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GARDENING. 



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WM. C. EGflN. 



We present herewith a portrait of Mr. 

 Wm. C. Egan, whose articles in Garden- 

 ing have been so useful and instructive, 

 and whose country place, "Egandale," 

 situated at Highland Park, 111., is now 

 so well known to our readers through 



WM C EGAN 



the numerous engravings we have pub- 

 lished. 



Mr. Egan retired from business about 

 seven years ago and devotes uearly all 

 his time to the development ot "Egan- 

 dale" and to the Horticultural Society of 

 Chicago, now serving his sixth term as 

 secretary of that society. 



It seems unnecessary to tell the readers 

 of Gardening anything about "Egan- 

 dale." It is unquestionably the most 

 charming country place around Chicago. 

 It contains only six or seven acres, but 

 every square foot is so utilized as to give 

 the greatest possible variety of flower 

 and foliage, all in harmony and without 

 any apparent crowding. His beautifully 

 kept place has done more to excite a love 

 for garden effects among the residents of 

 this suburb than any other agency could 

 have done, and. indeed, it has exerted a 

 much more than local influence. "Egan- 

 dale" has come to be the Mecca of all 

 lovers of ornamental horticulture in the 

 vicinity of Chicago. 



Mrs. Egan is equally fond of the beau- 

 ties of plant life and is also an excellent 

 amateur photographer. To her talent in 

 this direction we are indebted for the 

 many fine photographs that have ap- 

 peared as illustrations in Gardening. 



It is but fair to Mr. Egan to state that 

 this portrait was prepared from a photo- 

 graph given the writer as a personal 

 memento several years ago and that he 

 had no knowledge that it would appear 

 in Gardening. Knowing his modesty we 

 decided to use the portrait and "explain" 

 afterward. 



THE NEW YORK GARDENERS' SOGIBTY. 



The New York Gardeners' Society's first 

 annual dinner and horticultural exhibi- 

 tion, which was given at the Grand Cen- 

 tral Palace, New York City, on Saturday 

 evening, September 11, was in every way 

 a pleasant success. Some 70 prominent 

 private gardeners and commercial horti- 

 culturists partook of the good things 

 provided, and each seemed to consider it 



his duty to spread the occasion's infec- 

 tious joviality. If there be any one thing 

 more than another which tends to give 

 pleasure to old gardeners, it is their 

 gathering together on occasions like this, 

 and recounting the glories of days long 

 past. 



The dining table, which was hand- 

 somely decorated, was arranged in the 

 center of the exhibits; the brilliant colors 

 of cannas, the galaxy of hues in the dah- 

 lias, the gladioli and innumerable herba- 

 ceous flowers, the delicate tints of orchids 

 set in webs of graceful ferns, all con bined 

 to make a magnificent frame to the festive 

 board where an elaborate menu was dis 

 cussed. 



With the "Smoke Tree Blossoms" and 

 the "Chrysanthemum Water" came the 

 flood of eloquence and song. President 

 John Shore presided and after a few 

 remarks urging those present to enjoy 

 themselves, he introduced as toast-master 

 of the evening, past master Charles B. 

 Weathered, who can always be depended 

 upon to draw lorth best results. 



The exhibition, which was non-eompeti- 

 tive, was a great success, notwithstand- 

 ing that the thermometer reached above 

 the hundred mark. C. W Ward. Uueens, 

 Long Island, made a grand display with 

 a collection of 50 of the best varieties of 

 cannas, including the cream of both 

 standard and new sorts; some 50 varie- 

 ties of dahlias, and his large collection of 

 geraniums. W. A. Manda, South Orange, 

 N. J., exhibited a fine group of brilliant col- 

 ored caladiums and several vases of the 

 ne.wcanna "Manda's Ideal" and "Robert 

 Christie." G. B. Winslade, Mamaroneck, 

 N. Y. showed a bench of outdoor flowers, 

 including a special strain of zinnias, 

 which were of immense size and very 

 bright, also several varieties of peaches. 



nectarines, tomatoes and a set of prize- 

 taker onions, all of which showed remark - 

 ble culture. A.L.Marshall, Pawling, N. 

 Y., is a canna enthusiast, and took 

 advantage of the occasion to exhibit some 

 50 vases of as many varieties of new 

 seedling cannas raised by himself. A 

 great many of these are improvements on 

 existing varieties. SomeofMr. Marshall's 

 cannas have been certificated hy the 

 society, and are proving great acquisi- 

 tions. The same exhibitor showed a fine 

 table of dahlias and salvias, 



James Hill, gardener to H. M Brooks, 

 Newport, R. I., stnt a grand flower spike 

 of a rare bromeliad (name unknown I, 

 which was of great interest to all present. 

 Robert Laurie, gardener to C. Vander- 

 bilt, Newport, R. I., exhibited vases of 

 Acidenthera bicolor, a pretty and popular 

 flower with Mrs. Vanderbilt, and a seed- 

 ling tritoma raised by Mr. Laurie, which 

 differs from T. uvaria by being freer flow- 

 ering and a shade lighter in color 



Lager & Hurrell, orchid experts. Sum- 

 mit, N. J., sent a handsome specimen of 

 Cattlera aurea (chrysotoxa) with several 

 beautiful blooms. Robert Angus of 

 Tarr\ town-on-Hudson, N. Y., showed a 

 well grown piece of Cattlera labiata 

 which bore many splendid flowers. From 

 Henry A. Dreer, Riverton, N. J., came a 

 vase of gorgeous night blooming nym- 

 phaeas; they were magnificent. W. P. 

 Peacock, the dahlia specialist, Atco, N. J., 

 displayed 70 varieties ot single, cactus, 

 pompon and large show dahlias. W. G. 

 Eisele, West End, N. J., exhibited several 

 vases of his new seedling cannas, one of 

 which had beautiful variegated foliage. 



A. T. Brill, Pawling, N. Y., had several 

 dishes of well grown tomatoes Ignotum, 

 Ponderosa and Crimson Cushion and 

 several varieties of string beans. Richard 



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