, camellias, Japanese 

 cherries, narcissi, tulips, hyacinths, 

 palms, pandanuses, ferns, euphorbias 

 and Jasminum primulinum. 



This exhibit is intended to call the 

 attention of the public to the effort 

 the department is making along horti- 

 cultural lines in the Department Con- 

 servatory in Central Park, in the 

 neighborhood of 106th street and Fifth 

 avenue. It was only decided upon at a 

 late date. 



It is too early when this is written 

 10 give awards, for the judges' task 

 on the opening day lasted late. In a 

 word, artistically and horticulturally. 

 New York has arrived. Next week we 

 shall tell all about it in detail. 



MANHATTAN'S TRIUMPH. 



This is not a report of the Flower 

 Show. I came over to Manhattan on 

 other business. But when I got here 

 from Philadelphia. 1 found so much 

 local enthusiasm about the Flower 

 Show that I had to side-track my own 

 important affairs and go up and take a 

 look. I'm glad I did. 



The New York boys — bless their 

 hearts — have done great things in re- 

 cent years: but this last is really a 

 crowning glory. 



For generations New York was a by- 

 word for civic spirit In horticulture — 

 she was not there. Boston, Philadel- 

 phia — even crude Chicago — away ahead 

 of her! 



But today's show puts her where 

 she belongs, and that's why I say — 

 "Hats off to Manhattan." All men 

 know what a snorting unbeliever I 

 have been for the past thirty-two years 

 about New York's trj-ing to make us 

 think she was a leader. I have always 

 looked on her as a village kid! Glory 

 be, that I have lived long enough to 

 see this splendid transformation. From 

 now on. we will be ju.stifled in looking 

 on the metropolis of our country as a 

 leader and not a tail-ender in horticul- 

 ture. 



This is the way the show sized Itself 

 up to me — as compared with anything 

 in the past: — 



1. More material: 



2. Better material; 



3. Better arranged. 



The details about it all will rom» 



