The sun., 1916-11-12
w HYBRID ROSE LOS ANGEL ES-AUTUMN FLOWER SHOWS

rect high and three feet in diameter
compietely covered with a mass OF
bloom. The varieties Used for these
immense plants are Wells late pink,
Ella Scoville, white. and Lady Lydia.
white. The single cut specimens Of
chrysanthemum flowers are quite as
remarkable, including incurred. reflex.
anemone lowered and many exquisite
pompon and single varieties.
The cut roses and gladioli are fine,
and 80 are the displays of orchids n
decorative groups Of plants.
There is exhibited a specimen plant
In flower. OF chrysanthemum indicum,
the original parent plant with little
yellow flowers. perhaps an inch In
diameter. from which all the other
varieties have indirectly sprung. in
Guiding the massive double flowers that
scarcely show the slightest resem-
hlance to the founder OF the family. !
Tho patipnt lab,.' of the %cultIvator re-
duired to produce such complete trans
formation In flowers cannot I've COM
pretended.
The display of begonias Ia interest
Ing. including the lorraine. rex
other types. and also "A new variety cx-
hibited In New York for the first time.
IL is q winter Towering variety said To
he a cross between the lorraine type OF
hcgonia socotrana M the tuberous va
%rieties. Certainly II is a magnificent
plant with a diameter OF two feet or
more. bearing attractive flowers OF
good size and OF various colors. The
foliage IL "A lustrous dark green. This
new variety. exhibited by the John
Scheepers Company. was awarded a
gold medal.
The Prize winners.
Adolph Lewisohn. Ardsley. y. Y.
John Claiming, gardener. took four
first prizes for specimen bushes OF
chrysanthcmums and two special
prizes. second for vase of chrysanthe-
NUNS arranged for effect. first on
Twelve single ch-ysanthemums. first on
twcnty-four single, first on twelve va
%rieties Of chrysanthemums.
W. Il. Thompson. Yonkers. y. Y. Sc
cured first prize or standard yellow
chrysanthemum in fourteen inch pot
and first on white in fourteen inch pot
and the Horticultural Socicty's silver
cup for the most attractive group Of
Towering plants covering $50 square
feet OF floor space. first on eighteen
carnations. Winsor shade.
Mrs. +. A.. Constable. Mamaroneck.
y. Y. received second Trize for group
Of foliage and Towering plants. first
for vase Of chrysanthemums arranged
for effect.
Mrs. r.. c. Converse, Greenwich.
Conn. received second on eighteen
red roses, second on eighteen white
roses. second on eighteen roses of any
other color. second on eighteen scarlet
carnations.
+. Heermans. Lenox. Mass. second
on fifty cut roses. second on eighteen
carnations. Lawson shade, frst on
eighteen scarlet carnations.
Thomas Aitchison. Mamaroneck,
y. Y. frs. on eighteen white carna-
tons: first sn eighteen variegated
carnations. first on eighteen carna-
tions, E~nchantress shade.
, Fl. NJ. Tilford. Tuxedo Park. n. T..
received first on eighteen carnations,
lawson shade. Mrs. f. s. Boye,
Mount Kisco. y. Y. first on eighteen
white carnations. Mrs. John II. Flag
Ter, Greenwich. Conn. second on
eighteen white roses.
Louis A. Noe. Madison. n. j., first
on fifty white roses, first on nifty pink
roses.
Frederick SturHis. Fairfield, Conn,
first on twelve single chrysanthemums.
Henry Goldman, Deal Beach. y. j.,
second on eighteen white carnations.
second on eighteen E~nchantress shade,
second on eighteen Winsor shade.
Adrian Iselin. Jr.. New Rochelle. ".
Y. secured second on twenty-four sin
gle chrysanthemums.
Frederick Lewis. Rtdgeneld. Conn.
received second on two exhibits OF
specimen chrysanthemums.
' Miss NJ. F. Cockcroft. Saugatuck.
a Conn.,. took first on six pink cut
chrysanthemums.
Mrs. Payne whitney. Manhasset.
: n. Y. first on eighteen yellow carna-
) lions.
! G.. B.. Schley. Far Hills. y. j., third
on twelve varieties of ~chrysanthe-
NUNS. second on eighteen yellow car
/. nations.
Mrs. Pauline Boettger, Riverdalc,
o n. Y, took frst on nifty cut roses.
Richard Delafield. Tuxedo Park.
$ y. V. first on eighteen red roses. first
on eighteen white roses and first on
eighteen roses OF any other color.
d. G. Barron. Rye. N. T., received
first prize on a specimen pink chrys-
anthemum in fourteen-inch pot. and
w. b. Thompson. Yonkers, n. Y, Sec
ond.
!, ]. r. De Lamar. Glen Cove. y. y.
received first prize on standard chrys-
anthemum, any color. and W. 3.
Thompson second.
G. Giatras, a commercial grower,
received first prize for new ferns.
Mrs. ]. C.. Brady, Gladstone. n. j.,
second on eighteen variegated carna-
tons, first on eighteen crimson car
nations.
James B. Duke, Somerville. N. j.
: received a silver medal for an exhibit
of grapes and melons, second on
twelve varieties Of chrysanthemums
In the commercial class:
F. r. Pierson Company took hrst
on a specimen Of Boston fern. and
also first on a collection OF Boston
ferns. first on nifty American Beauty
roses and first on fifty red roses.
Charles A.. Totty. first on twenty
Ave varieties OF chrysanthemums
first on fifty new variety roses not In
commerce. first on fifty yellow roses
Cottage Gardens. first on nifty white