December 5, 1908 



HORTICULTURE 



739 



BUFFALO'S UNIQUE FLOWER 



SHOW. 



After a lapse of four years, the 

 flower lovers of Buffalo were treated 

 to another, and in one respect unique, 

 flower show. It was unique in ihat no 

 prizes were offered, and the florists 

 and gardeners of Buffalo and vicinity, 

 as well as those who sent, special cut 

 flowers from a distance, who so freely 

 gave their choicest stock for exhibition, 

 did so from the standpoint of profes- 

 sional pride and not from the hope of 

 gain or even remuneration. This, to 

 the writer, goes far to disprove the 

 common opinion that the average 

 American florist is too mercenary to 

 support a flower show, and that he 

 pays little attention to professional 

 pride which is the chief remuneration 

 of the European florist and gardener. 

 The show was held on the isth and 

 l&th, in the spacious parlors of Buf- 

 falo's best hotel, The Iroquois, three 

 very large rooms being devoted to it. 



On the evening of the 18th, a ban- 

 quet was given in the exhibition 

 rooms, which was declared the best 

 ever given by the Buffalo Florists' 

 Club. The genial William F. Kast- 

 ing acted as toast-master and a num- 

 ber of after-dinner addresses were 

 made, among them one by Prof. John 

 F. Cowell, who, having just returned 

 from the National Flower Show, where 

 he had acted in the capacity of judge, 

 gave a brief description of that event 

 which all appreciated. 



It was the original intention to hold 

 the show for one day only and to in- 

 vite the florists, their friends, and a 

 limited number of the elite of Buffalo, 

 but the large number and extent of the 

 exhibits, which far surpassed the most 

 sanguine hopes of the committee of 

 management, made it imperative to 

 hold the show open for an additional 

 day and invite the general public, free 

 of charge. The only regret that the 

 committee of management had, was 

 that this was not decided long before 

 the show was held, so that opportunity 

 might have been given to advertise 

 the affair to the public, as the merits 

 of the exhibits demanded. 



Too much praise cannot be given 10 

 the efficient Flower Show Committee, 

 which consisted of W. J. Palmer, C. T. 

 Guenther, Charles Sandiford, Rowland 

 Cloudsley, David Scott and W. Legg, 

 who labored with untiring devotion to 

 the successful culmination of the show, 

 under the able leadership of the chair- 

 man, W. J. Palmer, to whom the suc- 

 cess of the show is largely due. Mr. 

 Palmer merited and received the praise 

 of not only the florists but of as many 

 of the public as were aware of his 

 interest in the exhibition. The most 

 glowing piiiise was given by fchoi who 

 had attended the National Show. 

 Messrs. Cowell. Ka sting and Guenther, 

 who said that it la< I no1 the qual- 

 ity, but only the extent of the Ch 

 Show. After the close the exhibits 

 were divided between the management 

 01 the hotel, and the various hospitals 

 of the city 



The judges were, C. T. Guenther, 

 (.'has. Pandiford, and Prof. .1. F. Cowi II 

 of the Buffalo Botanical Garden. 



The pxhi&ite were as follows: 

 FROM OUT OF TOWN. 



Vases t.f Golden Eagle I Lynwood 



Hall chrysanthemums, trom The E. G. Hill 



Richmond, Ind. Pink sport 

 Jerome Jones, from Vick & mil, Rochi 



N. V. Collection of 15 distinct varieties, 

 Btaged separately, among which Pres. 

 K »evelt, Pocket's Surprise, Dakome, Gold- 

 en Ragle, ami Guy Hamilton, attracted at- 

 tention, the last named flower belni 



largest in the show, from i.i c D. Smith, 



Adrian, Mich. Pbree rases, from the La 

 France Carnation Co., BlmJra, N, v. Seed- 

 ling No. 20, which is of the Marie 

 type, attracted considerable attention, from 



Chas. 'lolly. Madisen, N. J. 



Two vases of now rose Mrs. Marshall 

 Field, from Peter Eleinberg, Chicago; 50 



blooms of rose .My Maryland, float i: 

 Towlll, Hillside. Pa.; on blooms of Mrs. 

 Jardine, from s. s. Pennock-Meehan Co., 

 Philadelphia, Pa. Font of Tet 



from the Plantidendron Oo., Otica, x. v. 

 Vase of th.- "Tafl !:■ the Hyde 



Park Ko-e Co., Cincinnati, ' '. Safrano 

 roses, from W. 11. Elliott, Brighton, Mass. 



violets, from i , i\ Bahret, Poughkeep- 

 sie, N. Y., ami F. it. Gilllinan. 



Carnation seedlings A.pplebloss and 



W'a No Km, from tie \\ a v. Ka Green 



houses, Barneveld, N. V. (These hi q 



traeted match attenti s they arrived in 



excellent condition, being shipped In i 



cial cardboard box, s Tanged thai each 



calyx was held in a niche i" a cardboard 

 strip to prevent the moving of the 

 This hex was placed on exhibition and was 

 favorably commented upon.) four vas< 

 standard varieties, also vase of the new 

 seedling No. 500, which attracted 

 deal of attention, from The Jollet I 

 tion Co., Joliet, 111. three vases of stand- 

 ard varieties, from The I. a Fri e Carna- 

 tion <'o.. Elmira, N. Y. New carnation 

 Win. II. Toft, i'i i Scbeiden a Schoos, Chi- 

 cago, 111. Carnation Orlsnd 1'. Bassett, 

 from Bassett & Washburn, Hinsdale, 111. 



Asparagus plamosns, from The I 

 View Gardens, Jamestown, N. Y. 



FROM BUFFALO AND VICINITY. 



Twenty vases of chrysanthemums in 20 

 varieties, from Buffalo Botanical Garden; 

 .'{ vases in 3 varieties, from c. Sandiford, 

 gardener to J. J. Albright; 3 vases of Maud 

 Dean, from C. F. Christensen, BggertsvlJIe, 

 N. Y.: 5 vases in -"• varieties, from F. G. 

 Lewis. Lockport, N. v.; 2 vases standard 

 sorts, from S. A. Anderson, Buffalo; 12 

 vases in 12 varli tie from Chas. Sandiford: 



2 vases in 30 varieties, from Win. Emm! 



Corfu, N. Y'.: 2 vases Golden Wedding, 

 from the Wm. Scott Co.; 2 vases Golden 

 Wedding, from c. T Guenther, Hamburg, 

 N. Y.; 3 vases Dr. Kiiimehard, from The 

 Buffalo Cut Flower Co.; 6 rases standard 

 varieties, from W. J. Palmer .V Son 



Four vases of roses, from W. J. Palmer 

 & Son. 



Violets, from Rowland Cloudsley. 



Three vases of carnations in 3 varieties, 

 from W. J. Palmer & Son; 7 vases in 7 va- 

 rieties, from White Bros.. Gasport, X. Y.; 

 6 vases in G varieties, from D. T. McCarty, 

 Lockport, N. Y.; collection of standard va- 

 rieties, from C. F. Christiansen: collection 

 of standard varieties and seedlings, from 

 Wm. Ehm.ann. 



Lilium laneifolium, from Chas. Sandiford. 



Collection of ben-led shrubs and shrubs 

 with bright colored bark, showing winter 

 effect, from George W, McClure & Son. 



Twelve spi irrysanthemum plants 



in 12 varieties, i'i- elm-. Sandiford; 18 



specimen plants in *> varieties, from the 

 Buffalo Botanical Garden; 6 specimen plants 

 in 6 varieties, from The Wm. Sen Co.; 1 

 specimen plant, single, from The Win 

 Scott c,,. 



i Iroup of I in .i ine - ad 'I'm nford Hall be- 

 gonias, also hanging basket of same, from 

 s. A. Anderson; Lorraine begonias, from 

 Sandiford ami from I.. II Xeub 

 ids, from Chas. Sandiford. 



Ferns and foliage plants, fr T. Vene 



man, gardener to Gei I rban, Jr. Perns 

 and Selaginellas, from s A Andi 



Of special Interest was a beautifully va- 

 riegated Primula obeonica, which was shown 

 for the Brs1 line- and er the hotel. 



"Iroquois " More will he beard of this 

 plant when ;i is plai - et by 



Mr. Anderson It was raised by Ihe vet- 

 eran grower. Joseph street. 



The general arrangement of the 

 show was artistic, as the exhibits were 

 not particularly arranged in classes. 

 thus detracting from the general effect, 

 as is the usual method. Several of the 

 florists arranged all of their entries 

 her so that the effect in the luxu- 

 rious parlors of the hotel, was highly 

 decorative. Anions- these might be 

 mentioned the display of S. A. Ander- 

 son with its mass of Lorraine be- 



gonias, stove plants, and cut flowers; 

 that of W. J. Palmer & Son with its 

 effective arrangement of mixed cut 

 blooms; that of Chas. Sandiford, the 

 Fresident of the Club, with its fine cut 

 blooms, orchid plants, lilies, etc., also 

 that of T. Veneman, gardener to Geo. 

 Urban, Jr., whose general collection 

 was good and well arranged. 



The ic linen chrysanthemum plants 

 were exceptionally line, especially 

 those of the Buffalo Hotanical Garden, 

 among them some very large bloomed 

 plants of Merza. Those of Chas. Sandi- 

 ford were also exceptionally good. 



It was with much satisfaction that 



we noted ih, very excellent specimen 



plants of the Wm. Scott Co., as this is 



ii si time in years that any of the 



commercial florists have taken the 



1 1 de to raise large specimen plants. 



•.ii, i, in- ihe best ni these was a fine 

 specimen of Golden Age with very 

 large flowers. Alexander Scott who 

 raised the plants, explained that it was 

 his idea to have fewer blooms on 

 id: nt, but of a better quality than 

 is usually seen on specimen plants, 

 and he gave us an ocular demonstra- 

 tion. Another of the specimens was 

 a large plant of the single va 

 Golden Chain which carried about 4000 

 blooms and attracted the attention of 

 the ladies in particular. 



The collection of berried shrubs and 

 twigs showing bright colors, although 

 an innovation in a flower show, at- 

 tracted considerable attention, being in 

 the nature of an educational exhibit. 



The best of feeling prevails among 

 the Buffalo florists and it is prophesied 

 that a large Flower Show will be held 

 in Buffalo next year. 



GEORGE E. McCLURE, 

 Chairman Press Com. 



LOCAL FLOWER SHOWS. 



Albany, Ore.— At the Albany Apple 

 Fair, held last month, the exhibit of 

 outdoor plants was pronounced very 

 unusual for the season. Prof. Peck of 

 the Oregon Agricultural College was 

 the judge. 



San Francisco, Cal.— Julius Epp- 

 stein's exhibit of orchids and other 

 choice flowers was one of the most 

 attractive features at the opening of 

 the new wing of the St. Francis Hotel, 

 p. i; .Murray is in charge of this 

 stand. 



Minneapolis, Minn.— The chrysan- 

 themum show at the Park green- 

 houses closed on Sunday, Nov. 15. 

 On Monday everything was cut, clean- 

 ed out and sent to the different hospi- 

 tals and other charitable organiza- 

 tion and institutions. 



Alexandria, La. — The Central Louisi- 

 ana Floral Society held their first 

 flower show on Nov. 19. Manager 

 n is to be congratulated on the 

 fine exhibits he brought together. 

 P. M. Palez, manager for J. W. Vestal 

 & Sons of Little Rock, was one of the 

 judges. 



COMING EVENTS. 



Kansas City, Mo. — State Horticul- 

 niral Society, annual meeting, Decem- 

 ber S. 9. 



Brownsville, Tex.— State Horticul- 

 tural Society. Nut Growers' Associa- 

 tion and Nurserymen's Association, 

 mid-winter meeting. Jan. 13. 14, 1909. 



