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Dawson, and Naomi. A fine vase of Mrs. Frank Pendleton was 

 shown by Charles Beasley of Milton. Of the other types some of 

 the outstanding varieties were Schwaben, yellow; Panama, sulphur 

 tinted pink; Dr. Norton; Red Emperor; Pink Perfection ; Europa, 

 white; Persian, maroon; Niagara, yellow; H. C. Goehl, Lemoinei 

 hybrid, white, dark blotch; Diana, red; Crimson Glow; America, 

 lavender pink. 



A. L. Stephen won the prize for a display of fifty or more varieties 

 with one hundred; B. & A. Norley of Roslindale and C. W. Brown 

 of Ashland made fine displa^ys of seedlings. The principal exhibi- 

 tors were A. L. Stephen, S. E. Spencer, Charles Beasley, James 

 Wheeler, Eugene Fischer, C. F. Fairbanks, L. D. Towle, and A. L. 

 McLean. 



The Bay State Nurseries made an extensive display of herbaceous 

 flowers. Miss Marian Roby Case showed a tasteful basket of lace 

 flowers and poppies, Thomas H. Hughes, decorative dahlias, and 

 T. C. Thurlow's Sons, phloxes. 



September 9-10. The Dahlia Show. Apparently the dahlia 

 remains the most popular flower with the mass of. garden "lovers. 

 This was one of the best shows of the season. One commercial 

 firm made an attractive display arranged in baskets with foliage. 

 This was a welcome change from the monotony of row on row of 

 bottles. The majority of the flowers staged were of the Decorative 

 and otherwase ragged types, noted for their large size and often 

 coarseness. Very few of the neater, old-time Show and Fancy were 

 to be seen. There were many aliases. Something ought to be 

 done by the Dahlia Society to classify and weed out synonyms. 



November 4-5. The Autumn Exhibition. The Chrysanthe- 

 mum Show has lost its name. What a change! Loren D. Towle's 

 display of chrysanthemums with other decorative material in 

 design and arrangement was the most effective grouping seen here 

 for a long time. There were no specimen plants. Mr. Towle's 

 big blooms were quite up to the standard for size but there were no 

 new varieties. 



Edwin S. Webster's decorative display had some very good hybrid 

 begonias as a feature. It was well designed and tastefully arranged. 

 Mr. Towle's decorative display included some very good orchids. 

 Single chrysanthemums came from Arthur Lyman, Mrs. Homer 



