REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PLANTS AND FLOWERS 109 



The Chrysanthemum Show. 



November 9-11 was the date set for the annual Chrysanthemum 

 Show. The only trained specimen plants shown came from the 

 estate of Thomas E. Proctor of Topsfield. Col. Harry E. Converse 

 of Marion had the only short-stemmed specimen blooms. Mrs. 

 E. A. Clark showed long-stemmed blooms in the Society's vases, 

 and was the principal exhibitor of large blooms. The W. W. Edgar 

 Company of Waverley had some very good blooms of Major 

 Bonaffons. 



James Nicol of Quincy exhibits every year for Henry A. Gane 

 Memorial Premium. This prize was left by the late H. A. Gane 

 of West Newton for exhibits of Mrs. Jerome Jones and its sports. 

 This variety was raised by Mr. Gane. It is a very handsome 

 white-flowered Japanese variety. Mr. Ni col's blooms have always 

 been of a high standard of merit and this season the committee 

 awarded him a Cultural Silver Medal. 



Among Mr. Proctor's specimen plants was a very fine specimen 

 of a new single white variety raised at Topsfield and named Emmy 

 Lou. To this a First Class Certificate was awarded. 



The best of the long-stemmed blooms were Mrs. Wm. Hankey, 

 Pink; Mrs. Jerome Jones, White; Major Appleton, yellow; 

 Beatrice May, white; Rose Pocket, bronzy; and Morrison, red. 



William H. Elliott's commercial plants were excellent, including 

 Jos. H. White, white; John Shrimpton, red; Ethel Robinson, pink; 

 Clinton ChafFaut, yellow; Garza, white; Savannah, yellow; Mme. 

 Perrin, pink; Dr. Enguehard, pink; and H. L. Sunderbruck, 

 yellow. 



There was a large variety of single-flowered chrysanthemums. 

 The multiplication of names given to these is perplexing and it 

 is a mistake to give every little variation a name. 



The prize for the best arranged group of flowering and foliaged 

 plants went to Edward MacMulkin. The plants used were palms, 

 ferns, Pelargoniums, chrysanthemums, Crotons, Abutilons, Acaly- 

 phas, Cypripediums, Cattleyas, bay trees, rubber plants, Pandanus, 

 Antirrhinums, and Grevilleas. 



The W. W. Edgar Company also competed for the same prize. 



