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The Florists' Review 



SiCPTEmBbk 29, 1921 



For two specimen ferns in hanging 

 baskets, commercial growers, Wollrath 

 & Sons won with huge, well grown speci- 

 mens. In the amateur class, Albert C. 

 Burrage won with handsome specimens 

 of Goniophlebium subaurieulatum. For 

 specimen hanging basket, commercial 

 only, W. A. Manda was first and Woll- 

 rath & Sons, second. Albert C. Burrage 

 liad the best basket among the private 

 growers. 



Some immense fern balls were shown, 

 W. A. Manda having the finest; Woll- 

 rath & Sons, second. For collection of 

 fern plants which best show the fern 

 growth from the germination of the 

 spores through the series of different 

 {growths until the plant is fully devel- 

 oped, W. A. Manda, first. 



For the best new fern not yet in 

 commerce, Henry A. Dreer, Inc., first, 

 with Dryopteris viridescens. This was 

 awarded the gold medal. The Julius 

 Eoehrs Co. received the gold medal for 

 the best specimen fern plant in the en- 

 tire exhibition with a grand plant of 

 Angiopteris evecta. 



The Brooklyn Botanical Gardens had 

 a comprehensive and instructive dis- 

 play of ferns, not for competition. 

 Among the interesting plants included 

 were Woodwardia orientalis, Cyrtomium 

 Davianum, Carapyloneuron Phyllitidis, 

 Pellsea viridis, Polystichum varium, 

 Elaphoglossum crinitum, Cyrtomium 

 Rochfordianum compactum, Cyclo- 

 phorus Lingua corymbifera, Diplazium 

 zeylanicum, Angiopteris evecta. Poly- 

 podium punctatum, Nephrolepis biser- 

 rata, Polypodium glaucum, numerous 

 nephrolepis, including rivalaris, Wes- 

 tonii, Eandolphii robusta, Gretnai, Su- 

 perior, Mayi, Zollingeriana, cordifolia 

 tessellata, Milleri, Victory, Giatrasii and 

 Mayi cristata. 



W. A. Manda had a great number of 

 interesting varieties, some old and now 

 rarely seen, others new. Some of these 

 were Aspidium capense, Lomarias platy- 

 ptera and Gibba, Alsophila Mandaiana, 

 Aspidium lepidocaulon, Polystichum 

 setaceum, Aspidium cristatum variega- 

 tum, Nephrolepis davallioides, furcans 

 and Duffii, Polypodiums Lingua, inca- 



nuni, fraxinifolium, vaccipiifoliuni, 

 .luglandifolia and Knightii; Pteris Wal- 

 lichianum, Didymochla>na lunulata; 

 Aspidium longissima, Goniophlebium 

 subaurieulatum and Polypodium hera- 

 cleum. 



C. U. Liggit, Philadelphia, showed 

 a table of nephrolepis, Macawii being 

 noteworthy. L. J. Renter was in cliarge. 



The Orchids Attract. 



The groups of orchids and tropical 

 ferns were beautiful and wonder was ex- 

 pressed that such a wealth of orchid 

 flowers could be had in September, when 

 sucli flowers are scarce and high-priced. 

 For the best group from private growers 

 Albert C. Burrage staged a magnificent 

 collection, beautifully arranged, cover- 

 ing 500 square feet. In the center was 

 a large cibotium, rising from which 

 were scores of grand spikes of Oncidium 

 varicosum Rogersii. Included were 

 numerous plants of Odontoglossum 

 grande, Oncidium incurvum, Dendro- 

 bium Dearei; Cattleyas Moira, labiata, 

 Hardyana, Fabia, Fabia alba, Mantinii, 

 Iris, Carmen, adula, Hardyana alba, 

 gigas, etc.; Cypripediums Maudise, Gas- 

 ton Bultell, gigas, gigas Corndeanij 

 Boltonii, insigne Sanderse, etc.; Brassia 

 maculata, various brassocattleyas, odon- 

 tiodas, odontoglossums, vandas and 

 otlier fine things. 



For a 50-foot group of ferns and 

 orchids A. N. Cooley, Pittsfield, Mass., 

 was first with a collection which in- 

 cluded some wonderful hybrids. Some 

 of the best were: Cattleyas Fabia, 

 Fabia alba, Lady Veitchii superbissima, 

 a magnificent pure white variety; 

 Moira; Princess Royal; Fabia alba, var. 

 Her Majesty; Lady Ingram alba; 

 Prince John Peetersii; Brassocattleya 

 Ilene; Brasso-lselia-cattleya the Baron- 

 ess; Orchidhurst, variety awarded the 

 gold medal as the finest orchid in the 

 show; Odontioda euterpe; Cypripedium 

 Maudiae; Brassocattleya Sedenii, Moeres 

 var., and Brasso-lselia-cattleya Arder- 

 nise. The second prize went to Henry 

 Stewart, who showed a fine lot of Onci- 

 dium flexuosum. 



For a group of tropical ferns and 



vanda orchids Albert C. Burrage won. 

 Included were some fine V. tricolor and 

 V. ceerulea. E. B. Dane, Donald Mc- 

 Kenzie, gardener, had the best group 

 of cypripediums and ferns. Some beau- 

 tiful varieties were included. Some of 

 the most striking were Maudise, Lord 

 Ossulton, Henry Graves, Jr., Watson- 

 ianum, Juno, Fairy Queen, Lord Derby, 

 Princess May, Oakes Ames, Frau Ida 

 Brandt, Rothschildianum superbum and 

 Emil Johanson. 



Albert C. Burrage had the best speci- 

 ment odontoglossum, showing a fine O. 

 grande. He also had the best vanda, 

 showing a fine specimen of the rare and 

 remarkable V. Lowii, carrying two of 

 its long racemose spikes with forty flow- 

 ers in all. The best cattleya in the 

 show was C. Princess Royal (Fabia x 

 Hardyana) from A. N. Cooley, Oliver 

 Lines, gardener. For a 25-foot group 

 of orchids, Clement Moore, Hackensack, 

 N. J., won. Some of his finest hybrids 

 were Cattleyas Prince John Peetersii, 

 Hardyana x Peetersii, Fabia alba, labi- 

 ata alba, Cooksonii and Sophrocattleya 

 A. C. Burrage. 



George E. Baldwin & Co., Mamaro- 

 neck, N. Y., received an Appleton gold 

 medal for a choice group of hybrids, in- 

 cluded in which were C. Fabia, Fabi;^ 

 alba, Kienastiana, Hardyana, Moiira) 

 Mantinii, Minucea, Princess Royal, ex- 

 imia and Iris; Brassocattleyas Carn^l^ 

 and Veitchii and Lseliocattleyas car- 

 mencita, Nysa and H. Greenwood. 



The Julius Roehrs Co. had a large and 

 choice group of orchids. Some of tWf 

 fine things included were Lseliocni- 

 tleyas Soulangi, eximia and Colmanise; 

 Vanda caerulea; Cattleyas Peetersii, 

 Fabia. Fabia alba, Brenda alba, Raphael 

 alba x eximia, armainvillierense, Mag- 

 gie, Raphael and labiata; Cypripedium 

 Maudise; Brassocattleya Veitchii. They 

 also showed a fine lot of foliaged plants 

 and ferns. 



Joseph Manda, East Orange, N. J., 

 had a centerpiece of cut Cypripedium 

 insigne Sanderae and nepenthes, also 

 Cattleyas Fabia alba, Maronia, Fabia 

 and adula; Lseliocattleyas Mita and 

 Langleyensis. Lager & Hurrell, Summit, 

 X. J., showed Vanda Miss Joachim, 

 Lycaste cruenta and varieties of Cat- 

 tleya Fabia. 



J. T. Butterworth had a table of 

 choice cypripediums and oncidiums ar- 

 ranged Avitli ferns. 



Collection of Orchids Shown by A. C. Burrage at Boston. 



Miscellaneous Plants. 



W. A. Manda captured first prize for 

 ;i splendid collection of cacti artisti- 

 cally arranged, which seemed to attract 

 a lot of interest. The rustic looking 

 pieces of what many visitors took to 

 i)e stone from New Mexico or Arizona, 

 were large clinkers dipped in cement. 

 They looked rustic and deceived about 

 everyone. Wollrath & Sons were second 

 in this class. They had their plants 

 rising from a bed of pure white sand. 

 W. A. Manda liad the best collection 

 of bromeli;ic('a>, with a representative 

 display. He was also first for a 100-foot 

 group of (Iraea'nas and twelve speci- 

 men draca'nas. Mrs. A. F. Estabrook 

 liad the best single specimen dracwna. 



For a 50-foot group of Rex begonias, 

 W. A. Manda won in the commercial 

 class and All)ert C. Burrage in the pri- 

 \ate growers' class. Mr. Manda had the 

 })est twelve Rex begonias and A. C. Bur- 

 rage the finest single specimen. 



For collection of stove and green- 

 house plants first prize, a gold medal. 



