NOVEMBEU 11, 1920 



The Florists' Review 



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NEW YORK FALL SHOWS. 



Sbow Diminished Interest. 



The two New York flower shows of 

 last week, tfiat of the American lusti- 

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

 f;fineering Societies' building, and that 

 of the Horticultural Society of New 

 York, held in tlie American Museum of 

 Natural History, showed how present 

 conditions are militating against inter- 

 esting exlii])itions of horticultural prod- 

 ucts. Outside of the big international 

 flower show, now, haj>i)ily, an annual 

 event in New York, tliere is a waning of 

 interest in local shows in tliat locality. 

 This is not duo to a cessation of interest 

 in such shows on the ])art of the ])ublic, 

 but rather to difliculties in the jjroduc- 

 tion t)f exhibits of the kind that go to 

 the making u]) of a show. Dependence 

 has always been placed upon tiie private 

 growers for exhibits to conform with the 

 schedules issucil for these shows, but it 

 must be realized that where formerly 

 tliere were twenty prospective exhibit- 

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

 many pri\ate 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. 



Ijabor conditions, and increased ex- 

 pense in the way of buildings and sup- 

 plies, turn even millionaires froni a hor- 

 ticultural hobby, and the revulsion is re- 

 flected in the shows of last week. Staged 

 in jiractieally 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 

 occu])ied only the western aisle of the 

 big nuiseuiii, with the orchid section, as 

 usual, in the northern aisle, and a lot 

 of trained pl.'ints of chrysaiitluMinims, 

 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 conilition was in 

 evidence ;it 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- 

 anlhcnuim displays were light, and, out- 

 si<le of the small varieties, there did not 

 a)>]icar to be anything new. The warm 

 Weather prior to the show }>revented 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, Oroton, Conn., carri(>d olT 

 the medal lor 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 clirysanthemuins sup- 

 ])orted by autumn foliage and berried 

 branches, with an accentuated note 

 ]iroduced by Physalis Franchetii, which 

 jiroved to be a great attraction to the 

 \'isitors. 



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 

 su])erb, 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- 

 \(nitier 3 at the Hotel IJichinoiKl. \Vm. 

 C. Kickards, Jr., was nianagt'r of the 

 show. 



Horticultural Society's Show 



The chrysanthemum show held by the 

 Horticultural Soeiety of New "i'ork at' 

 the Museum of Natural History Novem- 

 ber 4 to 7 depended chiefly for itsj sup- 

 port this year on the gardeners of the 

 private estates in this vicinity, though a 

 few commercial growers made exhibits. 

 In the chrvsauthenuun classes the 

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

 was the only commercial grower who 

 a])iieared 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. 



Bose Classes. 



A larger variety of prize-winners ap- 

 peared in the rose classes. The F. E. 



I'ierson Co., Tarrytown, N. Y., won first 

 l)rizes in the classes for fifty red and 

 fifty dark jdnk. L. B. Coddiugton. 

 of Murray Hill, N. .1., 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 

 ("harles H. Totty Co. for the new rose, 

 Golden 0[>helia, and to the F. R. Pierson 

 Co. f(ir its pink sport of Francis Scott 

 Key. 



In the foliage plant section ilie V . R. 

 Pierson Co. won two firsts and mie 

 second. 



In the orchid classes Lager & Ilurrell, 

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

 collection of iidt less than twenty-fivi^ 

 S[)ecies and varieties and won the award 

 for the new meritorious variety not in 

 Cdinnierce. The ,Tose]ih Alanda Co., 

 West Orange, N. .1., 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 si)ecial 

 prize on its display of Cypripedium in- 

 signe Sandera?. 



Special Awards. 



Special awards were given as follows: 

 Herman Maniitsch, Rockville Center, 

 N. Y., on basket of sweet jh'us, sport of 

 Rose Queen; Mills & Co., Maniaroncck, 

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

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

 ]K)n chrysanthenuitns Nos. 498, 406, 4fil, 

 400 and" 4.")8; F. R. Pierson Co., on dis- 

 pl.ay of ferns; .Tulius Roehrs Co., Ruth- 

 erford. N. J., on collcM'tion of orchids; 

 Chas. 11. Totty Co., on five vases roses. 



The private gardeners, who staged the 

 greater part of the show, included the 

 following among the prize-winners: 

 Josejih A. Winsoek, ijarileiier for Mrs. 

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

 .Tames McManus, for Miss .\. De Lamar, 

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

 Wm. P. TIiomi)son, Yonkers, N. Y.; 

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

 ^Lamaroneck, N. Y.: George Ferguson, 

 for Mrs. Pavne Whitnev, Manhasset, X. 

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

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

 Fowkes, for Howard Cole, Madi- 

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

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

 Carver, for Miss ^L Valentine, New 

 Canaan, Conn.; David Gustafson, for H. 

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

 for S. M. and A. C<dgate, Orange, N. J., 

 and Anthon Pedersen, for Charles Stew- 

 art Smith, Stamford, Conn. 



Anthony .7. Manda, Hollis, N. V., was 

 manager of the show. 



TARRYTOWN, N. Y. 



Autumn Show. 



The .nnnual 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 fin(^ quality. 

 The fruit and \egetable exhibils were 

 far ahead of ]ire\ious exhibits. Com- 



