The Weekly Florists' Review. 



DECEMBER 1, 1S9S. 



tistically done, and Mr. E. J. An- 

 thony's exhibit ot pot plants was also 

 much commended. Taken as an en- 

 tirety, the exhibit was of superior 

 quality throughout and competition 

 in the various classes was very close. 

 C. E. Hunn and C. W. Ward were 

 the judges. 



TORONTO. 



Chrysanthemum Plants. 



In this class Lady Gzowski was first 

 on the following: Best specimen, best 

 standard, best 3 specimens white, also 

 pink, yellow, and any other color. 



Best 12 distinct varieties, 6-inch 

 pots. Exhibition Park was first, also 

 on 12 pink and 12 varieties, 3 plants of 

 one variety in 6-inch pot. 



Hort. Gardens was first on 12 varie- 

 ties, single stem, 5-inch pots, 12 yel- 

 low and 12 any other color. 



Miscellaneous. 



Hort. Gardens was first on group of 

 mums, palms, ferns, etc., also on 6 

 specimen ferns, best 1 specimen fern, 

 best 3 orchids, best 12 primulas and 

 best 6 pots of callas in bloom. 



Exhibition Pk. carried first honors 

 on group foliage plants, best specimen 

 palm, best 6 specimen palms, collec- 

 tion orchids in which nepenthes and 

 ferns could be used. 



Grainger Bros, received first on the 

 following: Best 6 specimen palms, 24 

 ferns, and 12 ferns. 



N. Toronto Flo. received first on 

 best 24 adiantums, and best 12 adi- 

 antums. 



J. H. Dunlop was first best 6 speci- 

 men palms in 10-inch pots, not less 

 than 3 varieties. 



Grobba & Waudry had the best 6 

 cyclamen. 



Cut Blooms. 



H. Dale received firsts in the fol- 

 lowing classes: Twelve chrysanthe- 

 mum blooms, white, pink, yellow and 

 any other color, best 6 any other color, 

 best 20 blooms in one vase. 



Geo. HoUis carried off firsts on best 

 12 varieties, best 6 white, 6 yellow, 

 and 25 blooms any variety. 



J. H. Dunlop showed 25 distinct va- 

 rieties, for which he received first, and 

 W. Jay & Son received first for best 6 

 pink blooms. 



In the rose classes J. H. Dunlop car- 

 ried off firsts on the following: Best 

 12 Bride, 12 Maids, 12 Morgan, 12 Mad. 

 Hoste, 12 Cusin, 12 Beauty, 12 any 

 other variety, and best vase of 50 

 roses. 



H. Dale received first for 12 Perle, 

 12 Sunset, 12 Carnot and 12 Meteor. 



In carnations, H. Dale captured the 

 following firsts: 25 white, named, 25 

 pink and 25 fancy. 



N. Toronto Flo. Co. received first 

 for 25 pink and 25 yellow. 



J. H. Dunlop received first for 50 

 blooms, one variety, also 50 blooms, 

 any variety. 



In violets the N. Toronto Flo. 



showed the best bunch of 50 double 

 violets, for which they received first 

 prize, H. Dale carrying off first honors 

 for 50 singles. 



Floral Designs. 



S. Tidy received firsts for hand bou- 

 quet, funeral design and presentation 

 basket. 



J. H. Dunlop's presentation basket 

 of chrysanthemums scored first. 



Best flat basket of chrysanths for 

 table decoration was that of Grainger 

 Bros. 



HARTFORD, CONN. 



The chrysanthemum exhibition of 

 the Conn. Horticultural Society was 

 very fine. Plants were unusually 

 large, with excellent foliage and 

 blooms. The largest plant in the hall 

 was a specimen Japanese, Miss Geor- 

 giana Pitcher, exhibited by Thomas 

 Dryden. There were upwards of one 

 hundred large blooms on this plant 

 and it measured over thirteen feet 

 around. Mr. Dryden also took first 

 prizes in the several collections, his 

 plants surpassing any ever shown in 

 Hartford previously. 



In the cut blooms there was sharp 

 competition. For twenty-five varie- 

 ties, John Coombs was 1st; A. N. 

 Pierson, of Cromwell, 2nd; and Rev. 

 H. Macy, 3rd. The first prize for larg- 

 est bloom went to John Coombs for 

 Australian Gold, a magnificent speci- 

 men, 2nd prize to A. N. Pierson, for 

 Viviand-Morel. D. McFarlane, garde- 

 ner to Mr. Silas Robbins, Wethers- 

 field, had, in another class, a mam- 

 moth bloom of Golden Wedding, 

 which was the finest the different 

 growers had ever seen. Best 12, 

 white, A. N. Pierson, 1st, with May- 

 flower, D. McFarlane, also 1st, with 

 Mutual Friend; Twelve pink, A. N. 

 Pierson 1st, with Viviand-Morel; John 

 Coombs, 2nd, with Helen Bloodgood; 

 Twelve yellow, A. N. Pierson 1st, with 

 Modesto; John Coombs 2nd, with H. 

 L. Sunderbruch; Twelve red, A. N. 

 Pierson 1st, with G. W. Childs. Ama- 

 teur classes were well and creditably 

 represented. 



First and second prizes for seed- 

 lings went to C. M. Rodgers, first, for 

 a very dwarf, free bloomer, with a 

 deep wine colored bloom, similar in 

 shape to C. B. Whitnall, second, for a 

 medium height plant with a large 

 brownish red bloom, golden buff on 

 reverse side of petals, which bids fair 

 to make an enormous bloom, grown to 

 single stem. This variety looks espe- 

 cially well in artificial light. This is 

 the first year for both varieties. 



Chrysanthemum plants were given 

 out in June by the society and were 

 exhibited in competition for medals. 

 Very gratifying results, considering 

 the ages of the little folk, were achiev- 

 ed. It is a plan which every horticul- 

 tural society could adopt to good ad- 

 vantage, educationally and financially. 

 Herbariums, comprising several 



thousand sheets, collected by school 

 children throughout the states, were 

 shown on specially designed screens, 

 and were viewed with interest by 

 many. 



Fancy pigeons exhibited by Henry 

 L. Strong in a twelve foot cage, while 

 not quite a feature in horticulture, at- 

 tracted many children to the exhibi- 

 tion. 



The attendance, due in a measure to 

 these extra features, was quite encour- 

 aging and shows that a judicious se- 

 lection of attractions other than ordi- 

 nary classes "indulged" in by most so- 

 cieties, tends to draw the public to 

 what, all too often, is a poorly patro- 

 nized and unappreciated exhibition. 



R. 



MILLBROOK, N. Y. 



The sixth annual chrysanthemum 

 show of the Millbrook Horticultural 

 Society was held Nov. 10, 11 and 12. 

 To say that the high standard estab- 

 lished by former exhibitions of this 

 society was sustained by this show is 

 to commend it very highly. 



Notable exhibitors and prize win- 

 ners were James Blair, Staatsburgh; 

 S. Horn, gardener for Archibald Rog- 

 ers, Hyde Park; I. L. Powell, gardener 

 for Samuel Thome; C. Rapp, gardener 

 for Oakleigh Thorne; W. C. Russell, 

 gardener for C. F. Dietereich; G. 

 Thommen, gardener for J. D. Wing, 

 all of Millbrook, and B. Willig, of 

 Poughkeepsie. 



W. C. Russell won, among other 

 prizes, a silver cup for 3 fine bush 

 plants, Lincoln, Ivory and Puritan, 

 and also first prize for collection ot 

 cut blooms, with vases of Frank Har- 

 dy, Golden Wedding, Bonnaffon, May- 

 flower, Viviand-Morel and Minerva. 



I. L. Powell took first on a magnifi- 

 cent collection of 25 cut blooms of 

 Mrs. E. H. Weeks, considered by all 

 observers to be the finest blooms ever 

 exhibited in Millbrook; also first on 

 collection of roses with Brides, 

 Bridesmaids and American Beauties. 



First prizes on carnations were 

 equally divided between W. C. Russell 

 and G. Thommen. 



In violets B. Willig was easily first 

 and carried off a silver cup given by 

 Jno. N. May. 



C. Rapp was winner in Perles, and 

 James Blair won the honors in collec- 

 tion of chrysanthemums. 



The finest fiower exhibited was ad- 

 judged to be a Modesto shown by I. L. 

 Powell. 



The competition in cut blooms of 

 chrysanthemums was exceedingly 

 sharp and the character of the exhibits 

 exceedingly high. 



Attendance was large and enthusi- 

 asm was at a high mark. J. O. P. 



NEWPORT, R. I. 



The members of the Newport Hor- 

 ticultural Society may well be proud 

 of the annual chrysanthemum show for 



