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HORTICULTUBE 



October 2, 19!0 



well grown this makes a hand- 

 some plant. The rich coloring of 

 Farleyense is still held with a more 

 hardy and rugged constitution. It holds 

 better in the house, is not so heavy and 

 consequently less liable to injury. Fine 

 stocks of this variety are being offered 

 this season and the retail stores are 

 showing it up in fine shape, both as 

 single plants and in combination with 

 other subjects. 



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Stearns Cypress Greenhouses 



I find that the new aluminum foil 

 being put out by the P'ittsbuirgh Cut 

 Flower Co. is a great convenience. It 

 is put up in one pound rolls, and can 

 be torn off just like a piece of tissue 

 paper. Exactly the right length can 

 be taken, so that there is really no 

 waste in its use. The foil is about 

 ten inches wide, and comes in rolls 

 which weigh a pound. By keeping the 

 roll in a handy place it is always 

 reaUy for use, and makes a decided 

 saving in time. 



Signs seen in a florist's windows 

 the other day. 



First window: "Fools step in where 

 angels fear to tread." 



Second window: "But if you will in- 

 sist on getting married, get the wed- 

 ding flowers here." 



Wonder what he's sore about? 



THE BOSTON SHOW 



The show at Horticultural Hall 

 last Saturday and Sunday was the 

 first disappointment of the season. 

 The exhibits were not nearly so large 

 and extensive as was expected, but 

 perhaps this was because it was a lit- 

 tle early in the season for a good fruit 

 show. What fruit was shown was of 

 good quality and included several 

 specimens of uncommon varieties. A 

 few tables of vegetables were shown, 

 an especially interesting feature being 

 seventeen varieties of tomatoes from 

 Faulkner Farm. 



The Blue Hill Nurseries had a fine 

 collection of herbaceous perennials, 

 among which was noted Aster tur- 

 binatus var. Blue Hills 



R. & J. Farquhar & Co. had a good 

 collection of bulbs and jilants. 



The handsomest exhibit undoubted- 

 ly was that of orchids made by A. C. 

 Burrage, for which he received a gold 

 medal. The awards were as follows: 



AWARDS FOK FItUITS. Hillerest 

 I'rizes. Apples — B.ildwin: 1st, A. P. 

 Smith: 2(i, Hillerest Gardens. Bellflower: 

 1st, W. A. Stone. Fall Pipin: 1st, Hill- 

 crest Garden: 2d, Faulkner Farm. Fame- 

 use: 1st, G«orse V. Fletcher. (Inlden Rus- 

 set: 1st. Hillerest Gardens. Gravenstein: 

 1st, Georpe V. Fletcher: 2d. .Julius Meur- 

 lin: 3d. A. P. Smith. Mcintosh: 1st, A. 

 P. S?mith : 2(1, Hillerest Gardens. Northern 

 Spy: 1st. George V. Fletcher; 2a, George 

 F. Stewart. R. I. Greening: 1st, A. P. 

 Smith; 2d, Hillerest Gardens: ."id. Faulkner 

 Farm. Sutton : 1st. George V. Fletcher, 

 Tolman Sweet : 1st, George V. Fletcher. 

 Twenty Ounce: 1st, George F. Stewart. 



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I AGENTS FOR EVANS' VENTILATING MACHINES | 



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I ASK FOR CIRCULAR E | 



I THE A. T. STEARNS LUMBER CO. | 



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Any other variety: 1st, A. P. Smith, 

 Wealthy : 2d, l.saae 11. Loekc. Wealthy ; Sd, 

 .Julius Heuilin, Winter Banana, Crab 

 Apples — Hyslop, 24 specimens: 1st, Julius 

 Heurlin ; 2d, Faulkner Farm ; .3d, George F. 

 Wheeler. Any otiier variety : 1st, Hill- 

 erest Gardens. Pears : 1st, Edward B. 

 Wilder; 2d. .lohn Bauerufeind ; 3d, George 

 V. Fletcher. Belle Lucrative: 1st, Mrs. 

 Elhridge Torrev ; 2d, Edward B. Wilder; 

 »d, F. W. Dahl. Bosc : 1st, W. G. Ken- 

 dall; 2d. George B'. Stewart; 3d, George V. 

 Fletcher. Uana Hovey : 1st, W. G. Ken- 

 dall ; 2d, F. W. Dahl; 3d, George V. Flet- 

 cher. Louise Bonne de Jersey : 1st, Mrs. 

 Elbridge Torrey ; 2d, F. W. Dahl; 3d, 

 Faulkner Farm. Seekel : 1st, W. G. Ken- 

 dall ; 2d, George V. Fletcher; 3d, Faulkner 

 Farm. Sheldon: 1st. Mrs. Elbridge Tor- 

 rey: 2d, George F. Stewart: .'id. Faulkner 

 Farm. Any other variety : 1st, Edward B. 

 Wihler, Harris; 2d. Faulkner Farm, Wor- 

 den Seekel; 3d, John Bauerufeind. Peaches 

 — any variety: 1st, W. G. Kendall; 2d. F. 

 W. Dahl. Quinces — any variety : 1st, 

 George V. Fletcher; 2d, Isaac H. Locke; od, 

 Edwai'd A. Clark, ^lelons — 3 specimens: 

 1st. Faulkner Farm, Honey Drop: 2d, 

 James Donald. Sutton's Triumph ; 3d, 

 James Donald, Blenheim. Grapes — Brigh- 

 ton. G bunches: 1st. John Baiiernfeind ; 

 2d, Hillerest Gardens: .3d, W. G. Kendall. 

 Concord: 1st, John Bauernfeind: 2d', Mrs. 

 M. J. Merrill ; 3d, James Donald. Dela- 

 ware : 1st, W. G. Kendall; 2d, Chales W. 

 Jjibby ; 3d, Hillerest Gardens. Eaton: 1st, 

 Peter Anderson. Herbert: 1st, Charles W, 

 Libby: 2d, Hillerest Gardens; 3d. John 

 Bauernfeind. Moore's Diamond: 1st, John 

 Bauernfeind ; 2d, Peter Anderson ; 3d. 

 Hillerest Gardens. Niagara : 1st, Peter 

 Anderson: 2d, Hillerest Gardens; 3d. John 

 Bauernfeind Wilder: 1st, John Bauern- 

 feind. Worden : 1st, Peter Anderson ; 2d, 

 John Bauernfeind : 3d, Mrs. M, J. Merrill. 



Gratuities: Peter Anderson, Seedling 

 Grape No. 17: E. A. Adams, display of 

 Seedling Grapes. 



AWARDS FOR VEGETABLES. Hill- 

 erest Prizes. Beans — String, green. .^»(l 

 pods: 1st. Faulkner Farm, Sutton's Per- 

 fection : 2d. Faulkner Farm. Plentiful ; 3d. 

 D. R. McJjean. Wax. .50 pods: 1st, Faulk- 

 ner Farm; 2d, .James Donald; 3d, .James 

 Donald. Collection, dry shell beans, four 

 varieties, one pint of each : 1st, A. L. 

 Stephen; 2d, Faulkner Farm; 3d. Faulkner 

 Farm. One pint of any drv bean; 1st, 

 Faulkner Farm; 2d, A. L. Stephen; 3d, I). 



R. McLean. Cabbage, 3 heads: 1st, Hill- 

 erest Gardens; 2d, Faulkner Farm. Cauli- 

 flower, 3 heads : Ist, Hillerest Gardens ; 

 2d. A. P. Smith. Celery — t bunches: 1st, 

 Hillerest Gardens, Paris Golden ; 2d, Hill- 

 crest Gardens, White Plume. Swiss Chard 

 — 4 bunches: 1st, Faulkner Farm. Sweet 

 Corn — 12 ears: 1st, F. S. DeLue, Golden 

 Giant; 2d, Faulkner Farm, Golden Giant; 

 3d, Hillerest Gardens, Golden Bantam. 

 Field Corn— 12 ears, traced: 1st, Wilfrid 

 Wheeler. Egg Plant — i specimens: Ist, 

 Faulkner Farm : 2d, Hillerest Gardens. 

 Potjitoes — 12 specimens: 1st. I>. R. Mel*an, 

 Nebraska; 2d, D. R. McLean, Early Rose; 

 3d. Hillerest Gardens, Irish Cobbler. To- 

 matoes — 12 specimens: 1st, Faulkner Farm, 

 Farm, Stone; 2d, Hillerest Gardens, Stone; 

 3d, Hillerest Gardens. Bonny Best. 



Gratuity : Faulkner Farm, collection of 

 17 varieties of Tomatoes. 



AWARDS FOR FLOWERS. Gratuities: 

 Blue Hill Nurseries, collection of her- 

 baceous perennials. 



Gold Medal : A. C. Burrage. unique dis- 

 play of choice Orchid plants in flower. 



First Class Certificate of Merit : Blue 

 Hill Nurseries, Aster turliinatus var. Blue 



Honorable Mention: A. C. Burrage. Cat- 

 tleya Fabia : Cattleva Petersii : Cattleya 

 Ga'skelliana alba : and for Cypripedium 

 Germaine Opoix. R. & J. Farquhar & Co., 

 collection of Bulbs and Plants. 



THE MARKET 



Weather conditions in and around 

 Boston have caused a glut in every 

 kind of flower. On account of the ex- 

 tremely unnatural weather conditions, 

 gladioli and asters are still thriving 

 and swamp the market. Carnations 

 are also sprouting out faster than the 

 growers like, and this is also true of 

 roses. Chrysanthemums are also com- 

 ing along too fast, and it looks as 

 though a very bad time would follow 

 this hot spell. 



