The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-08-13
THE FLORAL AND
GARDEN EXHIBIT
A Beautiful and Unique Exhibit Held
Wednesday al Mrs. John ].
Guuther's

An exhibit OF fioWerE, frult and veg
etables that was one Of the most
pleasing features Of the season in
Manchester was held on the beautiful
grounds Of Mrs. John Jacob 6unther
on Wednesday afternoon and all the
afternoon the spacious grounds were
filled with those who had come to see
the floral resources Of Manchester
gardens as well as the displays
of vegetables and fruit. II is seldom
| that one sees such a remarkable out
pouring of vegetables at this time Of
the year.
| This exhibit was the conception Of
Mrs. Gunther who was deeply i'm
pressed by the amount Of work that
had been done by the sidewalk COM
mittee during the past year and also
panied to learn that there still re-
manned an indebtedness of $3.50 on the
work. II was this fact that led her
TO suggest the idea as carried out
finally with so much success, in order
that the debt might be wiped off the
slate and those who had obligated
themselves for the work might be re-
lieved of their obligations.
The decorating of the grounds was
left in the hands of Chas. S. Robinson,
of whom it certainly can be said that
che doeth all things well" for it SEEM
ed as though there was nothing left
undone in his arrangements to make
the grounds most attractive.
The exhibitors numbered almost all
those of our summer people who have
their own cottage gadens as we'll as
our local gardeners and it was a sight
for a hungry person to see all the
tempting array of vegetables.
The flowers were beyond descrip-
ton. 1t was revelation to see the
beautiful flowers and the beautiful ar
rangement Of them, some of the table
decorations being real works of art.
The writer is very glad that it did
not fall to his lot to award any Of the
prizes for the floral exhibits for it
certainly took an artist to select the
most meritorious among so many that
were exceptionally good. Below we
give list of the prize winners:
Table decorations judged by Mes
DANES Francis, Janney and Gunther,
most beautiful, first prize, Mrs.
Albert NJ. Reed; second, Mrs. Chas. H.
Pray. Potted plants, first, James B.
Wilbur; second, Charles Robinson.
Most beautiful basket Of flowers, Mrs.
James l.. Taylor. Committee on
vases, Mesdames Young, Taylor, and
Miss Richards. The most beautiful |
flowers, were first, Mrs. c. M. Clark;
second, Miss Bliss; arrangement, first,
Mrs. R. F. Mcqueen; second, Mrs. j.
P. Geddes; most novel, Chas. Isham.
VIM. H Graham had an exhibition of
sweet peas that was very attractive,
there being no less than 2S varieties,
some of them with stems TX inches
in length, and for this received a
special award, as did Arthur Cowee of
Berlin, n Y, who had an exhibit of
200 gladioli.
The vegetable and fruit awards
were placed as follows: Best collection
c. M. Clark, Sam H. Algeo grower;
corn and potatoes, Equinox House
gardens, j. C. Bacon grower; cauli-
flower, j. B. Wilbur, Paul Wenzel
grower; string lima beans, Chas.
Isham, F. c. Williams grower; toma-
toes, R. F. Mcqueen, Robert Turner
grower; peas, j. ]. Gunther, John J.
Convey grower; field products, Mrs. F.
G Strong, with corn over 9 feet in
height Henry Stannard grower; col
lection, Mrs. W. H Mcclure, C. d.
Kelley grower; collection A. M. Reed,
F. ]. Lyon grower.
During the afternoon tea was serv-
I'd in the tea house at the back of
he garden while dancing was indulg-
ID in by those who wished to do so to
he strains of delightful music. Lem
made was served and ice cream and
AXE as well, SO that there was little
eft for the eye or stomach to crave.