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November 18, 1911 



and artist!.- Even at that it could 

 have been still inure open and pleas- 

 ing. Don't crowd! YY. F. l.aCroix 

 Bent in .-nine beautiful white lilac — 

 splendid for so early in the season. 

 Cut heliotrope ase came from 



Louis J'.nrk. There were a number 

 of standard heliotrope plants in pots 

 that kept finely. 



One of tbe most striking things in 

 chrysanthemums was Win. Turner. It 

 was a moot question whether this or 

 Mrs. David Syine was the best as a 

 fancy white. Robertson says that Tur- 

 ner will give a bigger percentage of 

 perfect blooms but that Syine is 

 earlier, so it seems to be a case of — 

 we want them both. Other good ones 

 in this connection were Tarrytown, a 

 blush pink, Fair Acre, a pale lemon 

 and Glen Cove, pink. 



The Widener collection of orchids 

 was one of the best things in the show 

 outside of the unique Burk exhibit in 

 that section. Alphonse Perlcat also 

 put up a fine orchid display in which 

 were some rare hybrid cypripediums 

 but the hero of the occasion in orchids 

 was undoubtedly Louis Burk. Nothing 

 quite as good has ever been done here 

 before. There were 52 varieties in glass 

 ease specially built for the occasion, 

 •ccupying the entire east end of the 

 main hall, electric lighted, mixed with 

 ?erns and foliage, numbered and la- 

 helled, and with a numbered catalogue 

 hanging outside so that he who ran 

 might read. The whole story was 

 there and everybody who came along 

 got it all plain, simple, correct. We 

 felt like turning somersaults with joy 

 to see all our cherished ideals about 

 naming and so forth so beautifully 

 carried out and on so fine an exhibit. 

 If plastered from top to bottom with 

 highest awards it would have but 

 poorly expressed our feelings. A mil- 

 lion welcomes and a hundred million 

 hosannas. Mr. Burk, on your maiden 

 appearance. 



The" center of the main hall con- 

 tained the groups of foliage and flow- 

 ering plants — all well done and very 

 attractive, especially the middle 

 group of crotons by John Hobson, big 

 plants beautifully grown, and with 

 smaller specimens round the margin 

 by the Robert Craig Co. Penfield, Burk, 

 Pepper, Newbold, were all prominent 

 In this section. 



The front of the stage was as usual 

 occupied by Dreer with a general col- 

 lection of new and choice foliage 

 plants among these being the new Far- 

 leyense, Glory of Mordrecht. This 

 group was awarded a certificate of 

 merit, with a special on the Glory and 

 a similar award was made for a splen- 

 did group of Phoenix Roebeleni. Spe- 

 cials were also awarded to Newbold 

 and Wanamaker for well grown plants 

 Of single chrysanthemums. The New- 

 bold lot had three very striking sorts, 

 namely Ethel Beir, red bronze, Mers- 

 tham, light bronze and Sylvia Slade, a 

 bright crimson with a narrow band of 

 white around the yellow center. 



Julius Roehrs showed his apprecia- 

 tion of what horticulture in Philadel- 

 phia is worth, by sending a hatful ot 

 orchids. If a thing is worth doing at 

 all it is worth doing well. Julius — 

 take it from us — the fault does not lie 

 with Philadelphia entirely. Of course 

 you have had some sad experiences — 

 but this year was different. J. A. Mul- 

 ler represented the firm. 



Tom Long came along with a good 



Ion ol sp< cimen foliage plants. 



Labels not very good, but better than 



Dodd s for \\ anamatter in same classi s. 



Wanamaker and Drexel musl be awful 



bard up 11 an'l afford a few 



cent tor proper card markers. In the 

 mi. idle of the foyer the Pepper group 

 ut Eoliag. and flowering plants were 

 an attraction and deservedly won a 

 prize. The arrangement was artistic 

 and above the average. Wanamaker 

 came in here on another section and 

 won first with a distinguished and 

 select collection. For big specimen 

 foliage plants Widener was away- 

 ahead. McFadden took the honors in 

 marantas. What is ananassa salvia 

 variegata? This appeared in a Penfield 

 exhibit, class 84. Far be it from us to 

 suggest that this may be only an- 

 other instance of sloppy spelling, and 

 thereby disseminating misinformation. 

 In cut carnations Widener and Wana- 

 maker divided the honors. Mrs. C. W. 

 Ward was the star in both lots. 



John Welsh Young exhibited a vase 

 of Double Pink Killarney in a frame. 

 Was this in honor of the flower or of 

 the exhibitor? Both are good; but was 

 there any good reason for a frame for 

 either? If we chopped off monarchy 

 to make us all democratic, why assume 

 frames to give adventitious value? 

 John, why not let your flowers stand 

 alongside the other fellow's, naked 

 and unashamed, and let them be 

 judged on their merits? 



In the lower hall the most striking 

 eye catcher was a model conservatory 

 erected by the Lord & Burnham Com- 

 pany, showing what they can do for 

 $500.00, including heating and every- 

 thing complete. This was further 

 made attractive by being filled with a 

 nice collection of foliage and flowering 

 plants. Outside the structure was bor- 

 dered with a flower bed scroll of hardy 

 chrysanthemums, the latter work 

 being executed in fine shape by the H. 

 F. Michell Co. In this lower hall the 

 usual displays were made by the lead- 

 ing seedsmen. These consisted of 

 bulbs and sundries, mostly. Waterer's, 

 Dreer's and Michell's were the most 

 attractive of these exhibits. The 

 Amon Heights Nurseries put up a dis- 

 play of hardy chrysanthemums. The 

 sign did not give the address of this 

 concern, which would have helped 

 them some if they had taken advan- 

 tage of their opportunity. Devon, 

 Meehan, Michell and Burpee each 

 showed elaborate collections of hardy 

 chrysanthemums. The latter exhibit 

 was especially fine containing many- 

 rare and beautiful varieties. It was 

 labeled the Burpee new and improved 

 stiain. and the card stated that the 

 flowers had been grown on plants pro- 

 duced from seed sown last Maich. 

 That fact, so plainly stated, was of 

 high educational value to the average 

 visitor, and it seemed to surprise 

 many to learn that this beautiful 

 hardy perennial could be flowered the 

 first season from March-sown seed. 

 The latest in lawn mowers, "The Gra- 

 ham." was exhibited by the Philadel- 

 phia Lawn Mower Co. Fruits and 

 vegetables were very fine. 



Among the distinguished visitors 

 from a distance were John Donaldson, 

 Charles W. Scott, Henry Robertson, 

 John Miesem, F. W. Kelsey, Patrick 

 O'Mara, all of New York; George 

 Stewart, Tuxedo; Robert Hurlev, from 

 Duke's, Somerville, N. J.; J. F. Hisa, 

 of W. A. Simpson & Co., Baltimore, 



Md.; Wm. Nicholson, Framingham, 

 Mass.; Win. Swayne, Kennett; R. 

 Montgomery, Natick, Mass. Last but 

 not least among the visitors was the 

 Hon. John Wanamaker, who under the 

 pilotage of John Dodds made a tour of 

 the show, and was as keenly interested 

 boy. It is seldom this busy man 

 .if affairs gets time to go to a flower 

 show, consequently we were justified 

 in looking on this as something of an 

 event. 



List of Awards. 



Chrysanthemum Plants — Four plants, 

 four varieties— 1st. Mrs. F. C. Penfield, 

 gard. John McCleary; 2nd, C. B. Newbold, 

 gard. Samuel Batehelor. Three plants, 

 three varieties, pink — 1st, Mrs. F. C. l'en- 

 tield; 2nd, C. B. Newbold. Three plants, 

 three varieties, Introduced in 1911 — 1st, 

 Mrs. F. C. Penfield: 2nd, Mrs. Joseph F. 

 Sinnott. gard. David Ingram. Specimen 

 plants, in not over fourteen-ineh pots— 

 1st, Mrs. George H. McFadden, gard. Da- 

 vid Aiken; 2nd, Mrs. Joseph F. Sinnott. 

 Specimen plant, in not over fourteen-lnch 

 pot— 1st. Mrs. F. C. Penfield; 2nd, Mrs. 

 George H. McFadden. Six plants, one va- 

 riety, in not over six-inch pot — 1st, Mrs. 

 F. C. Penfield; 2nd. John W. Pepper, gard. 

 William Robertson. Eight plants, four 

 each of white and vellow, one bloom to a 

 plant— 1st, 1'. A. B. Widener, gard. Wm. 

 Kleinheinz: 2nd, Mrs. F. C. Penfield. Six 

 plants, yellow, in not over six-inch pot — 

 1st, Mrs. K. B. Ellison, gard. Axel Llnd- 

 rotli; 2nd Mrs. Chas. Wheeler, gard. Wil- 

 liam Fowler. Six plants, any color, in not 

 over six-inch pots— 1st, Mrs. R. B. Ellison; 

 2nd. Mrs. Chas. Wheeler. Six plants of 

 Uld Gold, single stems — 1st. Mrs. R. B. 

 Ellison; 2nd, Mrs. Charles Wheeler. Six 

 plants Mrs. Wm. Duckham — 1st, Mrs. R. 

 B. Ellison; 2nd, Mrs. Charles Wheeler. 



Chrysanthemum Cut Flowers — Vase of 

 six blooms Mrs. Frank Thomson: 1st, P. 



A. B. Widener; 2nd, J. W. Pepper. Four 

 vases, five blooms each, white, pink, yel- 

 low, any other color — 1st, John Wana- 

 maker. gard. John H. Dodds; 2nd. P. A. 



B. Widener. Vase of twenty-five blooms — 

 1st, P. A. B. Widener: 2nd. J. W. Pepper. 

 Fifty blooms— 1st. Mrs. F. C. Penfield; 

 did, .1. W. Pepper. Vase of twelve 

 blooms Lynnewood Hall — 1st, Countess 

 Strata Eulalia. gard. Thomas Ga.vnor: 2nd, 

 I". A. B. Widener. Twelve blooms — 1st. 

 J. W. Pepper: 2nd, John Wanamaker. Six 

 vases, six varieties, five blooms each — 1st, 

 John Wanamaker; 2nd, P. A. B. Widener. 

 Display of liai.lv chrysanthemums— 1st, J. 

 W. Pepper: 2nd. C. B. Newbold. Vase of 

 six blooms T. D. M. Cardeza — 1st, J. W. 

 Geary, gard. James Bell; 2nd. P. \. B. 

 Widener. Vase of five blooms Beatrice 

 Maj 1st Mrs. R. B. Ellison; 2nd. Thomas 

 J. Holland. Five blooms Colonel Appleton 

 — 1st, Mrs. Henry G. Stetson, gard. Joseph 

 Pratt; 2nd, Mrs. Joseph F. Sinnott. Five 

 blooms O. H. Broomhead— 1st, Thomas 

 Holland; 2nd. Mrs. R. B. Ellison. Five 

 blooms— 1st, Mrs. R. B. Ellison: 2nd, C. 

 H. Clark, sard. James Slowey. Five 

 blooms— 1st, C. H. Clark; 2nd, Mrs. Henry 

 G stetson. Five blooms— 1st, Mrs. R. B. 

 Ellison; 2nd. Thomas J. Holland. Five 

 blooms— 1st. Mrs. Henry G. Stetson; 2nd, 

 Thus. 3 Holland. Six blooms Mrs. Jos. 

 D. Sinnott 1st, Mrs. George II. McFad- 

 den: 2nd. Mrs. It. B. Ellison. 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 

 NEW YORK. 



We present herewith a detailed re- 

 port of the exhibits at the show in 

 New York City, which we could not 

 find room for in last week's issue. 

 There was a total attendance of 

 15,0.00, of whom 26,000 attended on 

 Sunday afternoon. 



Chrysanthemum Plants. 



John Canning, gardener for Adolpli Lew- 

 isohn, put before the visitors three plants, 

 the equals of which have never been seen 

 .in New York to say the least, and to which 

 a special gold medal was awarded. For 

 yellow, R. F. Feltnn, 10 ft. in diameter; 

 for white a 12 ft. specimen of Lady 

 I.ydia. said to bear 12iX) flowers; and for 

 pink, a 10 ft. plant of Annie Laurie. The 

 seconds in these classes were won by 

 Harry Turuer. gard. for S. Untermeyer, 

 with, smaller but elegant stock. His seed- 

 ling bronze. No. 1, took 1st prize in the 

 any other color" class, and a 400-flovver 

 Garza won 1st In the anemone class. Wm. 

 Cordes, gard. for F. V. Burton, won in all 



