March 28, 1914 



HORTICULTURE 



467 



NEW YORK 



GRAND SPRING FLOWER SHOW 



A Splendid exhibition, running smoothly all through this week 

 with excellent promise of financial success. Descriptive notes, 

 list of awards, and list of exhibitors in trade section. 



The big New York exhibition is 

 drawing towards its close as we go 

 to press. Thus far it has been a great 

 success and there is every reason to 

 expect that wlien the receipts and dis- 

 bursements are counted up the bal- 

 ance will be found on the right side. 



Nothing but praise and approval has 

 been heard from visitors or exhibitors. 

 The arrangements in every depart- 

 ment of the undertaking appear to 

 have been well made, for everything 

 has run smoothly and rarely has an 

 affair so large been carried on with so 

 little friction. The opening found 

 things in a fair condition of readiness, 

 the judges were prompt in getting to 

 work and the results of their deci- 

 sions were quickly and accurately re- 

 corded and disseminated. Of dissatis- 

 faction or protesting there was very 

 little, considering the extent of the 

 show and the high average excellence 

 of the material shown in the many 

 classes. 



The exhibitors made a proud record 

 for quality, this feature as well as the 

 general arrangement and placing of 

 the exhibits being distinctly ahead of 

 last year. 



The trade exhibits consisted very 

 largely of plants, greenhouse struc- 

 tures and horticultural material, few 

 florist supply houses being represent- 

 ed as compared with the S. A, F. trade 

 shows and artificial stuff being con- 

 spicuously absent. 



The retail florists got in this time 

 "with both feet" and, as was to be ex- 

 pected, they got the lion's share of at- 

 tention by the visitors, especially the 

 ladies, and their booths were con- 

 stantly crowded with curious or admir- 

 ing throngs. On the sjiecial cut-flower 

 days, however, the flower exhibits on 

 the mezzanine floor became the great 

 centre of attraction, the roses particu- 

 larly getting an ovation. The staging 

 of the cut roses on the mezzanine floor 

 made that section the mecca for an 

 enthusiastic multitude on Monday 

 afternoon. Never has a finer display 

 of greenhouse-grown roses been made. 

 Hadley was the reigning sensation, but 

 she was closely pressed for premier 

 position by a vase of magnificent spe- 

 cimens of the wonderful Killarney 

 Brilliant. The Hubbard medal was 

 not awarded. It was felt that such 

 an award should not be hastily be- 



stowed and it has been arranged that 

 the executive committee of the Amer- 

 ican Rose Society shall prepare a list 

 of varieties qualified to compete and 

 devise a plan whereby the awarding 

 of this important trophy may be wise- 

 ly safeguarded. 



Perhaps the most unique sensa- 

 tion from tlie gardeners' point of view 

 was the big group of Griffin's new 

 Gloriosas, exhibited by Julius Roehrs 

 Co. It was an unprecedented display 

 of these charming subjects. While on 

 the subject of Roehrs' exhibits we 

 might say that the almost limitless 



F. R. PlEBSON 

 Ch.iirm,Tn Flower Show Committee. 



facilities of this eminent house have 

 never been more convincingly demon- 

 strated. It the founder of the firm 

 could have come back to life again 

 and seen the magnificent groups of or- 

 chids, stove plants, azaleas and other 

 things bearing his name on the prize 

 cards his delight would have been un- 

 bounded. 



The bulbous displays were very ex- 

 tensive and made a brilliant spectacle 

 on the mezanine floor. Their omis- 

 sion from the main floor detracted 

 somewhat from the general color 



brightness here as compared with last 

 year, but otherwise the change was a 

 decided improvement. The Darwin 

 tulips were a novelty in forced bulb 

 exhibiting and came in for much at- 

 tention. The beautiful soft pale pink 

 Psyche was especially admired. 



The orchid entries were numerous 

 and extensive, many rare and beauti- 

 ful novelties being shown by nearly a 

 score of exhibitors. Thos. Roland's 

 acacia group was not as extensiTe as 

 the one he staged last year, but it was 

 still beyond all possibility of rivalry. 

 A part of the group had been shown 

 in Boston the previous week, but all 

 were still in perfect condition. Mr. 

 Roland won first in every entry he 

 made. 



Massed color eifect on the main floor 

 was well-carried by the rhododendrons, 

 lilacs and azaleas. The new French 

 hydrangeas were shown in large num- 

 bers and fine finish by several exhib- 

 itors and came in for much admira- 

 tion by the public. These and the 

 massed cyclamen and schizanthus 

 groups added greatly to the effective- 

 ness of the spectacle. 



THE FERNS. 



Ferns certainly made a new record 

 on this occasion. F. R. Pierson Com- 

 pany's great display of Nephrolepis 

 varieties has never been equalled for 

 number and perfection of specimens. 

 W. A. Manda had also a great group, 

 the crowning feature of which was 

 Polypodium Mandaianum. Julius 

 Roehrs' Company's Polypodium glau- 

 cophyllum crispum was a decided 

 novelty, shown for the first time and 

 well worthy of the special award 

 given to it. A. N. Pierson had Adian- 

 tum Farleyense in scores of well- 

 grown specimens. F. R. Pierson's 

 Nephrolepis group contained no lesa 

 than 33 distinct varieties. 



THE ROSE PLANTS. 



The rose plant entries made a naag- 

 nificent show of color in which M. H. 

 Walsh and A. Schultheis predomi- 

 nated. Walsh's wonderful Rambler* 

 have never been displayed in finer 

 form or to greater advantage. There 

 were about thirty of these great train- 

 ed specimens, from 5 to 7 feet tall and 

 3 to 4 feet through. Among the varie- 

 ties undisseniinated or of recent la- 



