September 21, 1912 



HORTICULTURE 



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display was greatly euliauced by a 

 free use of Eulalia plumes and autumn 

 foliage. Fine pyramidal vases were 

 shown of the new peony-flowered seed- 

 lings (originating with Burpee and his 

 dahlia expert Geo. W. Kerr) ; also the 

 same of such fine varieties as Golden 

 West, Queen Victoria, Sebastopol, Jack 

 Rose and Kriemhilde. One of the 

 loveliest of the collection was the va- 

 riety Mrs. Reginald Bailey, raised in 

 England by Mr. Kerr; a lovely claret 

 cactus with magenta reflex. R. Vin- 

 cent & Sons showed twenty-one vases 

 of dahlias, representing some of the 

 best of the present day commercial va- 

 rieties. Joseph Hurley, gardener for 

 Thomas P. Hunter, had a splendid col- 

 lection of outdoor garden cut flowers. 

 John Little was the principal exhibitor 

 in the class for vegetables. Robt. 

 Morrow, gardener for Geo. I. Bodine, 

 carried off the prize for Dreer's Peer- 

 less aster. Wm. Fowler exhibited 

 Queen Alexandra and Mrs. J. G. Cas- 

 satt dahlias m the Michell section. W. 

 F. Bassett, Hammonton, N. J., sent a 

 good collection which was staged by 

 the Pennock-Meehan Co. Geisha, Syl- 

 via, Bridesmaid. Jack Rose and Antle- 

 tam were among the good varieties 

 shown. A new one which we praised 

 last year was not yet at its best and of 

 course we can only talk of things as 

 we see them. 



CHARTER OAK FAIR. 



The flower show at Charter Oak 

 Park Fair, Hartford, Conn., September 

 2nd to 7th, was the largest on record. 

 J. A. Weber, as superintendent, gave 

 much satisafction. The judges were 

 Walter Angus and Robert Roger of 

 Chapinville. The list of awards was 

 a long one — too long for our crowded 

 space. The names that figured most 



prominently in the prizes were W. W. 

 Hunt, J. W. Scott and C. R. Burr, ever- 

 greens and shrubs; J. F. Huss and 

 John Coombs, palms and ferns; J. A. 

 Weber, J. F. Huss, dahlias, carnations, 

 etc.; N. Nelson, Miss Whiting, roses; 

 W. H. Mackenzie, asters; J. A. Weber, 

 antirrhinums and salpiglossis. All the 

 above were represented in other 

 classes of garden annuals and peren- 

 nials, besides quite a number of other 

 exhibitors, quality being excellent all 

 through. The display of gladioli was 

 very extensive, A. F. Cowee of Berlin, 

 N. Y., and B. F. White of Terryville, 

 Conn., staging about 400 vases. Mr. 

 White won the silver vase for largest 

 collection. It took 1500 bottles to 

 stage the dahlias. George Stillman, 

 Westerly, R. I., captured 13 firsts, four 

 seconds; Forbes & Keith, New Bed- 

 ford, Mass., five firsts, nine seconds; 

 J. H. Slocombe, New Haven, six firsts, 

 two seconds; Neil Nelson, Hartford, 

 two firsts, four seconds. 



The Park Department of Hartford 

 covered 500 square feet of space with 

 beautiful groups of celosia, salvia, or- 

 namental grasses, tuberous rooted be- 

 gonias and gloxinias. 



NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL SO 

 CIETY. 



The autumn exhibition of this so- 

 ciety was held in Masonic Hall, Sept. 

 14, 15 and 16. under very favorable 

 weather conditions which, with othei- 

 fortunate circumstances, resulted in 

 the show being one of -the best the 

 society has ever had. The walls of 

 the hall had previously been deco- 

 rated with wild smilax, hydrangeas 

 and other suitable material for the an- 

 nual ball which followed the closing 

 of the show, and the exhibits were 

 skillfully arranged to harmonize with 



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5,00O YOUNG PALMS 



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 will sell for $250. In perfect con- 

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 has not been used anywhere 

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 PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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