The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-09-14
HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY EXHIBIT
And WINNERS

The annual free exhibition OF asters.
dahlias, cut flowers and fruit was opened
yesterday by the Rhode Island Horticul-
tural society I'm Elks hall. Mathewson
street.
Tarbox, the "Dahlia King OF West
Greenwich" showed many fine specimens
while many other well-known growers of
the same variety OF flower, and OF aster
hybrid roses and many rare varieties of
blossom exhibited their property. Grapes,
apples, pears and other kinds OF fruit also
had place, thus making up an extreme
ly interesting exhibition To which the pub
lie Us invited. The exhibition will continue
through today.
The judgbs awarded premiums for the
flowers as follows:
Show dahlias, IS blooms-Mrs H. A.
jain, first; II. +. Burt, second: w. d.
Hathaway, third. Fancy dahlias. IS
blooms-Mrs. III. A. jain. first; w. ID.
Hathaway. second; Fl. +. Burt. third.
Cactus dahlias. IS blooms-H. Prest. first;
Mrs. II. A. Jahn, second; j. X Alexan-
der. third. Decorative dahlias, u blooms
Mrs. H. A. jain. first; II. r. Burt. second;
w. d. Hathaway. third. Show dahlias, ~
blooms-H. f. Burt, first; Mrs. H. A.
jain. second; w. D. Hathaway. third.
Best singfe bfoom=H. Pfest, nrst; III. T.
Burt. second. Pompon dahlias-H. F.
Burt. first j. X. Alexander, second; w.
d. Hathaway, third. Single dahlias. ~
vases-H. f. Burt, hrst. General display
George II. Walker, frst; Mrs. H. A.
Jain. second; j. X. Alexander, third.
Best display of purple, pink and white
asters-Miss A. #. Holland. first; John
Gerard. second. Best display, all classes
Charles f. olney, frst; Joshua Vose.
second.
GRATUITIEs ANNOUNCED.
| The following gratuities were announc-
ed One hundred bottle dahlias-Mrs. Lou
lisa NJ Mullen, Medbury & Whitaker and
Joshua yose. Eighteen--bloom cactus
dahlias-William Street Gladiolus-
hydrangeas-Mrs. T. ]. HILL Gladiolus-H
Prest. Vase Of 80 dahlias-H. Prest. L. A.
Bloomer. Gladiolus-Mrs. A. B. Mullin
and Frank L. Gay. Vase Of 6aisies-Mrs.
A. b. Mullin. Basket OF asters-L. A.
Bloomer. Basket OF fiowers-Mrs. M. T..
Jenckes. Basket OF passion fiowers-L
A. Bloomer. Basket OF tessamine-L. A.
Bloomer Collection OF zinnias-George
II. Walker. Bouquet OF zinnias and mas
turtums-Mrs. Fannie Austin. Vase Of
| golden rod and sunfiowers-Medbury IL
| Whitaker. Vase OF f1owers-Charles e.
olney. Vase OF white Seeding pinks-Mrs.
III. A. Jahn. Vase OF pompon dahlias--
Mrs. A. B. Mullin.
Display OF cannas-w William Steel Spec
linen OF coxcomb-wiiliam Steel. Collec-
| ton OF herbaceous fowers-N. ID. Pierce.
Hybrid perpetual rose-N. ID. Pierce. Diff
ferent varieties of phiox-N. ID. Pierce.
Display of hardy Japanese evergreens-
n. ID. Pierce. Basket of show dahlias--
Mrs. Archibald b. Blair. Basket OF col
Collection of cut howers-Frank l.. Gay.
Collection OF cannas-N. ID. Pierce. DIS
play OF tube rose begonias-Mrs. Archi-
bald B. Blair. Display OF gladiolus-Med-
FOR FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
The premiums for fruit and vegetables
We're: Apples: Best variety-Joshua
VSse, Pontiac, FIRST; Jesse A: Carpenter
Grace Hunt, Cranston, first. Hubbards-
tons-Jesse A. Carpenter. fret; Joshua
vose. second; eight other varieties-Jesse
Pears: Ciairgeau--J. s. williams first;
Diel-Thomas Hsaley, first; Hardy
Thomas Healy, first; Howell-J. s: Will
liams, first; Lawrence-Thomas Healey.
first; Louise Bonne of Jersey-Thomas
Heaiey, first; onondaga--Thomas Healey,
first: Seckel-E. l.. b. Goodrich Central
Falls. first; Superfine-Thomas Healey.
rich, first. and Thomas Healey, second.
Quinces-Mrs. Catharine Gage. first.
and J. A.. Carpenter. second. Plums:
Lombard-Mrs Catharine Gage. arst,
vartety-Mrs. Josephine Swarts. and Mrs.
Catharfne Gage, divide first Grapes: Ma
uves-A e. Brown, Warren. first; Della
wares-L. A Bloomer. Pawtuxet. first;
j. A. Carpenter. second; any other vari-
ETY.. A. Carpenter, first. and A. f..
Brown. second.
Vegetables: Potatoes-John Gerard.
Bristol, fret; best variety. Joshua voee,
first: w. b. Hall. Fruit Hill reservoir.
second: John Gerard and Mrs. 8. A.
Jenckes, Lincoln, third. Onions-John
Gerard, first. Squashes-John Gerard.
first. Cucumbers-J. 8. Williams. first,
and Frank l.. Gay, second; best variety
John Gerard first. Endives-Mrs. Cath
arine Gage. first Corn-John Gerard,
first Egg plant--John Gerard. first. To-
matoes: Stone-Mrs. s. A. Jenckes first;
any other variety-John Gerard. first,
and Joshua Vose, second. Peppers-John
| Gerard. first.
Gratuties Rhode Island beans-Mrs.
A. r. Mullin. Shell beans-J. 8. Williams.
Bourns's Favorite apples-Thomas Heal
ey.