THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



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GARDENERS DIARY 



American Institute, Xl-w York. Dahlia 

 show, !>epteiiiber 22-24. Chi ysanthoinuin 

 show, November 4-6. 



Elberon Horticultural Society. l hry- 

 santhcmum show, Aslnny I'ark, X. .]., X"o- 

 veiiiher 3, 4, 5. 



Horticultural Society of New York. An- 

 nual fall show, American Museum of Natu- 

 ral History. 



Lancaster County Florists' Club, Lancas- 

 ter, Pa. Fall show, November 5-7. 



Lenox Horticultural Society, Lenox, Mass. 

 Summer Show. July 22 anil 23. Fall Show, 

 October 22 and 23. 



Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Hor- 

 ticultural Hall, lioston. ilass. Gladiolus 

 show, August 8-9. Dahlia show, September 

 12-13. Fruit and vegetable show, October 

 3-4. Chrysanthemum show, November 5-8. 



Monmouth County Horticultural Society. 

 Fall Show, I^ed Hank, N. .1.. October 2S 

 and 29. 



Morris County Gardeners' and Florists' 

 Club. l"'all show, Jlailisiju. X. .J.. Octobei 

 28, 29. 



Nassau County Horticultural Society, 

 Glen Cove, N. Y. Dahlia show, October 6. 

 Chrysanthemum show, October 29, 30. 



New Jersey Floricultural Society, Orange, 

 N. .J. Dahlia and fruit show, October — . 



Newport Horticultural Society, New]iort. 

 E. I. Summer show, August 12 and 13. 



North Westchester Horticultural and 

 Agricultural Society. Annual show, Mt. 

 Ki-co. N. Y'., October 30-November 1. . 



Oyster Bay Horticultural Society, Oyster 

 Bay, N. Y'. Dahlia show, September 30- 

 October 1. Chrysanthemum show, October 

 30. 



Society of American Florists. Out -door 

 exhibition, Boston, JIass., .\ugiist 18-21. 



Tarrytown Horticultural Society. An- 

 nual Fall Show, Tarrytown, X'. Y. 



Westchester and Fairfield Horticultural 

 Society. Fall show. Xew Eochelle. N. Y'. 

 Xovember 4. 5. 6. 



LENOX HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Excelling any previous exhibition in per- 

 ennials and annuals, and the largest and 

 most diversified showing of flowers and 

 vegetables, the annual flower sliow of tlie 

 Lenox Horticultural Society wliicli ojieued 

 in the ToAvn Hall at Lenox, .\Ia>-^., .lulv 23, 

 was conceded to be the most successful In 

 every way in the history of the organiza- 

 tion. Nothing so brilliant as the colorings 

 of the flowers on dis]day was ever shown 

 before in Lenox. 



An exhibit of 24 varieties of Sweet Peas 

 was considered the premier display of the 

 show. The leading competitors in this class 

 were Mrs. Giraud Foster of Bellefountaine 

 Gardens and Mrs. William E. 0. Field of 

 Highlawn Gardens. Both exhibitors showed 



new varieties, Mrs. Field having a cerise 

 .Spencer and a Marks Fey, a blue, while 

 Mrs. Foster's double cream Floradell Fairy 

 and a new cerise Illuminator, w'ere splendid 

 specimens. 



One of the new flowers shown in Lenox 

 for tlie first time was Begonia Alice Man- 

 ning, Mrs. Carlos De Heredia exhibiting six 

 ])ots of this ]dant. 



iliss Katherine L. Lawrence won the 

 competition for the arrangement of out-of- 

 door flowers and foliage in a centerpiece for 

 table decorations, consisting of a 24-iiU'li 

 basket containing an oval arrangement of 

 Lady Grizel Hamilton Sweet Peas sot oil' 

 with foliage of g\ i)soi)liila (baby's breath), 

 the dainty white contrasting perfectly with 

 the deep la\ender of the flower. 



-Mrs. William E. S. Griswold >howed a 

 new variety of penstemon. which was great- 

 ly admired. Others exhiliiting in this class 

 were Mrs. Carlos De Heredia and !Mrs. Rob- 

 ert Winthrop. In the class for delphini- 

 ums, Arthur N. Cooley. of PittsMeld. hail 

 a very li,<;ht blue flower. This was a big 

 class, with the largest growers showing the 

 blue flower in much profusion. 



Mrs. Carlos De Heredia showed a line 

 collection of perennials, as did Mrs. Joini E. 

 Alexandre and Joseph H. Choate. Smaller 

 collections were exhibited by ilrs. William 

 Hall Walker, of Great Barrington, Arthur 

 X. Coolev, of Pittsfield, and Mrs. William 

 E. S. Griswold. 



Mrs. .lolin E. Alexandre had a big show- 

 ing of Asters, her Asters being quite the 

 best that were shown. Charles Lanier made 

 a liig display of out-of-door Eom's, as did 

 Miss Adele Kneeland. 



The judges were Walter Angus, superin- 

 tendent of Mrs. Herbert Schoville's country 

 place at Chapinville. Conn.: E. H. Schmidt, 

 superintendent of Mrs. George Griswold 

 Haven's country place, and John A. Dona- 

 hue, sniierintendent of Belvoir Terrace, the 

 country place of the late Morris K. Jessup. 

 — Ameririni Florist. 



HORTICULTURAL EXHIBIT 



MONMOUTH COUNTY AGRICULTURAL 



FAIR ASSOCIATION. 



AT RED BANK, N. J., SEPT. 3,4,5,7,1914. 

 Dircifur in ( 'liarge— Eilgar A. Slofe. 

 Su|icriiiti'iiileiit — Charles C. De\\ilde. 



JUDGES. 



Mr. John F. Johnson, Superinfeudcul, 

 "Killenworth," Glen Cove, N, Y, 



Mr. Thomas W. Logan, Superintemlenf, 

 ■'Crosswicks Farms," Jenkintown. Pa. 



Mr. Ale.v. MaeKenzie. Sn|)erintendciif . 

 "Cragston." Hi.ahland Falls. X. Y. 



Mr. Geo. Jliddletown, Superintenileiif , 

 •Eockwood Hall," Tarrytown, X. Y. 



i\lr. W. II. Waite, Superintendent, "Grey- 

 stone," Y'onkers. X. Y. 



EULES. 



The judges, in making awards, nn\y 

 award special premiums for any meritori- 

 ous exhibits, as no effort will be s[)arcil fo 

 duly recognize those contributing to fhe 

 success of the exliibitiou : auil shall have 

 full power to withhold premiums for in- 

 ferior exhibits or on entries not made ar 

 cording to schedule rule. 



All exhibits nuist be properly staged by 

 11 o'clock on Tlun-sday, the fir-i't day of th.- 

 exhibition, when judging will begin. 



All exliibitors re<'civing awards are re- 

 quired to maintain their exhibit-; in per- 

 fect condition during the coufinuauce of flic 

 fair or awards will be forfeited. 



CLASS I.— Private Gardeners. 



Plants in Pots. 

 Best group of foliage plants, .ifl sq. ft., 



arranged for effect — First, $20; sec- 

 ond, $10; third, $.5. 



Best group of stove and greenhouse foli- 

 age and flowering plants, 25 sq. ft., 

 ai-ranged for efl'ect on tables — First, 

 $15: second, $10; third, $5. 



Best grou]) of ferns, 50 sq. ft., arranged 

 for ell'cet— Second. $5; third. $3. 



Best group of Crotons and Diacaenas, 

 5(1 S(|. ft., arranged for effect on table 

 —First, $10: second. $5; third, $3. 



Best 3 specimens of Palms — First. $5; 

 second, $2; third, $1. 



Best single specimen Palm — First. .$5; 

 second, $2; third, $1. 



Best single specimen Fern — First, $5; 

 second. $2; third, $1. 



Best specimen foliage plant (not palm) 

 —First, $5; second, $2; third, $1. 



Flowering Plants in Pots. 



Best siui;Ie ^iiccinu'ii Kex Begonia — • 

 First. .¥5; second. .$2: third, $1. 



Best 12 flowering plants, distinct varie- 

 ties—First, $10; second. $2; third, $1. 



Best collection of out-door Eoses, 6 va- 

 rieties, vase of fl each First, $5; sec- 

 ond, .$2; third, $1. 



Best collection of annvials. 12 varieties, 

 not over fl stalks in a vase — First. $5; 

 second. .$2: third, $1. 



Best collection of Perennials. 12 varie- 

 ties, not over G stalks in a vase — 

 First. $10; second. .f5: third, $3. 



Best collection of (iladiolas, d varieties, 

 not over 6 stalks in a vase — First, $5; 

 second. .$2: third. $1. 



Best collection of Gladiolas, 12 varie- 

 ties, not over 6 stalks in a vase — First, 

 .$5: second, .$2; third. $1. 



Best collection of Cactus Dahlias, 6 va- 

 rieties, one bloom in a vase — First, $3; 

 second, $2: third, $1. 



Best collcctiiui of Show and Fancy Dah- 

 lias, not over 20 blo(uns in one vase — 

 —First, .•?.'>: second. $2; third, $1. 



Best collection of Show and Fancy Dah- 

 lias, varieties of each shown singly 

 —First, $5: second. $2: third, $1. 



Best vase of Single Dahlias. G varieties, 

 one bloom of each — First. .$5; second, 

 .$2: third. $1. 



Best collection <if Asters, varieties, not 



Th E An dorraWay 



of growing trees and shrubs is different 

 from that of other nurseries. The rule 

 at Andorra is to cultivate and trans- 

 plant until the little plants become 

 sturdy specimens, ready to give im- 

 mediate results in the small garden or 

 on the large estate. 



Visit Andorra. It will be a revela- 

 tion in landscape planting, an education 

 in growing metJiods. Come by train, by 

 trolley, or by motor. If you can not 

 come, write us: we are ready to help by 

 suggestions or complete planting plans. 

 Our booklet will be mailed on request. 



Andorra Nurseries 



Wm. Waroir Harpir. Pttp. 



Bot 0, Chestnut Itill. 



Pliiladelpliia. Pa. 





