Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-27
DAHLIA SHOW BY;
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

Beautiful Display Of Flowers Attract
ed a Large Crowd to Buckingham
MemoriaI-Those Who Won the
Prizes.
With a larger attendance than in
previous years the 1909 dahlia show
of the New London county horticul-
tural society was held at the Buck
ingham Memorial in this city on Sat
urday.- Both the hall and post room
were devoted to the tables of flowers
and the admirers and growers found
plenty to take up their attention dur
ing the afternoon and evening. The
classes had been attractively arranged
by w. w. Ives, while the secretary
Frank H. Allen, and Mrs. Allen had
plenty to do in the way of making
arrangements and gettin ginto shape
several displays which we're sent here
from out of town. The committee from
the society in charge of the show in
cluded Otto Ernst, H. f. Parker. Frank
H. Allen, S. A. Gilbert Michael Shea,
Gustaye Neuman, r. R. Wilcox, Rev.
Nelson Poe Carey, o. Lange, w. w.
Ives, J. Stevens and Charles t. Beas
ley.
The show revealed to local dahlia
growers that the amateurs in this vi
usual in dahlia culture on account of
severe 'drouth conditions, a less num-
Der being evident than usual.
The show also disclosed what has
been done by the commercial growers
in the way of increasing the size. of
blooms in all classes in recent years
to meet the popular demand for great
+ flowers. The greatest double dahlia,
Souvenir de Gustave Douzon, is still
the leader of the great double dahlias
for size; and the Holland peony dah-
lia,s Geisha shown by the Chapmans
of sSfesterly here for the first time
thiyAyear, is the largest dahlia now
in the field; but a big crimson and
white single dahlia from the gardens
of Mrs. Lanman put the new century
dahlias into the medium class so far
as sproportionates size is concerned.
The exhibit was mostly the output
of professionals, and 1t may be said
TO the credit of Norwich gardeners
that the results of their labor and
skill did not suffer by comparison
, with the best showing of the dahlia
specialists.
At the east end of the hall there was
arranged a handsome display of ferns.
greens and decorative potted plants by
the Geduldig estate. Along each side
of this room and through the center
were tables of flowers, mostly dahlias.
although there were gladioli, roses and
quite showing of hardy herbaceous
plants. these last named being by
George S. Palmer of New London.
j. o. Landon had a showing of single
and double dahlias and few other
flowers. while there was a large dis
play sent by E. S. Manuel of Newport
which showed about rs different dahlia
blooms of all varieties.
John J. Kennedy of Westerly r. l.,
had a magnificent display of dahlias
and that he had some of the best in
the show is noticed from the decision
of the judges. They were in all the
colors of the rainbow. including the
decorative. fancy, double and single,
although he makes a speciality of the
cactus He showed the Cynthia of the
coral type in pink, which was the
first time in this country, while others
included the Yankee, Rev. Arthur
Bridge, Sport, 1vanhoe and Elsie Tur-
ner.
Mrs. GrosvenoR Ely displayed several
vases of handsome dahlias, while w.
W. Ives had a vase of forty specimens
of all varieties making a beautiful
showing with. the, various shades and
proved prize winner. There was an
excellent display of singles by A. Ma
clellan Of Newport while there were
four vases OF dahlia blooms by C. A.
NOTcrOSS IN the SNOW.
The display entered by Mrs. F. l..
Osgood attracted widespread attention.
the professionals finding there perfec-
tion in the art of growing dahlias.
The gladioli exhibit by H. B. Tracy of
Wenham, Mass, was one of lasting
beauty and showed a handsome variety.
S. A. Gilbert also had handsome vases
of this flower, while his aster display
attracted much attention.
Mrc I Y,ir nfc
of Russian lilies of the Galley and
Bride. Bridesmaid, Killarney, pink and
white roses, this show being greatly
admired.
John .Davy of westerly made a show
of a dozen varieties of tuberoys bego-
Mas a flower coming rapidly into favor
because of its attractive olors. the re-
fined texture of its petals and its
charming response to the hybridizers
in double and sfrilled blooms. This
small display created a great interest
and visitors to Westerly are not likely
to forget to call upon Mr.. Davy to see
his whole collection.
The show made by Mr.. and Mrs. Otis
p. Chapman. Jr.. from the Hillcrest
gardens at Westerly, r. l., formed the
major part of the exhibit and added
to its educative value because of the
newness and splendor of a large part
of their 500 varieties from all classes
Wtjch covered all the tables in the
post room of Buckingham Memorial.
The leaders of the new peony dahlias
were Geisha, mammoth red and yell
low semi-double, and Bertha Won SUIT
ner, a Seeding of Fl. Horsfeld, which
was considered the pride of the peony
class until this salmon-pink treasure
overshadowed it's salmon progenitor
The new leaders in the eastus class
We're Mercury. a deep yellow flower of
graceful form, striped, splashed and
speckled with crimson; Marguerite
Bouchon. with its needlelike petals OF
deep pink tipped, with white; Dorothy
a lovely silver pink bloom with tiny
white tips on the reverse of the petals,
and Crespy, a pale heliotrope with
sharply contrasting white center. Many
Norwich people have this season Wis
tied the Hillcrest gardens on Granite
street. Westerly. and many more will.