NOVEMBER 16, 18!)9. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



619 



Non-Competitive Display of Geo. Wittbold at the Chicago Show. 



W. W. Edgar and Qr. C. G. Weld 

 enlivened the scenery with collections 

 of plants, chiefly Gloire de Lorraine 

 begonia, and the Harvard Botanic Gar- 

 dens exhibited a huge lot, all fine spec- 

 imens of that plant. 



Wm. Nicholson, M. A. Patten, D. 

 Carmichel and John Pritchard took 

 advantage of the opportunfty to show 

 fine carnations; I. E. Coburn, a pretty 

 display of pansies; Ernst G. Asmus 

 and John Cooke, their new roses, 

 "Liberty" and "Baltimore," and Lager 

 & Hurrell put up the finest show of 

 orchids I ever saw. 



Some of the awards were as follows: 



Awards for Plants. 



Chrysanthemums — Display of 12 

 named plants, any or all classes, dis- 

 tinct varieties, Mrs. B. P. Cheney; sec- 

 ond, J. S. Bailey; third, Walter Hunne- 

 well; fourth, E. S. Converse. Three 

 Japanese incurved, Mrs. B. P. Cheney; 

 specimen incurved, named variety, 

 Mrs. B. P. Cheney; second. James 

 Garthley; third, Mrs. B. P. Che- 

 ney. Specimen reflexed, named va- 

 riety, Mrs. B. P. Cheney, first, sec- 

 ond and third. Specimen anemone, 

 flowered, named variety, Walter Hun- 

 newell; second, James Garthley. Spec- 

 imen pompon, named variety, Mrs. B. 

 P. Cheney; second. Walter Hunnewell. 

 Twelve plants of 12 different varieties, 

 grown to one stem and bloom, in not 

 over 6-inch pots, preference being 

 given to plants not more than three 

 feet in height, C. H. Souther; second, 



Dr. C. G. Weld; third, E. S. Converse; 

 fourth, H. Dumaresq. Six plants 

 grown as above, but all of one color, 

 red, Dr. C. G. Weld; second, H. Du- 

 maresq; third, E. S. Converse; white, 

 Dr. C. G. Weld; second, E. S. Con- 

 verse; third, C. H. Souther; pink, C. 

 H. Souther; second and third, Dr. C. 

 G. Weld; yellow, first and second, 

 James Nicol; third, E. S. Converse; 

 any other color. Dr. C. G. Weld; sec- 

 ond, C. H. Souther; third, E. S. Con- 

 verse. Six plants grown in bush form, 

 in not over 8-inch pots, without stakes, 

 first and second, Walter Hunnewell. 

 Group of chrysanthemums, arranged 

 for effect, with palms and decorated 

 foliaged plants, limited to 100 square 

 feet, first and second, Mrs. J. L. Gard- 

 ner; third, E. S. Converse. 



Gratuities — Harvard Botanic Garden, 

 display of chrysanthemums, James 

 Garthley. specimen plant, chrysanthe- 

 mum; Lager & Hurrell, display of or- 

 chids; Harvard Botanic Garden, bego- 

 nia Gloire de Lorraine; Dr. C. G. Weld, 

 begonia Gloire de Lorraine; Wm. W. 

 Edgar, begonia Gloire de Lorraine, 

 ferns and dracaenas. 



Awards for Flowers. 



Special prizes, Josiah Bradlee fund — 

 25 blooms of 25 distinct varieties, 

 named, Mrs. P. B. Cheney; second. Ar- 

 thur F. Whitin; third. Col. Charles 

 Pfaff. Six vases of six named varie- 

 ties, 10 blooms each, Waban conserva- 

 tories; second, Norris P. Coniley. 



Henry A. Gane memorial fund — For 



the best 12 specimen blooms of any of 

 the seedling chrysanthemums originat- 

 ed by the late Henry A. Gane, Waban 

 conservatories. 



Society's Prizes. 



Twelve cut blooms, incurved, named, 

 C. H. Souther; second, E. S. Converse. 

 Japanese incurved, Mrs. B. P. Cheney; 

 second, Col. Charles Pfaff; third, E. S. 

 Converse. Anemone, C. H. Souther; 

 second, Dr. C. G. Weld; third, E. S. 

 Converse. Six cut blooms, incurved, 

 named, Dr. C. G. Weld; second, E. S. 

 ese. C. H. Souther; second, Mrs. B. P. 

 Cheney; third, Edwin Whitin. Japan- 

 ese, incurved, C. H. Souther; second, 

 Edward Whitin. Reflexed, C. H. South- 

 er; second, Mrs. B. P. Cheney; third, 

 E. S. Converse. Anemone, E. S. Con- 

 verse; second. John Thomas; third, C. 

 H. Souther. Twelve sprays, Japanese, 

 naturally grown, stems 24 inches or 

 over, not less than six named varie- 

 ties, the second prize to Norris F. Corn- 

 ley. Pompons, J. W. Howard. Twelve 

 best varieties, named, introductions of 

 the current year, C. H. Souther; sec- 

 ond, J. W. Howard. Vase of 10 blooms 

 on long stems, red, named, Mrs. B. P. 

 Cheney, John Shrimpton; second, H. 

 Dumaresq, same variety; third, E. S. 

 Converse, same variety. White, Waban 

 conservatories, Mrs. Jerome Jones; 

 second, Mrs. B. P. Cheney, Mutual 

 Friend; third, E. S. Converse, Mrs. J. 

 Peabody. Yellow, Waban conservato- 

 ries, Peter Kay; second, Mrs. B. P. 

 Cheney, same variety; third, the same 

 for Mai. Bonnaffon. Any other color, 



