The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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THE EXHIBITIONS, 



CHICAGO. 



Roses. 



As was noted last week and as will 

 be seen by the engraving in this week's 

 issue, there was a fine display of roses, 

 and tlie contest was very interesting. 

 Following are the awards: 



Twenty-five Golden Gate (special prize of 

 42B.00 ottered by the American Rose Co., Wash- 

 ington. D. C), Bassett & Washburn. 



Twenty-five American Beauties— 1st, Peter 

 Relnberg; 2nd, Reinberg & Weiland. 



Forty Kaiserln— 1st Bassett & Washburn; 

 2nd, Peter Reinberg. 



Forty Bride— 1st. South Park Floral Co.; 

 2nd, Bassett & Washburn. 



Forty Bridesmaid— 1st, Peter Reinberg; 2nd, 

 South Park Floral Co. 



Forty Meteors— 1st, South Park Floral Co.; 

 2nd, Poehlmann Bros. Co. 



Forty Perles— 1st, Bassett & Washburn; 2nd, 

 Peter Reinberg. 



Twenty-five Golden Gate — 1st. Poehlmann 

 Bros. Co.; 2nd. South Park Floral Co. 



Twenty-five Liberty— 1st, Bassett & Wash- 

 burn; 2nd. Peter Reinberg. 



Twenty-five Marquise Litta— 1st, Bassett & 

 Washburn. 



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wliites. It was decidedly tlie best white 

 on exhibition and it will evidently be 

 an important factor in the cut flower 

 market. Judging by these flowers, which 

 left practically nothing to be desired in 

 form, color and stem, no one will make 

 a mistake in planting this for white. 



In the pinks Mrs. Lawson held her 

 own well and seems to have a strong 

 hold on first position in this class. 



In scarlets America seemed to have 

 gained a few points on G. H. Crane, es- 

 pecially in stem, as shown here. 



A large vase of Mrs. H. N. Higin- 

 botham, a light pink not yet introduced 

 (shown by the Chicago Carnation Co.), 

 was very beautiful, and this variety will 

 undoubtedly take the place of all of the 

 Daybreak type. The flowers are large, 

 of fine form, borne on strong stems, and 

 the blooms are delightfully fragrant. It 

 easily discounts Daybreak at its very 

 best and the niche left vacant by the 

 former favorite will be more than filled. 



Fltty Marquis— 1st Bassett & Washburn; 

 2nd. Chicago Carnation Co. 



Fifty Lawson— 1st, Bassett & Washburn; 

 2nd. Chicago Carnation Co. 



Fitty Lord— 1st, Peter Reinberg; 2nd, Harms 

 Park Floral Co. 



Fifty Crocker— 1st, Harms Park Floral Co.; 

 2nd. H. W. Buckbee. 



Fitty Joost— 1st, Ai 

 Reinberg. 



Then ; 2nd, Peter 



Fifty Mrs. Jas. Dean— 2nd, Bassett & Wash- 

 Fifty Morning Glory— 1st. Bassett & Wash- 

 burn; 2nd, Harms Park Floral Co. 



Fifty Triumph— 1st, Anton Then; 2nd. Sin- 

 ner Bros. 



Fifty any other pink not lighter than Scott— 

 1st, Sinner Bros.; 2na, Guardian Angel Orphan 



Fltty Irene— 1st, Crabb & Hunter. 



Twenty-five Irene — 1st, Crabb & Hunter. 



Fifty Armazlndy— 1st, Guardian Angel Or- 

 phan Asylum; 2nd, Burlington Route. 



Fifty Mrs. Bradt— 1st, Bassett & Washburn; 

 2nd, John Felke. 



Fifty any other striped— 1st and 2nd divided 

 between Chicago Carnation Co. and Peter 

 Reinberg. 



Fitty Gold Nugget— 1st, Bassett & Washburn. 



Twenty-five Blooms, white. Introduction of 

 1901— 1st, Chicago Carnation Co. (with Bon 

 Homme Richard); 2nd. Bassett & Washburn 



Twenty-five blooms any other color, intro- 

 duction of 1901— 1st. Bassett & Washburn (with 

 Prosperity); 2nd, Chicago Carnation Co. (with 

 Roosevelt). 



One hundred blooms, one variety— 1st, Chica- 

 go Carnation Co. (witlj Lawson), winning a 



Prosperity showed up well in several 

 classes and has evidently come to stay 

 as a fancy. The flowers shown averaged 



View of Part of the Chicago Show. 



Twenty-five any other variety— 1st. Bassett 

 & Washburn (with Carnot) ; 2nd, Peter Rein- 

 berg (with Chatenay). 



Six American Beauties— 1st. Brant & Noe. 



Twelve Kaiserln— 2nd. W. W. Coles. 



Twelve Bride— 1st, W. W. Coles; 2nd, Jos. 



Twelve Bridesmaid— 1st. W. W. Coles; 2nd, 

 Brant & Noe. 

 ' Twelve any other variety— 1st. W. W. Coles 



Tlie American Rose Co., Washington, 

 D. C, displayed a fine vase of their 

 White Golden Gate, and John N. May 

 a vase of the new rose, Mrs. Oliver 

 Ames. Both received certificates. 



Carnations. 

 The display of carnations on Thurs- 

 day was even better than that of roses 

 on Wednesday. A vase of Norway, H. 

 Weber & Son's new white of last year, 

 exhibited by Bassett & Washburn, showed 

 this variety to be right at the top in 



It was awarded a silver medal. Medals 

 were al^o awarded to the Chicago Car- 

 nation Co. for Mrs. Potter Palmer, scar- 

 let, and Chicot, crimson. 



Following are the carnation awards in 

 detail : 



Fifty Flora Hill— 1st, Bassett & Washburn; 

 2nd. Sinner Bros. 



Fifty Wliite Cloud— 1st, Bassett & Washburn; 

 2nd Sinner Bros. 



Fifty Peru— 2nd, Peter Reinberg. 



Fitty any other white— 1st, Bassett & Wash- 

 bum (with Norway): 2nd. H. W. Buckbee 

 (with Bon Homme Richard). 



Fifty America— 1st, Bassett & Washburn; 

 2nd. Sinner Bros. 



Fifty Red Bradt— 1st, Bassett 



2nd. 



The 



Fifty Crane- 1st. Bassett & Washburn; 2nd. 

 Chicago Carnation Co. 



Fitty any other red— 1st Henry Smith (%vith 

 Estelle). 



Fifty Maceo— 1st. Harms Park Floral Co.; 

 2nd. Basset & Washburn. 



Fltty Gomez— 1st, Harms Park Floral Co.; 

 2nd, Henry Smith. 



Fifty any other crimson— 1st, Chicago Car- 

 nation Co. (with Roosevelt). 



a good three inches in diameter, and 

 that's a big flower as we measure it, 

 with the flower in its natural position. 

 By flattening the flower against the rule 

 it would go 3i inches or over. 



In addition to those awarded medals 

 the Chicago Carnation Co. showed sev- 

 eral very promising seedlings still under 

 number. And they made a fine display 

 of other sorts not for competition. 



In the standard varieties Bassett & 

 Washburn were very strong, as will be 

 seen by the large number of prizes they 



Violets. 

 The display of violets was the largest 

 ever made at a Chicago exhibition. "The 

 liberal special premiums ofl'ered by Mr. 

 E. E: Pieser, of Kennicott Bros. Co., 

 were responsible. Grand Rapids took 

 both, Eli Cross first and Crabb & Hunter 

 second. 



