24 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



September 10. C. L. Ailing, seedling decorative dahlia No. 66. 



" " Joseph Breck & Sons Corp., collection of dahlias. 



" " Fottler, Fiske, Rawson Co., display of dahlias and gladioli. 



November 2. Patten & Co., Carnation Natalie. 



" " Thomas Roland, display of decorative plants in pots. 



" " Arnold Arboretum, collection of berried shrubs. 



" " Strouts, display of carnations. 



" " Caplan, the Florist, artificial landscape display. 



" " H. R. Comley, display of cut flowers. 



" J. J. O'Brien, " " " 



Other Awards. 



April 6, the A. C. Burrage Silver Cup was awarded to the Julius Roehrs Co. 

 for Display of Orchids, to occupy a space of 200 sq. ft. 



April 6, the North Shore Garden Club Silver Cup was awarded to Thomas 

 Roland for the best rose suitable for outdoor cultivation in Massa- 

 chusetts not previously exhibited before the Massachusetts Horti- 

 cultural Society. Rose Los Angeles. 



June 4, the Hillcrest Silver Vase was awarded to Iristhorpe for best dis- 

 play of any variety of iris arranged for effect by an amateur, to be 

 awarded to the exhibitor winning it three times. 



September 22, a Silver Cup was awarded to A. C. Burrage for the most 

 artistically arranged group in the exhibition. 



Fruits. 



Fred A. Smith, Chairman of the Committee on Fruits, presented 

 his report for the year 1921 as follows: 



The exhibition of fruit has been a feature of six exhibitions held 

 by the Society this year. The number of the exhibitors and the 

 size of the exhibits have been a disappointment to the committee. 

 There have been many circumstances, however, to contribute to 

 this state of affairs. First among these was the unfavorable 

 climatic conditions which existed at the blossoming periods. Suc- 

 cessive and continued frosts and even freezes, extending over a 

 long period and the.se alternating with rainy periods and long con- 

 tinued lowery weather gave the very reverse of favorable condi- 

 tions for proper pollenation of fruit. This low fertilization was 

 follow^ed by excessive outbreaks of insect and fungous troubles, a 

 condition which often follows. 



In spite of the above unusual conditions some of the exhibits of 



