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HOBTICULTURE 



November 20, 1915 



THE CLEVELAND SHOW 



THE PRIZE AWARDS. 



We lierewith present a summarized 

 report on the prize awards at tlie 

 Cleveland Flower Show, followed by 

 some special notes, supplementing the 

 general account of the show which we | 

 gave last week. 



Lack of space prevents our giving 

 the complete list of awards in detail. 



The classes from No. 2 to 21 inclusive 

 were Chrysanthemum Society specials. In 

 these classes three Ists were won by the 

 Dale Estate. Brampton. Ont.. four by W. 

 W. Vert. Port Washington, N. Y., two by 

 E. G. Hill Co., Richmond, Ind., and one 

 each by A. N. Pierson. Cromwell, Conn., 

 Lamborn Floral Co.. Alliance, O., L. K. 

 Duckham, Madison, N. J., Mt. Greenwood 

 Cemeterr Asso., Morgan Park, 111., and 

 H. S. Firestone, Akron, O. The Cleveland 

 Cut Flower Co. captured all the chrysan- 

 themum plant prizes from No. 22 to 35. In 

 the vases of 100 and 50 blooms E. G. Hill 

 Co. led, liut the entries by C. Merkel & 

 Son, Mentor, O., J. M. Gasser Co., W. W. 

 Vert and C. H. Tutty were all grand also. 

 In the twelve "color classes" E. G. Hill Co. 

 had sweepstakes with five Ists. Dale Es- 

 tate four, Frank Allan, Grosse Pt., Mich., 

 A. N. Pierson and C. H. Totty one eacu. 

 In the nine classes of special varieties E. 

 G. Hill had the sweepstakes with four Ists, 

 Lamborn Floral Co., two. C. H. Totty, The 

 Friedlcy Co. and Elmer D. .Smith, Adrian, 

 Mich., one each. In the remaining 17 class- 

 es for chrysanthemums, including pompons 

 .and singles, C. H. Totty won five Ists, 

 Mt, Greenwood three, W. W. Vert, Frank 

 Allan, Dale Estate, A. N. Pierson, C. Mer- 

 kel & Son, E. G. Hill Co. and The Friedley 

 Co. one each, and the 2nd and 3rd prizes 

 were variously divided among the fore- 

 going principally. J. M. Gasp?r Co. got 

 a certificate of merit for single white 

 chrysanthemums. 



In the nou-comnierciai chrysanthemuiu 

 section tliei'e were some superb entrie.i. 

 Winners of 1st were Robert Weeks, Akron, 

 O., eleven, Ij. K. Duckham three. C. \\'. 

 Sieberling. gard. G. Gerwind, H. S. Fire- 

 stone and Frank Allan two each, F. B. 

 Drury, gard. II. F. Nuermann. Cleveland. 

 C. V. Enston, Huffalo. one each. H. S. 

 Firestone won a silver cup with :i superb 

 set of 36 blooms in v.irietios. 



The rose classes from No. (-1 to 117 in 



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elusive were vigorously competed for. 

 Waban Rose Conservatories, Natick, Mass., 

 took the prize for best variety not yet in 

 commerce with Mrs. Bayard Thayer. For 

 the prettiest vase ot roses J. H. Dunlop. 

 Toronto, took 1st and certificate of merit : 

 C. H. Frey Co., Lincoln, Neb., certificate 

 of merit for Hadley ; P. H. dinger. New 

 Castle, Ind., honorable mention for seed- 

 ling 300. For the best vase arrangement 

 of IfK) yellow roses the J. M. Gasser Co. 

 won 1st with a lovely combination of Mrs. 

 Aaron Ward with crotons and Polypoaium 

 aureum. For the best 1(X> dark red roses 

 A. N. Pierson won with Hadley. 1st for 

 50 blooms, "any other color" went to the 

 new Prima Donna shown vy (iurtmau iv. 

 Raynor for The Florex Gardens, North 

 Wales, Pa. In the regular color and spe- 

 ci.il variety classes, ten Ists went to J. M. 

 Gasser Co., three each to F. R. Pierson and 

 Lamborn Floral Co., two each to A. N, 

 Pierson, Holton & Hunkel. Milwaukee, Wis.. 

 C. H. Totty, Rolf Zetlitz, Lima, O.. and 

 one each to E. G. Hill Co., S. .T. Renter A- 

 Son, Westerly, R. I.. Anna Dean Farm. 

 Barberton, O., and Cleveland Cut Flower 

 Co. 



In the carnation color classes, 100 blooms. 

 Cottage Gardens Co. won 1st in white vvitu 

 Matchless, light pink with Cottage Maid, 

 dark pink with Mrs. C. W. Ward; E. G. 

 Hill Co., 1st in red with Champion ; J. M. 

 Gasser Co., 1st in flesh pink with Pink 

 Delight ; 150 blooms white won hv E. G. 

 Hill Co. with Matchless; 50 blooms flesh 

 pink, J. D. Thompson Carnation Co., 1st 

 with Superb: dark pink. Cleveland Cut 

 Flower Co. do. with Mrs. C. W. Ward; red, 

 E. G, Hill Co. with Beacon; crimson, E, 

 G. Hill Co, with Pocahontas; yellow, Baur 

 & Steijikamp with Yellow Prince; any 

 other color, Littlefield & Wyman with 

 Seedling ISA, a beautiful shell pink with 

 petals white tipped. Cottage Gardens Co, 

 got a silver medal for Crystal White and 

 A, N. Pierson 1st for introduction of 19U- 

 15 with (lood Cheer, Other awards of 1st 

 in carnatiiin clas.ses were Mrs. Price ,Mc- 

 Kinney. gard. G. J. Lawton, si.\ ; E. G. 



Hill Co., four; Cottage Gardens Co. and 

 .1, M. Gasser Co,, three each; J. D. Thomp- 

 son Carnation Co.. Cleveland Cut Flower 

 V.o. and Anna Dean Farm, two each; H. S. 

 Firestone, gard, Wm. Fisher, one. Gutt- 

 man & Raynor secured a certificate of 

 merit for Laura Webber. 



While not so strong in large palms 

 and foliage plants as is the case with 

 exhibitions in eastern cities, still there 

 was a good showing of this material, 

 Boston ferns being especially notable 

 in size and number. 



Hart Bros,, Robert Weeks, Mrs. Price 

 McKiuney and F. R, Pierson all showed 

 m.immoth Boston ferns. Hart Bros, winning 

 1st in three classes. Winners in other 

 tern classes were The Friedley Co,. Robert 

 Weeks, Mrs, L. Dean Holden, Bretenhal, O,, 

 and J. L. Severance, Woodside Farms, West 

 Park, O., won 1st on group of foliage 

 plants with a beautiful collection, also on 

 .a superb collection of crotons and on pan- 

 danus. Other 1st prizes in foliage classes 

 went to Mrs. McKinney, J. L. Severance 

 and H, S, Firestone. 



.lulius Roehrs Co, won the orchid plant 

 group prize with a beautiful collection, all 

 neatly labeled. On cut orchids the Dale 

 Estate was 1st with a very fine' display. 



Other notable 1st prize winnings were 

 L. Westerberg, Warrensville, O,, pansies; 

 Gasser Co,, sweet peas; Friedley Co., lily 

 of the valley; John Scheepers Co,, spirjeas"- 

 Wm, Sim, Cliftondale. Mass,, pansies (sil- 

 ver medal) ; W. G. Mather, begonias (gold 

 medal) ; F, E, Drury, cyclamen (certificate 

 of merit) ; E. A. Coon, Rhinebeck, N Y 

 and C. Hagenburger, Cleveland, violets; C 

 Merkel & Son, cyclamen ; J. M, Gasser Co., 

 antirrhinums and calendulas; Friedley Co 

 and Julius Roehrs Co,, lily or tne valley; 

 Friedley Co., giganteum lilies; Julius Roehrs 

 Co,, Lorraine begonias; Wilson Floral Co, 

 Cleveland; C, Merkel & Son; A, Lewisohn 

 •Mrs. Price McKiuney and H, S, Firestone' 

 begonias; W, G, Mather, primulas; Nag-lr- 

 roc Garden, gold medal, and C A Otis 

 certificate ot merit for lily of the valley! 



On the afternoon of the closing day 

 the judges awarded the following 

 prizes: 



For the vase of roses remaining in best 

 condition through the five days of the 

 show. Rolf Zelitz, Lima, Ohio; variety 

 Mrs, Charles Russell, For the best vase of 

 carnations under same conditions. Cottage 

 Gardens, Queens, N. Y, ; variety. Cottage 

 lineen. For the best vase of chrysanthe- 

 mums under same conditions, Frank Allan 

 Grosse Point, Mich, ; variety, William Tur- 

 ner. J, M, Gasser Co, got the Moninger 

 cup for the largest number of entries. 



Pakti.\l View in the Coli.seom, Cleveland. 



LIST OF TRADE EXHIBITORS. 



The trade displays were arranged in 

 l)Ooths which extended completely 

 around the four sides of the Coliseum. 

 .\I1 reported a satisfactory business. 

 The list was as follows: 



H, Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, 

 Pa., represented by Martin Reukauf, 

 Stephen Greene and I. Bayersdorfer, 

 a rich exhibit of florists' supplies; 

 Robert Craig Co., Philadelphia, repre- 

 sented by W. P. and Robert Craig, Jr., 

 very high class crotons, dracsenas, 

 etc: Henry A. Dreer, Inc., Philadel- 

 phia, represented by J. J. Karins. ferns 

 and plants: R, & .T. Farquhar & Co., 

 Boston, reijresented by Frank Hurray, 

 choice plants; Hitchings & Co., Eliza- 

 beth. N. ,1., photos and diagrams of 

 ,s;reenhouse structures: Roman J. Ir- 

 win, New York, sample plants and 

 bulbs: Kroeschell Bros, Co.. Chicago, 

 III., office, represented by Fred Lauten- 

 schlager: Lord & Burnliam Company, 

 New York. Victor Morgan representa- 



