The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-11-08
FLOWER SHOW
PRIZE AWARDS
Cup for Chrysanthemum Ex-
hibit Awarded by Judges
to Mrs. James.
FINE FLOWERS AND VEGETABLES

has proven 10 be a & gfeat success. After
opening Wednesday afternoon humid
reds of people have crowded the show
quarters admiring The hundreds OF
blooms and vegetables on view. The
show, the fifteenth given by the Nor
ris County Gardeners and Florists
society, was held ia conjunction with
that of the Chr5 sanlhemum Society OF
America.
Though hampered by the burning Of
the Whippauy Riverclub house, where
the show. was originally scheduled, the
express drivers strike and a rainy
day, the management was graft
fed by the attendance and the high
class of exhibits.
Mrs. D. Willis James won the sweep
stakes for chrysanthemums her eigh-
teen varieties being considered the
best in the show.
Other exhibitors who won many
prizes were ny. G. d. Borden, orchids;
Howard Gould, white chrysanthe-
mrms; Girard Foster, vegetables; Mrs.
Whitney, vegetables; Mrs. ]. Crosby
Brown, bush-planI chrysanthemums;
d. III. McAlpin, chrysanthemums ano
other flowers; Otto h. Kahn, chrys
anthemums; Cornelius N. Bliss, chrys-
anthemumS.
There were more than 100 classes.
The special prizes put up by the
Chrysanthemum Society Of America
were given as follows:
Class A. c. S. A., special. Silver cup
for the best 10 blooms of any chrysan-
themum, one variety, won by Howard
Gould.
Glass B. {al. Wells & Co, special.
First, gold medal: second. silver med
al; third, silver medal, for the best
lsix blooms chrysanthemum Howard
Gould-~Howard Gould. FIRST. No others
awarded
Glass B (b). Wells & Co.. special.
First, gold medal; second, silver med
| al; third, silver gilt medal, for the best
three vases of single chrysanthemums
in three varieties, six sprays Of each
variety. Prizes offered bv w. Wells
Ia Co. Merstham, England I'D. II. Me-
EAlpins first; Charles R. Hedden, sec
ond; Elmer d. smith. third. SSS'1
Glass C.'Lori 81 Bufnham Co. s spe-
ciai. Gold medal, for the best 80
blooms chrysanthemums. in six varie-
ties, introductions d909-1910;s open to
private gardeners only. Prize Offer
fNf@ Txtxss1 1crff
on Hudson, N. Y.-Howard Could. q
Glass D. Hitchings & Co.'S annual
special. Silver cup.svalue $25. for the
best six vases, six varieties. FIVE
blooms in each vase, open to all. Prize
offered by Hitchings & Co., New York
Howard Gould.
Glass e. J. G. Vaughan special.
Silver cup, for the best specimen rlaut
chrysanthemum, any variety; open TO
private gardeners only. Prize Offer
ed by vaughans Seed Store. Chicago
and New York-Mrs. c. Crosby Brown.
Glass F had no entries.
Glass G. Chas. HI. Totty special.
Silver cup, value $50. for the best IL
blooms chrysanthemum r. F. FELTON,.
Prize offered by G. H. Totty, Madison,
| NJ J.-Howard Gould.
Glass l. VIM. H. Duckham special
First, 10; second, IS. for the best six
blooms chrysanthemum Onunda. Prize
offered by VIM Duckham, Madison-R.
d. Foote.
Glass ]. Anton G. Zvolanek specia'
$40 for the best three varieties, three
blooms to stem, any chrysanthe-
NUNS. Prize offered by Anton C. Zyo-
llanek, Bound Brook. N. I'D. H. Nc
I Alpin.
Glass X. II. A. Droer. special. For
six blooms of any American-raised
seeding. $40 Prize offered by H. A,
Dreer, Philadelphia, Pal. D. Smith.
rysanthemums-cut Blooms.
Glass /. so flowers in 20 varieties. 8
of eac to be shown in twenty vases.
Length of stem 90 inches. 1st prize,
800. End, 500: 3rd, $40 First, Mrs.
D. Willis James second Howard
Gould; third, Cornelius N. Bliss
Glass 2. Sc flowers in 6 varieties, 6
of each. list, $40; 2nd, $a0. Stems in
this and following classes not less than
30 inches First, Howard Gould sec
ond, Dudley Olcott
Glass 8. Is flowers in 6 varieties, 3
of each 1st 500; End. SIP First OF
to IT, Kahn; second, d. II. McAlpin.
Glass 4, 12 flowers in IL varieties, IN
one vase LIST, $12, End. So; 3rd, ST.
First. John s. Lyle second d. Fl. Nc
Alpin; third, Otto n. Kahn.
Glass s. Special prize offered by the
Madison Eakle, Madison, N. j. 10
flowers, any yellow variety 1st, $iG;
End, $7; Srd, $5.--First, Mrs. D. Willis
James; second, P. A. b. Weidener;
third, Percy Chubb.
Glass G.. 10 flowers. any pink va
riety. 1st, $40 FIRST, Howard Gol'd
Glass a 10 flowers, any white va
riety. 1st, $lO End. $7: 3rd, SIS First
Howard Gould; second, C. N. Bliss;
third, Percy Chubb.
Glass s. 10 flowersj any crimson va
riety. 1st, $40; 2nd $7-First, C, n,
Bliss; second, Howard Gould.
Glass 9. 10 flowers, any other color
LIST, $40; End. ST. Bird, SIS First, G. n.
Bliss. second, Howard Gould. third,
w. p. Strong.
Glass 40. Special prize offered by
Stumpp & Walter Co, so Barclay ST.,
New York City 6 flowers, any pink
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