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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



November 14, 1901. 



first for specimen fern and W. G. Salt- 

 ford second. 



Cut Chrysanthemums. 



The Dielerich prize, $50 for 30 blooms, 

 6 varieties, (i of each, was won by Will- 

 iam Russell, with wonderful flowers of 

 Frank Hardy, Mrs. H. VVoeks, Major 

 Bonnaffon, Mayflower, Golden Wedding 

 and V. Morel. H. E. Shave won first 

 for 12 blooms of white, with Mayflower; 

 S. Horn was second. William" Russell 

 won first for 12 yellows, with 12 magnifi- 

 cent BonnaflTons; Thomas Emerson won 

 second. W. G. Saltford got first for 12 

 pink with V. Morel; S. Horn won sec- 

 ond. For 12 any other color, S. Horn 

 won first with Charles Davis; W. G. 

 Saltford second. 



The Miller prize, $20 for 24 "blooms in 

 4 varieties, 6 of white, pink, yellow and 

 crimson, was won by I. L. Powell, gar- 

 <lener to Samuel Thorne, with the varie- 

 ties .John Shrimpton, Appleton, Morel 

 and Weeks. For vase of 25, arranged for 

 effect, W. G. Gomersall was first with 

 white flowers and autumn foliage, and 

 W. G. Saltford second with Bonnaffons 

 and asparagus. The class for 24 blooms, 

 distinct varieties, bi-ought out an elegant 

 lot of blooms; the winner, Samuel Horn, 

 put up as fine a lot of blooms as has 

 been seen anywhere this season. 

 The varieties were Robinson, Balfour, 

 Modesto, Mme. Deis, Appleton, May- 

 flower, Gold Mine, Morel, Rustique, 

 Golden Wedding, lora, N. Pockett, 

 Weeks, P. Kay, C. Davis, T. L. Park, 

 Carrington, Fee du Champsaur, Phila- 

 delphia, BonnaflTon, G. W. Childs, Eaton, 

 G. J. Warren and Minerva. I. L. Powell 

 won second in this class. For 12 blooms, 

 12 varieties, I. L. Powell won first with 

 A. J. Balfour, Appleton, Malcolm La- 

 mond (the best crimson seen at all the 

 shows). Lawn Tennis, Merza, Bonnaff'on, 

 Weeks, Morel, Minerva, Eaton, Golden 

 Wedding and F. Hardy. R. B. Sexton 

 won second. 



The Sargent prize. $20 for 24 yellow, 

 4 varieties, 6 of each, was won by W. G. 

 Gomersall with Peter Kay, G. J. Warren, 

 Appleton and T. L. Park. The prize for 

 largest bloom in the show was won by 

 W. G. Gomersall with a G. J. Warren 24 

 inches in circumference. 

 Cut Roses. 



For 20 American Beauties, $20, S. 



Horn; collection of roses, 4 varieties, 

 12 of each, prize $25, won by I. L. Pow- 

 ell; 12 Bridesmaids, first, I. L. Powell, 

 second, Mrs. Oakley Thorne; 12 

 Brides, first I. L. Powell, second Mrs. O. 

 Thorne; 12 any other variety, 

 first, T. Emerson, with grand Car- 

 nots; Mrs. 0. Thorne, second. John N. 

 May was awarded a certificate for the 

 new rose Mrs. Oliver Ames. 



Carnations. 



There was quite a good exhibit of car- 

 nations and the quality of flowers was 

 very fine. Charles Barson won first for 

 50 pink with superb Joosts. W. G. Salt- 

 ford won first for 50 red with Crane. 

 For 50 variegated W. G. Saltford was 

 first with Bradt. For 36 blooms, 3 va- 

 rieties, 12 of each, Charles Barson won 

 with Joost, Jubilee and Lawson. Adam 

 Laub & Sons were second. 



The Elliott prize, a beautiful carving 

 set, offered for the same number of 

 blooms as above, was won by Wm. Duck- 

 ham, Madison, N. J., with Lawson, 

 Roosevelt and Bradt. 



The mayor's prize, $15, for 100 

 double violets, was won by Allen Traver, 

 Rhinebeck, N. Y. The Mitchell prize, 

 $10, for 2 bunches of double violets, 

 50 in each, was won by Herman Asher, 

 who also won first for bunch of 50 in 

 the private gardeners' class. 



The Henderson prize for collection of 

 vegetables, the Cook & McCord and W. 

 Atlee Burpee & Co. prizes for same, 

 brought out interesting exhibits. Wm. 

 Scott of Tarrytown won first for 2 

 bunches of black grapes. The Troy 

 prize for best plant raised from seed 

 or cutting by exhibitor, went to David 

 Gindra for a fine specimen of Bonapar- 

 tea hystrix. H. Clinkaberry exhibited a 

 new hybid cypripedium, and W. G. 

 Gomersall a grandly grown fern, and 

 S. Horn, a fine croton in above class. 

 Clarence Reynolds won first in the ama- 

 teur class for flowers arranged for ef- 

 fect. 



For dinner table decorations offered 

 on the first day, Harold Cottam won 

 first with a decoration of Meteors and 

 Adiantum cuncatum. W. G. Saltford 

 decorated his with Golden Gates and 

 ferns. Three tables were shown on the 

 second day. W. G. Gomersall won first 

 with white chrysanthemums and autumn 



foliage. W. G. Saltford had a pretty 

 table with Perles and ferns, and H. Cot- 

 tam used Bridesmaids. Tliese tables 

 were the best seen at the Pouglikecpsie 

 show in years. None of them were up to 

 the Metropolitan standard, but they 

 were good, considering the difliculties i» 

 procuring the right furnishings. , 



F. R. Picrsori s,iil Mveral Bay trees 

 to help fix ii|. Hn ImII, ^ind W. G. Salt- 

 ford, in addiii'iii to l.i iiil' manager, put 

 up scvcrnl i'..]ii|il mii ni ,ii v groups. A 



I)lc:i>iii',' fr:iliiii> jl I llii, i-vliibitioD 



wa^ lli:it 111.' |H in- ip.il r\li)l,ii.ii-.i made 

 frii-iiaiy «:iL'ri, t!,,H il;.;. umiiM beat 

 eacli iiliicr iic\l y.n. 1 he jiidges were 

 A. Herrington, Henry Siebrecht, J. I. 

 Donlan and Wm. Scott. 



J. I. Donlan. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Philadelphia show was opened to 

 the public tonight (Tuesday) in Horti- 

 cultural hall. It is a fine exhibition, 

 reflecting great credit on all the work- 

 ers who have helped so well. The effects 

 are enhanced by a wealth of foliage 

 plants sufiicient to set off the rich col- 

 oring everywhere. The chrysanthemum 

 plants are well grown, fully up to the 

 standard, and there are plenty of them 

 of all shades and colors. The main 

 stairway is handsomely decorated with 

 vases of plants, specimen box, ferns and 

 asparagus and vases of Timothy Eaton 

 and other fancy blooms. 



The center of the main hall is filled by 

 si.x stately arecas in tubs, elevated, with 

 vases of chrysanthemums between, the 

 whole surrounding a group of choice or- 

 chids and foliage plants and a fine Bos- 

 ton fern. Autumn leaves were used free- 

 ly to cover tubs and supports. Two fine 

 groups of foliage plants set off this cen- 

 ter. A rich border of chrysanthemums 

 in pots surrounding the whole. Many 

 of these plants were exceptionally well 

 done. An immense specimen kentia fills 

 the center of the stage, with smaller ones 

 en each side. Banks of choice foliage 

 plants, well arranged, fill both sides of 

 the hall. Next comes a table containing 

 some thirty sup«rb Begonia Gloire de 

 Lorraine covered with bloom, opposite 

 a nicely flowered group of gerani- 

 ums between a group of Pandanus San- 



Part of the Carnation Exhibits at the Chicago Show. 



