Xoveuiber 13. 1915 



HORTICULTURE 



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oration of chrysanthemum flowers 

 only, open to all, the winners were A. 

 Lewisohn 1st, Mrs. Payne Whitney 

 2nd. Mrs. P. Boettger 3rd. 



The rose entries were excellent. 

 Chas. H. Totty won the silver medal 

 for best new variety not in commerce. 

 The other commercial classes were 

 monopolized by F. R. Pierson Co. and 

 L. A. Noe. J. B. Duke. gard. A. A. Mac- 

 douald. S. Untermyer, H. C. Sturgis, 

 gard. Henry Kulberg. were the high 

 liners in the non-commercial classes. 



In carnations Cottage Gardens won 

 1st and the silver medal sweepstakes, 

 and Springfield Floral Co. 2nd, J. A. 

 Macdonald. gard. R. Hughes winning 

 four 1st and Mrs. Payne Whitney and 

 H. C. Sturgis one each in non-com- 

 mercial. A. Lewisohn on begonias, F. 

 R. Pierson Co. on Nephrolepis display 

 and Mrs. P. Boettger on specimen 

 Bostoniensis and Mrs. F. .A. Constable 

 in all the palm and cibotium classes 

 followed hy Mrs. Boettger as 2nd, was 

 the story of the foliage and decora- 

 tive plant section. Lager & Hurrell 

 won all the commercial orchid prizes 

 including the silver medal for Cat- 

 tleya Olivia. The non-commercial 

 orchid e.xhibitors were George 

 Schlegel and Clement Moore and the 

 collections from these two famous es- 

 tablishments were superb, as usual. A 

 specimen of Brasso-Cattleya Maronw 

 superba by Clement Moore won the 

 sweepstakes silver medal as the best 

 orchid shown. 



The list of special prizes when 

 same are given with discretion by the 

 judges and not merely used to indulge 

 the promiscuous e.xhibitors, will often 

 give a more intelligent idea of the 

 intrinsic merits of a flower show than 

 a perusal of the awards in the sched- 

 uled classes. In this exhibition the 

 following special awards were made: 



Bobbink & .\tkins, collection of 

 chrysanthemums, si ecial mention: 

 Mrs. F. A. Constal)le. for speiimen of 

 Adiantum Crowianum, cash, for two 

 specimen palms, cash, for collection 

 of Nerines. silver medal: Mrs. H. Dar- 

 lington, gard. P. W. Popp. for display 

 of dahlias, cash: J. B. Duke, general 

 display from Duke's Farm, gold medal 

 and cash: H. Gaut. vase of bronze 

 seedling chrysanthemum. Xo. l!i, cer- 

 tificate, vase apricot seedling chrys- 

 anthemum, special mention: .\dolph 

 Lewisohn, for two bush chrysanthe- 

 mum plants, cash: Jas. A. .Macdonald, 

 for carnation seedlings, special men- 

 tion; J. A. Manda, for specimen Cat- 

 tleya labiata, silver medal: W. A. 

 Manda, for collection of ferns and 

 foliage plants, silver medal, for col- 

 lection dahlias, special mention: A. L. 

 Miller, for Salvia Gre-'gii. special men- 

 tion, for Otahcite oranges, certificate 

 of merit: Clement .Moore, for vase of 

 Kiicharis amazonica. certificate of 

 merit: A. N. Pierson, Inc., for display 

 of new roses, carnations and chrysan- 

 themums, silver medal: .Mrs. W. H. 

 Pullan, for plate of pears, special men- 

 tion; ,7ulius Rochrs Co., for collection 

 of chrysanthemums, special mention; 

 John Scheepers & Co., Inc., collection 

 of lilacs, spiraeas, etc., in flower, sil- 

 ver medal: Max Schling, artistic de- 

 signs, certificate: G. T. Schuneman. 

 three vases sweet peas, special men- 

 tion; Scott Bros., for chrysanthemum 

 White Dotty, certificate of merit; 

 Chas. H. Totty. new roses, sliver 

 medal, collection of chrysanthemums. 



special mention; Wm. Tricker, for 

 winter-flowering begonias, certificate of 

 merit, for Nymphaea Panama Pacific, 

 certificate of merit; R. Vincent, Jr., & 

 Sons Co., for display of hardy chrys- 

 anthemums, special mention: Chas. 

 Webber, for new carnation Laura 

 Webber, special mention ; Robt. Wil- 

 son, for new fern, bronze medal. 



The judges were: Walter Angus, 

 Chapinville, Ct.: John B. Urquhart, 

 Lands End, Newport, R. 1.; Alex. 

 Michie, Memorial Cemetery, Cold 

 Spring Harbor. X. Y.; Robert Walker, 

 Bridgeport, Ct.; Jas. Ballantine. 

 Hidgefield, Ct.: Geo. H. Thompson. 

 Lenox, Mass. 



The management of the show was 

 in the able hands of John Young. 



American Institute. 

 The American Institute Chrysanthe- 

 mum Show opened on Wednesday. No- 

 vember 3, continuing for three days, 

 and was in all respects fully equal to 

 any of its predecessors. The chrysan- 

 themum blooms were very fine as were 

 the roses, orchids and carnations. Max 

 Schling made a sensational display of 

 decorative flower work which attracted 

 much attention from visitors and a 

 display was also made by G. E. .M. 

 Stumpp showing artistic arrangements 

 in baskets, vases, etc., that was at 

 once interesting and educational. In 

 the very lengthy list of prize winners 

 we find frequent mention of the names 

 of Chas. H. Totty. Scott Bros., Wm. 

 Vert. gard. to Howard Gould; Ernest 

 Robinson, gard. to Mrs. M. F, Plant: 

 Robt. Jones, gard. to Percy Chubb; 

 Fred. Hitchman, gard. to R. Pulitzer: 

 W. F. Gordon, gard. to S. Untermyer; 

 Geo. R. Kuhn, gard. to H. T. Borden; 

 L. G. Forbes, gard. to Mrs. Payne 

 Whitney; Jas. Bill, gard. to C. K. G. 

 Billings; R. E. Jones. H. Gaut, gard. 

 to H. L. Pratt; Peter Duff, gard. to 

 Mrs. J. C, Brown; Robt. Petrie, gard. 

 to D. T. Millspaugh; Jas. MacDonald, 

 gard. to Mrs. J. H. Ottley; Richard 

 Thomas, gard. to H. F. Guggenheim ; 

 Lager & Hurrell, L. A. Noe. A. N. Pier- 

 son, Inc.; Wm. Cameron, gard. to Thos. 

 N. McCarter, and many others. .Many 

 special gratuities were awarded, in- 

 cluding the following honors: 

 tJeorge T. Schuneman, Rockville Centre, 



I.. 1.; Ji.xliibit of SpeiR-er Orcliid Flower- 

 ing Sweet Peas, lilplonia; (!. K. M. Sluuipp: 

 An artistic display of Floral Decorations, 

 Diploma; Max Sdilinf,'. 2:1 W. .")Otli street: 

 Display of Floral Meioiaticns. Diploma; 

 Uobort ,Iones: liest rolhictioii of t'lirysaii- 

 tlicuuiin varieties. Silver Medal; I'eler Duff: 

 Hcst specimen Clirysantlieiuuni plant. Silver 

 -Medal; Ernest Kohinsou, liest vase of 

 c'hrysanthemums, ^ledal of Superiority. 



Chicago 



As we go to press the Grand Floral 

 Festival is fast getting into shape and 

 though the hour of the formal opening 

 has scarcely arrived, there are troops 

 of visitors coming through the doors. 

 The Coliseum building, the home of so 

 many floral shows, never looked more 

 beautiful, with its festoons of wild 

 smilax draping the roof to the very 

 top, through which myriads of electric 

 lights look down upon the most artis- 

 tic arrangement of cut flowers ever 

 shown in this building. The chrysan- 

 themums are queen of the day as was 

 expected and the tall vases are filled 

 with blooms reaching to a height of 

 twelve feet. Much of the floor space is 

 taken by the allied trades as well as 

 by growers and retailers who respond- 

 ed more generously than in many of 

 the past events. Much interest centers 

 round the vases containing li'O large 

 chrysanthemums arranged for effect, 

 the cash prizes being an interesting 

 item. Exhibitors from the east and 

 from the west have added their part to 

 the good showing made by the local 

 trade. The formal opening is expect- 

 ed to be honored by the presence of 

 Mayor Thompson and the many special 

 features which include an orchestra, 

 fancy dancing, and young ladies 

 dressed in evening gowns to demon- 

 strate how flowers may best be worn, 

 all have stimulated an interest in the 

 show and there is every indication 

 now that it will be a grand success. 



One of the first awards was for 

 (Class 16) display of chrysanthemums 

 arranged for effecl. Geo. Wienhoeber 

 captured first prize of $200 for this 

 entry with a very elaborate collection 

 arranged in vases covered with dark 

 velvet which gave a very pleasing ap-d 

 striking effect. 



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