March 24, 1917 



HORTICULTURE 



371 



Hybrid Cattleya, Brasso-Cattleya, Brasso- 

 I.aelia Cattleya or Sophro-Cattleya, Ist, 

 Julius Koehrs Co.. with Brasso-Cattleya 

 Veitclili; 2d, Lager & Hurrell. 



KOSES IN POTS AKn TUB.S. COMMEECIAL 

 GKOWEKS. 



Rose garden. 1st, F. K. I'lerson. Better 

 even than last year. See cover illustration ; 

 2d. A. N. Pierson. Inc. 



Specimen climbing red, 1st, F. R. I'ler- 

 son; 2d, A. N. Pierson. Inc. Pink, 1st, F. 

 R. Pierson; 2d. A. N. Pierson, Inc. White, 

 1st. A. N. Pierson, Inc. 



Best new Rose not in commerce, Ist, F. 

 R. Pierson, (Silver medal) for Rosalind, a 

 deep pink sport from Ophelia. 



CUT ROSES. COSIMEKCIAL GROWERS. 



100 American Beauty, 1st, L. A. Noe, Mad- 

 ison, N. J. 



100 Killarney Queen, 1st, F. R. Pierson. 



00 American Beauty, 1st, L. A. Noe; 2d, 

 F. R. i'ierson. 



.'lO Mrs. Charles Russell, 1st, F. R. Pier- 

 son. 



50 Ophelia, 1st, F. R. Pierson; 2d. W. IC. 

 .lacksou. West Summit, N. J. 



50 Mrs. George Shawyer, 1st, A. X. Pier- 

 son, Inc.; 2d. F. R. Pierson. 



50 Francis Scott Key, 1st. F. R. Pierson. 



50 Pink Killarney, 1st. A. N. Pierson, Inc. 



50 White Killarney, 1st. A. N. Pierson, Inc. 



.50 Richmond, 1st, F. R. Pierson. 



00 Sunburst, 1st, A. N. Pierson. Inc.: 2d. 

 F. R. Pierson. 



50 Mrs. Aaron Ward, 1st, A. N. Pierson, 

 Inc.; 2d. F. R. Pierson. 



50 Any other white, 1st. L. A. Noe. 



50 Any other pink, 1st, L. B. Coddiugton, 

 .Murray Hill, N. J. ; 2d, W. E. Jackson. 



50 Any other red, 1st. A. S. Burns, Jr.. 

 Spring Valley, N. Y.. with Iladley. The 

 finest vase of r'ises in the show; 2d. F. R. 

 Pierson. 



25 Any undisseminated variety, 1st. F. R. 

 I'lerson, with Rosalind. 



Vase of best new Ri>se not in commerce 

 January 1, 1917, 1st, F. K. Pierson. 



Display of cut roses arranged for effect. 

 F. R. I'lerson. This exhibit contained near- 

 ly 1000 magnificent blooms shown in rich 

 vases of great value. It was distinctly a 

 triumph. 



Table decoration, 1st, A. T. Bunyard, 41:i 

 Madison Ave., New York City ; 2d, Max 

 Schling, 22 W. 5i)th St. ; ad. Kottmiller, 48th 

 :ind Madison Sts. All good. 



CARNATIONS. COMMERCIAL GROWERS. 



100 White. 1st, Cottage fJardens Co.. 

 Queens. N. Y. 



100 Flesh pink, 1st. Charles Weber, Lvu- 

 lirook, N. Y. 



100 Light pink, 1st, Cottage Ciiirdens. Co 



100 Dark pink. 1st, Cottage (iarilens Co. 



100 Scarlet, 1st. Cottage Gardens Co.; 2d, 

 M. Matheron, Baldwin, N. Y. 



100 Crimson. W. D. Howard, Milford, 

 Mass. 



100 Varigated white, 1st, Emil F. Lieker, 

 Lansdowne, Pa. 



.50 Light pink, 1st, Herman Kchwarz, Cen- 

 tral Park, L. I.; 2d, Alfred Demeusy, Brook- 

 lyn. 



50 Dark pink. 1st. G. F. Neipp. Chatham. 

 X. J.; 2d. Charles H. Totty, Madison, N. J. 



50 Red. 1st. W. R. Nicholson. Fnnning- 

 ham. Mass. ; 2d, Chas. H. Totty. 



.511 White. 1st. Chas. H. Totty. 



50 Any new variety not in comnuM-ce. Sil- 

 ver medal to W. R. Nicholson for crlnisoii 

 seedling. 



SWEET PEAS. COMMERCIAL GROWERS. 



100 Bicolor, 100 white. 100 cream pink, 100 

 light lavender. 100 pink or salmon, S. Van 

 Riper. Dundee Lake. N. J.. 1st in all five 

 classes. 



Display arrauged for effect. 1st, Chas. A. 

 Zvolanek. Bound Brook. N. J.: 2d. F. H. 

 Polbos. Sea Cliff. L. I. 



MISCELLANEOLTS CUT FLOWERS. COM- 

 MERCIAL GROWERS. 



Mignonette, 1st. August Sauter. Xyack. 

 X. Y. ; 2d, W. R. Nicholson. 



Grand Sweepstakes prize for most artist- 

 ically arranged exhibit in the show. Mrs. 

 A. M. Booth, gard. E. Fardel. 



International Flower Show silver trophy 

 for best exhibit, won bv A. Lewisohn. Ards- 

 ley. N. Y. 



Table decoration, competition limited to 

 hotels onlv. 1st. Vanderbilt Hotel. 



The •■Sun" prize, for exhibit most helpful 

 to amateur gardeners, won by Jlax Schling. 



Exhibitors in the Trade Section 



II. Fred Byxbee. Norwalk. Conn., certifi- 

 cate of merit for Daphne odora. F. F. 

 Hutton. Bavshore. gard. E. Y'eandle. hon- 

 orable mention for Freesias. Alois Frey, 

 silver medal for Rainbow Freesias. Jas. A. 

 MacDonald, gard. R. Hughes, certificate of 

 merit for seedling carnation. 



All departments of the trade and 

 allied interests were well represented, 

 many having spacious and elaborately 

 decorated booths. 



Following is a complete list: 



F. R. Pierson Co., Tarrytown, a very 

 attractive enclosure which was con- 

 stantly surrounded by a throng of peo- 

 ple. Roses were displayed here in 

 great profusion. 



Bobbink & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J., 

 miscellaneous nursery stock. 



■Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J., 

 a handsomely decorated booth in 

 charge of J. Muller. 



G. E. M. Stumpp, a very elaborate 

 apartment in which object lessons in 

 floral arrangement were numerous. 



Max Schling. Mr. Schling had ¥>vo 

 very large reservations, in one of 

 which he had artists showing the dif- 

 ferent ways in which flowers may be 

 made useful and attractive in the 

 home. 



John Scheepers & Co., bulb special- 

 ties. 



Sharonware Workshop. Concrete 

 Garden Furniture. 



C. H. Totty, Madison. N. .1., new 

 roses, chrysanthemums and other spe- 

 cialties. 



Robert Craig Co., decorative plants. 



F. A. Bartlett Co.. tree specialists. 

 Knight & Struck Co.. ericaceous 



plants. 



G. E. M. Stumpp, hardy evergreens. 

 The Cloche Co.. plant protectors. 

 Vaughan's Seed Store, bulbs, seeds, 



etc. 



Lager & Hurrell, orchids, etc. 



Stumpp & Walter Co.. a very exten- 

 sive show of seasonable stock. 



The Country Gentleman. 



Zoller Studios. 



Jos. A. Manda. rustic booth daintily 

 decorated with orchids. 



J. C. Krans Cast Stone Works, gar- 

 den furniture. 



Weeber & Don. a brilliant display of 

 bulbs in flower. 



Maurice Fuld, plants and seeds, in 

 char.i^e of a dainty lassie. 



American Seed Tape Co. 



R. J. Irwin, trade plants and 

 flowers. 



Metropolitan Material Co. office. 



Cromwell Gardens. Very extensive 

 display of plants and flowers, continu- 

 ously crowded with customers and ad- 

 mirers. 



Lord & Burnham Co.. conservatory 

 complete, with garden setting. 



Hartmann Sanders Co.. garden fur- 

 niture, pergolas, etc. 



Pierson U-Ear Co., illuminateu pic- 

 tures of their structures. 



W. H Lutton Co. Greenhouse com- 

 plete. Sam. Burns in charge. 



Kroeschell Bros. Co., office; Fred 

 Lautenschlager in charge. 



Hitchings & Co., greenhouse com- 

 plete. 



Fulper Pottery Co.. decorative pot- 

 tery, vases, etc. 



Doubleday, Page & Co.. publications. 



Davey Tree Expert Co., office, and 

 tree surgery literature. 



A. T. Boddington, a richly adorned 

 sweet pea booth, bordered with pan- 

 sies. 



J. M. Thorburn & Co., a large booth 

 enclosed with white paling, with gen- 

 eral display. 



A. T. De La Mare Co., horticultural 

 literature. 



Weathered Company. Complete con 

 servatory. 



Mathews Mfg. Co. Garden furniture, 

 pergolas, etc. 



King Construction Co. Greenhouse 

 complete, booth in charge of H. S. de 

 Forest. 



The following were on the balcony 

 floor: 



Miss M. Lewis, interior decorations. 



George L. Stillnian, dahlias. 



J. B. Lippincott Co., publishers. 



N. Y. Rustic Works. An extensive 

 and excellent display. 



W. F. Leary, tree-spraying appara- 

 tus. 



Coldwell I-awn Mower Co., New- 

 burgh. Coldwell lawn mowers. 



Spencer Heating Co. Boilers. 



Peterson, Sinclair & Miller. Engi- 

 neers. 



Carter's Tested Seeds. Rex Humus. 



Richmond Cedar Works. Plant tubs. 



I. J. Stringham. Bees and honey. 



Benj. Hammond, Beacon. A fine dis- 

 play of his well known specialties in 

 charge of Walter Mott. 



Shawnee Mower Co. Machinery. 



Johnston Heating Co. Hot water 

 circulator in operation. 



Mogul Co. Waterproof and preser- 

 vative materials. 



A. L. Randall, Chicago. Florists' 

 supplies, etc. 



Walworth Mfg. Co. Heating special- 

 ties. 



Bon Arbor Chemical Co. Plant food. 



G. E. M. Stumpp. Artistic stone 

 ware, fountains, etc. 



Schloss Bros. Ribbons. 



Geo. W. Clark Co. Irrigation de- 

 vices. 



Reade Mfg. Co. Insecticides. 



S. P. Townsend & Co. Lawn mowers. 



Alphano Humus. 



Miller & Doing. Plant boxes. 



B. Hammond Tracy. Gladioli. 



NOTES. 



The araaryllises from Howard Gould 

 were a splendid strain. 



Robert Craig Co.'s Nephrolepis "Nor- 

 wood" was honored with a silver 

 medal. 



J. R. de Lamar showed some choice 

 and beautiful groups, not for competi- 

 tion. A gold medal was awarded for 

 his Acacia pubescens. 



Among the distinguished visitors at 

 the exhibition were ex-Ambassador 

 James W. Gerard, Andrew Carnegie 

 and Major General Wood. 



There was a good exhibit of flower- 

 ing begonias by Hon. P. M. Warburg, 

 gard. Frank C. LuckenbacUer. which 

 does not appear in the prize list. 



Brasso-Cattleya Jean d'Arc by Clem- 

 ent Moore, which was awarded a gold 

 medal, was sold for the benefit of the 

 American fund for French wounded. 



The Roehrs .300 ft. group of flower- 

 ing and foliage stove and greenhouse 

 plants arranged for effect was not ex- 

 celled for quality and tasteful arrange- 

 ment by any exhibit in the hall. 



