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The Florists^ Review 



Mabch 22. 1917. 



NEW YORK STAGES 

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|N attendance, in beauty of ex- 

 hibits, in financial success and in 

 quality of display the New York 

 spring show of 1917 excels its predeces- 

 sors. Everyone is loud in its praise and 

 the general public has been crowding the 

 Grand Central Palace as never before. 

 The influence of this artistic and charm- 

 ing exhibition is incalculable. 



The exhibition shows further progress 

 along the lines of recent years. It is 

 not a contest of cultural skill on the 

 part of growers, for with the exception 

 of a few classes the competition is ex- 

 tremely light, but it is a demonstration 

 of the skill of the decorators. The big 

 features are the rose, rock and Dutch 

 gardens. The joint committees of the 

 Horticultural Society and the Florists' 

 Club did splendid work and a large 

 measure of the success is attributable 

 to the efficient and faithful devotion 

 of Secretary Young and the able man- 

 agement of Arthur Herrington. The 

 paths were widened, no crowding effect 

 was visible anywhere, and all exhibits 

 were carefully staged and protected. 



The trades' displays in most cases 

 were as attractively staged as were 

 those for competition, but much of the 

 show's success may be safely accorded 

 the private gardeners and their million- 

 aire employers. The Red Cross tea 

 garden was, as last year, a paramount 

 influence in attracting society. 



The publicity department was in the 

 charge of Messrs. Colwell and Korbel, 

 who were so remarkably successful in 

 this work a year ago. 



The Qardens. 



The rose and rock gardens were 

 centers of interest. The rose gardens 

 looked rather familiar, as they were 

 almost a counterpart of last year 's stag- 

 ing, with improvements and refinements. 

 Each garden covered 500 square feet of 

 space. F. B. Pierson Co. was awarded 

 first honors in this class. The rock 

 gardens were much admired and ex- 

 ceeded those of 1916 in size and beauty. 

 Leading exhibitors in these competi- 

 tions were F. R. Pierson Co., A. N. Pier- 

 son, Inc., Bobbink & Atkins and the 

 Julius Roehrs Co. The bulb garden also 

 was quite similar to that of a year ago. 



The Betailers. 



Only three retailers made exhibits, 

 the others perhaps being deterred by 

 the elaborateness of what the trio do. 

 G, E. M. Stumpp made a remarkable ex- 

 hibit, illustrating every department of 

 his business. He also staged a wonder- 

 ful assortment of pottery. Next to Mr. 

 Stumpp was Mr. Schling's model flower 

 shop, with plate glass window and 

 samples of his own and his artists' 

 handiwork. Close to the entrance the 

 only other exhibit by a retail florist was 

 the really grand assortment of novelties 

 and huge vases filled daily with fresh 

 cut roses of many popular varieties by 

 F. R. Rierson Co., Tarrytown. 



The Groups. 



There were four groups of flowering 

 plants arranged for effect, 300 square 

 feet devoted to each exhibit, by the 

 leading private gardeners of the vicin- 

 ity. These groups were all beautiful 

 and the crowds gathered constantly 

 around them. First honors went to 

 P. W. Popp, of Mamaroneck. The New 

 York and Brooklyn parks also supplied 

 many fine plants. 



Plants In Flower. 



There were thirty-two classes in this 

 section, open only to private growers. 

 There were entries in all the classes but 

 three, with both premiums awarded in 

 twenty of them. The awards were: 



Acacia, three plants, one or more varieties — 

 J. W. Smith, gardener to F. B. Lewis, Bldgefleld, 

 Conn., first. 



Acacia, specimen, any variety — James Stuart, 

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

 N. Y., first; J. W. Smith, second. 



Amaryllis, twenty-flve plants — Wm. Vert, gar- 

 dener to Howard Gould, Port Washington, L. I., 

 first; James Stuart, second. 



Amaryllis, twelve plants — Wm. Vert, first; 

 Chas. Ruthom, gardener to Mrs. Bugene Meyer, 

 Jr., Mt. Kisco, N. Y., second. 



Azalea Indlca, specimen, white, not less than 

 three feet in diameter — R. M. Johnson, gardener 

 to W. B. Thompson, Yonkers, N. Y., second: no 

 first. 



Azalea Indlca, specimen, pink or rose, not less 

 than three feet in diameter — Mrs. J. 0. Brady, 

 Gladstone, N. J., first; Robert Jones, gardener to 

 Percy Chubb, Glen Cove, L. I., second. 



Azalea Indlca, specimen, any other color, not 

 less than three feet In diameter — R. M. Johnson, 

 second; no first. 



BongalnvUIea, specimen — J. W. Smith, first. 



Cineraria, hybrid, six plants — F. Hitchman. 

 gardener to Ralph Pulitzer, Manhasset, L. I., 

 first; Mrs. N. Straus, Mamaroneck, L. I., second. 



Cineraria stellata, six plants — R. M Johnson, 

 first; John Canning, gardener to A. Lewisohn. 

 Ardsley, N. Y., second. 



Cineraria stellata, specimen, any type — R. M. 

 Johnson, first; John Canning, second. 



Cyclamen, twenty-flve plants, arranged for ef- 

 fect, seventy-five square feet, decorative plants 

 permitted — James Stuart, first; John Canning, 

 second. 



Cyclamen, twelve plants — John Canning, first; 

 James Stuart, second. 



Chorlzema, specimen — J. W. Smith, first; John 

 Canning, second. 



Erica, specimen, any variety — J. W. Smith, 

 first; Jos. Tansey, gardener to H. M. Tilford. 

 Tuxedo, N. Y., second. 



Cytisus, specimen — A. M. Golding, gardener to 

 D. O. Reld, Irvington. N Y., first; James Linane, 

 gardener to O. D. Barron, Rye, N. Y., second. 



Heliotrope, specimen — Robert Jones, first; 

 James Stuart, second. 



Hydrangea, specimen, not less than 8-inch pot — 

 J. B. Cobb, Stamford, Conn., first. 



liilac, six plants — P. W. Popp, gardener to Mrs. 

 S. H. Darlington, Mamaroneck, N. Y., first; James 

 Linane, second. 



Marguerite, specimen — R. M. Johnson, first. 



Primula malacoldes, twelve plants — F. Hitch- 

 man, first; Dan. Guggenheim, Elberon, N. J., sec- 

 ond. 



Primula obconlca, twelve plants — Robert Jones, 

 first; F. Hitchman, second. 



Rhododendron, three plants, not less than four 

 feet in diameter — John Canning, first. 



Schizanthus, six plants — R. M. Johnson, first: 

 special gold medal also recommended for culture. 



Schizanthus, specimen — R. M. Johnson, first. 



Spiraea, six plants — J. W. Smith, first; Wm. 

 Vert, second. 



Wistaria, specimen— James Macdonald, Flush- 

 ing, L. I., first; J. W. Smith, second. 



Any other specimen flowering plant — Robt. B. 

 Tyson, gardener to Mrs. H. McK. Twombly, Con- 

 vent, N. J., flrst; Mrs. J. C. Brady, second. 



Flowering plants and bulbs, covering 300 square 

 feet, arranged for effect, suitable accessories per- 

 mitted — P. W. Popp, flrst; B. M. Johnson, sec- 

 ond; J. W. Smith, third. 



Twenty-four classes were provided for 

 commercial growers, but fifteen of them 

 failed to attract even one entry and sec- 

 ond prize was not awarded in any class. 



There was no entry in; any class for aza- 

 leas and only one for acacias. The 

 awards were: 



Acacia, specimen, any variety — Knight St Struck 

 Co., New York, flrst. 



Cytisus, three plants — Madaen & Obrlstensen, 

 Woodridge, N. J., first. 



Hydrangeas, collection covering 150 square feet 

 — Frederick N. Dressel, Weehawken, N. J., first. 



Hydrangeas, six plants, 8-lnch pots — Frederick 

 N. Dressel, first. 



Specimen hydrangea, not less than three feet 

 in diameter — ^Frederick N. Dressel, first. 



Marguerites, six plants — ^Hadsen & Chrlstensen. 

 flrst. 



Bbododendrons, hardy vatleties, collection cov- 

 ering 160 square feet — F. B. Pierson Co., Tarry- 

 town, N. Y., flrst. 



Rhododendrons, three plants, any variety — Bob- 

 bink & Atkins, flrst. 



Spineas, twenty-flve plants — Bobbink & Atkins, 

 first. 



Under miscellaneous plant classes for 

 commercial growers there were two ex- 

 cellent groups and three fine rock gar- 

 dens. The awards were: 



Flowering and foliage, stove and greenhouse 

 plants, group of 300 square feet arranged for 

 effect. — Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J., 

 first. 



Forced shrubs, covering 200 square feet, ar- 

 ranged for effect — Bobbink & Atkins, Butberford. 

 N. J., first. 



Rock garden, covering a space 10 x 30 feet — 

 A. N. Pierson, Inc., CromweU, Conn., first; Bob- 

 bink & Atkins, second; Julius Roehrs Co., third. 



Boses in Pots and Tubs. 



The awards to private gardeners will 

 indicate the extent of their efforts in 

 this section: 



Display in pots or tubs, covering 100 square 

 feet, arranged for effect — B. M. Johnson, gar- 

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

 first; J. W. Smith, gardener to F, B. Lewis. 

 Ridgefleld, Conn., second. 



Six climbing or rambler— J. W. Smith, flrst. 



Climbing, red, specimen — J. W. Smith, flrst: 

 Robert Jones, gardener to Percy Chubb, Olen 

 Cove, L. I., second. 



Climbing, pink, specimen — Robert Jones, flrst: 

 J. W. Smith, second. 



Climbing, white, specimen — J. W. Smith, flrst. 



Climbing, yellow, specimen — J. W. Smith, first. 



The rose plants from commercial 

 growers all bore the cards of the Pier- 

 son firms, the exhibits including two 

 splendid rose gardens, well worth the 

 premiums of $500 and $300 awarded: 



Rose plants, arranged as a rose garden — F. R. 

 Pierson Co., flrst; A. N. Pierson, Inc.. second. 



Climbing, red, specimen — F. B. Pierson Co.. 

 first; A. N. Pierson, Inc., second. 



Climbing, pink, specimen — P. R. Pierson Co.. 

 first; A. N. Pierson, Inc., second. 



Climbing, white, specimen — A. N. Pierson. Inc.. 

 first. 



New rose, not in commerce — A. N. Pierson. 

 Inc., first, silver medal. 



Bulbous Plants. 



As was to have been expected, there 

 was a splendid showing of bulbous stock. 

 This is where the private gardeners ex- 

 cel. The awards in their classes were: 



Hyacinths, white, three lO-inch pots — West- 

 brook Gardens, Oakdale, L. I., first; George Fer- 

 guson, gardener to Mrs. Payne Whitney, Man- 

 hasset, L. I., second. 



Hyacinths, pink or red, three lO-inch pots — 

 James A. Macdonald, Flushing, L. I., flrst; Jos. 

 Tansey, gardener to H. M. Tilford, Tuxedo Park. 

 N. Y., second. 



Hyacinths, light blue, three 10-inch pots — West- 

 brook Gardens, flrst; George Ferguson, second. 



Hyacinths, dark blue or purple, three 10-inch 

 pots — James A. Macdonald, flrst; George Fer- 

 guson, second. 



Hyacinths, yellow, three lO-inch pots — James A. 

 Macdonald, flrst; George Ferguson, second. 



Lilies, twelve pots — Thos. Wilson, gardener to 

 Mrs. J. Murray Mitchell, Tuxedo Park, N. Y., 

 flrst; Robert Jones, gardener to Percy Chnbb. 

 Glen Cove, L. I., second. 



