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AOODST 19, 1920 



The Florists^ Review 



51 



TKB GLADIOLUS SHOW. 



Largest and Best to Date. 



The combined show of the Massachu- 

 setts Horticultural Society, American 

 Gladiolus Society and Massachusetts 

 Gladiolus Society, August 14 and 15, 

 brought out by far the most extensive 

 display of gladioli ever seen in Boston, 

 and the quality, thanks to abundant rain- 

 falls, was superb. Large displays came 

 from New York, including Long Island; 

 Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Ohio 

 and other states, also Canada, and it 

 was the opinion of many experts that 

 there was by far the largest and most 

 representative display ever seen in 

 America. 



Some of the largest exhibitors were 

 S. E. Spencer, of the Brooklands Gar- 

 dens, Woburn, Mass.; Madison C. Coo- 

 per, Calcium, N. Y.; St. Thomas Horti- 

 cultural Society, St. Thomas, Ont., whose 

 large display arrived in grand shape; 

 Thomas A. Havemeyer, Brookville, L. L; 

 C. W. Brown, Ashland, Mass.; Jelle Boos, 

 Concord, Mass.; H. E. Meader, Dover, 

 N. H.; John Zeestraten, East Bridge- 

 water, Mass.; C. F. Fairbanks, Concord, 

 Mass.; E. Gilchrist, "West Toronto, Ont.; 

 A. L. Stephen, Waban, Mass.; S. S. 

 Thorpe, Medway, Mass.; W. N. Craig, 

 Brookline, Mass.; Thomds Proctor, 

 Wrentham, Mass.; Eobert Hutcheon, 

 Stoughton, Mass.; Peter Eobertson, Lex- 

 ington, Mass.; Blue Hill Nurseries, South 

 Braintree, Mass.; E. E. Walker, Mans- 

 field, Mass.; Mrs. M. B. Hawks, Ben- 

 nington, "Vt.; Thomas Cogger, Melrose, 

 Mass.; W. W. Hays, Waban, Mass.; Eu- 

 gene Fischer, Jamaica Plain, Mass.; F. 

 E. Bennett, St. Thomas, Ont., and many 

 others. 



Some of the Best. 



So numerous were the entries that 

 long before noon the large supply of 

 vases and bottles at Horticultural hall 

 was completely exhausted and many 

 flowers could not be staged, while others 

 were badly crowded. The exhibition 

 completely filled Horticultural hall and 

 the annex. 



S. E. Spencer had a magnificent dis- 

 play of high-grade flowers. Specially 

 fine were : Eosea superba, Mrs. Dr. Nor- 

 ton, perhaps the most admired variety 

 shown; Herada, May Toy, Mrs. F. Pen- 

 dleton, Mrs. G. A. Moulton, Crimson 

 Glow, Niagara, Loveliness, Prince of 

 Wales, Pink Perfection, Panama, Myr- 

 tle, Penelope, Empress of India, Eouge 

 Torch, Mary Fennell, White Giant, 

 White America and a grand new strain 

 of primulinus with distinctive border- 

 ings. 



From the Cedar Hill Nursery, Brook- 

 ville, N. Y., came a beautiful collection, 

 including Alice Tiplady, General Lang- 

 lois, Muriel, Mrs. Dr. Norton, Byron L. 

 Smith, Gold Measure, Elizabeth, Cath- 

 erine and Europa. 



Jelle Eoos made a big display and spe- 

 cially fine were Schwaben, candidum, 

 Electra, Lily Lehman, Maud, Amstel, Ida 

 Van, Minnesota and Frilled Pink. 



In the large collection of Thomas Cog- 

 ger were Pride of Hillegom, Miss Helen 



Franklin, which is becoming extremely 

 popular; Mrs. D. W. Halliday, Goliath, 

 Crystal White, White America, Myrtle 

 and Mrs. Cogger, a seedling which seems 

 to be a glorified and much improved 

 Myrtle. 



Qladlolus Society's Awards. 



The following were the awards of 

 the American Gladiolus Society in the 

 classes open to all: 



Twelve varieties, three spikes each, named — 

 John Zeestraten, first; Jelle Roos, second. 



Twelve vases, twelve varieties, one spike 

 each — C. F. Fairbanks, first; Madison Ck)oper, 

 second. 



Collection white varieties, three spikes each, 

 named — C. F. Fairbanks, first; Jelle Roos, sec- 

 ond. 



Collection pink or blash varieties, three spikes 

 each, named — C. F. Fairbanks, first; Jelle Roos, 

 second. 



Collection yellow varieties, three spikes each, 

 named — C. F, Fairbanks, first; Madison Cooper, 

 second. 



Collection crimson or red varieties, three 

 spikes each, named — C. F. Fairbanks, first; S. B. 

 Spencer, second. 



Collection blue, pnrple or lavender varieties, 

 three spikes each, named — C. F. Fairbanks, 

 first; Madison Cooper, second. 



Collection any other colors, three spikes each, 

 named — S. S. Thorpe, first. 



Collection, classes 3 to 8 inclusive, provided 

 the same exhibitor shows not less than twenty- 

 five varieties. Judged for the best collection — 

 C. F. Fairbanks, first; Jelle Roos, second. 



Best seedling gladiolus never before exhibited, 

 American Gladiolus Society's medals — ^Thomas 

 Cogger, first; Eugene Fischer, second; T. A. 

 Havemeyer, third. 



Meader prize for six spikes Lily White- 

 Madison Cooper, first; Thomas Cogger, second. 



Burpee prize for largest and best display, 

 number of varieties, quality and staging con- 

 sidered — Jelle Roos, first. 



Klrchhoff prize for six spikes General Persh- 

 ing — H. E. Meader, first. 



Zeestraten prize for most artistically ar- 

 ranged vase or centerpiece of not less than fifty 

 spikes of Gladiolus primulinus — H. B. Meader, 

 first. 



Talt prize for best three spikes, seedling 

 never before shown — Clark Brown, first; F. D. 

 Shepa'rdson, second. 



DIener prize for best spike Mrs. Wm. Kent — 

 Madison Cooper, first. 



DIener prize for best spike of Anna Eberius — 

 A. Xj. Stephen, first; M. B. Hawkes, second. 



DIener prize for best spike of DIener' s Amer- 

 ican Beauty, Jack London, Richard Diener, 

 Thomas T. Kent, Dlener's White, Mrs. H. E. 

 Bothln, Mrs. H. A. Hyde, Mrs. John A. "Walsh 

 — Madison Cooper, first on each. 



Voe prize for best three spikes of Maine — 

 Madison Cooper, first. 



Chase prize for best six spikes Christine M. 

 Kelway— Madison Cooper, first. 



United Bulb Co. prize for collection of blue 

 gladioli not to exceed five vases, three spikes 

 to the vase — Madison Cooper, first; S. S. Thorpe, 

 second. 



United Bulb Co. prize for collection of yellow 

 gladioli not to exceed five vases, three spikes 

 to the vase — Madison Cooper, first; Jelle Roos, 

 second. 



Kunderd prize for largest and finest collec- 

 tion of Kunderd varieties of gladioli — M. B. 

 Hawkes, first: Madison Cooper, second. 



Kunderd prize for display of Kunderd primu- 

 linus hybrids, not less than ten varieties, three 

 spikes in each variety — C. F. Fairbanks, first. 



Kunderd prize for best display of the finest 

 spike of any Kunderd variety — A. L. Stevens, 

 first. 



Austin prize for largest and best displav of 

 the Austin originations — Madison Cooper, first. 



Huntington prize for b<»8t spike of Purple 

 Glory — C. F. Fairbanks, first; S. B. Spencer, 

 second. 



Huntington prize for two spikes of White 

 Glor>— C. F. Fairbanks, first; M. B. Hawkes, 

 second. 



Huntington prize for three spikes of Orange 

 Glory— M. B. Hawkes, first. 



In the classes limited to non-commer- 

 cial growers A. L. Stevens was the 

 most successful exhibitor, securing 

 fourteen firsts. Madison Cooper took 

 five firsts an(^ nine seconds. Other 

 winners in these amateur classes were 

 Joseph Colby, M. B. Hawkes, P. Eob- 

 ertson, S. T. Moody, H. T. Wheeler, Mrs. 

 H. M. Walker, J. S. Corry, C. F. Fair- 

 banks and F. E. Bennett. 



Awards by Local Society. 



Awards made by the Massachusetts 



Horticultural Society were as fallows: 



Six spikes white — H. B. Meader, first, with 

 Lily White; T. W. Proctor, second, with Glory 

 •t Holland; H. B. Meader, third, with White 

 King. 



Six spikes red — S. B. Spencer, first, with 

 Ldebesfeuer; W. N. Craig, second, with Mrs. 

 Arthur Meeker; Jelle Roos, third, with Mrs. 

 F. King. 



Six spikes crimson — S. B. Spencer, first, with 

 Crimson Glow; W. N. Craig, second, with Neoga; 

 H. B. Meader, third, with Splendoria. 



Six spikes pink— S. B. Spencer, first, with 

 Pink Perfection; C. P. Fairbanks, second, with 

 Evelyn Klrtland; W. N. Craig, third, with Rose 

 Glory. 



Six spikes yellow — C. P. Fairbanks, first, with 

 Yellow Hammer; McKlssock Gardens, second, 

 with Niagara; Madison Cooper, third, with 

 Niagara. 



Six spikes any other color — S. 8. Thorpe, first, 

 with Mrs. Dr. Norton; C, F. Fairbanks, second, 

 with Loveliness. 



Six spikes any Lemolnei hybrid — S. B. Spencer, 

 first, with Mrs. Pendleton; Madison Cooper, sec- 

 ond, with Miss M. Sully; Thomas Proctor, third, 

 with Ida Van. 



Six primulinus — C. P. Fairbanks, first, with 

 Alice Tiplady; H. B. Meader, second, with 

 Alice Tiplady; 8. Irving Woods, third, with 

 Florlan. 



Finest general display — Brooklands Gardens, 

 first; Thomas Cogger, second. 



Six Mrs. Frank Pendleton — A. L. Stephen, 

 first; H. W. Hays, second. 



Six Myrtle — David Tyndall, first, Meader spe- 

 cial cup. 



Six Mrs. Dr. Norton — A. L, Stephen, first. 

 Twelve Mary FenncU— A. L, Stephen, first. 

 Ten vases, ten varieties— H. W. Hays, first; 

 B. and A. Naley, second. 



Miscellaneous Exhibits. 



Julius Heurlin had a charming bank 

 of aconitums, gladioli and phlox. He re- 

 ceived a certificate of merit for a new 

 crimson phlox, named Debs, and hon- 

 orable mention for Sunshine, pale pink, 

 and Julius Heurlin, old rose color. 



George F. Stewart showed a grand 

 specimen of Dipladenia Brearleyana, 

 seven feet high and of proportionate 

 width, beautifully flowered, awarded the 

 Appleton gold medal. He also received 

 a certificate of merit for a seedling dip- 

 ladenia of splendid quality. 



A. C. Burrage 's superintendent, Doug- 

 las Ecclestone, introduced a novelty in 

 orchid arrangement. The plants, instead 

 of being grouped in a mass with palms 

 and ferns, were each placed on a pedes- 

 tal of white pine about six feet high, in 

 avenues, so that each specimen could 

 be studied the better. The idea is one 

 worthy of repetition at other shows, if 

 space will permit. A silver medal was 

 awarded to Brassocattleya Ilene, and 

 first-class certificate to Laeliocattleya 

 Lustre Magnifica, Cattleya Hardyana 

 alba, of which many plants were shown, 

 and Cattleya Dupreana superba. Some 

 other specially fine things shown were 

 Cattleyas Kienastiana, Lord Eoths- 

 child, aurea, gigas, Hester; Brassocat- 

 tleyas Maron, Veitchii and Ilene; Lje- 

 liocattleyas Schultziana, Dominiana, 

 Beatrice and callistoglossa, also many 

 laelias, miltonias and cypripediums. 



There was a fine show of fruits and 

 vegetables. For twelve varieties of 

 vegetables arranged for effect prizes 

 went to W, N. Craig, Hillcrest Gardens 

 and James Donald. 



In addition to gladioli, many dahlias 

 were shown at the exhibition and the 

 excessive heat did not prevent crowds 

 of visitors from attending. W. N. C. 





