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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



New Caniatioii, bronze medal to Josepli 

 Sakowich, for Hyde Park. 



Vase of 12 white — 1, G. D. Barroa (James 

 Linaiie, gardener); 2, D. G. Eeid (A. W. 

 Golding. snperintendent ) . 



Vase of 12 Enchantress shade— 1, Adolpli 

 Lewisohn (.John Canning, superintendent); 

 2, D. G. Reid. 



Vase of ]2 Windsor shade — 2, John, I. 

 Downey (Thomas. Ryan, superintendent); 

 first not awarded. 



Vase of J2 Jlrs. C. W. Ward shade— 1. 

 D. G. Reid. 



Vase of 12 dark pink— 1, Adolph Lew- 

 isohn; 2, G. D. Barron. 



Vase of 12 scarlet— 1, Adolph Lewisohn; 

 2, U. G. Reid. 



Vase of 12 crimson— 1. D. G. Reid. 



Vase of 12 blooms, variegated— 1. Adolph 

 Lewisohn. 



Vase of 50 blooms, arranged for effect, 

 one or more varieties— 1. D. G. Reid; 2, 

 Frederick Sturges (Thos. Bell, gardener). 



Vase of 100 Sweet Peas— 1, Mrs. F. A. 

 Constable. 



\'ase of Schizanthus— 1, Adolph Lewisohn, 



t cillection of cut Orchid blooms— 1, Lager 

 & Ihirrell; 2, Clement Moore. 



Collection of cut Orchid blooms— 1, Mrs. 

 F. A. Constable. 



Bpecial prizes: G. D. Barron, vase of 

 Mignonette, cash; H. Fred Byxbee, four 

 vases of Daphne odorata, certificate; Fred 

 erick Sturges, vases of miscellaneous flow- 

 ers, cash; T. D. Leonard (E. Lcandle. gar- 

 dener), vase of Freesias, cash; Mrs. F. A. 

 Onstable, vase of Buddleia Asiatica. cer- 

 tificate and cash; vase of Plumbago coc- 

 cinea, cash; Mrs. H. Darlington (P. W. Popp. 

 gardener), for nev.' Carnation Mrs. Darling- 

 ton, honorable mention; G. E. Baldwin & 

 Co., for plant of Cattleya Triante, silver 

 medal; Clement Moore (.T. P. Mossman, gar- 

 dener), collection of orchid plants, silver 

 medal and cash; R. & J. Farquhar & Co., 

 Boston, ]ibints of Azalea Ka=mpferi. silver 

 mcibil. 



GEORGE V. NASH. Secretary. 



iiiiig and made an eloquent address, after 

 which dancing was enjoyed until early 

 morning. 



MENLO PARK, CALIF. 



The annual election of officers of the 

 -Menlo Park Horticultural Society was held 

 Thursday evening, January 21, and the fol- 

 lowing officers were elected to serve during 

 the ensuing year: Henry Goertzhain, presi- 

 dent; David \V. Slade. vice-president; Percy 

 Filings, secretary; Arthur Bearsby. finan- 

 cial secretary; George Nunn. treasurer. 

 Thomas Templeton was elected trustee. s\u-- 

 ceeding Janu'S T. Lynch, whose term ex- 

 pired. An exhibition committee to serve 

 for one year was appointed as follows: John 

 M. Daly. Percy EUings. David Bassett. 

 George Nunn and David W. Slade. Periy 

 Coff and John Aitken were selected for 

 ushers. Several new members were admit- 

 ted and a few applications for membership 

 were received. The society decided to ludd 

 a smoker at the next regular meeting, and 

 President Goertzhain appointed a conuuit- 

 tee to make the necessary arrangements. 

 The exhibits made were varied and excel- 

 lent. As John M. Daly and Chas. Fhrich 

 tied for the most points for the best dis- 

 play during the past year it was decided to 

 award a gold medal to each. — Amcririiii 

 Florixl. 



NEWPORT, R. I. 



ANNUAL FALL EXHIBITION. 



Tlic Annual Fall Exhibition of the Hor- 

 ticultural Society of New York will be held 

 on November 4 to 7, inclusive, at the Ameri- 

 can Museum of Natural History. The 

 schedule of premiums is now being prepared, 

 and as sunn as ready annonncemeut will be 

 niadi' in these colunuis. 



This is the big autumn show around New 

 York, and it is hoped that other societies 

 in this vicinity in fixing the dates of their 

 shows will avoid this period in so far as 

 possible. Such action will accrue to the 

 best interests of all. 



GEORGE V. NASH, Secretary. 



MANCHESTER, MASS. 



The annual banquet of the North Shore 

 Horticidtural Society was held at the Town 

 Hall Jaiuiary 27. There was an attendance 

 of 2fH». Members of the Banquet Commit- 

 tee. Wm. Till, P. J. Gilmore. Paul ilaillard. 

 Axel Magnuson, James Morton and JL Mac- 

 kay. decorated the hall and tables beauti- 

 fully, and the menu left nothing to be de- 

 sired. E. H. Wetterlow presided at the 

 postprandial exercises and extended a cor- 

 dial greeting to all present. Thomas .T. 

 Grey responded for the Gardeners' and Flor- 

 ists' Club of Boston and the Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society in his usual humor- 

 ous strain. Piano selections were furnished 

 by E. A. Rand, readings by Miss Area Far- 

 ron, while Prof. Brignate. sleight of hand 

 humorist, entertained for half an hour with 

 mystifying tricks. The Rev. W. H, Rider. 

 D. D., was the principal speaker of the eve- 



I'nder the joint auspices of the Newport 

 llorticnUural Society and the Garden So- 

 ciety. 11. L. Frost, of Boston. Mass.. gave a 

 lecture January 26, on injurious insects. 

 The stereoptico'n .showed the pests in tlieir 

 various stages of growth and localities they 

 have ravaged. Among tlie varieties treat<>cl 

 upon by the lecturer were the gypsy moth, 

 tent caterpillar, brown tail moth and box- 

 wood minor. In regard to the latter, he 

 -Mill it was fotmd mostly in Newport, and 

 the largi' audience ju-esent gave the lectiner 

 rapt attention throughout his discourse. .\t 

 the close, warm applause showed the ap- 

 preciation of his hearers. At the next meet- 

 ing ol the Newport Horticidtural Society 

 the matter of swelling the building fluid 

 will lie discussed, and from all accounts the 

 discussion is liable to liear fruit, iis niaii> 

 members seem to think that the time is ri]ic 

 to build. The society has completed ar- 

 rangements for the coming to Newport of 

 the American Sweet Pea Society. This show 

 will take place at the Casino July S-d. 

 .\lexander McLellan has been appointed ex- 

 hibition manager, and the schedules are 

 now beins distributed. — Ewclinii<)<-. 



NEW JERSEY FLORICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting of the New 

 .Jersey Floricultural Society was held on 

 ilonday evening. February 1. There was a 

 good attendance, considering the stormy 

 weather. The exhibits were of fine quality 

 and added to the pleasure of the evening. 



The awards were a.s follows : Vase of 

 Sweet Peas, Mrs. A. J. Moulton (gardener, 

 Arthur Jackson), (13 points; Primula mala- 

 coides. same, fi.5 points; Epiphyllum truiica- 

 tuiu, Mrs. Wm. Barr (gardener, Emil Pan- 

 iiska). 7."i iioints; vase of Carnations, Peter 

 llaiick, .Jr. (gardener. Max Schneider), 80 

 points; Begonia (Cincinnati, same, 70 points; 

 vase of Roman Hyacinths, same. 55 points; 

 bunch of Violets, same, 65 points; Cattleya 

 Triana> Virginale, Jos. A. Manda, not for 

 competition, 90 points; Cattleya Trianie, 

 .Joseph A. 5fanda, cultural certificate: Pri- 

 mula mahicoides. Freesia Purity, plate of 



There is no pleasure like 

 watcliing things grow. 



DEPENDABLE seeds 

 mean more to those 

 who "grow for profit" 

 than to other folks. 



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 "breath of the spring in it," 

 and "the love of growing 

 things," but a wealth of 

 information prized by the 

 practical man. 



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