HOETICULTUKE 



November 25, 1916 



CLEVELAND FLOWER SHOW. 



List of additional awards not in- 

 cluded in report of judges made Nov. 

 11: 



Certificate of Merit— A. N. Pierson, Inc., 

 rrorawell. Conn.: Group of novelty chrys- 

 antUemunis not for competition; Chas. H. 

 Tottv, Madison, N. J.; Group of pompon 

 and "single chrysanthemums, not for com- 

 petition; John A. Then, Chicago, 111.; Now 

 carnation Thenanthos; Elmer D. Smith, 

 Adrian, Mich.; New pink pompnn chrysan- 

 themum Little Gem; H. P. Eells, Cleveland: 

 Asparagus Sprengeri. 



Honorable Mention— A. N. Pierson, Inc., 

 Cromwell, Conn.; New chrysanthemum, 

 Barbara Davis; Kagirroc Gardens, Wick- 

 liffe, O.; Group of palms and stove plants, 

 also pompon and single chrysanthemums; 

 Anna Dean Farms. Barherton, O. ; Sunburst 

 roses, not for competition. 



The third annual Cleveland Flower 

 Show will be held in the Coliseum, 

 Nov. 6th to 11th, 1917. This will be a 

 big national show with the strong co- 

 operation of all the national horticul- 

 tural and florists' organizations. It will 

 be planned on a big scale, even sur- 

 passing the Cleveland Flower Show 

 held in Nov., 1915, which put Cleveland 

 on the map in horticultural circles and 

 is still referred to as one of the best 

 flower shows ever held. 



To growers — begin to plan your ex- 

 hibits now. An advance premium list 

 with big prizes will be ready Feb. 1st. 

 Write for a copy. 



To trade e.xhibitors — si)ace tor com- 

 mercial displays will be limited. Ap- 

 plications for space received now and 

 reservations made in January, .\ddress 

 M. A. Vinson, Mgr. Cleveland Flower 

 Show, 402 Leader-News Bldg., Cleve- 

 land. 



UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. 



The Fifth Annual Chrysanthenium 

 Show of the Floricultural Division of 

 the University of Illinois was visited 

 by over 6,200 people. The show began 

 Sunday, Nov. 12, and extended through 

 Saturday, Nov. 18. On Sunday alone, 

 between the hours' of 1.00 and 5.00 

 P. M., over 3,500 people viewed the dis- 

 play of 364 varieties of chrysanthe- 

 mums. Of these 364 varieties, 225 are 

 seedlings of pompons, singles, and ane- 

 mones and are the result of student 

 class work. 



The pot plants of the smaller varie- 

 ties filled a house 35 feet wide by 105 

 feet long. The larger flowering varie- 

 ties were in the bench and were viewed 

 from a raised walk along the entire 

 length of the house. The entire range 

 of greenhouses was open to the public. 



The ladies of the State Federation of 

 Women's Clubs which was in session 

 here during the week, were delighted 

 with the show. Governor Dunne and 

 family visited the greenhouses after 

 the Home-Coming football game on 



Saturday. 



EXHIBITION AT WORCESTER, 

 MASS. 



One of the most effective of the fall 

 exhibitions held by the Worcest^ 

 County Horticultural Society was stag- 

 ed on Thursday. Nov. 9, in Horticul- 

 tural Hall. The show was in charge 

 of A. H. Lange of H. F. \. Lange Co.,' 

 florists, whose displays were among 

 the most attractive found in the hall. 



Feed Ladte.\schlager, 



Publicity Manager of the Recent Floral .\rt 



Show at Chicago. 



Mr. Lange selected the upper centre 

 of the hall for his principal exhibit, 

 which comprised potted plants and cut 

 flowers arranged in a round gi-oup 

 about a silver gazing ball. Harry Ran- 

 dall exhibited roses. White Killarney, 

 Ophelia, Mrs. George Shawyer and 

 Francis Scott Key hanked against a 

 background of tree and Farleyensc 

 ferns. .'\. X. Pierson, E. W. Breed, W. 

 U. Nicholson, Worcester Conserva- 

 tories. F. B. Madaus were ^mon": the 

 other firms represented. There were 

 four entries in the table decoration 

 class and the prizes were awarded in 

 the following order: 1st, H. F. A. 

 Lange; 2d. Lucy M. Coulson; 3d, Mrs-. 

 P. G. Forbes; 4th, A. .1, .Jenkins. 



PITTSBURGH FLOWER SHOWS 



Last Sunday practically ended the 

 long and splendid display of chrysan- 

 themums at the Phipps conservatories 

 in Schenley Park and West Park, and 

 the H. J. Heinz conservatory, which 

 were supplemented by the very suc- 

 cessful initiative effort by the Sewick- 

 ley Horticultural Society. Approxi- 

 mately L'0,000 people viewed the Schen- 

 ley display last Sunday, with an addi- 

 tional 10,000 the week before, these 

 figures practically holding good for the 

 other places, as for a number of years 

 it has been noticeable that these flower 

 lovers, old and young, "when once 

 started, make the rounds." During the 

 week there were troops of school chil- 

 dren—often 200— in charge of teach- 

 ers, who preached the gospel of work, 

 as well as pleasure. 



While Superintendent George W. 

 Burke and foremen .lohn .Tones and 

 .Tames Moore are modest to a fault, an- 

 nual visitors for years tell us that they 

 have never seen the greenhouses as at- 

 tractive throughout. Mr. .Tones' dis- 

 play numbered about 3,000 chrysanthe- 

 mums grouped and massed by a mas- 

 ter's band and artist's eye for color ef- 

 fect and graceful proportions. Three 

 houses were called into requisition, one 

 embodying a huge Dutch bouquet, 

 which gave especial delight to the 

 little folks. There was also a mag- 

 nificent display of lilies, crotons and 

 aquatic plants. 



The West Park exhibition was sup- 

 plemented by the first .\quarium Show 

 of the year-old Pittsburgh .\quarium 

 Society in one of the tropical palm 

 houses. In Mr. Moore's houses was a 

 charming distinctive touch given by 

 large hanging baskets of yellow- 

 starred Indicum chrysanthemums and 

 standards of Nerissa. 



The show house of the Heinz con- 

 servatory was utilized for the chrysan- 

 themums, which the superintendent. 

 Anthony A. Leach, and his first assist- 

 ant, Mr. Bolton, arranged to surpass 



Chrysanthemum Sho-w at H. J. Heinz Conservatory, Pittsbvk(,ii, Pa. 

 A. A. lieacli in Charge. 



