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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



PHILADELPHIA SHOW. 



The aiiiuuU fall tlowor sliow of the Penn- 

 sylvania Horticultural Society opened in 

 Philadelphia on November 3. The exhibit 

 as a whole was a most attractive one. and 

 included many interesting features. The 

 Coolkenuy silver cup for the best bush 

 chrysantliemum plant was won by .Joseph 

 Hurley, gardener to Mrs. Thomas B. Hunter. 

 The specimen mum ]dants exhiliited were 

 the best seen in Pliiladelphia for some 

 years. From the gardener's viewpoint, one of 

 the chief attractions of the show was the 

 new Dracaena Longii, e.xhibited by Thomas 

 Long, gardener to George \V. C'hilds Drexel. 

 The plant is of the straight growing type, 

 green leaves, two and a half inches wide at 

 centre, gradually tapering to a point with 

 a white stripe running through the centre 

 of the leaf. 



A list of the ]iri/.e winners is given be- 

 low: 



CHRYS.VNTIIEMU.M TL.^XTS. 



Display of 4 plants. Japanese. 4 varieties — 

 1st, Mrs. Jos. F. Slnnot (i-'ard., David Ingram) ; 

 2nd, Mrs. Thos. P. Hunter (gard., Joseph 

 Hurle.v). Disphiv of o phints, 3 varieties — 

 1st. -Mr. C. B. Newbold (gard., Franli Scott I : 

 2nd. Mrs, Thos. I'. Hunter. Throe plants, 3 

 varieties, introduced in 1014 — 1st, Mrs. Thos. 

 P. Hunter. Spc<'inien plant, in not over 14-iuch 

 pot. of varic'tv .Mrs. Franli Thomson — 1st. Jlrs. 

 Thos. I'. Hunter; 2nd, .Mr. Geo. H. McFadd.^n 

 (gard., David .Xikcni. Specimen phint, in not 

 over 14-inch pot, <jf variety Miss .Vnne Thom- 

 son — 1st. Mr. liudolph Ellis (card., .Vxcl Lind- 

 worth) ; 2nd. Mrs, Thos. P. Hunter. Display 

 of 4 plants, 1 red, 1 white, 1 pink and 1 vei- 

 low— l.st, Mr. C. B. Newbold: 2nd, .Mrs. Tl'jos. 

 P. Hunti-r. For the best 4 plants, 2 separatr 

 varieties and colors — 1st, Mr. C. B. Xrnvboki : 

 2nd, Mrs. Thos. P. Hunter. For the best sp.Ti 

 men trained chrysanthemum ph^ut — 1st. ^Ir. 

 C. B. Xewliold : 2nd, Mrs. Thos. P. Hunter. 

 For the best specimen chrysanthemum i)laut or 

 plants — 1st, Countess Eulalia (sard., Thomas 

 Gaynori : 2nd, Mrs. Jos. F. Sinuot. Two 

 plants. 1 white. 1 pink — 1st. Mrs. Thos. i'. 

 Hunter; 2nd. Mrs. Jos. F. Sinnot. Six plants 

 of rose pocket — 1st, ^Ir. John ^y. Peppi'r 

 (gard., William Robertson 1. Best C> plants, 

 of any one variety — 1st, Mr. Rudolph Ellis ; 

 2nd, Countess Eulalia. Six plants, vellow — 

 1st. Mr. Rudolph Ellis ; 2nd. Mr. p'. A. B. 

 Wideuvr (gard.. William Kleinheinzl. Six 

 plants, any color — 1st, Mr. P. A. B. Widener ; 

 2nd, .Mr. Rudolph Ellis. 



rL.\.\TS— MISCELL.VNEOTS. 



Palms : Best collection of 12 plants, not 

 less than 6 varieties — 1st, Mr. John Wana- 

 maker (gard., John H. Doddsl. 



Ornamental foliage plants; Twelve plants, 

 12 species — 1st. Mr. John W. Pepper; 2nd. Mr. 

 John Wanamaker. 



Caladiums ; Best six-named varieties — 1st, 

 Mr. .John Wanamaker, 



Group of foliage and flowering plants, ar- 

 ranged for effect — 1st. Mr. John W. Pepper. 



Orchids : Best collection of plants in flower 

 — 1st, Mr. Ijouis Burk (gard., Charles WurstJ ; 

 2nd, Mr. .\lphonse Pericat. 



Orchids, Cattleya or Laelis-Cattleya hybrid : 

 Best plant in flower — 1st, Mr. Louis Burk ; 

 2nd. Mr. .\Iphonse Pericat. 



Group of foliage and flowering plants. 50 

 square feet of space, ihrvsanthcmum admis- 

 sahle— 1st, Mr, Rudolph Ellis (gard,, .\xcl 

 Lindroth i. 



Miniature garden, worked out in living trees, 

 shrubs or flowers, or freshlv-cut shoots, 

 branches or flowers of same — 1st, Mr. W. W. 

 Frazier, Sr. (gard., Walter Scott 1. 



CUT FLOWERS— CHRYS.VXTHEMUMS. 



Vase of 6 blooms. Mrs. Frank Thomson — 1st, 

 Mr. P. A. B. Widener (gard.. William Klein- 

 heinz) ; 2nd, Mr. C. B. Newbold (gard., Frank 

 Scott I. Four vases, 5 blooms, 1 white. 1 pink, 

 1 .yellow, 1 any other color, distinct varieties — 

 1st, Mr. P. A. B. Widener; 2nd. Countess Eu- 

 lalia (gard., Thos. Gaynor). Vase of 2.5 blooms, 

 not less than 6 varieties — 1st, Countess Eula- 

 lia ; 2nd, Mr. Edgar T. Scott (gard.. John 

 Dunnt. Fifty blooms, 10 distinct varieties, 5 

 blooms of each — 1st, Mr. P. A. B. Widener; 

 2nd, Mr. John Wanamaker (gard.. John II. 

 Dodds). Chrysanthemum, Lvnnewood Hall. 12 

 blooms — 1st, Countess Eulalia; 2nd, Mr. P. .\. 

 B. Widener. Eight blooms of Morton F. I'lant 

 — 1st, Mr. P. A. B. Widener; 2nd, Countess 

 Eulalia. Eight blooms of Mrs. William Duck- 

 ham — 1st, Mr. John W. Pepper (gard.. William 

 Robertson) ; 2nd. Mr. P. A. B. Widener. Eight 

 blooms of William Turner — 1st, Mr. P A. B 

 Widener ; 2nd. Mr. C. B. Newbold. Eight 

 blooms of William Turner — 1st. Mr. John Wan- 

 amaker ; 2nd, Mr. P. A. B. Widener. 

 ROSES. 



American Beauty, 12 blooms — 1st, Mr. P. 



A. B, Widener (gard., William Kleinheinz) ; 

 2nd. Mr. Geo. H. McFadden (gard., David 

 Aiken). 



CARNATIONS. 



Twenty-fivp blooms, pink, anv named variety 

 — 1st, Mr. 1". A, B. Widener (gard., William 

 Kleinheinz); 2nd, Mr. Rudolph Ellis (gard., 

 .\xel Lindroth). Twenty-flve blooms of any 

 one variety — 1st, Mr. John Wanamaker (gard., 

 John H. Dodds ) ; 2nd, Countess Eulalia (gard., 

 Thomas Gaynor.i, 



FRUITS AND VEGET.\BLES. 

 Best collection of 1-5 different vegetables. 

 named and arranged tastefully on 24 square 

 feet of space — 1st, Mr, W. S. Ellis (gard., 

 Samuel Hammond) ; 2nd, Mr. C. B. Newbi>ld 

 (gard., Joseph Ijoavesleyi- 



GREENHOUSE-GROWN VEGETABLES. 



Best collection, not less than 20 varieties — 

 1st, Mr. C. B. Newbold; 2nd. .Mr. C. N. Welsh. 



SPECIAL AW.VRDS. 

 Coolkenuy cup, for best chrysanthemum 

 plant — -Awarded to Mrs, Thos. P. Hunter 

 I gard., Joseph Hurley), Silver medal — Louis 

 Burk, for collection of orchids. Silver medal 

 — Mr. P. A. B. Widener (gard., William Klein- 

 heinz). for display of orchids. Silver medal — 

 Mr. (Jeorge W. Childs Drexel, for new Dra- 

 caena Ijongii, 



BOSTON SHOW. 



The annual chrysantliemum exhibition of 

 the Massachusetts Horticultural Society held 

 in Boston, November 5-S, was well up to the 

 average i>f such shows. Specimen plants 

 were less numerous, but cut lilooins were in 

 greater abundance than usual and of splendid 

 (|Uality, so muci) so tliat it would almost seem 

 that the big blooms which have Ijeeu in dis- 

 play here for some years are coming back in 

 favor again. Miscellaneous exhibits were 

 nimierous, the givnips of foliage and flowering 

 plants, orchids and carnations being particu- 

 larly good. 



William Watson, gardener to J. I. Bailey, 

 won tirst for pair of two specimen (ilants. 

 A. M. Davenport led for single specimen, and 

 also W(jn a silver medal for the best chrysan- 

 themum plant in the show. H. Wetterlow, 

 gardener to Mrs, Lester Leiand, took both tirst 

 and second for six plants, distinct, carrying 

 six flowers each, in not over S-inch pots. 



William Thatcher, gardener to ilrs. J. L. 

 Gardner, used the large English flowered win- 

 ter l>egonias, such as Winter Cheer and Mrs. 

 Heal, orchids and streptocarpi freely in his 

 prize group. 



J. T. Butterworth had a fine orchid group, 

 including some fine Odontoglossums, al.so nu- 

 merous hybrid cattleyas. 



E. H. Wetterlow led for both Lorraine and 

 Cincinnati begonias with grand iilants. ,\lex. 

 McKay, gardener to E, .\, Clark, took the 

 other prizes. E. H. Wetterlow received a Hrst- 

 class cultni-al certificate for splendidly-flowered 

 Turnford Hall begonias. William Downs, gar- 

 dener to E. Webster, received a silver medal for 

 three large and grand flowered specimens of 

 begonia. Mrs. Heal, one of the best English 

 varieties. 



In the palm classes W. Whitman (gardener, 

 M. Sullivan), George Page, gardener to Mrs. 

 Frederick -\yer, and William Thatcher divided 

 the premiums. 



D. F. Roy. gardener to H. E. Converse, won 

 first for twenty-five blooms, twent.v-five va- 

 rieties of chr.vsanthemus, also for twelve Jap- 

 anese incurved and twelve Japanese refiexed. 



.Alexander McKay led for twelve Japani'se 

 Other successful competitors on the named va- 

 rieties collections were ; A. E. (iriftin, gardener 

 to E. L. Stone ; E. H. Wetterlow, Charles D. 

 Sias, W. S. Russell and E. Townsend, gardener 

 to Mrs, Lathrop Brace. 



For vase of two blooms, white, ,\lex. McKay 

 won with superb William Turner's. lie also 

 had the best .vellow in Col. Appleton magnifi- 

 cent flowers and led for ri'd with Leslie Mor- 

 rison. II. W. Vose had the best pink in Chief- 

 tain. For best vase of fift.v blooms, arranged 

 for effect, there were numerous entries. 



Frank P. Putnam won for single flowered 

 chrysanthemums. lie also had the best pom- 

 pons and anemones. There were eleven entries 

 for dinner-table decorations of chr.ysanthe- 

 mnras. Single-flowered chrysanthemums were 

 i:sed exclusivel.v. 



In the carnation classes flowers were of 

 grand quality. The leading exhibitors were: 

 C. S. Stout. George Page and Charles D. Sias. 



Thomas T. Watts. H. Stewart, gardener to 

 Miss C. Warren, and others contributed groups. 



E. I>. Lewis, gardener to Col. F. Mason, had 

 the best twelve varieties of vegetables, and F. 

 E. Sargent led for eight varieties. The in- 

 dividual fruit and vegetable classes were well 

 contested 



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