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The Weekly Florists' Review, 



Several varieties being sot out in a well 

 < design, (In- u In >l. B'efl encircle I 

 ■ I cil light, |.i-..iiiicrii .-I me-' plea - 



ect. This was tl bji 



Henry v. Michel! Co;, and the 



I'hillip Freud. 



A vdry lim- planl of heliotrope, said 



irw. with immense musses of 



bl.n.m, was shown I iv Arthur Mallon, Jr., 



ase of the yellow 

 Klondike, said to bloom only 



■_ lass in t liis I : i ! 1 1 



There was a s|ilriiilid collection of 

 '.■-. i - 1 1 i i ■ 1 1 y from the private gar 

 .loners, most nvdi I u lilo. Tin' ■»,.,■, linen 

 , resting exhibits nt bulbs and 

 implements of all kinds. The nursery- 

 man h;ol some lino evergreens, ami a 



li ■ r ii.n.1% i arysanthemum 



blooms which proved very interesting. 



The orchid exhihit referred to lasf 

 weeh won a silver medal, it was verj 

 choice and beautifully staged. The ex- 

 hibitors were Lager & Hurrell. 



The weather continued favorable 

 throughout the entite week, large crowds 

 attemlihg daily, larger 1 am informed 

 than ever before. It is impossible for 

 me to give a detailed account of one- 

 half the meritorious exhibits. One of 

 the judges, A. B. Cartledge, described 

 the exhibition as the finest he had ever 

 seen. Before closing a word of praise 

 is due the masterly way in which Sei 

 retary Bust rose to' the occasion. Every- 

 thing was done promptly and quietly, 

 exhibitors and visitors alike receivins 

 full consideration. Phil. 



The Awards. 



The following are the first premiums 

 awarded in the classes for cut flowers 

 and plants: 



John Thatcher, gardener t.. Edward Le 



tier. Wynnewo.nl m, si iiin-n foliage 



orchid, six foliage plants, one croton, 

 ma Sanderiana, s| imeu ilracaena, ma- 



nor I., r. ]!. Ncw- 

 li.ihl. Jcnkii.towii: On i.air palms, six Itex be- 

 aniiias, specimen Iie\ n. - a, Adiantlun Far- 



leyense, eight Res begonias, twenty carnation 



other color," 



i\ [i. ill. is, si linen palm (also silver moduli. 



epentl.es, group of loo led, pair tern dishes, 



to Pennsj ti anla 

 twelve varieties, 

 oms Mrs. Frank 



I" ' mi. H plain el l'.ioL' . " i.i -| n plant 



. M. I'leai-y, gardener to Win. Welght- 



n.'ii.'S and s ineii pots, cortj cui blooms pink. 

 To J. H. Dodds, gardener to II. S. Hopper, 

 foliage plants, 



I »n tWO ilrae;,, 

 plateau .-I ferns and I'e 

 To W. II. Kiedei: On plateau of chrysan- 



To John Ilohson. gardener to E. A. Schmidt, 

 Radnor: On fifteen folia.;.' plants, ten .actons. 



To Frank Ibhotson. ue. i . I ■ - 1 ■ ■ - 1- in J. V. Mer- 

 rick: On six Mourns "an .Tier color." tweuty- 

 tive blooms in twenty-five varieties. 



To John Burton, Wyndmoor: On six Beau- 



To Robert Forrest, garden 



Ambler: On s 



To Fred Hu 



Bryn Mawr: I 



Chrysanthemum Plants at the Philadelphia Show. 



ranta. six flowering begonias, specimen flower- 

 ing begonia, flowering plant other than chrysan- 

 tl'.-raiiii, window box. eight l'oli.a.- plains, six 

 foliage plants, i,.. ( f,,li., u -. plant . -diver medal i. 

 To Gordon Sinn] L-.n.i. i ■■■ .1 r sitni.nt, 

 Rosemont: On six bu I ■ ' varieties, 



..lie plant of new variety, four plant- in four 



duced In 1802. three plant 



"any otn. r 

 Frank XI ■ 



To Win. Wilkie. gardener 



Germantown: On six caladiun 



To Edward Jones, gardener 



I. S. Mason. 

 ,Irs. Cardeza, 



To Frank West, gardener to J. A. Brown, 

 Devon : nn sis blooms pink. 



To I". ,v 11 Mergcnthaler, Germantown: On 



l'.l jdcsuiald r.iscs. 



To Edwin Tow-ill. Ros'yn: On Liberty roses. 



'I'o \I\. is & Sauitmau. Wy ii.linonr : On Suu- 



ii-e roses, Queen ■ !' Bdgely, twenty-live Beau- 



T" John Little, gardener to Jabn Lowber 

 Welsh, Chestnut Hill: On Ivory roses. 



T" Joseph r.ecker: On La France and Ideal 



To the_ Floral Exchange: On Bride roses, 



I " ' 'o . in Kaiserin ro6es. 



To Sarah 1 Smith, Secane. Fa.: On rriucess 

 el U -' - i d. '-. Fiix.jlino violets. 

 , '1'" '1'. II. Norton, llightstowu, N. J.: On 



Co Libert l'eiiton. gardener to E. L. Welsh: 

 On "any other variety" violets. 

 To Joseph Klft & Son: On mantel decora- 



To Wm. Graham Co. : On dinner table decora- 



To Thomas Mccban & Sons, Germantown: On 



twelve Spia.l S |i.iU1IK)US. 



To Wm. K.ll.y, gardener to Mrs. D. L. 

 We. .il, lenslioliecken: On six blooms white. 



To Lager \ Hurrell. Summit. N. J., silver 

 medal for collection orchids. 



To H. A. Dreer, spewal prize for foliage 

 plants. 



To Wm. Graham Co.. special prize for floral 

 display. 



To W. A. Man. la. So. Orange, N. J., cer- 

 ni. cio l"f In Eiigleliardt . bin s.intbemum. 



To John K iliu. tor i..ur cases chrysanthemums 



To John Kisbit, mention for Cosmos Klon- 

 dike. 



There was in addition a long list of 

 awards for vegetables. 



NEW HAVEN, CONN. 



The third annual exhibition of the 

 New Haven County Horticultural So- 

 ciety was held in Music hall on Novem- 

 ber 10, 11 and 12, and was considered 

 better than any of the previous exhibi- 

 tions held in Music hall. 



Henry Cliff, gardener to the Jenning's 

 estate, of Fairfield, deserves special men- 

 tion for cut blooms of chrysanthemums, 

 Walter Angus, gardener to R. H. Seo- 

 ville, of Chapinville, and J. P. Lorensou. 

 gardener for Chas. S. Smith, of Stan- 

 ford, deserve special mention for their 

 exhibits of large bunches of grapes, espe- 

 cially the former, whose grapes were as 

 large as plums. John Slurry, of the 

 Yale botanical gardens, must also be re- 

 membered, and likewise John Doughty, 

 Chas. Munro and J. N. Champion. The 

 Munson Paper Co. received a diploma 

 for the best exhibit of florists' supplies. 



Prizes for chrysanthemums were 

 awarded to the following: 



of Fairfield: Jo 



David Furge- 



Gardner. 

 .lants. includ- 

 i, prizes were 



groups of specimen plants the following 

 awarded pri/.s: Robert Patton and David 



I'll/.- p. I begonias were awarded to 

 ■I I'atton Finest Carrie and Mr. and Mrs. 

 H. Lyons, 

 the best assortment nf potted plants. 

 Kyd.l. Fiank E. Duffy, Edw. Allison. Win. 

 t and W. II. Lyons wen the prizes. 



zes for vegetables were awarded to A. N. 



mo. F. E. Murray, Finest rarrio, Henry 

 Adam Zeigler and Geo. Harlord. 

 geraniums, prizes were awarded to John 



Mrs. Stevens and 

 ivea a prize for the 



md J. P. Lorenson received 



best bunches of dark grapes, 

 of Hartford, received a prize 



gardens, lawns, s' 



The rrizes offered for roses and carnations 

 were won by .Tas. Beach, of Bridgeport: John 

 Feng, Robert Patten, Robert Angus, Henrv Cliff 

 Mrs. Whiting and J. P. Lorenson. 



For violets the prizes were awarded to J. H. 

 Slocombe and A. J. Thompson. 



3ev< ml growers were refused the privi- 

 lege of exhibiting as they did not apply 

 i.i room to exhibit three days before 

 tin exhibition opened, which is one of 

 the rules of the society. It seems as 



