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arranged bridal bouqupt ; best 12 blooms of 

 scarlet v'arnations : best 12 blooms of dark pink 

 Carnations: Ijest 12 blooms li;;lit pink, and 

 best 12 blooms crimson. Wm. Brock, gardener 

 to K. Iielafleld, Tuxedo Park. N. Y., won a 

 silver cup for 12 blooms Kiliarney Queen Roses. 

 and was first for 12 blooms orij^inal pink Kil- 

 iarney (silver cup), best 50 blooms of as- 

 sorted Roses (silver cup), and first for each 

 of the following: 12 blooms Kiliarney Brilliant 

 Roses : best 12 blooms original White Kiliarney 

 Roses; best 12 blooms white Hoses: and for 

 best 12 blooms of crimson Koses. witli variety 

 Hadley. Chas. Ruthorn, gardener to Eugene 

 Meyer, Jr., Mt. Kisco, N, Y.. first for 12 blooms 

 of Roses not American Beauty : for 18 Roses 

 not American Beauty, three varieties. Frank 

 C. Luckenbacher, gardener to Paul M. War- 

 burg, Ilartsdale, N. Y., first for best basket of 

 cut flowers, W, II. Waite, superintendent for 

 Samuel Untermeyer, Y'onkers, N. Y'.. first for 

 best centerpiece for a table, M, Fitzgerald, 

 first for dinner table decoration, Wm, Jamie- 

 son, gardener to E, Berolzheimer, Tarrytown, 

 N, Y',, first for best six blooms crimson Mums, 

 and for best Begonia Gloire de Lorraine, Geo, 

 W. Mcintosh, gardener to Dr. C. C. Brace, Tar- 

 rytown, N. Y',. first for 12 vases of single 

 Mums : and for best IS blooms, three varieties. 

 Carnations, Wm, Kastbery, gardener to R. B. 

 Dula. Tarrytown, N. Y',. first for best speci- 

 men fern. Henry J. Allen, gardener to F, W, 

 Vanderbilt, Hyde Park, N. Y,, first tor best 12 

 American Beauty Roses: first for best 12 pink 

 Roses, and for best 12 yellow Roses, — Ex- 

 change. 



DUTCHESS COUNTY (N. Y.) SHOW. 



The twentieth annual exhiliitinn of the 

 Dutchess County (N. Y.) Horticultural So- 

 cietj' was held in Poughkeepsie. N. Y., Oct. 

 29 and 30, and was oue of tlie best. The 

 long-stemmed blooms and groups of pot 

 plants were e.xceptionally good. Following 

 is a list of prize-winners in the principal 

 classes: 



Group of flowering and foliage plants — 1st. 

 Wm, G. Saltford. Table Crotons — 1st. F. W. 

 Vanderbilt (gardener. II. .T. Allen). Group Jap- 

 anese Mums in pots. 75 .sq. ft. — 1st. W. Sargent 

 (gardener. F. E. Witnev). Group of single 

 Mums in pots. 100 sq. ft. — 1st. W. Sarg.nt. 

 Six single Mums. 8 in. pots — 1st. W. P. Clyde 

 (gardener. II. J. Osterhoudtl. Six Lorraine Be- 

 gonias. 5 in. pots — 1st. W. Sargent : 2nd. J. R. 

 Roosevelt (gardener. R. Ilntchinson). 36 Mums. 

 12 varieties— 1st. W. P. Clyde (gardener, H, J, 

 Osterhoudtl: 2nd, F, W. Vanderbilt (gardener, 

 H J, .\lleu). .<!(•) Mums. 6 varieties— 1st. F. 

 W. Vanderbilt: 2nd. W, Sargent, 25 Mums for 

 effect — 1st, W, Sargent : 2nd, Ogden Mills (gar- 

 dener, James Blair), Dinner table decoration 

 of Orchids— 1st, F, W, Vanderbilt; 2nd, W, 

 Sargent. 20 .-Vmerican Beauty Roses — 1st, F, 

 W. A'anderbilt. Colonel Payne's prize, collec- 

 tion Roses, 3 varieties — 1st, F. W, Vanderbilt; 

 2nd, G, L. Hoyt, Society's prize, collection 

 Roses, 3 varieties — 1st, F, W, Vanderbilt ; 2nd, 

 Valentine Burgevine. 12 crimson Roses — 1st, 

 F. W. Vanderbilt, with Hadley : 2nd, Ogden 

 Mills, with Richmond, 12 yellow Roses — 1st, 

 F, W, Vanderbilt. 12 white — 1st. Valentine 

 Bnrgevine, 12 pink — 1st. W. Sargent. N. H. 

 Cottam exhibited a splendid collection of Dah- 

 lias for so late in tire season. — F. E. Witney. 

 Cor. Sec'y. 



TUXEDO PARK SHOW. 



The annual (lower show of the Tuxedo 

 Horticultural Society was held in Tu.xedo 

 Club on October 30 and 31 and Xovember 1. 

 It being the finest show the society has ever 

 held in most of the classes competition was 

 very keen. The chrysanthemums were the 

 finest ever shown here. David S. Millar win- 

 ning the IS distinct varieties witli W. E. 

 Tricker. Dailv Mail. Woodmason. Gilbert 

 Drabble, Wells' Late Pink, Mrs. R, H, Roggs, 

 Lad,v Hopetown, \Vm. Kleinheinz, F, S, Val- 

 lis, Gertrude Peers, .lames Eraser, Mrs. H, 

 Stevens, Mrs. P. C. Pulling. Pockett's Crim- 

 son, Mrs. E. Wild, Jfrs. G. W. C. Drexel. 

 Thomas Wilson won tlie 12 distinct varieties 

 with Wm. Turner, Mrs. D. Svme. Hetty 

 Wells. H. E. Converse. W. E. Tricker. 

 Georgeous, Wm, Kleinheinz, Rose Pockett, 

 Daily Mail, Nakota, Mrs. G. W. C. Drexel, 

 jr. Louiscaw Roussea\i. The groups of mis- 

 cellaneous plants, mums and ferns were all 

 very fine and tastefiily arranged. Roses 

 were shown to perfection. In the class for 

 18 pink Mrs. C. Russell were shown by 

 Wni, Brock, Joseph Tansey and D. S. Millar. 

 with 6-foot stems. There was good compe 



tition in all the diisses for carnations. 

 .Joseph Tansey, gardener to Mr. H. M. Til- 

 ford, won the piize for the most meritorious 

 exhibit, also for group of mums, and the 

 ['resident's prize for the best vase of roses 

 in the show with a vase of .Sunburst. David 

 S. Millar, gardener to Mr. G. (i. Mason, won 

 the cup for Ij mums, 12 carnations, 12 roses. 

 The judges were Mr. R, Williamson, Mr, 

 A. Bieschke, Mr, Wm, Waite, who madi' the 

 awards as follows: 



Special prize round group of miscellaneous 

 plants in a space of 75 square feet — 1st. Mr. 

 II. ^I. Tilford (gard,, Joseph Tansey); 2ud, 

 Mr. G. G. Mason (gard., I). S. Millar), 



.Special prize round group of Mums in a 

 space of 75 square feet — 1st, Mr, H, M, Til- 

 fcu'd : 2nd, .Mr, G, F, Baker (gard., James 

 MacMachan ). 



Special prize, round group of Ferns in a 

 space of .">0 square feet — 1st. Mis C. M. Bell 

 (gard., David Mcintosh) ; 2nd, Mr. G, F. Baker. 



Three specimen Palms — 1st, Mr. I-I. M. Til- 

 ford. 



Three speciman Ferns — 1st. Mrs. C. M. Bell : 

 2nd. Mrs. J. Murray Mitchell (gard., Thomas 

 Wilson ). 



Six Foliage Plants— 1st, Mrs. C. M. Bell ; 

 2nd. Mr. G. F. Baker. 



Three Winter Flowering Begonias — 1st. Mr. 

 II. M. Tilford. Mr. G. G." Mason. 



'I'hree speciman Cosmos — 1st. Mr. II. M. 

 Tilford. 



Four 10-inch pans Lily of Valle.y — 1st. Mr. 

 II. M. 'I'ilford: 2nd. iMrs. J. Murray Mitchell. 



Si>ecial prize three standard Mums Plants - 

 1st. Jlr. I!. Mortimer igard.. ('. 1 1. Sch.-ieftcr i . 

 One bush Jluni white — 1st. Mr. It. Moi'tirnn-, 

 One bush Mum. pink — 1st, Mr, R. Mortine-r. 

 One bush Mum. any color — 1st, Mrs, S, Silen- 

 cer (gard,, Emil Barth). Twelve Mums in (">- 

 in(h pots — 1st. Mr. K. Delafleld (gard., Wm. 

 Brock) : 2nd, Mr, II, M. Tilford, Six Mums 

 in {>-inch pots — 1st, Mr. D. Wagstaff (gard., 

 Tlios. Lyons) ; 2nd, Mrs. J. Murra.y Mitchell. 

 Special prize, IS Mums distinct varieties — 1st, 

 Mr. G. G. Mason ; 2nd. Mr. C. B. Alexander 

 (gard., W, Hastings), Twelve Mums, distinct 

 varieties — 1st. Mrs. J. Murray Mitchell ; 2nd. 

 Mr. D. Wagstaff. Vase of Mums, arranged for 

 effect— 1st, Mr, D, Wagstaff; 2nd, Mr, C. B. 

 .Mexander. Twelve Mums, frame grown — 1st. 

 Mrs. J. Murray Mitchell ; 2nd. Mr. A. Seton 

 (gard.. I'atrick Cassidy). Six Mums, frame 

 grown — 1st. Mrs. S. Spencer. Special prize, 

 two vases single Mums, 'Totty's 1914 introduc- 

 tion — 1st, Mrs, J, Murray Mitchell : 2nd, Mr. 

 G, F. Baker. Six yellow Mums — 1st, Mr. II. 

 M. Tilford : 2nd, Mr. G. G. Mason. Six white 

 Mums — 1st, Mr, G. G. Mason ; 2nd, Mr. C. K. 

 .Mexander. Six Red Mums — 1st. Mr. II. M. 

 Tilford : 2nd. Mr. C. B. .Vlexander. Six bronze 

 Mums — 1st, Mr, R. Mortimer ; 2nd, Mr, H, M, 

 Tilford, Six pink Mums — 1st, Mr, C, B, Alex- 

 ander ; 2nd, Mr, II, M, Tilford, Six crimson 

 Mums — 1st, Mr, C, B, .\lexander ; 2nd, Mr, 

 G, G. Mason. Thi'ee yellow Mums — 1st, Mr, 

 A. Seton : 2nd, Mrs. A, Carhart (gard,, Charles 

 Ciisticki). Tliree white Mums — 1st, Mrs. J. 

 Murray Mitchell ; 2nd, Mrs. A. S. Carhart. 

 Three pink Mums — 1st, Mr. G. G. Mason : 2nd, 

 Mr. A. Seton. Three red Mums — 1st, Mr, G, G, 

 Mason, Three bronze Mums — 1st, Mrs. Carhart. 

 Mr. A. Seton. Three crimson Mums — 1st. Mrs. 

 Carhai't. Collection of single Mums — 1st, Mr, 

 G, F, Baker: 2nd, Mr. H. M. Tilford, Collec- 

 tion of Hardy Mums — 1st, Mrs. J. Wolfe ; 2nd. 

 Mrs. S. Spencer. 



Eighteen pink Roses — 1st. Mr. R, Delafield ; 

 2nd, Mr. II. M. Tilford. Eighteen white Roses 

 — 1st, .Mr. G. G. Mason; 2nd, Mr. H, M. Til- 

 ford. Eighteen yellow Roses — 1st. Mr. H. M 

 Tilford ; 2nd. Mr. R. Delafleld. Eighteen led 

 Roses — 1st. Mr. R. Delafleld ; 2nd. Mr. G. G. 

 Mason. Eighteen, any color Roses — 1st. Mr. 

 R. Delafleld; 2nd, Mr. G, G, Mason, Twelve 

 pink Roses — 1st, Mrs, A, Carhart: 2nd, Mrs. 

 J. Murray Mitchell. Twelve red Roses — 1st. 

 Mrs. J. Murray Mitchell : 2nd, Mrs, C, M, Bell, 

 Twelve yellow Roses — 1st, Mrs. J. Murray 

 Mitchell ; 2nd. Mr. C. B. .\lexander. Twelve 

 wliite Roses — 1st. Mr. R. Delafleld : 2nd. Mrs. 

 A. Carhart. Twelve any color Roses — 1st. 

 Mrs. A. Carhart: 2nd. Mrs. C. M. Bell. Special 

 prize, 12 Roses. Hadley — 1st. Mr. R. Delafleld : 

 2nd. Mr. G. G. Mason.. 



Eighteen wliite Carnations — 1st. Mr. H. M. 

 Tilford: 2nd. .Mr. R. Delafield. Eighteen red 

 Carnations — 1st, Mr, R, Delafleld: 2nd, Mr, 

 II, M, Tilford. Eighteen light pink Carnations 

 —1st, Mr, II, M, Tilford; 2nd, Mr, R. Dela- 

 field. Eighteen dark pink ("_'arnations — 1st. 

 Mr. G. G. Mason: 2nd, Mr. H. M. Tilford. 

 Eigliteen variegated Carnations — 1st. Mr. IT. 

 M. Tilford ; 2nd, Mr. G. G. Mason, Eighteen, 

 any color. Carnations — 1st, Mr, II, M, Tilford ; 

 2nd, Mr, R. Delafleld. Twelve white Carna- 

 tions — 1st, Mrs. C. M. Bell ; seiond, Mr. C. B. 

 .Alexander. Twelve red (tarnations — 1st. Mrs. 

 C. M. Bell. Twelve light pink Carnations — 

 1st. Mrs. A. Carliart: 2nd. Mrs. .1. Murray 

 Mitchell. Twelve dark pink Carnations — 1st. 

 Mr. C. B. Alexander; 2nd. Mrs. C. M. Bell. 

 Twelve variegated Carnations — 1st. Mr. C. B. 



Alexander. Twelve, any color. Carnations — 

 1st, Mrs, J, Murray Mitchell. 



Special prize for six Mums, twelve Carna- 

 tions, twelve Roses — 1st, Mr, G. G. Mason; 

 2nd. Mr. H. M. Tilford. 



Oue hundred Violets, single — 1st, Mr. D. 

 Wagslaff: 2nd, Mr, G. F. Baker. 



Five dishes -\pples — 1st. Mr. C. B. Alexander ; 

 2nd, Mr. R, Delafield. One dish Apples — 1st. 

 .Mrs. ,1. Wolfe; 2nd, Jlr, C, B. Alexander, 



Ccdiection of out-door Grapes — 1st, Mr. G. G. 

 Mason ; 2nd. Mrs. J. Wolfe. 



Two bunches Grapes, greenhouse, white — 

 1st. Mr. II, .M, Tilford. Two bunches Grapes, 

 greenhouse, black— 1st, Mr, II. M. Tilford, 



Special prize, colh'ction of Vegetables — 1st, 

 Mrs. S. Spencer ; 2nd, Mrs. J. Wolfe. Special 

 prize, eighteen kinds or species of Vegetables — 

 1st, Mr, G, G, Mason, Special prize, nine kinds 

 or species of Vegetables — 1st, Mr, C. B. Alex- 

 ander. 



Special prize dinner table decoration — 1st, 

 Mr. G. F. Baker ; 2nd, Mr. D. Wagstaff. 



Special prize, center piece, confined to as- 

 sist.-ints — 1st, Alexander Roy : 2nd. Wm. Gran- 

 tham. 



Spedal iirize, floral jjiece of Lillian Dotty 

 .Mums -1st. II. .M. Tilford; 2nd. Mr. C. B. 

 .Mexander. 



Table of foliage plants — 1st. Mr. G. F. 

 Baker: 2nd. C. B. .Vh-xander. 



Special prize, orchid plant in flower — Mr. 

 G. V. Baker, 



Special prize, collection of hardy cut flowers 

 — 1st, Mrs, S, Spencer; 2nd, Mrs, L, Chanler 

 Igard.. K. Wilson I. 



Special prize, most meritorious exhibit — 1st, 

 Mr. II. M. Tilford. 



President's special prize, best vase of Roses 

 in the show — 1st. Mr, H. M. Tilford. 



THOS. WILSON, Secretary. 



ELBERON (N. J.) SHOW. 



The fifth annual Chrysanthemum show of 

 the Elberon Horticultural Society was held 

 successfully in the Casino, Asbury Park, on 

 the above dates. The arrangements were 

 elliciently carried out and were creditable 

 to George Masson. the secretary, and his 

 committee, consisting of C. 0. Duncan 

 (chairman), A. Bauer, Thomas Hambleton, 

 R. B. Allen, W. R. Se.ymour. The .judges 

 were: W. H. AVaite. George Jliddleton and 

 Peter Duff. Nearly 3.000 people attended. 

 The dinner table decorations on the Thurs- 

 day were very eflTective and much appreci- 

 ated. 



The principal prize-winners were: 

 Thomas Hambleton, gardener to C. A. 

 Wimpgheimer. Long Branch : A. Bauer, gar- 

 dener to Henry Goldman. Deal ; H. B. .\llen, 

 gardener to S. R. Guggeuheim. Elberon; 

 Charles Hum, gardener to Daniel Guggenheim, 

 Elberon ; George Massun. gardener to Frederick 

 Frelinghuyson, Elberon : Percy Hicks, gardener 

 to II. B. and B. S. Borden. Oceanic : William 

 Iiowiin, Seabright ; Joseph Mills, gardener to 

 George Gould. Lakewood ; C, O. Duncan, gar- 

 dener to Mrs. Washington Wilson, Elberon ; C. 

 De Wilde, gardener to S. Hikes, Jr., Red Bank ; 

 W, R. Seymour, gardener to S. M. Goldsmith. 

 West End : D. C. Kelly, gardener to J. B. 

 Greenhut. West End ; David Gustafson, gar- 

 dener to Mrs. Hamilton Kean, Elberon ; New- 

 man & Legg. florists, Manasquan ; Herbert 

 Kruschka, florist, .\sbiiry Park, R, B, Allen 

 led for the group of Mums, with G. Masson 

 second : while for the group of ornamental, 

 flowering and foliage jilants. the winners were 

 (?has. Ilurn and It. B. .\llen. For 24 blooms 

 in eight varii'ties. there were five entries, and 

 Hicks and Bauer were first and second. 



NEW BEDFORD (MASS.) SHOW. 



Tlie annual chrysanthemuni exliibilion of 

 the New Bedford ITiu-ticultural Society was 

 held in Library Ilall on November 3 and 4, 

 and certainly rellected great credit on the 

 few who exhibited. Although the exhibitors 

 were few in number the show was not lack- 

 ing in material and (he flowers were as fine 

 as the writer ever .saw. 



Peter Murray, of Fairhaven, had a tasty 

 displa.y of palms, ferns and mums not for 

 coni])etition ; Joseph V. Pierce, of New Bed- 

 ford, exhibited a vase of Lady Hillington 

 roses of exceptional qualit.v and a vase of 

 carnations in varietj' which showed excel- 

 lent culture: .Tames Garthlv. formerly 

 gardener for H. H. Rogers, displayed a fine 

 collection of greenhouse plants, conspicuous 

 among them being several specimens of 

 Nephrolepis Muscosa and Nep. Magnifica. 



A vase of 18 blooms of chrysanthemum 



