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The Florists^ Review 



April 6, 1910. 



bureau has been quite clearly demon- 

 strated. Great t-rcdit is due to Chair- 

 man Cowperthwaite and liis capable 

 corps of assistants lor the way in whiih 

 their work was done. People were 

 shown the exhibits they wanted to see, 

 introductions we're j^iven, the show 

 wheels weie made to mo\-e smoothly. 

 P^verytliino' was done that could be 

 done for each and every one who asked. 

 And, of couise, there \vt'ri> J'uiiiiy inci- 

 dents. 'J'he iirst man who called asked, 

 "How c'lii I make a million dollars.'"" 

 To which Ml'. < owperthwaite instantly 

 replieil, '"(Jet a job in the mint.'' A 

 perplex(^d lady iiujuired, ••^^'here ni'e 

 my mother ;ind sister.''" "Describe 

 them ple;ise, madam, and one of us will 

 try to liiiil them."' A man 1(dephoneti 

 to know whetlier lie }iiust remove his 

 hat ill the sliow. exjilaining that he 

 was bald niui w<iidd take cold witli his 

 hat ofi". He \\;is told to come with his 

 hat on :iiid tluy would be fj^lad to see 

 him. So it ^\(■nt- -a sjiirit of tjood 

 humor jwev .ailed at this bureau, e\eii 

 under tryini;' conditions. 



One or Two Things. 



The sale of the -wonderful collection 

 of acacias from ^I'homas K'oland, of Na- 

 hant, !Mass., wlii(h was made public 

 March 31, was a jileasant surprise, tlie 

 more so as the jilaiits are to remain 

 at Philailelphia. The purchase was 

 made bv ^Villiam Ivleinheinz. for doseph 

 E. Widener, at a jirice said to be $3,000. 



The {greatest ciowds on the closing 

 day were at tlie aquarium exhibits, espe- 

 cially that of Franklin Barrett, and at 

 the Dutch garden of the Henry F. 

 Michell Co. Long lines of people moved 

 slowly past both exhibits. 



Philadelphia tlorists supported the 

 show by paying *ll.nO(i for 44,000 trade 

 tickets. 



The committee on ])reniium list has 

 every reason to be juoud of its work. 

 Practically every class filled. The only 

 exception was in the section prepared 

 for the American Gla<liolus Society, 

 which brought out not one exhibit. 



Someone }>layed a practical joke on 

 Mark I'alnier Mills April 2, who was 

 "arrested" at Convention hall for vio- 

 lating the Sunday law. It looked pretty 



serious to Mr. Mills for a moment, but 

 he soon found it was a joke and re- 

 covered his usual air of cheerfulness. 



A. A. Pembroke asks that it be stated 

 that he was awarded the sweepstakes 

 silver medal in the classes for 100 car- 

 nations on his vase of Pink Sensation, 

 although the olficial list of awards sup- 

 plied to The Review and ])ublished last 

 week stated ]\rr. Pembroke to have re- 

 ceived the bronze medal. 



C. Wuist is gardener to Louis Burk, 

 Olney, Pa., and dohn Ilobson is gardener 

 to E. A. Schmidt, Radnor, Pa. In last 

 week's list of awards at the show the 

 names of gardener and owner were 

 transj^osed. 



The exhibitois believe a free show, 

 like that of Sunday, is a mistake, as it 

 encourages tiie undesirable visitors. 



A meeting of the National Flower 

 Show committee was held in the head- 

 qua iters in the Widener building April 

 3. It was announced that the profit 

 on the show will be between $8,000 and 

 $10,000. The attendance of the eight 

 davs the show was open to the public 

 is estimated at 150,000. 



Sweet Peas. 



The arrival of the sweet peas March 

 -9 brought additional strength to the 

 show. They were staged in three sep- 

 arate positions. A central group on the 

 main floor was filled by the exhibit of 

 William Sim, of Cliftondale, Mass. This 

 group was circular in form, composed 

 of some seventy-five vases, rising to 

 a height of five feet in the center. 

 There were twenty-five blooms of one 

 variety in each vase. Such sweet peas 

 were a revelation even to the experts. 

 Mr. Sim carried off a large number of 

 the first prizes from a strong field of 

 competitors. Xearby was the exhibit 

 of Gude Bros. Co., of 'Washington, D. C, 

 choice blooms, lieautifully arranged with 

 ferns. The main body of exhibitors had 

 their disj)lays on the staging above, dis- 

 jdavs that were most creditable to the 

 -Vmerican Sweet Pea Society and to 

 themselves. 



W. Atlee Burpee & Co. had a fine 

 table of all their choicest varieties of 

 sweet peas, carefully labeled. Their 

 exhibit attracted much attention and 



Exhibit of M. Rice Co., in the Trade's Section of the National Show. 



was in perfect condition on the closing 

 day. 



The awards follow: 



OPEN TO ALL. 



Twenty-five sprays, pink and white — William 

 Slui, Cliftondale, Mass., first; John M. Harker, 

 Morristown, N. J., second; Albau Ilurvey & Sons. 

 Braudywino Summit, I'a., third. 



Twenty-five sprays, white — William Sim, first; 

 .\U)an Harvey & Sons, second; Mrs. A. Gontrani, 

 Ilolmeshurg, Pa., third. 



Twenty-five sprays, deep pink or rose — William 

 Sim, first; ]{. M. Isenhart, Torresdale, Pa., sec- 

 ond; Harvey & Sons, third. 



Twenty five sprays, light pink — R. M. Isenhart, 

 llrst; John .M. Harkor, second; Gude Bros. Co., 

 WashinKlon, I). C, third. 



Twi'nty-live si)rays, cream pink or salmon — 

 William Sim, first; F. C. Luckenbacker, New 

 lork, second. 



'Iwenty-five sprays, blue or purple — Win. Sim, 

 lirst: John M. Barker, second; Harvey & Sons, 

 third. 



Twenty-five sprays, red or crimson — Gude Bros. 

 »"o., first; Wm. Sim, second; John M. Barker, 

 third. 



i wenty-fivo sprays, light lavender— Wni. Sim, 

 first; Mrs. A. Goutram, second; Gude Bros. Co., 

 third. 



'J wcnty-flve sprays, dark lavender— Gude Bros. 

 Co.. first. 



'J'wenty-five sprays, orange — Wm. Sim, first; 

 I!, yi. Iscnharl, second; John H. Dunlop, Toronto, 

 i»nt., third. 



'i'wenty-five sprays, any other color— U. M. 

 Isenhart, first; John M. Barker, second. 



Fifty siirays, ]>ink and white — Wm. Sim, first; 

 Mrs. ,\. Gontram, second; Harvey & Sons, tliird. 



Fifty sprays, white— Wm. Sim, first; Harvey 

 & Sons, second; John M. Barker, third. 



Fifty sprays, deep pink or rose— Wm. Sim, 

 hist; U. M. Isenhart, second; Mrs. A. Gontram. 

 third. 



Fifty sprays, light pink— U. M. Isenhart. first; 

 1. C. Luckenbacker, second; John M, Barker, 

 third. 



Fifty sprays, cream pink or salmon— Wm. Sim, 

 first; R. M. Isenhart, second; Gude Bros. Co., 

 third. 



nfty sprays, blue or purple— Wm. Sim, first; 

 .John M, Barker, second; Gude Bros. jDo., third. 



lirty sprays, red or crimson— Wm. Sim, first; 

 John M. Barker, second; Gude Bros. Co., third. 



Fifty sprays, light lavender— Wm. Sim, first; 

 Gude Bros. Co., second; John M. Barker, third. 



tifty sprays, dark lavender— Wm. Sim, first; 

 Mrs. A. Gontram, second; John M. Barker, third. 



Iifty sprays, oiange— Wm. Sim, first; Mrs. A 

 Gontram, second; Gude Bros. Co., third. 



Fifty sprays, any other color— R. M. Isenhart 

 first: John M, Barker, second; Gude Bros. Co. 

 third. 



One hundred sprays, one color, arranged for 

 effect— John M. Barker, first; John H. Dunlop 

 second. 



One hundred sprays, two or more colors ar- 

 ranged for effect— Mrs. A. Gontram, first- A, C 

 Zvolanek, I/ompoc, Cal, second. 



One hundred sprays Sensation — Wm. Sim, first 



One hundred sprays Rose Queen— Wm. Sim 

 first; R. M. Isenhart, second. 



Vase of sweet peas without foliage — R. M 

 Isenhart, first; Harvey & Sons, second. 



Display of sweet peas covering 100 square feet 

 — Wm. Sim, first; W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Phila- 

 delphia, Pa., second. 



Best and largest collection of winter flowering 

 grandiflora and orchid sweet peas— J. H. Smith 

 Ridgefleld, Conn,, first; Gude Bros. Co., second. ' 



PRIVATE GARDENERS. 

 Six vases, twelve sprays to a vase, six varie- 

 ties— J. H. Smith, first; Mrs. C. Bradlev. Con- 

 vent, N. J., second, 



RETAIL FLORISTS. 



Table decoration of sweet peas — London Flower 

 Shop, Philadelphia, Pa., first; Forrest Flower 

 Shop, Philadelphia, Pa., second. 



Basket of sweet peas— Chas. Henry Fo.t, Phlla- 

 dolphia. Pa., first; Ludwig P. Vollers, Phlladel- 

 jdiia, I'a., second. 



Bride's bouquet of sweet peas— Forrest Flower 

 Sh.ip, first: Ludwig P. Vollers, second. 



Corsage bouquet of sweet peas— Forrest Flower 

 Slu.p. first; Gude Bros. Co., second. 



The Rose Displays, 



There were three entries in the class 

 for a display of cut roses to be shown 

 in 200 square feet of space March 30. 

 They were from A. N. Pierson, Inc., 

 Cromwell, Conn.; the .Joseph Heacock 

 Co., Wyncote, Pa., and the F. R. Pierson 

 Co., Tarrytown, N. Y. The displays 

 were all tastefully arranged and gave 

 the judges food for careful thought. 



The prizes were awarded as follows: 



Displ.Tv of cut roses, covering 2iiO square feet — 

 A. \. Pierson, Cromwell, Conn., first; Jos. Hea- 

 ■ <><'k Co., Wyncote, Pa., second; F. R. I'lerson, 

 Tarryt nvn, N. Y,. third. 



The Carnation Display. 



March 31 was the second carnation 

 day. There was only one entry in the 



