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The Weekly Florists* Review. 



was remarkably deep. It measured '21i 

 inches in circumference aiul 18 inches 

 over the top. 



But though Eaton certainly takes first 

 position as to size Mrs. Robinson is still 

 at the head for color, form and finish. 

 Eaton shows an unfinished center as a 

 rule, though this inijierfection is less 

 noticeable tliis year than when shown 

 last year by the originator. Eaton is 

 certainly a most decided acquisition and 

 it will probably improve in finish as the 

 growers come to understand its peculi- 

 arities better. 



The classes for 25 blooms of a vari- 

 ety made a grand feature. But the exhib- 

 itors were somewhat wearied by a new 

 rule renniiiiiL: ilu- cntiics to be judged 

 twice, one r ,11 ih, M|HimiL; day and again 

 twenty-ti.ui hnui^ l.H.i. This rule 

 might be u.-rlul in llir .av,. (if carnations 



taking second with the same variety. 



For 25 pink II. \V. Buckbee was first 

 with Vhian.IM..i,l. T,„.l,Iniann Bros. 

 Co. tnkiiiL' ~r. 1 \\iili III. -nine sort. 



For L':. i.il i;, i:, lini a i .i, were first 

 with CiMi. W. ( hil.U ;inil II. \V. Buckbee 

 second with Black Hawk. 



For 25 bronze Poehlmann Bros. Co. 

 were first and Hill & Co. second. For 

 best 25 any other color Poehlmann Bros. 

 Co. were first with Mrs. O. P. Bassett. 



N. Smith & Son were first and E. G. 

 Hill & Co. second in class for 12 varie- 

 ties one-bloom of each. 



For best 6 white Hill was first and 

 Poehlmann second, both with Eaton. 



For 6 yellow Vaughan was first with 

 Appleton and Poehlmann second with 

 same variety. 



For 6 pink Jos. Labo was first with 

 Morel and Vaughan second with Yann- 



A. Herrington's Second Pri;e, 3b Blooms in b Varietitis, at the New York Show. 



or roses but it seems ratlier absurd as 

 applied to chrysanthemums. As a result 

 the competitors were unable to display 

 any awards won until the second day. 



in the class for twenty-five white E. 

 G. Hill & Co. entered .some immense 

 Timothy Eaton; Poehlmann Bros, some 

 of the finest Mrs. Robinson we have ever 

 seen (they ran about 18 inches in cir- 

 cumference and 13 inches over, and of 

 very fine color and perfect form). An- 

 ton Then and Bassett & Washburn grand 

 Eatons, and H. W. Buckbee, John Felke, 

 Sr., and Peter Reinberg excellent Robin- 

 sons. It was a case of Eaton and Robin- 

 Size won, E. G. Hill & Co.'s Eatons 

 •taking first and Anton Then's Eatons 

 taking second. 



For 25 yellow N. Smith & Son were 

 first with Appleton, Poehlmann Bros. Co. 



riva. For red Hill was first with Cas- 

 co and Poehlmann second with Shrimp- 

 ton. For G bronze Jos. Labo was first 

 with Chas. Davis and Smith & Son sec- 

 ond with Kate Broomhead. For G anv 

 other color F. Bahr was first with ilrs. 

 W. C. Egan and Otto Speidel second. 



In the class for best collection, one 

 bloom each, not less than 40 varieties, 

 there were some strong entries. E. G. 

 Hill & Co. were first, N. Smith & Son 

 second and H. W. Buckbee third. 



Plants. 



In chrjfsanthemuni plants the pic- 

 miums were divided between M. A. Ky- 

 erson (Jnlm Reanlnn, gardener), A. S. 

 Trudc. .1. .1. Mil.licll TGco. Woodward. 

 ■.ardeniTi. .1. ( . \':nij.'han, Gunnar Teil- 

 mann. S. Miiii ami Hill & Co. 



Vaughan was first on grafted plant and 

 3 standard geraniums; M. A. Kyerson 

 on 12 white cosmos, 12 pink cosmos and 

 pair Acalypha Sanderi; S. Muir on 5 

 Glory Lorraine begonias, 25 Primula 

 obconica, collection of ferns and G Arau- 

 carias; Kalous Bros, on 10 cyclamen; F. 

 Bahr on 25 Chinese primulas; E. G. Uih- 

 lein on collection of orchids and 2 dra- 

 ca;nas; J. J. Mitchell on 2 araucarias 

 and 2 crotons; A. S. Trude on 2 other 

 decorative plants; Mrs. Geo. M. Pullman 

 on display of decorative plants arranged 

 for eflect; Guardian Angel Orphan Asy- 

 lum (N. A. Schmitz, gardener) for group 

 decorative plants open to commercial 

 florists only. 



Notes. 



The display of roses on ^Vednesday 

 was very good and the competition in-" 

 teresting. They must be passed upon 

 again Thursday by the judges before 

 awards are announced. 



On Wednesday began the competition 

 in table decorations. The only one in 

 which award has so far been made is in 

 the first of the specials ottered by the 

 lady judges for the decoration that would 

 be "supplied to customers, for $12. A. 

 Lange ' won first and Walter Retzer & 

 Co. second. The table decorations are 

 almost solely low center mounds of chrys- 

 antlicniums. The 'continued demands of 

 till' laily judges during previous years 

 tnr simplicity has evidently resulted in 

 deterring any competitor from deviating 

 from the very simplest form. It is in- 

 teresting but not very educational. 



In addition to the special display in 

 the foyer Walter Retzer & Co. have ar- 

 ranged a bower of greenery illuminated 

 with electric lights on the upper fioor. 



VINCA VARIEGATA. 



For many years the trailing vinca has 

 gained in popularity for edging vases 

 and bo.xes and last year it was not over 

 plentiful. Perhaps it is not generally 

 known that, being of a deciduous na- 

 ture, it should be treated accordingly. 



Those who pride themselves on their 

 fine window box filling will use only 

 good plants and they must be not less 

 than three feet long and well grown and 

 colored. Yet the market is full of short, 

 stubby plants 12 to 18 inches long and 

 scrawny. 



In the fall they generally average 

 alike yet by spring the dift'erence is ap- 

 parent, and whyV Not noting their de- 

 ciduous character the plants are dug 

 up, cut back anc the growth forced be- 

 fore the plant has had a chance to 

 ripen and store up within itself strength 

 to make its new growth. They should 

 be allo»e<l to gradually die back to the 

 crown shoots and then these would break 

 of their own accord. 



Feeding at this time also helps ma- 

 terially and even if the room occupied 

 by the bulk of the plants in the fall is 

 considerable it is more than repaid by 

 the condition and appearance of the 

 plants in the spring. J. 0. E. 



Lake Geneva, Wi.s. — Last spring Mr. 

 F. R. Chandler sohl his fine private place 

 here to Mr. John J. Mitchell. Jlelchior 

 Luetsehg remained as gardener with Mr, 

 Jlitchell and is still in charge. He has 

 made many changes and improvements 

 the past 



Nyack, N. Y. — The name of H. Hogan 

 appears in the trade directory, but there 

 is no such party here. It sliould be M. 

 ,r. Hoban. 



