THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



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GARDENERS DIARY 



American Institute, New VmU. Dalilia 

 sliow, Septfiuber 22-24. I lirysaiitliciiiiirii 

 allow, Novc'iiilier 4-6. 



Elberon Horticultural Society. C lay- 

 santliemiini show, Asbuiy J'arU, \. .]., No- 

 vember 3, 4, 5. 



Horticultural Society of New York. An- 

 nual fall show, American Museum of Natu- 

 ral History. 



Lancaster County Florists' Club, liancas- 

 tcr, I'a. Fall show, November 5-7. 



Lenox Horticultural Society, Leiio.v, Mass. 

 I''all Show, (letober 22 ami 23. 



Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Ibir- 

 ticultural Hall, Boston, Mass. Fruit and 

 vi';;ctable show, October 3-4. Chrysanthe- 

 iiiMiii >liow. November 5-8. 



Monmouth County Horticultural Society. 

 Fall Slioxv, Keil Bank, N. .}.. OetobiT 2S 

 and ?n. 



Morris County Gardeners' and Florists' 

 Club. Kail show, Madison, N. .1.. Oitobei 

 2S, 20. 



Nassau County Horticultural Society, 

 (Men (tovc. N. Y. Dahlia sliow. Ortober (i. 

 ('hrvsaiithemuiii show, October 29. 30. 



New Jersey Floricultural Society, Orange, 

 N. .1. Daldin an, I fruit show, October 5. 



North Westchester Horticultural and 

 Agricultural Society. Annual show, Mt. 

 Kiseo, X. Y., October 30-November 1. 



Oyster Bay Horticultural Society, Oyster 

 Itay, N. Y. A\itiimu show, September 30- 

 Oi'tober 1. Chry.santhemum show, October 

 30. 



Among the many things included in the 

 [premium list, gladoli were most extensively 

 exhibited, B. Hammond Tracy making a 

 grand exhibit, which was judged the best 

 feature of the show and wiiuiing a silver 

 laip from the Garden Club, also a silver 

 medal from the Horticultural Society. 



A silver cup for the second best exhibit 

 was awarded to J. Lewis C'hilds for an un- 

 u-iually attractive display of ghulioli. 



The'stmnpp & Walter Company cup, foi 

 a eollection of vegetables, was won by J'. B. 

 Urquhart, gardener for K. L. Beeckman. 

 .\nother cup, offered by R. & J. Farcpihar & 

 ( o.. for best display of hardy perennials, 

 went to the Palisades Nurseries. 



The best eomjieted class was one for six 

 vases of outdoor flowers tastefully arranged, 

 there being nine competitors making an 

 excellent showing. James Bond, gardener 

 for Mrs. H. M. Brooks, was the first in this 

 class, and Daniel Hay, gardener for Mrs. 

 French Vanderbilt, was second. 



In other important classes the following 

 were the most successful exhibitors: 



.lames Boyd, gardener for Vincent Astor, 

 specimen greenhouse plants; William JIc- 

 (;illiver.y, gardener for Stewart Duncan, hy- 

 drangeas; Edward Jenkins, Lenox. Mass., 

 compannla pyramidalis; Paul DeNave, Fall 

 River, Mass.. orchids; Fred E. Lewis, Ridge- 

 lield. Conn., grapes, peaches and nectarines; 

 Arthur GriSin. Marion, Mass,, gladioli; 

 David Roy, Marion, Mass.. fuchias; R. & 

 .1. Farquhar & Co., Chinese and Japanese 

 lilies; Mrs. Jahn, New Bedford, Mass.. 

 liahlias; George L. Stillman. Westerly. R. 

 1., dahlias; H. A. Dreer, water lilies; Wil- 

 son's Nurseries, coniferse ; F. I!. Pierson, 

 evergreens; J. Robertson, palms and dah- 

 lias; Gibson Bros., yellow flowers; Sisson & 

 Thurston, dahlias; J. B. Urquhart. ferns, 

 gardenias and roses; .Tames Watt, tuberous 

 begonias and glorianas; Oscar Scluilt/,, bay 

 trees; Daniel Ha,y. geraniums and gladioli; 

 James Bond, groups of greenhouse plants; 

 Hugh Williamson, miniature garden foi 

 which he received a silver medal. 



The judges of the show were Jolm T. 

 Allen. A. S\ Meikle and Bruce Butterton. of 

 Newport; Robert Johnston. Southboro. 

 Mass.; Maurice Fuld, New York, and Mr. 

 Cniikshank. Boston. 



On the evening of the second ilay of the 



Tarrytown Horticultural Society. An- 

 nual l''all Show. Tarrvtown, N. Y. 



sliow Mrs. C. H. Hoft'man, who is the leader 

 of the Garden Club, provided a dinner at 

 the Hidlevue Hotel for the workers at the 

 show, visitors and oflicers of the society. 

 After an excellent dinner had been fully en- 

 joyed, {'resident MacKay called on the fol- 

 lowing gentlemen for remarks: Col. A. K. 

 .McMahon, A. Herrington. John Hay, Alex- 

 :inder .MacLellan, Maurice Fuld, John B. 

 Sullivan and B. Hammond Tracy. All 

 speakers had praise for the show and its 

 nianagenient, and predicted a still more suc- 

 cessful one of its kind for next yeiir. — 

 Horticulture. 



TUXEDO PARK (N. Y.) SHOOTING 

 MATCH. 



The outcouie of a challenge from the as- 

 sistant gardeners in Tuxedo Park, N. Y., to 

 shoot a team of head gardeners was settled 

 on August 20 at Kincraig when teams of 

 six a side met to shoot for the honors. The 

 weatlier being in its best behavior a very 

 pleasant afternoon was spent. After the 

 shooting (he party became the guests of 

 I). S. iMillar, when an enjoyable two hours 

 was spent. 



When all was said and done the assist- 

 ants took their beating in good part, and 

 cliallenged the gardeners to a bowling 

 match, wdiieh is to be settled at some fu- 

 ture date. The score of the shooting was 

 as foUow's. over a range of .'JO feet, with 

 the possible score 750: 



Head Gardeners. 



Charles Costecki .... (i-'i-') 



Sinioii Hilmers • ."i!!'.) 



David S. Millar . .->(14 



Charles Davidson . . !)'u} 



Thomas Wilson 307 



Charles Sheppard . . .143 



Tlie head ganleners won by 47 |ioiiits 



Tuxedo Horticultural Society. Fall show, 

 Tu\cdn Park. N. Y., October 30-NovemI>er 1. 



Westchester and Fairfield Horticultural 

 Society. Fall show. New Rochclle. N. Y. 

 November 4, 5, 6. 



NEWPORT FLOWER SHOW. 



The flower show of the Newport Garden 

 (■lub and Newport Horticultural Society, 

 wdiieli was held August 13, 14 and 15 at 

 "Beleonrt." was a decided social success, 

 and goes on record as being the best con- 

 ducted affair of its kind ever held in New- 

 port. 



"Beleonrt" is the residence of Mrs. 0. H. 

 P. Belmont, and its spacious carriage house, 

 court yards and the lawn with its shady 

 nooks, proved to be an ideal ]daee for the 

 allair. The Garden CHub. wdiich is composed 

 of the summer colony. Iinanccd the layout 

 of (he grounds and employed experts for 

 (he various branches of the work, with 

 .'Vrihiir Herrington. of Madison. N. J., as 

 manager, aided by a committee from the 

 Horticultural Society. 



CONTESTANTS IN THE TUXEDO PARK, iN. V., SHOOTING MATCH BETWEEN 

 HEAD AND ASSISTANT GARDENERS. 



