November 13, 1909 



HOKTICULTURi: 



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PHILADELPHIA SHOW. 



The annual chrysanthemum, show of 

 the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society 

 was held at Horticultui-al Hall, Nov. 

 9-12. This show compares favorably 

 with many of the preceding shows, 

 both in variety and quality. 



The competition for prizes was all 

 by private gardeners and the results 

 speak well for their ability as growers 

 and in many instances their excellent 

 taste in decorating. The prizes for 

 ohrysanthenium cut blooms resulted in 

 one of the finest displays exhibited in 

 Philadelphia. The tables of blooms 

 afforded opportunity for close inspec- 

 tion and the classes in which arrange- 

 ment for effect and the use of decora- 

 tive leaves and matei-ial were admiss- 

 able resulted in a splendid decoration 

 of the grand stairway. 



As usual the display of orehids, 

 feras, palms and foliage plants, for 

 which the shows at this season have 

 long been famous, brought out many 

 finely grown specimens, and new and 

 rare plants. The groups of foliage and 

 fiowering plants arranged for effect, 

 resulted in hold and effective decora- 

 tions which added materially to the 

 genei-al effect. Crotons with the maxi- 

 mum of coloring in large shapely spec- 

 imens were effectively arranged. 



The lower hall contained for the 

 most part the vegetable exhibits. The 

 seedsmen whose liberal prize offerings 

 bring out good collections and individ- 

 ual classes of vegetables had many 

 competitors. We have heard much 

 this past summer of the dearth of 

 good vegetables, owing to the absence 

 of rain; but such was not evident on 

 this occasion. The products of the 

 garden were exceptionally good in 

 many cases, and the hot-house vegeta- 

 bles looked tempting. Another and 

 important part oi the show was the 

 exhibit of the growers and seedsmen 

 whose tnterpris-' and liberal displays 

 make the show more complete, inter- 

 esting and instructive. 



To comment upon everything worthy 

 of mention would take too much 

 space, but the following will serve as 

 examples of the general excellence. 

 The large bush plants without which 

 no show is complete were fairly veil 

 done and the most prominent varieties 

 wero Dr. Enguehard, G. W. Childs, 

 Golden Age, Mrs. Joseph Sinnott, Mrs. 

 Frank Thompson. The winners, which 

 were about evenly divided, were Mrs. 

 Joseph H. Sinnclt, .gardener David 

 Ingram and Mrs. F. C. Penfleld, gar- 

 dener John McCleary. In the classes 

 for single stem 6-inch pots many good 

 exhibits were made. Mr. P. A. B. 

 Widener, gardener William Klein- 

 heinz, carried oft several firsts, having 

 such varieties as Glenview, Lynne- 

 wood Hall, Mrs. Wm. Duckham with 

 fine finish. Other winners in these 

 classes were Mrs. Charles Wheeler, 

 gardener Wm. Fowler; Mr. C. B. Nevir- 

 bold. gardeper Samuel Batchelor, with 

 fine Oheltonii, Nellie Pockett and Dr. 

 Enguehard; Mr.«i. Penfield with Merza. 

 A bright feature of the pot plants 

 were the single flowering varieties, C. 

 B. Newbold and P. A. B. Widener 

 winning w-ith excellent plants, such 

 varieties as Anna White, Eva Reiman, 

 Albert Williams and some seedlings 

 being especially desirable. 



In cut blooms C. B, Newbold won in 

 the 50 blooms in 10 varieties against 

 five competitors and some fine blooms 

 were shown. His varieties were Miss 



Norman Davis, Colonel W. Appleton, 

 O. H. Broomhead, Clara AVells, Glen- 

 view. Miriam Hankey, Cheltonii, Nellie 

 Pockett, W. Duckham and Mrs, W. 

 Dnckham. P. A. B. Widener was sec- 

 ond. In the class for 6 vases, 6 vari- 

 eties. 5 blooms each, J. W. Pepper, 

 gardener Wm. Robertson, was first 

 with Merza, Mary Mason, Cheltonii, 

 Beatrice May, Glenview and Mrs. W. 

 Duckham. C. B. Newbold was second 

 with a fine lot. In the class for 4 

 vases, 5 blooms each, P. A. B. Widener 

 was first and C. B. Newbold second. 

 For the vase of 10 blooms, white, J. W. 

 Pepper first with Nellie Pockett. Mr. 

 Widener second with I.rynnewood Hall. 



Other winners in the cut bloom 

 classes were; Mrs. R. B. Ellison, gar- 

 dener Alex. Lendroth; Mrs. W. M. 

 Potts, gardener W. G. Heudersan; and 

 Mr. W. W. Frazier, gard. Hugh Scott. 



For hardy pompon chrysanthemums 

 the silver cup given by "Meehan & 

 Sons" was won by J. W. Pepper. 



In the class for 25 blooms arranged 

 for effect with foliage, C. B. Newbold's 

 and J. W. Pepper's displays were taste- 

 fully arranged and made an admirable 

 feature to the grand staircase. It was 

 won in tlie order named against five 

 competitors. 



John Wanamaker, gardener John 

 Dodds, was first with a fine table of 

 orchids, tastefully arranged with ferns 

 intermingled. For the best six foliage 

 plants, John Wanamaker was first with 

 Anthuiium Veitchii, Croton "Queen 

 Victoria," Dracaena "Bronze Beauty," 

 and Kentia Belmoreana aurea as 

 among the best. P. A. B. Widener was 

 second mith smaller but very choice 

 varieties of Phyllotaenium, Cyclanthus 

 cipardus, Sphoerogyne and Acanthus 

 niontanus, G. W. Childs Drexel, gar- 

 dener Thomas Long, was first on ferns 

 with Gleichenia flabellata, Davallia 

 Fijiensis plumosa, Adiantum William- 

 sii, Nephrolepis Scholzeli. Mr. Long 

 has a national raputation for fern 

 growing, always keeping abreast of the 

 times in the newer introductions and 

 being among the first to show finished 

 examples. A silver medal was also 



awarded Mr. Long for Nephrolepis ex- 

 altata superba. It seems, however, 

 more like a crested fern of N. mfescens 

 tripinnatif da. 



Among foliage plants, Mrs. Penfield 

 and J. W. Childs Drexel were winners 

 in other classes and each showed fine 

 examples. Mr. John Wanamaker was 

 first with Gloire de Lorraine begonia, 

 Lonsdal.^ variety, with Mrs. Ellison 

 second with the pink variety. He was 

 also first for Nephrolepis Schoelzeli 

 with a magnificent pan. For the group 

 of foliage plants arranged for effect, 

 Mrs. Penfield won. Mr. J. W. Pepper 

 was first with crotons, among the best 

 varieties being Dayspring, Hookerii, 

 Queen Victoria, Edwin Lonsdale, Veit- 

 chii and Robert Craig, large plants in 

 from 10 to 14-inch pots. Edward A. 

 Schmidt, gardener John Hobson, was 

 second. He has fine plants and is a 

 well-known plantsman; the color, how- 

 ever, was lacking owing undoubtedly 

 to the shade of his greenhouse by over- 

 lapping trees. 



Among the trade exhibits were noted 

 from Julius Roehrs Co. — a table of 

 choice orchids with a fine plant of 

 Brasso-cattleya Digbyiana labiata; a 

 new croton named F. Sander was also 

 shown. Lager & Hurrell.— some .50 

 plants of choice orchids which seemed 

 to be an attractive spot. Robert Craig 

 Co, — fine plants of Gloire de Lorraine 

 begonia, cyclamen and Nephrolepis 

 Schoelzeli. Henry A. Dreer, Inc. — a 

 large exhibit of Nephrolepis Schoelzeli, 

 a collection of palms and choice green- 

 house plants, collection of hardy chrys- 

 anthemums and sundries, bulbs and 

 other specialties. Henry F. Mlchell 

 Co. — a tasteful arrangement of bulbs, 

 grass seed and sundries, hardy chrys- 

 anthemums, etc. Hosea Waterer^ 

 choice bulbs, Scilla maritima and me- 

 tallic hose. Overbrook Gardens — potted 

 plants of single and hardy chrysanthe- 

 mum. Thos. Meehan & Sons— hardy 

 chrysanthemums and cacti. R. Vin- 

 cent, Jr., & Sons Co.— hardy chrysan- 

 themums. John Towill — vase of 50 

 "My Maryland" rose. 



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