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Some of the Chrysanthemum Plants at the Philadtiphta Exhibition, November 7 to 10, 1911. 



Goodwin. Other prize winners were: 

 J. A. Weber, gardener for Walter L. 

 Ooodwin; N. Nelson, horticulturist of 

 Hartford Retreat; Thomas Stentiford, 

 gardener for W. L. Gushing, Simsbury; 

 Walter Angus, Chapinville; Alfred 

 OebeliuB, gardener for Prof. M. W. 

 Jacobus; Warren S. Mason, gardener 

 for A. A. Pope, Farniington; Carl Peter- 

 sou, manager of the Whiting Green- 

 house. 



Certificates of merit were awarded as 

 follows: Four certificates to A. N. 

 Pierson, for Killarney Queen, Double 

 White Killarney, pompon chrysanthe- 

 mums and cut chrysanthemum*; two 

 certificates to the Hartford department 

 of parks, for Lorraine begonia and 

 single chrysanthemums, exhibited by A. 

 Cumming, Jr., head gardener; a certifi- 

 cate to E. Porta, for wax flower 

 baskets; to John Coombs, for group of 

 palms, and to J. F. Huss, for specimen 

 plant of single chrysanthemum. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The opening of the Philadelphia 

 show, on the evening of November 7, 

 was reported in last week's issue. The 

 roses were the feature of the second 

 day. The display was exceedingly in- 

 teresting, attracting and holding the 

 attention and admiration of profession- 

 als as well as of amateurs. The star 

 was Mme. Charles Eussell, a magnifi- 

 cent hybrid tea, with flowers as large 

 and stems as long and heavy as Amer- 

 ican Beauties; color, a deep pink, with 

 plenty of life; in foliage and habit 

 hardly so good as Beauty, yet a grand 

 rose, that was awarded the society's 

 silver medal. Mme. Charles Eussell is 

 from the Waban Conservatories, Natick, 

 Mass., brought by Alexander Montgom- 

 ery in person. With him came his son. 

 Two rival Double White Killarneys 

 were seen side by side. Both were 

 tine, with flowers of great size, stems 

 heavy, foliage good. The pointed bud, 

 so strong a feature of Killarney, is 

 slightly lost by the extra petals. The 

 flowers are flatter, like Kaiserin. One 

 of these vases was from 8. J. Renter 



& Son, Westerly, R. I., brought by 

 Louis J. Reuter, who won his spurs 

 here. This vase received honorable 

 mention. The other vase, from the 

 Budlong Rose Co., of Auburn, R. L, 

 was staged by S. S. Pennock-Meehan 

 Co., receiving a certificate of merit. 

 Killarney Queen, also from the Bud- 

 long place, was fine; the color a deep, 

 rich pink. The flowers are no more 

 double than Killarney, but the growth 

 is stronger. The center of this great 

 group was occupied by a carnation, 

 Miss Dimple Widener, from William 

 Kleinheinz, of Ogontz, a debutante of 

 last season, worthy of such select com- 

 pany. 



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

 sent a fine vase of Sunburst, and John 

 Gaynor, gardener to John Wanamaker, 

 a vase of choice Beauties that orna- 

 mented opposite corners of the stair- 

 way. There were other good roses and 

 carnations that added to the interest 

 of the display. 



Among other notable exhibits were 

 the orchids of Alphonse Pericat, of Col- 

 lingdale, awarded- a silver medal. A 

 fine lot of cut blooms of orchids came 

 from Julius- Roehrs Co., Rutherford, and 

 orchids from Wm. Kleinheinz, gardener 

 to P. A. B. Widener, also were excel- 

 lent. Adolph MuUer, Norristown, ex- 

 hibited a miniature garden surrounded 

 by fruit and shade trees with a hedge 

 outside, admirably executed. Frani\ 

 Hernbrauer, of Oak Lane, staged a 

 bunch of pink snapdragon of pleasing 

 shade. W. F. Lacroix, Euena, N. J., 

 exhibited Lilac Rouge de Marley in fine 

 form. i* ^-; 



The p^pon, sii.gleV|and anemone 

 tiowiwd: chrysaiithemrtps were better 

 and Wore varied than in the past, some 

 striking varieties being shown. 



Thursday brought the vegetables, a 

 goodly collection in all the standard 

 sorts and many more. 



The efforts made to attract flower 

 lovers were successful. The attendance 

 was larger and more enthusiastic than 

 for many a year. Great credit is due 

 to the committees, to the secretary, to 



the judges and to the workers for the 

 splendid exhibition of 1911. The ex- 

 hibitors deserve special praise for the 

 skillful cultural work that made the 

 success possible. 



Special prizes to trade exhibitors 

 were awarded as follows: 



Certificates of merit to Henry A. Dreer for 

 culture of group of Cocos Weddelllana; for display 

 of new and rare plants; for culture of Phoenix 

 Roebelcnli; for group of Ananae satWus varie 

 gatUB and Adlantum accuuiulum; for group of 

 Araucarla robusta compacta and Araucaria ex- 

 celsa glauca; for group of Cibotlum Schiedel. 



To Robert Craig & Co., the following special 

 awards: Certificate of merit for Flcus panduratn 

 and Dracaena Massangeana; special mention for 

 collection of crotons. 



Certificate of merit to Henry F. Mlchell C<>. 

 for collection of hardy chrysanthemums, arranged 

 In garden eCTect. 



Special mention of Amraon Heights Nurseries 

 for collection of hardy chrysanthemums. 



Certificate to Lord & Burnham Co. for a new 

 greenhouse, showing all the latest Improvements 

 in construction. 



Special mention to Adolph Muller for collection 

 of evergreens and miniature garden. 



Certificate of merit to Charles F. Krueger for 

 collection of window boxes. 



Special mention to William Moon Co. for col- 

 lection of white pine trees. 



Silver medal to the Overbrook Gardens for 

 fine collection of single chrysanthemums. 



Silver medal to Louis Burk for collection of 

 orchids. 



Sliver medal to Waban Horn Conservatories. 

 Natick, Mass., for new rose, Mme. Charles 

 Russell. 



Certificate of merit to Budlong Rose Co.. 

 Auburn. R. I., for the new rose, Killarney Queen. 



Certificate of merit to the same firm for a new 

 rose, • Double White Killarney. 



Special mention to S. J. Reuter & Son. 

 Westerly, B. 1., for new rose, Double Improved 

 White Killarney. 



Phil. 



BOSTON. 



The annual chrysanthemum show of 

 the Massachusetts Horticultural So- 

 ciety w*8 held November 9 to 12. It 

 was favored with pleasant weather 

 throughout ^nd was well attended. In 

 so fer as chrysanthfUpims themselves 

 are concerned, the show iecoirded the 

 extreme low water mar]( for Boston, for 

 never were fewer blooms and plants 

 shown. Chrysanthemums are, tempo- 

 rarily at least, under a cloud in and 

 around the Hub. People seem to be 

 tired of both big blooms and specimen 

 plants, and the fall show, instead of 

 being, as it once was, the most impor- 



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