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The Florists^ Review 



July 17, 1013. 



blooms — S. Carlquist, Lenox, Mass, first; Mrs. 

 T. J. Emery, second. 



Vase Spencer .varieties, not less than 100 

 blooms— Nfrs. T. O. Richardson, first; Mrs. T. 

 J. Emery, second. 



Peter Henderson & Co. prize, for twelve vases 

 of Spencer sweet peas, twelve varieties, twenty- 

 five sprays to a vase— Mrs. W. B. Leeds, first, 

 with Tenuant Spencer, Mrs. C. W. Breadmore, 

 Othello, Mrs. Harry Bell, White Spencer, John 

 Ingman, Apple Blossom Spencer, Martha Wash- 

 ington, King Edward Spencer, Primrose Spencer 

 and Helen Lewis; D. F. Uoy, Marlon, second. 



American Sweet Pea Society prize, for display 

 covering twenty-four square feet — Mrs. W. B. 

 Leeds, first, with a tasteful display; High Lawn, 

 Lenox, Mass., Geo. Foulsham, gardener, second. 

 A. J. Jenkins, Menands Road, Albany, N. Y., 

 and J. T. Downey, Portchester, N. Y., Thos. 

 Downey, gardener, allowed well in this class. 



PRIVATE GARDENERS AND AMATEURS. 



W. Atlee Burpee cup, for twelve vases, twelve 

 varieties — Miss Fanny Foster, Newport, R. L, 

 first, with Orchid, Mrs. Breadmore, Dobbles* 

 Crimson, Nora L'nwin, Mrs. Townsend, Ridge- 

 mere, Chastity, Doris Usher, Edrom Beauty, 

 Thomas Stevenson, Horence Nightingale and 

 Hercules. 



W. Atlee Burpee prize, for vase of one va- 

 riety of Spencer type Introduced 1913— Miss 

 Fanny Foster, first; S. Carlquist, second; F. 

 Heeremaus, Lenox, Mass., third. 



W. Atlee Burpee prize, for vase of one va- 

 riety of grandifiora type — High Lawn, Lenox, 

 Mass., first; F. Heeremans, second. 



Sutton & Sons prize, for best table of sweet 

 peas — A. W. Preston, Swampscott, Mass., J. L. 

 Smith, gardener, first. 



J. Horace McFarland Co. prize, for twelve 

 vases, six Spencer and six grandifiora varieties, 

 twenty-five sprays to a vase — F. Heeremans, 

 first. His finest vases were Arthur Green, Scar- 

 let Emperor and Isobel Malcolm. 



Stumpp & Walter Co. prize, for six vases In 

 six colors — Mrs. T. J. Emery, first, with Frank 

 Dolby, King Edward Spencer, Aurora Spencer, 

 White Spencer and Primrose Spencer; S. Carl- 

 quist, second; F. Heeremaus, third. 



RETAILERS' CLASSES. 



Mantel decoration — Wax .Bros., first; Boston 

 Cut Flower Co., second. 



Bride's bouquet — Boston Cut Flower Co., first; 

 H. R. Comley, second. 



Hamper — Boston Cut Flower Co., first, with 

 Frank Dolby; H. R. Comley, second, with Helen 

 Lewis. 



Corsage — Boston Cut Flower Co., both first and 

 second. 



OPEN AND MISCELLANEOUS CLASSES. 



C. C. Morse & Co. prize, for finest display — 

 R. & J. Farquhar & Co., first; W. Atlee Bur- 

 pee &, Co.. second; Arthur T. Boddington, third. 



Mount Desert Nurseries prize, for basket of 

 sweet peas — Miss Marion C. Collins, Northboro, 

 Mass., first, an amateur who succeeded In beat- 

 ing all the Boston retailers. 



Henry A. Dreer, Inc., prize, for Mrs. Rout- 

 cahn Spencer — Mrs. W. B. Leeds, first; G. W. 

 Vanderbilt, second. 



Henry A. Dreer, Inc., prize, for George Her- 

 bert — F. Heeremans, first; Colonel F. Mason, 

 E. L. Lewis, gardener, second. 



Penn silver cup, for display covering fifty 

 square feet — Mount Desert Nurseries, A. E. 

 Thatcher, manager, first, with a fine display of 

 Thomas Stevenson, White Spencer, Pearl Gray 

 Spencer. Countess Spencer, Florence Nigbtln- 



fale, Edrom Beauty, Clara Curtis and Primrose 

 pencer. 

 Boston Flower Exchange prize, for six vases, 



six varieties, 100 sprays to a vase — Peter Fisher, 

 first, with splendid vases of Helen Lewis Spen- 

 cer, Mrs. Routzahn Spencer, Nora Unwin, Asta 

 Ohn Spencer, John Ingman and Countess Spen- 

 cer. 



American Sweet Pea Society's prize, for sweet 

 peas not yet In commerce — William Sim, first. 



Most meritorious exhibit — W. Atlee Burpee & 

 Co., first, gold medal. 



Collection winter-flowering sweet peas — Wm. 

 Sim, silver medal. 



Certificate of merit to W. Atlee Burpee & Co., 

 for novelty sweet pea Illuminator. 



Horticultural Society's Prizes. 



In the classes provided by the Massa- 

 chusetts Horticultural Society, competi- 

 tion was keen and it was better possible 

 to compare varieties here than in any 

 other department of the show. 



Table decoration for eight covers — Mrs. Gustaf 

 Peterson, first, with Countess Spencer; Wax 

 Bros., second, with Barbara; H. R. Comley, 

 third. Here again the retailers played second 

 fiddle to an amateur. 



White, twenty-five sprays — Mrs. Lester Le- 

 land, E. H. Wetterlow, gardener, first, with 

 Moneymaker; Mount Desert Nurseries, second, 

 with Etta Dyke; Mrs. Lester Leland, third, with 

 White Spencer. Eighteen entries. 



Crimson or scarlet, twenty-five sprays — Mrs. 

 Lester Leland, first, with Scarlet Emperor; 

 Mount Desert Nurseries, second, with Maud 

 Holmes; Mrs. Lester Leland, third, with King 

 Edward Spencer. Sixteen entries. 



Rose or carmine, twenty-five sprays — Mrs. T. 

 J. Emery, first, with John Ingman; Colonel C. 

 PfafT, Geo. Melvin, gardener, second, with Geo. 

 Herbert; Mount Desert Nurseries, third, with 

 John Ingman. Fourteen entries. 



Yellow or buff, twenty-five sprays — Mrs. Les- 

 ter Leland, first, with Dobbie's Cream; Mount 

 Desert Nurseries, second, with Primrose Spen- 

 cer; G. W. Vanderbilt, third, with Primrose 

 Beauty. Eleven entries. 



Blue, twenty-five sprays — Mount Desert Nurs- 

 eries, first, with Lord Nelson Spencer; G. W. 

 Vanderbilt, second, with Blue Jacket; Colonel 

 C. Pfatr, third, with Captain of Blues Spencer. 

 Ten entries. 



Blush, twenty-five sprays — Mrs. T. J. Emery, 

 first, with Mrs. Hardcastle Sykes; Mount Desert 

 Nurseries, second, with Mrs. Hugh Dickson; 

 Mrs. Lester Leland, third, with Mrs. Hugh Dick- 

 son. Eleven entries. 



Cerise, twenty-five sprays — Mrs. T. 0. Rich- 

 ardson, first, with Millie Maslln; G. W. Van 

 derbllt. second, with Royal Rose; Mount Desert 

 Nurseries, third, with Marie Corelll. Six en- 

 tries. 



Deep pink, twenty-five sprays — Mrs. Lester Le- 

 land, first, with Hercules; R. W. Goelet. New- 

 port, R. I., second, with Countess Spencer; Mrs. 

 P. G. Forbes, Worcester, Mass., third, with 

 Countess Spencer. Eleven entries. 



Cream pink, twenty-five sprays — Mount Desert 

 Nurseries, first, with Doris Usher; Mrs. Lester 

 Leland, second, with Duplex Speftcer; Mrs. P. (J. 

 Forbes, third, with W. T. Hutchlns. Eleven 

 entries. 



Orange, twenty-five sprays — Mrs. T. J. Emery, 

 first, with Thomas Stevenson; Mount Desert 

 Nurseries, second, with Edrom Beauty; G. W. 

 Vanderbilt, third, with Thomas Stevenson. 

 Eighteen entries. 



Lavender, twenty-five sprays — Mrs. T. O. Rich- 

 ardson, first, with Asta Ohn Spencer; Mount Des- 

 ert Nurseries, second, with Florence Nightin- 



gale; Mrs. T. J. Emery, third, with Florence 

 Nightingale. Twenty entries. 



Violet or purple, twenty-five sprays — Mrs. Les 

 ter Leland, first, with Tennant Spencer; .Mrg" 

 Percy G. Forbes, second. Eight entries. 



Mauve, twenty-five sprays — Col. Charles I'taff 

 first, with a sweet pea labeled Tennant Spen- 

 cer, which variety also won In the class for vlo 

 let or purple; F. Heeremans, second, with Irish 

 Belle; H. E. Converse. D. F. Roy, gardener 

 third, with Queen of Norway. Seven entries. ' 



Maroon or bronze, twenty-five sprays — Mi«i 

 Fanny Foster, first, with Brunette; Mrs. Lester 

 Leland, second, with Black Knight Spencer; p 

 Heeremans, third, with Nubian. Eleven entries] 



Pico tee-edged, twenty-five sprays — G. W. Van^ 

 derbllt, first, with Eric Harvey; Miss I'anny 

 I'oster, second, with Dainty Spencer; Mount Des- 

 ert Nurseries, third, with Distinction. Ten en- 

 tries. 



Striped or flaked red or rose, twenty-flve 

 sprays — Miss Fanny Poster, first, with Maj 

 Campbell; Colonel C. Pfaff, second, with Amer- 

 ica Spencer; Mrs. T. J. Emery, third, with 

 Ethel Roosevelt. Eleven entries. 



Striped or flaked blue or purple, twenty-five 

 sprays — Mount Desert Nurseries, first, with Sen- 

 ator Spencer; S. Carlquist, second, with Prince 

 Olaf. Three entries. 



White Spencer, twenty-five sprays to a vase^ 

 Mrs. T. J. Emery, first, with Etta Dyke; B. A. 

 Beal, second, with Nora Unwin. Twelve en- 

 tries. 



Lavender or blue Spencer, twenty-five sprays to 

 a vase— G. W. Vanderbilt, first, with Florence 

 Nightingale; Mrs. T. J. Emery, second, with 

 Florence Nightingale. Eleven entries. 



Salmon or orange Spencer, twenty-flve sprays 

 to a vase — J. H. Stalford, Bar Harbor, Me., 

 first, with Thomas Stevenson; Mrs. Lester Le- 

 land, second, with Thomas Stevenson. Four en- 

 tries. 



Crimson or scarlet Spencer, twenty-five sprays 

 to a vase — Mrs. Lester Leland, first, with Geo. 

 Washington Spencer; W. J. Clemson, J. 0. 

 Christensen, gardener, second, with King Ed- 

 ward Spencer. Eight entries. 



Light pink Spencer, twenty-five sprays to a 

 vase — Miss Fanny Foster, first, with Elfrlda 

 Pearson; F. Heeremans, second, with Constance 

 Oliver. Seventeen entries. 



Dark pink Spencer, twenty-five sprays to a 

 vase — Mrs. P. G. Forbes, first, with Countess 

 Spencer; W. J. Clemson, second, with Apple 

 Blossom Spencer. Four entries. 



Any other color Spencer, twenty-flve sprays 

 to a vase— Geo. W. Vanderbilt, first, with Mrs. 

 C. W. Breadmore; Mrs. Lester Leland, second. 

 with Ruby Spencer. Ten entries. 



Notable Exhibits. 



Only one entry, a vase of Dorothy 

 Eckford, appeared in the grandifiora 

 classes, showing that this type is now 

 almost obsolete. 



The classes for amateurs were well 

 competed for, also those in which prizes 

 for children were offered by the Gar- 

 deners' and Florists' Club of Boston. 



The exhibit of R. & J. Farquhar & 

 Co., which easily won the C. C. Morse 

 cup for the seedsmen's finest display, 

 was the greatest attraction in the show. 

 It again showed James Farquhar to be 



Exhibit of R. & J. Farquhar & G)^ in the Foreground of the Boston Sweet Pea Show. 



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