NOTBUBEB 11, 1920 



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NEW YORK FALL SHOWS. 



Show Diminished Interest. 



The two New York flower shows of 

 last week, that of the American Insti- 

 tute, November 3 to 5, held in the En- 

 gineering Societies' building, and that 

 of the Horticultural Society of New 

 York, held in the American Museum of 

 Natural History, showed how present 

 conditions are militating against inter- 

 esting exhibitions of horticultural prod- 

 ucts. Outside of the big international 

 flower show, now, happily, an annual 

 event in New York, there is a waning of 

 interest in local shows in that locality. 

 This is not due to a cessation of interest 

 in such shows on the part of the public, 

 but rather to difficulties in the produc- 

 tion of exhibits of the kind that go to 

 the making up of a show. Dependence 

 has always been placed upon the private 

 growers for exhibits to conform with the 

 schedules issued for these shows, but it 

 must be realized that where formerly 

 there were twenty prospective exhibit- 

 prs, there now is, perhaps, only one. So 

 many private greenhouses have been 

 closed altogether, or devoted to actual 

 household requirements, that exhibition 

 stock has been neglected, and unless 

 something unforeseen happens, or some 

 of the former enthusiasts seek to re- 

 deem the situation, it may be some time 

 before local shows will take on some- 

 thing of the glories of the past. 



Old Features Lacking. 



Labor conditions, and increased ex- 

 pense in the way of buildings and sup- 

 plies, turn even millionaires from a hor- 

 ticultural hobby, and the revulsion is re- 

 flected in the shows of last week. Staged 

 in practically the same quarters as for- 

 merly, the exhibits were conspicuous 

 through their paucity. The managers 

 of the shows did their best to conceal 

 the shortage in exhibits, but, at best, 

 their ingenuity was scant. The show of 

 the Horticultural Society of New York 

 occupied only the western aisle of the 

 big museum, with the orchid section, as 

 usual, in the northern aisle, and a lot 

 of trained plants of chrysanthemums, 

 diminutive even as the whole exhibition, 

 in the foyer, where once, in pre-war 

 days, were seen the magnificent produc- 

 tions of Adolph Lewisohn and others, in 

 spread as much as sixteen feet in 

 diameter. The same condition was in 

 evidence at the American Institute's 

 show. But in spite of the narrowing 

 down of the scope of these shows, the 

 exhibitions were excellent. 



At the American Institute. 



At the American Institute the ex- 

 hibits generally were good. The chrys- 

 anthemum displays were light, and, out- 

 side of the small varieties, there did not 

 ai)pear to be anything new. The warm 

 weather prior to the show prevented the 

 staging of many flowers in course of 

 preparation for the exhibition. One ex- 

 hibitor expressed it: "The best of my 

 flowers melted away." 



W. Milne, gardener for the H. B. 

 Plant estate, Groton, Conn., carried off 

 the medal for the finest flowers in the 



show, staging some remarkable stock, 

 when conditions were considered. Geo. 

 E. Ferguson, gardener for Mrs. Harry 

 Payne Whitney, Manhasset, N. Y., also 

 helped materially in the make-up of the 

 show. 



Max Schling staged two magnificent 

 Egyptian vases of chrysanthemums sup- 

 ported by autumn foliage and berried 

 branches, with an accentuated note 

 produced by Physalis Franchetii, which 

 proved to be a great attraction to the 

 visitors. 



The commercial exhibits were few; in 

 fact, the C. H. Totty Co., Madison, N. J., 

 filled out in the commercial section. 

 Its group of chrysanthemums and roses 

 on the platform in the main hall was 

 superb, and was awarded a special prize. 

 The company also won the firsts in 

 fifteen classes of chrysanthemums and 

 four classes of roses. 



The judges were Peter Duff, Eugene 

 Dailledouze, John McNichol and Wil- 



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liam Turner. The judges and other 

 guests were entertained at dinner No- 

 vember 3 at the Hotel Eichmond. Wm. 

 C. Eickards, Jr., was manager of the 

 show. 



Horticultural Society's Show 



The chrysanthemum show held by the 

 Horticultural Society of New York at 

 the Museum of Natural History Novem- 

 ber 4 to 7 depended chiefly for it^ sup- 

 port this year on the gardeners of the 

 private estates in this vicinity, though a 

 few commercial growers made exhibits. 

 In the chrysanthemum classes the 

 Charles H. Totty Co., Madison, N. J., 

 was the only commCTcial grower who 

 appeared in the list of awards. To this 

 firm went first prize for twenty blooms 

 with stems of not less than three feet; 

 for collection of twenty named varie- 

 ties, stems not over fifteen inches; for 

 collection of twenty varieties of pom- 

 pons and of a similar number of singles. 



Kose Classes. 



A larger variety of prize-winners ap- 

 peared in the rose classes. The F. E. 



Pierson Co., Tarrytown, N. Y., won first 

 prizes in the classes for fifty red and 

 fifty dark pink. L. B. Coddington, 

 of Murray Hill, N. J., was second on 

 fifty dark pink and first on fifty flesh 

 or light pink, second in that class going 

 to the Chas. H. Totty Co. 



Silver medals were awarded to the 

 Charles H. Totty Co. for the new rose. 

 Golden Ophelia, and to the F. E. Pierson 

 Co. for its pink sport of Francis Scott 

 Key. 



In the foliage plant section the F. E. 

 Pierson Co. won two firsts and one 

 second. 



In the orchid classes Lager & Hurrell, 

 Summit, N. J., staged the prize-winning 

 collection of not less than twenty-five 

 species and varieties and won the award 

 for the new meritorious variety not in 

 commerce. The Joseph Manda Co., 

 West Orange, N. J., won first on three 

 plants of three varieties and on a col- 

 lection of not less than twenty-five 

 vases. This firm was awarded a special 

 prize on its display of Cypripedium in- 

 signe Sanderse. 



Special Awards. 



Special awards were given as follows: 

 Herman Mamitsch, Eockville Center, 

 N. Y., on basket of sweet peas, sport of 

 Eose Queen; Mills & Co., Mamaroneck, 

 N. Y., on display of dahlias; A. N. 

 Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn., on pom- 

 pon chrysanthemums Nos. 498, 456, 461, 

 466 and 458; F. E. Pierson Co., on dis- 

 play of ferns; Julius Eoehrs Co., Euth- 

 erford, N. J., on collection of orchids; 

 Chas. H. Totty Co., on five vases roses. 



The private gardeners, who staged the 

 greater part of the show, included the 

 following among the prize-winners: 

 Joseph A. Winsock, gardener for Mrs. 

 Wm. D. Guthrie, Locust Valley, N. J.; 

 James McManus, for Miss A. De Lamar, 

 Glen Cove, N. Y.; Andrew Strachan, for 

 Wm. B. Thompson, Yonkers, N. Y.; 

 James Stuart, for Mrs. F. A. Constable, 

 Mamaroneck, N. Y.; George Ferguson, 

 for Mrs. Payne Whitney, Manhasset, N. 

 Y.; A. MacDonald, for D. E. Oppen- 

 heimer, Yonkers, N. Y.; W. E. 

 Fowkes, for Howard Cole, Madi- 

 son, N. J.; James T. Sisley, for Mrs. 

 Paul Moore, Convent, N. J.; A. V. 

 Carver, for Miss M. Valentine, New 

 Canaan, Conn.; David Gustafson, for H. 

 F. Kean, Elberon, N. J.; William Beid, 

 for S. M. and A. Colgate, Orange, N. J., 

 and Anthon Pedersen, for Charles Stew- 

 art Smith, Stamford, Conn. 



Anthony J. Manda, Hollis, N. Y., was 

 manager of the show. 



TARRYTOWN, N. Y. 



Autumn Show. 



The annual fall exhibition of the Tar- 

 rytown Horticultural Society was held 

 at Music hall, November 3 to 5. The 

 exhibition again proved a success. Ow- 

 ing to the unfavorable weather condi- 

 tions, the exhibits of chrysanthemums 

 were not quite so extensive as in former 

 years, but they were of fine quality. 

 The fruit and vegetable exhibits were 

 far ahead of previous exhibits. Com- 



