THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA 
411 
Make the Garden More Beautiful 
They have a special style of construction which, while very strong, does 
away with heavy shadow-casting supports. This makes every King especially 
sunny and productive and enables you to give your garden an earlier start. 
Then this special construction, noted for its graceful sweeping lines, can 
be adapted to suit any style architecture or landscape plan. The King is in 
itself the beauty spot of the garden. 
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and let our experts prepare a sketch and plan showing just how a King can add grace to 
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the base by a grand lot of Dracsena God- 
seffiana. Caladium argyrites made an ef- 
fective margin. Besides the $2.5 prize, tins 
group won the Garden Club's sweepstake 
prize, a silver cup, as the best exhibit in 
the show : also the Mrs. French Vanderbilt 
silver cup offered for the best exhibit by 
private gardeners. 
('. M. Bugholt showed what was consid- 
ered the best novelty in the show, a white 
seedling Gladiolus of great purity and of 
first elass form, to which the society's silver 
medal was awarded. 
Donald Hay won the Stumpp & Walter 
cup with a collection of vegetables, lir-t with 
six specimen Geraniums, also first with an 
elegant bed of Eillium speeiosum rubrum. 
James Robertson was first for a specimen 
palm and first with hardy flowers in all 
four classes. 
John P.. I'rqiiliart carried all before him 
with ferns, also led in many of the vegetable 
classes. 
Vndrew Dorward was among the winners 
with fruit and vegetables. James Boyd 
was also a winner in many of the classes. 
F. P. Webber won first with collection of 
■ mpon Dahlias and vase id' Gladiolus prim- 
t linns hybrids. 
The only table decoration was by William 
I 'ray — five floral pieces of Rose Mrs. Aaron 
Ward. 
The judge's dinner at I he close id' the 
opening day of the flower show was a most 
enjoyable occasion, about ."id being present. 
< lovei nor R. Livingston Beeckman, as host, 
joined the party for a short time and re 
filled some of his gardening experiences. 
He also spoke of the good work being done 
by the Newport Horticultural Society. It 
was pleasing to note the good feeling be- 
tween the Governor of the Stale and bis 
gardener, our president. John B. TTrquhart. 
whom he addressed as his friend. — Exchange. 
olid Broad St. has been engaged and in fu- 
ture the society will meet there on the sec- 
ond Tuesday of each month. The constitu- 
tion and by-laws were drawn up and passed 
mi. The members unanimously agreed to 
stage an exhibition of flowers, fruit and 
vegetables on Friday and Saturday. Sept. 
22 and 23. The president, Mr. Wessenauer, 
has placed his show anil greenhouse at the 
disposal of the society for this event and 
il is to lie hoped the members will seize this 
opportunity to show the people of Sewickley 
samples of their skill. It was also agreed 
to hold a picnic on Wednesday. August .'!<•. 
Excellent progress is being made by this new 
society anil a large number of new mem- 
bers is looked for at the next meeting. 
M. C. 
THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIZTY OF 
NEW YORK. 
The Horticultural Society of New York. 
in co-operation with the New York Botan- 
ical Garden, will hold a dahlia exhibition on 
Saturday and Sunday. September 23 and 24, 
in the museum building, New York Botani- 
cal Garden. The prized lor this evhibit are 
offered by the New York Botanical Garden 
from tin 1 income of the William R. Sands 
Fund. The exhibition will be open from 2 
to 5 P. M. on Saturday, and from 10 A.M. 
to 5 P. M. on Sunday. It is hoped that all 
interested in this popular flower will make 
entries and help to make the exhibition large 
and attractive. Schedules are now ready 
'or distribution and will be sent upon appli- 
cation to the secretary, George V. Nash, 
The Mansion, New l'ork Botanical Garden, 
Bronx Park. New Y'ork City. 
GEORGE V. NASH, Secretary. 
SEWICKLEY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 
The monthly meeting of this society was 
held at Wessenauer's flower store. Monda.i 
Aug. 14, with a good attendance. A hall at 
HOLYOKE AND NORTHAMPTON 
FLORISTS' AND GARDENERS' CLUB. 
Members of the club, with their wives, 
families and friends, turned out in good 
iiiiniiier for the annual picnic which was 
belli at flic Gallman Bros. Farm. Smith's 
BULBS 
GORGEOUS 
in coloring, 
of excellent 
dimensions and 
growth, adding 
wonderfully to 
the beauty of the 
spring landscape will 
be the blooms that result 
from the planting of 
Thorburn's Bulbs. These 
are especially selected, are 
of gemerously full size and 
are true to name. 
Thorburn's Bulbs have 
been famous for their ex- 
traordinary superiority 
for over a century and 
you will do well to send 
for our bulb catalog at once 
so as to plant your bulbs 
at the proper time. 
Or, send a $1 bill with 
your request for our 
catalog and we shall send 
you a splendid assortment 
of our choicest bulbs. 
Write to-day. 
J. M.Thorburn&Co 
53C BARCLAY STREET 
Through to 54 Park Place 
NEW YORK CITY 
