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HOBTICULTURE 



October 12, 1912 



RAMBLER ROSES FOR FORGING 



Strong: 3 year old stock. Best Varieties Hybrid Perpetual 

 and Hybrid Teas for Forcing and Fall Planting in the 

 Garden. 



Try the New Hybrid Polyantha "Orleans," the best of all 

 the Polyanthas, for Forcing- or the Garden. 



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THE EXHIBITIONS 



FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SHOW AT 

 BOSTON. 



Boston-grown apples measuring 161/2 

 inches in circumference, weighing a 

 . pound and three-quarters were fea- 

 tures of the annual fruit and vegetable 

 exhibition of the Massachusetts Horti- 

 cultural Society which was opened at 

 Horticultural Hall, Oct. 4. These were 

 exhibited by Martin Meehan. These 

 big -apples were only one feature of an 

 excellent show. There were peaches, 

 pears, plums and the largest variety 

 of grapes ever seen in the hall. There 

 were vegetables of all kinds and al- 

 though this was in no sense a flower 

 show there were orchids and cut 

 flowers which lent color to the ex- 

 hibit. In the latter class Mrs. John L. 

 Gardner (William Thatcher, gardener) 

 showed a splendid collection of or- 

 chids, and E. B. Dane showed the hand- 

 somest Vanda Sanderiana ever seen in 

 the hall, and for which a silver medal 

 was awarded. 



The list of awards in the fruit 

 classes was a very lengthy one and 

 covered all accepted popular varieties 

 separately as well as collections. ^ 

 When the judges of vegetables be-, 

 gan work they found it cut out for 

 them, for the collections were many 

 and of high quality, while the single 

 exhibits were so good that it was dif- 

 ficult to decide between them. Colonel 

 Frederick Mason of Taunton (E. L. 

 Lewis, gardener), W. J. Clemson of 

 Taunton (J. O. Christenson, gardener). 

 Oliver Ames of North Easton (Ed- 

 Parker, gardener), and Wm. Whitman 

 of Brookline (Martin Sullivan gar- 

 dener), had large exhibits, most at- 

 tractively arranged. The Boston Con- 

 sumptives Hospital (Martin Meehan, 

 gardener), showed a squash which 

 weighed 110 pounds. Colonel Mason 

 had giant peppers sixteen inches in 

 circumference and T. D. Hatfield of 

 Wellesley showed a vegetable marrow 

 which weighed thirty-five pounds. Col- 

 lections of vegetables were also shown 

 by Michael Cahalan of Taunton and 

 David L. Fiske of Grafton, while the 

 exhibitors in the single classes were 

 legion. 



OYSTER BAY HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The Oyster Bay Horticultural Soci- 

 ety, organized last March, held its first 

 exhibition at the Truck House, Oyster 

 Bay, New York, on October 1 and 2. 

 It was all that could be expected in 

 the way of a fine display of flowers. 



plants, vegetables and fruit, and its 

 success was very encouraging to the 

 officers and other promoters, all of 

 whom had worked hard to bring it 

 about. The names of the owners of 

 several of the beautiful private estates 

 in the neighborhood were prominent 

 in the list of prize winners. The gar- 

 deners thus represented included 

 James Duthie, Alfred Walker, Fred. 

 Hobschman. Frank Kyle and Floyd 

 Blowers. The school children's com- 

 petition aroused much interest. Alex 

 MacKenzie and J. W. Everitt of Glen 

 Cove and H. Funnell of Huntington, 

 were the judges. 



PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



Arrangements for the annual Chrys- 

 anthemum Show are actively under 

 way. The joint committee of the So- 

 ciety and the Florists' Club has had 

 several meetings and report a number 

 of new and interesting attractions. 

 One of these is a prize of $50 for 

 twenty-five American Beauty roses of- 

 fered to commercial growers by the 

 private gardeners. Another is an of- 

 fer by E. A. Stroud of a plant of hardv 

 chrysanthemums to any boy or girl 

 who will agree to grow same in pot 

 and exhibit at the fall show of 1913 

 for a prize. W. A. Manda and C. H. 

 Totty have agreed to send interesting 

 and instructive exhibits. The show 

 opens November 5th. Schedule of 

 prizes may be obtained by addressing 

 the secretaiy, David Rust. Broad and 

 Locust streets, Philadelphia. 



Among the prize winners at the 

 Brockton (Mass.) Fair this year, In 

 the floricultural department were Wa- 

 ban Rose Conservatories, H. M. Rob- 

 inson & Co., J. K. Alexander, Geo. H. 

 Walker. Sisson & Thurston, D. C. 

 Hathaway. W. D. Hathaway and other 

 well known names. 



DURING RECESS. 



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ROSES 



From 8-Inch pots^fltrongr. owa root. 



Lady HiUlnKdon, fine stock, Grafted 

 $25.00 per 100; Own Root, $15.00 per 

 100. 



Donble Pink Klllarney, Radiance, Mrs. 

 Taft, Mrs. Wardell. My Maryland, 

 Harry Kirk, $10.00 per 100. 



Pink Klllarney, White Klllarney, 

 Kalserin Anensta Victoria, Richmond. 

 Perle, Snnrise, Snnset, American 

 Beaoty, $8.00 per 100. 



Bride, Bridesmaid, Bon Silene, I<a 

 France, Grnss an Teplltz, Clothllde 

 Sonpert, Souvenir de Wootton, $7.00 

 per 100 ; $60.00 per 1000. 



Grafted, 3-Inch pots. 



Mrs. Taft, Pink Klllarney, Maryland, 

 Mrs. Wardell, Kalserin, Bride. Brides- 

 maid. $15.00 per 100. 



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 DAISIES. (U'EEN ALEXANDRA, 4 In. 7.50 

 WINTER-FLOWERING MYOSOTIS, 



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