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IT ORTI OULTU n E 



April 15, 1916 



INTERNATIONAL FLOWER SHOW 



Grand Central Palace, New York 



(Vmiuw irii; u|i our remarks lust 

 week on the cliariicter and scope of 

 this exhibition which continiicd until 

 Wednesday ni^lit of the present week 

 We are glad to be al)le to state that 

 every promise lield onl in the open- 

 ing day was more than fulfilled and 

 tliose who predicted a record breaking 

 outcome have the pleasure of knowing 

 that their judgment has been fully 

 ratified in the results and in the en- 

 dorsement of every visitor. Many who 

 attended the previous show at Pliila- 

 delphia and felt that their time would 

 not justify a longer absence from busi- 

 ness express great regret that they did 

 not wait to see tliis remarkable ex- 

 hibition which touched the highest 

 pinnacle yet reached in artistic com- 

 Iileteness. But we believe it to be only 

 a stepping stone to even better things 

 and greater triumphs, not necessarily 

 in New York but wherever the ambi- 

 tion, the will and the ability are pres- 

 ent. Progress is the order of the day 

 and New York has done her part nobly 

 and effectually. 



The big sensation of Friday aftcr- 

 iiDon was the visit to the show by E\- 

 president Roosevelt. He was re- 

 ceived with tumultuous acclamation 

 by a dense throng outside and inside 

 of the hall. Hands were stretched out 

 to him on all sides. The escort had a 

 hard task to press l)ack the crowd, 

 and the party fought its way upstairs. 

 The officers of the show, F. R. Pier- 

 son, chairman; .Tohn Young, secretary; 

 Frederic R. Newbold. treasurer: R. G. 

 HoUoman, and G. E. .\I. Stumpp, re- 

 ceived Colonel Roosevelt at the door, 

 and Mr. Stumpii presented him witli a 

 red, white and lilne boutonniere. Com- 

 Miissionei: Woods asked the Colonel on 

 the way up to the Tea Garden, how it 

 seemed to be so popular. "I might say, 

 with the Duke of Wellington; How 

 they will yell when 1 am hanged.' " re- 

 nirned Mr. Roosevelt. 



The Colonel was much impressed 

 .vith the exliibition, said it was bettei 

 (hail last year and was allowed to 

 walk over the gravel walks of F. R. 

 Pierson's rose garden, which had taken 

 the sweep stakes prize, a silver tropliy 

 for the best exhibit in the show. The 

 trophy was standing in the centre of 

 the garden and Colonel Roosevelt ad- 

 mired it and the flowers. "This garden 

 would look fine at Oyster Bay," ho 

 ?aid. 



The class for dinner table decora 

 lion by New York hotels brought out 

 Imt three competitors— tiie Manhattan, 

 Yanderbilt and Rill more — but it was 

 easily a leading attra< tion of the show- 

 on Monday, tlie staging day. The Man- 

 hattan won the iirize worthily with -i 

 piece of work of outstanding merit. 

 It was one of the daintiest and most 

 artistic table decorations we have ever 

 seen. The slender centr.il vase wat^ 

 filled with acacia sprays, purple an'; 

 lavender iris and purple pansies, on a 



ba.s.' of Farkyi'iise fern fronds. There 

 were smaller vases arranged with yel- 

 low primroses, pansies and acacia 

 and the corsage bouquets were of pan- 

 sies yellow and purple alternating, 

 with Farleyense fern. The boiiton- 

 nieres were all of white pansies. The 

 table ware was o'' crystal and gold. 

 There was no second prize but the 

 judges voted a silver medal to the 

 Vanderbilt table. 



The orchid section was a potent at 

 traction for the public. Julius Roehrs' 

 big grouj) covering 200 sq. ft., which 

 won the first prize, was a stunner, 

 containing a large variety of species 

 artistically arranged, Arthur N. 

 Cooley's entry, winning 1st in the 

 private gardeners' class, was a most 

 elegant group, with long arching 

 sprays of phalaenopsis, odontoglossiim 

 and odontioda used with graceful 

 effect. There were many sensational 

 novelties shown by Clement Moore, 

 gard. John P. Mossman, Hackensack, 

 N. J. Another very rich display was 

 staged by George Sclilcgel, gard. 

 Stephen l-". Milosy, his exhibit receiv- 

 ing honorable mention. Lager & Hur- 

 rell, as usual, were represented by a 

 first-prize commercial group. 



The greater part of the main floor 

 was devoted to the decorative plant 

 groups and gardens, the trade booths 

 being arranged on the side aisles. 

 The sniiiller plants, such as primulas, 

 cyclamens, tulips, daffodils, ^chizan- 

 thus, etc., as well as the cut flower 

 groups, tables, etc., were all located on 

 the mezzanine floor, where there was 

 an abundance of light. Cinerarias, 

 pansies, daisies and some other mater- 

 ial overflowed to the third floor where 

 many visitors failed to find them. 



Saturday, April 8, was sweet pea 

 day and the displays were grand, 'Wil- 

 liam Sim, Cliftondale, Mass., was, as 

 usual, the largest exhibitor and the 

 (luaUty of all the exhibits was very 

 line. The sweet pea table decorations 

 hy private growers were admirable. 

 X more tasteful arrangement than 

 that by Adolph Lewisohn, gard. J. 

 Canning would be hard to imagine. 



Gretna Kliiis. for which a cer- 

 tificate of merit was awarded, is 

 a polyantha rose of much beauty. 

 It IS in effect a "baby" form of Taus- 

 endschoen, the flowers being very sim- 

 ilar in size, color and gradation of 

 lints according tc length of time the 

 flowers have been open. 



The cut roses staged on Thursday 

 made a fine showing. Killarney 

 Queen, Hadlcy, Ulrich Brunner, Amer- 

 ican Beauty. Ophelia and Sunburst 

 leading in sensational interest. There 

 were no outstanding novelties. The 

 big rose displays by' A. N. Pierson. 

 Inc., and F. R. Pierson, were magnifi- 

 cent. 



Uiic of the iijo^l ijdlalili' plants in 

 the show was u Medinella magnlflca, 

 which was the central feature of Julius 

 Roehrs' Ist |)rize group of flowering 

 and foliage, stove and greenhouse 

 plants, covering 3uO s(|uare feet. The 

 Medinella was a superbly bloomed 

 specimen and, indeed, the entire group 

 was far above the ordinary. 



The carnations were staged on Fri- 

 day, April 7, Cottage Gardens, Queens, 

 N, Y. and A, A. Pembroke, Beverly, 

 Mass., being the most lllieral contrib- 

 utors of blooms. The silver medal for 

 new variety not in commerce was won 

 by Cottage Gardens' Cottage Matd. 



The German AmViassador. Count von 

 Berustortf, was the guest of honor on 

 Saturday afternoon at the Grand Cen- 

 tral Palace. The German War Relief 

 Committee shared the receipts of thd 

 tea garden with the New York County 

 branch of the American Red Cross. 



The Tausendschoen rose has now 

 taken its place as the most useful of 

 all tlie rambler class for garlanding 

 rustic bowers and fences. Witliout It 

 the rose gardens would have been 

 robbed of much of their beauty. 



The recent progress in hydrangea 

 culture was well evidenced In the 

 wonderful groups of blue, white and 

 pink specimens of the new French 

 varieties staged by Fritz Dressel, 

 Julius Roehrs Co., and others. 



The customary dinner to the judges 

 was given on Wednesday evening. 

 April 5. at the Manhattan Hotel. A 

 large number of other invited guests 

 were present and the occasion was 

 one of unusual jubilation. 



James Bell, gardener for C. K. 0. 

 Billings, was awarded tiie National 

 Association ol Gardeners' medal for 

 the most meritorious exhibit made by 

 a private grower for six plants of 

 schizanthus. 



The Department of Parks sent a 

 very large ;ind stately group of plants 

 of all the greenhouse classes. It was 

 skillfully arranged and added greatly 

 to the general effect of that section of 

 the hall. 



In our estimation one of the most 

 beautiful plants in the whole exhibi- 

 tion was James Stuart's specimen 

 Genista .\ndreanum. It was a grace- 

 ful fountain of gold and bronze. 



On Friday morning, April 7, George 

 V, Nash of the .\ew York Botanical 

 Garden delivered a lecture with illus- 

 trative slides, on Water Gardens and 

 the Reclamation of a Swamp. 



The beautiful narcissus Van Waveren 

 Giant which was so much admired in 

 ihe New York show is said to be also 

 on the market under the name of 

 Hillogom Giani. 



The rich collection of sweet peas 



