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The Florists' Review 



November 9, 1916. 



THE AUTUMN EXHIBITIONS 



PRIVATE GARDENERS ARE THE LEADING EXHIBITORS 



PHILADELPHIA. 



A Strong Show. 



The annual chrysanthemum show of 

 the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society 

 opened in Horticultural hall on the 

 evening of our great national election 

 day, November 7. A view taken a 

 few hours before the curtain went up 

 showed the strength of the show in sev- 

 eral important features. The greatest 

 of these was the group of orchids ar- 

 ranged at the top of the main stairway 

 by William Kleinheinz, president of 

 the Chrysknthemum Society of Amer- 

 ica, as a greeting to the fellow mem- 

 bers. There were at least 300 orchids 

 in this group, oncidiums, cattleyas and 

 dendrobiums. There was a fountain in 

 the center, with mirrors above and be- 

 low. Ferns were freely used in the 

 arrangement. This was one of the most 

 beautiful groups ever staged here. 



The ferns, I assume they were 

 Thomas Long's, were wonderfully fine. 

 There were six of them, great big fel- 

 lows, both in size and in name. I have 

 given all their names before and can 

 do it again if you wish. Meanwhile, 

 let me call especial attention to the new 

 member of the group, Adiantum Farley- 

 ense, the finest specimen in this city 

 today. It stands over three feet high, 

 is well proportioned and perfect. 



Henry A. Dreer, Inc., occupied the 

 stage as of yore with a fine group of 

 foliage plants. It was noticeably 

 brighter in coloring than in the past, 

 due to the lavish use of well colored 

 crotons. Fine kentias formed the back- 

 ground of an effective arrangement. 



The specimen chrysanthemum blooms 

 were well represented and of high 

 quality. 



W. Atlee Burpee & Co. staged a 

 large collection of gladioli, comprising 

 half a dozen of their best varieties. 

 The surprise was that they were out- 

 door grown. 



Henry F. Michell Co. made two good 



exhibits. One, in charge of Chas. F. 

 Goudy, comprised fifty-five vases of 

 pompons, including Crawford's Yellow, 

 Western Beauty and somebody's Ca- 

 price — all new sorts. Philip Freud had 

 a hyacinth garden arranged with pom- 

 pons, certain to convince the beholder 

 that Michell 's bulbs are the best. F. 

 Hay made a second display for Henry 

 A. Dreer, Inc., of seeds, bulbs and ac- 

 cessories nicely staged. 



Louis Burk put up two lovely orchid 

 displays. 



The Lord & Burnham Co. made an 

 up-to-date display of hotbed frames and 

 sashes. 



The King Construction Co. showed 

 the King Jr. garden frame with plant 

 adornment. Fred Cowperthwaite was 

 in charge. ^ 



The Strafford Flower Farm se»t its 

 fine pompons and singles. 



John Kuhn, of Olney, had good chrys- 

 anthemum plants, pompons and box- 

 wood, the latter strangely trimmed like 

 fowls and other living creatures. 



Thomas Meehan & Sons sent a large 

 collection of hardy chrysanthemums ar- 

 ranged for display. 



Hosea Waterer displayed all sorts of 

 seedsmen's requisites. 



The Philadelphia Goldfish Co. dis- 

 played twelve cases of choice goldfish. 



Franklin Barrett put up a splendid 

 exhibit of gold and other fancy fish. 



The Chrysanthemum Society of 

 America exhibits were added on the 

 second day. Phil. 



TARRYTOWN, N. Y. 



"I have never seen a better or a 

 larger show at Tarrytown, " "They 

 have never before had one to equal it," 

 "Bigger and better than ever" — these 

 are samples of the various ways in 

 which critical, well informed onlookers 

 expressed the unanimous opinion of the 

 eighteenth annual exhibition of the 

 Tarrytown Horticultural Society, held at 

 Music hall, November 1 to 3. Still an- 



other plain expression of approval was 

 the largeness of the attendance, which 

 brolce all records on the opening night. 

 The exhibits were not only good in 

 themselves, but were artistically staged. 



Members of the trade, such of them 

 as had any connection with the show, 

 distinguished themselves as prize-givers 

 rather than as prize-winners, for the 

 exhibits, as usual, were nearly all from 

 private estates. The F. R. Pieraon Co., 

 however, had a splendid display of 

 Beauty, Francis Scott Key and Uphelia 

 roses. 



The judges were John Middleton, of 

 Tarrytown; John Ruthven, of Mount 

 Kisco, and John F. Johnston, of Glen 

 Cove. 



GLEK COVE, N. Y. 



Begonia Mrs. Heal, Exhibited at Boston fay Wm. C. Rust, Broofcline. 



Twelfth Annual Mum Show. 



The twelfth annual chrysanthemum 

 show of the Nassau County Horticul- 

 tural Society, which was held at Glen 

 Cove, November 2 and 3, was one of the 

 finest exhibitions the society ever held. 

 The cut -blooms exhibited were of the 

 largest size and were finely finished, 

 while the specimen plants and plant 

 groups showed, an acme of perfection 

 that reflected great credit on the skill 

 of the growers. The roses, carnations 

 and vegetables were of an equally high 

 quality, and competition in all classes 

 was keen. The various exhibits were 

 most artistically arranged under the 

 able direction of the show manager, 

 James Gladstone, who was ably assisted 

 by James Holloway and Harry Good- 

 band. 



There were two groups of plants ex- 

 hibited — one a group of chrysanthemum 

 plants, staged by Robert Jones, gar- 

 dener for Percy Chubb; the other a 

 group of foliage and flowering plants, 

 staged by Robert Marshall, gardener 

 for J. R. Delamar. 



The classes for the double chrysan- 

 themum standard and bush plants were 

 each won by Robert Mfftrshall, with 

 •Tames McCarthy, gardener for W. E. 

 Kimball, second. The single standard 

 and bush plant classes were won by 

 •Tames McCarthy, with Henry Gaut, 

 gardener for Herbert S. Pratt, second. 



Those Who Won. 



The principal exhibitors and winners 

 in the other mum classes and in the 

 vegetable classes were: Robert Jones, 

 gardener for Percy Chubb; Robert Mar- 

 shall, garaener for J. R. Delamar; 

 George Ferguson, gardener for Payne 

 Whitney; James McCarthy, gardener 

 for W. E. Kimball; Joseph Robinson, 

 gardener for W. R. Coe; Thomas Flynn, 

 gardener for J. H. Ottley; Henry Gaut, 

 gardener for Herbert Pratt; Harry 

 Goodband, gardener for S. D. Brewster; 

 John Everitt, gardener for John J. 

 Pratt; William Noonan, gardener for C. 

 F. Cartiledge. 



The prize for the largest bloom in 

 the show was captured by Robert Jones, 



