November 26, 1910 



HORTICULTURE 



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the left we observe a vast array in 

 the classes fnr horticultural sundries. 

 There are greenhouses, frames, pot- 

 tery and terra cotta vases for gardens, 

 bailers, tools and every kind of hor- 

 ticultural accessory, forming almost 

 a fair of its own. 



The jury assembles early and is di- 

 vided into 15 sections, a capital plan 

 that enables the awards to be all made 

 by time the President of the French 

 Republic arrives to formally conduct 

 the opening ceremony. The represen- 

 tatives of several foreign countries 

 are here, viz., England, Belgium, Italy. 

 Holland, Germany, besides many 

 Frenchmen bearing honored names in 

 the horticultural world. When their 

 duties are concluded M. Fallieres ar- 

 rives and is escorted around the show 

 by M. Viger and other officials of the 

 society. This being completed M. Fal- 

 lieres invests several gentlemen vnth 

 the insignia of the order of the Merite 

 Agricole in recognition of distinguish- 

 ed service in horticulture. We await 

 his departure and then begin our tour 

 of the show. Taking the chrysanthe- 

 mum first, of which there are some 

 extremely large exhibits, we notice 

 that this year the number of fantas- 

 tically trained specimen plants is far 

 greater than in previous years. To 

 attempt to enumerate the exhibits is 

 impossible, and we can only very 

 briefly survey Just a few of the most 

 attractive and artistic. Vilmorin An- 

 drieux & Co. set up a gigantic exhibi- 

 tion, consisting of bush jilants and 

 trained specimens, set out in a space 

 occupying 130 feet by 60 feet. In one 

 border they vary the arrangement by 

 placing a dainty exhibit of Gerbera 

 Jamesoni from M. Adnet. Everywhere 

 else there is nothing but chrysanthe- 

 mums. Our old friend Nonin has a 

 long border against the side filled 

 with novelties, singles and some new 

 decoratives— Eldorado a yellow, Figaro 

 a bronze and Purpurine. M. Montigny 

 has a long bank of 1909-'10 novelties, 

 Rosette and others. 



A handsome circular group most 

 tastefully arranged comes from Leon 

 Durand of Brevannes— vases of grand 

 flowers with ferns and other greenery 

 between set off to advantage the 

 colossal blooms of W. Mease, Mme. 

 Paolo Radaelli, Ferd de Bieve, 

 Mrs. J. C. Neil, etc. M. Geo. 

 Truffaut on a circular bed cov- 

 ered with large blooms of F. S. 

 Vallis has erected a monument 

 15 feet high, entirely built up with 

 autumn foliage and large blooms of 

 Vallis. A similar but differently 

 shaped composition comes from M. H. 

 Crepin, the base of his being filled in 

 on the level with Mme. Ed. Roger in 

 quantity an outer ring of Rose Poite- 

 vine and at the four corners large 

 pyramids in pots with an edging of 

 dwarf Baronne de Vinols. These ex- 

 traordinary compositions are added to 

 by M. Crepin in the shape of a circu- 

 lar pyramid bearing 4 to 500 blooms 

 and by several other exhibitors of 

 these curious examples of cultural 

 skill and patient labor. Other cut 

 bloom and plant classes in the chry- 

 santhemum part of the show are well 

 filled with superb material by scores 

 of noted growers. 



New seedling chrysanthemums were 

 shown by many and were judged by 

 a specially appointed floral committee 



Washington Florists' Club Flower Show. 



of 14, jointly presided over by M. Max 

 de la Rocheterie and Mr. Harman 

 Payne, with Leon Durand as secre- 

 tary. Certificates were awarded to GO 

 novelties, the exhibitors being Mme. 

 Calvat, A. Chantrier, Marquis de 

 Pin, M. Bacque. Rozain, Nonin, 

 Traisnee, Vilmorin & Co., Decault, 

 Doebois, Clement Liger-Ligneau, Ch. 

 Albert, Raillon, Courbron. Heraud, 

 Montigney" and M. Martin. 



In the floral art section M. Lach- 

 aume put up a dinner table and around 

 it huge vases on pedestals filled with 

 cyclamens, orchids, chrysanthemums, 

 etc., in the most superb style. M. Ed. 

 Debrie had some grand floral composi- 

 tions of white lilac, rose Mme. Abel 

 Chatenay, carnations, etc., in various 

 artistic combinations. Messrs. Truf- 

 faut. close by, showed azaleas Mme. 

 W. Petrick and Abel Chatenay with 

 begonias Ensign, Gloire de Lorraine, 

 etc., daintily arranged with a back- 

 ground of palms. 



English exhibitors were there in 

 .number. Messrs. W. Wells & Co. 

 showed new carnation White House. 

 Mr. Engelmann had a grand display 

 entirely composed of carnations set 

 up in tall vases, most imposing and 

 artistic, and a credit to British horti- 

 culture. Messrs. Clark of Dover also 

 showed a mixed collection. Clematis 

 came from George Boucher. Begonias 

 single and double a perfectly dazzling 

 blaze of color stretching high across 

 the hall from Messrs. Vallerand and 

 Billard, two eminent growers. Many 

 other remarkable displays in this sec- 

 tion we might go on and enumerate 

 until our space was exhausted. 



In the first room opening into the 

 show was a large exhibit of magnifi- 

 cent apples and pears shown by M. 

 Opoix of the Luxembourg Gardens. 

 Passing from this room to the main 

 hall the visitor goes through an arch- 

 way composed of fruiting vines in 

 pots which extend right and left into 

 the inner part of the great show hall. 

 This is Messrs. Salomon's exhibit, 

 who also in a glass case stage many 

 bunches of grapes in variety. A most 



imposing array of glass cases, 55 feet 

 long, contain the produce of Messrs 

 Dupont-Barbier. Grapes also come 

 from Messrs. Mercier and Tessier. 

 There are several long glass cases 

 filled with fine bunches of grapes 

 from other famous fruit growers. At 

 the far end of the hall more fruit in 

 quantity is staged. M. Henri Lequen 

 has a wonderful show of pears in 

 boxes arranged in rows four deep in 

 a continuous run for 42 feet. In these 

 fr\iit classes there were over 300 ex- 

 hibitors, some of them in severa-1 

 classes. 



Vegetables were staged in a side 

 room and comprised a grand lot from 

 Vilmorin Audrieux & Co. The estab- 

 lishment "A la Pensee," Rigault el 

 fils, Compoint (asparagus) Gauthie* 

 Angel et fils, also sent lots. 



The Banquet. 



At mid-day on the opening day ol 

 the show M. Viger presided at a 

 luncheon given to the jury and to the 

 members of the Chrysanthemum Con- 

 gress. There was a very large com- 

 pany and the chairman, after thank- 

 ing the exhibitors, referred to the in- 

 ternational character of the exhibition 

 He specially referred by name to sev- 

 eral of the distinguished foreigners 

 present, all of whom were given 

 prominent positions on the Jury and 

 whom he desired in the name of the 

 society to thank for their services ren- 

 dered. 



The Grand prix d'honneur was 

 awarded to Vilmorin Andrieux & Co 

 for chrysanthemums. The 2nd Grand 

 prix d'honneur was won by Crou> 

 et fils for fruit and fruit trees. Prizes 

 of honor were awarded to Salomon 

 et fils for grapes, to M. Plnon for 

 chrysanthemums, Mme. Calvat tor 

 new seedling chrysanthemums, M. 

 Billard for begonias, M. Ribet for 

 fruit, Paul Labbe for big blooms, the 

 Ecole de Plessis-Piquet for chrysanthe- 

 mums, and to M. Momblot-Bruneau 

 for fruit and fruit trees. A special- 

 prize of 100 francs was awarded to 

 Mme. Calvat for the best novelty, the 



