THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



709 



AMERICAN INSTITUTE, NEW YORK CITY. 



The American Institute held its eighty-second an- 

 nual fair, a chrysanthemum show, in the Engineering 

 Building, Xew York City, on Wednesday, Thursday, 

 and Friday, November 5 to 7. 



The building is an ideal one in many respects for a 

 flower show, and it was quite remarkable how well the 

 cut blooms and plants ke])t during the three days of 

 the show. The attendance w as large on the first even- 

 ing of the show, and also cm the two following days 

 and evenings. The staging and arrangement of the 

 exhibits reflected much credit upon the management, 

 and the prompt work of the judges and the consequent 

 early placing of the award cards were very commend- 

 able. 



Among the large flowering Japanese chrysanthe- 

 mums, cut blooms, especially noteworthy were 24 

 blooms of the varietj^ W'm. Turner, shown by Charles 

 H. Totty, Madison, N. J., and 24 blooms of the same 

 variety, shown by Percy Chubb, Glen Cove, L. I., Alex- 

 ander ^Mackenzie, gardener, and the six blooms each of 



anthemums shown by Head's Bergenfield Nurseries, 

 Bergenfield, N. J., and A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, 

 Conn., and Chas. H. Totty, Madison, N. J., were very 

 effective and especially excellent. Mention should also 

 be made of the fine single-stem chrysanthemum plants 

 shown by Benjamin Stern, Roslyn, L. I., Supt. \V^ D. 

 Robertson, and of the single stem and bush plants 

 shown by C. K. G. Billings. Outside of the chrysan- 

 themums, in cut flowers the roses Airs. George Shaw- 

 yer, Alilady, Mrs. Charles Russell, Sunburst, and Shell 

 Pink Shawyer, and the carnations Princess Dagmar 

 and Enchantress Supreme made an excellent showing. 



Seven baskets filled very tastefully with choicest cut 

 flowers arranged by Max Schling, New York City, at- 

 tracted much attention. 



AWARDS. 

 Chrysanthemums — Cut Flowers. 



Twenty-four blooms, 1 variety, long stems: 1, Percy Cliubb, 

 Glen Cove, L. I., N. Y. (Alex. Mackenzie, gardener), with Wm. 

 Turner; 2, C. K. G. Billings, 190th street and Fort Washington 

 avenue (Thomas Bell, gardener) ; 3, Samuel Untermeyer, Yonk- 

 ers, N. Y. (W. H. Waite, gardener). 





Si'Kl IMEX I'LAXTS FROM 



SAMIT-.I. UXTKRMEVER'S; WM. WAITK, SLT'T. 

 HISTORY, NEW YORK. 



EXIIllMi KIl AT .\MKUI( AX MTSKUM nl XATI'RAL 



R. F. Felton, Mary Donnellan, Win. H. Duckham, and 

 Pockett's Crimson, exhiljited by Howard Gould, of Port 

 Washington, N. Y., Wm. \'ert. gardener. Much inter- 

 est was taken in the varieties of the Wells-Totty-Pock- 

 ett set shown, which will be introduced in 1914, one of 

 which, a reflexed Japanese white, Mr. Totty with his 

 usual promptness and gallantry has named Mrs. J. 

 Purroy Mitchel ; also in the new Chrysanthemum 

 Greystone shown by A. X. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, 

 Conn. Other fine exhibits in the Japanese varieties 

 were: H. E. Converse, shown by C. K. G. Billings, 

 New York City, gardener, James Bell, and Glenview, 

 Annie L. Angus and Lady I lojietoun, shown by Clar- 

 ence E. Chapman, Oakland, N. J., gardener, Frank 

 Black. 



In the plant exhibits the group of orchids of Lager & 

 Hurrell, Summit, N. J., an<l of ornamental foliage 

 plants of Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J., were at- 

 tractive features. Besides ilicse, the groups of chrys- 



Twelve varieties. 1 bloom each: 1. C. W. Harkness. Madison, 

 N. J. (Ernest E. Wilde, gardener); 2, Percy Chubb; 3, John T. 

 Pratt, Glen Cove, L. 1. (J. W. Everett, gardener). 



Six varieties, 1 bloom eaeli; 1, Samuel Untermeyer; 2. Clarence 

 E. Clmpman. Oakland, X. J. (Frank Black, gardener!; 3, E. & H. 

 Scoville, Chapinsville, Conn. (Walter Angus, gardener). 



Ten blooms, white: 1, K. & H. Scoville; 2, C. K. G. Billings; 

 3, Percy Chubb. 



Ten blooms, pink: 1, Howard Gould, Port Washington, N. Y. 

 (Wm. Vert, gardener). 



Ten blooms, yellow: 1, Charles H. Totty with Yellow Miller. 



Ten blooms, crimson: 1, Charles H. Totty with Pockett's Crim- 

 son. 



Ten blooms, bronze: 1. Howard Gould with Glenview: 2, Cliarles 

 H. Tottv. 



Ten bloom, in variety: 1, Percy Chubb; 2, C. K. G. Billings; 

 3, John T. Pratt. 



Six blooms, white: 1, Percy Chubb with Wm. Turner; 2. D. E. 

 Oppenheimer, Yonkers. N. Y. (A. Macdonald, gardener); 3, J. S. 

 Lvle Tcnafly N. J. (Joseph G. P. Kennedy, gardener). 



"Six bloom's, pink: 1. John T. Pratt; 2, R. & H. Scoville; 3, 

 C. H. Tottv. 



Six blooms, any yellow variety: 1. Howard GouM with R. F. 

 Felton. 



