The medal of the Garden Club of America was 
awarded to Professor Saunders, for the best collection of peony 
seedlings. Professor Saunders is known to be the most enthus- 
iastic of all seedling growers and his exhibit was visited by many 
of the most prominent Peony Growers in the country. 
Mrs. Milton Roberts of West Medford, Mass., received two 
first prizes awarded by the American Peony Society. The first 
prize was given for the first specimen of the true Kehvay's 
Queen ever shown in Horticultural Hall. This Peony is fiesh 
pink with center of flecked crimson and President Fewkes 
himself set the seal of approval on it. The other first prize 
given Mrs. Roberts was for La France (a soft pink Peony, late, 
very large), and her display of Solange (a delicate lilac-white 
shading towards salmon in the center), a flower of almost 
indescribable beauty, attracted much attention. Many peony 
enthusiasts regard Solange as one of the three finest Peonies 
in the world, the other two being Le Cygne — pure white with 
petals in-curved — and Therese — a soft shell pink. 
Mr, Donahue's collection of not more than fifty named 
varieties included only the very choicest known to peony 
growers and Mr. Randall's exhibit of twenty dark pink was 
very much admired. Among the best blooms were seen the 
Eugene Bigot, Mme. Geissler, Solange, Therese, Mrs. C. S. 
Monet, Le Perle, Beine Hortense, Walter Faxon, Le Cygne, 
Pink Baroness Schroeder, Mme. Jules Dessert, Phyllis Kelway, 
and La France. Many other beautiful exhibits were shown and 
altogether it was a most successful show. 
No trip to Boston in Peony time would be complete without 
a visit to the wonderful Thurlow Gardens at Cherry Hill 
Nurseries, w^here one of the greatest collection of Peonies in 
the country can be seen, and on Saturday morning while the 
show was being staged, a party of Peony enthusiasts were 
shown through these lovely gardens, and afterward a luncheon 
was served, the guests motoring back to Boston to the Show. 
Garden Club of Allegheny County. 
Ellen Watson. 
The seventh annual Exhibition of the American Dahlia The 
Society takes place on September 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th, at American 
the Pennsylvania Hotel, 33rd Street and 7th Avenue, opposite Dahlia 
the Pennsylvania Railroad Station, New York. It will be the Society 
largest and finest show they have ever had, and probably the 
largest show ever devoted to a single flower. The entire roof 
and conservatory, covering nearly a whole city square will be 
given over to the display. Tickets, 50c plus war tax ; while 
members receive free admittance save the 5c due our Govern- 
ment. 
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