September 18, 1920 



H CRT I CULTURE 



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DAHLIA SHOW AT BOSTON 

 There was an excellent dahlia show 

 at Horticultural Hall, Boston, last 

 Saturday and Sunday, and seldom has 

 the Imll looked more attractive at 

 these so-called small shows. This is 

 because of the new policy of showing 

 toliagi' with the flowers. There were 

 many amateur exhibitors, but of 

 course the most extensive displays 

 were made by commercial growers, 

 like .1. K. Alexander and Fottler, F'iske, 

 Rawson Co. Both of tliese growers 

 had elaborate exhibits, very well 

 staged. In addition to 700 varieties 

 of dahlias shown. Mr. Alexander had 

 150 gladioli. A new colossal dahlia, 

 crimson purple in color, called the J. 

 K. .Alexander, excited considerable 

 comment. Thomas Murphy of l'e;i- 

 body. Mass., showed some excellent 

 seedling dahlias, some of them not yet 

 named. 



Mr. .John Hays Hammond was 

 notable for his gladiolus exhibit. Al- 

 bert C. Barrage, of Beverly Farms, 

 had an interesting display of orchids, 

 including some rare specimens from 

 the Phillipines. Arthur N. Cooley, ot 

 Pittsfield, Mass., exhibited Laelia- 

 Cattleyas imported from England. 

 From the Edwin S. Webster estate at 

 Chestnut Hill, Peter Arnot. gardener, 

 came a splendid exhibit of Celosias. 



.■\WARDS rOR FLOWERS. 



Josiali Bradlee Fund. Dahlias — .Show 

 aiid Kanry. twelve blooms, named varie- 

 ties ; 1st, ('. Ijoiiis Ailing ; LM, S. U. Loker. 

 Cactus — Twelve blooms, named varieties: 

 Ist. C. Louis AUiug; lid. Alfred E. Doty. 

 Decorative — Twelve blooms, named varie- 

 ties; 1st, A. M. Haydeu; M. A. F. Story. 

 Peony-tlowered. twelve blooms: 1st, C 

 Louis Ailing; 2d. T. J. Murphy. I'oniiiou, 

 twelve vases: Ist. C. Louis AliiuK; Ud, .VI- 

 freil E. Doty. Largest and best ciill,.cii.)ii 

 of named varieties; 1st. C. Louis .-VMing; 

 2d, T. J. Murphy. Wild Flowers— Colle.-- 

 tlon: Ist. Helen E. Knight; -.'d. Jlrs. V. C. 

 Upham : :iil, Henry L. F. Xaber. 



(initriitie^: liostcin <'ut Flower Co., dis- 

 play 111 liahlias and (iladioli; J. K. Ale.\- 

 anchT. display of Cladloli; D. R. McLean, 

 table of Hybrid Tea Uoses ; E. A. Clark, 

 group of plants and I'ut Uoses. 



.Silver <;ill .Mednl: .\lliert C. BurragC, 

 group of \'anila Sanderiana. 



Sil\er .'Medul: .1. K. Alexander, compre- 

 hensive ilisplay of Dahlias: Fottler. Flske. 

 Kawson t'n.. artistic display of Dahlias 

 and c.ladioli; .Vrthur X. Cooley, Cattleya 

 Thebes var. Britannia. 



First Class Certiflrate of Merit: Edwin 

 S. Webster, group ot Celosia Pride of Cas- 

 tle Could ; Arthur N. Cooley, Cattleya 

 Luininosa aurea. 



Honorable ^leution: .Toseph Breck & 

 Sons Corporation, display of Dahlias; S. 

 R. Loker, eiillection of Seedling Dahlias; 

 T. N. Snow, collection of Seedling Dahlias; 

 Breck Robinson Co., Gladioli and Canuas. 



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Benjamin V. French Fund, No. 1. .\p- 

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 Hillcrest Gardens ; 2d. George V. Fletcher. 

 Maiden Blush, twelve specimens: 1st, 

 Oliver Ames; 2d. Faulkner B'arm. Porter, 

 twelve specimens; 1st, George V. Fletcher; 

 2d, Hillcrest Gardens. 



Marshal! P. Wilder Fund. Pears— Bart- 

 lett, twelve specimens ; 1st. Mrs. Elbridge 

 Torrey; 2d, Oliver Ames. Clapp's Favor- 

 ite, twelve specimens : 1st. Mrs. Elbrlilge 

 Torrey; 2d, George V. Fletcher. Any other 

 variety, twelve specimens; 1st, Faulkner 

 Farm. Worden Seckel ; 2d. Edward B. Wil- 

 der, President. 



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Tlieo<lore layman Fund, Xo. 1. Peaches — 

 r'hanipiou. twelve specimens; 1st. George 

 V. Fletcher. IMums — .Japanese, twelve sitec- 

 imeus : 1st, Oliver Ames, Satsunia. Any 

 other type, twelve si)eehucns : 1st. Oliver 

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 <!reen (laffe. I'olleetion, four varieties, 

 twelve specimens each f 1st. Oliver Ames. 



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 (jeorge F. Stewart. Muscatelle. 



Samuel Appieton Fund. Melons — Solmon 

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Benjamin V. French Fund, Xo. 2. Beans 

 — String, lifty pods: 1st. D. R. McLean; 



2il. Faulkiu'r Farm. Lima, fifty pods; 1st. 

 Hillcrest Gardens; 2d. Arthur Uriiuhart. 

 Horticultural Shell, lifty pods: 1st. Oliver 

 Ames. Celery, four heads; 1st. Hillcrest 

 Gardens. Golden Self Bleaching ; 2d, Hill- 

 crest Gardens. White Plums. Onions, 

 twelve specimens; 1st. Oliver Ames. Ailsa 

 t'raig; 2d, Arthur Urquhart. Peppers, 

 twelve specimens; 1st. Oliver Ames, Ruby 

 King; 2cl. Hillcrest Gardens. Sweet Moun- 

 tain. Potatoes, twelve specimens; 1st. D. 

 R. McLean. Karly Rose; 2d, D. R. McLean. 

 New (iueen. Squash — Marrow, four speci- 

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 Corn— White, twelve ears ; 1st. Faulkner 

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 ears; 1st. Faulkner Farm. DeLue's Gol- 

 den ; 2d, D. K. McLean. Collection ot Veg- 

 etables, twelve varieties, arranged for ef- 

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