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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



OcroiiKK 31, 1901. 



ties; Henry Hentz, Jr., on 25 Brides- 

 maids and 25 Brides, F. Boulon on 25 

 I'erles and Miss C. Macj- on 25 any 

 ■ ther variety. 



In carnations the Cottage Gardens 

 (C. W. Ward) won firsts on 50 Law- 

 sons, 25 any other color, introduction 

 of 1901 (with Roosevelt), 100 blooms 

 of one variety, seedlings admissible 

 (with Viola Allen, the prettiest and oth- 

 erwise best striped flower at the show), 

 best display of carnations (with 50 each 

 of Viola Allen, J. Manley, Novelty, 

 Bradt, McGowan, Roosevelt, Gov. Odell, 

 Harry Fenn, Morning Glory and Lavv- 

 son^a great display), and a silver cup 

 for best display of Gov. Roosevelt. 

 John Reimals won firsts on 50 Gomez, 

 50 Lord, 50 Scott, 50 any other pink 

 (with Maud Adams) and 50 any other 

 yellow. John H. Taylor was first on 

 50 Maceo, 50 Prosperity and 50 Bradt, 

 Dailledouze Bros, took firsts on 50 any 

 other crimson (with Roosevelt), 50 Mrs. 

 James Dean, 25 white, introduction of 

 1901 (with Lorna), and 25 pink, in- 

 troduction of 1901 (with Floriana, 

 which Mr. Ward gave special praise). 

 Peter Fisher, Ellis, Mass., won first for 

 50 any other striped variety with his 

 very full and large seedling No. 190. 

 F. Boulon was first on 50 Joost. 



In the classes for chrysanthemum cut 

 blooms A. Herrington won firsts on 24 

 blooms in 4 varieties 6 of each (with H. 

 Hurrell, H. Sunderbrueh, Nellie Pockett 

 and Robinson), 18 blooms in 3 varieties 

 6 of each (with Appleton, Hurrell and 

 Robinson), 12 blooms in 4 varieties 3 

 of each (with Mrs. H. Weeks, 0. P. 

 Bassett, Appleton and Soliel d'Octobre), 

 12 white (with Robinson), 12 yellow 



feet Thos. Young, Jr., was first with a 

 fine handle basket containing several 

 hundred Cattleya labiata, the greens 

 used being plants of Adiantum Farley- 

 ense. The handle was trimmed with 

 great masses of Oncidium varicosum. 

 Very broad cattleya ribbon was used for 

 embellishment. It was very attractive 

 and in addition to the prize was award- 

 ed a certificate of merit. 



On dinner table decoration for 12 

 persons first prize was not awarded. 

 Second was awarded to Bloomingdale 

 Bros., wliose table was decorated with 

 Adiantum Farleyense and the new rose 

 Mrs. Oliver Ames, and Mme. de Watte- 

 ville. It was illuminated by electric 

 fairy lamps. On bridal bouquet H. Hes- 

 sion was first and the Rosary Co. sec- 

 ond. Both bouquets were of valley with 

 cluster of Dendrobium formosuni, with 

 shower efl'ects in ribbons. On best filled 

 epergne W. Burnham, with Blooming- 

 dale Bros., was first, ferns, etc., being 

 used. For handle basket H. Hession 

 was first with a basket of Meteors and 

 Cusins and a cluster of pink carnations, 

 ribbons to match. 



The S. A. F. silver medal was award- 

 ed to John N. May for the new rose Mrs. 

 Oliver Ames, and the bronze medal to 

 Dailledouze Bros, for the scarlet seed- 

 ling carnation "G. D. I." The certifi- 

 cate of merit went to Wm. Duekham for 

 Dracaena Curtisii. Mr. May's rose at- 

 tracted much attention and won praise 

 from all. It is a sport from Mrs. Mor- 

 gan and it is a beautiful delicate pink. 

 It keeps very well and should be very 

 popular. 



The Chrysanthemum Society's certifi- 

 cate was awarded to C. W. Kleinheiijz, 





Display of Carnations by the Cottage Gardens at the New York Show. 



(with H. Sunderbrueh), 12 pink, 12 auy 

 other color ( with Nellie Pockett ) , G 

 white (with Robinson), G crimson (with 

 H. J. Jones), 6 any other color (with 

 Mrs. T. Carrington), 50 blooms one va- 

 riety (with some grand Robinsons), and 

 the Chrysanthemum Society's silver cup 

 for 10 blooms of any one variety with 

 Mrs. H. Robinson, the best ever shown 

 in New York. Wm. Duekham entered 

 with Mrs. J. R. Trainor, the largest 

 blooms ever put up on this continent, 

 but it lost on color. Middleton staged 

 Appleton, as did also Herrington and 

 Anderson. Brennecke and Powell 

 showed Robinsons. They were all grantt." 



Wm. Dutkbain was first on 6 each of 

 G varieties (with Yellow Carnot, Apple- 

 ton. Pvobin-ii;n, Mme. Carnot, Mrs. J. B. 

 Trainer and Soliel d'Octobre). Rich- 

 ter & Barton were first on 6 yellow 

 (with Appleton). I. L. Powell was 

 first on 6 pink (with Glory of the Pa- 

 cific) . 



On basket of orchids arranged for ef- 



Ogontz, Pa., for the variety Josephine, 

 a yellow, which scored 87 points. 



.J. Fay won the silver medal for 100 

 double violets, Thos. Devoy & Son sec- 

 ond. F. Boulon won first on lOO single 

 blue. The special of $50 for 500 Marie 

 Louise was won by Stanton Rockefeller, 

 Rhinebeck, N. Y., and he deserves spe- 

 cial praise. The special for 25 Beauties 

 was won by A. Farenwald, Hillside, Pa. 



Certificates of merit were awarded 

 to Geo. Field, Washington, for best ex- 

 hibit of cut orchids (a splendid lot of 

 blooms showing exceptional culture, the 

 Vanda ccerulea being the best seen here 

 this season) ; to L. Schmutz for large 

 group of fine rubbers ; to .T. ]\T. Keller, 

 for group of stoves aihl ^iriiihouse 

 plants; to H. A. Drecr, ]'liiln.l.'l].lii,r, for 

 a fine group of Cibotium J^c liciilci ; to 

 D. Clark & Sons, for two large Rhapis 

 flabelliformis; to Cottage Gardens, for 

 Canna Black Beauty, Begonia Rex and 

 Adiantum Charlotti; to W. H. Brower's 

 Sons, for three plants of Ficus nidus; 



to A. L. Miller, fur Dahlia camellia- 

 flora; to W. H. Wood, for collection of 

 dahlias; to F. Boulon, for group of 

 standard violet plants ; to H. Beaulieu, 

 for collection of dahlias, cosmos, etc.; 

 to W. Edgar, for tree ferns and cycas; 

 to J. L. Childs for group of Tritoma 

 Pfitzeri ; to Sicbrecht & Son, for rock- 

 work filled with ferns; to Chas. Len- 

 ker, for exhibit of cosmos, dahlias and 

 eulalia. 



F. Dressel received a silver medal for 

 a fine group of branching rubbers. Spe- 

 cial mention was given Bloomingdale 

 Bros, for a group of cacti. 



In the classes for private gardeners 

 only C. J. Maynard, gardener for Geo. 

 Schlegel, was first on table of orchids 

 arranged for effect, and E. A. Parker, 

 gardener to Joseph Milbank, was first 

 on three orchid plants. 



In roses, carnations and chrysanthe- 

 mums the prizes were divided among 

 W. Duekham, gardener to D. W. James; 

 I. L. Powell, gardener to Samuel 

 Thorne; A. Grierson, gardener to H 

 Arnold; Wm. Scott, gardener to Joseph 

 Eastman; J. Fay, gardener to W. Sew 

 ard Webb; George Hale, gardener to E 

 D. Adams ; and George Middleton, gar 

 dener to W. D. Rockefeller. 



In the classes for fruits and vegeta 

 hies the winners of prizes included Mrs, 

 O. Hoyt, A. Herrington, Wm. Scott, W, 

 H. Waite, F. B. Kelley, William Duck 

 ham and J. Caunce. 



The Market. 



There is very little to record in the 

 general news line. Business is in the 

 half way stage. Mums are pouring into 

 the market. Prices on the various es- 

 tablished grades are as follows: Beau- 

 ties, 30, 20, 15, 8 to 10, 3 to 6, 1; Brides 

 and Maids, 8, 4 to 6, 2, 1 ; Meteors, 12, 

 10, 6, 3, 1.50; Victorias, 12, 8, 4, 2, 1 ; 

 Gates, 6 to 8, 4, 2, 1; Carnots, 8, 4, 2, 

 1; carnations, 1.50 to 3; violets, 1.25 to 

 1.50; gardenias, 10 to 20; smilax, 8 to 

 12. 



The flower shows at Madison, N. J., 

 Poughkeepsie and Tarrytown, N. Y., are 

 expected to be exceptionally good this 

 year and growers of novelties should 

 have their pets represented there. 



Pan-American. 



On Saturday at midnight the bugle 

 will sound "lights out" from several 

 parts of the ground and the most won- 

 derful illumination the world has ever 

 seen up to this day will give place to 

 darkness. But the morning light will 

 find again the fairy scene in all its 

 beauty of color and architecture and 

 then a few short hours and destruction 

 •will commence. We shall not take a 

 hand in its destruction and are heartily 

 glad of it. For the past twenty months 

 our efi'orts here have taken our best 

 thoughts and energy and it has not been 

 in vain. Any one who fills the position 



