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The Florists' Review 



April 13. 1916. 



Much interest attached to the ability of 

 French & Salm, of Union Grove, Wis., 

 to repeat their Philadelphia exploit by 

 capturing first prize on Mrs. Bussell 

 over 1,000 miles from home. L». A. Noe, 

 of Madison, N. J., was first in both 

 classes for Beauties, F. R. Pierson Co. 

 being second. F. B. Pierson was first 

 for fifty Richmond and for Francis 

 Scott Key. L. B. Coddington, of Mur- 

 ray Hill, N. J. was first for fifty Sun- 

 burst. Bedford Flower Co., of Bedford 

 Hills, N. Y., was first for 100 Killarney 

 Queen and Robert Simpson, of Clifton, 

 N. J., was first for Mrs. Aaron Ward. 

 The awards in the gardeners' classes 

 were: 



PRIVATE GROWERS. 



T-welve American Beauties — James Foster, gar- 

 dener to Mrs. Olive Hoyt, Stamford, Conn., first. 



Twelve Mrs. George Shawyer — Peter Duff, gar- 

 dener to Mrs. J. Crosby Brown, Orange, N. J., 

 first; R. M. Johnson, gardener to W. B. Thomp- 

 son, Yonkers, N. Y., second. 



Twelve Mrs. Charles Russell — R. M. Johnson, 

 first. 



Twelve Killarney, or its pink sports — James 

 Stuart, gardener to Mrs. F. A. Constable, Mama- 

 roneek, N. Y., first. 



Twelve Radiance — Daniel Guggenheim, first; 

 R. M. Johnson, second. 



Twelve Sunburst — Peter Duff, first; R. M. 

 Johnson, second. 



Twelve any other disseminated variety, red — 

 Wm. Vert, gardener to Howard Gould, Port 

 Washington, N. Y., first; J. Walker, gardener 

 at the Hamilton Farm, Gladstone, N. J., second. 



Twenty-five roses, one or. more varieties, one 

 vase — R. M. Johnson, first; James Stuart, second. 



Display ©f cut roses— R. M. Johnson, first; J. 

 Walker, second. 



In carnations, Cottage Gardens Co., 

 Queens, and A. A. Pembroke, of Bev- 

 erly, Mass., were the principal exhibi- 

 tors. The awards were: 



COMMERCIAL GROWERS. 



One hundred white — Cottage Gardens Co., Inc., 

 Queens, N. Y., first; A. A. Pembroke, Beverly, 

 Mass., second. 



One hundred flesh-pink — A. A. Pembroke, first; 

 Cottage Gardens Co., second. 



One hundred light pink — Cottage Gardens Co., 

 first; A. A. Pembroke, second. 



One hundred dark pink — A. A. Pembroke, first; 

 Cottage Gardens Co., second. 



One hundred red or scarlet — M. Matberon, 

 Hempstead, L. I., first; Cottage Gardens Co., 

 second. 



One hun(ired crimson — J. E. Minott, Portland, 

 Me., first. 



One hundred white variegated — E. F. Lieker, 

 Lansdowne, Pa., first; A. A. Pembroke, second. 



One hundred yellow or yellow variegated — A. 

 A. Pembroke, first. 



Fifty, one variety, any color — Cottage Gardens 

 Co., Inc., first; Herman Schwarz, second. 



Fifty any new variety not In commerce — Cot- 

 tage Gardens Co., Inc., first. 



PRIVATE GROWERS. 



Twenty-five white — Wm. Graham, gardener at 

 Con vers Manor, Greenwich, Conn., first; A. M. 

 Golding, gardener to D. G. Reid, Irvington, 

 N. Y., second. 



Twenty -five flesh-pink— A. M. Golding, first; 

 Mrs. S. Harriman, second. 



Twenty-five light pink — R. M. Johnson, gar- 

 dener to W. B. Thompson, Yonkers, N. Y., first; 

 Peter Hauck, Jr., second. 



Twenty-five dark pink — A. M. Golding, first; 

 Belle view Farm, second. 



Twenty-five red or scarlet — Hamilton Farm, 

 Gladstone, N. J., first. 



Twenty-five crimson — Mrs. E. S. Beyer, first; 

 Wm. Graham, second. 



Twenty -five white, variegated — Mrs. S. Har- 

 riman, first; J. W. Smith, gardener to F. E. 

 Lewis, Ridgefleld, Conn., second. 



Twenty-five yellow or yellow variegated — 

 George Ferguson, gardener to Mrs. Payne Whit- 

 ney, Manhasset, N. Y., first; P. W. Popp, gar- 

 dener to Mrs. H. Darlington, Mamaroneck, N. Y., 

 second. 



Twenty-five any other color — L. L. Benedict, 

 Jr., first; William Vert, gardener to Howard 

 Gould, Port Washington, N. Y., second. 



Vase of carnations, not to exceed 150 blooms — 

 William Vert, first. 



The Sweet Peas. 



The showing of sweet peas was not 

 quite so large as expected, but William 

 Sim 's exhibit alone would have been 

 enough to have made the section popu- 

 lar with the public. There were twelve 

 entries in the class for table decora- 

 tions of sweet peas by private garden- 

 ers. 



The awards were: 



COMMERCIAL GROWERS. 



One hundred sprays bicolor — Wm. Sim, Clif- 

 tondale, Mass., first; A. E. Jackson, West Sum- 

 mit, N. J., second. 



One hundred sprays white — A. E. Jackson, first; 

 S. Van Riper, Dundee Lake, N. J., second. 



One hundred sprays blue or purple — Wm. Sim, 

 first; John M. Barker, Morristown, N. J., second. 



One hundred sprays red or crimson^Iohn M. 

 Barker, first; Wm. Sim, second. 



One hundred sprays cream pink — Wm. Sim, 

 first; R. M. Elsenhardt. Torresdale, Pa., second. 



One hundred sprays light lavender — Wm. Sim, 

 first; S. Van Riper, second. 



One hundred sprays dark lavender— Wm. Sim, 

 first. 



One hundred sprays pink or salmon — R. M. 

 Elsenhardt, first; Wm. Sim, second. 



One hundred sprays orange — John M. Barker, 

 first; Wm. Sim, second. 



One hundred sprays any other color — R. M. 

 Elsenhardt, first; Wm. Sim, second. 



PRIVATE GROWERS. 



Display of sweet peas, covering twenty-five 

 square feet — F. C. Luckenbacher, gardener to 

 P. M. Warburg, Hartsdale, N. Y.. first; Belle- 

 fontaine Gardens, Lenox, Mass., second. 



Collection of six^ varieties, twenty-five sprays 

 of each — P. C. Luckenbacher, first; A. M. Gold- 

 ing, gardener to D. G. Reid, Irvington, N. Y., 

 second. 



One hundred sprays, one or more varieties — 

 Mrs. C. Bradley, Convent Station, N. J., first; 

 A. M. Golding, second. 



Dinner table decoration, sweet peas exclu- 

 sively — John Canning, gardener to Adolph I.e\^- 

 isohn, Ardsley, N. Y.. first; P. W. Popp, gar- 

 dener to Mrs. H. Darlington, second. 



Bulbous Plants. 



The bulbous stock was excellent. 

 Awards here were: 



COMMERCIAL GR0WSR8. 



Lilinm Formosum, twenty-five pots — A. L. Mil- 

 ler, Jamaica, N. Y., first. 



Lilium. giganteum, twenty-five pots — Julius 

 Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J., first. 



Lily of the valley, ten pans — Wm. H. Sle- 

 brecht, Astoria, N. Y., first. 



Display of bulbs covering 60O square feet — 

 John Scheepers & Co., New York, N. Y., first. 

 PRIVATE GROWERS. 



Hyacinths, white, three 10-lnch pots or pans — 

 George Ferguson, gardener to Mrs. Payne Whit- 

 ney, Manhasset, N. Y., first; A. M. Golding, 

 superintendent for D. G. Rem, Irvington, N. Y., 

 second. 



Hyacinths, pink or red, three 10-inch pots or 

 pans — A. M. Golding, first; George Ferguson, 

 second. 



Hyacinths, light blue, three 10-incb pots or pans 

 — Jos. Tansey, gardener to H. M. Tllford, Tux- 

 edo Park, N. Y., first; George Ferguson, second. 



Hyacinths, dark blue or purple, three 10-lnch 

 pots or pans — James Bell, gardener to C. K. G. 

 Billings, Oyster Bay, N. Y., first; George Fer- 

 guson, second. 



Hyacinths, yellow, three 10-lnch pots or pans 

 — James Bell, first; A. M. Golding, second. 



Lilies, twelve pots — Wm. Whitton, gardener to 

 Mrs. J. H. Flager, Greenwich, Conn., first; A. 

 Patterson, gardener to Miss M. T. Cockcroft, 

 Saugatuck, Conn., second. 



Lily of the valley, three 10-lnch pots or pans — 

 George Ferguson, first; James Bell, second. 



Narcissi, single trumpet, twelve distinct va- 

 rieties — George Ferguson, first; A. Fardell, gar- 

 dener to Mrs. A. M. Booth, Great Neck, L. I., 

 second. 



Narcissi, short or medium trumpet, six va- 

 rieties — George Fterguson, first; E. Fardell, sec- 

 ond. 



Tulips, single, early, twelve distinct varieties 

 — E. Fardell, first; George Ferguson, second. 



Tulips, single, early, six distinct varieties — E. 

 Fardell, first; George Ferguson, second. 



Tulips, Darwin or cottage, twelve distinct va- 

 rieties — George Ferguson, first; E. Fardell, sec- 

 ond. 



Palms and Foliage Plants. 



The palms, bay trees and other large 

 decorative collections were all from the 

 choicest sources and the best obtaina- 

 ble. The fern exhibits of F. R. Pierson 

 Co. were extensive and beautiful. The 

 following awards were made: 



PRIVATE GROWERS. 



Areca lutescens, specimen — James Stuart, gar- 

 dener to Mrs. F. A. Constable, Mamaroneck, 

 N. Y., first; Wm. Kleinbeinz, gardener to P. A. 

 B. Widener estate, Ogontz, Pa., second. 



Bay trees, two plants — Mrs. Pauline Boelger, 

 Riverdale, N. Y., first. 



Croton, twelve plants — R. M. Johnson, gardener 

 to W. B. Thompson, Yonkers, N. Y., first; Mrs. 

 J. Hood Wright, second. 



Dracaena, three plants — R. M. Johnson, first. 



Draesena, specimen, any vjiriety — R. M. John- 

 son, first; Bertram H. Borden, Oceanic, N. J., 

 second. 



Kentia Forsteriana, specimen — Wm. Zeigler, 

 Jr.. first; Mrs. J. Hood Wright, second. 



Kentia Belmoreana, specimen — Wm. Zeigler, 

 Jr., first; Mrs. J. Hood Wright, second. 



Phoenix Roebelenli, specimen — Wm. Zeigler, 

 Jr., first; Mrs. J. Hood Wright, second. 



Specimen palm, other than above — James 

 ' Stuart, first; Wm. Kleinbeinz, second. 



Six foliage plants — R. M. Johnson, first. 



Specimen foliage plant, other than above— 

 R. M. Johnson, first; A. M. Golding, gardener to 

 D. G. Reid, Irvington, N. Y., second. 



Mtz Scbltng's Retail Trades 'Display at the New York Flower Show» April 5 to 12, t9t6. 



