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HORTICULTURE, 



THE EXHIBITIONS 



November 21, 190S 



NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW. 

 Concluding Days and Exhibits. 

 Violets, pansles, lily of the valley 

 and lilies were special features of the 

 last days of the show, with large bas- 

 kets of flowers from the retail florists 

 of Chicago in the "made-up" section. 

 The violets were all from the east, ami 

 F. R. Gillman and Stephen Burns of 

 Rhinebeck. N. V., received first and 

 second prizes, respectively. Pansies 

 exhibited by Gustave Swenso'n Of Elm- 

 hurst won the silver cup. Mr. Toole 

 of BarabOO, Wis., also exhibited pan- 

 sies. Poehlmann Bros., though not 

 making a specialty of lily of the val- 

 ley, were awarded first prize. Adam 

 Wblmewicz had a fine specimen of a 

 navel oral well laden with 



fruit and a ponderosa lemon tree, 

 around which were grouped a collec- 

 tion of foliage and geranium plants. 



The display of baskets of cut flowers 

 was excellent and most of the baskeis 

 were of large size. The three Beaut 5 

 baskets in particular, shown by W. J. 

 Smyth. Schiller and Weinhoeber, were 

 a credit to the stores they represented. 

 Smyth also had a basket of Perle 

 roses; F. W. Schiller and Butler, Kil- 

 larney baskets. On another table But- 

 ler Fioral Co. showed a very tastefully 

 arranged basket of white orchids and 

 lily of the valley, another of anemones 

 and pompons in white and still an- 

 other in pink and white carnations. 

 These two carried off first prizes. Two 

 other beautiful baskets by Lange were 

 one of violets, lily of the valley and 

 mignonette, the other pink and white 

 sweet peas with mignonette. D. R. 

 Robertson won first on basket of Kil- 

 larneys. A Lange won first on basket 

 of Beauties and also on basket of 

 Richmonds. Frank Beu's seedling car- 

 nation won second prize and his new- 

 dark yellow pompon chrysanthemum. 

 .Mrs. Frank Ben. was much admired. 

 The annex was filled during the lat- 

 ter half of the week with exhibits by 

 Winterson Seed Store, display of 

 palms and decorative stock, and Swain, 

 Nelson & Co. the Glenview Xuiseries. 

 E. M. Barton and Vaughan's Seed 

 Store both put in tables of vegetables 

 larton took the silver medal. 

 i>ng the roses broughl out later 

 in the week wa of La Detroit 



by Geo. F. Hoff of E. Grand Rapids. 

 Mich., first prize. The exhibits of \\ 



a were the wonder of the 

 show. His in w fern Polypodium Man- 

 in commerce, won 

 :.!, i medal, and as a i Limas to all 

 takes the diamond pin for 

 winning the greatest number of pre- 

 niiin 



Floral Arrangements. 



teme nt: main feature, roses 

 A Lange. Basket or hamper; miin fea- 

 ture roses (American Beauty excluded)— 

 Prize divided between A. Lange and D. R. 

 Robert-en. f.asket or hamper; main fea- 

 ture, carnations— Cup to Butler Floral Co. 

 Basket or hrmper; main feature, cut 

 nVnv, varieties— R. Jabn. 

 Miscellaneous. 



Silver glH medals — Julius Iioehrs Co.. 

 for hellconias; H. D. Smith & Co., collec- 



tion of old and new shrysanthemums; \v 

 a. Manda, Dracaena Mandaiana. 



Silve ini- M. Calvat, seedling 



chrysanthemums; Howard Gould, celosia; 

 Julius Rochrs Co., Asparagus Dnchesse, 

 Phoenix ltoebellni; frank ti.rlisliti, group 

 of decorative plants. C. C. Pollworth Co., 

 group of specimen plants; W. A. Manda, 

 c died ion "i v iter colors. 



Bronze medals- .1. II. Peterson, for Be 



gonia Agatha; \V. A. Manda, golden privet, 



1 1 i e imic and curious plants: 



Thomas K< Intnl. group "1" eyekiniens. 



Certificates nt' merit— F. R. Pierson, 

 Nephrolepls superbissima; Henry A. Dreer, 



N'epbrolepis Scholzeli; Alois Prey, - Ulng 



anemone and single chrysanthemums; 

 Roht. Craig Co., Baby Margaret chrysan- 

 themum; W. A. Manda. Dracaena 

 Mandaiana, Anthuriuni Onttin'giana, tucca 

 Menandii; .1. ltoehrs Co., Croton F. San 

 der; South Park, Chicago, group of plants; 

 Lincoln Park, Chicago, group "(' plants. 



Special cash prizes — It. Lange, flowers 

 as arranged 25 years ago: Julius ltoehrs 

 Co., Crotons, Tacoa Chanten irie, Cyano- 

 pliyllnm Magnificence; Howard Gould, sin- 



gle-stemi 1 chrysanthemums; E. 1'. Smith 



\ i'ii. collection of old and new chrysan- 

 themums; Thomas Roland, group of cycla- 

 mens; F. Oechslin, collection of miscel 

 laneou^ plants; Otto G. Koenig, pepper 

 plants; Vaughan's Seed store, front yard, 

 e :mil after"; Smith & Fetters, c ab- 

 bt ge decorations. 



Special mention to Adam Wolmewicz, 

 group of plants. 



THE VISIT TO POEHLMANN'S. 

 Tlie crowd at the union station 

 Thursday morning showed the florists' 

 appreciation of an invitation to visit 

 the Poehlmann Bros.' establishment at 

 Morton Grove. They responded in a 

 way that would have overwhelmed al- 

 most anyone else. But the Poehl- 

 manns ami their capable wives are 

 equal to any emergency, and took 

 such good care of their 350 guests that 

 each one felt at home and enjoyed a 

 day long to be remembered as one ol 

 the very brightest spots in their recol- 

 lections of the great national flower 

 show. A special train was provided 

 and a social hall-hour was enjoyed on 

 the way. 



After the inspection of the estab- 

 lishment, Mr. Phil. Foli* called the 

 visitors to order, and impromptu 

 speeches took up the rest i l lie time. 



Benj. Hammond said the Poehlmann 

 Bros, exemplified the motto, "In union 

 there is strength," by showing what 

 success can be attained by working 

 together. W. W. Coles made a few 

 happy remarks on executive ability. 

 Philip Breitmeyer said that seven 

 years ago a party of men were travel- 

 ing through this part of the country 

 ami tin j expressed disappointment 

 at «hat tlie Wist was doing. He said 

 one of these men was a guest today 

 and Introduced John X. May. 



Mr. May said: "f plead guilty," but 

 added that now he could say that not 

 a manufacturing plant in the world 

 todav could surpass the Poehlmanns 

 establishment in its equipment for 

 work, and proposed tin • ■ cheers for 

 the Poehlmann Bros, and wives. 



The Misses Vera and Virginia Poehl- 

 mann. little daughters of Adolph and 

 August Poehlmann, recited several 

 times, to the great, enjoyment of their 

 guests, and were loudly applauded. 



Mrs.' Vesey, Philip -Breitmeyer and 

 others made felicitous remarks, and 

 the Messrs. Poehlmann responded 

 appreciatively. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF WASHING- 

 TON. 



Seldom, if ever, has the Washington 

 public been treated to such a scene as 

 greeted them on Thursday afternoon, 

 Nov. 12, at the old Masonic Temple. 

 Promptly at two o'clock the doors were 

 thrown open to the public, and from 

 shortly after that time until its close 

 at 11 P. M., Nov. 15, there was a steady 

 throng of people coming and going 

 during the hours when the show was 

 open to tlie public, viz., 2-11 P. M. 

 Both artistically and financially it was 

 a 1 eautiful success, something to make 

 the Washington florists proud of them- 

 selves. The exhibit took in two spa- 

 cious rooms on the second floor of the 

 temple. From every wall and chande- 

 lier hung festoons of southern smilax, 

 while dozens of canaries trilled out 

 their greeting. The stage was beauti- 

 fully decoiated with magnificent speci- 

 mens of Nephrolepis Whitmanii, Au- 

 cuba Japonica, variegated Arborvitaes 

 and Japanese junipers in fancy bionzed 

 window boxes. The rich green effeel 

 was relieved in the centre by a large 

 vase of Bonnaffon chrysanthemums, 

 and on either side by magnificent speci- 

 men plants of Wm. Duckham, exhibited 

 by Pennock-Meehau Co. The centre of 

 the hall was given to Glide Bros.' dis- 

 !ty. It consisted of a magnificent. 

 Fountain of over J00 American Beau- 

 ties, IP ft. high and 14 ft. at base. 

 Fi ma four brass posts was stretched a 

 tailing of red velvet: the base of the 

 fountain was composed almost entirely 

 of adiantums. relieved by bunches of 

 Beauties. Woven in and out among 

 t be roses on the column were tiny 

 electric lights, simulating dewdrops. 

 Near the four corners of the hall were 

 Corinthian pillars, grouped close to- 

 gether and decorated respectively by 

 F. H. Kramer, Gude Bros., Geo. Shaffer 

 and Geo. Cooke. 



Kramer's column at base was 

 decorated with Whitmanii, Piersonii 

 and Bostoniensis ferns and Timothy 

 Eaton and Golden Wedding chrysan- 

 themums. Geo. Shaffer's column, with 

 Bostoniensis fern, autumn leaves, 

 Timothy Eaton chrysanthemums, 

 and American Beauty roses. Gude's 

 column, with Bryanii fern, adiantum 

 and yellow chrysanthemums. Geo. 

 (Coke's column was one bank of Bos- 

 ton fern and yellow chrysanthemums. 



On entire side of room were two 

 large semi-circles decorated by J. R. 

 Freeman: these were not in competi- 

 tion. At the top of each stand were 

 immense plants of Kentia Forsteriana 

 and Boston fern, artistically arranged. 

 ; h.se were interspersed with specimen 

 decorative plants and the entire effect 

 magnificent. 



Just in front of stage was a fleur-de- 

 lis shaped table of chrysanthemums, 



s and carnations, decorated by 



Crude Bros. It was banked on edges 

 with Bryanii ferns. Corresponding to 

 this at the other end of the hall was 

 a table of similar shape, of roses, 

 chrysanthemums and lilies of the val- 

 Just back of this was a fine display 

 of begonias Rex and Lorraine, crotons, 

 ferns and dracenaes r the exhibit of Mrs. 

 L. T. Leiter. Through the courtesy of 

 W. R. Smith there was a fine display 



