NOVBMBEtt 18, 1920 



The Florists^ Review 



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MUM SOCIETY MEETS 



WASHINGTON FLOWER SHOW. 



Largely Local. 



The iiiitioiia! p:ipital clirysanthcnium 

 .sliovv was stayed Noveinher 10 to 1-1 by 

 the florists of Wasliington, under tlie 

 auspices of tlie Chrysantheiiiuiii Society 

 of America, at tlie Old Masonie Temple. 

 It coutaiiietl as line a collection of flow- 

 ers as has been seen iu the national 

 capital. Tliough it compared favorably 

 with flower shows staged in the jiast in 

 other parts of the country, it was not 

 on so large a scale. 



A feature of the show was a large 

 anteroom which was decorated as an 

 Italian garden, with a rustic bridge 

 over an artiflcial pond and artificial 

 jtond lilies. "Say It with Flowers," 

 in letters made of small, yellow pom- 

 I)ons, was displayed on a background of 

 southern sheet moss. An electric foun- 

 tain and a Ked Cross tent complet(>d the 

 garden. Music was furnished during the 

 afternoon and evening sessions of the 

 show, and Friday night, November 12, 

 the attendance reached its height when 

 a ball was given. 



The show was opened November 10, 

 the guest of honor being Secretary of 

 Agriculture Meredith, who nuide a brief 

 address, largely a resume of the work of 

 the bureau of plant industry iu coopera- 

 tion with floiists. The commissioners of 

 the District of Columbia and other local 

 oflicials were also guests. 



Decorative Displays. 



There were seven decorative exhibits, 

 wiiich were as follows: Z. D. Hlacki- 

 stone, a bridal .aisle of white chrysan- 

 themums and a shower boucpiet of 

 pcmipons and Sweetheart roses; Jose]>li 

 Mandu Co., West Orange, N. .1., booth 

 decorated with cypripediums; George C 

 Shaffer, Washington, dinner table of 

 orchids and olirysantliemuins; Mrs. Geo. 

 H. Cooke, Wiisliington. dinner table of 

 ])alms, o;ik leaves and chrysanthemums; 

 Gude Bros. Co., Washington, dinner 

 table, witli electric fountain as center 

 piece, of anthurium, roses, ferns and 

 chrysanthemums; Henry A. Dreer, Inc., 

 I'hiladelphia, Pa., booth depornted with 

 foliage plants; Dujiont Flow(^r Shop, 

 Washington, mantel and a jiicture and 

 frame made of yellow chrysanthemums, 

 violets and other flowers. 



A chrysanthemum, a huge yellow 

 bloom, was named for ^Irs. Warren (J. 

 Harding; another, a white, was named 

 for Presidentelect Harding; one for 

 Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, and a bronze for 

 Vice-President-elect Coolidge. 



Winners of Exhibits. 



There were eighty-eight classes in the 

 regular exhibits. Prizes were awarded 

 as follows: 



Twpnty-fonr blooms, ono vnrioty. Ions stfms — 

 Clmrlps II. Totty. first; Giulo Uros. Co.. spoonrl. 



Tw(>nty-fonr tiloonis. fwptity foiir distinct vn- 

 rietlps. one bloom of o.irli. long stom — Pharles 

 II. Totty, first; fliido liros. Co., sorond. 



Eichtppn blooms in six varlotios. tlirw flowers 

 of pnrh — Onde Uros. Co., first. 



Elghfpen blooms In throe varieties, six flowers 

 of encli — Oiide Kros. Co.. first. 



First prizes f(^r display of ten blooms 

 in various colors were awarded as fol- 



lows: White, Gude Bros. Co.; pink, 

 Washington Floral Co.; yellow, (iude 

 Bros. ('().; crimson, Theodore Diediich ; 

 bronze, Elmer D. Smith (Jo., Adri;iu, 

 Mich; in variety, (Jude Bros. Co. 



Gude Bros Co. took first place in 

 the classes calling for six Idooms each of 

 white, ])iiik, yellow and bronze. 



First |irizes for six blooms of the 

 Japanese anemone type were won by 

 Charles H. Totty in the classes calling 

 for white, yellow, j)iiik and bronze. 



Firsts for vases of single varieties 

 coutainiug ten sprays were awarded as 

 follows: White, Charles H. Totty; ]>ink, 

 Gude Bros. Co.; vellow, Charles H. 

 Totty. 



Other elirysantiiemum awards were: 



Vase of anemone-flowered varieties — Charles 

 II. Totty. first. 



Vase of hair.v anil pliinied varii'lie.. Charles 

 II. Totty. lirst. 



Vase of siiiLile varieties Charles II. I iltv, 

 first. 



Hest eolleelion of twenty vases -('has. II. 

 Totty. first. 



Itest eollei'tloM of poniiions. ten vases Cliarlos 

 H. 'I'otly, lirsl. 



Twelve blooms, one varielv, Ions stems .Mrs. 

 E. H. MeI.Kan. Washinclon. I). C.. lirst. 



Twelve lili>oms. in twelve distinet varii'tios. 

 one liloom of each, long stem — Mrs. C. .7. Hell. 

 Washington. D. C, first. 



Roses and Carnations. 



For the best twelve blooms of Aiiieri- 

 '.■an Beauty, Gude Bros. Co. took first 

 prize. 



Displ.'iys of twenty-five blooms of 

 roses were ,ju<lged as follows: Pink, 

 Charles II. Totty, first, and Gude Bros. 

 Co., second; white, Gude Bros. Co., sec- 

 ond; crimson, Gude Bros. Co., first; any 

 other color, Charles II. Totty, first, and 

 Gude Bros. Co., second. 



First place in (lisi)!ays of fifteen 

 blooms in vellow and crimson was taken 

 by Mrs. E.' B. McLean. 



In carnations the best vase containing 

 twenty-fi\e blooms was staged by the 

 Washington Florist Co. Gude Bros. Co. 

 was second. For the best three varie- 

 ties, twelve blooms of each, Mrs. C. J. 

 Bell was first. For the best vase of one 

 variety, twelve blooms, Mrs. E. B. Mc- 

 Lean was first. 



Special Awards. 



Gertifii':iti's of iiierit uci'i' awarded as 



I'liiiows: Th lure Itiedriili, for undis- 



sfininated st'eillings; .loseph Manda, for 

 orchids; Industrial Home School, for 

 chrvsaiithcimniis; Harrv Lav, collection 

 of iCriis; Mrs. (J. ,T. Bell and Mrs. E. B. 

 McLr;in, fur foliage and blooming 

 plants. 



Honorable mention for table and wed- 

 ding decor:itions was given to the 

 I)u]>ont Flower Shop, Z. D. Blackistone, 

 (ieorge C. Shaft'er, Mrs. (ieorge II. 

 Cooke, Gude Bros. Co. Henry A. Dreer, 



S. S. Pennock. 



(Newly Klectcrt President of the ClwysaiitlieiMim Society of America. 



