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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



OCTOHER 30, 1902. 



first winners. Tlie t-Uiss for ten of any 

 other color broniilit out a grand trio of 

 vases and presented a judging problem 

 ultimately solved by giving E. Jenkins 

 first for Kustique, A. J. Loveless second 

 for JLme. Georges Bruant and E. Lim- 

 berg tliird for Golden Gate. 



In the classes for five blooms E. Jenk- 

 ins was first for five yellows and five 

 red and five any color, and J. Dallas 

 first for five white and five pink. For 

 six Viviand-Morel the honors went to 

 E. Jenkins and A. J. Loveless and for 

 six Glory of the Pacific to E. Edwards, 

 E. Jenkins and E. Limberg. First for 

 six Bonnati'on went to E. Jenkins, who 

 staged some of the best finished fiowers 

 seen in nuany years. He also \von first 

 for six Appleton, six A. J. Balfour, si.x 

 Constable, six Eobinson. and A. J. Love- 

 less won the premier award on six Gar- 

 net, six Jones, six Carrington and six 

 Lady Hanham. 



Fioni llie foregoing it will be seen the 

 chrysanthemum portion of the schedule 

 was varied and comprehensive, practical- 

 ly all the good available varieties being 

 provided for and shown so there was not 

 the preponderance of one or two giants 

 as in many shows last year. 



Orcliids were a feature of the show and 

 occupied one entire side of the hall, in 

 fact outside of last year's show in Madi- 

 son Sqtiare Garden no such display has 



tile, but llie display was a unique and 

 striking feature of the show. The sec- 

 ond award went to A. J. Loveless for a 

 grand display in point of variety and in 

 quantity and quality of bloom. For 

 twelve plants of Cattleya labiata G. 

 Philcox was first and A. .J. Loveless sec- 

 ond, and these two exhibits made quite 

 a display as in both cases tlie twelve 

 plants were carrying well over 100 flow- 

 ers. A. J. Loveless was first for twelve 

 cypripediums and H. P. Wookey and G. 

 Philcox received the awards in the order 

 named for twelve Oneidium varicosum. 

 both staging magnificent plants, carrying 

 enormous sprays of flowers. 



Roses and carnations were well and 

 largely shown. There were fourteen 

 classes for roses, the principal prize win- 

 ners being G. Philcox. first, for twelve 

 Beauties; E. Jenkins first for twenty- 

 five Bridesmaid and twent.y-five Kaiser- 

 in, whilst A. J. Loveless secured first 

 for twenty-five Brides and twenty-five 

 Morgans. He was also first for twelve 

 Brides, twelve Morgans, twelve Liberties, 

 twelve Balduins and for a vase of fifty 

 blooms in variety. For twelve Carnot 

 and twelve Kaiserin E. Jenkins secured 

 first. 



Carnations of excellent quality were 

 shown in twenty-five and twelve of the 

 different colors, the winners of premier 

 awards being Messrs. Loveless, .Jenkins, 



House of Young Beauties at Wietor Bros., Chicago. Planted July 26. 

 Photographed Oct. 20. 



ever been seen. Tliey well demonstrated 

 a healthy spirit of friendly rivalry 

 .imong the Lenox people for here were 

 two displays, each covering fifty square 

 feet, and the flowers alone in each rep- 

 resenting a commercial value of over 

 $200, in competition for a prize absurd- 

 ly small in casli value, but the honor 

 of winning counts for sometliing consid- 

 erable in the Lenox community and long 

 may this admirable spirit prevail. 



The first prize went to G. Philcox, but 

 for the artistic merit of arrangement 

 which won for this exhibit the coveted 

 award credit must be given to F. Heere- 

 mans, as in originality of conception and 

 clever execution the arrangement of this 

 display was equal to the best work done 

 by professional decorators in our large 

 cities. To attempt a description is fu- 



Wingett, Dallas, Carlquist and Schmidt. 



In violets, J. Dallas was first for 100 

 Marie Louise, E. .Jenkins for 100 Camp- 

 bell and H. P: Wookey for 100 single 

 violets, the competition in all these 

 classes being close and spirited. 



In plants E. Jenkins was awarded 

 first for a stove plant, showing a re- 

 markable specimen of diefl'enbachia, 8 

 feet 6 inches high and 10 feet through. 

 For six ferns A. Wingett was first, show- 

 ing grand pieces of Nephrolepis ^Vitt- 

 boldii. exaltata, davallioides furcans and 

 Washingtonianum and two large adian- 

 tums. He was also first for twelve flow- 

 ering plants, among which was a beau- 

 tiful pot of pink cosmos, well flowered 

 Lilium speciosum and tuberous begonias 

 carrying immense flowers five inches 

 across. 



Three great collections of vegetables 

 were staged, the first award going to A. 

 Wingett for a superb lot. In other in- 

 dividual vegetable classes and for fruits 

 also the chief prize takers were Messrs. 

 Wingett, Carlquist, Elias, Loveless and 

 Jenkins. 



It was with some anxious forebodings 

 as to the probable result that the active 

 members of the Lenox Society undertook 

 putting up an exhibition in their new 

 Town Hall but they could have filled a 

 hall twice the size just as easily. 



Tlie judges were W. Anderson, South 

 Lancaster, Mass.; W. Duckham and A. 

 Herrington, both of Madison, N. J. 



I noticed that the wealthy residents of 

 the Leno.x district gave their support to 

 the show in attending freely and mani- 

 festing a keen interest in the awards, 

 and moreover in spite of unpleasant 

 weatlier, especially in the afternoon and 

 evening of the second day, the gate re- 

 ceipts show a satisfactory increase over 

 hist vear, ViSITOB. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 

 AMERICA. 



I'ollowing are the reports of the com- 

 mittees judging seedlings and sports: 



New York, Oct. 2.').— The E. G. Hill 

 Co., Eichmond, Ind,, exhibited Mile. Ma- 

 rie Liger (imported French variety), 

 light pink Japanese, incurved, scoring 

 03 points commercial scale. John N. 

 Jfa}-, Summit. X. J., had on exhibition 

 Xo. l.j M.. pink, incurved Japanese on 

 tominal bud, which scored 74 points 

 commercial scale. No. 11 H., bright clear 

 yellow, .Japanese, incurved, scored 95 

 points commercial scale; this was also 

 cxliibited bv John N. May. 



Philadelphia, Oct. 18.— Wm. Paul 

 Binder, Rider, ild.. exhibited No. 14, 

 white, incurved, Japanese, which scored 

 84 points commercial scale. Oct. 25. — 

 Ernst Schreiber, gardener to Wm. L. 

 Elkins, Esq., Ashbourne, Pa., exhibited 

 Miss Stella T. Elkins, dark red, reflexed, 

 .Japanese, scoring So points commercial 

 scale, SO points exhibition scale. Mile. 

 Marie Liger, exhibited by the E. G. Hill 

 Co.. scored 90 points commercial and 

 exhibition scales. No. 15 M., exhibited 

 by John N. May, scored 86 points com- 

 mercial scale. No. 11 H., by same ex- 

 liibitor, scored 85 points connuercial and 

 exhibition scales. 



Cincinnati. Oct. 25. — Mile. Marie 

 Liger, exhibited by the E. G. Hill Co., 

 scored 93 points commercial scale. 



Chicago, Oct. 25. — Mile. Marie Liger, 

 exhibited by the E. G. Hill Co., scored 

 87 points commercial scale. 



It is gratifying to note that the im- 

 ported French variety. !Mlle. Marie 

 Liger, which was exhibited by the E. 

 G. Hill Co., Richmond, Ind., l>efore the 

 Chicago. Cincinnati, New York and 

 Philadelphia committees, is the same 

 variety which was honored by the award 

 of the $25 offered by the Chrysanthemum 

 Society of America, competed for at the 

 Exposition of Paris, 1900. On that oc- 

 casion it was exhibited by Monsieur 

 Liger-Ligneau, horticulteur, Orleans. 



IJo.STox. Oct. 25. — .John N. May, Sum- 

 mit. X. .T.. exhibited No. 15 M, silvery 

 pink, which scored SO points commercial 

 scale. Edwix Lonsdale, Secretary. 



BUFFALO. 



The mild and many very pleasant days 

 are heljing business, and the supply of 

 flowers is increasing daily. Koses are 

 improving in quality; carnations are 



