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JjtlOl 15, 1916. 



The Florists' Review 



15 



Steel Frame Greenhouse in Course of Erection at tlie Establishment of the Montgomery Co., Hadley, Mass. 



nator, Culebra, Scintillator and Herbert 

 Owen, new 1916-1917 novelties. Spe- 

 cial attention was called to a new 

 duplex Spencer seedling, which has not 

 been named as yet, but which was pro- 

 nounced by the company about the 

 finest novelty they have ever produced. 

 In the Morse exhibit were more than 

 100 varieties of Spencers. 



The exhibit of W. Atlee Burpee 

 & Co., which was arranged by Harry 

 F. Buckihan, of the company's Flora- 

 dale farms, at Lompoc, Cal., adjoining 

 the Morse exhibit on the left, embraced 

 about forty varieties of Spencers, with 

 a large cross of Fiery Cross as the 

 central feature. They showed five new 

 varieties of the winter-flowering class, 

 especially adapted to growing under 

 glass. They have been named Ford- 

 hook Countess, Fordhook Pink, Ford- 

 hook White, Fordhook Bose, Fordhook 

 Hercules and Fordhook King. 



The exhibit of the L. D. Waller Seed 

 Co., joining the C. C. Morse & Co. ex- 

 hibit on the right, was arranged for 

 effect rather than for the number of 

 varieties shown, there being between 

 forty and fifty varieties of Spencers 

 represented. E. Cowdy, a new variety 

 of brilliant orange-scarlet, was fea- 

 tured, together with E. F. Felton, a fine 

 new lavender; New Buttercup, a deep 

 primrose, almost yellow; Edith Taylor, 

 with large blooms, and Constance Hin- 

 ton, a splendid white. All were field- 

 grown, without the aid of irrigation. 



Waldo Eohnert showed about fifty 

 varieties of Spencers and a vase of 

 Frank Darby. He called special atten- 

 tion to an improved form of King 

 Edward, of which brightness of color 

 and size of bloom were both good. 

 The color of his Bobbie's Cream and 

 the size of bloom were especially fine. 

 Robert Sydenham, a bright salmon, was 

 another feature. 



Those Who Won Prizes. 



The schedule on which awards were 

 made included thirteen classes, and 

 competition was keen in most cases. 

 The jurors announced the following 

 awards: 



Vase of Fiery Cross Spencer sweet peas, prizes 

 donated by W. Atlee Burpee & Co. — John W. 

 Altken, first: S. M. Spalding, second. 



Six rases Spencer sweet peas, six distinct va- 



rieties, prizes donated by W. Atlee Burpee & 

 Co. — John W. Aitken, first; Mrs. Lewis Stem, 

 second. 



Twelve varieties of the C. 0. Morse & Co. 

 grand prize collection, prizes donated by C. C. 

 Morse & Co. — John W. Altken, first; Frank C. 

 Thompson, second; Emlle Ralston, third. 



Five vases Spencer sweet peas, one vase each 

 of King White, Margaret Atlee, Orchid, Bobbie's 

 Cream and Mand Holmes, prize donated by the 

 Hallawell Seed Co., San Francisco — ^Emlle Ral- 

 ston, first. 



Nine vases Spencer sweet peas, nine distinct 

 varieties, prizes donated by Waldo Rohnert — 

 John W. Aitken, first; Mrs. Lewis Stem, second. 



Three vases Spencer sweet peas, three distinct 

 varieties, prizes donated by the Braslan Seed 

 Growers Co., San Jose, Cal. — John W. Altken, 

 first; Mrs. Lewis $tem, second. 



Vase of Elfrlda Pearson sweet peas, prize do- 

 nated by the L. D. Waller Seed Co. — George 

 Nnnn, first. 



Vase of any red Spencer sweet peas, prizes do- 

 nated by W. Atlee Burpee & Co. — Mrs. Lewis 

 Stem, first; S. M. Spalding, second. 



Vase of any lavender Spencer sweet peas, 

 prizes donated by W. Atlee Burpee * Co. — S. M. 

 Spalding, first; David Patterson, second. 



Vase of mixed Spencer sweet peas, no decora- 

 tive foliage, prizes donated by C. C. Morse & 

 Co. — ^Mrs. Geo. McLean,- first; PhiUp Werner, 

 second. 



Best vase of Spencer sweet peas In the exhi- 

 bition, vase picked from the entire show, prize 

 of $5, presented by Wm. Gray, president of the 

 society, and silver medal of the American Sweet 

 Pea Society — John W. Altken, first. 



Vase of Spencer sweet peas, open to ladles 

 only, bronze medal of the American Sweet Pea 

 Society, and prize of $6, donated by Mrs. J. 

 Scannavlno. ^ice-president of the California State 

 Floral Society — Mrs. R. H. Grey, first. 



One Class for Florists. 



Class 13, for a bride's bouquet and 

 corsage, open to florists, with a prize 

 of $25 donated by C. C. Morse, was 

 won by the Art Floral Co. Other nota- 

 ble bouquets were shown in this class 

 by the Palace Hotel Flower Stand, the 

 Francis Floral Co. and the MacRorie- 

 McLaren Co. The latter company also 

 entered some handsome basket arrange- 

 ments and a bride's bouquet, not for 

 competition, which added greatly to 

 the show. A wax figure carried the 

 bride's bouquet, and her arrival about 

 noon of the first day created quite a 

 stir in the exhibition hall. 



The only exhibit outside of sweet 

 peas was a beautiful showing of wild 

 flowers from^ the Golden Gate park, 

 which occupied considerable space in 

 one corner of the room. 



Among the out-of-town visitors were: 

 L. D. Waller and Dr. Franklin, of the 

 L. D. Waller Seed Co., Guadaloupe, Cal.; 

 Harry F. Buckman, of W. Atlee Burpee 

 & Co., Lompoc, Cal.; Waldo Eohnert, 

 of Gilroy, Cal. Much of the success of 



the show was due to the efforts of these 

 gentlemen: Frank G. Cuthbertson, 

 assistant secretary of the American 

 Sweet Pea Society, and T. C. Holmes, 

 of C. C. Morse & Co., the latter acting 

 as floor manager. S. H. G. 



MONTGOMERY'S BOSE HOUSE. 



The illustration on this page shows 

 the steelwork in place for the new 

 greenhouse, 50x350 feet, now being com- 

 pleted for the Montgoihery Co., Hadley, 

 Mass. This house is to be planted to 

 roses and is of the latest type of steel 

 construction, the steelwork designed in 

 accordance with rules of standard engi- 

 neering practice. Strength is not sacri- 

 ficed for lightness of construction; at the 

 same time there is less actual shade cast 

 than in older types of greenhouses. This 

 is chiefly due to the fact that the large 

 supporting arches are spaced twelve 

 feet six inches center to center, whereas 

 in older types of steel houses the arches 

 are spaced eight feet four inches. 

 There are eight 4-foot benches. 



Considerable interest is being shown 

 in this particular house and a class of 

 students from Amherst, led by Prof. 

 Nehrling, is shown in the illustration, 

 making a study of greenhouse construc- 

 tion. The John C. Moninger Co., of 

 Chicago, has the contract to furnish 

 materials and erection of the entire 

 structure, A. Hammarstrom, manager 

 of the New York branch, representing 

 the company in the transaction. 



Mount Vernon, O.— Charles E. Sharpe 

 reports the largest Mothers* day busi- 

 ness he ever had. He cleared all car- 

 nations and could have disposed of 

 5,000 more had they been available. 



WilUamsport, Pa. — A new concern, to 

 be known as W. J.' Evenden's Sons, 

 composed of Harry L. Evenden and 

 William T. Evenden, has been formed 

 to conduct the business of Raymond V. 

 Kester, which recently was acquired by 

 the two Evendens. The new company, 

 the members of which had been con- 

 nected with the Evenden Bros. Co., in- 

 tends to erect a number of greenhouses 

 in the east end of the city. Mr. Kester 

 has joined the Williamsport Floral Co. 



