November 20. 1002 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



891 



Benthey & Co.'s First Prize Vase of One Hundred Bridesmaids at the Chicago Show. 



Japanese, incurved, which scored 85 

 points exhibition scale. 



New Yorlv, N. Y., Nov. 15.— The E. G. 

 Hill Co. exhibited R. E. Richardson, 

 bright rose pink, silvery reverse, in- 

 curved, Japanese, which scored 89 points 

 commercial scale. John N. May, Sum- 

 mit, N. J., exhibited Mrs. R. W. Smith, 

 creamy white, Japanese, which scored 

 87 points commercial scale. Uwanta, by 

 same exhibitor, magenta rose, Japanese, 

 reflexed, scored 8.5 points commercial 

 scale. Herman C. Steinhoff, West Hobo- 

 ken, N. J., exhibited Catherine Steinhoff, 

 a pink sport of Maud Dean, Japanese, 

 incurved, which scored 74 points com- 

 mercial scale. 



Cincinnati, O., Nov. 15.— The E. G. 

 Hill Co. exhibited R. E. Richardson, 

 which scored 92 points commercial 

 scale. Nathan Smith & Son, Adrian, 

 Mich., exhibited a yellow variety, Jap- 

 anese, reflexed (same as Nagoya), which 

 scored 70 points commercial scale. This 

 , variety has been named H. W. Buckbee. 



The name of the variety exhibited by 

 Nathan Smith & Son at Cincinnati on 

 November 8 as Jersey Cream has been 

 changed to Mrs. J. J. Mitchell. 



New York, Nov. 8. — Nathan Smith & 

 Son exhibited Convention Hall, pure 

 white. Inc. Jap., witii red reflexed guard 

 petals. Scored 97 points. The E. G. Hill 

 Co. exhibited Yellow Eaton, bright ca- 

 nary yellow. Scored 86 points commer- 

 cial scale. 



Edwin Lonsdale, Secretary. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM MRS. E. 

 THURKELL. 



I noticed the account of a chrysan- 

 themum in many of the trade papers, 

 which is attracting considerable atten- 

 tion as an exhibition variety. There 

 were two blooms shown at Chicago un- 

 der the name of Mme. Tliirkall. Being 

 interested in a!) new comers, and de- 



siring to know of its origin, have after 

 seme search been able to locate said 

 variety. The correct name is Mrs. E. 

 Thurkell, one of Mr. Thos. Pocketts 

 seedlings. Herewith I append a de- 

 sciiption as given in G. Brunnlng & 

 Sons' catalogue, who are noted Austral- 

 ian raisers: "Mrs. E. Tliurkell, very 

 deep yellow, late flowers, bronzy yei- 

 h'W, e.xtra large, grand exhibition va- 

 liety, best on late ci-o\m buds.'' 



1 furnish you this information with 

 the hope that all parties cataloguing may 

 ado]it the correct name and thus avoid 

 ^ome confusion. 



Elmer D. Smith. 



ST. PAUL. 



The first local exhibition in many 

 years, a list of awards of which was 

 noted in last week's issue, was a de- 

 cided success, and from present indica- 

 tions will hereafter be made an annual 

 aft'air. 



The first day the weather was ideal. 

 On Tuesday and Wednesday, however, 

 the riiin descended and made going out 

 anything but pleasant. In spite of the 

 weather, however, there was a good at- 

 tendance, so good that the management 

 decided to keep the show open another 

 day, and reduced the admission price to 

 10 cents, with the result of a very large- 

 ly increased attendance. 



The show was made a society event, in 

 which the elite of the city participated. 

 Monday was colonial day, and the ladies 

 powdered their hair as in the days of 

 Auld Lang Syne and dispensed punch 

 and refreshments with rare grace and 

 celerity. Tuesday was German day and 

 the ladies served tea and luncheon 

 dressed in the "Vaterland" costume. 

 Wednesday was Japanese day, this being 

 very appropriately dedicated to the home 

 of the chrysanthemum, the chief flower 

 of the show.. As on the previous days. 



costumes representing the country were 

 worn. 



Governor Van Sant and staff were 

 present Monday evening and opened the 

 show in a neat two-minute speech. A 

 ladies' stringed band discoursed music 

 night and day and Monday evening the 

 famous Minneapolis Journal Newsboy 

 band played. 



At the tlose of the show on Thursday 

 the ladies decided to repeat the show 

 annually, as it was a decided success 

 florally, socially and financially. 



Frank Berry, of Stillwater, was judge 

 of cut flowers. Thos. Hall, Gust Malm- 

 quist and Prof. S. B. Greene were judges 

 of plants. Supt. Nussbaumer, of the 

 city parks, built a pagoda in the center 

 of the hall, using a great many plants 

 in the roof. While as a display it would 

 not be considered worthy of a prize, 

 still as a great assistance to the ladies 

 and to the florists it was very commend- 

 able, and he has the thanks of all for 

 his labors to make the show a success. 



L. L. May's display was the best in 

 the hall, both in the number and quality 

 of the flowers and plants and in the 

 artistic arrangement of the whole. A 

 mantel and fireplace made of greens and 

 flowers and a beautiful Persian rug 

 in an original design, made of pink, 

 white and yellow mums, was most beau- 

 tiful and attractive. He displayed 22 

 varieties of single stem mums, including 

 Hill's new Mme. Liger, 17 varieties of 

 carnations, 11 varieties of roses and 5 

 of violets. 



Holm & Olsen had a very creditable 

 display of mumsj both in plants and cut 

 flowers, also roses and carnations. Tlieir 

 prize design was a cornucopia of muma 

 in relief on a background of the same 

 flowers. It was most highly praised by 

 all and was a fine piece of work. It 

 was arranged by E. P. Holm, the senior 

 member of the firm. 



Aug S. Swanson's display of palms, 

 ferns, araucarias, pandanus, dracaenas, 

 begonias, ficus and other decorative 

 plants was very large and attractive. 

 He also displayed a few of the best 

 mums and a table centerpiece which was 

 changed daily. Monday it was a basket 

 of that most charming orchid Oncidium 

 varicosum in long drooping sprays. 

 Tuesday cattleyas graced the board, 

 while on Wednesday a most magnificent 

 basket of Salvia splendens gave a glow 

 of warmth and richness to the surroimd- 

 ings. Mr. Swanson's entire display was 

 very fine, but was not entered for com- 

 petition. 



Dr. Schiffmann had an elegant display 

 of over 50 orchids in bloom, and says 

 it would have been much larger and 

 richer had the show been held two weeks 

 earlier. 



Windmiller & Co. displayed a magnifi- 

 cent vase made of Ivory mums with han- 

 dles of Daybreak carnations; a garland 

 of valley was interwoven with the 

 mums. The vase held a dozen of the 

 very choicest long-stemmed Beauties. 



E. F. Lemke's display was one of the 

 best in the room. In addition to a large 

 collection of cut mums and roses he had 

 palms, ferns, ficus, etc. He also displayed 

 a large basket tastily arranged of 

 Autumn Glory mimis, and a harp of 

 roses over 5 feet in height, made up in 

 Louis Venzke's best style. 



The Minneapolis Floral Co. exhibited 

 15 varieties of roses and 25 of cut mums. 

 A. Hallstrom. gardener for J. J. Hill, 

 had a fine display of mums and decora- 

 tive plants, also eypripediums. 



Vogt Bros, showed a fine collection of 



