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The Weekly Florists' Review, 



NOVEMBER 2f 1898. 



First, Martin McTigue; second, William 

 Robertson. 



MISCKLLANUOUS PLANTS. 



Orchids, collection o£ plants in bloom 

 and cut flowers— First premium and cer- 

 tificate of merit to Henry T. Chnka- 



Foliage plants, display of fifteen plants, 

 in 10-inch pots— First, John Thatcher; sec- 

 ond, John McCleary. . 



Foliage plant, one specimen, in 10-inch 

 pot— First. John Thatcher; second, Fran- 

 cis Canning. ^^ ,. 



Palms, one pair— First. John H. Dodds; 

 second, John Mitchell. 



Palm, specimen plant— First, John 

 Mitchell; second. John H. Dodds. 



Ferns, display of twenty-five plants, 

 twenty-five varieties- First, J. E. Kraver; 

 second, John Thatcher; third. William 

 Monteith. 



Ferns, display of twelve plants, twelve 

 varieties— First and certificate of merit 

 for culture, Thomas Long, gardener to 

 George W. Childs Drexel; second, Fran- 

 cis Canning; third. William Monteith. 



Crotons, display of twelve plants, twelve 

 varieties, in IC-inch pots— First, John A. 

 Shellem; second, J. H. Jones. 



Croton, specimen plant— First, John A. 

 Shellem; second, Joseph Hurley; third, 

 John Thatcher. 



Dracaenas, display of six plants, six va- 

 rieties—First, John Thatcher; second, 

 John McCleary; certificate of merit for 

 rare varieties, John A. Shellem. 



Dracaena Sanderiana— First, William K. 

 Harris. 



Display of lycopodiums, selaginellas and 

 ferns, arranged for effect— First, John 

 Thatcher. 



Begonias, six plants of Rex variety- 

 First, James Campbell; second, Wm. 

 Monteith. 



Begonias, six plants of flowering varie- 

 ties-First, John Thatcher; second, G. 

 Wilbur ■3rown. 



Asparagus Sprengeri, specimen plant — 

 First, Jos. Hurley; second, Jchn Mc- 

 Cleary; third, Wm. Robertson. 



Cyclamen, twelve plants, 8-inch pots- 

 Third, Chas. W. Cox. 



Carnations, twelve plants— Second, 

 Francis banning; third, Chas. Leisy. 



Ouvirandra fenestraJis— John Thatcher. 



Orange (Otheite), six plants— Second, 

 Wm. K. Harris. 



Foliage and flowering plants, arranged 

 for effect— First, John Hobson; second, 

 Westcott's Laurel Hill Nurseries. 



Geraniums, eight plants, in 10-inch pots 

 —First, Jos. McGregor; third, John Mc- 

 Cleary. 



Fern Dishes, for table decoration — Jos. 

 Kift & Son. 



Window Box, with ornamental foliage 

 plants, for house decoration— First, Jos. 

 Kift & Son; second. John Thatcher. 



SPECIAL PREMIUMS. 



Gold medal, to Hugh Graham for the 

 Court of Honor as a work of decorative 

 art. 



Silver medal, to Jos. Hurley for spec- 

 imen of Nephrolepsis Bostoniensis. 



Silver cup, to John CuUen for display of 

 over 500 blooms of chrysar.then ums. 



To Mathew Bracken for grafted chrys- 

 anthemum plant showing blooms of sev- 

 entien distinct varieties. 



To J. H. Jones for six large ferns show- 

 ing meritorious culture and for plant of 

 Araucaria compacta. 



To .lohn Thatcher for plant of Ixora 

 Williamsii. 



To T'^rancis Canning for group of foliage 

 plants. 



To Philip H. Alburger for ■> group of 

 standard chrysanthemums. 



To Robert Craig & Son for collection of 

 crotons. 



To Stoke Pogis nurseries for two speci- 

 mens Ar.iucarias and for a collection of 

 evergreens. 



To Penn Rock Company for splendid 

 plant of the fern Polypodium aureum. 



To H. A. Dreer for plant of Acalypha 

 Sanderii. 



To John Mitchell for a specimen fern. 



To H. Waterer for patent jardiniere. 



To Stephen Mortensen for vase of mig- 

 nonette. 



To E. A. Seidewitz for vase of the new 

 chrysanthemum, John K. Shaw. 



ROSES, CARNATIONS, VIOLETS. 



In roses, Geo. Anderson was first on 

 Kaiserin, Carnot and La France; Penn 

 Rock Co., on Perles; Myers & Samtman, 

 on Brides, Meteors and Bridesmaids; C. 

 F. Krueger, on 12 blooms, any other va- 

 riety, with Golden Gate, and 25 American 

 Beauty; Joseph Heacock, on 6 American 

 Beauty. 



In carnations, Penn Rock Co., first for 

 fifty light pink, with Victor; A. D. Hoag. 

 for dark pink, with Triumph; C. F. Krue- 

 ger, for white, with Alba Superba. For 

 6 blooms of American seedling, not dis- 

 seminated, Peter Fisher, Elfis. Mass., 

 with Mrs. Thos. Lawson. The Craig cup 

 for £5 blooms of American seedling, not 

 disseminated, was also won by Mrs. Thos. 

 Lawson. 



In violets, R. M. Eisenhart was first for 

 Princess of Wales. Lady Campbell, Marie 

 Louise and Luxonne. 



FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS. 



Mantel decoration— First. Jos. Kift & 

 Son; second, Julius Wolf, Jr. 



Plateau of ferns and foliage— First, Da- 

 vid CUffe. 



Plateau of chrysanthemums — First, Ju- 

 lius Wolf, Jr.; second, John Kuhn. 



Dinner table decoration— First, Hugh 

 Graham; second, Pennock Bros.; third, 

 Joseph Kift & Son. 



Handle basket of flowers — First, Wm. 

 Rieder; second, Julius Wolf, Jr. 



SPECIAL. 



Certificates of Merit— To Ernst Asmus 

 and to Robert Scott, for the new rose 

 Liberty. 



Special Mention— To A. M. Herr. Lan- 

 caster, for exhibit of ten California va- 

 rieties of carnation; to Dailledouze Bros., 

 Flatbush, for the new seedling carnation, 

 J. Whitcomb Riley; to Robert Craig & 

 Son. for nxhibit of eight varieties carna- 

 tions, and to American Rose Company. 

 Washington, for exhibit of new and not 

 disseminated carnations. 



There was a very interesting display of 

 vegetables. 



AWARDS AT ST. LOUIS. 



CHRrSANTHEMUM PLANTS. 



Single specimen, white — First, Chas. 

 Beyer; second, C. Young & Sons Co.; 

 third, F. J. Fillmore. 



Single '.pecimen, yellow— First. A. Mey- 

 er; second, C. Young & Sons Co.; third, 

 F. J. Fillmore. 



Single specimen, pink— First, C. Beyer; 

 second, C. Young & Sons Co. 



Single specimen, any other color — First, 

 C. Young & Sons Co.; second, A. Meyer; 

 third, C. Beyer. 



Ten specimen plants, not less than five 

 varieties grown in not over 10-inch pots — 

 First, W. Schray; second. C. Beyer; third, 

 C. Young & Sons Co; fourth, C. C. San- 

 ders. 



Five ."specimen plants, in five varieties, 

 grown in not over 10-inch pots — First, 

 Chas. Beyer; second. C. Young & Sons; 

 third, A. Meyer; fourth. C. C. Sanders. 



Specimen plant not disbudded, not tied, 

 and with no artificial support — First, Max 

 Herzog; second, F. J. Fillmore; third, 

 Geo. B. Windier. 



Specimen plant, grown with twelve 

 flowers — First, C. Young & Sons; sec- 

 ond. W. Schray; third. G. B. Windier. 



Three plants, yellow, pink and white 

 (Sec. 9) — First, Chas. Beyer; second, C. 

 Young & Sons. 



Three plants, white, pink and yellow 

 (Sec. 10)— First, W. Schray; second, A. 

 Meyer. 



Four plants, two white, two yellow- 

 First, G. B. Windier; second, C. Young 



& Sons. 

 Three specimen plants, any color (Sec. 



12)— First, Wm. Schray: second C. Young 



& Sons. 



Three specimen plants, different colors- 

 First, W. Schray; second, C. Young & 



Sons. 

 Three plants, yellow, white and pink 



(Sec. j4)— First, W. Schray: second, A. 



Meyer. 

 Three plants, pink, yellow and white 



(Sec. 15)— First, A. Meyer; second, Wm. 

 Schray. 



Three specimen plants, any color— First. 

 C. Young & Sons; second, W. Schray. 



Three specimen plants, assorted col- 

 ors—First, C. Young & Sons; second, W. 

 Schray. 



Three specimen plants, three colors- 

 First, W. Schray; second, C. Young & 

 Sons. 



Four plants, four varieties— First. A. 

 Meyer; second, C. Young & Sons. 



Three plants, white, yellow and pink 

 (Sec. 20)— First, Wm. Schray: second, A. 

 Meyer. 



Four plants, two white and two yellow 

 (Sec. 21)— First, W. Schray; second, C. 

 Young & Sons. 



Four plants, two yellow and two white 

 (Sec. 22)— 1st, W. Schray; second, C. 

 Young & Sons. 



Best three plants, white, vellow and 

 pink (Sec. 23)— First, W. Schray; second. 

 C. Young & Sons. 



Single specimen standard plant, white- 

 First, F. J. Fillmore; second, W. Schray; 

 third. C. C. Sanders. 



Single c-pecimen plant, yellow— First. F. 

 J. Fillmore; second, W. Schray; third, J. 

 Koenig, Jr. 



Single specimen plant, pink— First. Wm. 

 Schray; second, Gus Eggeling; third, J. 

 Koenig, Jr. 



Single opecimen plant, any other color- 

 First. W. Schray: second, A. Meyer; 

 third, J. Koenig, .Ir. 



Three specimen plants, white, yellow 

 and pink— First. Wm. Schray; second, C. 

 C. Sanders. 



Three "specimen plants, any color— First. 

 Wm. Schray. 



Grown to one fiower in not over 5-inch 

 pots — Fifty plants, one or more varieties 

 —First. A. Meyer; second, C. Young & 

 Sons; third, F. J. Fillmore. 



Twenty-five plants, white, one variety — 

 First, C. C. Sanders: second, C. Young & 

 Sons; third, W. Schray. 



Twenty-five plants, pink, one variety- 

 First, Chas. Beyer: second. A. Meyer. 



Twenty-five plants, yellow— First. A. 

 Meyer; .-.econd, C. Young & Sons; third, 

 F. J. Fillmore. 



Best 24 plants, assorted varieties— First. 

 C. Young & Sons; second. F. J. Fillmore. 



Best 50 -.jlants. assorted colors— First. 

 W. Schray; second, C. Young & Sons. 



Best 24 plants, 8 white, 8 yellow and 8 

 pink (Sec. 7)— First, C. C. Sanders: sec- 

 ond, W. f'chray. 



Best 24 plants, S white. 8 vellow and 8 

 pink (Sec. S)— First. W. Schray. 



Best 20 plants— First, C. Young & Sons: 

 second, C. C. Sanders. 



Best arranged group chrysanthemum 

 plants, to cover 50 square feet— First. 

 Chas. Beyer: second. C. C. Sanders. 



Best arranged group chrysanthemum 

 plants, to cover 100 square feet (Sec. 2)— 

 First. W. Schray: second. C. Beyer; 

 third. A. Meyer. 



Best arranged group chrysanthemum 

 plants, to cover 100 square feet— First, 

 Chas. Beyor; second, C. ■\ oung & Sons; 

 third. J. Koenig, Jr. 



Best arranged group chrysanthemum 

 plants, to cover 25 square feet— First. G. 

 B. Windier; second, C. Beyer. 



SHAW PREMIUMS. 



Collection named palms— First. W. 

 Schray: second. C. Beyer; third, Michel 

 Plant & Bulb Co. 



Collection named begonias— First, Mi- 



