NOVBMBDB 10, 1921 



The Rorists' Review 



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four feet in diameter and grandly flow- 

 ered, were Clibrans Pink, with long 

 sprays of flowers like a phalaenopsis; 

 Pink Perfection, Sunrise, Exquisite, 

 Orange King, Optima, Flambeau, Daz- 

 zler, Fireflame, Mrs. Heal, Beauty of 

 Hale, Altrincham Pink, Vulcan, Ideal, 

 Mrs. I. H. Cook, Rosalind, Premier, 

 Aureana, Matchless and Conquest. Mr. 

 Marlborough was first for the best 200- 

 foot group, also for six specimens and 

 three specimens. For six specimens and 

 three specimens Peter Arnott, super in 

 tendent to E. I. Webster, was second, 

 showing some large, handsome speci- 

 mens. Exquisite being specially fine. 



E. H. Wetterlow, of the Lester Leland 

 estate, Manchester, showed fine speci- 

 mens of Cincinnati, Melior, Lorraine 

 and Turnford Hall. These begonias, 

 however, are much outclassed by the 

 larger-flowered and more handsome Eng- 

 lish-flowering type and drop their flow- 

 ers much earlier. 



Orchids. 



Orchids were remarkably well shown. 

 For a group covering at least 200 square 

 feet, A. C. Burrage was first with a 

 handsome display. Some of his best 

 varieties were Cattleya Pretoria, Dowi 

 ana, labiata (many plants), Bowringi- 

 ana, lilacina, Beatrice, Fabia, Fabi.i 

 alba, Moira, Wendlandiana and St. 

 George; Brassocattleyas langleyensis, 

 MaronisB and Penelope (of mammoth 

 size) ; Cypripediums insigne Sandersp, 

 Harcfield Hall, Maudiae, Olivia, Lee- 

 anum magnificum and Actseus revoluta; 

 Lseliocattleyas Linda, Mastersiana and 

 Bella; Vanda cserulea; Oncidiums in 

 variety; Miltonias Reine Elizabeth and 

 Waterloo; Bulbophyllum grandifloriim, 

 also zygopetalums, phala;nopsis, odon 

 toglossums, etc. 



For the smaller sized group Donald 

 McKenzie, gardener to E. B. Dane, won 

 with a superb group. Some of his best 

 sorts were Brassocattleya Maroniae; 

 Cypripediums Diabola, King Arthur, in- 

 signe Sanderse, Maudise magnificum, 

 Actseus, Roogwoodense, Hannibal and 

 Champion; Cattleyas Moira and Ed- 

 wardi; Miltonia Roezlii; Phalaenopsis 

 amabilis; Dendrobium phalaenopsis, etc. 

 L. D. Towle, who was second, had some 

 fine varieties, including Brassocattleyas 

 Carmen and Maroniae; Ljeliocattleyas 

 Soulange and St. George; Cattleyas 

 Moira, Dr. Schiffman, Saturn alba, Leda 

 and Ingrami alba. The last two sorts 

 were awarded certificates of merit and 

 similar awards went to E. B. Dane for 

 Cypripediums Diabola and King Arthur. 

 Henry Stewart showed well flowered On- 

 cidium varicosum Rogersii. 



The offering of excellent cash prizes 

 for carnations did not draw out any 

 commercial exhibitors, even though car- 

 nations were selling at record low jirices 

 in the markets. L. D. Towle was first 

 for ]00 assorted blooms and also 

 twenty-five assorted. Patten & Co. ex- 

 hibited Thomas C. Joy, which showed up 

 well and received a certificate of merit; 

 also Natalie, pink, awarded honorable 

 mention. C. S. Strout displayed good 

 vases of Rosalind, Maine Sunshine and 

 White Delight. 



F. W. Holbrow was first with cut bou- 

 vardia, with a fine lot of B. Humboldtii. 

 Faulkner Farm had the best display of 

 cut nerines. Thomas Roland had a nice 

 table of oranges and berried solanums, 

 red and yellow. 



Retailers' Exhibits. 



For the best display showing how 



New White Rose, Medina. 



flowers could be used in the home, Cap- 

 Ian the Florist was an excellent first. 

 He coustrui'ted a large and handsome 

 booth which did him great credit, and 

 in addition to having numerous floral 

 suggestions, had baskets of artificial 

 fruit. He also constructed a nice land- 

 scape scene with a painting as a back- 

 ground, awarded honorable mention. It 

 was pleasing to see so fine a display 

 from this rising retailer. 



There were several other displays by 

 retailers. Pcnn the Florist had an ef- 

 fective one. H. R. Comley had an ar- 

 tistic display, awarded honorable men- 

 tion, and John J. O'Brien also had an 

 exceedingly good display, which would 

 have been even more pleasing had rib- 

 bon been used less freely. There were 

 good displays of fruit and vegetables 

 and lectures on fruit culture on two 

 afternoons by E. R. Jenks. 



In Lecture Hall. 



A striking exhibition in the lecture 

 hall which attracted a great deal of at- 

 tention was a collection of some seven- 

 ty-five varieties of berried trees and 

 shrubs from the Arnold Arboretum. 

 Numerous varieties of ligustrums, bcr- 

 beris, cotoneasters, roses, cvonymus, 

 Crataegus, celastrus and symphoricarpos 

 were shown. Especially striking were 

 Diospyros virginiana and Phellodendron 

 chineiise. W. N. C. 



ROSE MEDINA. 



Last January at Washington those 

 who attended the meeting of growers 

 and of the American Carnation Society 

 saw a vase of the new rose, Medina, 

 which drew much attention at the time. 

 It has been since shown in other cities 

 in the east. The illustration on this page 

 will show it to a still larger number of 

 florists. Much like Kaiserin, its raisers, 

 White Bros., state it is quite distinct. 

 It is a sport of Sunburst and is named 

 for the home of its owners. White Bros., 

 well known as growers of roses, carna- 

 tions, chrvsanthemums and lilies, at 

 Medina, N' Y. 



Columbus, O. — C. Franklin Block, who 

 was in business at 1843 North High 

 street before the war, is again starting 

 in business at 11 Sixteenth avenue, 

 where he will open a retail store under 

 the title of Block Floral Co. A corpor- 

 ation will be formed immediately. The 

 store will be directly opposite the Ohio 

 State University, of which Mr. Block is 

 an alumnus and a member of the Alpha 

 Tau Omega fraternity. Mr. Block also 

 is a graduate of the University of Hei- 

 delberg. Since leaving the navy, in 

 which he served during the war, he has 

 been doing a successful landscape busi- 

 ness, which he intends to carry along 

 with the retail store. 



