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HORTICULTURE 



March 21, 1914 



SPRING SHOW IN BOSTON 



The Spring Flower Show of the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 

 which was held in Horticultural Hall. 

 Boston, from Thursday, March 12, to 

 Sunday, March 15, was one of the best 

 given in years and with a numoer of 

 features which were exceptional in 

 cultural excellence and sensational in 

 effect. The three exhibition halls 

 were filled to repletion. 



The main hall, a partial view of 

 which is here given, was brilliant with 

 groups of flowering shrubs, orchids, 

 forced bulbs, etc. One of the most ex- 

 tensive groups was placed by R. and 

 J. Farquhar & Co., and, as shown in 

 the accompanying picture was com- 

 posed of rhododendrons, lilacs, wis- 

 taria and other brilliant blossoming 

 shrubs baclied by a group of bay trees. 

 Among the side exhibits by this firm 

 were a group of Calla Elliottiana and 

 a plant in flower of a new rhododen- 

 dron from the Wilson Chinese coUec 

 tions. This bears diminutive pale 

 flowers in clusters and Is known as 

 No. 1324. It received honorable men- 

 tion as did also the large group. 



Of the larger groups in this hall W. 

 W. Edgar Co. and Duncan Finlayson 

 were the principal exhibitors. Edgar's 

 display of Rambler and Polyantha 

 roses won first prize and a silver 

 medal and their azaleas and other 

 Eastern flowering plants were splen- 

 did examples of cultural ability. 

 Palms, acacias, schizanthus and pri- 

 mulas were splendidly shown In the 

 Finlayson central group. Other nota- 

 ble groups were by Miss C. Warren. 



Tut .MAS R(JL.\M)'S 



Spring Exhil) 



who received a bronze medal for 

 Sroup of roses in pots. Thos. E. Proc- 

 tor and Mrs. J. L. Gardner. 



The orchids, which occupied quite a 

 section in this hall were uncommonly 

 good. Duncan Finlayson got a silver 

 medal for his group, whicli was es- 

 pecially rich in dendrobiums and cym- 

 bidiums. F. J. Dolansky and E. Mac- 

 Mulkin held up the reputation of the 

 commercial orchid growers with two 

 splendid displays in which cattleyas of 



P.iiiTiAi, View ix Mai.n JtIall. 

 Spring Exhibition in Boston. 



AcvciAS .\xi) Ericas. 

 ition in Boston. 



great vigor predominated, MacMulkln 

 being awarded a bronze medal. 

 Wheeler & Co. got a certificate of 

 merit for Phalaenopsis leucorhoda 

 (Schilleriana amabllis) and a similar 

 honor went to E. B. Dane for Cattleya 

 intermedia alba. In the farther sec- 

 tion of this hall the cyclamen, cinera- 

 rias, schizanthus. etc., were shown in 

 size and perfection unknown outside 

 of Boston. 



The lecture hall presented a rare 

 picture. The stage end was occupied 

 by a group of acacias, ericas, epacrises. 

 chorlzemas and other Cape and Aus- 

 tralian subjects staged by that in- 

 vincible grower, Thomas Roland. Our 

 illustration conveys a very imperfect 

 idea of the glory of this wonderful 

 plant group. It was recognized with 

 a special diploma and a gold medal 

 was given Mr. Roland for three speci- 

 men plants of Erica melanthera which 

 averaged 8 ft. high and 5 ft. through 

 and made a rare spectacle for the lov- 

 er of such subjects. 



The main floor space in this hall 

 was given over to the dinner table 

 decorations by retail florists, of which 

 there were twelve entries. These were 

 judged by three society ladies. First 

 prize went to Fred. E. Palmer for a 

 lovely arrangement of daffodils and 

 acacia flowers, the corsages of violets 

 and acacia; 2nd to Sidney Hoffman, 

 his arrangement consisting of mollis 

 azaleas and Mrs. Aaron Ward roses; 

 3rd to Bdw. MacMulkin, who used 

 double flowering almond and pale pink 

 azaleas. Other combinations were 

 pink sweet peas in crystal holders by 

 Mrs. Gustav Peterson, Red Killarney 

 roses and sweet peas by Mrs. D. Fin- 

 layson, Killarney and cornflowers by 

 Wax Bros., sweet peas and Adiantum 

 Farleyense by Wax Bros., calendulas 

 by Henry Quint, azalea centre and 



