The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-26
CLOSE CONTESTS AT
LENOX FLOWER SHOW
Mrs. Riggs and Mrs. De Gers
dorff Win Prizes for Arts
tie Grouping of Posies.
MISS HAGUE DISPLAYS IRIS
Sixteen Varieties Of Roses Tx.
hibitcd by Mrs. J. Wood
ward Haven.
MISS HAGUE DISPLAYS IRIS

Lt>oX Mass. June 25.--one OF the
r,'' Important affairs Of the year in the
Berkshire colony was the third annual
dover show In the Casino In Stockbridse
1.a afternoon. Gardens and flower grow
ag occupy the attention of many OF the
Owellus IN cottages, and garden clubs
Go. sWngtng up In all of the colonies.
Magnificent Italian gardens and old fash.
,vneI Hover gardens are being built In
numerous places. fhe result was that
int competition Tor awards In tho Stock
uIIdg snow was keen.
Women of the Stockbridge colony mr..
Artistic IN grouping flowers. and the
awards for the best Arrangement OF
flowers for effect were much coveted. Mrs
austen fON Riggs won In one class ana
Alrs, CAL y. dc Gersdorff In the other.
Mrs riggs showed pink pond lilies In
a glass bowl with tadpoes and goldfish.
Mrs dc ,,ersdorfl won with an arrange.
u.nt OF siN varieties of columline in A
wicker basket. Mrs. Walter T., cations
arrangement of blue larkspur, peach bells
and clematis vine received honorable
mention. Others who competed were Mis-,
Marie kobbc. Miss Mabel Choate, Miss
virginia Field, Miss Emily Tuckermar
,irs. l.. u. Bangs. Mrs. Bernhard Hon.
man and Miss Jean Ross.
III ln' ulNiSlOH tut pcOnles tnere were
magnificent displays by Mrs. l.. Bolton
Bangs, Mrs. Bernhard HOFFMAN. Miss
Mary Wcyman and Miss Eleanor Hague.
Mrs oscar lasigi showed fine specimens
VI the single peonies in pink and white.
sixteen Varieties of Roses.
Mrs }. Woodward Haven. who has one
OF the FIN 81 rose gardens In the region at
ingesldc. showed sixteen varieties of
ros,s. they forming one of the finest ex-
u.b.uonS Of garden flowers in the sho,v
other large displays were made by Mrs
oscar Iasigi and Joseph II. Choatc.
Beautiful collections of old fashioned
ioses We're shown by Mrs Bernhard Hofl-
man, Mrs w. Gilman Thompson and Miss
Eleanor Hague. Mr.. Choate and Mrs
Thompson exhibited shrubbery and climb
.ns roses also.
In self sown ANNALS the best were
shown by Mrs. Hoffman. Mrs. Walter l.
Eaton ana Miss Mary Wcyman. In an
nutis started in frames or greenhouses
ne b ST collections were shown BY Mi
'doatc aud Mrs. Hoffman.
Miss Choate had fine exhibition Of
Nolas Mrs. J. Woodward Haven also
exhibited In this class. OF perennials the
big exhibitors were Mrs. Riggs. who had
MANY varieties; Mrs. Eaton. Mr.. Choa,e
and Mrs. Hoffman.
Mrs. Hoffman's showing Of Canterbury
bells and lilies were exceptionally fine.
Naumkcag gardens also exhibited in these
classes
Miss Hague had the best collection OF
iris. showing the Spanish iris in four
colors Mrs. Hoffman exhibited white
and blue Siberian iris. There was "A fine
hank Of Irish peoples exhibited by Mrs.
Hoffman. Mrs. Walter +. Eaton showed
cosmos In variety.
From the garden OF Mrs. Brown cald-
well came sweet peas. she being the
only exhibitor OF peas and foxglove. Mrs
laslgi sent to the show a collection OF
digitalis and ANNALS. Miss weyman's
vase OF larkspur was praised.