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HORTICULTUEE 



November 20, 1915 



Chicago 



Another flower show has become his- 

 tory and already those whose hard 

 work and untiring energy for many 

 weeks past made this one of the best 

 exhibits ever held in the great Coli- 

 seum, are laying plans for another 

 year and a still better show. The at- 

 tendance was not so large as the affair 

 deserved, but this is due in part to the 

 fact that the time of the show was co- 

 Incident with that of the chrysanthe- 

 mum shows In each of the larger Chi- 

 cago parks and they are each year 

 drawing larger crowds. The special 

 new features of this show were the 

 giving of more space to the cut flower 

 exhibits and the more artistic setting 

 of the same; the bringing of the 

 musicians to a large stage on the main 

 floor, the barefoot dancing and, to 

 some, most important of all, demon- 

 strating how to wear cut flowers, 

 which seems almost to have become a 

 lost art. 



The retailers in general did not take 

 the opportunity to advertise their 

 business and to educate the public in 

 the use of flowers, but those who did 

 received a most gratifying amount of 

 publicity and the prizes awarded were 

 the smallest part of the results. Booths 

 were attractively arranged and main- 

 tained In perfect condition each day 

 and thousands stopped and admired 

 the tables and other features. The re- 

 tailers exhibiting were A. Lange, J. 

 Mangel, Geo. Wienhoeber, J. Simpson, 

 E. Wienhoeber, O. J. Friedman, Geo. 

 Wittbold Co., Schiller the Florist and 

 W. H. Kidwell & "Co. 



The largest prizes offered were for 

 chrysanthemums, flowers arranged for 

 effect. 1st prize, $200; 2nd, $150; 

 3rd, $100. 1st was awarded to Geo. 

 Wienhoeber. The display consisted of 

 an assortment of large chrysanthe- 

 mums arranged in one large and four 

 smaller vases of rectangular design, 

 covered with green velvet and placed 

 on a green rug, the tallest in the cen- 

 ter and the others the corners. There 

 were no ribbons or other accessories. 

 2nd was won by O. J. Friedman and 

 3rd by J. Mangel. The arrangement 

 of the large chrysantlieniums in each 

 entry was above the ordinary in artis- 

 tic skill and no part of the show at- 

 tracted more attention. Each booth 

 deserves special mention. They were 

 full of suggestion for the arrangement 

 of flowers in the home and the public 

 lingered longest in front of the booths. 



Groups and tables of plants for com- 

 mercial purposes were shown by A. H. 

 Schneider of Oak Park; A. N. Pierson, 

 Inc., Cromwell, Conn.; C. C. Poll worth, 

 Milwaukee, Wis.; Poehlmann Bros. Co. 

 of Morton Grove; Ernest Rober. of 

 Wilmette; Vaughan's Seed Store, of 

 Western Springs; Frank Oechslin and 

 Geo. Wittbold, of Chicago. Lincoln 

 Park also had a large and finely ar- 

 ranged bed of palms and decorative 

 plants. 



Ttie space taken by the private gar- 

 deners was especially attractive, four 

 large beds of potted chrysanthemums 

 and one of crotons making that part a 

 delightful riot of color relieved by the 

 large specimen ferns. A new exhibitor 

 appeared this year, J. E. Tilt, of Chica- 

 go, gard. Wm. Allen. All the private 

 gardeners entered into the work with 

 enthusiasm and their displays did 

 much toward making the whole a suc- 

 cess. 



The young ladies demonstrating the 

 use of flowers for personal adornment 

 were in evening dress and arm bou- 

 quets, ankle bouquets, how to wear 

 flowers in the hair and how to carry 

 flower-bedecked swagger sticks and 

 parasols, all served greatly to interest 

 the public and a very high-class or- 

 chestra added its full share each day. 



A beautiful sight which met the eye 

 as the visitor entered the room was 

 the large glass case containing the 

 dozens of silver cups and the 20-inch 

 silver punch bowl, all of which were 

 given by the Chicago Greenhouse 

 Manufacturers. 



The visitors register contained 250 

 names of out of town visitors, and it 

 is fair to presume that a large number 

 failed to register. 



List of Awards. 



In the clir,V'<:iiitbemum classes for 50 

 lilooms of specially named varieties, there 

 were many notable entries. First prizes 

 were awarded as follows: three to &. (j. 

 Hill Co., three to Poehlmann Bros. Co.. 

 and one each to Fritz Bahr, Bassett & 

 Washburn, F. H. Lemon Co., Mt. green- 

 wood Cemetery Association and Vaughan's 

 Seed Store. A. Lange won first in the 

 vases of singles and pompons, and Elmer 

 D. Smith & Co. In collection of named va- 

 rieties. Other exhibitors of prominence in 

 this section were Kroeger & Keenan and 

 Wietor Bros. On chrysanthemum display 

 the contributors were Geo. Wienhoeber, O. 

 .1. Friedman, John Mangel, Schiller the 

 Florist and Geo. Wittbold, to whom prizes 

 were awarded in order as given. 



In the rose classes for one hundred 

 blooms each, there was splendid competi- 

 tion, the winners of first prizes being Cud- 

 ahv Floral Co., one; Poehlmann Bros. Co., 

 three; Peter Relnberg, three; Bassett & 

 Washburn, two; Geo. Weinhoeber. one. 

 Poehlmann's Hadley was the winner in red, 

 Bassett & Washburn's Shawyer in any 

 other color except red. In the vases of fifty, 

 Poehlmann Bros.' Francis Scott Key won in 

 the "any other color" class. Other awards 

 in this section were Poehlmann Bros. Co., 

 three: Reinberg, three; Bassett * Wash- 

 burn, two; A. Lange, two: Gullett & Sons, 

 C Cutler and George Weinhoeber, one each. 

 Poehlmann's Lady Stanley won in the el.iss 

 for twelve any new variety, and F.. G. Hill's 

 Tipperary for twenty-five any variety not 

 in commerce. 



Carnations also made a grand show-ing in 

 the classes for vases nf one hundred each. 

 Bassett & Washburn's Matchless won In 

 white, Weitor's Enchantress in pink, Rein- 

 bprg's Rose Pink Enchantress in light pink. 

 Poehlmann's Mrs. C. W. Ward in medium 

 pink. Weitor Bros.' Rosette in dark pink. 

 Weitor's Champion in red and a seedling 

 from Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Association 

 in "any other color." In the classes foi 

 vases for fifty, J. D. Thompson Carnation 

 Co. and Bassett & Washburn had three 

 Ists each; W. C. Manke. Weitor Bros., 

 Poehlmann Bros, and V. Besdek. <me earb. 

 Poehlmann Bros.' White Perfection won as 

 "any other white" and their Akehurst as 

 best introduction of 1915. Welter Bros. 

 won 1st with Bonfire as best introduction 

 In red. and with Alice as "any other pink" 

 and best introduction In its color of 191.5. 

 .T. D. Thompson Carnation Co. won with 

 Conquest as variety not otherwise provided 

 for. and Princess Dagmar as the best crim- 



son. In the classes for twenty blooms, 

 several novelties came to notice, including 

 Comet, Ellen Washburn and some seedlings 

 by Anton Then, one of which took the 

 sweepstakes, and seedlings by Mt. Green- 

 wood Cemetery Association. 



In the classes for specimen chrysanthe- 

 mum plaiits, Iowa State College took four 

 prizes, Vaugh.in's Seed Store four, and 

 Poehlmann Bros. one. 



In the display of orchids, Poehlmann 

 was first, and for orchid cut blooms, Chas. 

 W. McKcIlar. 



For ferns and foliage plants, Poehlmann 

 Bros, took five 1st prizes in the different 

 classes, Schiller the Florist two, Geo. Wein- 

 hoeber two, Wittbold the Florist, F. Oech- 

 slin, Gustav Bendal, H. N. Bruns, Vaughan's 

 Seed Store and Merriam Park Floral Com- 

 pan.v, one each. 



Other interesting awards were: Basket 

 of plants, 1st, Geo. Weinhoeber; 2d, Schil- 

 ler. Display of carnations, 1st, John Man- 

 gel: 2d, A. Lange. Basket of chrysanthe- 

 mums, Geo. Weinhoeber. Fern dish, 1st, 

 Schiller: 2d. Geo. Weinhoeber. Wedding out- 

 fit. 1st, John Man,gel : 2d. E. Weinhoeber. 

 Basket of flowers. 1st. A. Lange, and hon- 

 orable mention for O. J. Friedman, John 

 Mangel and Geo. Weinhoeber on account of 

 the uniformity of merit in all. Vase of 

 Major Bonuaffon arranged for effect, Geo. 

 Wittliold Basket of Rus.sen roses, A. 

 Lange. Violets. O. J. Friedman. Lily of 

 tha valley, H. N. Bruns, Poehlmann Bros. 

 and August Jurgens. respectively. Lilies, 

 Weiland & Risch and Poehlmann Bros. Co. 

 Bouvardia. Fritz Bahr. 



New chrysanthemums scored as follows: 

 6 white, E. G. Hill Co. No. 1000, comm. 

 score 85. exhibition 86; 6 yellow, E. G. Hill 

 Co.. Illinois, comm. score 87. exhibition 85; 

 15 pink. Elmer D. Smith & Co., Cameo, 

 comm. score. 90: 6 sprays pompons, Mt. 

 Greenwood Cemetery Association, comm. 

 score, 89; 6 sprays singles. Mt. Greenwood 

 Cemetery Association, comm. .score,- 87-; 

 sweepstakes, Elmer D. Smith & Co., Cameo, 

 comm. score, 90. 



The following additional awards were 

 made on Sunday: Most attractive display 

 by retailer In booth, O. J. Friedman ; Most 

 artistic Dresden bouquet with collarette, 

 Schiller the Florist; Most artistic corsage 

 bouquet, 1st A. Lange. 2d Schiller the Flor- 

 ist; fifty White Killarney arranged for 

 effect. A. Lange. 



Allied Trades. 



The Foley Greenhouse Mfg. Co. 

 made the only exhibit in its line. They 

 showed a full-sized greenhouse, of Iron 

 frame with curved eaves. 



Perhaps the most novel of the large 

 exhibits was that of the D. Hill Nur- 

 sery Co., who used a large central 

 space in the form of a Japanese gar- 

 den, with rock, water, bridge, etc. 

 This gave opportunity to show their 

 evergreen trees. 



Other exhibitors in this department 

 were the following: Kroeschell Bros. 

 Co., the Kroeschell boilers, one of 

 which was on the floor; Raedlein Bas- 

 ket Co., baskets; Buchbinder Bros., 

 refrigerators; Haeger Brick & Tile Co., 

 Dundee, 111., flower pots; Ideal Light- 

 ing Co., Davenport, la., self-watering 

 window boxes; W. W. Barnard Co., 

 seed packeting machine in operation; 

 Vaughan's Seed Store, seeds, bulbs, 

 etc. 



Tuxedo, N, Y, 



The Tuxedo Horticultural Society's 

 Annual Fall Show was held in the 

 Tuxedo Club House on November 5th, 

 6th and 7th, 1915, and proved to be 

 the finest ever held in Tuxedo. Great 

 credit is due to Manager Fred Bent- 

 ley, for the splendid manner in which 



