The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-09
cHRYsANTHEMUM SHOW.
Several Fine Specimens Shown In Hor-
tlculturaI Hall.

tlculturaI Hall.
The sixteenth annual chrysanthemuu1
show Of the Worcester Horticultural SOC
ciety, which began yesterday, surpasseA
any Of the former exhibitions ever gfv-
en- by the society, both in quantity and
quality. The display of cut chrysan-
themums Is particularly large and hnAa
and while there is but one exhibitor Of
roses, there are very beautiful speoA>
mems shown. The flowers are arranged
on tables in the center of the hall, and
the platform is decorated with palms
and ferns. The attendance yesterday af~
ternoon and evening was very good,
and will be better today and this eVanp
ing.
The prize winners were as follows
Six plants; II. F. Lange. lisa b A,
Blake, 3D. Mrs. W. Fl Sargent, Cd,
Plants, amateurs; Mrs. L. II. MeHrtA
field, 1sc; l.. c. Midgeley, Cd; Mrs. s. Il.
Record, Sd; Mrs. H A. Jones, eth
Specimen plants: White, H A. Blake.
Sargent, Sd; Mrs. S. H. Record. 4thi yeIA
low, H. f. a. LANCE, 1sti 3, A. Blake.
I'd; Mrs. S. II. Record, Sd red, H ~
A. Lange, list; Mrs. S. H. Record ndf
pink, H. F. A. Lange, 1st; r. A. Blake,
I'd; Mrs. S. H. Record, Sd. Vase 20
blooms: Pink, H. F. A Lange 1sts F..
A. Blake, I'd; Mrs. w. E. Sargent, 3dt
white, #. A Blake, 1st; Mrs. W. n.
Sargent, I'd; H. p. A. Lange, Sd; Hugo
Book, 4th; yellow, Mrs. w. E. Sargent,
list; H. F. A. LANCE, 3D. Hugo Book,
Sd; F. A. Blake, 4th. Vase, 10 bloomsa
White, H. F. A. LANCE list; Mrs. J. C.
Within, I'd; F. A. Blake, Sd; Hugo
Book, 4th; yellow, w. S. Russell, 1st;
H. F. A. Lange, I'd; Mrs, W. E. Sar-
gent, Sd; Hugo Book, 4th; pink, H. F..
A. Lange, 1st; Mrs. j. c. Within, 2ds
Mrs. w. e. Sargent, Sd; F. A. Blake,
4th.
Ten blossoms, mixed varieties: Mrs,
j. c. Within, 1st; H. f. A. Lange, I'd:
F. A. Blake, Sd; Mrs. w. e. Sargent,
II. f, A. Lange, LIST; f. A. Blake, I'd.
Two blooms in vase: H. F. A. Langes
list; F. A. Blake, I'd Mrs. w. E. Sars
gent, Sd. Six cut blooms in vases: w,
5, Russell, LIST; H. F. A. Lange, I'd; F.
a. Blake Sd; Mrs. w. e. Sargent, 4th.
Single bloom: White H. F. A. Lange,
1st; Mrs. w. E. Sargent, I'd; F. A.
Blake, Sd; pink, H. r. A. Langs, list:
F. A. Blake, I'd; Mrs. w. e. Sargent.
Sd; yellow. W. S. Russell, list, II. f.
A. Lange. I'd; ]. c. Within, ad PoFn-
pom chrysanthemum: Mrs. n. A. JoneAU
1st; Mrs. L. H. Merriheld, I'd, L. q
Midgeley, 3D.; Mrs W. A. Forbes, Ath.
DeSlBH' II. n. A. LanSe, 1SJ; ~ A.
Blake, I'd; Mrs, w. C. Sargent, Sds
Mrs. H. A. Blake, 4th. Gratuities On
cut chrysanthemums: Mrs. S. H. RecA
ord, Mrs. w, A. Forbes, Mrs. Il, A.
Jones' l.. c. Midgeley. Display Of card
nations: H. F. A. LANCE, LIST; p, A.
Blake. Cd; Mrs. w. E. Sargent, 3D.; Mrs.
A M. Watts, 4th. Display of roses; Ii.
F. A. Lange. Collection of decora&fve
plants H. F. A. LANCE, 1st; Mrs.
Thomas Ward, I'd. Palms: H, F.. A.
LANCE 1st; Mrs. w E. Sargent, I'd.
Ferns: F. A. Blake, LIST; H. F. A.
Lange, I'd.
The exhibition will be open from 8
this morning to 8 this evening, and the
public is invited to attend at any time.
This is TO be the last show held by the
society until next spring, when the reg-
ular season will open again. The So
ciety voted at its annual meeting last
month not to hold chrysanthemum
show next year.