November 11, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



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and Sentt Pros, of Ktaasford a large group 

 of standard varieties iwt fur competition. 

 Thos. Stentlford was first on gardenias, 

 Geo. Macrae on single and W. u. McGutn- 

 Dees "it double violets On foreign grapes, 

 \ Petersen was 1st and W. .1 Seal y. 2nd. 



Ol collect! f vegetables, 1 ueddes, 



is*: \. Petersen, -ml. Group of fi 

 and flowering plants, a. Blescbke, 1st; 

 John Grant, 2nd, Palm A. 

 i:. i i Williamson, Table plants E, Mac- 

 Keuzie. H, .Mien. Geraniums Alex. 

 Geddes i : i: a. Allen, a. Peterson, 

 inn, .las. Stuart. A. Petersen. I. or- 

 ralne Begonias Tbos. Stentlford, E. Mac- 

 kenzie Orchids A. Petersen, *'■<■■■ Mac- 

 rae. Tail.' ol orchids John T. Burns. 

 Oroap "i orchids (i ommeri lal) < larrlllo & 

 Baldwin. Table decorations Robert Wil- 

 liamson 1st with Lorraine begonia and adl- 

 antura; Thos. Attcbesoa 2nd, Lorraine be- 

 gonia and lily of the valley with ferus. 

 The winners In the carnation 'lasses 

 were J. T. Rams, T. w Stobo, Thos. 



Alttlnson, Thos. liyan A. Aliim. A Wynne, 

 it. Englemnn. in seedling classes, A. 

 Wynne and r. Engleman had promising 

 crimsons. 



In the rose classes A. Fetei\sen was the 

 Ing winner. Other winners were Alex. 

 Geddes, Geo. Macrae, Jas. Stuart, John 

 Grout and W. H. McGuInness. 



I'rait and vegetable classes were well 



filled. 



MT. KISCO, N. Y. 



The ninth annual exhibition of the 

 Northern Westchester County Horti- 

 cultural and Agricultural Society was 

 given at Whitlock's Garage, Mt. (Cis- 

 co, on Nov. 3rd, 4th and 5th. It was 

 the only place available in this thriv- 

 ing village 'mid big domains, so the 

 automobiles were shoved into barns 

 and Miss Flora reigned in their stead. 

 i i ere were many almost unsurmount- 

 able obstacles in the way of location, 

 — the barn-like structure, and above 

 all the Bower-Wiling oil smells and it 

 required courage and go-aheadedness 

 to gel up a show under such difficul- 

 ties, but somehow it was done, and 



i .] away, as it were, in this garage 



leit. away up mid the hills of West- 

 chester, we found warm hearts, bright 

 spirits and Bowers equal to many we 

 have seen in large cities. We only 

 hope that another year will provide a 

 more suitable hall for these persistent 

 missionaries in a good cause. 



The Awards. 



The Bailey Cup, value $100.00, yearly of- 

 fered at this Society's shows, is a much 



l usually there Is keen 



competition, coming ft i dlstai t points. 



This year it was offered for 24 brj san 

 theinu'm blooms In not less than 8 ■ irleties, 

 and was won by William Duckham, Madl- 

 v .!.. with magnificent bl t 'ins ..f 

 Ice May. Mrs. Lopes, Mary Mason, W, 

 Woodmas m, Lad | HopetouD, Geo Locke, 

 Mrs. G C Kelly, Frank Payne, Onundn, 

 L. Rosseau, Mrs. ii Symi F P Vallls. 

 Pockett's Crimson, 11. E. Com ■ i • Mrs 

 Seedling *3, Pres \ If er Mary 

 Farnwortn and Cheltonl. 1 1 bloom 



Daniel Gordon was 1st throughout, 

 Robert Hui ter and M. J. O'R conds 



The cup for twelve blooms In - J i trleties, 

 w as n on by It Gordon ; R lingua and 

 Alex. Thompson, 2nd and 3rd. The bush 

 1'i.iui ely trained nd ■ ■ I grown. 



John Canning "as 1st with specimen An- 

 nie Laurie; i McGuInness and D. Eraser, 

 2nd and "rd Twenty single stem and 

 Bower, w. Will 1st Eight do, D. Eraser. 

 Three blooms to a pot, 0. Eraser. Collec- 

 tion ..f ruses, Alex. Thomps a Collection 

 of carnations, Arthur Rose, 1st; B 

 Spavins, 2nd. Twelve earn Rose. 



J. McGuInness. Three do, A R >se, .T. T. 

 Sutton. Collection of orchid plants. 1st, 

 II. Spavins; his plaits were surprisingly 

 good and tvere easily the best exhibit at 

 the show. Collection of orchids by private 

 gardeners only, M. J. O'Brien, Group of 



dec rntivo plants. II. Spavins Same ex- 

 hibitor won firsts for specimen palm, 2 

 adiant nnis, specimen fern, c llectlon ol 

 ferns, collection of begonias, hot - plants. 

 and second for table plants, In (vhleh 

 he vrat beaten by R >bt. Angus. Geraniums, 

 1st, Win. Will; 2nd, D. Eraser. M. J. O'- 

 Rrien took 1st In apples and pears, and 

 Cluis, Phillips, 1st in vegetables There 



Table Decorations at Tarrytown Exhibition. 



were five small table decorations. Win- 

 ners: W. Will. A. Thompson, M. J. O'- 

 Brien. All were poor and In the > 1 

 for lady decorators, won by Miss Mills 1st, 

 and Miss Harrlman 2nd, they were a cruel 

 |oke "it art. The judges were N. Butter- 

 bach, W. W. Kennedy and V". L. Corbet. 



We had at st forgotten the miniature 



forma] flower garden designed by William 

 Will. It was well done and a first prize 

 was the result. 



J. IVERA DONLAN. 



RHODE ISLAND HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 

 The annual autumn show of the 

 Rhode Island Horticultural Society 

 was held in Elysium Hall, Providence, 

 R. I., Nov. 4 and 5, and the exhibit 

 was far superior to any in recent 

 years. 



A new departure was made in the 

 decorative scheme by the introduction 

 of mantel decorations and the corners 

 of the hall were given over to foliage 

 displays and garden evergreens giving 

 a harmonizing and very artistic set- 

 ting. The cut flower section was also 

 a centre of attraction. Three large 

 tables were laden with vases contain- 

 ing choice specimens of single and 

 double chrysanthemums, carnations 

 and roses. A noticeable contrast in 

 the make-up of the show was in evi- 

 dence through the activity and coopera- 

 tion of the members of the Florists' 

 and Gardeners' Club, particular atten- 

 tion being given to the quality rather 

 than the quantity of the exhibits. The 

 show management expressed much sat- 

 isfaction with the manner in which 

 the growers and commercial men came 

 forward in support of the endeavors 

 of the society and as a result it is felt 

 that, as a whole, they were well re- 

 paid for their efforts. 



The judges were Eugene McCarren 

 and Cornelius Hofstra, both of Provi- 

 dence. A joint exhibition of fruit by 

 the society and a Rhode Island Boys 

 Corn Show under the Rhode Island 

 State Board of Agriculture were held 

 in connection with the flower show 

 The following awards were made: 



Ib.ses Klllarney, Burke & Burns, Cran- 

 ston. Carnations— John A. Macrae. Provi- 

 dence, first: Alexander Macrae second. 

 Violets .1 Kopelmnn & Co. Mantel deeo- 

 rations William Appleton. Palms and fo- 

 liage plants— C. H. nttnt. first; William 

 Appleton, second. Garden Japanese ever- 



Wllllnm Appleton, special mention 

 and gratuity. Chrysanthemums — 12 white, 

 Alexander Macrae; 12 yellow. E. S. Peck, 

 Banlngton, flrst! Alexander Macrae, Provl- 

 Becond; 12 any other color, F. S. 

 Peck; vase of large mixed varieties, F. S. 

 gratuity; collection of single, Alfred 

 M. l'owell, gratuity; F. S. Peck, grntuity. 



S. A. G 



TARRYTOWN (N. Y.) EXHIBITION. 



Continued List of Prizes. 



The s ind day of the show at Tarry- 

 town added much to the interest. There 

 were seven In the class for table decora- 

 tion by private gardeners, all of them most 

 creditable. First prize was won by John 

 Ilia t mans. UK design ' onsisted of the 

 Btyle of small vases dotted about 

 the table. They were filled with alternate 

 pink and white Klllarneys and enneatum 

 fern, with a radiation <'f Dracaena lndtvisa 

 foliage from the central vase. John Can- 

 not second with a centerpiece of 

 id roses and Farleyense enclosed 

 in a wreath of RIchmonds and Illy of the 

 corsages of Illy of the valley and 

 fetus with nd ribbon. The table was gar- 

 landed on the outside with smllax and red 

 ribbon. 



In the cut rose classes the principal 

 winners were W. Brock, W. C. Roberts! 

 W. McBean. E. Tretheway, George Mid- 

 dleron, R. Angus, J. Ileermans. T. W. 

 Stobo The Lord >v Burnham gold medal 

 was won by W. Brock with Lady Illlllng- 

 Donble White Klllarney and 1 >. ui.le 

 Klllarney; Adolph Lewlsohn cup for 

 American Benntles was captured by Harry 

 Turner, and the Mrs. Osborn prize by W. 

 with new rose Radiance. 

 On carnations the prlnelpnl winners were 

 W. C. Roberts, Geo. Mlddleton, T. W. 

 Stobo, It. Aliens. Chas. Parson (with seed- 

 ling. J. W. Smith The winning varieties 

 nations were Helen Gould In varle- 

 Enchantress In light pink. Mrs. C. 

 W. Ward In dark pink, P.eaeon in scarlet, 

 and White Enchantress In white. 



rt Angus won the Miss Potter cup 

 for 12 chrysanthemums, 12 roses and 12 

 tlnns to Inst In best condition till end 

 of show, and W. C. Koherts won the F. 

 R Plerson Co/s sweepstake cup as the 

 i f most points at the show. Verily 

 "to him that hath shall be triven." 



New Orleans, La. — There was a 

 steady stream of visitors — 2,000 or 

 more — on October 29 at the grounds 

 e Metairie Ridge Nursery on the 

 ion of the fall opening to the 

 public. Mayor Behrman, who was 

 present, made an address in very com- 

 plimentary vein and Mr. Papworth re- 

 i -iatively. Refreshments 

 were served and the visiting ladies 

 received souvenirs and flowers. 



