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HORTICULTURE 



July 8, 1911 



amanuensis, and instead of saying that 

 the display of My Maryland was very 

 fine the text said the display of "Mary's 

 Lambs" was great. David Rust's ex- 

 pert steno. "Lewis" was almost as 

 good, when he said in his report that 

 the Burpee exhibit was a magnificent 

 failure. When the explosion exploded 

 it was found that the right word was 

 "feature" — magnificent feature, instead 

 of magnificent failure! 



A SWEET PEA AND WHAT IT WON. 



THE FORDHOOK VISIT. 



Among the visitors to the Bur- 

 pee Fordhook Farms trial grounds 

 on the 30th ulto, were noted 

 among many others, the follow- 

 ing eager students of the latest 

 and best; the oldest and worst; the 

 good and the bad in sweet peas and 

 other flowers and vegetables: 



Hanv A. Bunyard, N. Y. ; Charles H. 

 Totty, M. C. Ebel and William Duckhani, 

 Madison, N. J.; David Rust. Phila.; John H. 

 Pepper, N. Y. ; Samuel Hamilton. Hunting- 

 ton, Pa.; Miss Review, Chicago; A. E. Woh- 

 lert. Meriou, Pa. ; George C. Watson, Phila. ; 

 Harry Turner, Yonkers, N. Y.; Alfred Rust, 

 Conshohocken, Pa.; Robert Kift, Philadel- 

 phia. Pa.; Bertrand H. Fair, Reading, Pa.; 



The North American Cup. 



A. H. s -s. Connecticut; Dennis T ('cm. 



nor, Philadelphia, Pa.; D. D I.. Farson 

 Overbrook, Pa.; Walter II. Fancourt, Nat- 

 ional Farm School, Doylstown; X. I-;. Kirby 

 and A. M. Kirby, N. Y. City; Win. Robert- 

 s.iii. Phila.; J. Davy and Madame Davy, 

 Arpagon, France; Professor Real, Cornell 

 University. 



Howard M. Earl (Mr. Burpee's man- 

 ager) in the absence of the chief in 

 Europe did the honors in fine style. 

 and made all the foregnhm and many 



Vermilion Brilliant 



We present on this page pictures American cup. which it won at Phila- 



of W. Atlee Burpee & Co.'s new sweet delphia, on June 29th and 30th, 1911, 



pea, Vermilion Brilliant, and the North as the best scarlet sweet pea. 



ut her visitors feel thoroughly at home. 

 and was indefatigable in showing 

 everything of interest. George W. Kerr, 

 his right bower and sweet pea expert, 

 was an able second in this good work 

 and with note books in hand toiled 

 patiently under the hot sun fur four 

 hours and discoursed eloquently en the 

 tine points of their thousands of trials. 

 We must not forget to say a good 

 word for Earl, junior. Douglas is only 

 a boy yet; but he jumped right in and 

 a bevy of tin- lady visitors under 

 his charge. 



After the inspection a stirring evenl 

 took place on the lawn in front of the 

 old homestead when Harry Turner 

 presented the North American cup won 

 with the new variety Vermilion Bril- 

 liant. Mr. Tinner's remarks were well 



i hosen. eloquent, and to the point! 

 Then followed three cheers and a 

 tiger for Burpee — the High Priest of 

 the Sweet Pea in America! Mr. Earl 

 in accepting the trophy, gave every- 

 body credit but himself; but it was 

 easy to be seen that he was the proud- 

 est mortal in the world. All in all it 

 was a splendid afternoon well spent. 

 and everyone went away happy and 

 glad they had enjoyed the opportunity. 



INCORPORATED. 



Kennebunk, Me. — The Franklin For- 

 estry Co., capital stock $10,000. Harry 

 F. Gould, president and treasurer, 

 Watertown, Mass.; Russell S. Lang- 

 dell, Lowell, Mass.; Walter L. Dane, 

 Kennebunk, Me. 



