November 4, 1916 



HORTICULTURE 



603 



INDIOA. AND IHOL.I-AIMD BUI-BS 

 At Auction on WEDNESDAY, NOV. 8, 1916 



AT TEN O'CLOCK. A. M. 



The MacNiff Horticultural Co. 



52 to 56 Vesey Street, NEW YORK 



THE LARGEST HORTICULTURAL AUCTION ROOMS IN THE WORLD 



BOSTON AUTUMN EXHIBITION 



The annual display of plants, 

 Uowers, fruits and vegetables, former- 

 ly known as the Chrysanthemum Show, 

 of the Massachusetts Horticultural So- 

 ciety opened on Wednesday, Novem- 

 ber 1, at noon and continues until 

 Sunday night, Nov. 5. 



It was a "showy show" as regards 

 the plant groups, and in this depart- 

 ment the rivals in past shows again 

 "went the limit" in their struggle tor 

 supremacy. In Davenport's winning 

 group of foliage and flowering plants 

 covering 300 sq. ft., there was material 

 enough to stock a large greenhouse, 

 and it there is any plant blooming at 

 this date that was not represented in 

 the collection we can't recall it. With 

 the ^ exception of Galen L. Stone's 

 specimen of Garza, the trained chrys- 

 anthemum plants were very ordinary. 

 On the other hand the commercial size 

 plants were exceedingly good, those 

 staged by W. H. Elliott being the best 

 finished little beauties we have ever 

 seen in the hall. In all the large plant 

 gi'oups close massing was the rule with 

 the exception of the group covering 

 150 sq. ft., competition limited to pri- 

 vate gardeners, in which Mr. Thatcher, 

 gardener for Mrs. J. L. Gardner, dis- 

 played exquisite taste in a graceful 

 arrangement in which specimen lilies 

 and bamboos predominated. 



The exhibit which attracted greatest 

 interest and excited most admiration 

 from gardeners and florists particular- 

 ly was the magnificent group of win- 

 ter flowering hybrid begonias staged 

 by W. C. Rust, gardener for Mrs. C 

 G. Weld. It was both novel and mag- 

 nificent. A fine group of these be- 

 gonias was shown by Mrs. Montgom- 

 ery Sears also. Wm. Downs, gardener 

 for E. S. Webster, staged six splendid 

 plants of the hybrid Begonia Optima, 

 which won for him a silver medal. 

 Winter flowering begonias were also 

 staged by Janiten & Wollrath Co., of 

 Waltham. Thomas Roland showed 

 camjllias in bloom, and what we feel 

 safe in saying was the most finished 

 group of small crotons ever shown 

 here by a local grower. Eric Wetter- 

 low, gardener for Mrs. Lester Leland. 

 showed Lorraine begonias in grand 

 form and won a silver medal for Be- 

 gonia Mrs. Peterson. 



A. W. Preston was the recipient of 

 a silver medal for Cattleya Lord Roth- 



schilds alba, one of several gems in 

 his orchid group. 



The chrysanthemum cut blooms 

 were as a rule of very high quality. 

 The classes for specimen show blooms 

 in which Galen L. Stone swept every- 

 thing before him with the largest, 

 most uniform and best finished blooms 

 ever shown here were good through- 

 out. C. H. Totty and A. M. Pierson 

 were extensive exhibitors in all class- 

 es of collections, with no local exhib- 

 itors to compete against them. The 

 pompons and semi-doubles were very 

 nice in these exhibits but there is 

 room for much improvement in the 

 method of displaying these, here as 

 elsewhere. 



Among the new chrysanthemums 

 shown were October Herald, Miss Ano- 

 la Wright, Smith's Imperial and sev- 

 eral pompons, from Nathan Smith & 

 Sons, Adrian, Michigan. Wm. H. 

 Waite, a new bronze with monster 

 bloom, was shown by C. H. Totty. 

 Another novelty well shown by Mr. 

 Totty was Golden Champion. 



The class for best display showing 

 the various ways in which flowers can 

 be used in home decoration, prize $50. 

 was entered only by Caplau. the Flo- 

 rist, but the prize was well awarded 

 to his display of neat baskets and 

 other pretty arrangements. 



The vegetable and fruit dejiartment 

 was a surprise to many, not only in 

 its great extent and the wonderfnl 

 quality throughout, but also in the 

 manner of staging and the exceeding 

 taste displayed in arrangement. It 

 was by far the most attractive exhi- 

 bition of fruits and vegetables we 

 have seen put up by the Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Soiioty. Thos .1. Grey 

 Comi-any's collection of vegetables 

 was an "eye opener," extending the 

 entire length of one side of the small 

 hall. The carnation exhibits sched- 

 uled for Friday, we cannot report on 

 until next week-. 



List of Prizes and Gratuities Awarded 



I'L.VNTS .\.\1) I'l.nWEK.S.- I'lants.— 

 I-'olinjrt' niirl FldwtM'ln^ IMiint.s. proiip oovcr- 

 insr 100 si|. ft.; 1st. A. M. Davenport: 2(1. 

 W. "W. Kdgar. Gro«i> citvcriiifr 100 sq. ft. 

 (for i>rivntf jrarrtpiicrs (iiil.v* : 1st. Frs. .J. 

 I.. (Jardiicr. Spocimpn Orchid : 1st. A. W. 

 Preston: LM. X. T. Kirlder. Orange plants: 

 1st. W. W. Eilgar. Gronp of Clirysanthe- 

 nuini plants to onver 200 sq. ft.: 1st. A. 

 M. Davenport: 2(1. Mr.s. .T. I.. Gardner. .Six 

 trained specimen plants: 1st. J. f>. Railey. 

 Trained specimen, white: 1st. Galen L. 

 Stone, Garza; 2d, Mrs. C. G. Weld, Garza. 



Trained specimen, bronze: iBt, W. H. 

 Weliington, Hortus Tolosanns; 2(1, ". H- 

 Wellington, Mrs. William Duckham. Dis- 

 play, arranged witli foliage plants tfor 

 commercial growers only): 1st, W. U. 

 Elliott; 2d, Kamuvama & Serada. Kentlas: 

 1st, Mrs. J. L. Gardner, liegonlaa. Glolre 

 de Lorraine or any of its varieties, six 

 plants: 1st, Mrs. Lester Leland; 2d, Galen 

 L. Stone. Any other winter flowering va- 

 riety, six plants: 1st. E. S. Welister. Op- 

 tima. Uest L'iavsauthemuui plant on ex- 

 hiljitiou: Galen L. stone. Garza. 



Flowers, -llenrv A. Gane .Memorial Fund. 

 —Vase of blooms of Chrysantheninni Mrs. 

 Jerome .loncs or the Yellow Mrs. Jerome 

 Jones: Ist. James Xicol. Kest new seed- 

 ling Chrysanthemum originated by any 

 other gro\ver: Ist. Nathan Smith & Sons, 

 Miss Anola Wright. 



Society's rrlzes. — Chrysanthemums. — 

 Twenty'tive blooms, ot twenty tivc varie- 

 ties, named: 1st. Galen I-. Stone; 2d. w. 

 H Wellington. Twelve blooms. Japanese, 

 named: Ist. Galen L. Stone; 2d. W. II. 

 Wellingt((n. Twelve blooms. Japanese In- 

 ( urvcd. named : 1st. Galen L. Stone. 

 Twelve blooms. Keflexed. named : Ist, 

 Galen I.. Stone. Twelve vases. Pompon, 

 distinct varieties, six sprays In a vase: 

 1st C. n. Tottv; 2d. A. K. Hutler. \ aae ol 

 twentv-tive blooms, one or more varieties: 

 Mrs "Alice Slas. Collection ot sprays ot 

 single Chrysanthemums filling twenty-flvc 

 vases: 1st. C. II. Totty; ■2d. Scott llros. 

 P.tst display showing the various ways 

 Ho\v(rs can "be used for home decoration; 

 Caplan. Florist. , , 



Gratuities: Thomas Roland, group of 

 foliage and flowering plants: Miss Corn(dla 

 Warren, foliage and flowering plants; 

 Gilen 1. Stone, trained Chrysanthemum 

 Cheltoni; Mrs. C. G. Weld, trained Chry- 

 santheninni Garza; A. N. Pierson, collection 

 of cut Chrysanthemums; Mrs. J. Mont- 

 gomery Sears, collection of winter-flower- 

 ing H(''gonias; Waliaii Hose Conservatories. 

 Uoses .Mrs. Charles Uussell and IladU y. 



Silver Medal: A. W. Preston. Cattleya 

 I.oi-d Kothsdilld alba: Mrs. C. G. Weld. 

 coiiiM-tion ot winter-flowcrlng Itegonias; 

 E II Wetterlow. Begonia Mrs. Peterson; 

 E. II. AVebstcr. Begonia Optima. 



Honorable Mention: .Mrs. J. Mont- 

 gomery S(iars. Begonia Sylva. 

 ' Vote" of Thanks: S. J. Goddard. Carna- 

 tion Dori.s; T. T. Watt, cut flowers In va- 

 riety : Janiten & Wollrath Co.. Begonia 

 Mrs. Ileal. . . 



VWAKDS FOB FRUITS.— Samuel Apple- 

 loii Fund.- Applcs.-^Baldwin: 1st. A. B. 

 Howard (.S: Son: 2d. S. A. Schwartz. Huli- 

 bardston: 1st. A. B. Howard & Son; 2rt, 

 J. JI. Schwartz. . , „ 



Benjamin V. French Fund.— Apples.— R. 

 I. (Jre-nlng: 1st, Derby Farm; 2d, David 



'"BeiVjamin II. Pierce Farm.— For new 



s nine apple of merit: M. J. Cain, aeed- 



lirg of Gravenstein. 



sV.cletv's Prizes. — Apples. - - Bellflower : 

 1st C. "S. Smith; 2d. W. H. Stone. De- 



licious: 1st, Derby Farm. Mel sh : 1st. 



Derby Farm; 2d, A. B. Howard >'<: . Son. 

 .Ndrtiiern Spy; Ist. E. K. Farrer: 2d I . .\. 

 Cl.-irl; Palmer Greening: Ist. II- *• I "I 

 ler- "d E. F. Adams. Pound Sweet: lat. 

 G V. Fletcher; 2d. Alfred II. Pronty. Rox- 

 biirv Russet: 1st. M. S. Who ler: 2d H. C. 

 Fuller Estate. Sutton: Isl. A. B. Howard 

 .v Son • 2d. G. V. Fletcher. Tolman Sweet : 

 1st E R. Farrer; 2(1. W. II. Atkins. 

 T.u'upkins Co. King: Lst. M. J. Cain; 2(1. 

 F F Cole. Winter Banana: 1st. E. t. 

 v.'lini'-i- 2d E. Clifton Wilt. York Im- 

 i.erial:' 1st. M. S. Wheeler: 2d. M. J. Calu. 

 \nv other variety: 1st. Derby I'arm. B ne 

 i'earmain: 2d. A. B. Howard A: sou. l.alley 

 Sxveet For the Ixst collection of winter 



