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August 30, 1917. 



The Florists^ Review 



17 



The Craig and Pennock Exhibits in the Foregroundt with Rice Under the Balcony. 



The eastern growers are strong on 

 primulinus. These hybrids afford new 

 colors, which are particularly effective 

 under artificial light, with a grace not 

 possible with the rigid spikes of the 

 older types, with which amenability to 

 forcing is said to be combined. Nearly 

 all the eastern exhibitors showed many 

 pure primulinus hybrids and the influ- 

 ence of the blood was seen in many of 

 the crosses with the gandavensis and 

 Childsii types. The great group of B. 

 Hammond Tracy, Cedar Acres, Wenham, 

 Mass., which occupied the rotunda, was 

 particularly strong in its primulinus 

 varieties. 



In the large collections, John Lewis 

 Childs^ Floral Park, N. Y., staged 125 

 varieties; Vaughan'a Seed Store staged 

 forty-five varieties and Thomas Cogger, 

 Melrose, Mass., and E. H. Meader, 

 Dover, N. H., had good displays. The 

 principal groups by non-commercial 

 growers were from P. W. Popp and 

 Madison Cooper. 



The Awards. 



The awards in the classes open to 

 all were as follows: 



Most artistic displaj— B. Hammond Trney, 

 Cedar Acres, Wenham, Mass., first. 



Best and largest collection, six spikes of each 

 variety — John Lewis Cliilds, Flowerfleld, N. Y., 

 first. 



Fifteen vases, fifteen varieties, twelve spikes 

 each — John Lewis Childs, first. 



Twenty-flve vases, twenty-five varieties, three 

 spikes each — C. Zeestreten, Bemus Point, N. Y., 

 first; Thomas Cogger, Melrose, Mass., second. 



Twenty-flve spikes, artistically arranged — 

 Thomas Cogger, first. 



■ Twenty-five spikes white, one variety^Cedar 

 Hill Nursery, Glen Head, N. Y., first; C. Zees- 

 ti^eten, second, 



Twenty-flve spikes red, one variety — C. Zees- 

 treten, first; Thomas Cogger, second.. 



Twenty-flve spikes crimson, one variety — John 

 I^wls Childs, first. 



Twenty-flve spikes pink, one variety — Cedar 

 Hill Nursery, flrst; H. E. Meader, Dover, N. H., 

 second. 



Twenty-flve spikes yellow, one variety — Cedar 



Hill Nursery, flrst; John Lewis Childs, second. 



Twenty-flve spikes blue or lavender, one va- 

 riety — John Lewis Childs, flrst; C. Zeestreten. 

 second. 



Twenty-five spikes purple, one variety — H. E. 

 Meader, flrst; B. H. Tracy, second. 



Twenty-five spikes any other color — Cedar Hill 

 Nursery, flrst; C. Zeestreten, second. 



Twenty-flve spikes, Lemoinei type, one viiriety 

 —John Lewis Childs, flrst; Cedar Hill Nursery, 

 second. 



Twenty-flve spikes primulinus hybrids, yellow 

 — John Lewis Childs, flrst; Madison Cooper, Cal- 

 cium, N. Y., second. 



Twenty-flve spikes, primulinus hybrids, orange 

 — B. H. Tracy, flrst; Madison Cooper, second. 



Twenty-flve spikes, primulinus liybrids, any 

 other color — Madison Cooper, first; B. H. Tracy, 

 second. 



Twenty-five spikes, ruffled, one variety — • 

 Thomas Cogger, first; Jolin Lewis Childs, second. 



Twenty-flve spikes, variety not in commerce 

 previous to 1917^ — B. H. Tracy, flrst; Uiverbank 

 Gardens, Saxonville, Mass., second. 



Five vases, five varieties, twelve spikes eacli — • 

 Thomas Cogger, flrst; Jolin I^ewis Cliilds, sec- 

 ond. 



Five vases, five varieties, twelve spikes eacli, 

 white predominating — Jolin Lewis Cliilds, first. 



Five vases, five varieties, twelve spikes eacli, 

 pink predominating — Cedar Hill Nursery, first; 

 •Iiihn Lewis Childs, second. 



Five vases, five varieties, twelve spikes each, 

 red or crimson predominating — John I^ewis 

 Cliilds, first. T- 



Five vases, five varieties, twelve s[)ikes eacli. 

 imrple, blue, lavender or mauve predoininatinK — • 

 John Lewis Childs, first. 



Five vases, five varieties, t\velve spikes each, 

 yellow predominating — John Lewis Childs, first; 

 Cedar Hill Nursery, second. 



New seedling, one spike — John Scheepers & 

 Co., New York, flrst; Cedar Hill Nursery, sec- 

 ond. 



Twelve spikes, any one variety, not in com- 

 merce — B. H. Tracy, first; Riverbank Gardens, 

 second. 



Six spikes, any one variety, not in commerce 

 —John Scheepers & Co., first; B. H. Tracy, sec- 

 ond. 



Ten varieties, six spikes each — Thomas Cog- 

 ger, first; John Lewis Childs, second. 



Yellow primulinus hybrid seedling, purity of 

 color and size to count, not less than five spikes 

 — John Scheepers & Co., first. 



Most artistically arranged basket or hamper, 

 not more than twenty-flve spikes — P. W. Popp, 

 gardener to Mrs. H. Darlington, Mamaroneck, 

 N. Y., first. 



I'ellow seedling never before exhibited, one or 

 more spikes — Cedar Hill Nursery, flrst. ■. 



Vase any red variety, not less than ten spikes 

 — E. M. Smith, East Hartford, Conn., flrst. 



Twenty-five spikes primulinus hybrids, not less 

 than 4-inch blooms — B. H. Tracy, flrst. 



Twenty-flve spikes Crimson Glow — B. H. 

 Tracy, flrst. 



Ten spikes Europa — John Lewis Childs, first. 



Ten spikes Negerfuerst — John Lewis Childs, 

 first. 



Twelve spikes Golden King — John Lewis 

 Childs, flrst. 



Vase of mauve, lilac or violet seedling never 

 before shown — B. H. Tracy, first. 



Three spikes Lily White — H. E. Meader, flrst. 



There were forty-five classes open 

 only to non-commercial growers, but 

 they brought out only three exhibitors, 

 \\ W. Popp, gardener to Mrs. H. 

 Darlington, Mamaroneck, N, Y., who 

 won fifteen first prizes and the achieve- 

 ment medal; Madison Cooper, of Cal- 

 cium, N. Y., refrigeration manufacturer, 

 publisher and gladiolus enthusiast, who 

 won twelve first prizes and seven sec- 

 onds, and J. P. Sorenson, gardener for 

 Wm. Shillaber, Essex Falls, N. Y., who 

 made only a few entries. 



In the matter of amateur participa- 

 tion the show fell far short of the hopes 

 of the promoters, as the wish has been 

 to secure the active interest of the peo- 

 ple who plant gladiolus bulbs for pure 

 pleasure. 



The fallowing special prizes* were 

 awarded by the Horticultural Society 

 of New York: 



William Sim, Cliftondale, Mass.. for a dis- 

 play of seedling gladioli, silver medal. 



Mrs. H. Darlington, Mamaroneck, N. Y., V. 

 W. Popp, gardener, for a collection of dah- 

 lias, special prize. 



Vaughan's Seed Store, New Y'ork, for a dis- 

 play of gladioli, silver medal. 



H. E. Meader, Dover, N. H., for a vase of 

 (iladiolus Myrtle, certificate of merit. 



Mrs. F. A. Constable, Mamaroneck, N. Y.. 

 James Stuart, gardener, for a vase of Buddleia 

 magnifica and Artemisia lactiflora, special prize. 



John Scheepers & Co., New York city, for a 

 collection of white seedlings, certificate of merit; 

 for a display of seedlings, certificate of merit. 



Bobbink & Atkins staged a table of 

 their Mallow Marvels hibiscus. 



There were several excellent exhibits 

 of cactus and peony-flowered dahlias. 



