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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



over 6 sprays in a vase— First. $5; sec- 

 ond, .$3: third, .$2. 



Best vase of Asters, most nearly per- 

 fect bloom, not over 25 spravs— First 

 $3: second, .$2. 



Best 6 varieties of Celosia Pluniosa. one 

 of each in a vase — First. $5; second. 

 $2; third. $1. 



CLASS III— Open Class. 

 The open class is open to all growers, 

 whetlier professional, private or amateur. 



Best arranged and most artistic minia- 

 ture garden — First. .$1.5; second. .$10; 

 third, .$.-). 



The best vase or jar of .50 blooms, one 

 or more varieties, arranged for effect, 

 autumn or other foliage permitted — 

 First. $1.5: second. $.5; third. $.5. 



Best decorated mantel, any Howers. or 

 foliage (mantels will be furnished 

 upon application to the director in 

 charge)— First, $10: second. .$.5: third. 

 .$3, 



Best hanging basket of cut flowers, ar- 

 ranged for eft'ect (basket to count) — 

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



Best flower or foliage window box, ar- 

 tistically arranged for effect (liox to 

 count) — First, .$.5: second, .$2; third, 

 .$1. 



Tritomas (red-hot poker), best vase, 

 not less than 6 stalks— First, $.5: sec- 

 ond, ,$2: third, $1. 



Most artistically arranged basket of 

 flowers— First, '.$.5: second, $2: third, 

 $1, 



Most artistically arranged floral center- 

 piece—First, .$5: second. $2: third, $1. 



The best flowering plant exhibited in 

 anv class — First. $5: second, $3; tliird, 

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TARRYTOWN HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The annual mKiiii; of the Tarrytown 

 Horticultural Society took place at Rye 

 Beach, Rye. N, Y,. August 4. Pinner was 

 served at Kdwards' Hotel. Seventy-five 

 members and friends of the society were 

 present, and all en.joyed the dinner and the 

 day's outing. Tlie committee in char.ge. — 

 James "\V. Smith. William Scott, .Tohn 

 Brunger, George Wittliuger and Thomas A. 

 Lee — deserve mucli credit for the day's en- 

 joyment, (iames were indulged in. The 

 hundred-yard dash for all was won by 

 George Wittlinger : the hundred-yard dash 

 for boys by Harold fJniff; potato race liy 

 Alfred Lee: three-legged race by Wm. Knst- 

 berg and George ^Iclntosh : running broad 

 jumii by Win. Kastberg: tug-of-war. Wni. 

 Scott on one side and W, Melville Scott 

 on the other, Wm, Scott, winner, — 

 Hortii iiHiin . 



SOUTHAMPTON (N, Y,) HORTICULTUR- 

 AL SOCIETY, 



The eighth annual exhibilion of th's 

 Society was the best ever staged in 

 Southampton. The pcstpouement of the ex- 

 hibition from the previous week proved to 

 be a \ery wise move, for there was a wealth 

 of flowers now in bloom that had not arri\-ed 

 at maturity last week. 



The exhibits were divided in^o five 

 divisions. Division A included table decora- 

 tions and decorative designs, Dl\ ision B 

 included cut perennials, annuals, etc. Divi- 

 sion C included greimhouse and herliaceors 

 plants in pots or tubs. Division D included 

 ornamental stove and greenhouse plants. 

 Division E included fruits and vegetables. 

 The principal attraction was the exhibition 

 of decorated luncheon and dinnei' (."bli'S, 

 open to the women of the coitage colony 

 only, the flow'ei-s and foliage used in the 

 decorations to be grown by the exhibitor. 



The .iudges of the exhibit;- were (i. \\. 

 Gilbert of Shelter Island, (ieorge Wi, finger 

 of Tarrytown and Frank Xiquet of Taich- 

 ogue. One-half of the net proceeds will be 

 donated to the Southampton Hospital, 



BAR HARBOR SWEET PEA SHOW. 



Tlic Bar II,uli..i- I lortii uliural S(i<-iet.\- 

 lield its second nuiiual Swei't I'ea Sliow on 



,luly 2."> and 2<5, This exhibition was under 

 the direction of the following committee : 

 William T, Burton, chairman : Edward 

 Kirk. CInivnce E. Dow. .John H. Stalford. 

 John IJenwick, The staging of the flowers 

 was under the care of Ai-thnr E. Thatcher, 

 who had charge of the exhibits, and acted 

 ;<s manager for the show. William Sim and 

 George Cruickshank ai-ted ns judges. 



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Roots on this have not been pruned 



since it was six inches high, Note tlie 



absence of fine, fibrous roois, 



Twice transplanted and twice root- 

 pruned. Note the compact mass of 

 fine roots and the number of branches 

 and denseness of foliage. 



A 



l.L 



wbi-n iloiii- rifht :iiiil doin 

 cally, induct'S a denj^r .unnvtU 

 f.'iis roots, it's thi*s(^ fini- roots 

 liiilk of thf food absorbin;; fr 



Tbi.' greater, then, the quantity of these 

 inn- i-bots, the more rapiil and thicker the 

 luliage and the stronger and more ^^atis- 

 laotory the tree \\ill be in every way. 



Hut that isn't all — when it comes to 

 traiisidantinir. all the roots will be clus- 

 ti-n il in a innipaet mass that can bo du^; 

 with a iiiiMhTatc-sizeil ball "f earth and 

 si ill in a it ir, illy every root and rootlet 

 saved. It- <inly jnst idain. every-day 

 li.iiiiiiGii >«ii>p that such trees can be the 

 i]i..>t stic. - --,iiill\' shipited lonir distances. 

 ;uid will transplant with the U-ast po.-sible 

 >'tba<k and continue to irrow rapidly. 



Our ciiiht ycar-ol.l \Yhite Spruce have sj. 

 b.«.-n tWM tiiiH-s root-pruned, tlw? last time ^^ 

 111 August. IPi:"".. aiul c--.. ^. 



two times transplant- 

 ed, and ^rown in squares 

 so we cunid cultivate and 

 prune on four sides. As a ri 

 I hey arc beantifuUy devel 

 blond-bra lulled specinu-ns. 

 Muc of them. The foliage 

 dense busbiness 

 which you lik-- 

 to see ani\ 

 re always 

 trying t o 

 secure in 



ft. 

 10. 



high. 2ii, ft. 



rs. old. $22. ."iO 



^200.00 p.'r 



in. 



Eight horses are hitched to Lhis U- 

 shaped root-pruner and the long 

 loots cut off so that compact, fibrous 

 rootlets develop, which can all be 

 delivered in the ball of earth. 



4 



si)r. 



per 



100. 



ft. hiirh. $.10.00 pt-r 



I HI per mo. 



you use a White Spruce 

 hedge. 3 ft. high. 

 at $22.50 per 

 100 ft.? 



Need any White 

 Pines. 7 ft, to 

 14 ft. high? 



flicks |reG;5 



Isaac Hicks &>Son 



"Wpstburi; . Long Island 



ThinkThese Facts Over Ever^°e'J°ior°o»r Aug. -Sept. Planting 



tli;it I■lot-prnlllUL^ the tn-cs you buy. As iniirlit In- expectnl, 



systemati- line, high class trees grown this way cost 



of fine, fill- somewhat more than the ordinary nursery 



that do tlie stock, but no one who knows trees ques- 



m the soil. tions that they are worth more, and worth 



decidedly more. It is a dense, cheerful. 



blue-green, not open, yellow-green, anil 



melancholy. 



Von know White Spruce can*t be beaten 

 for seashore planting. They fairly revel 

 in the salt .sjiray. 



Heri' are our prices. What can wt- do 

 for yon V 



We guarantee all Evergreens in August 

 and September, replacing any that fail. 

 PRICES— WHITE SPRUCE. 

 •^ ft. high, 22 in. spr.. Jii.ou j.i-r lo, 

 $.S0.U0 per 100, $1500.(H> per looii. 



:n-, it. high. 2 ft. spr.. $17. .'.n 

 per 10, .?1j0.00 per 100. $lnOU.ou 

 per 1000. 



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