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The Florists' Review 



NOVBMBfeR 10, 1921 



not for competition, vases of Hod Co- 

 lumbia and Golden 0])holia. Tlie for- 

 mer, Josei)h H. Hill 's sport of Columbia, 

 showed up remarkably well, although 

 the flowers have no more substanco than 

 Killarney. It was stated that this de- 

 fect was, however, compensated for by 

 the fact that the variety is quite florif- 

 erous over the Christmas holidays, and, 

 while the flowers opened to tlie full, 

 they did not dro|i for many days. 



Carnations. 



Commercial stajiinjrs in the carnation 

 classes were almost neKliffible. The new 

 white, Thomas C. ,Ioy, staf,'ed for the 

 orifrinjitor by the .Si)rinsfield Floral Co., 

 was awarded a silver medal as a new 

 meritorious variety not in commerce. 

 Patten & Co., Tewksbury, Mass., were 

 award(>(l a silver medal for vases of 

 new carnations, Thomas C. Joy and 

 Natalie. 



F. R. Pierson won first for a splendid 

 collection of Nephrolejiis exaltata and 

 its varieties, the sta<!;in<i: to cover TOO 

 square feet. lie also took first for best 

 .specimen any ather fern. 



In tli(> open classes for orchid plants, 

 Julius Roehrs Co., Butherford, N. J., 

 took first for a collection of not less 

 than twenty-five species and varieties 

 coverinjr fifty scjuare feet of table space. 

 LaRor & Hurrell, Summit, N. J., took 

 the second jirize. La<rer & Hurrell won 

 first in the class for a specimen pl.-mt. 

 and Julius Roelirs Co., a silvor medal for 

 a new meritorious v;irietv not in com- 

 merce. The 0. E. Baldwin Co.. Mama- 

 roneck, N. Y., was awarded a gold medal 

 for a special {jroup of orchids. Joseph 

 Mand.u Co., West Orange, N. J., was 

 aw.arded the sweepst;ike prize for the 

 best display in the exhibition, whicli 

 was a flat V-shaped stagins; reaching 

 well across the floor of tlie museum 

 foyer, of Cypripedium insigne Sandera>, 

 combined with oak .-lud other foliage. 



Chrysanthemums . 



Tlie .\. X. Pierson Co. staged, for dis 

 l)lay only, a splendid group of ]ionipoii 

 chrysanthemums, imduding several new- 

 varieties, among them Klizalieth Mr 

 Dowel), Louise D,tven])ort, Elizabeth 

 Firestone, Katheriiie Ilarlev, and New 

 York, till' latter a beautiful golden 



bronze, shown for the first time. The 

 C. H. Totty Co. hud a group of singles 

 and j)omj)ons, also for display only, in 

 which was seen their new Supreme, an 

 absolutely crimson variety. 



The W. A. Manda Co., South Orange, 

 N. J., displayed, not for competition, a 

 fine group of foliage and flowering 

 ]dants, featuring bromelias in flower, 

 -.1 new crested ivy, strelitzias, a new 

 species of al)urilon, and an exhibit in 

 tubs of Dahlia Mandaiana. 



Non-Commercial Classes. 



The exhibits in the non-commercial 

 classes were numerous and most credit- 

 able. Joseph A. Winsock, gardener for 

 Mrs. Guthrie, Locust Valley, L. I., 

 staged a most remarkable group of hy- 

 brid cclosias, Variety Castle Gould, in 

 various shades. W. B. Thompson, 

 Yonkers, won a first for a grand staging 

 of twelve plants of Begonia Gloire de 

 Lorraine. James Stuart, superintendent 

 for Mrs. F. A. Constable, Mamaroneck, 

 staged a beautiful exhibit of nerines, 

 for whicli he was awarded a special 

 ])rize. It is hard to understand why 

 nerines have not been added to the list 

 of florists' cut flowers. 



The garden clubs affiliated with the 

 Garden Club of America competed in 

 special classes covering table center- 

 pieces on tables four feet in diameter 

 with accessories other than china, glass 

 or small silver, and there was a consid- 

 erable number of exhibits; they also 

 staged exhibits in classes for collections 

 of chrysanthemums arranged for effect. 

 J. H. P. 



BOSTON AUTUMN EXHIBITION. 



Mostly a Private Growers' Show. 



No longer called a chrysanthemum ex- 

 hibition and, as far as specimen ])bints 

 and blooms are concerneil, a mere ghost 

 of years ago, the show held in Horti- 

 cultural hall November 2 to 6 was, nev- 

 rrtheless, a fine one, some of the fea- 

 tures surjiassing anything Boston has 

 |ireviously h;id. The exhibits were prac- 

 tic;tll>- all from private estates. Com- 

 iiier<ial growers, for some unaccount- 

 able i-eason, were absent, although re- 

 tailers came out well and made good 

 displ;iys. The .-ittcndance was rather 



Floral Altar in Albert O. Stein's Exhibit at San Francisco. 



disai)pointing, due to several causes. 

 A big international textile exhibition 

 was running in Mechanics' building, 

 a few doors away, which attracted 25,- 

 000 visitors daily. Then the show re- 

 ceived practically no publicity and the 

 lack of music and all complimentary 

 tickets combined to keep the attendance 

 below normal. 



The groups of chrysanthemums ar- 

 ranged for effect with foliage plants 

 were the best Boston ever had. The 

 prize-winning 300-foot group of L. D. 

 Towle, H. H. Fletcher, gardener, was 

 circular in form and most pleasingly ar- 

 ranged, autumn foliage being used to 

 good effect. All types of chrysanthe- 

 mums were used and the general effect 

 was extremely pleasing. Iristhorpe 

 Farm, Shrewsbury, A. J. Jenkins, super- 

 intendent, was a close second, and many 

 considered this the better group of the 

 two. Acalyphas were used in lieu of 

 autumn foliage and were, perhaps, a 

 little overdone, but the boldness of the 

 group, with triangular bays, large cen- 

 tral and end pyramids of plants, was 

 fine. The chrysanthemum plants, how- 

 ever, were inferior in quality and vari- 

 ety to those in the first-prize group. Mr. 

 Jenkins was also first in the 150-foot 

 group, with a fine arrangement. 



Cause for Reminiscence. 



Specimen plants were almost nil. 

 Edgar Cuddick, gardener to Prof. A. 

 Michael Newton, had two fine pink spec- 

 imens six feet across, reminiscent of 

 the days when specimens of like caliber 

 filled an entire hall. For the best group 

 of chrysanthemum and other flowers ar- 

 ranged with suitable foliage, covering 

 100 square feet, A. J. Jenkins l)eat L. T>. 

 Towle. 



For cut flowers L. D. Towle won for 

 twenty-five varieties with fine blooms of 

 Miss Grace Durkin, Miiry Mason, Wil- 

 liam Turner, Yellow Turner, Nerissa, 

 Mrs. Mease, Ursula Griswold, F. S. A'^al- 

 lis, pink Vallis, Golden Elberon, Artista, 

 Bob Pulling, Miss Mola Wright, Odessa, 

 W. R. Church, Nagirroc, Crane, Mrs. G. 

 L. Wigg, Pink Turner, Louisa Pockctt, 

 H. E. Converse, Earl Kitchener, Silver 

 King and Mrs. .1. Gibson. 



For twelve Japanese incurved, A. J. 

 .Tenkins was first. His best flowers 

 were Chieftain, Ramapo, Ongua, Wil- 

 liam Turner and Yellow. For vase of 

 twenty-five assorted blooms the veteran 

 .lames Nicol was first with a splendid lot 

 (if flowers. Mr. Nicol also had some 

 li.indsome vases not in competition. 



.For ten blooms on long stems, white, 

 A. .1. Jenkins was first with William 

 Turner; Ij. D. Towle, second, with the 

 same variety. For ten yellow, !Mr. Jen- 

 l<ins won with Yellow Turner; L. D. 

 Towle, second, with Bob Pulling. For 

 ten pink and ten red, Mr. Jenkins won 

 with Chieftain and F. R. Quittenton. 



Begonias. 



NVinter-flowering begonias were shown 

 ill unusual numbers and of superfine 

 i|ii;ility. The prize-winning group of 

 Thomas E. Proctor, James ^Lirlborough, 

 superintendent, was a sensational one, 

 the jilants being of magnificent quality, 

 staged with a background of cedars. I 

 doubt if such specimen plants of the 

 Fngl^li winter-blooming type of bego- 

 nias wmi ever before exhibited. A glori- 

 ous plantVof Emily Clibrans was five 

 feet in drometer and smothered with 

 blooms, awarded a silver medal. Among 

 the nuiiH^xeiis other grand sorts shown 

 by Mp;Of a rl borough which were two to 



