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included orchids. \Vorth_v of admiration also were the 

 group of cyclamen, remarkably fine specimens, which were 

 shown by Mrs. F. A. Constable, James Stuart, gardener, 

 and the group of lilies, bearing enormous blooms, which 

 were shown by Mrs. Percy Chubb, Peter Smith, gardener. 

 The commercial plant exhibits deserving special mention 

 were the Henry A. Dreer collection of Kurume azaleas 

 with their wealth of bloom and range of gorgeous colors, 

 and the Bobbink & Atkins group of Acalca iiidica, which 

 was given a special award. 



Particularly noticeable among the orchid collections 

 were those staged by James B. Duke, Somerville, N. J., 

 A. Miles, gardener, showing splendid specimens of cat- 

 tleyas, oncidiums, cypripediums, etc., and the collection 

 of cut orchids of cymbidiums, cattleyas, etc., by A. N. 

 Cooley, Pittsfield, ^lass.. Oliver Lines, gardener, and that 

 of J. E. Widener, Elkins Park, Pa., William Kleinheinz, 

 gardener. The commercial orchid exhibits were e.xcel- 

 lent, too. In the large class, Joseph Manda Company had 

 a marvelous selection of cut blooms of cymbidium hybrids, 

 cattleyas, cypripediums, which was awarded first prize. 

 Both George E. Baldwin & Company, and Lager & Hur- 

 rell exhibited interesting groups of cattleyas, cypripediuniii 

 and cymbidiums, the former winning the honors of this 

 class. Julius Roehrs Companv was awarded first prize 

 for its collection of orchid plants in variety, which were 

 arranged in a most pleasing manner. 



On Monday, cut flowers were not in evidence to any 



great degree, either in the private or commercial classes, 

 the garden displays being the chief attraction of the open- 

 ing day of the Flower Show. Charles H. Totty Company 

 showed the new French rose. Souvenir de Claudius Pernet, 

 in color a beautiful yellow, which created quite a sensation, 

 as did the carnations, staged by H. B. Marinelli, which 

 were of unusually large blooms in colors of pink, rose, 

 blush and deep mauve. The sweet peas of W. Atlee Bur- 

 pee Company, varying from shades of white, pink, laven- 

 der to salmon and crimson, also attracted much attention. 

 While on Tuesday there was not the keen competition 

 in the rose classes, either private or commercial, that had 

 been anticii>ated, still there was an abundance of wonder- 

 ful roses to draw forth words of admiration from the 

 many visitors to the show on that day. In the five private 

 classes, which Mrs. McK. Twombley, Convent. N. J., 

 Robert Tyson, gardener, entered, Mrs. Twombley was 

 awarded first prize, showing excellent blooms of Ophelia, 

 Columbia, Premier, etc. In the commercial exhibits su- 

 perb blooms of the rose, Francis Scott Key, was shown 

 hx F. R. Pierson. and their vase of Columbia was also 

 very good. \Vonderful blooms of Premier and of Ophelia 

 were staged by the Duckham-Pierson Company. Two 

 roses in particular were the center of attraction. Souvenir 

 de Claudius Pernet. for which Charles H. Totty Company 

 received a gold metal, and Dark Pink Columbia, for wdiich 

 A. X. Pierson, Inc., received a similar award. 



I'hc rock garden, exhibited by Julius Roehrs and aziarded the sweepstake price of the Garden Club of America 



