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HOETICULTURB 



June 27, 1914 



WESTCHESTER & FAIRFIELD HOR- 

 TICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The summer show of this society 

 was held June 19-20 on the grounds of 

 the United Hospital at Portchester, N. 

 Y., and was a great success. The hos- 

 pital management provided a spacious 

 tent that was pitched directly over a 

 water lily pond that is a permanent 

 ?eature of the premises, and formed a 

 fine setting for the exhibits that were 

 grouped around the inside of the tent. 

 The wide strip of lawn around the 

 pool was utilized for the display of 

 Individual plants, vases of flowers in 

 the special classes, baskets and other 

 made-up work. The vegetable classes 

 were so placed that groups of flower- 

 ing plants were placed on either side 

 of them, and the effect was novel, ob- 

 viating the usual commonplace look 

 that so often obtains in sections set 

 aside for vegetables. Competition 

 was very keen in nearly every class, 

 and the exhibition throughout was 

 notable for the high standard of excel- 

 lence. The exhibits of Mrs. J. E. Rees. 

 of Greenwich, Ct., attracted much at- 

 tention, as she employs a woman 

 gardener. Miss Beatrice Dell. Tasteful 

 arrangement and fine quality marked 

 iher exhibits. 



Several novelties of recent iutrodue- 

 ition were noted, among these being 

 :Salvia Greggi, hardy shrub; climbing 

 American Beauty rose, a clean grower; 

 two hardy nympheas in the exhibit of 

 Jlenry A. Dreer, Inc., John Hay in 

 charge. The Dreer exhibit was 

 awarded a certificate of merit. Certif- 

 -icates of merit were also awarded to 

 George E. Baldwin, Mamaroneck, N. 

 Y., for display of orchid plants in 

 bloom; Julius Roehrs Company, do; 

 John I. Downey, gard. Thomas Ryan 

 for collection of sweet peas. Leonard 

 Petrie received honorable mention for 

 collection of geraniums of recent in- 

 troduction. A cultural certificate was 

 awarded \Vm. Sliillaber, Essex Fels, 

 N. J., gard. J. P, Sorenson, for display 

 of old-fashioned flowers. First prize 

 in table decorations went to Joseph 

 Lorie, Mamaroneck, who combined 

 pink and white sweet peas with adian- 

 tum; 2nd, Fred Lagerstom, Greenwich, 

 Ct., rambler roses; 3rd, James Linane, 

 Rye, N. Y., Deutzia candidissima and 

 Heuchera sanguinea. Other awards 

 in the competitive classes were as fol- 

 lows: 



H. P. rose.s, 12 varieties, 3 each : 1st, Mrs. 

 A. P. Stokes, Noroton, Conn., gard. A. 

 Whitelaw; 2nd, Mrs. G. D. Barron, Bye, 

 N. Y., gard. Jas. Linane. H. P. roses, 6 

 varieties. 3 each : 1st, E. C. Benedict, gard. 

 Robert Allen; 2nd, Eobert Jilallory, Port- 

 cliester, N. Y., gard. Wm. Smith ; .Srd, Mrs. 

 Henry Schaefer, Greenwich, Conn., gard. 

 Ed. Stumpp. Assorted H. P. roses: 1st, 

 Mrs. F. A. Constable, Mamaroneck. N. T., 

 gard. .las. Stuart; 2nd, Mrs. G. D. Barron; 

 3rd, Mrs. Wm. G. Nichols, gard. John Mc- 

 Allister. H. T. roses, 12 varieties, 3 each : 

 ist, Mrs. A. P. Stokes; 2nd, Mrs. H. S. 

 Bowen, Greenwich, Conn., gard. John 

 Watts. Vase of roses arranged for effect: 

 1st, Robert Mallory ; 2nd, Eobert Grunnert; 

 3rd, C. T. Willis, Greenwich, Conn., gard. 

 Martin Glendon. Collection of roses to 

 cover 50 sq. ft.: 1st, H. Darlington, 

 Mamaroneck. gard, P. W. Popp. 12 blooms 

 Frau Karl Druschki : 1st, H. Darlington; 

 2nd, Mrs. Wm. Nichols; 3rd, Eobert 

 Grunnert. 



Collection hardy flowers, 18 species : 1st, 

 Mrs. F. A. Constable; 2nd, Mrs. Wm. G. 

 Nichols; 3rd. H. Darlington. Collection 

 hardy flowers, 9 species: 1st, Robert Mal- 

 lory; 2nd, Mrs. A.; A. Anderson, gard. 

 Eobert Williamson ; 3rd, Mrs. J. E. Eant? 



Eees, Greenwich, Conn., gard. Miss Beatrice 

 Dell. Flowers from hardy shrubs: 1st, G. 

 D. Barron ; 2nd, Mrs. I. C. Bruce, Green- 

 wich, Conn., gard. John Andrew; 3rd, H. 

 Darlington. Sweet peas, IS varieties, 2,'> 

 sprays each: 1st, D. G. Eeid. Sweet peas, 

 6 varieties, 15 sprays each: Mrs. A. A. 

 Anderson; 2nd, Mrs. C. A. Gould, Green- 

 wich, Conn., gard. W. H. Waterenowskl : 

 3rd, Mrs. F. A. Constable. Sweet peas, 'i 

 varieties, 15 sprays each : 1st, Mrs. C. A. 

 Gould ; 2nd, Eobert Grunnert. Basket of 

 sweet peas arranged for effect: 1st, Mrs. 

 Wm. G. Nichols: 2Dd, H. Darlington. Vase 

 of sweet peas arranged for etfect: 1st, 

 Mrs. A. A. Anderson:' 2nd, Wm. Shillaber. 

 Vase of Iris: 1st, Mrs. J. E. E. Rees; 2nd, 

 H. Darlington. Vase of lilies : 1st, Eobert 

 Mallory. Vase of moss roses, special prize: 

 H. Darlington. 



Pair of palms: 1st, Mrs. F. A. Con- 

 stable; 2nd, Mrs. A. A. Anderson. Speci- 

 men palm: Mrs. G. F. Chamberlain; 2nd, 

 Mrs. F. A. Constable. Foliage plant other 

 than palm: 1st, Mrs. F. A. Constable; 2nd. 

 John I. Downey. Pair hydrangeas: 1st, 

 Chas. Mallny; 2nd, G. D. Barron. Speci- 

 men hydrangea: 1st, John I. Downey. 



Among the winners in the vegetable 

 classes were Adrian Iselin, Jr., New 

 Eochelle, gard. Joseph Tiernan; H. F. 

 Shoemaker, Eiverside, Conn., gard. James 

 Maclean ; Arnold Sehleet, Saugatuck, Conn., 

 gard. Edmund Lawrence; J. A. Topping, 

 Greenwich, Conn., gard. V. Lagerstom ; 

 Mrs. Albert Crane, Stamford, Conn., gard. 

 Alex. Geddes. 



The judges were Wm. Duckham, 

 Wm. Scott, W. H. Waite and Chas. H. 

 Totty. P- W. Popp. 



NEW BEDFORD HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The third annual peony exhibition 

 of the New Bedford Horticultural So- 

 ciety held in the Library Building on 

 Wednesday, June 17, was a marked 

 success notwithstanding the most 

 trying season experienced in years. 

 An open winter coupled with the na- 

 tural freezing and thawing occasioned 

 by fluctuating temperature and an 

 almost entire absence of snow took 

 much of their strength, while a very 

 fickle May and June caused many 

 buds to blast or mature in two or 

 three days. In some cases the late 

 flowering varieties were going by and 

 the mid-season flowers were not really 

 open. Through the centre of the hall 

 was a long table entirely devoted to 

 peonies the principal exhibitors being 

 E. J. Shaylor of Auburndale with sev- 

 enty-five beautiful specimens for ex- 

 hibition only, of the latest varieties, 

 and J. H. Hathaway, an amateur 

 grower of this city with about the same 

 number, conspicuous among which 

 were fine specimens of Japanese 

 singles. 



Among Mr. Shaylor's exhibit were 

 to be seen four of his seedlings which 

 do credit to any hybridizer, viz., 

 Georgiana Shaylor, a lovely cream 

 color with peach shadings; Francis 

 Shaylor. creamy white with yellow 

 stamens between the rows of petals; 

 a red seedling strongly resembling 

 Adolph Rousseau, but darker and 

 richer in color, and one resembling 

 Mme. August Dessert only much 

 lighter in tone. The writer recently 

 visited Mr. Shaylor's farm and was 

 convinced that he had seedlings de- 

 veloped and developing which would 

 take rank with any of Europe's best, 

 the most notable being Mary Wood- 

 bury Shaylor. This is doubtless his 

 finest production to date and ranks 

 with Lady Alex Duff. 



The other principal exhibitors were 

 D. F. Roy. "The Moorings" Marion, 

 who secured the Henry F. Michell 

 silver medal for the best collection; 



James Garthly, gardener for the Rog- 

 ers' estate, with a fine bank of peonies 

 and roses not in competition, and 

 Wm. Keith, gardener for T. M. Stet- 

 son with a large table of foliage and 

 flowering plants which made a fine 

 setting for the flowers. 



J. H. Hathaway and Wm. F. Turner 

 were awarded bronze medals for their 

 general exhibits and W. F. Turner was 

 first and J. H. Hathaway second in the 

 class for six distinct varieties. W. 

 F. Turner also took first for vase of 

 .lapanese peonies, one variety and 

 first for vase of Japanese in variety. 

 J. H. McVicker beat all competitors 

 in the class for six reds with excel- 

 lent specimens of Armand Rousseau. 

 F. G. Tripp was winner in all classes 

 for three of a kind and specimen 

 blooms and deserves much credit as 

 his space is very limited. He had 

 seven first prizes to his credit. 



W. F. TUKNKR. 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTUR- 

 AL SOCIETY. 



The annual peony exhibition was 

 held in Horticultural Hall, June 20th 

 and 21st. While some doubt was felt, 

 owing to the backwardness of the sea- 

 son, of its success it certainly com- 

 pared favorably with those held in 

 former years. The flowers displayed 

 were all of good quality and kept well 

 and nearly filled the large hall. The 

 Mt. Desert Nurseries and R. & J. Far- 

 quhar & Co., made an exceptionally 

 good display. Following is a list of 

 the awards. 



Herbaceous Peonies, twenty named va- 

 rieties, double, one flower of each :* 1st, A. 

 H. Fewkes; 2nd, James McKissock ; 3rd, 

 T. C. Thurlow's Sons Co. Ten varieties, 

 double, three flowers of each : 1st, T. C. 

 Thurlow's Sons Co.; 2nd, A. W. Preston; 

 3rd. .Tames McKisi50ck. Specimen bloom, 

 double: 1st, A. H. Fewkes; 2nd, James 

 McKissock. Twelve varieties, single, one 

 bloom of each: 1st, T. C. Thurlow's Sons 

 Co. Twelve varieties, Japanese single: 

 1st, T. C. Thurlow's Sons Co. Six double 

 varieties, white: 1st, Dr. C. S. Minot; 2nd, 

 James McKissock ; 3rd, T. C. Thurlow's 

 Sons Co. Six double varieties, rose pink: 

 1st, James McKissock. Six double varie- 

 ties, salmon pink: 1st, T. C. Thurlow's 

 Sons Co. Six double varieties, crimson: 

 1st, T. C. Thurlow's Sons Co. Six double 

 varieties, any other color : 1st, A. W. 

 Preston. Twenty-five blooms, double, 

 white or blush: 1st, H. F. Chase: 2nd, 

 A. H. Fewkes: 3rd, Wm. Whitman. 

 Twenty-five blooms, double, pink or rose: 

 1st, T. C. Thurlow's Sons Co.; 2nd, T. C. 

 Thurlow's Sons Co. : 3rd, James McKis- 

 sock. Twenty-five blooms, double, red or 

 crimson: 1st, T. C. Thurlow's Sons Co.; 

 2nd. Wilfrid Wheeler. Twelve named va- 

 rieties, double, one flower of each, for non- 

 commercial growers only: 1st, C. S. 

 Minot; 2nd. Wm. Whitman; 3rd, A. W. 

 I*re.ston. Twelve blooms, pink, for private 

 sardeners only: 1st, Wm. Whitman. 

 Twelve blooms, white, for private gar- 

 deners only: 1st, Wm. Whitman; 2nd, A. 

 W. Preston. Twelve blooms, red, for 

 private gardeners only: 1st, Wm. Whit- 

 man : 2nd, Wm. Whitman. 



Gratuities: Wellesley Nurseries, Wm. 

 Whitman, T. C. Thurlow's Sons Co., J. K. 

 Alexander, A. W. Preston, A. H. Fewkes, 

 peonies: Wm. Whitman, hybrid roses; 

 and Kalmia latifolia: Lowthorpe School 

 of Horticulture, Sweet Williams; Eastern 

 Nurseries, Old Town Nurseries; Peren- 

 nials : T. C. Thurlow's Sons Co., Mrs. E. 

 M. Gill, Mrs. M. W. Chadbourne, cut flow- 

 ers. 



Silver Medals: Charles S. Minot, for 

 Peonv Mrs. Charles S. Minot; E. & J. Far- 

 quhar & Co., Peonies; Mt. Desert Nur- 

 series, for Eremuri and herbaceous flowers. 

 Certificate of Merit: Wheeler & Co., 

 three specimens of Dendrobium formosum, 

 summer-flowering variety. 



Honorable Mention : .Jackson Dawson, 

 Rose Baby Dawson ; Charles S. Minot, 

 Peony E. " T. Jackson ; Jackson Dawson, 

 collection of seedling roses. 



