HORTICULTURE

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 24, 29 January 1935, Page 14

HORTICULTURE

BROOKLYN SOCIETY

GLADIOLI OF QUALITY

The Brooklyn Horticultural Soueij held its summer show ou Saturday. The en(.nct.. -which exceeded in number thohe ol the last summer &how, included a kryc number of gladioli; The president, Mr. 11. JJeavis, in the course of his addicss, made special mention of the high quality of tiie gladioli, and said great credit was due to the growers for their efforts during such a particulaily difficult beason. The champion bloom was> a "Li&botli," exhibited by Mrs. Askwith. Mr. llice was the most successful competitor, obtaining the president's trophy for most points in the show. Other trophy winneis were:—Gladioli, Mr. W. M. Jackson, jun.; vegetables, Mr. Harcourt; pot plants, Mrs. Fouby; home section, Mis. Portcous; ladies' decorative, Mrs. Aston. > Points Prizes.—Sweet peas, Mr. Snowden; pansics and violas, Mr. Barrow; i dahlias, Mrs. Donovan; miscellaneous,' Mr.' Everitt. , Roses—Mrs. Ordisb, 2 see., h.c. i Gladioli.—Mr. W. M. Jackson, jiin., C firsts, 6 seconds, 4 h.c.; Mrs. Askwith, 4 firsts, 1 second; R. V. Taylor, h.c; C. Barrow, 1 first, 2 seconds. Carnations. —A. Everitt, 1 second. Sweet Peas.—W. Snowden, 1 first. Pansies and Violas.—C. Barrow, 3 firsts, 2 seconds; A. J. Scambary, h.c. Dahlias.—Mrs. Donovan, 1 first, 1 second, h.c; A. J. Scambary, 1 second. Pot Plants.—W. Rice, 2 firsts, 5 seconds, h.c; Mi's. Fouhy, 4 firsts, 3 seconds, 2 h.c; Mrs. Janes, 4 firsts, 1 h.c. . Miscellaneous. —A. Everitt, 4 firsts, 2 seconds, h.c; A. J. Scambary, 2 seconds; Mrs. Sievers,' 1 second, 2 h.c; J. Atkinson, 1 first; E. Harcourt, 1 first, 1 second; E. 11. Beavis, 1 second; R. Taylor, 2 firsts, h.c; W. Rice, 1 first, 1 second, h.c; Mrs. Aston, 1 first, 1 second., h.c. Vegetables.—E. narcourt, 4 firsts, S seconds, 5 h.c; A. J. Scambary, 3 firsts, 3 seconds, 3 h.c; A. Everitt, 1 first; Mr. Ogg, 5 firsts, 2 seconds, 3 h.c; T. Graham, 1 first, 1 second; Mr. Connon, 1 first, 2 seconds; R. Taylor, 4 firsts; W. Rice, 4 firsts, 2 seconds, h.c;; H. Beavis, 2 seconds; C. Barrow, 1 first, 1 second; Mrs. Fouhy, 2 seconds;, Mrs. Whyatt, 1 second, h.c. Fruit.—W. Rice, 1; ,T. Graham, h.c; Mr. Siers, 1 second. Home Section.—Mrs. Porteous, 4 firsts, 4 seconds; Mrs. Whyatt, 2 firsts, 1 second, h.c; Mrs. Donovan, 4 firsts, 2 seconds: Mrs. Everitt, 2 firsts, h.c; Mrs. Fouhv, 1 seconrl, h.c; Mis. Gandy, 1 first. Ladies' Decorative—Miss Rice, 2 firsts; Mrs. Aston, i firsts, 7 seconds, h.c; Mrs. Mclvor, h.c; Mrs. Sievers, 1 second, h.c; Mrs. Snowden, 1 first; Mrs. i'ouhy, 1 first, 1 second. Children's Class.—M. Mitchell, h.c; L. Barrow, 3 firsts, I second, 3 h.c; Alan Everitt, 1 first; Xoel Everitt, " .seconds.