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The Weekly Florists^ Review, 



Mineola, X. Y., second with Admiral 

 Cervera. 



100 White Vaiicgated— C. W. Ward 

 first, and Halliday IJros., Batimore, sec- 

 ond, both with Bradt. 



CLASS a. 



50 White— M. A. Patten. Tewksbury, 

 Mass., fust with White Cloud; Lehr 

 Bros, I'.ali.iiiMtr. -..Hinl. 



.-)0 I.ij ' I ! '■ lin Cook, Balti- 

 more, li : I'l I' 1; I&iiae II. Moss, 

 Baltinioi, , -. , ..),.] - nl. Melba. 



.50 Scarlet— Lehi Bros, first and J. M. 

 Eider second, both with Crane. 



50 Crimson— Halliday Bros, first with 

 Gomez. 



50 Yellow Variegated— Halliday Bros, 

 with Gold Nugget. 



50 White Variegated— I. H. Mos? 

 first and J. M. Kider second, both with 

 Bradt. 



IKTliODUCriO.NS OF 1900 — CL.\SS c. 



25 Light Pink — L. E. Marqu'see first 

 and Craig & Son second, both with The 

 Marquis. 



25 Dark Pink— Weber & Sons first and 

 Peter Fisher, second, both with Lawson. 



25 White Variegated — J. N. May first 

 and Craig & Son second, both with 

 Olympia. 



SPECIAL PREMIUMS. 



Weber & Sons premiums for best 100 

 Genevieve Lord — Halliday Bros., for 

 best 25 do. I. H. Moss. 



The Craig-Hill-Herr premium for best 

 100 Ethel Crocker — Hall'day Bros. 



Weber & Son-s captured the Fisher cup 

 awarded for best vase, 50 blooms, of 

 Mrs. Thomas W. Lawson. 



The Lawson gold medal, for best vase 

 of 100 blooms, ^any variety ipr color, was 

 awarded to Peter Fisher for Mrs. Thom- 

 as W. Lawson. 



The Lawson silver medal, for best 25 

 blooms of a seedling carnation undis- 

 seminated, to K. Witterstaetter for 

 Adonis. 



The Lawson hron/e medal for be<t 12 

 blooms of a m>..|Iim;_: r.niKit Hii iiiiili- 

 seminated. tci \\ il" I A -■ n- |mi \,,imj\ 



The D. Tli.-n,;!- i.ii.v .,t siv- i, -i 



seedling lai.-rd lu l;.i!tiiiiui r, \\,i- 

 aw^arded to C. Akehurst & Son, Whiti' 

 Marsh, Md., for an unnamed purple 

 seedling. 



GENERAL EXIIIIIITS. 



Robert Kift, Philadelphia, Pa., exhibit- 

 ed his Fairy Vase, stands and adjustable 



also rubbed capped lln,,,, inl.r, u-eful 

 for keeping (lowers -ii|i|ii ,i,l wiili water 

 for long shipping and im \i-i' -.cpaiately 

 in decorations. He also exhibited a very 

 fine mirror arrangement displaying the 

 use of the above. 



Messrs. Culloni & Tl.lmt^nn, Privrnyd. 

 Pa., displayed a nc« > ,i i lui hn -npport. 



Samuel S. Pennock, I'liiLiih l|.lii i. made 



a large display of riMi n-. -m f Ihera 



double faii-.l aihl \. i\ ii-rliil and orna- 

 rnental. Mr :i'-' '\i-]i\;\\r,\ water proof 

 bouquc'i liuhlii- iiiinli' ,.i lihbon and tas- 

 sels lliaL ucic Miy much admired by 

 both the trade and the public. 



E. Hippard, Youngstown, Ohio, dis- 

 played a n'ew galvanized greenhouse gut- 

 ter, a very simple apparatus and a great 

 acquisition to growers having adjoin- 

 ing houses. 



The Carnation Society's Exhibition at Baltimore. 



John Kuhn, of Philadelphia, took the 

 Lippincott silver cup for best vase, 50 

 blooms, Mrs. Bertram Lippincott. 



The American Carnation Society's cup 

 for best arrangement of carnation 

 blooms, was taken by Peter Fisher (see 

 engraving) . 



The E. H. itiehcl cup, for the largest 

 and finest display at this show, went to 

 C. W. Ward. 



The Cottage Gardens cup. for best 

 variegated seedling carnation, with 

 white ground, not yet distributed, was 

 taken bv C. W. Waid. 



J. A. Peterson, Cincinnati, 0., showed 



some fine plants of Adiantum Farleyense. 



•Joseph Heacock & Son, Wyncote, Pa., 



I exhibited vases of American Beauty that 



w'ere of exceptional merit. 



M. Paterson Johnson, Baltimore, Md., 

 exhibited five vases consisting of Bride, 

 Bridesmaid, Liberty, American Beauties 

 and two vases of Alarie Ix)uise violets all 

 of extra good quality and a fine exhibit. 



White Golden Gate, two extra fine 

 vases, showing it to be a magnificent 

 flower and wnrlhv of a certificate of 



merit. Shown by the American Rose Co., 

 Washington, D. C. 



Frank E. Craemer, Hanover, Pa., an 

 extra well colored vase of Mme. de Watte- 

 ville. 



.Tm1,„ X. M;,v .xliil.ilrd lli.^ new rose 

 .Ml-. iili\.M Ain.~. ;. l.nrlx .Mirale blush 

 pink iM-c, .1 -|i.iii ii.iiii Ml-. Pierpont 

 M.irujn: llii- will \ivn\c :\ ^raiid aequi- 

 -11 1. Ml :ind a certilicate of merit is worthy 

 Ml ruii-idoration. 



Ml-. T. Harrison- Garrett. Baltimore, 

 .Md.. .-.'ihibited a nice collection of roses 

 consisting of Brides and Bridesmaids and 

 it is especially commended. 



Mr. John Cook, Baltimore, Md., ex- 

 hibited a nice collection of carnations and 

 seedling roses deserving of special men- 

 tiorr. 



Myers & Samtman, Chestnut Hill, Pa., 

 exhibited a nice vase of American Beauty. 



Eli Cross. Grand Rapids. Mich., ex- 

 hibited nice bunches of violets, white and 

 1,1, ir. :,,i,l ,if ,aIi,i ^mihI ,|ualily. 



Ml. .l-liii 1 .. '1., r..ilii \M., exhib- 



il,.[ .1 liiir ^,l-,■ Ml In- ll.■^^ i. -,• Baltimore, 

 Allium i;,\ini iiinl l.ii.ly Maiy Fitzwill- 

 iam, a lovely blush white rose of large 

 size, and will make a valuable additiorr 

 to our list of roses. Certificate of merit 

 rrrnnimpn.led. 



Ml-, r. Il.inisou Garrett, Baltimore, 

 M.I . iiiii.li a iiiro exhibit of palms and 

 d< iiial ivc plants in center of hall worthy 

 of special mention. 



Mr. Chas. Seybold, Patterson Park, 

 Baltimore, Md., exhibited a very large 

 and pretty garden bed design worked 

 out with great skill and deserving of 

 special mention. 



RULES FOR JUDGING. 



The judges of seedlings had the follow- 

 ing instructions, adopted at the Thurs- 

 day morning session, to guide them : 



"All judging in these classes shall be 

 by comparison with existing varieties 

 only. 



■Color (25 points). The variety un- 

 ili , jiiilLnnent shall be compared with the 

 lii-i \ariety of its color e.Ktant and be 

 awai'liil points proportionate to its color 



"Size (20 points). The variety shall 

 be compared with the largest existing 

 variety, regardless of color, and be award- 

 ed points proportionate to its size. 



"Stem (20 points). The strength of 

 the stem should be sufficient to carry 

 tin- lUnvov erer-t. and th,^ IrnL'lh should 

 l,r -iilliiiiail Im ili-plaN- ihr llMwor to the 

 i„.-i .1 h.iiii.i.jr h I- ,|r-iial,l,. that a 



aii.l l,rr.a,l leallei-. a-^ giving better efl"ect 

 whin the (lowers an- arranged in bunches 

 ■J'he variety slmuld be compared with 

 that existing variety which best combines 

 these requirements. 



"Form (15 points). Comparison shall 

 bo had with such existing varirty as 

 shall show the best form. Defective 

 form, due to bursted calyxes, shall be 

 considered under this head. 



"Substance (10 points). Comparison 

 shall be made with the existing variety 

 having the greatest substance. 



Calyx (5 points). The standard of 

 comparison shall be that variety extant 

 having a calyx which most securely and 

 regularly supports the petals and, from 

 its general characteristics, shows the least 

 liability to burst. 



"Fragrance (5 points). Comparison 

 shall be had with the most fragrant vari- 

 ety extant. 



••Kxp'anatorv. — In case am- new va- 



