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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



XOVEMBKIt 15, 11101). 



first in singles with Princess of Wales. 



Best hand bouquet, Gallup Floral Co. 

 received first prize on a pretty shower, 

 and Scott Anthony second on an old- 

 fashioned round bouquet. 



On the best funeral bouquet, The Park 

 Floral Co. received first pnze on a bunch 

 of chrysanthemums; Gallup Floral Co. 

 second with a bunch of chrysanthemums. 



For the best basket of chrysanthemums 

 The Park Floral Co. were first with an 

 arrangement of chrysanthemums and au- 

 tumn leaves; John Berry second with a 

 basket of pink mums and asparagus. 



For the best basket of llowers, other 

 than chrysanthemums. The Park Floral 

 Co. first with a very pretty basket; Gal- 

 lup Floral Co. second. 



In the mantel decoration The Park 

 Floral Co. were first; Colfa.K Avenue 

 Floral Co. second. 



In the table decorations The Colfax 

 Avenue Floral Co. received first prize; 

 Park Floral Co. second; Wm. Clark, of 

 Colorado Springs, third. Rocky. 



MOUNT KISCO, N. Y, 



The fifth annual flower show of the Bed- 

 ford Flower Club and Westchester Coun- 

 ty Horticultural Society was held at the 

 new opera house, at the above place, on 

 Nov. 8th, 9th and 10th. The quantity 

 of exhibits was scarcely up to that of 

 previous shows, but the quality left 

 nothing to be desired. 



Mount Kisco is a pretty httle town 

 nestling among the hills of Westchester 

 county, some thirty or forty miles from 

 New York City; there are scarcely 2,000 

 inhabitants in and for many miles 

 around the place, yet a few florists have 

 growing establishments there, and there 

 are some half dozen country estates where 

 hardeners are employed. Nevertheless 

 there are two horticultural societies and 

 both the gentry and business people take 

 a keen interest in the flower shows. Sev- 

 eral handsome prizes are offered yearly 

 by these two elements, but the general 

 populace, which is scattered over a wide 

 area, seem to need a stronger attraction 

 than flowers. It seems a pity to us that 

 a more general countrified show with a 

 "ood sprinkling of amusement could not 

 be gotten up. 



The show this year was scarcely a suc- 

 cess, but the promoters are not to blame ; 

 it was an off season anyhow, and other 

 shows in more pretentious places were 

 in the same predicament. Possibly the 

 best lot of blooms seen anywhere in the 

 East this year were shown at Mount 

 Kisco. We append the varieties with ac- 

 tual measurements. A singer or two 

 and an elocutionist were provided at the 

 evening openings, but some novelties in 

 the way of attractions seem absolutely 

 necessary for the life of an annual coun- 

 try flower show. The people are more 

 apt to patronize a circus; "still life," 

 though eloquent, has not the active influ- 

 ence with people accustomed to it. An 

 expensive catalogue was gotten up. 

 Advs. were received for it by almost all 

 in town ; a little money was made from 

 it. The proprietor of the hall very gen- 

 erously offered the hall free for the third 

 day, and through the efforts of F. R. 

 Pierson some fine exhibits were sent from 



the Tarrytown show to freshen things 

 up for the last day. The judges were 

 Geo. Hale, W. H. Harvey and John Lydi- 

 att. Admission was 25 cents. The 

 awards follow: 



Cot Chrysanthemums. 



Bailey prize, vase valued at $liliiOO, 

 for best 24 blooms, not less than <■ 4ht 

 varieties. There were only three entries 

 for this. The cup was won by Andrew 

 Grierson, Kye, N. Y. He showed the 

 following varieties: Swanley Giant, 

 Mme. Deis ( 19 inches in circumference, 

 by 7 in depth), T. Carrington (211 inch 

 es in circumference, Ci in depth), Aus- 

 tralian Gold, a yellow seedling ( lOxOJ 

 inches ; this was a very fine, rich, golden 

 flower), Mrs. Mease (23xCi inches). 

 Col. Appleton, Duke of Wellington, Nel- 

 lie Prockett (20x7 inches), Mme, Car- 

 not (22x0 J inches), H. J. Jones and 

 Chatsworth. These blooms were the best 

 seen at any of the shows. Wm. Duckham 

 captured the second prize, his Souci was 

 the richest yellow seen among mums 

 this year and his H. J. Jones measured 

 26x6"inches. E. H. Scoville, of Hartford, 

 won third prize. 



Best collection of cut blooms, not over 

 7.5 nor less than 12 varieties, 1st, A. L. 

 Marshall ; 2nd, Geo. Barton. Six white, 

 1st, A. L. Marshall, with Robinson; G 

 yellow. 1st, A. L. Marshall, with Bonnaf- 

 fon. The same exhibitor won two firsts 

 with Autumn Glory and Chito. The F. 

 R. Pierson prize for 12 Col. Appletons 

 was won by A. L. Marshall, and the 

 second prize went to Geo. Barton. The 

 Pierson prize for six Appletons was also 

 won by A. L. Marshall. F. R. Pierson 

 was awarded a special prize for display 

 of blooms. 



Vases of American Beauty and Liberty 

 roses which were exhibited by P. M. 

 Pierson and Wm. Turner, received certifi- 

 cates. 



Carnations. 



Twelve blooms, seedling, not dissemi- 

 nated, 1st, A. L. Marshall, with a very 

 promising white. Best seedling carna- 

 tion, 1st, H. A. Spavins, also a white; 

 and 2nd, A. L. Marshall, with a crimson 

 very similar to Roosevelt. Geo. Barton 

 showed a very nice collection of carna- 

 tions which were disqualified on some 

 schedule technicality. Best 12 blooms, 

 A. L. Mar.shall, with Maceo. F. R. Pier- 

 son Co. staged a choice lot of blooms 

 which were given a certificate, as was 

 also a vase of Gov. Roosevelt, sent by C. 

 W. Ward, of Queens. 



Best 50 violets, 1st, H. A. Spavins. 

 Collection of canna blooms, A. L. Mar- 

 shall 1st; in this lot were many new 

 seedlings, especially fine ones being an 

 orange shade named Howard F. Bailey, 

 and a large crimson, 4-1900. 



Plants. 



Collection of decorative plants, 1st, 

 H. A. Spavins. Specimen plant, 1st, A. 

 L. Marshall. Two araucarias, H. A. 

 Spavins. Collection of geraniums, 1st, 

 A. L. -Marshall; 2nd, W. "Wills. Pair of 

 adiantums, 1st, A. L. Marshall ; 2nd. H. 

 A. Spavins. Collection of Rex begonias, 

 1st, A. L. Marshall. Asparagus Sprcn- 



geri, 1st, H. A. Spavins. 25 single stem 

 chrysanthemum plants, 1st, Geo. Bar- 

 ton. Collection of decorative plants, 1st, 

 J. E. Gorham. Best rubber plant, 1st, 

 Geo. E. Mollison. Specimen palm, 1st, 

 W. R. Mason. Best six house plants, 

 1st, A. L. Marshall. 



H. A. Spavins won a special award for 

 "Bowron" carnation, a scarlet sort orig- 

 inated bv him. Stars and Stripes. 



POUGHKEEPSIE, N, Y. 



The sixth annual exhibition of the 

 Dutchess County Horticultural Society 

 was held in the" Armory, Nov. 6th, 7th 

 and 8th. Wo are informed that the show 

 was a financial success. In the matter 

 of exhibits it was scarcely up to former 

 standards. Once upon a time Pough- 

 keepsie was high water mark for chry- 

 santhemums and violets. This year, on 

 account of reasons prevailing in all sec- 

 tions, and for the further and greater 

 one that all the Hudson river shows 

 were on at the same time, and still a 

 greater one that Messrs. Blair, Powell 

 and Russell, men who have made national 

 reputations as successful growers, have 

 not exhibited this year (winning prizes 

 was monotonous to them). There was 

 not quite the magnificence of bloom we 

 are accustomed to see on the benches 

 here. We missed the Golden Weddings 

 of Russell, the Morels of Blair, the Peter 

 Kays of Powell ; nevertheless it was a 

 pretty show displayed to the best advan 

 tage by the manager, W. G. Saltford. 



The show was open on election day and 

 had a good patronage by giving the re- 

 turns that night. The schedule was well 

 arranged and more than paid for itself 

 by advertisements. A good band of mu- 

 sic was employed; admission was 25 

 cents. The Armory is a fine exhibition 

 room. Poughkeepsie is on the banks of 

 the Hudson, some 80 miles from New 

 York City. It is a growing town of 

 about 26,000 inhabitants, and the Dutch- 

 ess County Horticultural Society has 

 done splendid work there since it was or- 

 ganized nearly seven years ago. Since 

 then, however, villages and towns all 

 around Poughkeepsie have organized soci- 

 eties and shows of their own ; this natur- 

 ally makes it difficult for the Dutehess 

 County men to keep up their standard. 

 The officers of the society, assisted by a 

 few amateur plant lovers, deserve great 

 praise for all they have done; it seems 

 a pity that one or two of the national 

 societies cannot see their way to offer a 

 trophy at a show like this. The power 

 and importance of horticulture along 

 the Hudson is duly recognized by busi- 

 ness men, and they who have the further- 

 ance of the art in view could well afford 

 to come down from the cities and become 

 acquainted with real workers. 



Awards. 



Chiysanthcmum plant, group to oc- 

 cupy 100 square feet, fringe of ferns or 

 foliage plants allowed, 1st, U. G. Agor. 

 Mr. Agor's group of single stem mums 

 was the best seen at any of the 

 shows. They were fine. They were the 

 only exhibit of chrysanthemum plants at 

 this show. 



