FEBRUARY 24, 1898. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review, 



535 



Some of the adjourned sessions had 

 great substance and lasting qualities. 



Professor Wm. Scott does not recog- 

 nize Puritan as a white sport from his 

 namesake. Says if he sports it mu.-jt 

 be something good. 



The professor is no sport himself, 

 but wasn't he a dream of loveliness 

 in that dress suit at the banquet! 



Mr. Geo. A. Rackham, of Detroit, had 

 prepared to make a display at the con- 

 vention and shipped his flowers, hut 

 they failed to arrive. At last accounts 

 the package was still in the hands of 

 the express company. 



On Thursday evening howling teams 

 representing Cleveland. Cincinnati and 

 Chicago, played two games on the 

 Kinsley regulation alleys. The ind>i- 

 dual scores had better not be men- 

 tioned, as many were almost micro- 

 scopic. The totals were Cleveland 

 1294, Cincinnati 1455, Chicago 1525. 

 While the scores were not large all 

 participating seemed to enjoy them- 

 selves hugely. 



THE EXHIBITION. 



The morning of the 17th was bright 

 and fair with the thermometer high 

 enough to make us all feel very com- 

 fortable. The beautiful banquet hall 

 of the Auditorium is an ideal place for 

 an exhibition of Flora's choicest prod- 

 ucts, but the tine stained glass windows 



but time and circumstances forbid 

 "All's well that ends well." and as we 

 heard not a word of criticism about the 

 awards or certificates we must surmise 

 that the hard-worked judges fulfilled 

 their duties to the satisfaction of all. 

 The display was certainly grand and 

 do you realize that the carnation con- 

 vention just closed brought out the 

 most wonderful, the finest and greatest 

 show of carnations the world has ever 



It is worthy of mention that al- 

 though the hall during Thursday 

 morning was extremely close and 

 warm, and grave tears were expressed 

 that it would be a sorry sight on the 

 morrow, yet with a proper attention to 

 ventilation and a cooling off of the 

 steam, the Howers With scarcely an ex- 

 ception showed up fully equal to the 

 first day, and as many of them did 

 duty at Friday night's banquet they 



Prize-Winning Vases of Mayor Pingree and Jubilee. 



Vase of Empress and General Display. Glimpses of the Carnation cxniDiiion. 



afford a poor medium tor admitting 

 the light of day, so electric lights made 

 all brilliant. The different Scarlets 

 and reds wore a slightly different 

 shade under this artlfic al light, but 

 that only enhanced their beauty. The 

 arrangement of the tables and exhibits 

 left nothing to be desired from an art- 

 istic point of view, but for fair and 

 correct judging it was by no means a 

 satisfactory arrangement. After the 

 awards, the arrangement could be al- 

 tered for general effect. The manage- 

 ment intended it should be different. 



seen? If any one should doubt such 

 an assertion let him ask himself the 

 question "Where was it possible there 

 could be anything like it?" certainly 

 not in Europe and assuredly not here 

 in this North America, for the gor- 

 geous varieties did not exist to reflect 

 their beauty into beauty's eyes. The 

 description of the various exhibits that 

 follows was gleaned during a steady 

 march round the hall and we trust 

 nothing escaped our notice. The pre- 

 miums and awards of certificates will 

 appear elsewhere. 



bore out the reputation that properly 

 belongs to the carnation; namely, a 

 durable and lasting flower, unless used 

 in a hall or room that is densely pack- 

 ed with human beings. The hall was 

 at no time crowded and being very 

 lofty the flowers escaped the wither- 

 ing blast that has been often notice- 

 able on similar occasions. 



Ward Cup; 24 blooms, 6 half open 

 flowers and 6 buds showing color: — 

 F. Uorner <fc Sons showed Gold Nug- 

 get, a grand flower and likely to be the 

 commercial yellow of the future. 

 George Hancock & Son, Grand Haven, 

 Mich., entered Gold Coin, a medium 

 yellow of self-color; few markings. 



Three-Year-Old Seedlings:— Stollery 

 Bros'. (Chicago) Argyle made a fine 

 appearance; large flower and excellent 

 stem. Wm. Swayne's (Kennet Square, 

 Pa.) Empress is an enormous affair; 

 flower of largest size and longest stem 

 in the exhibition, averaging 3 feet. 

 Frank Niquet. Patchcgue, N. Y., has a 

 beautiful flower in Maud Adams; a 

 deep pink of fine form. W. J. & M. S. 

 Vesey staged their good red Fort 

 Wayne, R. Witterstaetter, Sedams- 

 ville, 0., staged Evelina. It is a beau- 

 tiful white, as near perfect as we 

 have yet seen a carnation and looked 

 as fresh and unrumpled as growing on 

 the plant. If it develops no serious 

 fault as a grower it must become a 

 universal favorite. 



Vase of 100 Blooms:— This clas.s 

 brought out the richest display. The 

 size and mass of blooms were stunning. 

 E. G. Hill & Co. exhibited Jub.lee and 



