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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



iliMBiiii 21, 1901. 



Wilson, Western Springs, III.; Dr. A. S. 

 Halstedt and E. W. Guy, of Belleville, 

 111.; Henry Joliann, of CoUinsville, 111., 

 and Mr. Foreman, Louisiana, Mo. 



J. J. B. 



KANSAS CITY, MO. 



The grtat e.xhibition in Convention 

 Hall has redeemed all the ptomiaes 

 made and it is truly a splendid show. 

 The immense floor space was well 

 filled with high class exhibits and 

 tlie novel arrangement and acces- 

 sories weie as effective as anticipat- 

 ed. This city has certainly set a new 

 standard for exhibitions of flowers and 

 plants and that the public is apprecia- 

 tive is shown by the crowds that fill the 

 great building. 



It is mainly a cut flower exhibition, 

 few decorative plants being used, and 

 the largest lot of chrysanthemum plants 

 are those shown by Samuel Murray, of 

 this city, which occupy the center of the 

 hall, and which won the big prizes. 



Mr. Murray won the prize of $100 

 for best bush or standard, and first 

 prizes ($20 each) in the classes for 

 specimen white, specimen yellow, speci- 

 men pink and specimen "red. J. C. 

 Vaughan was second on specimen red. 

 On standard plants Mr. Murray won 

 firsts ($12 each) on one yellow and one 

 pink, Vaughan taking second on one 

 pink. On 6 specimen plants ($25) Mur- 

 ray was first and Vaughan second. On 

 specimen grafted plant Vaughan was 

 first and Bock third. For group of pom- 

 pons and anemones Vaughan was sec- 

 ond. 



There was an interesting competition 

 in the classes for 2.5 chrysanthemum 

 blooms with prizes of $20, $15 and $10 

 in each class. Results were as follows: 



White, 1st, E. G. Hill & Co.; 2nd, 

 N. Smith & Son; 3d. Bock. 



Yellow, 1st, H. W.' Buckbee: 2nd, 

 W. J. & M. S. Vesey; 3d, Samuel Mur- 

 ray. 



Pink, 1st. J. C. Vaughan; 2nd, Hill 

 & Co.; 3d, N. Smith & Son. 



Red, 1st, Hill & Co.; 2nd, Smith & 

 Son; 3d S. Murray. 



Any other color, 1st Vaughan; 2nd. 

 Smith & Son. 



Twelve varieties, one bloom each, 1st, 

 Smith & Son; 2nd, Hill & Co. 



Six, one varietv, white, 1st, Hill & 

 Co.; 2nd, Smith" & Son; 3d, A. F. 

 Barbe. 



Six yellow, 1st, H. W. Buckbee; 2nd, 

 Smith & Son; 3d, Vaughan. 



Six pink, 1st, Vaughan; 2nd, Smith 

 & Son; 3d, Buckbee. 



Six red, 1st, Hill & Co; 2nd, Smith 

 & Son; 3d, Vaughan. 



Six any other color, 1st, Vaughan; 

 2nd, Smith; 3d, Hill. 



Collection of 60 blooms in 30 varieties, 

 named, 1st ($30), N. Smith & Son; 2nd, 

 ($20), E. 6. Hill & Co.; 3d ($15), H. 

 W. Buckbee. 



Collection pompons, 1st, Smith & 

 Son. 



Twelve anemones, 1st, Smith & Son. 



Best 100 Timothy Eaton or other 

 white, 2nd ($50), E. T. Grave; 3d ($25), 

 W. J. & M. S. Vesey. 



There w^ere seven competitors in the 

 class for 100 American Beauty roses. 

 The first prize of $150 was won by the 

 South Park Floral Co., New Castle, Ind.; 

 the second prize of $100 went to Joseph 

 Heacock, Wvncote, Pa.; and the third 

 prize of $75, was captured by Peter 



Reinberg, Chicago. It was a notable 

 competition and probably never before 

 have so many extra fine Beauties been 

 brought into competition at any exhi- 

 bition. 



Notes. 



Among trade visitors from a distance 

 were Joseph Heacock, Wyncote, Phila- 

 delphia; Mr. and Mrs. j'. M. Gasser, 

 Cleveland; Mrs. W. J. Vesey, Ft. Wayne, 

 Ind.; Herbert Heller, New Castle, Ind.; 

 E. A. Kanst, Leonard Kill, O. W. Fiese, 

 Edgar Sanders and J. S. Wilson, Chi- 

 cago; J. F. Cowell, Buffalo; James 

 Gurney, St. Louis; H. W. Buckbee, 

 Rockford, 111.; Elmer D. Smith, Adrian, 

 Mich.; E. G. Hill, Richmond, Ind. 



The attendance up to time of sending 

 this report is immense and indications 

 are that the show will prove a finan- 

 cial as well as an artistic success. The 

 sketch view of the show that appears 

 in this issue is reproduced from the 

 Kansas City Star of Monday after- 

 noon, 



"Uncle John" Thorpe is very happy 

 this week, and wears a smile as broad 

 as the Atlantic ocean and as bright as 

 the face of the evening star! 



The ceiling of the big hall is a white 

 sky dotted with stars and 'the moon 

 gets in a lot of work during the even- 

 ing. 



The electrical effects are charming! 

 Multi-colored lights are everywhere, in 

 the mimic lake, amidst the evergreen 

 hedges and around the flowers. It's a 

 veritable "fairyland" ! 



The Beauty contest was a close one. 

 In fact the seven exhibitors should all 

 liave had first prizes. Mr. Heacock's 

 flowers looked better as the night ad- 

 vanced. They came 1500 miles, every 

 stem was in one of Kift's patent glass 

 preservers and every bud wrapped so 

 that each flower was absolutely perfect. 



Judge Vesey was detained at Fort 

 Wayne by legal duties, but Mrs. Vesey 

 nobly filled the breach and staged her 

 beautiful mums most artistically. Her 

 vase of Timothy Batons was a beauty. 



Prof. Cowell, James Gurney and E. 

 A. Kanst had a very busy day judging 

 but came up smiling in the evening, ap- 

 parently none the worse for their hard 

 day's work. 



Bassett & Washburn, of Chicago, 

 were very unfortunate the first day in 

 having about half of their boxes of ex- 

 hibition flowers mislaid by employes of 

 the hall and not being found again un- 

 til too late to stage the flowers. How- 

 ever, they were in it on the second day, 

 winning fifteen first prizes out of six- 

 teen entries in the carnation classes. 



Later Awards. 



Thirty single stem plants, white— 1st, Samuel 



Thirty yellow— 1st, J. C. Vaughan; 2nd, E. G. 

 Hill & Co. 



Thirty pink- 1st, J. C. Vaughan. 



Fifty single stem in variety— 1st, J. C. 

 Vaughan; 2nd, S. Murray. 



Six araucarias— 1st. W. J. Barnes; 2nd, S. 

 Murray; 3d, A. F. Barbe. 



Six kentlas— 1st, S. Murray; 2nd, W. L. Rock. 



Six Boston ferns— 1st, S. Murray; 2nd, J. C. 

 Vaughan. 



Group palms— 1st, W. J. Barnes; 2nd, S. Mur- 

 ray; 3d, W. L. Rock. 



Group other decorative plants— 2nd, W. L. 



W. L. Rock. 



CARNATIONS. 

 On Tuesday came the competition in carna- 

 tions and the awards were as follows: 

 Fifty Flora Hill— 1st, Bassett & Washburn; 



2nd. W. J. & M. S. Vesey; 3d, Chicago Carna- 

 tion Co. 



Fifty Lorna— 1st, Bassett & Washburn. 



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

 burn; 2nd, E. T. Grave; 3d, Chicago Cama- 



Cli;.- II'.. '■ 11,1 .11..N '' . , ..:. \', -I ,v M. S. 



Vesey. 

 Fifty Roosevelt— 1st, Chicago Carnation Co, 

 Fifty any other crimson— 1st, Bassett & 



Washburn; 2nd, W. J. & M. S. Vesey; 3d, E, T. 



Fifty Marquis— 1st, Bassett & Washburn; 

 2nd. Chicago Carnation Co. ; 3d. J. F. Wilcox. 



Fifty Lawson— 1st, Bassett & Washburn; 2nd, 

 Chicago Carnation Co.; 3d, H. W. Buckbee. 



Fifty Genevieve Lord— 1st, Peter Reinberg. 



Fifty Mrs. Jas. Dean— 1st, Bassett & Wash- 

 Fifty Morning Glory— 1st, Bassett & Wash- 

 burn; 2nd, W. J. & M. S. Vesey; 3d, Peter 

 Reinberg. 



Fifty Triumph- 1st, W. J. & M. S. Vesey; 

 2nd, J. F. Wilcox. 



Fifty any other pink not lighter than Scott— 

 1st. Peter Reinberg: 2nd. Guardian Angel Or- 

 phan Asylum: 3d, J. F. Wilcox. 



Fifty any other pink lighter than Scott— 1st, 

 Chicago Carnation Co.; 2nd, J. P. Wilcox; 3d, 

 Peter Reinberg. 



Fifty Armazindy— 1st. Guardian Angel Or- 

 phan Asylum; 2nd, Peter Reinberg. 



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

 Lnd. W. J. & M. S. Vesey; 3d, Peter Reinberg. 



Fifty any other striped— 1st, Chicago Carna- 

 tion Co. 



Fifty Gold Nuggets— 1st, Bassett & Wash- 

 burn. 



Twenty-five blooms, white., introduction of 

 1901— 1st. Chicago Carnation Co. 



Twenty-five blooms, pink, introduction of 1901 

 —1st, E. T. Grave. 



Twenty-five blooms any other color, introduc- 

 tion of 1901— 1st. Bassett & Washburn: 2nd, 

 Park Floral Co. (Denver) ; 3d, Peter Reinberg. 



The illustration of the Kansas City- 

 flower show is a very comprehensive one, 

 and gives a very clear idea of its extent 

 and beauty. Certainly nothing like it 

 has ever been seen in this country. 



Tlie mountain and cloud effect in the 

 distance, the sky, moon and stars, the 

 immense Japanese pagoda, where over 

 a hundred of Kansas City's beautiful 

 society maidens in fancy costumes dis- 

 pense cake and tea. the evergreen hedges, 

 the spruce and wild smilax, the immense 

 masses of flowers and flowering plants, 

 and the music pavilion, all together form 

 a most charming vista. 



Add to these the ten thousand citizens 

 who fill the aisles and seats to their 

 utmost capacity, and you have an il- 

 lustration of Western enterprise, and 

 originality and skill and success that 

 may well make Eastern florists open their 

 eyes in amazement and set them to 

 thinking. J". A. S. 



ORANGE, N. J. 



The annual Flower Show of the New 

 lersey Floricultural Society took place 

 Nov. 12 in the Orange armory. The 

 prizes were first, second and third class 

 certificates, with the exception of the 

 S. A. F. silver and bronze med,als. The 

 silver medal was awarded to the new 

 rose Mrs. Oliver Ames. The bronze med- 

 al was not awarded. The display from 

 the private greenhouses of the Oranges 

 was in quantity and quality very cred- 

 itable. 



There was no attempt at competition, 

 every one regardless of schedule went in 

 to do their best. Worthy of mention 

 was the display from Popken & Collins 

 (florists). Their group, comprised of 

 palms, ferns, etc., with bunches of chrys- 

 anthemums, carnations, roses and vio- 

 lets, made one long table; the effect was 

 one of the striking features of the exhi- 

 bition. William Runkle (D. Kindsgrab, 

 gardener) exhibited a grand group of 

 foliage plants, the arrangement being al- 

 most faultless. Also specimen Adian- 

 tum Farleyense, a grand piece. 



