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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 
Peas "Acquisition," Dictemonus Fraxinella 
Aqiieligia, long spurred hybrids; Wm. Whit- 
r < hi was highly commended for Itoses White 
Killarney, and received vote of thanks for 
Mimulus Tigrineus ; Wm. Graham was 
highly commended for specimen plant of 
Campanula media; display of Carnations by 
J. B. Roy was highly commended : display 
of Sweet l'eas by Kolit. Grunriert was 
awarded honorable mention ; Paul Dweiiger 
was highly commended for display of Let- 
tuce May King; a discussion of the exhibits 
broughl not some very instructive cultural 
hints. The next meeting will be held Juh 
14. A display of seasonable plants and 
flowers will In' in order. 
1'. W. POPP, Cor. Sec'y. 
CONNECTICUT HORTICULTURAL 
SOCIETY. 
Atter the routine business had been trans- 
acted, the summer flower show, to be held 
June 27-28. was brought up for discussion. 
Various plans were voiced as to the best 
method to pursue to interest the public of 
Hartford in the promulgation of horticul- 
ture in all its ramifications. 
The special prizes offered by the firms 
named below will be awarded as follows: 
The silver cup contributed by Knight & 
Struck Company, of New York, will be 
awarded to the exhibitor of the best three 
spikes of Delphinium Belladonna: Stampp 
& Walter Company, New York, also offer 
a silver cup, and this will be awarded to 
the best general exhibit; Joseph Breck & 
Sons, Boston, offer .$10, and will be split: 
$6, first; $4, second, for the best general 
collection of Koscs; Arthur T. Boddington 
Co., Inc.. New York, also offer $10, and this 
also will be divided into a first and second 
of $6 and $4 for the best general collection 
of Sweet Peas. It will be noted that these 
specials may be competed for by pro- 
fessionals and amateurs. 
Over $250 will be put up for prizes, and 
the exhibition committee anticipate a show 
of unusual merit. There are three depart- 
ments: In the Rose Department there are 
10 classes; in the Hardy Perennials 2;i 
classes, and 14 in the Sweet Pea Depart- 
ment. In the Rose class, for the best col- 
lection of Hybrid Perpetuate there are two 
prizes, $5 and $3, and other substantial 
premiums. For the best collection, arrange 
ment for effect, in the Hardy Perennials, 
there are two prizes, $7 and $4. In each 
department there are premiums of like 
amounts, which should bring out some fine 
exhibits, making one of the leading shows 
in New England. 
It is hoped to have members of the 
Ladies' Garden Club of Hartford, and also 
members of the Ladies' Garden Club of 
Middletown, exhibit in a department set 
aside for this purpose, and the society will 
award diplomas to such exhibits as merit 
such action. 
In the past the society has given a 
Dahlia Show each fall; but this year we 
are departing from the beaten path to new 
and what proved to be last year a success- 
ful change. It is hoped that the venture 
will prove to be equally as successful this 
year as it was last, and more so. 
ALFRED DIXON, Secretary. 
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF WEST- 
ERN PENNSYLVANIA. 
The last session of the Horticultural So- 
ciety of Western Pennsylvania was by far 
the most interesting of any previous meet- 
ing. Interest was chiefly centered in the pa- 
per of President David Fraser on "Perennial 
Borders." Mr. Fraser emphasized the idea 
of keeping the borders gay with blooming 
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Sowers throughout the season, apropos of 
which it would be called an old-fashioned or 
mixed border. He feels that the glaring 
fault of landscape gardeners is the planting 
of perennials so close that there is no r 
for the annual old-fashioned blooms, and 
advocates placing the perennials at regular 
intervals of say, about three feet, thus al- 
lowing space for the planting and replanting 
of flowers in season. The paper was also 
the subject of general and animated discis- 
sion, pro and con, some of the members fully 
agreeing with Mr. Fraser, others again being 
decidedly in favor of keeping the border 
strictly perennial. 
There was a splendid showing of May- 
flowering tulips, Thomas Edward Tyler con- 
tributing twenty-seven varieties. Mr. Wes- 
sebaeh, in charge of the William Larimer 
Mellon place, and J. Jobbozii, head gardener 
on thi' Joseph C. Tree's place, also bad some 
line exhibits. .Mr. Murphy, gardener on the 
Sewickley Height's home of II. Lee Mason, 
Jr., received a certificate of merit for a half 
dozen splendid plants of Calceolarias grown 
in eight-inch pots. 
NEW HAVEN COUNTY (CONN.) HORTI- 
CULTURAL SOCIETY. 
One of the most beautiful educational ex- 
hibits seen in many years was that shown 
during the past week at the New Haven Pub- 
lie Library, June S, 9 and 10. It was an ex- 
hibit of Iris, one of the most common, al- 
though one of the lovelies! of garden flowers. 
The display was under the auspices of the 
New Haven County Horticultural Society. 
During the exhibition, day and evening. 
crowds visited the display and every visitor 
had a word of praise for the exhibits. The 
whole setting of the show was artistic. At 
the entrance of the building two old Japanese 
Azaleas, stationed on either side, one of a 
flame color and the other white, inviting the 
i asiial passerby to a more interested iew of 
the garden display inside. In the lobby, Box 
trees and small Hay trees, arranged in the 
form of an avenue and continued up the cen- 
tral aisle into the main room added to the 
stately beauty of the rows upon rows of the 
Iris. The vases of the blue, yellow and 
brown flowers are arranged in myriad rows 
upon the tables with quantities of Oak leaves 
used as mats of greenery aud adding in effect 
to the beauty of the harmonizing colors. 
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