November i6, 1892.] 



Garden and Forest. 



551 



can Belle — an excellent sport from American Beauty, with 

 flowers of a lighter shade — from Mr. John Burton, of Chestnut 

 Hill, Philadelphia. Mr. Burton's Rose was awarded a silver 

 medal. 



Chrysanthemums at Philadelphia. 



THE autumn flower-show at the hall of the Pennsylvania 

 Horticultural Society last week was universally pronounced 

 one of the best ever held there, and was remarkable for fine 

 plants, even at Philadelphia, while the cut blooms were very 

 numerous and of good quality. The Japanese type prevailed 

 to the exclusion of the Chinese and the Pompon, and but one 

 specimen of the Anemone-flowered form was noted, a good 

 yellow, Ada Strickland. Six flowers of this variety were con- 

 spicuous by their striking contrast with the rest of the exhibi- 

 tion. The first prize for the best vase of twelve white blooms 

 was awarded to Ivory, which has held best place here for sev- 

 eral years. The exhibitor was Fred. R. Sykes, gardener to 

 Mrs. G. Dawson Coleman. Mrs. M. J. Thomas, shown by 

 Pennock Bros., a cream-white, very large flowers, with broad, 

 flat, waxy leaflets, took second premium. It was a matter of 

 local pride that these varieties were both originated by Wm. 

 K. Harris. The third premium was taken by Mrs. C. I. Thomp- 

 son, grown by Thomas Monaghan. The new white, Mrs. 

 Robert Craig, was exhibited by Robert Craig ; it is much like 

 Ivory, but smaller. For the best vase of twelve pink flowers 

 David Cliffe took first premium with some excellent blooms of 

 an unnamed seedling. Second premium and a certificate of 

 merit were awarded to Miss Sue T. Price, a clear bright pink 

 seedling of medium size and true Japanese form, exhibited by 

 Robert G. Carey. Each petal of this variety stands out straight, 

 making a well-formed globular flower. The color is pro- 

 nounced even better than that of Mrs. J. N. Gerard. Maud 

 Dean, grown by Robert Craig, received third prize. Hugh 

 Graham received first prize for twelve yellow flowers with a 

 vase of E. Hitzerotli and A. E. Weidener, good specimens of 

 which were frequent in other classes. H. E. Weidener, exhib- 

 ited by Robert Craig, received second premium, and twelve 

 blooms of Eldorado, shown by Thomas Monaghan, took third 

 prize. Among other notable yellows not in this class were the 

 strikingly beautiful flowers of Lewis Childs' Madeira, or Golden 

 Ball, and the new Mrs. John Gardiner, from Robert Craig, 

 winner of the Gardiner cup. For the best vase of twelve 

 flowers of any other color. Mars, exhibited by Hugh Graham, 

 took first premium. Second premium in the same class to 

 Mrs. A. J. Drexel, exhibited by Robert Craig, and third pre- 

 mium to Thomas Monaghan for Black Beauty, a large very 

 deep crimson, a flower which was shown by Mr. Monaghan in 

 very good form at New York, beside Goliath, anotlier remark- 

 able seedling of his. 



The habit of stems and character of foliage were considered 

 in all the cut exhibits, and all cut flowers were required to have 

 stems not less than twelve inches long. Tall glasses and vases 

 were used throughout, there being but one exhibit on an exhi- 

 bition board, and this was a selection of twenty-eight remarka- 

 bly fine flowers from Judge Benedict's place on Staten Island, 

 Wm. Tricker, gardener. Hugh Graham received first prize for 

 fifty-two blooms, one of a kind. The flowers were excellent, 

 with long stems and generally well-known varieties. A nota- 

 ble white among them was Marguerite Graham. Hugh Gra- 

 ham also took first prize fora vase of fifty cut blooms with very 

 long stems and good foliage. H. G. Standen was awarded first 

 premium for twenty-five cut sprays in vases, one of a kind, 

 and for twelve naturally grown sprays, twelve varieties. Ross- 

 trevor, a seedling, shown by Hugh Graham, received a certifi- 

 cate of merit. The flowers are large, bronzy yellow, although 

 they seeriied dull beside Golden Wedding. iThis flower, which 

 last week took three prizes in as many classes in New York, 

 while a little past its best, was the sensation here as at Madison 

 Square Garden. The deep golden color contrasted to great 

 advantage with the lemon-yellow of E. Hitzeroth and A. E. 

 Weidener. It was not entered for competition, but was de- 

 clared by the judges to be the best yellow variety exhibited to 

 the present time. A silver medal' was awarded to Golden 

 Wedtling last year at Philadelphia. 



A very notable large delicate pink new seedling. Pink Pearl, 

 grown by John N. May, was one of the best Chrysanthemums 

 at the exhibition, and is spoken of as the probable successor to 

 Mrs. J. N. Gerard. It received a silver medal. Fascination, a 

 creamy white, is another seedling of Mr. May's, and received 

 a certificate of merit; Farview, a good amaranth, grown by 

 Wm. Tricker, was also awarded a certificate of merit. Among 

 otlier new seedlings in the cut-flower class was Leila, a large 

 loose delicate pink, not a marked gain in color ; Mars, grown 

 by Hugh Graham, similar to CuUingfordi, but larger, though 



it does not appear to be as bright. It is well worth further 

 trial. For Mrs. Craige Lippincott, Hugh Graham received'a sil- 

 ver medal. 



Among many seedling plants having points of merit George 

 W. Childs Drexel, a good pink with long reflex-twisted florets, 

 grown by Mr. James Verner, took the Blanc prize for the best 

 seedling of 1892. Mrs. James W. Paul, Jr., a well-grown plant 

 from Robert Craig, bore very large incurved pink flowers. A 

 good amber-yellow, identified as No. 12, was grown by Wm. 

 K. Harris. Another unnamed flower of a pleasing plum color, 

 and John Goode, were also seedlings of Mr. Harris. John 

 Goode is one of the best of the new flowers, a beautiful lively 

 pink, maturing to a deep cream or delicate yellow at the cen- 

 tre, and of medium size. 



Ten specimen plants grown by James Verner, gardener to 

 A. J. Drexel, at "Runnymede," were marvels of cultivation 

 in the number, size, and coloring of flowers. They were 

 declared the best plants ever shown in Philadelphia, and in- 

 cluded Puritan, Robert Bottomley, Miss Minnie Wheeler, Wm. 

 H. Lincoln, Roselyn, CuUingfordi, Hicks Arnold, Frank 

 Thompson, Mrs. Irving Clark and Mrs. A. J. Drexel. The 

 last-named is the seedling shown for the first time in iSgr, by 

 Robert Craig. It is a deep rich crimson, of an unusual tone. 

 Second prize for ten plants was awarded to J. Wm. Colflesh. 

 John McCleary and W. K. Harris took prizes for similar col- 

 lections. 



A plant of Mrs. A. J. Drexel was awarded first prize as the 

 best plant exhibited. A specimen of George W. Childs was 

 almost equally fine, and its intensely bright crimson flowers, 

 with golden reverse, were striking. W. H. Lincoln showed 

 still among the best yellow-flowered kind, and there were re- 

 markably good plants of Kioto, the new Mrs. Maria Simpson 

 and Mrs. John G. Whilldin. 



For the best three plants introduced to commerce during 

 1892 the Clotliier prize was awarded to James Verner for 

 Mrs. RobertCraig, H. F. Spaulding and Mrs. J. Eyermann. There 

 were many classes and arrangements deserving special men- 

 tion, as a double row of line yellow plants of the best varieties 

 in the front of the hall ; a collection of six new varieties by 

 W. K. Harris, and a large collection of hardy evergreens from 

 Samuel C. Moon, Morrisville. On the stairway and in the halls 

 on the upper floor evergreens and autumn leaves were taste- 

 fully arranged, and brought into relief against draperies of 

 pink and white. The decoration of four tables was heavy and 

 ungraceful. 



A nurnber of standards were shown, but no single-flowered 

 specimens, and tire collections of tropical foliage and flowering 

 plants, which Iiave been a feature of previous years, from 

 Mr. George W. Childs, Mr. Henry F. Dreer, Mr. A. Blanc and 

 Pitcher & Manda were greatly missed. 



Of the six large decorative specimens sent by Miss M. L. 

 Baldwin (Wm. Joyce, gardener) three received the first pre- 

 mium. IVIr. Thomas Long, city gardener for Mr. Drexel, had 

 twenty-five magnificent foliage-plants. His collection of 

 twenty-five Ferns was unsurpassed, and every one was note- 

 worthy. Robert Craig's group of glaucous Araucarias and 

 Crotons and Mr. Charles D. Ball's commercial exiiibit of foli- 

 age-plants were good, as they always are. 



Of tlie Carnations, the large loose Lamborn, with its deep 

 calyx, and Indiana still larger, were admirable whites, although 

 Lizzie McGowan seemed altogether the best Carnation of this 

 color which is grown near Philadelphia. Edna Craig seems 

 to be holding a good place over Grace Wilder, being larger, 

 with firmer stems and an admirable keeper. This variety took 

 the first prize for a pink flower, while among tlie yellows But- 

 tercup remained the best. Several new seedlings of promise 

 were shown, and prizes, besides those noted, were taken by 

 H. E. Chitty, Edwin Lonsdale, W. R. Shelmire and Griffin Bros. 



A large beautifully arranged vase of the new Rose, American 

 Belle, was shown by John Burton, of Chestnut Hill. It is a dis- 

 tinct gain in color, and its early habit makes it specially valua- 

 ble. The clear pink of freshly cut flowers fades out a delicate 

 pleasing shade instead of the undesirable blue or lilac which 

 American Beauty takes on at that stage. It attracted as much 

 attention as it did in New York. 



Pennock Bros, and Joseph Kift & Son received prizes for the 

 Meteor Rose, brought to this country some years ago through 

 the gift of Mr. Henry Bennett to Charles F. Evans, and which 

 at first was not grown with success. It promises to be a favorite 

 here, as it already is with Mr. Pierson and other leading growers 

 about New Yoriv. Mrs. W. C. Whitney, grown by John N. 

 May, and similar in form and delicious fragrance to the once 

 popular Francis W. Bennett, received first premium offered 

 for the best six blooms of a new Rose. Other varieties, of 

 which remarkably fine specimens were shown, were Madame 



