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Garza exhibited by Galen L. Stone the trained Chrysanthemum 

 plants were very ordinary. The plant groups were good, especially 

 that of 150 square feet limited to private gardeners in which Wil- 

 liam Thatcher, gardener to Mrs. John L. Gardner, displayed 

 excellent taste in a gracefully arranged group in which Chrysan- 

 themums, Liliums, and Nerine Fothergillii predominated. A. M. 

 Davenport was first with a group of flowering and foliage plants, 

 covering 300 square feet, in which Begonia Mrs. Heal and Chrysan- 

 themums were effectively arranged. Close massing of the plants 

 in the larger groups was the rule and this did not add to their 

 effectiveness. 



Begonias were largely shown and were of good quality, far sur- 

 passing the Chrysanthemums in attractiveness. E. H. Wetterlow, 

 gardener to Mrs. Lester Leland, was first with six specimens of 

 Gloire de Lorraine. For six plants of any other color E. S. Webster 

 was first with six magnificent plants of Begonia Optima, one of 

 which was also awarded a Silver Medal. Mrs. C. G. Weld, William 

 C. Rust, gardener, was awarded a Silver Medal for a collection of 

 winter 'flowering Begonias which included the following: Optima, 

 Apricot, Elaitor, W'inter Cheer, and Mrs. Heal. Thomas Roland 

 exhibited a splendid lot of highly colored Crotons and plants of 

 early flowering Camellias. 



Caplan the Florist was the only exhibitor in the class for a display 

 showing the various ways' flowers can be used for home decoration. 

 His display consisted of neatly arranged baskets and vases of cut 

 flowers. 



The cut flowers of Chrysanthemums were very fine. The 

 principal exhibitors and prize winners were Galen L. Stone, W. H. 

 Wellington, James Nicol, W. W. Edgar Co., Mrs. Lester Leland, 

 and R. E. Traiser. 



Splendid Carnations were exhibited by A. A. Pembroke, J. W. 

 Minott, and Charles S. Strout. The best varieties of these were 

 Rosette, Pocahontas, Champion, Pink Delight, Mrs. C. W. Ward, 

 and Matchless. A. A. Pembroke was awarded Honorable Mention 

 for a sport of Benora, a good variety, a shade darker than Benora. 

 Charles S. Strout of Biddeford^ Maine, received Honorable Men- 

 tion for seedling crimson Carnation No. 9. 



Chas. E. Holbrow was awarded Honorable Mention for a Rose 



