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HOETICULTUEE 



November 4, 1916 



The Sensation of 1916 



The Wonderful New 

 RED CARNATION 



lOI.OK — Brilliant scarlet 



of uniform shaile. 

 SIZE — Average over 3^ 



invlies in diameter. 

 FRA(;RANCE — strong and 



plettsing. 

 STEM — Strong, graceful 



and long. 

 KEEPING QUAI-ITIES— 



An excellent keeper and 



shipper. 

 SALES — Demand always 



in excess of supply. 

 GROWTH— Habit of Scott, 



but stronger stem. 

 PROEIFIC BLOOMER— 



Averaging 30 flowers per 



plant. 

 PROnrCTION — Strong 



producer of cuttings ; 



easy to root, average 90*7^. 

 HEALTH— Free from rust 



or disease. 

 SEASONABLE — Blooms 



heavily in December. 

 FOLIAGE — Grows a bushy, 



large plant. 



PARENTAGE 

 Enchantress x Red Seedling 



This Red Seedling was 



a cross of 



Nelson x Law son 



Every one of these car- 

 nations is of sucli well 

 known excellence that no 

 comment is necessary. The 

 characteristics of SCOTT 

 are very marlied in THE- 

 XAXTIIOS. 



EXCLUSIVE A I 

 DISTRIBUTORS VKm Li 



RANDALL COMPANY, 



Evolved by 



JOHN THEN 



of Chicago 



winner nf the Silver 

 Sweepstakes Cup and First 

 I'rize Mediil and Ribbons 

 auarded by the Horticul- 

 tnriil Society of Chicago 

 tor tile I>est seedling car- 

 nation on display. These 

 prizes constitute all the 

 possible liiffh honors. 



TIIKNANTHOS cuttings 

 will prove an unusually 

 j^ooil investuient for the 

 up-to-date grower. So 

 nearly perfect is It that It 

 took sweepstakes cup for 

 best seedling as well as 

 medal, certificate and first 

 prize at the last Chicago 

 Flower Show less than a 

 year ago. 



PRICES ANU DELIVERY 



ThenanthoN cold grown 

 cuttings will be ready for 

 delivery January 1st, 1917. 

 The demand will prove a 

 heavy strain on the sup- 

 I>Iy. All shipments made 

 in the order received, so 

 let us book your require- 

 ments early. Tbenantbos 

 cuttings, f. o. b. Chicago. 

 Per 100, $12.00; per 1000, 

 SI 00.00. 250 cuttings at 

 the 1000 rate. Write for 

 list of other cuttings. 



Wabash Ave. at Lake St. 

 CHICAGO, ILL. 



apples, not less than six varieties, twelve 

 specimens of each : 1st, Derby Farm ; 2d, 

 A. B. Howard & son. Collection of apples 

 .'irranged for decorative effect; 1st, A. B. 

 Howard & Son; 2d. E. M. Bruce. For the 

 largest and best exhibit of apples, not less 

 than ten varieties and five specimens of 

 each : 1st, A. B. Howard & Sou ; 2d, Derby 

 I'^arui. For the best exhibit of apples in 

 trays, not less than five travs and one or 

 more varieties: 1st, A. B. Howard & Son; 

 -d, Derby Farm. Crabapples. — Twenty-four 

 specimens, any variety : 1st, Elliott c& H. 

 Ward Moore; 2d. Faulkner Farm. Quinces. 

 — Any variety, twelve specimens; 1st, D. 

 M. Rogers. Van Deman; 2d, A. B. Howard 

 & Sou, Mammoth. Cranberries. — Collection 

 of not less tlian three varieties, half-peck 

 of each: L. J. Fosdick. Half-peck of any 

 variety; I.. J. Fosdick, McFarlin. Col- 

 lection of native and foreign fruit, ar- 

 ranged for effect : 1st, Mrs. R. Goodnougb ; 

 2d, F. W. Dahl. Native Nuts.— Collection 

 of not less than four varieties, one quart 

 of each; 1st, Mrs. F. Schulz; 2d. Sarah A. 

 Wheeler. 



Marshall P. Wilder Fund.— Native Grapes, 

 — Collection of hardy native grapes, not 

 less than three varieties, three bunches of 

 eaclJ : 1st. John Bauernfeind; 2d, Charles 

 W. Libhy. 



John S. Farlow Newton Horticultural 

 Society Fund.— Pears.— Angoulemr- : 1st, 

 .Mrs. Elbridge Torrey : 2d, F. W. Dahl. 

 Anjou: l.st, M. J. Cain; 2d. F. W. Dahl. 

 Bosc; 1st. Dr. W. G. Kendall; 2d. W. 

 Heustis & Son. Dana Hovev ; 1st. Dr. W. 

 G. Kendall; 2d, W. Ileuslis & Son. Lang- 

 lier: 1st, E. B. Wilder. Lawrence: 1st, 

 F. W. Dalil; 2d, Derby Farm. Sheldon: 



1st. F. W. Dahl ; 2d, G. V. Fletcher. Vicar : 

 1st, E. B. Wilder; 2d, F. W. Dahl. Winter 

 Nells: 1st. F. W. Dahl; 2d, A. B. Howard 

 A: Son. Any other variety : 1st, Dr. W. G. 

 Kendall, Seckel ; 2d, W. Heustis & Son, 

 ("lairgeau. Collection of six varieties of 

 winter pears, twelve specimens of eacli : 

 1st. F. W. Dahl; 2d, Edward li. Winder. 



Theoflore Lyman Fund No. 2. — I'iums. — 

 .\ny variety: 1st, M. S. Wheeler; Prune; 

 2d. M. S. Wheeler, Lombard. 



Gratuities: Derb.v Farm, apples arranged 

 for decorative effect; M. S. Wheeler, col- 

 lection of winter apples; Parker Bros., col- 

 lection of apples; C. A. Stone, Black Ali- 

 cante Grapes : Dr. W. G. Kendall, collec- 

 tion of grapes; W. C. Winter, collection of 

 liothouse grapes. 



Vote of Thanks: John A. Mason, Superb 

 Everl>earing strawberry. 



AWARDS FOR VEGETABLES.— Beets ; 

 1st, E, L. Lewis; 2d. C. F. Jenkins. Any 

 round variety, six (for cottagers only) : 

 1st, Michael Cahalan, Edmunds; 2d, Midiael 

 Calialan, Early Model. Chard, three plants; 

 1st, Faulkner Farm; 2d, W. J. Clemson. 

 ISi'ussels Sprouts, four quarts: 1st, E. L. 

 Lewis; 2d, Oliver Ames. Cabbage, any 

 ball-head variety, green, four heads: 1st 

 Mrs. J. L. Gardner; 2d. E. L. Lewis 

 Savoy, four heads: 1st. Elliott & H. Ward 

 .Moore; 2d. Oliver Ames. Any green va- 

 riety, three heads (for cottagers only ► ' 

 1st. J. D. Tilton; 2d, J. D. Tilton, Car- 

 rots, any variet.v, twelve specimens: 1st, 

 E. A: H. W. Moore: 2d, Oliver Ames. Cauli- 

 llower, three heads; 1st. Frederic ('ole ; 

 2d. C. P. Jenkins. Olery. any variety, 

 four heads: 1st, Michael .Cahainn, Paris 

 Golden; 2d, E, Jenkins, Paris Golden. 



Cucumbers, White Spine type, four: Ist, 

 .T. W. Stone. Egg Plant, four specimens: 

 1st, Oliver Ames, Lettuce, Cos or Komaine, 

 six specimens: 1st, David R. Craig; 2d, 

 ,Iames Donald. Mushrooms, twelve speci- 

 mens: 1st, A. W. Crockford ; 2d, Ernest 

 li. Dane. Onions, any variety, twelve: Ist, 

 lOrnest B. Dane; 2d, Mrs. Lester Leland. 

 Parsnips, twelve: 1st, W. Heustis & Son; 

 2d, David R, Craig. Peppers, twelve: 1st, 

 E. L. Lewis, Chinese Giant ; 2nd, E, L. 

 Lewis, Squash, Pumpkin or Squash, 

 heaviest specimen : Joel A. Thayer. Sugar 

 or Winter Luxur.v: Ist. Faulkner Farm; 

 2d. E. & H. W. Moore. Squash, collection, 

 two specimens of each variety: Ist, E. L. 

 Lewis: 2d. Oliver Ames. Tomatoes, any 

 indoor scarlet variety, twelve: 1st, A. W. 

 Crockford; 2d. J. W. Stone. Turnips, col- 

 lection, six specimens, not less than three 

 varieties: l.st, .M. S. Wheeler; 2d, Joel A. 

 Tliayer. Salad Plants, best collection: 

 Isl, David R. Craig; 2d. J. A. Nixon. Col- 

 lection of vegetal>les. fifteen varieties, not 

 mtire than one variet.v of a kind: 1st, B. 

 .lenkins: 2d, Oliver Ames. Eight varieties: 

 1st. E. L. Lewis; 2d, W. J. Clemson. Six 

 kinds (for cottagers only) : Ist, Michael 

 Cahalau; 2d, F. W. Dahl. 



Levi Whitcomb Fund. — Potato, best seed- 

 ling variety not in commerce, grown for at 

 least two years In New England: E, & H. 

 \V. Mr)ore, Dibbles Russet, 



Sor-iety's Prizes, for the best display of 

 vegetables put up in glass jars: 1st, Her- 

 mine Schulz. 



Gratuities: Faulkner Farm, decoration 

 of kale and parsley; Thomas J. Gray Co., 

 <lisplay of vegetables; B, L, Lewis, display 

 of vegetables. 



