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wi'ii .I'lui 1. l>._.\Miv.v. I'.TI'-licster, N. Y., 

 Kiiril. Tlios. Kjaii; Uotil. Willliiiiisoii, 



.M .•; Tiiylor. E. C. Beiiodlil. Clias. Mal- 



lory. <;. I». Itarron. Basket of sweot peas. 

 Isli I". \V. I'lipp. Vase .if swi-ci peas, 1st. 

 rred I.nKerstaiii. aard. fur J. A. Topping. 

 Vii.se iif Iris. 1st. .lolin I. Howney; 2nd. 

 Mrs. Henry liarlliiatmi. Vnse of lilies, Isl. 

 K. «'. Beiiedlil : ::nd, Mrs. Wni. N'leliols. 

 I'lilliNllon vecelMliles. 1st. .1. It. Colili. Stain- 

 foril. ft., card. .\. Alius: lind, Mrs. I". A. 

 Constable: :;ril. .Xdrlan Iselln. .Jr. In the 

 flowering plant i-lasses the most pruniinent 

 winners were .1. II. Klaitler. E. C. Benedirt, 

 Rolit. Willlainsiin. ItoM. iJniiinert, C. t). 

 Barron. Lowell M. rainier. Stamford, Ct.. 

 Kard. f, M, I.lnd. Speilal prize for moss 

 roses. I*. \V. Topp. Talile deeoratlon. 1st, 

 .Mrs. W, M. B<-nnett: 2nd, Fred Laderstani; 

 :'.rd. i;. n. Sulllran. 



IIonoraMi' inentlitn was ari-nriled to Wal- 

 ler ,1. I'eik and Miss I". 1.. liiirirevin, who 

 eaili had lasiefnlly arrain-'eil tallies. Ccr- 

 tlfliates of merit were awarded to Robt, 

 Allen for u-ronp of onhids and foliage 

 plants: Bolit, Williamson for table of foU- 

 .'iue plants. 



The thanks of the Society are due 

 to the judges. Messrs. .John Everett, 

 of Glen Cove. L. I.: William .lamieson, 

 of Tarrytown; Martin O'Brien. Mt. 

 Kisio, whose decisions were received 

 with universal satisfaction. 



P. \V. Popi", Cor. Sec'y. 



AMERICAN SWEET PEA SOCIETY. 



Secretary Bnnyard has tlie final 

 prize scliedule for the Newport Show, 

 July 8 and 9, about finished and it will 

 be ready to send out about July 1. 

 Every indication points to a most sen- 

 sational exhibition. The Newport 

 gardeners are growing very extensive- 

 ly for the competitive classes. 



NEW BEDFORD HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



Thi* ri'Kulur iiiiuithly iiii't-tluK of llu- 

 New Hedford ( Mii.ss i ilortlcultunil 

 Society was held in Library Mall. 

 Monday evening. June II. and ii very 

 Intcri'sllng and snappy meeting It was. 

 I'lans were completed and dates set 

 for the annual peony show which 

 promises to be a great success. Four 

 years ago this society Inaugurated a 

 series of free shows depending upon 

 the generosity of the public to support 

 them by joining the society, and I am 

 pleased to report the plan succeeded 

 beyond the expectations of the most 

 s:inguine. .\ot a little credit is due the 

 Horticultural Society for they have 

 surely offered every inducement to 

 spur the amateur horticulturist to 

 li.rge efforts. 



Probably the finest peony collection 

 in this section is owned by one of the 

 society's members, a "dyed in the 

 wool" flower lover, J. H. Hathaway of 

 this city. In his collection may be 

 found upwards of 150 varieties se- 

 lected with great care and grown in a 

 most pleasing n.anner. Among his 

 favorites may bo found such choice 

 sorts as Avalanche. Bayadere. Bar- 

 oness Schroeder. Belisaire. Eugene 

 and Eugenie Verdier. Evangeline. Ger- 

 maine Bigot. LaFrance. LaLoraine. 

 Mme. Jules Dessert. Mlgnon, I^ady 

 Alexandria Duff, Mon. M. Cahiisac, 

 Solange, Georgianna Shaylor. Frances 

 Shaylor. Therese, Souvenir de Louis 

 Bigot and numerous others of this 

 fine quality. Japanese varieties are 

 his hobby and here one can find many 

 beautiful varieties of which he is 

 justly proud. 



E. J. Sliaylor of Auburndale. has, in 

 the past, done much to make our 

 shows a success, and his splendid dis- 

 play will be missed by all flower lov- 

 ers, but we hope the peony enthusiasts 

 he has helped to create, will, in a 

 measure, numerically at least, help to 

 fill the gap. 



The Peony Show 

 The fourth annual peony show of 

 the New Bedford Horticultural Society 

 was held Thursday. June 19 and was a 

 great success. Each year sees a grow- 

 ing interest in the exhibitions of this 

 society especially in the peony show. 

 This year's exhibit so far surpassed 

 that of last year that many plans are 

 already being formulated for another 

 year. As one entered the hall from 

 the north door the eye feasted upon a 



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wonderful exiiiliil of gloxinias hnnked 

 :im(iiig ferns and cocos piilniH from the 

 estate of Galen Stone. A more niag- 

 nlllceiit display of these beauties It 

 has never been the writer's pleasure lo 

 see, DIreclly across from these was 

 the peony exhibit of W. K. Turner, 

 consisting of about fifty Chinese and 

 .Japanese varieties. A specimen bloom 

 of Therese was espeilully admired 

 Among the other sorts exhibited in 

 good form were Georgianna Shaylor, 

 l.ady Alexander Duff. Soiiv. de l.oitis 

 Bigot, .Mine, .\ugusle Desserl. Germalne 

 Bigot. .Mons. M. Calmsac, Adolph Hous- 

 scan and .Mme. Jules Dessert. II. K. 

 Boy from the Converse estate again 

 captured (be H. K. Mi<'hell silver 

 medal for the best display of peonies. 

 Ills stand being composed of long- 

 stemmed flowers in 50 vases of from G 

 to 25, high in (piality of bloom and 

 artistic arrangement. J. H. McVicker. 

 a recent recruit to the peony cranks, 

 showed two lovely vases of Mon. Jules 

 Elie and Francois Rousseau, and Mr. 

 Nolel, another recruit, liad a fine vase 

 of Avalanche, ("has. II. Price showed 

 the finest collection of German Iris 

 ever staged in this city and justly de- 

 served the cup for this class. Con- 

 spicuous for excellence were Lucy 

 Tatum. .Arnold's .April. Glory of Read- 

 ing, Iroquois. Gladstone, Iris King, 

 Tineae and Pfatienaiige. The awards 

 were as follows: 



(•olleitliin. sinule: .1. II. Hathaway 1st 

 and speeial award of merit. 



ColliK-tlon. not less than 12 varieties: 

 Isl. II. E. Converse: 2nd. W. V. Turner. 



Ill the other peony classes W. V. Turner 

 won I'lsht 1st prl7.es and two 2nd ; J. H. 

 Hathaway, live 1st and Iwo 2iid ; I>. W. 

 .Maiev. two 1st, one 2nd, one Srd : J. C. 

 l-drbes, one 1st. three 2nd: K. It. Tripp, 

 one Isl: .1. II. MiVliker, one Isl. one 2nd: 

 Mrs. W. S. Ilavenport, one 1st, one 2nd, one 

 :'.rd : i;eo. II. lieyiiolds. one 2nd; .1. .\. No- 

 lit, one 2i'd. two .'ird. ninidodenilron prizes 

 Weill to II. E. Converse and Miss .Margaret 

 .\nlhonv. Iris prizes were won by C. R. 

 rri.i'. i,. II. Ilalb.iway, .Ir.. and Mrs. II. 

 Hathaway. 



\Vm. F. TlKNKIi. 



AMERICAN PEONY SOCIETY. 

 The annual meeting of this socieiy 

 was held in Horticultural Hall, Bos'ni. 

 oil Saturd.i.N afternoon, June 19. The 

 rejiort of the secretary and treasurer 

 showed the organization to be very 

 prosperous with a balance in the treas- 

 ury r.niouiiting to about $1800. Favor- 

 able action was taken on the proposi- 

 tion to ostablish a test garden under 

 government auspices at .\rlington, Va., 

 on the sair.e lines as followed by the 

 .American Rose Society. Many mem- 

 bers have promised to donate plants. 



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