The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-11

Heading a distinguished group of
 judges for the 68th annual NeU
 England Spring Flower show, March
 16 to 21, is Sir William Wright
 Smith of Edinburgh. Scotland. Sir
 William, who is professor of botany
 at the University of Edinburgh
 Kings botanist in Scotland, and Re-
 gius Keeper of the Royal Botanic
 Garden at Edinburgh, is one of the
 most distinguished botanists of the
 world. He is coming to Boston espe-
 cially to judge the Massachusetts
 Horticultural Society's show.
 In discussing the show with Ed ward I. Harrington. secretary of the society, Sir William expressed con- siderable interest in the feature of the show, the Gardening Down the
 Ages" display, which, by means of
 eight selected gardens, depicts the progress of gardening during the
 past 2,000 years. Sir William said he considered the displays as promising
 to be of great significance not only for the beauty of the eight gardens
 but also because of the great pains
 which have been taken to make the plantings precisely the same as were cultivated in the respective gardens and because of the research which has been lavished in making the architectural features and the back ground accurate.
 Sir Williahm was also interested
 in t'f, great display which is to fill Grand Hall-the "New England House and Garden" that the Gar den Clubs of Massachusetts are staging. He said the group of dozen different types of gardens in front of an authentic early New England mansion should not only be attractive in itself but also pro- vide means of inspiring and in- amateur gardeners, wheth- CT their home gardens are large or small
 Sir William remarked that he welcomed the opportunity to be come acquainted with the orchids. | the roses. the carnations and the | other flowers which have been de- veloped to such high degrees Of perfection in America, as well as to learn the methods and means we use in planning our rock gardens, our annual borders, perennial beds, and the rest.
 More than all, he concluded, he was anxious to see an American flower show. He said he understood our shows in New England are staged on a much more lavish and gigantic scale than is the case in Great Britain and in Europe, par ticularly in the manner in which we arrange for displays, back grounds and features.
 The corps of judges who will assist Sir William include: Roland Bar rows of Gorham, Maine; A. M. Beck with, South Sudbury; Herbert BaX- endal, Canton: Ernest Rorowski, | Paul F. Brigham. Vest | boro; Thomas Cagney, Manchester; Morris Carter, Boston; G. s. Brad ley, Wellesley; w. N. Craig, Wey- mouth; Mrs. E. A. Denny, Worces- ter; John Doig, Beverly Farms; MT and Mrs. William Ellery, Brookline; Robert Edgar, Waverly; John Ellis, Wellesley; A. c. Farr, Stoneham; George Finnie, Dublin. N. H.; Karl Fischer, Westwood; Miss Aline Kate Fox, Southport, Conn.,; Alfred A. Fraser, Wellesley; Paul F. Frese, White Plains, N. Y.; c. Gattrell, Newburyport; George c. Greener, Boston; Ernest Hannington. Brook line; Charles Holbrow, Boston.
 William F. Holbrow, Dorchester; Allen Jenkins. Shrewsbury; Will liam Judd, Jamaica Plain; Seth Kelsey, East BoXford; Dr. Alice Kerrigan, Boston; Maurice Leigh ton, Yarmouth, Maine; B. F. Let son, Boston, A. A. Livermore, Wo- ourn; Fralzn McGregor, Newbury- port; Mrs. Thomas Motley, Jr., Hyde Park; Carl Olsen, Northamp- ton; Harry Quint, Boston; Miss Eleanor Raymond, Boston; J. Ham, den Robb, Boston; Harold Rugg, Hanover, N. H.; F. w. Ruzicka, Chatham, N. J.; Harold Ryan, Cam