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horticulture: 



April 8, 1911 



NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW 



Concluding Days of the Exhibition at Boston — Additional Awards 



— Meetings of S, A* F,, American Gladiolus Society and 



Florists^ Telegraph Delivery 



111 our notes of last week we left the National Flower 

 Show Tlmrsflay noon, with three more days to run, and 

 several important meetings scheduled to fill in the time. 

 But it was demonstrated again, as often before, that 

 it is much easier to schedule meetings than it is to make 

 them materialize, especially considering the business and 

 social attractions of the many noted specialty establish- 

 ments in and around the Hub, and their proprietors, 

 whose latch-string was hanging out full length, not to 

 mention the ceaseless fascination of the vast flower show 

 itself, with its new exhibits continually coming in, its 

 throngs of visitors and the inspiring music. So it was 

 tliat, despite the efforts of president and secretary and 

 volunteer whippers-in, no regular session of the S. A. F. 

 materialized until Saturday forenoon. The Gladiolus 

 Society fared rather better, for it managed to gather 

 itself together on Thursday afternoon, as announced, 

 and did some practical business, of which a synopsis ap- 

 pears further on. 



THE SMOKER 



It is perhaps hardly in good taste for us to say 

 much about the "Smoker" on Thursday evening, for it 

 was not a public affair in the sense that a society or 

 club function would be, but just a little conspiracy of 



a few of the Boston boys to give their visiting friends 

 a good time — a free-and-easy jollification that they 

 should in time to come recall as one of the bright mem- 

 ories of their Boston visit. It took place in the mag- 

 nificent ball room of the Hotel Somerset, all the visiting 

 florists were welcome and at the height of the fun fully 

 five hundred were seated about round tables adorired 

 with flowers and where refreshments were served all 

 through the evening — a pot of Boston baked beans on 

 each table being a special feature. There was vaudeville 

 and lots of music and stentorian choruses and just a 

 few brief congratulatory speeches by Manager Campbell, 

 Messrs. F. E. Pierson, i?obert Craig, J. K. M. L. Farqu- 

 liar. Col. W. W. Castle, President Asmus and, as a 

 climax. Mayor Fitzgerald, who in addition to a ringing 

 speech aroused wild enthusiasm by singing his famous 

 song, "Sweet Adeline." It was certainly a happy time,, 

 all work and worry forgotten in mirthful companion- 

 ship — just such an occasion as we can imagine Long- 

 fellow might have had in mind when he wrote: 



"And the night sliall be filled with music, 

 And the cares that infest the day 



Shall fold their tents like the Arabs, 

 And as silently steal away." 



FRIDAY'S AWARDS. 



Friday's schedule provided for a dis- 

 play of roses to cover 200 square feet 

 of space, with prizes of $250 or $150 

 and $100; a Retailers' arrangement of 

 100 roses with prizes of $100 and $50; 

 an exhibit of carnations, $100, $75, 

 $50 and $25; also table decoration, 

 mantel decoration, hamper, basket and 

 bride's or bridesmaid's bouquet all to 

 be composed of carnations wholly or 

 principally, and for all of which lib- 

 eral prizes were provided. Following 

 is a list of the awards as made on 

 Friday: 



Display of cut i-oses coveriug 200 square 

 feet of space, and not to contain less tUan 

 200 blooms, quality of blooms and effect to 

 be considered and decorative green of any 

 kind, including plants, permitted. A. N. 

 I'ierson, first, witli tbe linest group ever 

 staged, bis new introductions sbowing up 

 splendidly in the collection, which con- 

 tained over 2000 blooms; A. Farcnwald. 

 2d: W. H. Elliott, 3rd. 



Best and most artistic arrangement of 

 100 cut roses; any variety or varieties may 

 be used, and with such accessories as the 

 exhibitor may desire. Sidney Hoffman, 1st, 

 with high-handled gold basket of Dark rink 

 Killarney; Ed. MacMulkln, 2nd, with handle 

 liasket o"f Killarney. 



Exhibit of carnation blooms, covering 

 100 square feet of space. Carnation or 

 other foliage may be used if so desired. 

 Peirce Bros., 1st. The centerpiece was 

 composed of a large basket of White En- 

 chantress, and on either side were pink and 

 deep rose carnations in baskets, depending 

 from a tall framework, covered with As- 

 paragus plumosus. 



Table decoration, in which carnations are 

 the principal flower used. Penn Bros., 1st, 



THE EXHIBITION 



with pink blooms; llacMuIkiu, 2nd, also 

 with pink. 



Mantel decoration, in which carnations 

 are the principal flower used. Boston Cut 

 Flower Co., 1st, with cerise carnations, 

 ferns and palms; MacMulkin, 2nd, with 

 pink and white, and 3rd with all scarlet 

 carnations. 



Hamper of carnations; other foliage per- 

 missible. MacMulkin, 1st, with pink 

 blooms; Penn, 2nd, with crimson, and Hoff- 

 man, 3i'd, with wliite. 



Basket of carnations; other foliage per- 

 missible. Julius Zinn, 1st, with variegated 

 carnations and own foliage, very flue; J. .T. 

 Casey, 2nd, with Beacon. 



Bride's or Bridesmaid's Bouquet. Hoff- 

 man, 1st. with May Day carnations and 

 Farleyeuse ferns; Zinn, 2nd, with white 

 carn.a'tions and euneatum; Penn, 3rd, with 

 white carnations. 



Silver cup, valued at $30.00, offered by 

 Jlitfliings & Co. as a Sweepstake Prize in 

 Section A. .\warded to Cottage Gardens 

 Co. 



$2.5.00 in gold offered by F. Dorner & 

 Sons Co. for the best vase of 100 blooms 

 Pink Delight. Won by S. J. Goddard. 



A Gold Medal, value $25.00, offered by 

 Kroeschell Bros, for the largest 12 blooms 

 of carnations, one or more varieties. Each 

 bloom must measure not less than five 

 inches. Won by Chas. S. Strout. 



$25.00 in gold offered by Jos. Heacock 

 Co. for the b'est vase of 100 blooms Dorothy 

 Gordon. Won by S. J. Goddard. 



50 blooms Conquest (Chicago Carnation 

 Co. prize), N. F. Coniley, 2nd. 



50 blooms Shasta (Baur & Smith prize), 

 Patten & Co., 2nd. 



50 blooms Scarlet Glow (Dorner prize). 

 I,. E. Small, 2nd. 



50 blooms Dorothy Gordon (Heacock 

 prize), Will. Nicholson, 2nd. 



50 blooms Alma Ward (Cottage Gardens 

 prize), Patten & Co., 1st. 



The silver cup offered by the Ladies' 

 S. A. F. for table decoration was won 

 by Sidney Hoffman with a table dec- 

 oration which was one of the gems 

 of the show. The centre was com- 



posed of blooms of Azalea Mollis and 

 the favors of the new Mrs. Wardell 

 rose and Farleyense ferns. The blend- 

 ing of orange and yellow tints was 

 exquisite. 



Mr. Hoffman also won the first prize 

 offered by the Gardeners' and Flor- 

 ists' Club of Boston lor floral design, 

 Penn being 2d and J. T. Butterworth 

 .3rd. 



.lohn McFarland arranged a beauti- 

 ful table decoration of gardenias, not 

 for competition. 



A large shower wreath of lily of the 

 valley and orchids by J. T. Butter- 

 worth attracted much notice. 



The judges for Friday's entries were 

 W. J. Palmer, Joe Hill, J. Forbes, J. R. 

 Frothingham and Emil Buettner. 



According to vote of the Board of 

 Control no Boston man served on any 

 of the judging committees, throughout 

 the show. The innovation appeared to 

 be received with appreciative favor 

 by the visitors. 



TRADE EXHIBITION AWARDS. 



The trade display, as has been pre- 

 viously reported, was the most exten- 

 sive ever made, far exceeding the 

 largest in the history of S. A. F. con- 

 ventions. Best of all is the acknowl- 

 edgment by the trade exhibitors gen- 

 erally that the volume of business cap- 

 tured was unexpectedly large and, so 

 far as we have heard, not a single pro- 

 test or complaint has been voiced by 

 any exhibitor. The list of awards, in 

 the trade section, outside of those 



