March 17. 1921. 



The Florists^ Review 



21 



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NEW YORK'S BIG SHOW 



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INTERNATIONAL FLOWER SHO"^. 



Eighth Annual Exhibition Opens. 



After months of preparation, the 

 eighth internalional flower show opened 

 in the Grand G&itral Palace, New York, 

 Monday, Mar» 14, at 2 p. ni., 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 was 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 arc worthy of com- 

 mendation. The main aisle of the ex- 

 hibition runs from the head of this 

 stairway, between tlie rows of central 

 columns, and is arched at intervals ))y 

 trellises, upon whicli are trained climb- 

 ing roses, chiefly of the Tausendschoen 

 variety. At the farther end of the 

 aisle is a magnificent group of acacias 

 and clivias, 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 ]irominent exhibitor in the 

 show. .\t the i.'tcrsection of each cross 

 aisle a charming vista is presented, the 

 groujts of flowering jilants, the garden- 

 ers' exhibits, the big rose exhibits and 

 other interesting arr;nigcments. 



Four Big Gardens. 



Without doubt the features of prime 

 importance are the gardens laid out un- 

 der the class schedule calling for "the 

 best developuient 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 ilifl'er- 

 ent. Each garden had an aislt> 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 .$.')00 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, j'cllow 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 ))ronz(' 

 fountain, continually ])laying. A hedge? 

 of cedar surrounded the wliole. Indi- 

 vidual bed jilantings were of hyacinths, 

 tulips^ and tulips and pansies. Tlic 

 outer borders carried Darwin tulips, and 

 trees of apple, hawthorn and ])eacli in 

 bloom. The general effect was superli. 



Bobbink & Atkins' Garden. 



Azaleas were the principal subjects of 

 Bobbink & Atkins ' garden, and it 

 showed what might he exjiected of 'cliis 

 firm in future azalea requirements. 

 The general effect was of color inasKc-i, 

 well ilevised, composed of (ihent azaleas 

 and A. mollis. The beds were rectau^u 

 lar in sliape, laid out from greensward. 

 In the center of a l)ackground of liyliriil 

 rhododendrons, fronted by Azalea 

 amo'na, was a pergolii, on wliicli was 

 blue and white wistaria. In the outer 

 Ijorder were si)ecimens of audroiueda, 

 hawthorn, flowering apple and i:eacli, 

 roses and flowering shrul)s. The sur 

 rounding hedge was of Taxus cuspid.-ita, 

 with English ivy for a lower planting. 



F. R. Pierson's Gar len. 



F. R. Pierson 's garden showed more 

 than ordinary skill in its conception. 

 A slope of greensward led from a scenic 



representation of an Knglish ancestral 

 home, in proportion and ])erspective 

 well suited to the plan adoj)ted, and a 

 landscape planting, always a dangerous 

 tiling, was attempte<l and carried out 

 in a remarkal)le manner. .\ jiath wound 

 diametrically to one end of the house, 

 and foundation and relief ]ilantings 

 were skillfully carrieil out. Conifers 

 were judiciously used, with ferus and 

 magnolias in flower. Perennial bedding 

 was also shown in good taste. .\t the 

 right was a small rose garden, sunken, 

 readied by ste])s from the slope above. 

 A box edging enclosed the garden. 



Julius Roehrs Co. Garden. 



The garden of the Julius Koehrs Co. 

 was (■li'vate<l from flu- floor, with a 

 hedge of hemlock on a wall of rocks. A 

 ]>ath ran from the cMtrance to a green- 

 house, in which was a s[)lendiil stock of 

 flowering and foliage plants, including 

 orchids. A massed border of liybriil 

 rhododendrons, enlivened by .Japanese 

 azaleas, was a feature of the 

 arrangement, with ]ierennials mixed 

 with jilants of I)a|)line aneoruni. Mag- 

 nolias, lilacs, crabajiplc, jieaches ;inci 

 jilums were cons]iicuous in the borders. 

 The entrance to the garilrn was under 

 a trellist'.l ;irch of roses. 



Commercial Exhibit?. 



There was an ex1ensi\-e displav of 



Arthur Herrington. 



(M.inaBOr of New York's Ble Flower Show, in ProdrcsH This Week.) 



