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NOVEMBEU 9, 1916.' 



A. N. Piereon showed cut chrysanthe- 

 mums in variety. 



S. J. Goddard showed his new crimson 

 carnation, Doris. C. S. Strout had a 

 aice white seedling of W. N. Eudd's 

 introduction, awarded honorable men- 

 tion. He also showed one of S. J. God- 

 dard 's crimson seedlings. A. A. Pem- 

 broke showed his double sport of 

 Benora, which had large flowers. 



Thomas T. Watts exhibited Pancra- 

 tium fragrans and Salvia leueantha and 

 S. involucrata Bethclli. 



Special Awards. 



Silver medals were awarded to John 

 L. Smith for Cattleya Lady Rothschild 

 alba, to E. H. Wetterlow for Begonia 

 Mrs. Peterson, to William Downs for 

 his grand specimens of Begonia Optima 

 and to W. C. Rust for a splendid table 

 of the English winter-flowering be 

 gonias, including Mrs. Heal, Winter 

 Cheer, Optima, Apricot and Elatior. 

 John S. Dorg, gardener to Mrs. J. Mont 

 gomery Sears, received honorable men- 

 tion for Begonia Sylvia. He also 

 showed other English begonias. 



Janiten & Wollrath Co. showed Bo 

 gonia Mrs. Heal. John L. Smith was 

 awarded a first-class certificate for Cat- 

 tleya Fabia alba. The W. W. Edgar 

 Co. had the best six orange trees in 

 fruit. 



The display of fruits and vegetables 

 was the finest and most extensiye ever 

 seen at a Boston fall show and this de- 

 partment seemed to appeal to visitors 

 fully as much as the flowers. The T. J. 

 Grey (^o. easily outdid its former group- 

 ings in competition for the seedsmen's 

 class for the best collection of vege- 

 tables, staging over 200 varieties of 

 splendid quality. This collection well, 

 merited the gratuity of $100 awarded. 

 For fifteen varieties of vegetables, dis- 

 tinct, Edwin Jenkins, Lenox, Mass., 

 won first prize of $75. The second 

 prize, $50, went to Edward Parker, gar- 

 dener to Oliver Ames. For eight va- 

 rietie"s, E. L. Lewis was first and J. O. 

 Christensen, gardener to W. J. Clemson, 

 second. 



That fall shows will not enthuse the 

 public like spring exhibitions was 



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plainly shown by a decidedly dimin- 

 ished attendance. The absence of re- 

 tailers' displays on this occasion had, 

 no doubt, something to do with this 

 falling off, and pre-election excitement 

 also did its part. W. N. Craig. 



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SEWICKLEY, PA. 



An Initial Attempt. > 



The first chrysanthemum show of the 

 Sewickley Horticultural Society, held 

 in the Public School Pavilion, Novem- 

 ber 2 to 4, was of so excellent a char- 

 acter as to reflect great credit on the 

 society. The blooms shown would have 

 compared favorably with the best ex- 

 hibits at any of the larger, more pre- 

 tentious shows. The affair aroused 

 great interest and was the subject of 

 much favorable comment, both in the 

 trade and among the general public. 



The contests in most of the classes 

 were open to private gardeners only. 

 There was one section, however, for 

 commercial growers of chrysanthemums, 

 roses and carnations. In this section 

 the McCallum Co., of Pittsburgh, won 

 flrst for fifty blooms of any yellow 

 chrysanthemum and first for fifty 

 blooms of any white carnation. 



Among the other prize-wipners were 

 the following: 



M. Curran, gardener for Mrs. E. M. 

 Home; J. Murphy, gardener for H. L. 

 Mason; A. A. Leech, gardenei for H. J. 

 Heinz; Carl Bftclterer, gardener for Dix;- 

 mont Hospital;" Wm. Thompson, Jri, 

 gardener for Mrs. W. P. Snyder; E. 

 Guter, gardener for R. B. Mellon; 

 Thomas Sturgiss, gardener for Mrs. A. 

 Laughlin, Jr.; R. Taylor, gardener for 

 R. H. Boggs; John Jones, gardener for 

 Mrs. William Thaw, Jr.; Herman Eapp, 

 gardener for the Watson estate; gar- 

 dener for H. C. Friek; T. E. Tyler, 

 gardener for Charles H. Armstrong; 

 William Thompson, Sr., gardener for 

 the Craig estate; gardener for Mrs. 

 J. B. Oliver; J. Barnes, gardener for 

 Mrs. J. D. Lyons; A. E. Bousey, gar- 

 dener for J. G. Byers; the gardeners 

 for Mrs. J. F. Byers, the Pittsburgh 

 Country Club and Mrs. E. A. Woods. 





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The Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co., o£ 

 Pittsburgh, had a display of chrysan- 

 themums, pompons and roses, which 

 were not in competition. 



Chai. H. Totty, of Madison, N. J., 

 also sent a fine exhibit of pompon chrys- 

 anthemums. 



Pittsburgh has not had a show for 

 some years, but the gardeners who 

 grew these flowers are all members of 

 the littsburgh Florists' Club. Their 

 unassisted efforts at this time are an 

 indication of what the club should have 

 been ioing and a demonstration of the 

 fact that growers are still interested in 

 displaying their skill in producing flne 

 flowe] s and vegetables. 



M. Curran grew the largest chrysan 

 them*m bloom in the show, and also 

 the tallest plant, ten feet six inches. 

 David Fraser grew the largest mush- 

 room, Thomas Sturgiss grew fine me 

 dium sized mushrooms. 



Tho judges were J. Wiseman, A. 

 Davipson and Fred Burki. 



Clarke, 



GREENWICH, CONN. 



Prize Group of A. M. Davenport, Watertown, Mass., Staged at Boston. 



A Notable Success. 



The sixth annual autumn exhibition 

 of tie Westchester and Fairfield Horti 

 cultural Society was held in Drink 

 water's hall, Greenwich, Conn., Octo- 

 ber 31 and November 1. The quality 

 throughout the exhibition was of 

 marked superiority. The schedule con 

 sisted of 121 classes and the competi- 

 tion! was keen. The attendance was 

 good. A financial and social success 

 was scored. Noteworthy features were 

 the numerous trade displays, the scar- 

 city of hig blooms ;iii(l the increasing 

 popularity of the more decorative types 

 of single and pompon mums. The un 

 usual display of outdoor flowers also 

 was! noticeable. Over fifty varieties 

 were noted in the five groups in this 

 class. The increasing interest of the 

 amateurs who do not employ paid as- 

 sistance is gratifying to note. There is 

 a marked tendency toward better deco 

 rative effects, as was evidenced by the 

 numerous groups of plants and cut flow 

 ers. Decorated dinner tables, baskets 

 of flowers and Centerpieces also were 

 noteworthy features. 



J. B. McArdle, manager of the ex 

 hibition, was ably assisted by Thomas 

 Ryan, to whom the society is indebted 

 for the staging of an effective and 

 pleasing exhibition. The judges were 

 George Middleton, Tarrytown, N. Y. ; 

 James Blair, Staatsburg, N. -Y.; Wil- 

 liam Turner, Oceanic, N. J., and Ernest 

 Wild, Morristown, N. J. Their fair and 

 impartial decisions were received with 

 universal satisfaction. 



Among the novelties noted was a dis 

 play of seedling mums of the anemone 

 flowered type, exhibited by Scott Bros., 

 of Elmsford. A vase of the new yel- 

 low rose, Mme. CoUette Martinet, at 

 tracted a great deal of attention. The 

 exhibitor of this rose, A. N. Pierson. 

 Inc., was highly commended and the 

 committee requested a further display 

 at some future meeting. The rose is of 

 elegant form and of rare fragrance and 

 is said to be a good, clean grower and 

 producer. J. B. McArdle exhibited a 

 vase of the new double-flowering cos 

 mos. The neat flowers should provp 

 valuable to the florist as well as a good 

 subject for the garden. 



Certificates of merit were awarded to 

 the George E. Baldwin ^o., Mamaro- 

 neck, N. Y., and Lager & Hurrell, Sum- 



