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H E T I C U L T TJ R E 



April 19, 1913 



INTERNATION AL F LOWER SHOW 



The Banquet — Final Awards^ Adjustments and Corrections — 

 Sweet Pea Day — Awards to Trade Exhibitors — 



The Bowling 



The best news about the show, now 

 that it is a thing of the past, is that 

 notwithstanding a very heavy extra 

 expense account it was an assured 

 financial success. 



On Sunday evening, April 13. Harry 

 A. Bunyard gave a lecture on The 

 World's Great Flower Shows, illus- 

 trated with numerous stereopticon 

 views. Leonard Barron, editor of the 

 Garden Magazine, also gave a stereop- 

 ticon lecture on Famous American 

 Gardens, and Mrs. Francis King of 

 Alma. Mich., gave a talk on School 

 Gardens and Advanced Horticulture. 



THE BANQUET. 



The social event of the International 

 Flower Show was the dinner ten- 

 dered the visiting members of the S. 

 A. F. and other societies by the New 

 York Florists' Club in Hotel Astor on 

 Thursday, and as is characteristic 

 with this club nothing was wanting 

 to make the occasion one long to be 

 remembered. The magnificent ball 

 room was filled to overflowing with 

 over 800 guests, and was richly dec- 

 orated under the supervision of Alex. 

 McConnell. 



Wm. H. Siebrecht, president of the 

 club, was also the toastmaster as well 

 as time keeper and much fun was oc- 

 casioned by his endeavors to limit 

 speeches. J. K. M. L. Farquhar, pres- 

 ident of the S. A. F., spoke, compli- 

 menting the club on the very 

 beautiful exhibition as well as the 

 evening's entertainment. Patrick 

 O'Mara was second speaker and in his 

 usual jocular way made a few re- 

 marks and then said he did not ex- 

 pect to be called on for any talk but to 

 sing a duet with Jos. A. Manda, ex 

 president of the club, whom he called 

 to the head table and then presented 

 with a silver service — knives, forks, 

 spoons, etc., and wished Manda, who 

 is a newlywed, would have "one" for 

 each fork. Mr. Manda replied appre- 

 ciatively. 



The manager of the Internationa! 

 Exhibition Co., being next called upon, 

 complimented all and said that the 

 florists were the finest men they had 

 ever done business with. Robert Craig 

 talked eloquently, as usual, and later 

 a number demanded that he should tell 

 the story, "Battle of Waterloo." 



Wm. Wells, responding to the toast, 

 "England," spoke in high tonesof praise 

 of the show and thought the roses ex- 

 hibited the most wonderful thing he 

 ever saw in his life. He was sorry 

 that his countryman, Stuart Low, 

 could not have stayed to see them. W. 



F. Kasting. in the course of his re- 

 marks, mentioned there was $27,000 in 

 the S. A. F. treasury, which created 

 much applause. 



George A. Robinson of Montreal, 

 responding for Canada, extended 

 courtesy to all who would go 

 to Montreal on the way to Minneapolis 

 next August and said he hoped to get 

 the convention in Montreal the follow- 

 ing year. Philip Breitmeyer made a 

 very interesting speech and Theodore 

 Wirth followed him, telling what Min- 

 neapolis was preparing to do for tho;e 

 who come to the convention. E. G. 

 Hill spoke for the ladies. 



Charles H. Totty was introduced 

 as "the man who did it all," 

 but he turned that honor over 

 to his committee. Mr. Wells, men- 

 tioning the visits of the King and 

 Queen to the British Show, asked why 

 we did not have "the great guns." Mr. 

 Totty replied that they had tried first 

 President Wilson, who was too busy 

 revising the tariff downward; then 

 Governor Sulzer, who was too busy 

 with the gratters, and third. Mayor 

 Gaynor, who was too busy closing the 

 restaurants up at 1 o'clock, to come. 

 Wm. H. Duckham spoke modestly, as 

 usual, and sprung a surprise boom frr 

 Mr. Tottv as next president of the S. 

 A. F. 



The dinner was a splendid one in 

 every respect. After the close of the 

 speaking there was dancing until 2.30 

 A. M. 



FINAL AWARDS. ADJUSTMENTS 

 AND CORRECTIONS. 



(Other Than What Appeared In Our 

 Notes In Issue of Last Week.) 



200 Cut Roses. American Beauty and un- 

 disseminated varieties excepted. New York 

 (_'ut Flower Company's Silver Vase to A. 

 N. I'ierson, Cromwell. Conn. This was a 

 most sensational exhibit, declared by all 

 to have been the finest vase of roses ever 

 staged in this or any other country. The 

 variety was Killarne.v Queen. The Phila- 

 delphia Rose Growers' prize for 75 roses, 

 similar restrictions, was also won by Mr. 

 I'ierson. 



Silver medal to J. T. Pratt, gard. J. W. 

 Everitt, for 12 Gardenias in pots. 



Silver medal to Chester K. Billings, gard. 

 .Tames Bell, for collection of Schizantbus 

 Boddingtonii. 



Gold medal to Robert Craig & Co. for 

 named Crotons, 73 varieties, including 

 many novelties. 



S. A. F. gold medal to Thomas Roland 

 for Acacia species and wonderful display 

 of .\cacias. Bougainvilleas, etc. 



Silver medal to Mrs. D. Willis James. 

 supt. Wm. Duckham, for collection of hya- 

 c-iuths. 



Gold medal to Miss Mary Helen Carlisle, 

 London. Eng., for pictures in oil and pas- 

 tel of English gardens. 



Gold medal to Metairie Ridge Nursery 



WlLSOfi'h PUETTY "DuTCH" FlOWEH GiRLS. 



