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The Florists^ Review 



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BOSTON HOLDS A BIG SPRING SHOW 



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THE BEST YET. 



Good Show; Large Attendance. 



The 8j)ring flower show of the 

 Massacluisetts Horticultural Society, 

 March 21 to 25, was the most successful 

 Boston ever has held, not only from the 

 point of view of exhibits, but also in 

 the matter of attendance. The man- 

 agement gave the exhibition wide- 

 spread publicity, putting it in charge 

 of Chester R. Campbell, who managed 

 the National Flower Show when it was 

 held in Boston, and other big functions. 

 As a result thousands of dollars more 

 were taken at the doors than in any 

 previous year and each day for a num- 

 ber of hours it was almost impossible 

 to move in the halls, so great were the 

 crowds. 



The halls were beautifully arranged 

 and nearly all exhibits seemed as fresh 

 at the close of the fifth day as when 

 the show opened. Little fire heat was 

 used and air was admitted in abun- 

 dance, making conditions ideal for 

 both plants and cut flowers. High qual- 

 ity ruled throughout the show, but the 

 orchid groups, groups of flowering and 

 foliage plants, acacias, azaleas, bulb- 

 ous flowers, ericas, cyclamens and 

 schizanthus were noteworthy features. 



The Flemish garden was a delightful 

 feature, with its tiled -walks, plots of 

 verdant lawn, bulb borders, borders of 

 deciduous flowering shrubs, wicket 

 fence covered with the golden Jas- 

 minum primulinum, rest house, foun- 

 tain surrounded by the new Amoor 

 River Adonis, and many more attrac- 

 tive points worked out in Farquhar 's 

 best style. 



Thomas Roland 's acacia group was 

 a truly marvelous one. Those who saw 

 his great group at Philadelphia, which 



was sold, could hardly believe that from 

 the same establishment could come so 

 soon such another display. Numerous 

 varieties were included, among which 

 were glorious standards of pubescens, 

 also cultriformis, longifolia, Baileyana, 

 Drummondii and many others. The 

 ericas from the same skillful grower 

 also were fine examples of cultural 

 skill. 



Orchids were never so extensively 

 shown here since the great special 

 orchid show and entirely outclassed the 

 New York display at the Grand Central 

 Palace show. Novelties were more 

 numerous than usual and the retailers' 

 displays have never been surpassed at 

 Horticultural hall. 



Awards on Plants. 



The awards for plants follow: 



(Jroup of acacias covering 200 square feet — 

 Thomas Roland, first. 



Three acacias — Thomas Roland, first. 



One acacia — Thomas Roland, first, with a su- 

 perb plant of A. pubescens. 



Twelve amarylUs— J. S. Doig, gardener to Mrs. 

 J. M. Sears, first. 



Astilbes, covering 100 square feet — W. W. 

 Edgar Co., first. 



Azalea Indica, group not exceeding 200 square 

 feet— A. M. Davenport, first; W. W. Edgar Co., 

 second. Each showed a magnificent lot of speci- 

 men plants. 



Azaleas, three specimens, for private garden- 

 ers — Henry Stewart, gardener to Miss Cornelia 

 Warren, first. 



Chionodoxa, six plants — William Thatcher, gar- 

 dener to Mrs. J. L. Gardner, first. 



Olivias, four plants — Faulkner Farm, first. 



Cinerarias, grandiflora type, six plants — John 

 S. Doig, first; W. H. Golby, gardener to B. A. 

 Clark, second. 



Cineraria, one plant — John S. Doig, first. 



Cineraria stellata, six plants — William Thatch- 

 er, first; Mrs. Robert Saltonstall, second. 



Cineraria stellata, one specimen — William 

 Thatcher, first. 



Cyclamens, eight plants — B. H. Wetterlow, 

 (fiirdener to Mrs. Lester I.<>land, first; William 

 Thatcher, second. 



Cyclamens, eight plants in not over 7-lnch pots 

 -William Thatcher, first; E. H. Wetterlow, sec- 

 ond. 



("ytisus, four plants — Henry Stewart, first. 



Cytisns, specimen — Henry Stewart, first. 



Ericas, six plants — Henry Stewart, second. 



Thomas Roland's Duplicate Group of Acacias> First Time Shown. 



Hydrangeas, group covering not over 150 square 

 feet— W. W. Edgar Co., first; A. M. Davenport, 

 second. 



Hydrangeas, two plants, distinct — A. M. Dav- 

 enport, first. 



Hydrangea, one plant — A. M. Davenport, first. 



Lilacs, six plants — Faulkner Farm, first; W. 

 W. Edgar Co., second. 



Marguerites, four plants — W. 0. Rust, first; 

 Faulkner Farm, second. 



Marguerites, one plant — W. C. Rust, first. 



Palms, pair of kentias — Duncan Finlayson, 

 first. 



Palms, pair of Phoenix Roebelenii — Duncan 

 Finlayson, first. 



Primulas, six plants acaulis — William Sim, 

 first. 



Primulas, eight plants malacoides — William 

 Thatcher, first; A. B. Parsons, second. 



Primulas, eight plants obconlca— Martin Sulli- 

 van, gardener to William Whitman, first; W. C. 

 Rust, second. 



Primulas, six plants polyantha hybrids — Wil- 

 liam Sim, first. 



Roses, specimen, pink — Henry Stewart, first, 

 with Tausendschon. 



Schizanthus, four plants — Peter Arnott, gar- 

 dener to B. S. Webster, first; Henry Stewart, 

 second. 



Schizanthus, specimen plant — Faulkner Farm, 

 first. 



Display of foliage and fiowering plants artis- 

 tically arranged to cover 200 square feet — A. M. 

 Davenport, first; W. W. Bdgar Co., second. The 

 second prize group, it seemed to me, was much 

 more artistically arranged and showed original- 

 ity in design, something Judges sliould consider 

 more. The winning group contained some splen- 

 did plants, but was built up in too stereotyped 

 a manner, I thought. 



Collection of forced shrubs, covering 150 square 

 feet — A. M. Davenport, first; Faulkner Farm, 

 second. 



Display of spring bulbous plants arranged for 

 effect — Duncan Finlayson, first; William Thatch- 

 er, second. 



Display of hard-wooded greenhouse plants on 

 100 square feet— W. C. Rust, first; Henry Stew- 

 art, second. 



Any other plant not on schedule — Peter Arnott, 

 first, with Gloriosa Rothscbildiana. 



New or rare plant— J. L. Smith, first, with 

 Liello-cattleya L. C. Black. 



New or rare foliage plant — Cromwell Gardens, 

 first, with Adiantum gloriosum Lemkesii. 



The Orchids. 



The awards in the several classes for 

 orchid plants were: 



Orchids, group arranged for effect with foliage 

 plants to cover not over 250 square feet— F J 

 Dolansky, first and gold medal, with a magnifi- 

 cent group in which cattleyas, odontoglossums 

 and phalKnopsis were fine; Julius Roehrs Co., 

 second and silver medal. This group Included 

 some fine new and rare varieties for which the 

 committee awarded a special gold medal. 



Orchids, group not to exceed 200 square feet, 

 commercial growers excluded — Donald McKenzie 

 gardener to E. B. Dane, first, with a beautiful 

 group of choice varieties, of which the phalKnop- 

 sis were grand, also masdevalllas, hybrid cat- 

 tleyas, odontoglossums and cypripediums, also 

 awarded a gold medal; William 0. Rust, second, 

 who also put up a fine group, well arranged. 



Orchids, six plants, distinct — J. T. Butter- 

 worth, with Cymbidlum insigne Sander, Lycaste 

 Sklnneri, Phalanopsls Schillerlana, Cypripedlum 

 aureum virginale, Coelogyne cristata, and Lielia 

 anceps Stella. 



Orchid, specimen— Henry Stewart, first, with 

 a grand plant of Dendroblum nobile. 



Bulbous Stock. 



The display of bulbous stock was un- 

 usually large and fine. The awards 

 were: 



Hyacinths, twelve three-quarter pots, three 

 ,., ,3 *^ ". pot--Duncan Finlayson, gardener for 

 Weld Garden, first; William Thatcher, second. 



Hyacinths, six three-quarter pots — Duncan Fin- 

 layson, first. 



Hyacinths, not over lO-lnch pot or pan, six 

 bulbs to each, dark blue — Duncan Finlayson 

 first, with King of the Blues; William Thatcher' 

 second, with King of the Blues. 



Hyacinths, pan, light blue — Duncan Finlayson 

 first, with Queen of the Blues; William Thatcher, 

 second, with Enchantress. 



Hyacinths, pan, dark pink or red — Duncan Fin- 

 layson, first, with La Victoria; William Thatcher 

 second, with La Victoria. 



Hyacinths, pan, light pink- William Thatcher, 

 first, with Jacques; Duncan Finlayson, second, 

 with Gigantea. 



Hyacinths, pan, yellow— William Thatcher, 

 first, with City of Haarlem: Duncan Finlayson, 

 second, with City of Haarlem. 



