The Weekly Florists' Review. 



545 



The decorated portrait in the carriage shown on the opposite page. Both decorations 

 by John Mangel, Chicago. 



10 varieties of shows. L. A. 

 Martin, Greenwich, Conn., won first on 

 display of pompons. Beaulieu, of Wood- 

 haven, exhibited several of his new dah- 

 lias. 



This was practically the annual exhibi- 

 tion of the American Dahlia Society, the 

 remnants of which met on Wednesday 

 afternoon and reluctantly decided that 

 the attempt to keep up such a society 

 was a failure. This is a gi-eat pity. 

 ■ The present classification is very 

 faulty and steps should be taken to more 

 properly define the types. Single dahlias 

 seem to have gone out of fashion, and 

 "shows" and "fancies" don't seem to be 

 very popular in this country; pompons, 

 cactus and what are strangely classed as 

 "Decoratives" are the types most popu- 

 lar here, and the fifty best varieties of 

 the two latter sections exhibited at this 

 show were Baron Schroeder, Africa, 

 Oban, Princess Christian, J. Roach, 

 Kingfisher, Proserpine, Radiance, Ken- 

 neth, Octopus, Merry Service, Mrs. Peart, 

 Mrs. F. Fell, Earl of Pembroke, Standard 

 Bearer, Wiltshire Lass, Cinderella, Star- 

 fish, Beatrice, Bridesmaid, Matchless, 

 Brittania, Arachne, Laverstock Beauty, 



Clifford Bruton, Gloriosa, Mrs. Barnes, 

 Mrs. Turner, Island Queen, Alpha, Fusil- 

 ier, Green's White, Night, The Czar, 

 Princess Eve, Ernest Oannell, Ruby, Pa- 

 pa Charmet, Eclair, Capstan, Wm. Jew- 

 ett, John Halifax, Mrs. Dickson. There 

 is of course a similarity of color in 

 many of these, but the forms differ and 

 they embrace every shade; all of them 

 are extra fine and well worth growing. 



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

 exhibited and won a special prize for a 

 most beautiful group of orchids, which 

 included many varieties. We never saw 

 a finer spike of Vanda coerulea nor 

 larger Cattleya labiatas and C. Gigas; 

 they were very beautiful. C. labiata var. 

 tessallata was fine, so was their C. Suav- 

 iar and C. chrysotoxa, a new form of 

 Laelia praestans and a fine piece of Stan- 

 hopea Amesiana. Julius Roehrs, Ruth- 

 erford, N. J., showed some choice orchids 

 'and decorative plants, as did Siebrecht & 

 Son, of New Roehelle, and Geo. Hale, of 

 Seabright. Perhaps there was never a 

 finer lot of fancy colored caladiums 

 shown here than those of W. A. Manda ; 

 there were many beautiful new ones in 

 the group. A. Hallock, of Queens, staged 



a fine collection of hardy phlox, and 

 Tritoma Pfitzeri, exhibited by J. L. 

 Childs, showed up immensely; all the 

 above were awarded special prizes. 



There was quitg a display of hot- 

 house grapes. Wm. Scott, Tarrytowu, 

 N. Y., won first on two bunches of Mus- 

 cat Hamburg; first on two bunches of 

 Muscat of Alexandria; they were very 

 large bunches. A. Herrington, Madison, 

 N. J., won second on two bunches of 

 white and second on two bunches of 

 black. Geo. Hale won first on collection 

 with two bunches each of Lady Downs, 

 Golden Hamburg, Gros Merve, Muscat 

 Hamburg, Muscat of Alexandria and 

 Black Alicante. Howard Nicol won sec- 

 ond on collection. Ellwanger & Barry, 

 •of Rochester, displayed a magnificent 

 collection of pears and other fruit, win- 

 ning several prizes. 



L. A. Martin, Greenwich, Conn.; A. 

 M. Warner, Baiting Hollow, N. Y.; H. 

 J. Reeve, Mattituck, L. I.; F. H. Tuthill, 

 Jamesport. N. Y.; R. C. Kayton, Ellis- 

 Iburg, N. Y.; Wm. Scott, Tarrytown, N. 

 Y. : H. Nicol, Yonkers, N. Y. ; Alex Mair, 

 Oakdale, L. I. ; James E. Caunce, Larch- 

 niont Manor, N. Y.; M. L. Bell, Sparkill, 

 X. Y. ; T. Garrett, Oakdale. L. I. ; T. G. 

 Bourne, Oakdale, L. I.; J. T. Young, 

 Laurel, N. Y.; C. C. Crosby, Montclair, 

 N. J.; all names celebrated by excellence 

 in fruit and vegetable culture, divided 

 the long list of prizes for same with most 

 creditable exhibits. Cornell University 

 was a large exhibitor, showing many 

 novelties and well grown specimens. 



A chrysanthemum show will be held 

 in these rooms in November, with $500 

 ofl'ered as prizes. 



Bowling. 



The new bowling club organized among 

 the employes of the wholesale florists 

 met during the past week and elected the 

 following ofiicers: President, Adolphe 

 Riedlenger; secretary, Arthur Wiese; 

 treasurer, William Sampson, and Capt. 

 James Coyle. A challenge was issued to 

 the retailers to bowl this (Tuesday) 

 night. Scores rolled on Saturday night 

 on the Twenty-sixth street alleys were: 



A. Riedlenger m 12S 



A. Wiese 161 182 



M. Sampson 102 107 



A. Hunt 130 115 



H. C. Reidel 109 118 



W. Sampson no 120 



S. Dyde 102 120 



H. Wisterkemp iso no 



J Suplee 137 125 



W. Donohue 150 140 



Much interest is taken in this club 

 among the younger element in the flor- 

 ists' trade and there is no doubt but 

 that it will soon be numerically very 

 strong. It is hoped they will challenge 

 the junior team of the New York Flor- 

 ists' Bowling Club shortly. Of course 

 being only beginners they cannot yet 

 cope with the experts. 



The New York Florists' bowling team 

 have challenged the Philadelphia Flor- 

 ists- bowling team and a hot time is 

 anticipated when the match comes oflT. 

 J. L D. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



Business has taken on a fall turn 

 this week. The aster, ruler of the Sep- 

 tember market, has been replaced by 

 the dahlia, which bids fair to rule the 

 market during October. This flower is 

 a revelation, a wonderful improvement 

 over the dahlia of five years ago. The 

 retailers are taking them up in earnest, 

 as a glance at their windows will show. 



