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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



XOVK-MBKR 22, 1900. 



attracted the attention of the visitors 

 second only to the Col. Appleton. 



in carnation.^ there was a large and 

 attractive collection. Among the large 

 exhibitors in this line were S. J. Renter 

 of Westerly; N. D. Pierce, of Norwood; 

 John A. Macrae and Farqnliar Macrae. 

 N. D. Pierce exhibited his seedling, Beaii 

 Ideal, which has taken several first pre- 

 miums, a certificate of merit and two 

 silver medals. He will put it on the 

 market soon and expects a rapid sale. 



Mr. Renter exhibited Mrs. Thomas 

 Lawson, Marquis, Morning Glory, and 

 Mary Wood. He also exhibited Liberty, 

 and it attracted general attention. 



R. Craig & Son, of Pliiladelphia, exhib- 

 ited the Queen of Edgely and were award- 

 ed a certificate of merit. 



E. J. Johnston, John F. Parks 'and 

 Wm. Powell made fine exhibits of foliage 

 plants, palms, ferns and chrysanthe- 

 mums and weie awarded premiums in tlie 

 order named. 



R. Witterstaetter, of Scdamsvillc, 

 Ohio, exhil)ited his new carnation. En- 

 quirer, which was awarded a certificate 

 of merit and was very nuich admired. 



Aside from the flowers there was a 

 large exhibition of fruit and a new de- 

 partment, just added to the society, of 

 preserves, canned fruits, jellies, etc., was 

 well filled and proved an attractive fea- 

 ture. S. 



NEWPORT, R. I. 



The ninth annual chrysanthemum 

 show of the Newport Horticultural So- 

 ciety was held Nov. 13 to 15 and was 

 an advance on any of its predeees.sors. 



The Queen of Edgely rose was on ex- 

 hibition and received a first class cer- 

 tificate of merit. A certificate of merit 

 was also awarded to Edwin Jenkins for 

 the new English tea rose .Sunrise. Ar- 

 thur Griftin received one certificate for 

 display of Acalypha Sanderi and another 

 for collection of maidenhair ferns. D. F. 

 Roy, Maiden, Mass.. received a eertifieate 

 for collection of cut chrysanthemums, 

 and Frank Brunton was similarly hon- 

 ored for a collection of ferns. Tlie Geo. 

 A. Weaver Company received a certif- 

 icate for display of florists' supplies, and 

 Andrew S. Meikle for specimen dieffen- 

 bachias. 



In the chrysanthemum plant classes 

 John Barr was first on specimen yellow, 

 specimen pink, specimen red, specimen 

 any other color and specimen pompon. 

 James Garthley was first on specimen 

 white and specimen anemone. Robert 

 Laurie was first on six plants, distinct 

 varieties, six plants yellow, six pink, 

 six red and six any other color. Alexan- 

 der Fraser w-as first on si.x white. 



In chrysanthemum cut blooms John 

 Barr was first on twenty-five blooms 

 distinct varieties and twelve blooms dis- 

 tinct varieties. Robert Laurie took firsts 

 on six incurved, six reflexed, ten blooms 

 pink, ten any other color, vase of seed- 

 lings and best table centerpiece of chrys- 

 anthemums. John Ash was first on ten 

 blooms red, Alex. Fraser on ten bloom.s 

 white and Farquhar Macrae on ten 

 blooms white. 



For group of palms and foliage plants 

 arranged for effect on 100 square feet 



of space first went to Robert Laurie 

 (gardener to Mrs. C. Vanderbilt), second 

 to Andrew S. .Meikle (gardener to Mrs. 

 Wells), third to Richard Gardner 'gar- 

 dener to .1. .J. \'an Allen). For group of 

 palms, ferns and chrysanthemums first 

 went to Robert Laurie and second to 

 Harry Westley (gardener to I. Townsend 

 Burden) . 



Robeit Laurie was first on specimen 

 areca and specimen kentia ; Andrew 

 Meikle on specimen any other variety, 

 and specimen Adiantum Farleyensc; 

 Harry Westley on specimen nephrolepis. 

 and Frank Brunton on any other fern. 



In cut roses E. Jenkins was first on 

 American Beauty, tea scented pink and 

 tea scented white. In cut carnations W. 

 Barth was first and John McMeekin sec- 

 ond. Alex. Fraser was first on violets. 

 Harry Westley was first for basket of 

 How-ers other than chrysanthemums. 



In the amateur classes premiums 

 were taken by Geo. Taylor, Mrs. E. P. 

 ilarsh and William S. Hazard. 



ORANGE, N. J. 



When the New Jersey Floriculluial 

 Society last ilay made a distribution of 

 (i,000 chrj'santhcnuun plants to the school 

 children it might have been accused by 

 unthinking persons of an attempt to 

 overload our already overburdened craft 

 with more Horists and private gardeners, 

 but this has not proved so in the exhi- 

 bition which gathered together the frui- 

 tion of their and their beneficiaries' 

 labor on Nov. 14 and attracted a large 

 crowd of both professional and lay vis- 

 itors to view the children's work. It 

 need not be said that in spite of a care- 

 fully prepared book of directions which 

 accompanied the distribution the usual 

 faults of the amateur were ajjparent in 

 soft growth and defective potting, with 

 other indiscretions, although the whole 

 deserved the praise showered upon it 

 and the interest which made it the most 

 interesting exhibition in and around 

 New York this season. Si.x prizes in 

 money were awarded this portion of tlie 

 show. 



Together with this were the usual con- 

 tributions of commercial and private 

 gardeners of this section. The entire ar- 

 rangement was under the management of 

 Jos. A. Manda, to whose indefatigable 

 labor praise for the successful arrange- 

 ment must be given. At the entrance to 

 the hall was a mammoth Boston fern, 

 said by the judges to be the finest spec- 

 imen thej- had seen. It was somewhat 

 elevated, and beneath its spreading 

 leaves was a specimen Begonia Rex, both 

 the work of President Peter Duft'. 



Beginning to the left in groups was the 

 children's work, arranged along the wall 

 and almost round the room, according 

 to the school which furnished them ; 

 these were separated by the palms for 

 which the private greenhouses of this 

 region are noted, notably Dr. H. A. Man- 

 deville (Malcolm JIcRorie, gardener) ; 

 Mrs. John Burke (Peter McLaughlin, 

 gardener), and O. D. Munn (.John 

 Hayes, gardener). In the center, occu- 

 pying the place of honor, was President 

 Duff's fine exhibit of greenhouse plants 



in a close pyramid. At the back of the 

 hall was an elaborate display of choice 

 plants from W. A. Manda's extensive 

 houses at South Orange, while the color 

 to this scene was given by William Rin- 

 kle's (Diet lick Kindsgrab) display of 

 crotons and dracaenas, etc., and Sydney 

 Colgate's (Geo. Small, gardener ), chrys- 

 antlieiiiunis. the choicest of the exhibi- 

 tion. Mr. Smith carried off the honors of 

 the occasion, receiving a first prize, a 

 special prize and an oil painting. 



Close, however, to these came the dis- 

 play of the commercial men, the result 

 of popular demand created by just such 

 exhibitions and by the competition of 

 kindred shows of this nature, Messrs. 

 Popker & Collins' show of chrysanthe- 

 mum blooms — BonnafTon, Ivory, Phila- 

 delphia. Pennsylvania, Jlaud Dean, etc., 

 varied and set off with ferns and plants, 

 receiving a first prize for display, which 

 tliej' deserved. Besides the collection of 

 W. A. Manda were contributions of the 

 new blooms of .John N. May, pompons 

 from J. C. Williams, of Montclair, .ind 

 Paul,\Vilco.x, of Montclair, together with 

 A. D. Rose's display, which occupied 

 quite a space. 



Among the many visitors from abroad 

 w ere Thos. Gray, of Boston ; Jas. Kidd 

 and Jas. I. Doiilan, of New York. 



J. B. D. 



CHESTNUT HILL, PA, 



The first annual exhibition and chrys- 

 anthemum show of the Chestnut Hill 

 Horticultural Society was very success- 

 ful. 



The prizes were divided among the fol- 

 lipwing: Wm. Robertson, gardener to 

 • I. W. Pepper; Wm. Royce, gardener to 

 Randall Morgan; Robt. G. Carey, gar- 

 dener to Thos. C. Price; George W. 

 Brown, gardener to R. N. Carson ; Hans 

 Reuter, assistant gardener to Chas W. 

 Henry; James Ward, assistant gardener 

 to Mrs. John Bohlen ; Frank Gould, gar- 

 dener to John T. Morris ; Jos. >Iona- 

 han, gardener to Chas. W. Trotter; Robt. 

 Forrest, gardener to Beauveau Borie; 

 Richard Moore, gardener to James 

 Cheston, Jr.; Chas. A. Knapp, of the 

 Mermaid Nurseries; John Little, gar- 

 dener to John L. Welsh ; Wm. Klein- 

 heinz, gardener to P. A. B. Widener; 

 Harry G. Carey; John McNeil, gardener 

 to Chas. W. Henry; James Y'elland, as- 

 sistant gardener under Mr. Robt. Carey; 

 John \\'alter. 



H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia, made sever- 

 al fine displays and received certificates 

 of merit for Japanese anemone chrysan- 

 themums, the new Begonia Caledonia, 

 display of bulbs, seeds and supplies, and 

 [alms and foliage plants. Certificates 

 were also awarded to Wm. Royce, Frank 

 Gould, R. Craig & Sons (for new rose 

 Queen of Edgely), Percival Roberts, Jr. 



Special mention was given Robert G. 

 Carey for new pepper "Improved Celes- 

 tial." and a canna seedling that exceed- 

 ed anything in dark red foliage the 

 judges had seen; to H. A. Dreer, Frank 

 Gould and Andorra Nurseries for pom- 

 pon chrysanthemums; to Wm. Vander- 

 veur, gardener to W. J. Latta, for cro- 

 tons; to Edw. Cox, gardener to Jos. 

 Bromlev. for Boston fern. 



