NOVEMBER 8, 1900. 



The Weekly Rorists' Review. 



679 



In the classes for 25 blooms of one va- 

 riety Gunnar Teilmann, Marion, Ind., 

 was first on white with a line lot of Fee 

 du Champsaur, and John Felke, Wil- 

 mette. 111., second with Mrs. H. Robinson. 

 In yellow, Gunnar Teilmann was first 

 and John Felke second, both with Bon- 

 uafl'on. In pink, tlie Hinsdale Rose Co. 

 was first witli Mrs. Perrin, very well 

 colored, Gunnar Teilmann taking second 



second with Mrs. W. C. Egan, and N. 

 Smith & Son third with Lady Hanhan. 



For collection of named varieties, ona 

 bloom of each, not less than forty vari- 

 eties, N. Smith & Son were first with a 

 fine lot, including the varieties noted in 

 their collection of 12 and others, among 

 which were Walleroo, bright pink; Mrs. 

 Combs, a fiat petaled light pink; and 

 many standard varieties in addition to a 



Several of Mr. Reardon's old Araucarias having new feet put on them. 



with a fine lot of Vivian-Morel. In reds, 

 H. Weber & Sons, Oakland, Md., were 

 second with Geo. W. Childs, and in 

 bronze Mr. Teilmann took second with 

 Mongolian Prince. For 25 any other va- 

 riety the Hinsdale Rose Co. were first 

 with Chito. 



For 12 varieties, one bloom of each, 

 Nathan Smith & Son, Adrian, Mich., 

 were first with fine blooms of the fol- 

 lowing: Merza (an immense white), 

 Col. D. Appleton (apparently a big ad- 

 vance in yellows). Lady Anglesey 

 (bronze), Mrs. F. A. Constable (whorled 

 white), Philadelphia, Chito, Orizaba, 

 Mrs. T. L. Park, Mrs. Ritson, Lady Han- 

 han, Bvuant and Walter Molatseh. II. 

 Weber & Sons were second with a good 

 collection, including many of the varie- 

 ties above noted. 



In the classes for 6 blooms, each of 

 one variety, Gunnar Teilmann was first 

 in white with Evangeline and N. Smith 

 & Son second with Mrs. F. A. Constable, 

 both of the whorled type. In yellows Mr. 

 Teilmann was first with Bonnafl'on and 

 Fritz Bahr, Highland Park, 111., was 

 second with the same variety. In pink 

 N. Smith & Son were first with Orizaba 

 and J. Sleigh, Evanston, 111., second with 

 Mrs. Perrin. In red H. Weber & Son 

 took first with Childs, and J. C. Vaughan 

 second with Intensity. In bronze N. 

 Smith & Son took first with Lady An- 

 glesey, Weber & Son second with Bruant. 

 For any other variety Fritz Bahr was 



number of promising seedlings. H. 

 Weber & Sons were second and Otto Spci- 

 del, gardener for Mrs. P. B. Armour, Jr., 

 was third. 



Chrysanthemum Plants. 



For spccinjcn plant, white, John Rear- 

 don, gardener for M. A. Ryerson, was 

 fir.st with Ivory, and J. C. Vaughan sec- 

 ond with M. Louise. For specimen yel- 

 low J. C. Vaughan was first with Miss G. 

 Pitcher, and John Reardon second with 

 Golden Gate. For specimen pink Mr. 

 Vaughan took first with Mrs. Murdock, 

 and Mr. Reardon second. In red Mr. 

 Reardon took first with The Bard, Mr. 

 Vaughan taking second. In bronze Mr. 

 Vaughan took first with Chito, and he 

 received second for specimen of any other 

 color. 



For three standards with not less than 

 30-inch stems Mr. Vaughan was first, 

 the varieties being Murdock, Oakland and 

 Lenawee. Mr. Robt. Mueller, gardener 

 for A. S. Trude, was second. For five 

 standards with not less than 12-inch 

 stems nor more than 24-ineh stems, five 

 varieties, John Reai^don, gardener for 

 M. A. Ryerson, was first with the vari- 

 eties Perrin. IMay Foster, Mayfiower, The 

 Bard and Sunstone. 



These half standards are all right and 

 useful as exhibition plants, but the 

 sooner the classes for tall standards are 

 done away with the better from a deco- 

 rative point of view. When well done 



they undoubtedly show great skill on 

 the part of the grower, but they are too 

 apt to give the effect of a plant on the 

 end of a broomstick. 



For 5 specimen plants, 5 varieties, in 

 not over 10-inch pots, Mr. Vaughan was 

 first, the varieties being Beauty of Truro, 

 The Bard, Jno. K. Sliaw, Mrs.T. L. Park 

 and Snow Queen; Mr. Reardon received 

 second. For 5 anemone varieties, in not 

 over 8-inch pots, Mr. Vaughan was first 

 with Garza, Descartes, Surprise, Deli- 

 catissimum and Mary Stuart. He was 

 also first for 5 specimens, single vari- 

 eties, all being the variety Mispah. Also 

 for 10 pompon varieties in G-inch pots, 

 the varieties including Atlas, Black 

 Douglas, Viola, Angelique, Zenobia, Can- 

 ary and Attila. 



For 25 single stem plants, not over 

 24 inches high, Crabb & Hunter, Grand 

 Rapids, Mich., were first with a finely 

 grown lot of Jeannie Falconer, yellow. 

 For 10 single stem plants Mr. Vaughan 

 was first with a mixed lot, including Mrs. 

 T. L. Paik. White BonnafTon. Perrin, 

 Robinson, fluids and Hurrell. t'ralib & 

 lluiiter were second. 



Mr. Vaughan"s fan-shaped grafted 

 plant was a striking feature of the show. 

 11 liad over fifty distinct varieties graft- 

 ed upon it and it attracted a great deal 

 iif attentiou. It received the award for 

 ■most interesting grafted plant of any 

 kind. The second prize went to Robt. 

 Mueller, for a standard geranium, upon 

 which several varieties had been grafted. 



Miscellaneous Plants. 



For fifteen geraniums of one variety 

 .John Reardon, gardener to M. A. Ryer- 

 son, was first with a grand lot of S. A. 

 Nutt, second going to John J. Mitchell. 

 J. C. Vaughan was first for three stand- 

 ard geraniums. 



The Geo. Wittbold Co. made almost 

 a clean sweep in palms and other deco- 

 rative plants, taking the first prize of 

 .^75.00 for the best display of decorative 

 plants, open to all, and the first prize 

 of $35.00 for best display of same, open 

 to commercial fiorists only. The arrange- 

 ment of both these lots was excellent. 

 They also took firsts for collection of or- 

 chids, five foliage plants, specimen palm, 

 best Boston fern, best other fern and 

 collection of ferns. They displayed a 

 handsome group of their Nephrolepis 

 Wittboldii, which made an attractive 

 feature. Anton Then took second for 

 group of decorative plants in the class 

 open to florists only. The Pullman group 

 occupied the center of the exhibition, 

 but was not entered for ccvmpetition. 



A new exhibitor this year was M. 

 Lutschg, gardener for F. R. Chandler, 

 Lake Geneva, Wis. He showed a collection 

 of crotons that were extra fine and they 

 were plants that had been bedded out 

 all summer and lifted and potted this 

 fall. He received first premium for them. 

 Also a gratuity for some superb speci- 

 mens of Acalypha Sanderi "tailed" clear 

 down to the pot. He declined to state 

 how many cats he had used as drainage 

 or otherwise. 



