NOVEMBER 17, 1S9S. 



The Weekly Florists' Revievt. 



631 



C. A. Samuelson's Display, not for competition, at the Chicago Show. 



In the classes for tested seedling 

 chrysanthemums John N. May, Sum- 

 mit, N. J., won certificates of merit 

 for Silver Wedding, white; yellow 

 Mayflower, yellow; Mrs. Tralnor L. 

 Parli, yellow. For display of first year 

 seedlings N. Smith & Son were first 

 with a fine collection. The same ex- 

 hibitors received a silver medal and 

 certificate for tested seedling Izanga, 

 superb white anemone. 



In seedling carnations the Chicago 

 ■Carnation Co. took first for display of 

 first year seedlings with a superb col- 

 lection containing many that will un- 

 doubtedly be heard from later. 



In tested seedlings F. Dorner & Sons 

 Co. took first for red with G. H. Crane; 

 Peter Fisher for dark pink with Mrs. 

 Thos. W. Lawson; John N. May for 

 light pink with Melba. Chicago Carna- 

 ■tion Co. for variegated white and red 

 with their seedling No. 11. 



Various. 



In violets, 0. Sylvester was first, 

 second being divided between Crabb 

 & Hunter and Henry Smith. 



For specimen plant in bloom, other 

 than chrysanthemum, J. C. Vaughan 

 was first with Acalypha Sanderl, J. Al- 

 gots second with a standard helio- 

 trope. 



For best hanging basket or pot, 

 ferns and asparagus excluded, J. Al- 

 lots was first with Russellia Juncea, 

 and John Cook second with a pot of 

 Lysimachia nummularia. 



Floral Arrangements. 



The table decoration contest was 

 interesting to the end. On Thurs- 

 day roses were specified and Ameri- 

 can Beauties appeared on most of the 



tables, generally in a tall trumpet 

 vase, often with the same roses laid 

 on the cloth. 



On Friday white flowers were cal- 

 led for. Bride and Kalserln roses were 

 much in evidence, generally in a 

 trumpet vase, the base decorated with 

 the same roses, or valley, One very 

 effective base was of Asparagus 

 Sprengeril, in which were placed a few 

 small plants of Cocos Weddelliana. 



On Saturday selection of material 

 was left to the decorators and orchids 

 and violets were largely used. Cat- 

 tleya labiata appeared most frequent- 

 ly, Cattleya gigas, Dendrobium formo- 

 sum giganteum, Dendrobium phalae- 

 nopsis and Oncidium varicosum also 

 appearing in some of the arrange- 

 ments. 



The awards were made on the points 

 of excellence scored during the four 

 days, and the result was as follows: 

 First. $125, Klunder-Thiele Floral Co.; 

 second. $90, Chas. A. Samuelson; 

 third, $60, Art Floral Co.; fourth, $40, 

 Anderson Floral Co.; fifth, an orna- 

 mental mirror, A. Lange. 



On Saturday came the competition 

 in vases arranged tor effect. For vase 

 of roses Anderson Floral Co. were 

 first with a tall vase of Beauties, a 

 broad sash of red ribbon being at- 

 tached to the vase and also to the 

 stem of one drooping rose. South Park 

 Floral Co. second, with a tall gilt 

 braid trumpet vase of mixed roses 

 trimmed with Asparagus plumosus. 



For vase of chrysanthemums, Chas. 

 A. Samuelson was first with a vase of 

 Mrs. Jerome Jones; Anderson Floral 

 Co. second, with one of Mrs. Jerome 

 Jones and Maud Dean. 



There was strong competition for 



the special prize of $25, offered by 

 Bassett & Washburn for best basket of 

 roses. It was won by C. A. Samuelson 

 with a basket of Beauties arranged in 

 Sprengeril, the handle decorated with 

 three blooms of the same rose and 

 sprays of Sprengeril. 



Notes. 



A few flowers of Dorner's unnamed 

 new pink rose were shown by Bas- 

 sett Ac Washburn. 



Visiting florists were invited to reg- 

 ister and were then provided with 

 passes. 



The special premiums offered by 

 Mr. E. B. Pieser for carnations were 

 well competed for. 



The lighting by festoons of incan- 

 descent lights was a decided feature. 

 The light was well diffused and there 

 were no dark shadows. 



Superintendent W. N. Rudd kept 

 everything in running order and no 

 detail escaped his watchful eye. 



It is estimated that 5,000 people vis- 

 ited the show on Friday. But heavy 

 rain, the election and grand opera was 

 a strong combination to work against. 



The judging by Messrs. A. Herring- 

 ton. J. F. Cowell and E. Buettner met 

 with the hearty commendation of all 

 and not a single criticism of their 

 work has been heard. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Chrysanthemum Show that 

 opened on Tuesday evening, Novem- 

 ber 8. and closed the following Satur- 

 day was a credit to the Pennsylvania 

 Horticultural Society in every way. 

 The display was of excellent quality, 

 varied and well arranged. 



The features of the display were the 

 Court of Honor, made by Hugh Gra- 

 ham, the orchids from H. T. Clinka- 

 berry. the collection of new and rare 

 plants from H. A. Dreer, the cut chry- 

 santhemums from John Cullen. the 

 specimens of Asparagus Sprengeril 

 and Boston Fern, and the new rose. 

 Liberty, from Ernest Asmus and 

 Robt. Scott & Son. 



At the entrance of Horticultural 

 Hall the Stoke-Pogis Nurseries had a 

 collection of evergreens. There were 

 retinosporas and California privet, the 

 latter recommended for a quick grow- 

 ing, or immediate hedge. Just inside 

 in the corridor, the Andorra Nurseries 

 had a few choice specimens in boxes. 

 When fairly inside the building the 

 scene was very beautiful. The main 

 stairway was guarded by great bay 

 trees at the bottom, while half way up 

 where the steps divide was John 

 Mitchell's specimen Boston fern with 

 vases of large cut blooms of chrysan- 

 themums, chiefly standard varieties, 

 on either side a vase of Our Mutual 

 Friend being in the place of honor. 

 At the foot of the stairway to the 

 right of the bay trees was a fine col- 

 lection of palms from H. A. Dreer and 

 a grand specimen Latania Borbonica 

 from the Pennsylvania Hospital. To 

 the left of the bay trees was a group 



