NovBMHBn 3, 1921 



The Rorists- Review 



27 



Sunken Garden in Connection with the Los Angeles Flower Show, October 20 to 26, 192 J. 



6-inch and 7-inch pots, there were a few 

 samples of the stock this firm sends out 

 in 4-inch, perfect plants full of bloom. 

 But the cream of all was the large speci- 

 mens, with hundreds of flowers on each, 

 every plant perfect and the varieties 

 superb. An interesting point was 

 brought out in a conversation with W. 

 Arniacost. This was that the German 

 strains, improved as they have been by 

 American growers, are supfrior to the 

 P]nglish types in southern California, al- 

 though in places farther north and in 

 most moist climates the British types do 

 well. A deep red, an improvement on 

 the old giganteum in its stiffcr stems 

 and more compact habit, is a wonderful 

 flower, a Peterson variety, according to 

 Mr. Armacost. 



Show Before Business. 



A well known member of the Nursery- 

 men's Association said that tlie business 

 meetings were sadly interfered with by 

 the interest in and tlie beauty of the 

 show and tlie pleasant excursions taken. 

 At any rate, it was difficult to get any 

 information, so either tliere was nothing 

 to rejiort or the officers and those in 

 charge were ])ast masters in the truly 

 American game of "])assing the buck." 

 In the Ladies' Auxiliarv the same tiling 

 occurred. Mrs. F. R. Hills, chairman of 

 the executive committee, worked hard 

 to rally her forces, but up to the time 

 of writing not much Imsiness had been 

 done and the ladies, like the men, were 

 Riving themselves up to enjoyment of 

 the show. But there are several davs to 

 go and, doubtless, President Wilcox will 

 insist on order and Secretary Krucke- 

 berg will assume that stern and serious 

 look which he keeps so ready for such 

 emergencies. 



Many of the nurseries visited have 

 been recently referred to in these jiages 

 and it is unnecessary to go over the 

 ground again, but one that was not men- 



tioned was the Beverly Hills Nursery, 

 where J. J. Keeves so ably conducts af- 

 fairs. The writer was not among the 

 crowd that visited here, but John Moi- 

 ley, of San Diego, and I). MacRorie, of 

 San Francisco, neither of them a mean 

 judge, by the way, said they had never 

 seen a cleaner or more attractive nurs- 

 ery. Incomplete and rambling as these 

 notes are, it is hoped that enough has 

 been said to give the impression tliat a 

 most successful and enjoyable show 

 is in progress. Much will be missed, 

 as the writer had to leave the city in 

 the middle of it, but one thing is certain 

 and that is that, with the right kind of 

 cooperation in management and a good 

 exhibition, there need never be any fear 

 that the Los Angeles public will not 

 l)atronize it. The show will long be re- 

 membered by all as an epoch-making 

 event in the trade of California. 



Awards and Prizes. 



Following is a list of awards made to 

 commercial growers: 



Host coUection of colcns -W. AniiMin-it \ 

 Co.. first. 



Collt'itidii of potted r.vclimiciis — W. Aiiii:i 

 iiist & ID., first. 



Host <'ollcctioii of foriis in jxits 11. I'l:itli. 

 fiist: F. U. Hills, sci'iiiiil. 



Collection of peon.v dahlias, ono bloom o:uli. 

 twolvo viiriolios- Adviinco Dahlia tJardoiis, first; 

 Siiporinr Dahlia (Jardons. scciiiid. 



( ollcction of lU'coralivo dahlias — Superior 

 Dahlia (Jardcns, first; Advaiico Dahlia Gardens, 

 soioiid; Mrs. D. K. I{ei(h;ird. thinl. 



Collection of cactus— Snperiur Dahlia (Jardens. 

 tiist: A<lvance Dahlia Cardens. second. 



Collection show .Superior Dahlia Cardens. 

 first: .\dvance Dahlia (Jardons. sei-ond. 



Collection h.vhrid cactus Advance Dahlia (tar- 

 dons, first: S\iperior Dahlia (Jardons, second; 

 Mrs. D. K. Koichanl, third. 



Sixt.v pi)mi¥)ns. ten varieties Turner & Co.. 

 first: Superior D.ihlia (iardons, second; Mrs. d! 

 F. Hoicharil, third. 



Tliirt,v-six ((dlarottos, six v.iriotieg — Superior 

 Dahlia (Jardons. first. 



Ono variot.v. twelve blooms. California origin — 

 SniM-rior Dahlia (Jardons. first: Turner & Co., 

 second: Advance Dahlia (Jardons, third. 



One variot.v, twenty five blooms .\r(dior Oar- 

 dons, second; Advance Dahlia (Jardons, third. 



Ono variot.v. fifl.v l>l(K>ms -Turner & Co., first: 

 Superior Dahlia Hardens, soooinl: .Advance Daliliii 

 (Jardons, third. 



Kost three-year soodlinR with stem, twelve 

 blooms — Andier (Jardons, first: Superior Dahlia 

 (Janlens, second: Advance Dahlia (Jardons, thinl. 



Host 19L'0 soedlin);, six blooms — Superior Dahliu 

 (Jardons. first. 



Itest 1921 seedling — Archer Dahlia Gardens, 

 first; Sni)erior Dahlia Gardens, second; Archer 

 Dahlia (Jardons, third. 



Haskot of dahlias- Superior Dahlia Oarden*i, 

 first: Evelyn Dane, second; Turner & Co., third. 



Most artistic exhibit — Andior Gardens, first; 

 Superior Dahlia Gardens, second; Evelyn Dane, 

 third. 



Host collertion of dahlias, oricinated in Cali- 

 fornia — Evelyn Dane, first: .\dvance Dahlia (tar- 

 dons. RO<'ond; Suiiorior Dahlia Gardens, third. 



Iii(ditenberjf prize, best basket of collarettes — 

 Superior Dahlia (Jardons, first. 



Zinnias — (Jormain Seed Co.. first; Morris Sc 

 Snow .Seed Co., second; Theodore I'ayne, thinl. 



.\slors — Howard & Smith, first; Morris & 

 Snow Seed Co.. second; AtSKelor & Mnsser Seed 

 Co., third. 



Host collertion of seedlings, 2.")0 plants — Supe- 

 rior Dahlia Gardens, first; Jlr. Mryan, second: 

 ,T. W. Davis, third. 



Host sonoral exhibit — Ti. T. Tookman. 



Host twelve, ono variot.v -Mrs. Georffe Shef- 

 field, first; Howard & Smith, second; Carl Sal- 

 bach, third. 



Host (,'enoral exhibit — Superior Dahlia (J,irdens, 

 first; Iluntineton Hoach Dahlia Gardens, second; 

 Hciw.ird & Smith, third. 



I'ompons Howard & Smith, first; H. N. Gage 

 Co.. s*M'ond. 



Mums-Howard & Smith, first: Wright's 

 Flower Shop, soconil. 



.\frican marii.'olds--.\., Howanl & Smith, first; 

 H.. (Jormain Seed Co., first; (".. Crown City Niirs. 

 cry. first; D., riiM> HeiKlits Nursery, first; E., 

 .Xnibass.'idor hotel, first. 



I'erennial idilox -Howard & Smith. 



Celosias -.Vinbassador hotel, firsi ; 

 Smith, second. ^_ 



Cirpi't bod Howard & Smith, first. 



I'anel bed K. H. Uust. first. 



H. H. K. 



first. 

 Howard A 



Centralia, 111. — The Webster Green- 

 houses recently celebr.'ited the opening 

 of a new store coincid(>ntly with th(> cel- 

 ebration of the coni]iiiny's twenty-fifth 

 atiniversary. There luive been nuiny 

 inii»rovenients m;ide here. The new store 

 is .'ill in white tile and glass inside, with 

 gray stucco on the exterior. For the 

 opening the slio]) was filled with great 

 baskets of roses iind mums, while in the 

 iced showcase were lilies, violets, etc. 

 A steady strejini of customers during the 

 opening day received favors, the men 

 getting cigjirs .■md the women flowers. 



