March 17, 1921. 



The Florists' Review 



21 



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NEW YORK'S BIG SHOW 



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INTERNATIONAL FLOWER SHOW. 



Eighth Annual Exhibition Opens. 



After months of preparation, the 

 eighth interns^onal flower show opened 

 in the Grand fltotral Palace, New York, 

 Monday, MarOp 14, at 2 p. m., to close 

 on the evening of Sunday, March 20. 

 Within half an hour from the opening 

 the aisles were thronged with visitors, 

 and at all times until the hour of clos- 

 ing for the day there were large crowds. 



Some complaint w.as heard at the 

 close of the 1920 show as to the same- 

 ness characteristic of previous shows, 

 in the way of the layout and arrange- 

 ment, and the management this year 

 heartily approved the floor plans pre- 

 pared by Show Manager Arthur Her- 

 rington, which resulted in a complete 

 change in the layout. 



Entering the Palace. 



As one enters the building from Lex- 

 ington avenue his attention is caught 

 by a display of window and porch 

 boxes located upon the ledges along the 

 stairways. These are exhibits in a class 

 provided by the Garden Clubs of 

 America, and open to garden clubs and 

 amateurs, and all are worthy of com- 

 mendation. The main aisle of the ex- 

 hibition runs from the head of this 

 stairway, between the rows of central 

 columns, and is arched at intervals by 

 trellises, upon which are trained climb- 

 ing roses, chiefly of the Tausendschoen 

 variety. At the farther end of the 

 aisle is a magnificent group of acacias 

 and cliviiis, staged by Mrs. F. A. Con- 

 stable, of Mamaroneck, N. Y., under the 

 direction of James Stuart, her super- 

 intendent, who is a member of the 

 flower show committee. Flanked by 

 large acacias is a heroic bronze statue 

 of a nude male, the work of Mrs. Payne 

 Whitney, a sculptress of no mean order, 

 and herself a ])rominent exhibitor in the 

 show. At the i.rterscction of each cross 

 aisle a charming vista is presented, the 

 groups of flowering plants, the garden- 

 ers' exhibits, the big rose exhibits and 

 other interesting arrangements. 



Four Big Gardens. 



Without doubt the features of prime 

 importance are the gardens laid out un- 

 der the class schedule calling for "the 

 best development of a garden, covering 

 1,000 .square feet." The widest lati- 

 tude was allowed in this class, and the 

 four exhibitors took full advantage of 

 it, each exhibit being distinctly difl'er- 

 ent. Each garden had an aisle corner, 

 the positions aiding in the charming 

 effect of the show. 



The sum of $4,000 was appropriated 

 for division among these four exhib- 

 itors, and there was a sweepstake prize 

 of $500 for the best exhibit in the class. 

 John Scheepers, Inc., was the winner 

 of the sweepstakes prize, with a bulb 

 garden most artistically laid out, prac- 

 tical in every way, with a color scheme 

 in which blue, yellow and pink predomi- 

 nated. 



This garden was rectangular in shape, 

 with one side and end on main and cross 

 aisles. It was neatly laid out in grass, 



and at the south end was a background 

 of cedars, with a niche on which was a 

 bronze statuette. The center, rectangu- 

 lar, was sunken, and contained a bronze 

 fountain, continually playing. A hedge 

 of cedar surrounded the whole. Indi- 

 vidual bed plantings were of hyacinths, 

 tulips, and tulips and pansies. The 

 outer borders carried Darwin tulips, and 

 trees of apple, hawthorn and peach in 

 bloom. The general effect was super)). 



Bobbink & Atkins' Garden. 



Azaleas were the principal subjects of 

 Bobbink & Atkins' garden, and it 

 showed what might be expected of "chin 

 firm in future azalea requirements. 

 The general effect was of color masse-!, 

 well devised, composed of Ghent azaleas 

 and A. mollis. The beds were rectaiigu 

 lar in shape, laid out from greensward. 

 In the center of a background of hyliriil 

 rhododendrons, fronted by Azalea 

 amcpna, was a pergola, on which was 

 blue and white wistaria. In the outer 

 border were specimens of androiiieda, 

 hawthorn, flowering apple and ]:each, 

 roses and flowering shrubs. Tlie sur- 

 rounding hedge was of Taxus cuspidata, 

 with English ivy for a lower planting. 



F. E. Pierson's Garden. 



F. K. Pierson 's g.nrden showed more 

 than ordinary skill in its conception. 

 A slope of greensward led from a scenic 



representation of an English .ancestral 

 home, in proportion and perspective 

 well suited to the plan adopted, and a 

 landscape planting, always a dangerous 

 thing, was attempted and carried out 

 ill a remarkable manner. A path wound 

 diametrically to one end of the house, 

 and foundation and relief plantings 

 were skillfully carried out. Conifers 

 were judiciously used, with ferns and 

 magnolias in flower. Perennial bedding 

 was also shown in good taste. At the 

 right was a small rose garden, sunken, 

 reached by steps from the slope above. 

 A l)ox edging enclosed the garden. 



. Julius Boehrs Co. Garden. 



The garden of the Julius Koehrs Co. 

 was elevated from tlie floor, with a 

 hedge of hemlock on a wall of rocks. A 

 path ran from the entrance to a green- 

 house, in which was a splendid stock of 

 flowering and foliage i)laiits, including 

 orchids. A massed l)or(ler of liyl)rid 

 rhododendrons, enlivened by .lapaiiese 

 azaleas, was a fe.'iture of the 

 arrangement, with ])erciinials mixed 

 with plants of Daphne aiieoruiu. Mag- 

 noli.'is, lilacs, crabapjjle, peaches and 

 plums were conspicuous in the l)orders. 

 The entrance to the fjjirdeii was under 

 ;i trellised arch of roses. 



Commercial Exhibits. 



There was an extensive display of 



Arthur Herrington. 



(Manager of Xrw York's Bl(r Flowrr Show, In Progross This Week.) 



