672 



HORTICULTUEE 



November 16, 1912 



rounded by large vases ot chrysanthe- 

 mums. Stroh's Quality Shop con- 

 tributed beautiful beds of plants and 

 tables in which baskets of roses were 

 artistically arranged, also a dinner ta- 

 ble arranged with yellow Baby Pom- 

 pons, Sunburst roses and stevia. Ihe 

 corsage bouquets were of Ward roses. 

 L H Neubeck exhibited a splendid 

 variety of tropical plants and chrysan- 

 themums. Frank's S'eenHouses had a 

 similar effect, using lilies, White Kil- 

 larney and Timothy Eaton chrysan- 



themums. . i„„,.„ 



A fine collection of specimen plants 

 came from George Urban Jr. Benson 

 Stafford also made a grand showing of 

 the latest things in corsage work and 

 basket effect, beautiful beyond words. 

 A fine display of baskets, pottery and 

 jardinieres were original and varied. 

 A long table center in Japanese style 

 showed deftness of design and work- 



"^T^o^he left ot the stage Palmer's 

 floral tribute was arranged beneath an 

 ivory white pergola alive with climb- 

 ing ivy. Chrysanthemums were used 

 with striking effect. A breakfast table, 

 fully set, with cente;- piece of Baby 

 Pompons and frvit was very attrac- 

 tive and in the floral basket exhibit 

 the proverbial expressicn of 'a thing 

 of beauty is a joy forever" has un- 

 questionably been realized, i^. <--. a. 



RHODE ISLAND HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The annual autumn show of ^ the 

 Rhode Island Horticultural Society, 

 held in Providence, R. I., Nov. b-9, 

 was a complete success. The quantity 

 of exhibits was larger than m many 

 years, and with the limited space at 

 their disposal, the show committee 

 found it difiBcult to accommodate many 

 exhibitors. Cornelius Hartstra gard. 

 for the Rhode Island Hospital, was 

 one of the most conspicuous exhibi- 

 tors, making a clean sweep with his 

 chrysanthemums, more than 100 van- 

 eties John A. Macrae also displayed 

 some fine chrysanthemums. William 

 Appleton staged palms, ferns and cro- 

 tons and Edward L. Nock of Edge- 

 wood had a fine display of orchids and 

 foliage plants. A fine showing of bay 

 trees was made by the Norwood 

 Floral Company. Two mantels witn 

 smart decorations were shown by li,u- 

 gene Appleton and T. J. Johnston. In 

 the cut flower section there were also 

 elegant displays. The exhibition was 

 arranged by Eugene Appleton m his 

 customary pleasing manner. 



The show committee included t^u- 

 gene A. Appleton, R. M. Bowen, E. K- 

 Thomas, A. C. Miller, Thomas Hope, 

 Providence; Joshua Vose, Pontias; 

 Harry V. Mayo, East Providence; Miss 

 Addie F. Holland, Auburn 



Following is a condensed list ot tne 

 awards in the professional and com- 

 mercial classes: 



Burke & Burns, 1st in.all tbe rose class- 

 es- John A. Macrae, 1st In four, John M.u- 

 thill 1st in one, carnation classes; Wm. 

 Hoffman 1st in one. John A. Macrae 1st in 

 fivpF Macrae & Sons 1st in four, John 

 ^Yrslfalllsrin three, 11. ^ Hospit^l^ 1st iji 

 two, chrysanthemum d-isse^ , A. Holscner 

 1st on violets; ^ym •{"''fns, 1st on lily of 

 the vallev; T. J. Johnston & Co., 1st lor 

 hntket of chrysanthemums, mante decora- 

 tion and bride's bouquet, Wm. Appleton 

 "nd on same classes; Wm. Appleton 1st, 

 n? 7 Tohn^ton & Co. 2nd. on group of 

 ?ollace Plants The Mrs. B. A. Holbrook 

 pH."e^for?Sree vases long-temmed chrys- 

 anthemums was won by John A. Macrae. 



TUXEDO HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 



Our report of the Fall Show of the 

 Tuxedo (N. Y.) Horticultural Society, 

 was unavoidably condensed as, indeed, 

 have been the reports of all shows 

 coming within the congested period of 

 shows everywhere at almost one and 

 the same time. We take pleasure in 

 appending the names of the prize win- 

 ners at Tuxedo who contributed so 

 much to make that event an unprece- 

 dented affair from a cultural stand- 

 point. 



I'res Tansev special tor largest chrysan- 

 themum—A. Biesenke, gard. for Wm. /.leg- 

 ler Cups for table decoration, August 

 Kammau; 2nd, to Jos. Beevar; 3rd, W. 

 Brock. Center piece, Geo. Thompson, gard. 

 for Wm Dinsmore: 2nd. D. S. Miller; 3rd, 

 J. Beevar. Center piece (assistants), U. 

 MacGregor; Edward Smart. Regular 

 classes: Plants, 10-iu. pots group, 1. lii- 

 ford, gard. J. Tansey ; ti-iu. pots. Geo. G. 

 Masinfgard D. S. Miller ; E. Kichards, 

 gard. J. Beevar; .3rd, G. F. Baker gard. J. 

 MacMachan. Fern specimen, R. Dellaheld, 

 uanl W. Brock: 2d. F. Tilford ; 3rd, Mrs C. 

 M r.cll gard. D. Mcintosh. Three ferns. Ill - 

 ■ford, ist ; Bell. 2nd : Baker, 3rd. Orna- 

 mental foliaged. Bell, Tilford, Baker. Lor- 

 raine Begonias, Geo. G. Mason, ^V'^'-nonn' 

 ray Mitchell, gard. T. Wilson, K. DelU- 

 fleld. Cosmos, Tilford, Mason. On chrys- 

 anthemum plants. Richard Mortimer, gard 

 C D Schaeffer won six Ists, B. Richards 

 one 1st F. Tilford one 1st. For best lb 

 bTooms. 18 varieties, Frank Tilford was 

 1st, also for 25 arranged for effect and he 

 won Ave Ists in other cl.isses. Other win- 

 ners in the cut bloom classes were Eben 

 Richards, Geo. G. Mason A. Seton, K. 

 Mortimer, R. Dellafleld, Mrs. Carhart. G. 

 P Baker and H. Vogel First prizes on 

 roses were captured by R. Dellafleld, G. G. 

 MalonF ■Tilford, Mrs. M. MitcheU, gard. 

 T WUson, and Mrs. C. M. Bell. First on 

 carnations Tilford. Dellafleld Mrs Car- 

 hart Mrs. Bell. Mrs. M. Mitchell and G. G. 

 Mason. In the fruit and vegetable classes 

 all the above names appear as ^iu?p^s, 

 • so Mrs. Spencer, gard. E. Barth. and Dr 

 Douglas Mrs. Carhart's special prize ot 

 $-^-, tor 1'^ chrysanthemum blooms was won 

 by F. Tilford, who also won the MacMa- 

 chan prize for rose disseminated m l.H-. 

 with Sunburst. 



PITTSBURGH FLORISTS' AND GAR- 

 DENERS' CLUB. 



Awards of Judging Committee, No- 

 vember 5 (Chrysanthemum Night) : 



A R Peacock's exhibit ^f Rose Pockett 

 is especially good in foliage, stem and 

 bloom; certificate of merit. 



W A Morten's stand of pot-grown 

 chrysanthemums; first class certiflcate 



Dixmont Hospital, cultural certificate. 



The exhibit from the Bureau of larks 

 is perhaps the finest we have seen at any 

 of our meetings. The Mrs. Gilbert Drabble 

 ?ron^ Schenley Park is the best, white ever 

 shown in Pittsburgh; also X\ mitred and 

 Mrs Wm. Mease are especially good l;rom 

 the Phipps Conservatories on the ^o^th 

 Side splendid blooms of Wm Turner are 

 shown The single ehrysanthemums .are 

 elegant and graceful; in fact, the exhibit 

 is the best we have ever seen here; first 

 class certificate. . „, 



Fred Wissenbaeh has no greenhouse, and 

 his group of pot-grown plants are a great 

 credit to his cultural skill; cultural certifl- 



*^"paul Randolph's vase of commerci^al 

 varieties is good, and considering the 

 proxi^mitv of railway and industrial p ants 

 t^^ the greenhouse, we award a cultural 



''"Elmer^^D. Smith, Adrian, Mich., has 

 staged the best commercial ^arietif.^ among 

 whFch are Naomah, Smith's Sensation. Hi- 

 rondelle and rberon. . ,-„,,,.„<; 



As a new exhibition variety lonkers 

 nromises well, and pompon L airy Queen 

 fs exceptionaUv good; cultural certificate 



C H Totty /Madison, N. J., sent several 

 new singles; also his new pink rose with- 

 out a fault." Mrs. George Shawyer; first 



^%'he'comniercial varieties shown by the 

 Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co. are all standard 

 varieties and especially well-grown; cul- 

 tural certificate. „,. ^ xj 



Robert Lillie. Jas. Wiseman C H. 

 S.aniple, Neil McC.allum. Committee. 



SPECIAL AWARDS AT ANNUAL 

 EXHIBITION OF THE PENN- 

 SYLVANIA HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



Gold medal for orchids and cybotium 

 terns, to Joseph Heacock Co.; certificate 

 of merit to Thomas Meehan & Sons for 

 hardy chrysanthemums and evergreens; 

 certiflcate of merit to W. Atlee Burpee & 

 Co for collection of hardy chrysanthe- 

 mums; special prize to John Wanamaker 

 for single chrvsanthemum plants: certifi- 

 cate of merit to Robert Craig for Ficus 

 pandurata; honorable mention for Antir- 

 rhinum rosea, by Frank Birnbraurer; cer- 

 tificate of merit for single pompon chrys- 

 anthemums by Charles H. Totly; honor- 

 able mention for hardy chrysanthemums by 

 Thomas Meehan .t Sons; honorable men- 

 tion for hardy chrysanthemums by H. 1'. 

 Michell Co.; certificate of merit to Henry 

 A Dreer Inc., tor Adiantum Farlcyense 

 gloriosa, Ruhm von Mordrecht, for Cocos 

 Weddelliana and euonymous, and for col- 

 lection of foliage plants, and silver 

 medal for display of cybotium and 

 ar.auoarias: special mention for display 

 of variegated pineapple plants, exhib- 

 ited bv Henrv A Dreer, Inc.; special 

 luentioii for new chrysanthemum pompon 

 bv Thomas P. Hunter; special nien- 

 tion for trade display by H. F. Michell Co. ; 

 silver medal for display ot paintings ot 

 Meehan's Mallow Marvels, by Thomas Mee- 

 han & Sons; silver medal for hardy chrys- 

 anthemums by Strafford Flower Farni; 

 certiflcate of merit for hardy chrysanthe- 

 mums bv H. F. Michell Co.; certificate of 

 merit for rose Mrs. George Shawyer by 

 Charles H. Totty: certificate of merit tor 

 rose Milady, by A. N. Pierson ; certificate 

 of merit for rose Janet, by Robert Scott 4t 

 Son; certiflcate ot merit for rose Mrs. 

 Forde, by Robt. Scott & Son ; silver medal 

 for rose Irish Fire Flame, by Robert Scott 

 & Son; special mention for rose Killarney, 

 bv Joseph Heacock Co.; certiflcate of ment 

 for display of evergreens, by William H. 

 Moon Co. 



Notes. 



The Rhode Island Horticultural So- 

 ciety held an exhibition of chrysanthe- 

 mums, carnations, violets and fruit in 

 Elysium Hall, Providence, on Nov. 8 

 and 9. 



In the list of awards at the exhibi- 

 tion of the Horticultural Society of 

 New York, a silver medal was given to 

 M. J .Pope for Odontoglossum grande, 

 not O. grandiflora as given in our re- 

 port last week. 



Late arrivals at the Chrysanthemum 

 Show, Berkeley Lyceum Building, N. 

 Y., were two plants of the new Solan- 

 um capslcastrum Melvinl— introduced 

 by George Melvin of South Frammg- 

 ham. The plants were well covered 

 with berries of deep orange scarlet and 

 were very favorably noticed. 



The Montreal Gardeners' and Flor- 

 ists' Club had an exhibition on No- 

 vember 4th at the Royal Guardians' 

 Building. Chrysanthemums were in 

 fine array. T. Arnold, gard. for Mrs. 

 C M. Hays, L. Arnold, gard. for J. 

 Sutherland, J. A. Travis, gard. for A. 

 H aims, J. W. Turner, gard. for E. B. 

 Greenshields, Hall & Robinson, McKen- 

 na & Sons, J. Eddy & Son were the 

 principal prize winners. 



NEWS NOTES. 



Mitchell, So. Dak.— The general 

 management of the Newburys (Inc.) 

 nursery business has been taken over 

 by W. T. March, formerly of McCook, 

 Xabraska. 



Waynesboro, Pa.— The Blue Moun- 

 tain View greenhouses, Henry Eicholz, 

 proprietor, Ringold road, were dam- 

 aged by fire recently to the extent of 

 $5000; no insurance. 



