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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



XciNEMIiEIt 13, 1000. 



of Silver Wedding, davallia leaves and 

 Anij^elopsis Veitchii. W. G. Saltford 

 showed a pretty basket of yellow mumg 

 and cuneatum. A very interesting ex- 

 hibit was a box of growing Oxalis As' 

 eetosella, originally imported from Down 

 Patrick, Ireland. It was labeled "Tho 

 True Shamrock." The name of the ex- 

 hibitor was not visible. 



Hy-Bp.a.sii.ite. 



COLD SPRING, N. Y. 



The second annual flower show of the 

 Putnam County Horticultural Society 

 was held at the Town Hall, Cold Spring- 

 on-the-Hudson, Nov. 8 and 9. The exhi- 

 bition was a success in every way and 

 reflects much credit on all concerned. 

 The population for a radius of several 

 miles around this village amounts to 

 about 3,500, but they arc live people. 

 The Horticultural Society embraces ev- 

 ery person of consequence in the local- 

 ity, and the shows they have given were 

 far superior to many we have seen in 

 larger places. 



The hall was too small for the proper 

 displaying of all the exhibits sent; fruits 

 and vegetables were on free exhibition in 

 a second room; 25 cents admission was 

 charged to the main hall, a fine orchestra 

 dispensed music and the llowers were 

 auctioned ofl' at close of show for the 

 prize fund of the society. John A. Con- 

 nollj-, who is secretary of the society, 

 was an efficient manager of the show. 

 The judges were F. R. Pierson. Geo. Salt- 

 ford, U. G. Agar and Louis Wood. 



The principal prize, a beautiful silver 

 punch bowl, ofTer.ed by the president of 

 the society, who is also president of the 

 Metropolitan Street Railroad, H. H. 

 Vreeland, for 36 chrysanthemum ilowers, 

 6 varieties, G of each, was won by Wm. 

 Turner, gardener to Wm. Rockefeller, 

 at Tarrytown. Mr. Turner's blooms were 

 grand; the varieties were Bonnaffon, 

 Jerome Jones, Robinson, Weeks, Peter 

 Kay and Egan. "Certificate of Merit" 

 and "Highly Commended" awards were 

 given in the same class to W. G. Gomer- 

 sall and W. J. Buckley. The Fitzgerald 

 prize for 12 chrysantliemum blooms in 

 12 varieties, 1st went to Walter Haynes, 

 2nd, James Cassidj'. For 12 blooms, 

 white, 1st, Wm. Turner, with a mixed 

 lot of Niveus, Weeks and Peabody; for 

 12 blooms yellow, 1st, Wm. Turner, with 

 12 Bonnaffons, which were the best 

 blooms at the show; 2nd, Jas. Cassidy; 

 3rd, Leander Hustis; 12 blooms pink, 

 1st, Walter Gomersall, with Roslyn; 2nd, 

 Jas. Cassidy; 12 crimson, 1st, Richard 

 Griggs, with G. W. Childs; 12 any other 

 color, 1st, W. G. Gomersall, with Chas. 

 Davis; 6 blooms white, 1st, Walter 

 Haynes, with Pullman; 2nd, R. 

 Griggs; 6 yellow, 1st, Walter Haynes; 

 2nd, James Cassidy; 6 pink, 1st, 

 Walter Haynes, with Morel ; 2nd, 

 Leander Hustis; 6 crimson, Richard 

 Griggs, with Childs; 2nd, Jas. Cassidy; 

 6 any other color, 1st, R. Griggs; 2nd, 

 E. Howe ; 25 blooms arranged for effect, 

 1st, Richard Griggs, with mixed whites 

 and Japanese maple; 2nd, W. J. Buck- 

 ley; 24 blooms on boards, 1st, R. Griggs, 

 with a very fine lot of flowers; 2nd, Jas. 

 Cassidy; i2 blooms on boards, 1st, R. 



Griggs, with Robinson, Appleton, Morel, 

 Ethel Anderson, Mrs. W. Massie, Mme. 

 C. White, Childs, Meteor, Modesto, H. 

 Hurrell, G. J. Warren and lora; 12 

 blooms of Col. D. Appletons, 1st, W. J. 

 Buckley; these flowers were superb. 



In cut roses W. J. Buckley was first 

 on Brides, Maids and Liberties; K. 

 Griggs on Perles and any variety. 



In cut carnations R. Griggs was first 

 for 12 scarlet; John M. Lowry for 12 

 white (with Capt. H. Metcalfe) ; W. J. 

 Buckley for 12 pink ; Wm. Turner for 

 30 in three varieties, with White Cloud, 

 Gomez and Crane. 



In plants R. Griggs was first on group 

 of clirysanthemums, specimen plant, 

 group of decorative foliage plants, speci- 

 men Asparagus Sprengeri, specimen Cy- 

 pripedium insignc. S. Cunningham was 

 first for 3 single stem mums. Wm. Dyos 

 took firsts for foliage plants, C ferns, 

 poinsettias (an efleetive exhibit, the 

 flowers being very large and on stems G 

 to 8 feet in height) . James Cassidy won 

 firsts for G mums, with C blooms to a 

 pot, and 12 novelties grown to single 

 stem. W. J. Buckley for specimen fern. 

 Leander Hustis for specimen foliage 

 plant, with a fine piece of Corypha aus- 

 tralis. 



For best chrysanthemum bloom, any 

 variety, to be grown in pot not to ex- 

 ceed eight inches, a prize of $10.00 was 

 offered. There were only two entries 

 and the prize was captured by W. .J. 

 Buckley with a plant of Col. D. Apple- 

 ton; 2nd went to Walter Haynes. 



Certificates were awarded to E. Howe 

 for pompon mum plant ; to John C. Gal- 

 vin for well grown Kaiserins; Wra. 

 Dyos, for Boston fern ; E. Howe, for 

 plants of Begonia Vernon. Classes in 

 fruits and vegetables were sparsely en- 

 tered for. Amateurs exhibited some 

 very creditable plants and flowers. Law- 

 son carnation won first in its class and 

 showed up fine]_y. 



INIost of the classes were restricted to 

 the private gardeners of Putnam County 

 only; but for that there would have 

 been keener competition. Good prizes 

 were offered and at the time of our visit 

 all looked pleasant. A few names may 

 seem monotonous, but when only the few 

 seem to have the courage they deserve all 

 they get. Have a few more classes open 

 to all, boys, and here's to ye — with 



Cold Spring W.\ter. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. 



Work of the Committees. 



Following are the reports of the com- 

 mittees judging seedlings and sports: 



Cincinnati, Nov. 10. — John N. May, 

 Summit, N. J., exhibited Yanariva, a flesh 

 pink, Japanese reflexed variety, which 

 scored 86 points commercial scale. The 

 foliage of this variety was its weakest 

 point. 



H. W. Eieman, Indianapolis, Ind., ex- 

 hibited Nellie, a creamy white. Japanese 

 incurved, which scored 87 points com- 

 mercial scale. 



Theo. Bock, Hamilton, 0., exhibited 

 Arab, a bronze Japanese variety, scoring 

 79 points commercial scale. 



John N. May exhibited Mirabeau, a yel- 



low Japanese incurved, which scored 80 

 points commercial scale. 



Boston, Nov. 10. — Yanariva, shown by 

 .Tohn N. Ma_y, scored commercial and ex- 

 hibition scales 93 points. Mirabeau, by 

 same exhibitor, scored 67 points com- 

 mercial scale. 



New York, Nov. 10. — John Marshall, 

 Purchase. N. Y., exhibited No. 6 magenta 

 pink, incurved Japanese, scoring commer- 

 cial scale 71 points. 



John N. May exhibited No. 345, white, 

 Japanese reflexed, which scored commer- 

 cial scale 64 points. 



John B. Rady, Elmira, N. Y., exhibit- 

 ed Mrs. J. iS. Fassett, light yellow, Japa- 

 nese, which scored 59 points commercial 

 scale. 



Y'anariva, exhibited by John N. May, 

 scored 77 points commercial scale. 



The chrysanthemum exhibited by John 

 Cook, Baltimore, Md., on Nov. 3rd, at 

 Philadelphia, has been named Joseph W. 

 Cook. 



The "tei-ra cotta red" exhibited by John 

 N. May at New Y'ork on Nov. 3rd is 

 named Brutus, and that of the "very 

 light pink," Yanariva. 



Exhibitors should in all cases mail to 

 the secretary, legibly written, the name 

 of the variety which they have sent for 

 examination to the committee in ample 

 time, so that same may be correctly 

 spelled when reported to the horticultural 

 press. 



Philadelphia, Nov. 10. — Wm. Paul 

 Binder, Rider, Md., exhibited Lillian, 

 creamj' white, reflexed Japanese, which 

 scored 80 points commercial scale, 74 

 points exhibition scale. 



George O. Brown, by same exhibitor, 

 a very dark rose, .reflexed Japanese, 

 scored 77 points commercial scale, 79 

 points exhibition scale. 



Yanariva, exhibited by John N. May, 

 scored 86 points commercial scale, 85 

 points exhibition scale. 



Edwin Lonsdale, Secretary. 



Wyndmoor, near Philadelphia, Pa. 



[Nov. 17 and 24 are the remaining 

 dates on which seedlings can be shown 

 before the several committees.] 



AWAY FROM HOME. 



Philadelphia. 



Messrs. Robt. Craig & Son's well 

 known place is always interesting and I 

 found it cram full of fine stuff. A great 

 big house was full of Boston ferns, an- 

 other contained a gi"and lot of very bushy 

 branched rubbers and palms of all kinds. 

 They grew their cyclamens with more 

 light and air this year and the plants 

 look very promising. I noticed a fine 

 batch of Dracaena Lord Wolsley. This 

 is considered the best commercial dra- 

 caena of the lot. Begonia Lady Annes- 

 ley pleased me very much. 



Here is where you see Gloire de Lor- 

 raine begonia grown simply to perfection. 

 I saw it at other places in pretty good 

 .shape but not equal to the house of 

 plants to be seen here. This beautiful 

 plant commanded an extravagant price 

 last winter and will be still very profit- 

 able this season for those who have good 

 plants, for you see very few that are 



