MAncH 22, 1917. 



The Florists^ Review 



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The Garden Staged by the American Rose Society in the Center of the Philadelphia Show. 



One hundred White KiUarney or any white 

 sport of Killarney — A. N. Pierson, Inc., first; 

 Bedford Flower Co., second. 



One hundred Sunburst — J. Stephenson's Son, 

 Philadelphia, first; F. R. Pierson Co., second. 



One hundred any other disseminated variety — 

 J. Stephenson's Son, first. 



Fifty Mrs. Charles Russell — John 11. Dunlop, 

 Toronto, Ont., first; Robert Scott & Son, Sharon 

 Hill, Pa., second. 



Fifty Killarney Rrilliant— John Andre, first; 

 Robert Scott & Son, second. 



Fifty Killarney or any pink sport of Killarney — 

 J. Stephenson's Son, first; Joseph Ileacock Co., 

 second. 



Fifty White Killarney— F. R. Pierson Co., 

 first. 



Fifty Double White Killarney or any wliite 

 sport of Killarney — -Hedford Flower Co., first; 

 William A. I^onard, Lansdowne, Pa., second. 



Fifty Hoosier Beaut.T — L. B. Coddington, Mur- 

 ray Hill, N. Y., first; Harry O. May, second. 



Fifty Francis Scott Key — August Doemling, 

 first. 



Fifty Red Radiance — F. R. Pierson Co., first. 



Fifty Hadley — Joseph Heacock Co., first; Kd- 

 ward Towill. Roslyn, Pa., second. 



Fifty Milady— F. R. Pierson Co., first. 



Fifty Mrs. George Shawyer — Florex Oardens. 

 North Wales, I'n.. first; W. A. Leonard, second. 



Fifty Lady Alice Stanley— F. R. Pierson Co., 

 first. 



Fifty Radiance — .T. Steplienson's Son, first. 



Fifty Mme. I'nul Euler— L. B. Coddington. 

 first; John It. Andre, second. 



Fiftv Cleveland— Harrv O. Mav. first. 



Fifty Opiielia— Edward Towill, first; Myers & 

 Samtman, second. 



Fifty Sunburst— Edwiird Towill, first; Harry 

 O. May, secdiid. 



Fifty Mr-i. .\iiron Ward — Zieger & Son, Pliila- 

 delphia, first; F. R. Pierson Co.. second. 



Fifty any other disseminated variety, pink — 

 Myers & Siinitman, first. 



Fifty nnv otlier disseminated variety, yellow - 

 Joseph Hencofk Co.. first. 



Fifty sprays Mile. Cecile Brunner— Florex 

 Gardens, first. 



Fifty sprays George Elger — Myers & Samtman, 

 first. 



Fifty s|>rays any other polyantha — Myers & 

 Samtman, first. 



Collection of i>olyanthn, not less than six 

 varieties — Myers & Samtman, first. 



Twenty-five American Beauty — Myers & Samt- 

 man, first; Alfred Burton, second; A. Faren- 

 wald, third. 



Twenty-five Mrs, Charles Russell — Harry 0. 

 May, first; Robert Scott & Son. second. 



Twenty-five Killarney Brilliant — A. Faren- 

 wald, first: John R. Andre, second. 



Twenty-five Killarney or any pink sport of the 

 KlUarneys — Joseph Heacock Co., first; Robert 

 Scott & Son, second. 



Twenty-five White Killarney— John R. Andre, 

 flrst; Robert Scott & Son, second. 



Twenty-five Double White Killarney or any 

 white sport of Killarney — W. A. Leonard, first; 

 Robert Scott & Son, second. 



Twenty-five Hoosier Beauty — Joseph Heacock 

 Co., first; F. R. Pierson Co., second. 



Twenty-five Hadley — Joseph Heacock Co., 

 flrst; A. Farenwald, second. 



Twenty-five Mrs. George Shawyer — Florex 

 Gardens, first; A. Farenwald, second. 



Twenty-five My Maryland — J. Stephenson's 

 Son, first; F. R. Pierson Co., second. 



Twenty-flve Jonkheer J. L. Mock — Gude Bro-t. 

 Co., Washington, D. C, first; August Doemling. 

 second. 



Twenty-flve Cleveland — Harry O. May, flrst. 



Twenty-five Ophelia — Joseph Heacock Co., 

 first; F. R. Pierson Co., second. 



Twenty-flve Mrs. Aaron Ward — J. Stephenson's 

 Son, flrst; F. R. Pierson Co., second. 



Twenty-five any other disseminated variety, 

 pink — J. Stephenson's Son, flrst; Florex Gardens, 

 second. 



Sweepstake prize for best 100 roses of any 

 exhibit entered — Joseph Heacock Co. 



Sweepstake prize for best vase of fifty roses 

 of any exhibit entered — Joseph Heacock Co., 

 first. 



Sweepstake prize for best vase of twenty-flve 

 roses of any exhibit entered — Joseph Heacock Co. 



Silver medal for new rose not dissemiiuited - 

 Henry A. Dreer, Inc., on Golden Emblem. 



The awards on plants in pots or tubs 

 were: 



Display in pots or tubs, not less than 3(Xi 

 scjuare feet — F. R. I'ierson Co.. first. 



Twelve climbing or rambling — J. H. Dodd. 

 gardener to Jolin Wana maker, first. 



Six climbing or ranil)ling — J. H. Dodd. first. 



Crimson ranil)ler. specimen — J. H. Dodd. first. 



Dorotliy Perkins, specimen — ,1. H. Do.id. tirst. 



Mrs. M. H. Walsh or White Dorothy Perkins, 

 specimen — J. H. Dodd. first. 



Tausendschon. specimen — F. R. Pierson Co., 

 first; J. H. Dodd. second. 



Hiawatha, si)ecimen — J. H. Dodd. first. 



Climbing, any other variety, specimen — F. R. 

 Pierson Co.. first; J. H. DoMd, second. 



Baby rambler, crimson, six plants — John Grib- 

 bel. first. 



Display of hybrid teas, covering 100 square 

 feet — Wm. Robertson, gardener to Jolin W. Pep- 

 I)er, first. 



The Business Meeting 



A thoroughly live rose meeting was 

 lield in the Clover room of the Bellevue- 

 Stratford hotel at Philadelphia, March 

 21, President Pennock being greeted by 

 a large attendance of members of the 

 .\merican Rose Society. The reports of 

 tlic president, secretary and treasurer, 



as presented, appear in this issue of The 

 Review. 



The following officers were elected: 

 President, Benjamin Hammond, Beacon, 

 N. Y.; vice-president, W. L. Rock, Kan- 

 sas City; secretary, Edward A. White, 

 Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y.; treas- 

 urer, Harry 0. May, Summit, N. J. 



The executive committee was increased 

 from six to nine and the following given 

 place on it: W. L. Rock, Admiral Ward, 

 J. A. Currey, for three years; George C. 

 Thomas for two years; J. H. Dunlop, 

 Toronto. 



J. Horace McFarland, Dr. Robert G. 

 Huey and E. G. McKenderick were 

 elected honorary vice-presidents. 



The Management. 



Although the initiative lay with 

 President Pennock, in this first self-re- 

 liant exhibition the American Rose So- 

 ciety had the invaluable assistance of a 

 band of Philadelphia workers trained 

 by participation in last year's National 

 Flower Show. The committees were: 



Manager — Adolf Farenwald. 



Local Secretary— Fred Cowpertliwnitc. 



Ix)cal Treasurer — Alfred Burton. 



Floor Manager — W. Kleinlieinz. 



Commercial Exhibits — George Burton, chair- 

 man; Wallace R. I'ierson, E. .\llan Peirce. Frank 

 Friedley, Robert Simpson, Leo .Nicssen, J. A. 

 I'eterson, W. F. Gude, T. 1'. Lauglians, George 

 Asmus, E. Bernheimer. 



Private Exhibits — William Klcinheinz, chair- 

 man; John Dodds, Thomas Long. 



Retail Store Exhibits— Mark P. Mills, chair- 

 man; A. A. Niessen. Charles E. Median. Edward 

 Reid, John Berger, David E. Colflesli. William K. 

 Harris. 



Tickets — E. J. Fancourt, chairman: W. K. 

 Harris, Mark P. Mills, E. C. Dungaii, David Bur- 

 pee, Alfred Burton. 



Special Premiums— W. F. Therkildson. chair- 

 man; Mark P. Mills, S. S. Pennock. H. F. Micliell, 

 Arthur A. Niessen, F. Moren Babcock, E. A. 

 Stroud. 



Publicity — W. F. Therkildson. chairman; John 

 B. Geraghty. 



Music — Ia^o Niessen, chairman; W. Cleaver 

 Harry. 



Decorations — John P. Habermehl, Robert Kift. 



