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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



NOVEMBER 17, 1S9S. 



of araucarias and Wm. Tricker's water 

 lily tank with the lilies in full bloom. 



The Court of Honor was the cen- 

 tral feature of the main hall. Graham 

 had constructed tall white columns 

 which reminded the spectators of the 

 original. These columns were arched 

 over, festooned with Asparagus plu- 

 mosus, and lit by electricity within 

 green and white shades. The Court 

 was filled with choice chrysanthemums 

 in jars and with foliage plants: one 

 great vase of Philadelphia and Penn- 

 sylvania was appropriately placed on 

 top. The outside of the Court was 

 banked with the same material. The 

 effect was enhanced by the Court be- 

 ing directly under the chandelier, 

 making it as bright at night as the 

 original. 



Around the Court of Honor were 

 the specimen chrysanthemums in pots. 

 These were of excellent quality, bet- 

 ter than have been shown since James 

 Verner left the ranks of the private 

 gardeners to become a commercial 

 rose grower. John Hurley had some 

 exceedingly well grown plants. The 

 6-inch pots, with one bloom each, were 

 fine, large blooms with deep color, of 

 fairly even height and well arranged. 

 On the right Westcott's Nurseries had 

 a graceful decoration of foliage and 

 flowering plants. 



Next came the Clinkaberry table of 

 orchids, which received a certificate of 

 merit for culture in addition to the 

 first prize. In this collection is Re- 

 nanthera Lowei, marked from the 

 Philippines. 



On the left of the hall was a fine col- 

 lection of geraniums in 8-inch pots 

 in full bloom. They showed the ef- 

 fect of culture: large, well formed and 

 deeply colored flowers borne on long 

 stems, and were most attractive. 



Half way up the hall was Robert 

 Craig & Son's Croton table, round, 

 mound shaped, edged with maiden 

 hair fern. 



Fronting the right-hand stairway 

 was a magnificent display of cut 

 blooms of chrysanthemums from John 

 Cullen. There were probably five hun- 

 dred blooms, all up to exhibition 

 standard. The general effect was strik- 

 ing. On the end of this table was a 

 single plant of Acalypha Sanderii, 

 which attracted considerable atten- 

 tion. 



Opposite were the cut blooms of 

 seedling chrysanthemums — Ernst As- 

 mus sent Mrs. Trainor L. Parks, a 

 handsome lemon yellow, nearly a per- 

 fect ball in form. Hugh Graham had 

 Peace, said to be a cross between 

 Philadelphia and Mrs. Frank Thom- 

 son. John N. May sent Yellow Mrs. 

 Carnot. and there were a lot of other 

 likely looking novelties. On the same 

 table was Lady Dorothea, a new Ca- 

 nadian rose, from John H. Dunlop. It 

 was falling when I saw it. having been 

 there three days. It is a tea. of deep 

 Sunset color, fragrant. 



The hall over the staircase was de- 

 voted to ferns and tropical plants. It 



was rather dark here in day time, but 

 lit up well under the electric lights. 



At the top of the left-hand stairway 

 was a magnificent specimen of Aspar- 

 agus Sprengerii, the foliage so dense 

 as to completely hide pot and pedes- 

 tal; this from John Hurley. Opposite 

 was a table of cut bloom chrysanthe- 

 mums, which were in competition. On 

 the other side was a small bank of 

 new. rare or scarce plants from Henry 

 A. Dreer. dracaenas. marantas, aloca- 

 sias and the like. 



The second day, Wednesday, 

 brought the roses, carnations and vi- 

 olets. The feature of the rose table 

 was Liberty, two vases. The color is 

 an intense scarlet. The rose is cer- 

 tainly a beauty and worth looking at. 

 John Cook, of Baltimore, sent a new 

 seedling tea rose, unnamed, which the 

 ladies greatly admired: it is yellow 

 ground with salmon pink markings in 

 the center. Mme. Jules Groliez. from 

 the American Rose Co., of ■Washing- 

 ton, is a deep rose pink, very fra- 

 grant. Mrs. Robt. Garrett is pretty, 

 but was bruised. 



In the standard sorts three of the 

 crack growers were entered. The Am- 

 ateur Rose Growers carried off the 

 honors on the teas, while Joseph Hea- 

 cock. ex Adolph. was first on Beauties, 

 and George Anderson showed some 

 sunerb Kaiserin. 



The carnations made a fine exhibit. 

 Dailledouze Bros, sent J. Whitconib 

 Riley a white with blush markings. 

 Peter Fisher captured the Craig cup 

 with the dark pink. Mrs. Thomas W. 

 Lawson. Albert M. Herr showed 

 some California varieties of promise. 



R. M. Eisenhart became violet king, 

 winning most of the first prizes, with 

 a fine display. 



The third day. Thursday, brought 

 Luna, a fine white carnation, from 

 H. Weber & Son. Oakland. Md. Hugh 

 Graham arranged orchids for effect in 

 the Court of Honor, using a mirror 

 underneath to represent a pool of 

 water, thus to enhance their beauty. 



The fourth day brought three su- 

 perb dinner table decorations, each 

 with all necessary silver, glass and 

 china. These were set in the main 

 hall, some plants being moved aside. 

 The lovely ladies judged them while 

 the band played war-like music with 

 artillery discharges tor accompani- 

 ment. 



Joseph Kift & Son had a round ta- 

 ble, hollow in the center, through the 

 opening came a huge vase of various 

 varieties of white chrysanthemums, 

 while around the base just above the 

 level of the table appeared the heads 

 of My Dear Friend, another white. 

 The vase was tall and the other 

 blooms low. so that there was no ob- 

 struction to the diner's view across 

 the table. The favors were also of 

 white chrysanthemums, with ribbon 

 for the ladies' bunches and maiden 

 hair and Croton leaves on the table. 



Hugh Graham had a table similarly 

 formed, only larger, with heavier or- 

 naiiii'ut.-. P('nn>\ '• ;iiii; 



ter, the flowers being of grand size 

 and form. The favors were of violets 



and valley. 



Pennock Bros, had a table smaller 

 than the other two and without open- 

 ing in the middle. Their center piece 

 was a glass vase of fine Kaiserin ros- 

 es. Asparagus Sprengerii was laid 

 gracefully on the cloth. The favors 

 were of white orchids, the glass light, 

 the whole in exquisite taste. 



The mantel decorations were both 

 rich. Jos. Kift & Son took first, using 

 white and pink — Maud Dean, chrysan- 

 themums and palms, finishing off witb 

 Boston fern. 



Julius Wolff. Jr.. had some magnifi- 

 cent blooms in his mantel arrange- 

 ment. 



Should any exhibit have failed to 

 receive merited notice the writer will 

 appreciate a hint, as it is impossible 

 not to miss some things of mark. 



The attendance was good and ought 

 to show a decided improvement over 

 last year, when the count is com- 

 plete. 



A full list of awards will appear 

 next week. 



Show Notes. 

 The quantity of well grown gera- 

 niums shown ought to please Mr. Her- 

 rington. It does not often happen that 

 advice given in the spring bears fruit 

 the very next fall. 



Messrs. Cullen, Dreer, Graham and 

 Hurley were represented by many fine 

 plants and flowers. 



Frank Hardy was conspicuous 

 among the whites. 



Defender makes a fine specimen 

 plant with its deep red flowers. 



It was a pleasure to see W. H. Lin- 

 coln do so well. This orange yellow 

 has a rich depth of color seldom 

 equaled. 



Viviand-Morel and Maud Dean are 

 still most popular in their respective 

 shades of pink. 



The cut rose table was a vast im- 

 provement over last season. The 

 Beauties, Brides, Maids and Meteors 

 shown would be hard to beat, and the 

 novelties were of great interest. 



Liberty was somehow placed right 

 under Beauty, showing the one wealc- 

 ness of that great rose, color. 



C. F. Krueger, of the Reading Ter- 

 minal, showed commendable enter- 

 prise in winning such a lot of -ose 

 premiums. It is a question whether a 

 grower, who is morally bound to show 

 his own stock only, should be brought 

 into competition with a dealer. 



Agnes Shellem won many warm. 

 friends among carnation lovers. 



R. M. Eisenhart suggests that the 

 time has now come when standard va- 

 rieties of carnations should be -jlassi- 

 fled for competition, like roses and 

 violets. He thinks it unfair that Scott 

 and McGowan should be driven from 

 the exhibition table because forced to 

 compete with larger and less prolific 

 varieties. The point seems well taken. 

 H. Waterer showed some hanlso/ne 

 Japanese jars. 



