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The Florists^ Review 



April 1, 1920 



ianum; Julius Roehrs Co., second; J. T. Butter- 

 worth, third. 



Silver medals were awarded to the 



Julius Eoehrs Co. for Cattleya speciosis- 



sima Empress; to J. T. Butterworth for 



Dendrobium Wardianum album; to E. 



B. Dane for Sophrocattleya Thwaitesii, 

 and to Thomas Koland for a group of 

 orchids which included a most unique 

 form of Cattleya Schroederae. 



Leaders in Plants. 



Coming to other departments of the 

 show, the prize-winners were as follows: 



Henry Stewart took first prize for 

 six Azalea indica, one specimen azalea 

 with a huge plant finely flowered of A. 

 indica alba, six Primula malacoides and 

 specimen genistas. He also took third 

 prize for an artistic group of flowering 

 and foliage plants. 



W. C. Rust, superintendent for Mrs. 



C. G. Weld, was first for six cyclamens 

 with splendid plants, six Primula 

 obconica, six pans of Darwin tulips and 

 for an artistic group of flowering and 

 foliage plants; also second for four 

 schizanthus. 



Peter Arnott, superintendent for Ed- 

 win S. Webster, captured first for four 

 schizanthus with perfect specimens four 

 feet across, specimen ericas, six Ciner- 

 aria grandiflora, six Cineraria stellata; 

 second for six hydrangeas and six 

 cyclamens. 



W. N. Craig, superintendent for 

 Faulkner Farm, was first for specimen 

 acacia with A. pubescens, specimen 

 rhododendron with Pink Pearl, three 

 marguerites and a 100-foot group of 

 forced shrubs in which well flowered 

 laburnums were noteworthy, 



Duncan Finlayson, superintendent for 

 Weld Garden, was first for four kentias, 

 four phoenix, four of any other variety 

 of palm, and second for any other va- 

 rietv of plant in flower. 



The W. W. Edgar Co. was first in the 

 two classes for rambler roses; second 

 for group of flowering and foliage plants 

 with an artistic group and third for six 

 hydrangeas; also first for any other 

 variety plant, with a fine metrosideros. 



Fred E. Palmer had the best six 

 hydrangeas, also best single specimen, 

 perfect plants carrying an average of 

 forty heads of flowers each. William 

 Thatcher, superintendent for George F. 

 Gardner, was second for six Cineraria 

 stellata and six Primula obconica. 

 Walter H. Colby, superintendent for 

 Edward A. Clark, was first for four 

 genistas and three pans of poetaz nar- 

 cissi; second for six Primula malacoides 

 and six Azalea indica. William Martin, 

 superintendent for N. T. Kidder, took 

 first for any other bulbous plant in 

 flower, with a splendid plant of Vel- 

 theimia viridifolia. 



E. M. Saltonstall was first for twelve 

 amaryllis and third for four schizan- 

 thus. 



Miss M. A. Band captured all the 

 prizes in the amateur bulb classes. 



Out Flower Classes. 



In the cut flower classes antirrhinums 

 were of grand quality. Prizes went to 

 Peter Arnott, James Marlborough, 

 superintendent for Thomas E. Proctor, 

 and William McKay. 



Carnations made a fine showing. 

 Prize-winners were: 



On« hundred bloomt mny rarletj — Ooomba the 



Florist, flrat, with Belle Washburn. 



Twenty-flye blooms crimson — John Barr, first, 

 with Doris; Coombs the Florist, second, with 

 Doris. 



Xwenty-fiTe blooms light pink — Coombs the 



Florist, first and second, with Pink Sensation 

 and Laddie; John Barr, third. 



Twenty-five blooms dark pink — John Barr, 

 first, with Mrs. Ward; Coombs the Florist, 

 second, with Mrs. Ward; Coombs the Florist, 

 third, with Rosalia. 



Twenty-five blooms scarlet — Betty K. Farr, 

 first, with splendid Belle Washburn; John Barr, 

 second, with Beacon; Coombs the Florist, third, 

 with Eureka. 



Twenty-five blooms white — John Barr, first, 

 with Crystal White; John Barr, TJecond, with 

 Matchless; Coombs the Florist, third, with Match- 

 less. 



Twenty-five blooms, noncommercial growers — 

 W. C. Rust, first, with Laddie; F. B. Proctor, 

 second, with Laddie; J. L. Smith, superintendent 

 for A. W. Preston, third. 



For sweet peas, the winners were: 



Fifty sweet peas, white — M. W. Farr, first, 

 with White Orchid. 



Fifty sweet peas, lavender — M, W. Farr, first, 

 with Mrs. A. Zvolanek. 



Fifty sweet peas, pink — M, W. Farr, first, with 

 Beauty; M. W. Farr, second, with Louise Gude; 

 M. W. Farr, third, with Rose Queen. 



Sweet peas, any other color — M. W, Farr, 

 first, with Anthony Zvolanek. 



Special Awards. 



Strout's, Inc., showed fine vases of 

 Maine Sunshine which seemed popular 

 with everyone. White Delight and 

 Donald. S. J. Goddard had superb Lad- 

 die. He also had a collection of new 

 Dorner varieties and secured honorable 

 mention for Boston White, The Lark, 

 Endurance and No. 156. 



A. N. Pierson, Inc., had a vase of 150 

 fine flowers of the new rose-colored 

 Hope Henshaw and was awarded a first- 

 class certificate. 



The new rose, Frank W. Dunlop, from 

 J. H. Dunlop & Son, Toronto, Can., re- 

 ceived a silver medal. It was greatly 

 admired. 



Peter Arnott received a cultural cer- 

 tificate for Begonia Mrs. Peterson and 

 James Wheeler a similar award for God- 

 frey callas of remarkable size. 



Silver medals were awarded to 

 Strout's for Carnation Maine Sunshine; 

 to T. D. Hatfield, superintendent for 

 Walter Hunnewell, for a group of the 

 new rhododendron, Miss Louise Hunne- 

 well, of a rich orange color. This proved 

 to be one of the sensations of the show. 

 He i^eceived another silver medal for a 

 grandly flowered batch of the beautiful 

 pure white Rhododendron f ormosum. E. 

 & J. Farquhar & Co. arranged -a bed of 

 the beautiful Lilium regale flanked by 

 borders of the brilliant Azalea Kaemp- 

 feri. These beds had a background of 

 cedars and showed up beautifully and 

 were awarded a silver medal. 



Thomas Rolan4 showed two wonder- 

 ful banks of acacias in great variety 

 and all beautifully flowered. Their ar- 

 rangement was most artistic and an ad- 

 miring crowd constantly surrounded 

 them. These groups covered over 1,200 

 feet of space and about every good 

 variety was represented. It was worth- 

 ily awarded a gold medal. Faulkner 

 Farm received a silver medal for a col- 

 lection of Camellia japonica. 



Begonia Peerless from J. A. Peterson, 

 Cincinnati, received a first-class certifi- 

 cate. Rhododendron Davidsonianum 

 from T. D. Hatfield received a first-class 

 certificate and Ehododendron mucronu- 

 latum var. Sekidera a similar award. 

 Mr. Hatfield also showed a nice group 

 of Cytisus albus and Polygala dalma- 

 tiana. Ernest H. Wilson was awarded 

 a gold medal for the collection of 

 Kurume azaleas received from Japan 

 and Charles Sander, superintendent for 

 G. S. Sargent, received a gold medal for 

 his successful culture of these azaleas. 

 Mr. Sander received a first-class certifi- 

 cate for Azalea indica balsaminsBflora. 

 Eunune Azaleas. 



The remarkable collection of Kurume 



azaleas from the Arnold Arboretum was 

 arranged between the two groups of 

 acacias and proved one of the greatest 

 sensations at any exhibitions of late 

 years. Over 100 beautifully flowered 

 plants were shown in over fifty varie- 

 ties. The habit of the plants is similar 

 to A. amcBna, but the flowers are longer 

 and almost every imaginable color is 

 represented, such as crimson, scarlet, 

 deep and light shades of pink, orange, 

 apricot, sulphur, lavender, and includ- 

 ing many shades never seen in Azalea 

 indica. 



The flowers have far greater lasting 

 qualities than the Indian and mollis 

 types of azaleas. As they propagate 

 readily from soft-wood cuttings and 

 seeds, in the not distant future they 

 should become great florists' favorites 

 and, if the ban on Indian azaleas is con- 

 tinued, they should eventually take 

 their place. These remarkable and 

 beautiful azaleas were secured by E. 

 H. Wilson in Japan and are certainly 

 one of the greatest acquisitions of the 

 present century. 



Betail Florists' Exhibits. 



Eetail florists made an excellent 

 showing. Penn's and the Houghton- 

 Gorney Co., with artistic displays, se- 

 cured silver medals. Caplan, the Bea- 

 con Florist, John J. O'Brien and H. R. 

 Comley were awarded bronze medals. 

 James Marlborough secured a silver 

 medal for a grand lot of hybrid per- 

 petual roses in pots. 



W. H. Golby had some fine standard 

 geraniums and ponderosa lemons in 

 fruit. W. A. Manda had a collection of 

 interesting new and rare plants. 



Advance publicity, which cost several 

 thousand dollars, proved an excellent 

 investment. Perfect weather lasted 

 during the time of the show and door 

 receipts broke all records. 



Orchid Lectures. 



In connection with the orchid show a 

 series of orchid lectures was given in 

 the lower lecture hall. These attracted 

 large attendances and great interest 

 was manifested, judging by numerous 

 questions asked. March 25 Professor 

 Oakes Ames, of Harvard, lectured on 

 "The Basis of Orchid Classification" 

 and John E. Lager on "Collecting Or- 

 chids in the Tropical Forests." March 

 26 Ernest H. Wilson spoke on "The 

 Geographical Distribution of Orchids," 

 followed by W. A. Manda on "The His- 

 tory of Orchid Culture in the United 

 States. ' ' March 27 there were excellent 

 papers by Clement Moore on "The Hy- 

 bridization of Orchids" and George 

 I 'Anson on "The History of Orchid Cul- 

 tivation in Great Britain." So success- 

 ful were these lectures that they are • 

 likely to be continued at future im- 

 portant shows^ * 



Entertainments. 



March 24 the horticultural interests 

 of Boston gave a banquet at the Parker 

 House to many of the visitors to the 

 great orchid show; a number of promi- 

 nent local growers also attended. There 

 were 100 gentlemen present. E. H. Wil- 

 son presided and a number of toasts 

 were given, the first being to the com- 

 monwealth of Massachusetts. John K. 

 M. L. Farquhar responded for the Mass- 

 achusetts Horticultural Society; the re- 

 sponse for the New York Horticultural 

 Society was made by F. E. Pierson. 

 Douglas Eccleston and Edward Boehrs 

 spoke for the orchid exhibitors. A. 



