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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



NOVEMBER IT, 1S9S. 



In any variety introduced in 1896- 

 97-98, Vesey was first with Autumn 

 Glory, 96 points; Weber & Son second, 

 with C. H. Pierce, 95 points, and 

 Western King, by Nathan Smith ic 

 Son, third, with 94 points. 



Visitors at the show from out of 

 town were: Mr. and Mrs. Vesey and 

 mother. Fort Wayne. Ind.: A. Resig, 

 with Nathan Smith & Son; A. F. J. 

 Baur, Erie, Pa., representative of E. 

 G. Hill & Co.; H. Weber, Oakland, 

 Md,; W. A, Chalfant and wife Spring- 

 field, Mo.; G. M. Kellogg, Pleasant 

 Hill, Mo.; Alex. Halstedt and wife, W. 

 Trillow. E. W. Guy, W. Hucke, M. 

 Semmler, G. Grossart, of Belleville. 



A full list of awards will apear next 

 week. 



J. J. B. 



BUFFALO. 



Our Flower Show closed Saturday 

 evening, one day longer than was at 

 first intended, and the extension of 

 time was profitable. If two miserable 

 days had been ordered for our dis- 

 comfort they could not have surpassed 

 the rain, sleet and snow of Wednesday 

 and Thursday. There was no let up 

 for 48 hours continuously. No one 

 could be expected to leave their fire- 

 side. Friday and Saturday were 

 hright, clear days and a good attend- 

 ance was the result. We shall come 

 out about even, but with our small ex- 

 penses had the elements only half fa- 

 vored us we should have done much 

 more. People say, "You did not ad- 

 vertise enough;" perhaps hot, but we 

 advertised as much as we thought we 

 could afford. We believe there is 

 something else till our society people 

 learn or believe that it is the proper 

 thing to meet and promenade at a flow- 

 er show. We will only get the few 

 who are really fond and friends ot 

 flowers. With music, that is good, but 

 only ordinary, and the silent, innocent 

 flowers and plants there is a lack ot 

 action, and it is action the people will 

 run to see. The man of moderate 

 means pays 50 cents to see a high 

 kicking biped. The millionaire pays 

 $5 this week to see a high-stepping 

 quadruped, but to our show. 



If not adding to our treasury, we 

 are proud of the exhibition. The hall, 

 or more properly store, in which it 

 was held was grand for the purpose; 

 200x40 feet, and it was filled with ex- 

 hibits. Competition among our com- 

 mercial florists was ridiculously small, 

 to their shame, but that was more 

 than made up from the noble contri- 

 butions from the Parks. Forest Lawn 

 Cemetery and the State Hospital. 



The two front windows were made 

 attractive by contributions from Wm. 

 Legg and Thomas Clayton. Mr. C. D. 

 Zimmerman made an interesting dis- 

 play of palms and chrysanthemums, 

 with many neat specimens ot ever- 

 green in pots. Mr. James Braik sent 

 from the Delaware Park Greenhouses 

 a group of decorative plants covering 

 over 400 square feet, which was dotted 

 here and there with single stemmed 



mums. Besides this much admired 

 group there came also an immense 

 bank of bush plants, chrysanthemums, 

 including over 50 varieties. A" feature 

 of the Delaware Park exhibit was the 

 most artistic decoration of two pil- 

 lars with fruit and foliage of our har- 

 dy trees and shrubs; it was a most ef- 

 fective feature and the work of Geo. 

 McClure. 



Forest Lawn Cemetery sent many 

 grand palms, as well as pandanus, an- 

 thuriums, alocasias, etc. Mr. Troup, 

 the widely known superintendent, is 

 justly proud of his palms, for more 

 perfect, finer specimens do not exist 

 anywhere. The State Hospital easily 

 took first prize for adiantums, for 

 they sent a dozen Farleyense and cu- 

 neatum that would average 4 feet 

 across, also a good collection of palms. 



The Botanic Garden, South Park, 

 had an exhibit that was long to be re- 

 membered by all. There was only one 

 thing lacking about it, and that was 

 Prof. Cowell. The collection occupied 

 one entire end of the hall, overflowed 

 someway on to the side tables, and 

 there was enough yet to spare to 

 make two large groups on the main 

 floor. It would be a ca:talogue were 

 I to tell you all that it contained. 

 What pleased the people were the or- 

 chids, nepenthes, immense crotons, 

 dracaenas, anthuriums, alocasias, im- 

 mense adiantums, and noticeable were 

 no less than six species of pandanus. 

 I measured a bush of Croton Roths- 

 child and without the slightest tying 

 out it measured 6 feet by 6 feet. 



Once more I take occasion to say 

 that without the unselfish hard work 

 of Messrs. Braik ot the North Park, 

 Cowell of the South Park, and Troup 

 of Forest Lawn, we should not have 

 been in it, as it was these contributions 

 that gave our exhibition an effect that 

 I don't remember seeing elsewhere 

 on any occasion, and we had other 

 friends. E. G. Hill & Co., Richmond, 

 Ind., sent a vase of chrysanthemums, 

 25 distinct flowers, and all beauties, 

 and 50 blooms of his fine Scarlet Car- 

 nation America. Salter Bros., Roches- 

 ter, brought a vase of that very fine 

 early Yellow G. S. Conover, also some 

 very fine mignonette. Jerry Brook- 

 ens, of Orchard Park, staged two fine 

 vases of Viviand-Morel and Bonnaf- 

 fon. 



E. Leuly, W. Hoboken, exhibited a 

 fine bunch of the new Yellow Penn- 

 sylvania. G. Urban Jun (amateur) 

 sent a large collection of Carnations, 

 many varieties. John Dunlop, Toron- 

 to, sent a fine lot of his new rose. La- 

 dy Dorothea. Peter Crowe, besides his 

 portly self, brought some fine Brides- 

 maid roses and several bunches of 

 magnificent violets. 



We are just as much indebted to 

 Nathan Smith & Son for their grand 

 flowers and to George Fancourt for 

 his fine roses, if they did enter them 

 for competition. 



In trade exhibits Henry A. Dreer 

 sent a fine assortment of palms, etc.. 



all of which added to the general ef- 

 fect. S. A. Anderson and W. A. Ad- 

 ams both sent a fine basket and de- 

 sign, respectively, not for competi- 

 tion. 



Mr. Kasting was willing to do any- 

 thing and show anything to make the 

 show a success. Our manager, Tom 

 Clayton, stuck to his duty like a man. 

 Mr. Buddenborg and Mr. Beuchi 

 worked incessantly, and of course so 

 did our worthy secretary, Mr. Legg. 



For those people who will neither 

 give us a moment of their time or a 

 leaf or flower to add to the show, I 

 have nothing but the sincerest con- 

 tempt. They are sordid, narrow 

 minded creatures, willing to reap a 

 benefit from others' work, even to a 

 lying report by the newspapers. 

 There may be some of our members 

 whose interests are best served by 

 winking at an injustice, but the writer 

 is not in that predicament, and he is 

 thoroughly and deeply disgusted with 

 the majority of our noble army of 

 florists, and the recent past has taught 

 us a lesson. 



We are indebted to both local 

 friends and outside firms for contri- 

 butions to our premium list and wish 

 to acknowledge our thanks to all 

 among trade contributors. We are 

 indebted to the New Brighton Pot Co. 

 for a fine donation of flower vases and 

 to the Messrs Balsley CDetroit Flower 

 Pot Mfg.) for several crates of their 

 excellent ware. The few classes and 

 sections where competition amounted 

 to anything are found below and will 

 bring in all the names thai are not al- 

 ready mentioned: 



AWARDS. 



Twelve ferns, any variety— First, State 

 Hospital; second, Wm. Scott. 



Twelve best decorative palms— First, 

 Forest I^awn; second, Wm. Scott; third. 

 State Hospital. 



Six best decorative palms — First, State 

 Hospital; second, Wm, Scott, 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS (GROWERS 

 ONLY), 



Twelve blooms, white— First, W. Scott; 

 second, N. Smith & Son; third, G. Fan- 

 court. 



Twelve blooms, yellow— First, W. Scott; 

 second, N. Smith & Son; third, T, A. 

 Webb. 



Twelve blooms, pink— First, N. Smith & 

 Son; second, W. Scott; third, T. A. 'Webb. 



Twelve blooms, crimson— First, N. Smith 

 & Son. 



Twelve blooms, any other color— First. 

 G. Fancourt; second, T. A, Webb. 



Six blooms, white— First. Wm. Scott: 

 second, T. A. Webb; third, J. C. Bam- 

 berg. 



Six blooms, yellow— First, Wm. Scott; 

 second, T. A. Webb. 



Six blooms, pink — First, Wm. Scott; 

 second, J. C. Bamberg. 



Six blooms, crimson- First. N. Smith & 

 Son; second, W. Scott. 



Twenty-five blooms, arranged in vase 

 for effect — First, Neubeck & Myers; sec- 

 ond, W. Scott. 



Twelve blooms arranged in vase for 

 effect— First, W. Scott; second, J. C. Bam- 

 berg. 



Twenty-four blooms, in 24 distinct va- 



