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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



NOVEMBER 10, 1399. 



passed as though they were a mere 

 accessory, but when they reach the 

 decorated tables, the bridal bouquets, 

 ■etc., they pause, study and admire. 

 Jin this last class must also be includ- 

 ed the non-competitive displays ar- 

 ranged for effect. 



The increasing use of orchid flowers 

 in these arrangements is worthy of 

 :note. They entered largely into the 

 table decorations this year. The de- 

 corations of these tables are changed 

 daily and there are really four dis- 

 tinct competitions, extending from 

 Wednesday to Saturday, the prizes be- 

 ing awarded according to the number 

 of points scored during the four days. 

 But the prizes are generous: 1st, 

 $125.00; 2d, $90.00; 3d, $60.00: 4th, 

 ^40.00. And the awards for the day 

 are reported so every one lias a 

 chance to be first for one day even if 

 he misses it the rest, and though he 

 may not come in for a prize. The 

 judging is done by a large commit- 

 tee of ladies and is in the main very 

 good, though occasionally some queer 

 results are noted. This year what ap- 

 pealed to the writer as the most artis- 

 tic decoration in the whole series was 

 placed fifth for the day by the judges. 

 This was a small rustic log filled with 

 lily of the valley and white orchids 

 3n the center of the table and four 

 smaller logs similarly filled and placed 

 -on the table at proper distances from 

 the center. The effect was singularly 

 ^beautiful and everyone except the 

 judges thought it was by far the best 

 table for the day. It was by Mr. C. A. 

 Saniuelson. But in many of the com- 



petitions the decisions must have been 

 very difficult. 



The final awards were as follows: 

 1st, A. Lange; 2d, C. A. Samuelson; 

 3d, Anderson Floral Co.; 4th, John 

 Mangel. 



We shall not attempt, to give the 

 awards day by day, but will mention 

 a few of the tables that seem worthy 

 of special note and not mentioned last 

 week. 



A rose center piece by Samuelson, 

 a low mound of Kaiserins, many part- 

 ly developed buds (some quite green) 

 being interspersed with excellent ef- 

 fect, the flowers and buds all radiat- 

 ing outward, the stems longer and 

 longer as they came nearer the table 

 until the effect was completed by 

 very long stemmed flowers laid upon 

 the cloth, stems of sufficiently vary- 

 ing length being used so that grace 

 was preserved. It was very pleasing. 



A carnation center piece by Lange 

 in which the flowers were freely inter- 

 spersed with carnation foliage and 

 partly developed buds, no other foli- 

 age being used. 



By Anderson Floral Co., a center 

 mound of cattleyas and a pair of the 

 same flowers laid at intervals on a 

 frond of Adiantum Farleyense upon 

 the cloth. 



By C. A. Samuelson, a center of 

 Dendrobium Phalaenopsis very gra< 

 fully arranged with four small plaques 

 of the same flowers and a few sprays 

 laid on the cloth. 



By John Mangel, a center of cattle- 

 yas and Dendrobium Phalaenopsis 

 over Asparagus Sprengerii. ami loose 



sprays of cattleyas reaching out on the 

 doth. 



By W. L. Rock, Kansas City, a cen- 

 ter of Dendrobium formosum in Adi- 

 antum gracillimum. Also a center of 

 (ypripedium insigne in adiantums. 



An interesting table was one that 

 was classed last for the day, and from 

 wnieh the exhibitor had removed his 

 tame. It was mainly foliage, which 

 included leaves of crotons, sansevei- 

 ras, peperomias, nephrolepis, Aspara- 

 gus plumosus, etc. The only flowers 

 used were a very few orchids and a 

 few sprays of bouvardia. It was odd 

 and pretty in a way, but the effect was 

 rather heavy and sombre. 



O. J. Friedman exhibited decorated 

 buffet tables, not for competition, and 

 some of them were very handsome, 

 orchids being quite freely used. 



The vases of roses and chrysanthe- 

 mums were all pretty and well ar- 

 ranged but presented no new features. 



W. L. Rock, Kansas City, was first 

 for vase of roses arranged for effect; 

 A. Lange for vase of chrysanthemums 

 arranged for effect and for bridal bou- 

 quet. 



Carnations. 



The competition in the carnation 

 classes on Thursday was much sharp- 

 er than in roses the day before. Bas- 

 sett & Washburn won firsts for 50 

 blooms Flora Hill, 50 any other white, 

 50 Jubilee, 50 Mrs. McBurney, and 50 

 Frances Joost. Anton Then was first 

 for 50 Lizzie McGowan and 50 Ar- 

 gyle. Chicago Carnation Company 

 came in first for 50 White Cloud, 50 



Non-Competitive display by C. A. Samuelson at the Chicago Show. 



