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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



November 19, 1903. 



class for u group of chrysanthemums In pots 

 occupying a space of fifty square feet. Joseph 

 .Tones was first for a group of palms and fol- 

 iage plants. R. H. McKerr staged a very fine 

 lot of palms and ferns not for competition. 



Joseph Jones was first for best specimen 

 palm. Alex Ogllvle second. Alex Ogilvie was 

 first for adlautum. for three plants suitable for 

 table decorations, also for three best ferns, Dun- 

 can Rblnd second. Mr. Rhlnd was first for 

 twelve plants grown to single stem. Alex ligilvie 

 second. For twenty-four blooms, four varieties, 

 J. 11. Keller .Sons. Kuchester. were first. Twen- 

 i hliH.ms distinct varieties. Duncan Rhlnd 

 first, Alex. Ogllvle second. Six blooms white, 

 Duncan Rhlnd first. J. B. Keller Sons second. 



Six vollow. Ithind clrst. Ogllvle s .1. .six pink. 



.lM,e|,h Jones Hist, ogllvie s lid. Six crimson, 



Ogilvie first, Jones second. Most efVective vise 

 of twentv-rtve blooms, Ogilvie first, R. H. Mc- 

 Kerr second. A special prize of $10 was given 

 for the best six American Beauty roses, which 

 brought out keen competition, R. H. McKerr 

 whining. Twelve Bridesmaids. McKerr first, 

 Keller Sins second. Twelve Brides. McKerr first, 

 Keller Sons second. Twelve best roses In the 

 show, R. H. McKerr first. Thlrty-slx carna- 

 tions, six varieties. McKerr first. Eighteen 

 blooms, three varieties. McKerr first. Rhlnd 

 second. Twelve white, McKerr first, Jones 

 second. Twelve scarlet. McKerr first, Ogilvie 

 second. Twelve cerise. McKerr first, Jones 

 second. Twelve pink, McKerr first, Jones 

 second. Twelve crimson, McKerr first, Khin.l 

 second. Best seedling, Rhind second. Fifty 

 violets, double, Jones first, McKerr second. 

 Floral design, Ithind first. McKerr second. Cen- 

 terpiece Rhlnd first. McKerr second. Hand 

 bouquet. McKerr first. Uliind second. 



A liner collection of fruit and vegetables was 

 never seen In Canandaigua. 



I forgot to mention that Chas. H. 

 Totty, of Madison, N. J., sent some of 

 his novelties in chrysanthemums, such 

 varieties as William Duekham, F. A. 

 Cobbold, Leila Filkins and others, which 

 were a revelation to all those who saw 

 them. E. H. M. 



ST. PAUL. 



The second annual chrysanthemum ex- 

 hibition by the Ladies' Auxiliary to the 

 Northwestern Manufacturers' Association 

 was held in Mozart hall, St. Paul, No- 

 vember 10 to 13. The quality of the ex- 

 hibits surpassed those of a year ago but 

 the show as a whole was not as pretty, 

 the chief reason for this being the lack 

 of room to properly display the entries. 

 The programme was planned to judge 



very detrimental to the judging. How- 

 ever, the show as a whole was successful, 

 the greatest regret being the lack of 

 room. 



E. F. Lemke had a good general dis- 

 play, making entries in nearly all classes. 

 His 'mum design was an eagle with out- 

 stretched wings poised upon a globe, all 

 made of white blooms. A star of carna- 

 tions received great praise. His prize 

 winning Timothy Eatons were a revela- 

 tion to many, measuring eight inches or 

 more in diameter. In violets he easily 

 won first honors. 



Vogt Bros, had a creditable exhibit. 

 They won several firsts and a number of 

 seconds. Their display was not as laro-e 

 as the others, but was generally admired 

 as much. 



L. L. May & Co. had the largest collec- 

 tion in the hall, making entries in nearly 

 till chisses. In 'mum plants they easily 

 lead all others, winning the majority of 

 firsts in these classes. Their anemone- 

 flowered varieties were particularly ad- 

 mired and will most likely be more largely 

 grown another season. They showed a 

 star of white 'mums about five feet 

 across, with an eagle with outstretched 

 wings depicted on the same in yellow 

 'mums. A large basket of Bridesmaid 

 roses was nicely arranged. They showed 

 a large number of carnations, many more 

 than the entries called for. 



Holm & Olson won more first prizes 

 than any one. Their display was large 

 and handsome, their prize winning stand- 

 ard 'mums from Chicago being especially 

 admired. These were fully four feet 

 high by eight or ten in circumference, 

 each plant bearing as many as 200 flow- 

 ers. The vase of Mme. Chatenay roses was 

 especially good. In design they made a 

 large, waving American flag, on the field 

 of which an eagle stood. The stripes 

 were made of white and red carnations 

 while the stars were in white 'mums on 

 a field of blue ageratum. Another design, 

 their prize winner, was a cornucopia of 



Exhibit of E. F. Lemke at the St. Paul Show. 



chrysanthemum plants and blooms the 

 first day, roses the second day, carna- 

 tions and violets the third, and designs 

 and baskets the fourth. It was also in- 

 tended to display the cut flowers and de- 

 signs in a separate room from the plants. 

 But all these plans were changed at al- 

 most the last minute, and all exhibits 

 were placed in one room and all judging 

 done the same day. This prevented one 

 exhibitor from competing at all and was 



'mums on a scroll of the same flowers. 

 A large specimen plant of Pandamis 

 Sanderi took first prize in its class. 

 Piersoni fern easily captured first place. 

 Aug. S. Swanson made one of the 

 handsomest exhibits in the hall, the lead- 

 ing features of which were his palms and 

 ferns and his designs, all of which cap- 

 tured prizes. A basket of orchids, con- 

 sisting of dendrobiums, vandas, pbalaen- 

 opsis. cypripedium and cattleyas captured 



first prize and the admiration of all who 

 saw it. A larsre panel picture of a vase 

 of 'mums occupied a prominent position 

 in the exhibit. The frame was in yellow, 

 the background white, from which stood 

 out in bold relief a vase of delicate pink 

 filled with dark red, the whole contrast- 

 ing very beautifully. Another tasty de- 

 sign was a basket of Chatenay roses and 

 valley standing on a spread or covering 

 of roses, making a very unique combina- 

 tion. 



The show was not well advertised and 

 only fairly well patronized. It was made 

 a society event, with tea and punch 

 rooms in connection. 



On Friday night the florists donated 

 their exhibition blooms to the manage- 

 ment, and they were sold at auction, 

 realizing about $40. Some of the flowers 

 were in good shape, but sold at a ridicu- 

 lous price, way below value. Others were 

 very poor, but brought good prices. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM DISEASES. 



The following are the most important 

 portions of the address of Prof. Geo. E. 

 Stone, of the Hatch Experiment Station, 

 before the Chrysanthemum Society of 

 America at the New York meeting No- 

 vember 11: 



The diseases to -which chrysanthemums 

 are subject are not especially numerous 

 and, on the whole, the crop must be con- 

 sidered a tolerably clean one to grow. 

 Among those diseases which are more or 

 less common may be mentioned the fol- 

 lowing: 



Powdery Mildew. 



Mildew frequently shows itself to a 

 slight extent on the lower and more ma- 

 ture leaves of the chrysanthemum. It is 

 of little consequence, however, to the 

 careful grower. The mildew is similar 

 in appearance to that found on roses and 

 ean, no doubt, if necessary, be checked 

 by the same means, namely, the applica- 

 tion of sulphur. 



Kust. 



Most growers are familiar with the 

 chrysanthemum rust, although I have no 

 doubt some of you have had no personal 

 experience with it. The rust occurs as 

 small blisters, usually on the underside 

 of the leaves. These blisters eventually 

 break open, thus exposing a brownish, 

 powdery mass. This powdery substance 

 constitutes uredospores, which are the 

 only spores known to be produced by 

 this fungus in this country. 



The first appearance of the chrysanthe- 

 mum rust in America, so far as known, 

 occurred in Massachusetts during the fall 

 of 1896, on which occasion it was dis- 

 covered doing considerable damage to 

 the plants of George H. Hastings, of 

 Fitchburg. This outbreak appears to 

 have been the only one recognized that 

 year. The next year, however, the rust 

 became much more widely distributed 

 and since that time it has spread over a 

 considerable portion of the United States, 

 and some growers have experienced quite 

 a little difficulty from it. It appears to 

 have occurred in England in 1895, and 

 on the continent two years later, where 

 it became rather common. The first two 

 or three years of the outbreak, in this 

 country, proved the worst, and at pres- 

 ent little is heard from the rust in the 

 east, especially from our largest and 

 most efficient growers. Its disappearance 

 appears to be due to two causes; namely, 

 the discovery and application of cultural 

 methods which render rust infection less 



