

July 15, 1920 



The Florists^ Review 



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SWEET PEA SHOW 



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EXHIBITOBS AT BOSTON FEW. 



A. J. Jenkins Sweeps Decks. 



The annual show of the American 

 Sweet Pea Society was held at Horticul- 

 tural hall, Boston, July 10 and 11, in 

 conjunction with the exhibition of the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 

 The show of sweet peas was much be- 

 low those of prewar years seen here and 

 exhibitors were comparatively few, but 

 the quality of the flowers shown was 

 distinctly high. The exhibitors at these 

 shows are mainly from private estates, 

 and the abnormal labor conditions ex- 

 isting this year made it impossible for 

 many to grow sweet peas at all. That 

 there is, however, no decline in interest 

 in these beautiful and fragrant annuals 

 was evidenced by the crowds of visi- 

 tors inspecting them in spite of the 

 rather torrid weather prevailing. 



The splendid exhibits from Lenox, 

 Newport, Bar Harbor and elsewhere 

 were practically a minus quantity this 

 year, but everyone feels that in one or 

 two more years these popular shows will 

 once more reach their normal level. 

 The redeeming feature of the show, 

 from a sweet pea standpoint, was the 

 remarkable display made by Allen J. 



Jenkins, of Iristhorpe Farm, Shrews- 

 bury, Mass., the estate of Mrs. Homer 

 Page. Mr. Jenkins showed several 

 thousands of splendid flowers and 

 almost swept the deck, capturing every 

 special prize competed for in the 

 schedule of the American Sweet Pea 

 Society, a record never before equaled. 



A. J. Jenkins and Others. 



The Boston Gardeners' and Florists' 

 Club special prize for twelve vases, 

 twenty-five sprays to a vase, went to 

 Allen J. Jenkins, vpith fine flowers of 

 Dobbie 's Cream, Blue Jacket, R. F. 

 Felton, Royal Purple, Hawlmark Pink, 

 which was perhaps the most admired 

 variety in the show; King Manoel, 

 Thomas Stevenson, Hercules, Mascot 

 White and Mrs. Tom Jones, a fine deep 

 blue; second, "William Noonan, gardener 

 for C. F. Cartledge, Locust Valley, N. Y. 



The Thomas J. Grey special for eight 

 varieties, twenty sprays to a vase, went 

 to Allen J. Jenkins, with Annie 

 Bownass, Constance Hintou, Royal Pur- 

 ple, Margaret Atlee, R. F. Felton, Loy- 

 alty, Blue Jacket and Bobbie's. Cream. 



The Stumpp & Walter premium for 

 six vases, distinct, twenty sprays to a 

 vase, went to A. J. Jenkins, with Loy- 

 alty, King Manoel, Debbie's Cream, 



Thomas Stevenson, Constance Hinton 

 and The President. The last named is 

 a brilliant scarlet, the best of its color 

 shown. The second prize went to Wil- 

 liam Noonan. 



A. J. Jenkins took first in the Car- 

 ter's Tested Seeds Co. class for six 

 vases, twenty-five sprays in each, to 

 include white, pink, salmon, cream, 

 light blue and dark blue, with Jack 

 Cornwall, V. C; Constance Hinton, 

 Wedgwood, Hercules, Robert Syden- 

 ham. 



A. J. Jenkins captured the Bodding- 

 ton prize for six varieties, twenty 

 sprays in each, with splendid flowers of 

 Doris, King Manoel, Blue Jacket, Mas- 

 cot White, Annie Bownass and Debbie's 

 Cream, the latter still the leader of its 

 color. 



The Max Schling prize for the best 

 vase of a 1920 novelty catalogued by 

 an American firm went to A. J. Jenkins 

 for a grand yase of Doris. 



Cups Awarded. 



The Hutchins memorial cup, which is 

 to be held by the winner for one year 

 only, also the Burpee cup and a cash 

 prize went to A. J. Jenkins for Mrs. C. 

 W. Breadmore, Royal Purple, Mrs. H. 

 Cuthbertson, Constance Hinton, Her- 



Glitters, a StartUng, Fiery Orange on Cerise, and Mrs. Kerr, Rich, Pure Salmon Self. 



