NOVEMBER 10, 1S99. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



617 



Non-Competitive Display bv E. Wienhoeber, at the Chicago Show. Flowers mainly Oncidium Varicosum and O. Var. Rogersii. 



son, the display of roses was disap- 

 pointing; not in quality, but in quan- 

 tity. It will be a glorious day for 

 American floriculture when growers 

 and exhibitors in general can stand to 

 be beaten once in a while and cease to 

 consider only the "big dollar" prize 

 money. 



There was an object lesson at this 

 show that shone out brighter than 

 all others. The finest plants and flow- 

 ers there were marked "Not for Com- 

 petition." These were the grand ex- 

 hibits by Wm. Duckham and Arthur 

 Herrington. These two gentlemen 

 sacrifice everything in order to encour- 

 age compe titio n, but the club should 

 adopt some way of rewarding them. 



Mr. Herrington was in Chicago act- 

 ing as one of the judges at the show- 

 in that city, but was represented here 

 by a fine table of orchids, a group of 

 well grown ferns and palms and sev- 

 eral vases of grand chrysanthemums. 



Wm. Duckham exhibited a central 

 group of chrysanthemums and foliage 

 plants that couldn't be beaten any- 

 where; his ten vases of cut chrysan- 

 themums were superb, they were Mrs. 

 J. Peabody, Chas. Davis, Mrs. H. 

 Weeks, Modesto, Viviand-Morel, Major 

 Bonnaffon, Chevr, De Leach, Mme. 

 Carnot, Mayflower, etc., and a vase of 

 mixed; these were easily the best 

 blooms at the show. Carnot was the 

 largest. The exhibit was awarded a 

 silver medal. Other awards in cut 

 mums were: 



For 6 blooms, other than yellow or 

 white, first, Henry Hentz, with Helen 



Bloodgood; second, Geo. E. Kissel. 



For 18 blooms, three varieties, first, 

 Marmaduke Tilden; second, George 

 Bird. 



For 6 blooms, yellow, first, Marma- 

 duke Tilden, with Golden Wedding; 

 second, John N. May, with Mrs. T. L. 

 Park. 



For 12 mixed blooms, first, Marma- 

 duke Tilden; second, Mrs. J. Catlin. 



For 6 blooms, white, first, Geo. E. 

 Kissel, with Evangeline; second, John 

 N. May, with Merza. 



John N. May showed, not for com- 

 petition, 12 varieties of pompons. 

 They were one of the most interesting 

 features at the show and attracted 

 much attention. 



Cut Roses. 



For 18 American Beauties, first, 

 Walter Reid. 



For 12 American Beauties, first, 

 Henry Hentz; second, Marmaduke 

 Tilden. 



For 18 Bridesmaids, first, Henry 

 Hentz: second, Jas. J. Ryan. 



For 18 Brides, first, Frank Burnett; 

 second, Henry Hentz. 



For 6 Bridesmaids, first, Frank 

 Burnett; second, Walter Reid. 



For 6 Brides, first, Frank Burnett; 

 second, Jas. J. Ryan. 



For collection of roses, four varie- 

 ties, first, Elwood Brant. 



Ernst Asmus, West Hoboken. ex- 

 hibited a vase of the new rose Liberty, 

 for which he received a certificate of 

 merit. 



The Chatham Rose Company show- 

 ed some well grown Meteors. One rea- 

 son given for many absentees on the 

 rose bench was that mildew was very 

 prevalent in this section just now. 

 There is scarcely anything but Brides 

 and Maids grown around Madison. 



In carnations 0. Kieser won first in 

 the one class competed for; 18 blooms, 

 three varieties. 



J. W. Feeter, Highlands, N. Y., car- 

 ried away the violet prize and he was 

 all alone at it, too. 



The groups of plants were all ar- 

 ranged in the same way, "side 

 groups." 



For groups of foliage plants, first, 

 E. C. McFadden, Short Hills; second, 

 Mrs. J. Catlin, J. A. Coren, gardener; 

 third, Wm. Carlton. 



For groups of chrysanthemums and 

 foliage plants, first, J. Davis; second, 

 Jas. A. Coren, gardener to Mrs. J. Cat- 

 lin; third, John Jones, Convent Sta- 

 tion. 



In flowering plants. Wm. Carlton 

 won two first prizes. John J. Foley, 

 the Bowery florist, exhibited a pretty 

 group of plants, also a Bride and 

 Bridesmaid bouquet and basket, all of 

 which flowers were not for competi- 

 tion. 



Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J.,, 

 made a choice display of orchids, 

 among which were magnificent blooms, 

 of Cattleya labiata. 



Henry Hentz exhibited cotton plants 

 in pots. They were very interesting 

 and we think economical plants are 



