20 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



September 9. W. H. Cruff, dahlia seedlings from Geisha. 



" 9. E. F. Dwyer & Sons, seedling dahlia. 



" 9. G. L. Fish, display of seedling dahlias. 



" 9. Mrs. C. D. Benedict, decorative display. 



Other Awards. 



June 4, the Hillcrest Gardens Silver Cup was awarded to Iristhorpe for 

 the best display of irises arranged for effect by an amateur, to be 

 awarded to the exhibitor winning it three times. 



June 24, the Chestnut Hill Garden Society Silver Trophy was awarded to 

 Iristhorpe for the most artistic exhibit of sweet peas. 



Fruits. 



Edward B. Wilder, Chairman of the Committee on Fruits, 

 presented his report for the year 1922, as follows: 



The display of fruit for the year has been limited to four exhibi- 

 tions, the Schedule making no provision for the usual show of 

 currants, raspberries, and other small fruits in July. 



The Strawberry Exhibition was a failure, there being only one 

 plate of strawberries and two plates of cherries on the table June 

 24-25. This was due to the early season, the crop having passed 

 before the date set for the exhibition. 



It seems increasingly difficult in our uncertain New England 

 climate to make up a Schedule for small fruits six months in ad- 

 vance and set a date for their exhibition with any certainty of 

 having the date of the exhibition come at the height of the crop. 

 We are very glad to state that the Schedule for 1923 has left the 

 dates for the June exhibitions to be fixed later, as the season de- 

 velops. It is interesting to note that at the Exhibition of Summer 

 Fruits, August 12-13, prizes were awarded for every class in apples 

 and pears; peaches and plums, however, being scarce. 



Mrs. C. E. Cotting of Manchester, Mass., J. F. Madden, gardener, 

 received a Certificate of Merit for a seedling melon growTi under 

 glass. This melon is a cross between Honey Dew and Sutton's 

 Superlative, some specimens having a very thick orange flesh of 

 most excellent flavor, other specimens having green flesh but also 

 of good flavor. The Committee is of the opinion that this seedling 



