THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA 
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Seeds 
and 
JN August comes 
vegetable planting 
time. Way back over 
a century ago, careful 
hand written orders 
came by post and 
messenger for Thorburn 
seeds— for string beans, 
for beets, for carrots, 
for turnips. 
Today the mail brings 
similar orders for 
Thorburn seeds which 
have maintained their 
reputation for superior- 
ity through five genera- 
tions. They are today of 
the same high quality, of 
the same richness and 
fertility, and produce 
products of the same 
delicacy and excellence 
of taste as they have for 
these many years past 
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Established 1802 
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through to 
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SOUTHAMPTON (N. Y.) SHOW. 
Tlu' eleveiitli anmial flower show of 
Siiuthiiiiipton Hortiiniltural Society was 
lii'ld on July 2.> and 26 under most favor- 
aide weather conditions, and was the most 
successful exhibition this society has ever 
held. There were over 750 entries in the 
classes for competition, and though two 
large tents were erected for the accommo- 
dation of the exhibits, the show eomnuttee 
had enough to do to get them all in. Floral 
exhibits were more -beautiful than ever, 
and the quality of the vegetables far sur- 
passed anything ever shown liere. The 
gate receipts this year were for the benefit 
of the Red &oss, and the attendance on 
both days was better than on previous 
years. 
Commercial men were well represented, 
among whom were the following: 
(.;. E. 51. Stiimpp, floral exhibits. 
\Vm. Tricker & Son, water lilies. 
Cedar Hill Nnrser^-, alpines and peren 
nials. 
Hicks & .Son. trees and shrubs. 
James Cuilfoyle, plants. 
C. Frankeidiack & Son, plants. 
Lord & Burnham, greenhouse. 
The big classes for competition ivere won 
as follows: 
18 varieties of vegetables— 1 . Wm. Mc- 
Leod; 2, .J. Cassidy; 3, S. Chelenski. 
1.5 varieties of vegetables — 1, Wm. Mc- 
Lcod; 2, S. R. Candler; 3, V. Sabinski. 
12 varieties vegetables — 1, J. Dickson; 2, 
•J. Easer; 3, Vernon Pierce. 
6 varieties of vegetables — 1, C. F. Guil- 
loz; 2, U. G. Ager; 3, ,J. Dickson. 
20 vases annuals— 1, Wm. McLeod; 2, J. 
Cassidy; 3, S. R. Candler. 
15 vases annuals — 1, J. Cassidy; 2, Wm. 
McLeod; 3, S. R. Candler. 
10 vases annuals — 1, ,J. Easer; 2, A. Ze- 
Icnski; 3, . 
12 varieties perennials — 1, Owen G. Owen; 
2. J. Easer; 3, J. Cassidy. 
10 varieties perennials — 1, S. Sobel; 2 
C. F. Guilloz; 3, U. G. Ager. 
10 varieties of potatoes, 12 of each- 1, 
Wm. McLeod; 2, A. Zelenski; 3, J. Dickson. 
The National Gardeners' Association 
medal for display of sweet peas was won 
by S. R. Candler. 
A most beautiful exhibit of achimenis. 
begonias, gloxinias, hydrangeas and stand- 
ard fuschias was staged opposite the main 
entrance by Mr. R. Melrose, superintendent 
to Col. H. H. Rogers, and well deserved tlie 
gold medal which was awarded it. 
J. DIC1\;S0X, Corr. Sec. 
NEW LONDON HORTICULTURAL 
SOCIETY. 
The New Lonilon Horticultural Society 
held its .June meeting in the Council Cham- 
ber, Municipal Hall, State street, Thursday, 
the 12th. 
President Rough in the chair. After the 
usual business routine, Mr. Warren Mason, 
iif the Pope Estate, Hartford, gave a short 
talk on perennials. Mr. Robert Cato, of 
the M. F. Plant Estate, staged a fine collec- 
tion of out-door roses. The society voted 
to hold no meetings during August and 
September. 
^'otes of thanks to the speaker C(mcluded 
the meeting. 
STANLEY JORDAN. S.'cretary. 
REPORT OF THE PUBLICITY COMMIT- 
TEE OF THE PITTSBURGH FLOR- 
ISTS' AND GARDENERS' CLUB. 
On the morning of July IS about 100 
members of the three florists' and garden- 
<'rs' clubs (if Alb'glieny County "foregath- 
eri'd" in flic Phijip's conservatories, N. S. 
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