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The fall flower shows are on and are showing continued advance in 

 quality of stock and attractiveness of arrangement. The season is one 

 of abundance in cut flower markets, so that commercial growers can well 

 afford to make the most of this hest of all opportunities to attract the 

 favorable attention of the flower-buying public . 



THE MADISON SHOW. 



First of the Autumn Exhibitions. 



The twentieth annual flower show of 

 the Morris County Gardeners' and Flo- 

 rists' Society opened at Madison, N. J., 

 October 28. The weather was perfect 

 and the attendance fully up to expecta- 

 tions. This society holds a record for 

 its long, uninterrupted series of flower 

 shows and they have now progressed to 

 a point where they are considered the 

 society event of the county; conse- 

 quently the attendance is notably large 

 and yet exclusive, as Madison, Morris- 

 town and the surrounding towns are the 

 country homes of a great many million- 

 aires. 



The consensus of opinion seemed to 

 be that the chrysanthemum blooms ex- 

 hibited were finer than ever before. In 

 these- the awards were as follows: 



Thlrty-8lx flowers, six varieties, six of each^ 

 First, Wm. Duckbam, saperlntendent for Mrs. 

 D. WllUs James, Madison, N. J., with Lady 

 Hopetoun, Mrs. G. Lloyd Wlgg, Bob Pulling, Mrs. 

 David Syme, Pres. Vlger and a beautiful yellow 

 seedling of bis own, not yet named. 



Eighteen flowers, six varieties, three of each — 

 First, Ernest Wild, superintendent for C. W. 

 Harkness, Madison, N. J., with beautiful speci- 

 mens of Mrs. Gilbert Drabble, Bob Pulling, 

 Beatrice May, Lady Hopetoun and Mrs. R. C. 

 Pulling; second, Jas. Fraser, superintendent of 

 the O. H. Kabn estate, Morrlstown, N. J. 



Twelve flowers, twelve varieties, in one vase — 

 First, John Downing, superintendent for Dr. Mc- 

 Alpin. Morris Plains, N. J., with wonderful 

 blooms of Jas. Fraser, Lady Hopetoun and 

 Pockett's Crimson; second, Jas. Fraser; third, 

 Peter Duff, superintendent for Mrs. J. Crosby 

 Brown, Orange, N. J. Mr. Fraser showed Elberon 



and Lord Kitchener among his flowers in this 

 class. 



Ten flowers, any yellow variety — First, John 

 Downing, with F. S. Vallls. 



Ten flowers, any white variety — First, John 

 Downing, with Antigone. 



Ten flowers, any pink variety — First, John 

 Downing, with Reginald Vallls. 



Ten flowers, any other color — First, John Down- 

 ing, with M. Mason. 



Twenty-four flowers, twenty-four distinct va- 

 rieties, stem not to exceed twelve inches, to be 

 shown In single vases — First, Wra. Duckham, his 

 finest varieties being Bob Pulling, J. Purroy 

 Mitchel, F. S. Vallls, Jas. Fraser, Earl Kitchener 

 and some fine seedlings. 



Special prizes offered by Pierson U-Bar Co., 

 New York, for twelve flowers, three varieties, 

 four of each, in three vases, stems twenty-four 

 Inches — First, Elrnest Wild; second, Jas. Fraser. 

 The most notable variety in both exhibits was 

 Jas. FVaser. 



The silver cup offered by Hltchlngs & Co., New 

 York, for twelve flowers, twelve distinct varie- 

 ties, stems not to exceed twelve inches. In single 

 vases, was won by James Fraser, bis mo»<t notable 

 flowers being bis namesake, Jas. 6. Fraser, Mrs. 

 R. C. Pulling and Earl Kitchener; second, John 

 Downing, with Pockett's Crimson, B. May, F. S. 

 Vallls and Earl Kitchener; third, Eobt. Tyson, 

 superintendent for Mrs. H. McK. Twombley, 

 Convent, N. J. 



Six flowers, six distinct varieties; stems not 

 to exceed twelve inches, in single vases — First, 

 Peter Duff, his t>est blooms being Loiseau Rous- 

 seau, Mrs. Gilbert Drabble and Lady Hopetoun; 

 second, W. O. Carter, superintendent at the 

 J. W. Harrlman estate, Bernardsvllle, N. J.; 

 third, Fre<* Huyler, superintendent at Hamilton 

 Farms, Gladstone, N. J. 



Six flowers, six varieties, 1914 introduction, 

 12-lnch stems, single vases — First, Ernest Wild. 

 with Mrs. R. 0. Pulling, Mrs. Ernest Wild, Bob 

 Pulling, Mrs. H. J. Jones and Mendcm. 



Six flowers, any pink variety — First, Ernest 

 Wild. 



Six flowers, any white variety — First, Jas. 

 Fraser, with Mrs. Syme; second, A. Sailer, super- 

 intendent for J. Gordon Douglas, Morristown, 

 N. J. 



Six flowers, any yellow variety — This witnessed 

 the return of Col. Appleton to the exiilbltion 

 stage; it was shown in wonderful shape by Geo. 

 Fisher, superintendent for Morris Kinney, Butler, 

 N. J., who was ^warded flrst; second, Jas. 

 Fraser, with his namesake, Jas. Fraser. 



Six flowers, any crimson variety — First, John 

 Downing; second, Jas. Fraser. 



Six flowers, any other color — First, Jas. Fraser; 

 second, Geo. Fisher, who featured Chrysanthe- 

 mum C. H. Totty in bis exhibit. 



One vase of flowerd with other foliage, arranged 

 for effect — First, Wm. Duckham, with a beauti- 

 ful exhibit, composed largely of his own seedlings, 

 forming •ne of the spectacular features of the 

 show; second, Robert Tyson. 



Singles and pompon classes — C. H. Totty scored 

 flrst for ten vases pompons, ten varieties, six 

 sprays to a vase; also for ten vases singles, ten 

 varieties, six sprays to a vase, and for six vases 

 singles, six varieties, six sprays to a vase. 



Largest flower in the show — First, Ernest Wild, 

 for a bloom of Bob Pulling. 



Special prize, offered by Vaughan's Seed Store, 

 New York, for six blooms Wm. Turner — First, 

 Jas. Fraser; second, John Downing. Wm. Turner 

 does not flower naturally until the end of the 

 flrst week in November, but Mr. Fraser cleverly 

 utilized an electric light ia his greenhouse at 

 night directly over the blooms of Wm. Turner, 

 and in' this way had them sufficiently developed 

 to win this prize. 



One vtfse of five flowers, any variety not pre- 

 viously exhibited— First, C. H. ^otty, with Yel- 

 low Drabble; this prize was a silver medal. 



Classes 25, 26, 27 and 2S were all won by 

 Chas. H. Totty, who staged for ten flowers any 

 white, Antigone; ten flowers any yellow, A. S. 

 Baldwin; ten flowers any pink, Reginald Vallla, 

 and ten flowers any other color, Chas. H. Totty. 

 These were all commercial classes. 



The roses, owing to the fact that the 

 managers of the show had adhered to 

 the rules bf the American Hose Society, 

 which permit only one pinch, were not 

 so long in stem as in some former exhi- 

 bitions, but the blootas were of excep- 

 tionally high quality. , The awards 

 follow: 



Eighteen American Beauty — First, L. A. Noe, 

 Madison, N. J. 



Twelve American Beauty — First, L. A. Noe. 



Twenty-flve Killamey Brilliant— First, L. A. 

 Noe; second, L. B. Coddlngton, Murray Hill, 

 N. J.; third, Harry O. May, Summit, N. J. 



Twenty-flve White KlHamey— Flr«t, L. B. Ood- 



A Gllmpie of the General Arrangement of the Autumn Show at the Panama-Pacific Expoiitloa, October 26, }9t5. 



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