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The Florists^ Review 



NOTIMBBB 17, 1921 



Exhibit of A. L. Besancon Co. at the Scranton Show. 



L. H. D. Moore, of the Eosery; Gold- 

 bach's Flower Shop, H. A. Schroyer, 

 B. F. Barr & Co. and Suter, Bauman & 

 Caldwell. All these had admirable dis- 

 plays, showing table decorations, brides' 

 bouquets and all things pertaining to 

 their line of work. Mrs. Goldbach's dis- 

 play had in it a real, live bride. 



From Out of Town. 



Among the out-of-town exhibitors 

 were Clarence U. Liggit, Philadelphia; 

 Hans Jcpsen, May wood. 111.; Lord & 

 Burnham Co., Irvington, N. Y.; King 

 Construction Co., North Tonawanda, N. 

 Y., and Florex Gardens, North Wales, 

 Pa. 



Elmer D. Smith & Co. sent a fine dis- 

 play of 1922 novelties in mums, which 

 made a fine exhibit, always surrounded 

 by admiring crowds. 



Among the roses were vases of Golden 

 Ophelia, Butterfly, American Legion, 

 Premier, Columbia, Phantom and Pil- 

 grim. 



Joseph E. Widener, Philadelphia, sent 

 a fine display of orchids. Strout's, Inc., 

 Biddeford, Me., sent carnations, White 

 Delight and Maine Sunshine; the former 

 at the end of the show was in exception- 

 ally fine shape, showing its wonderful 

 keeping qualities. Elmer J. Weaver & 

 Sons had an exhibit of chrysanthemums, 

 large-flowering in pots, arranged in a 

 group, which was exceptionally fine. 



H. D. Rohrer's Sons showed cut large- 

 flowering mums and pompons in eighty- 

 two varieties. This exhibit was awarded 

 a certificate of merit and the News- 

 Journal cup. 



Fred Ruof & Sons and Rudolph Nagel 

 had exceptional displays of mums, as 

 did also Suter, Bauman & Caldwell. 



Charles M. Weaver showed fifty varie- 

 ties of pompons and sweet peas, which 

 included Mrs. Harding, blue, and Bur- 

 pee's Orange, not yet disseminated. Al- 

 bert M. Herr showed a fine display of 

 the newest pompons. 



To Whom Credit Is Due. 



The committee in charge was com- 

 posed of B. F. Barr, chairman; Elmer J. 

 Weaver, Lemon S. Landis, Jack Moore, 

 A. F. Strickler, Walter Markley, Albert 

 M. Herr, Harry K. Rohrer, Charles B. 

 Herr and Maurice Brinton. The oflicers 

 of the Lancaster County Florists' Club 

 are: President, Willis B. Girvin; vice- 

 president, B. F. Barr; secretary, Albert 

 M. Herr, and treasurer, Harry K. 

 Rohrer. 



A large amount of the success of the 



show is due to the ladies. Among those 

 who took an active part were Mrs. B. F. 

 Barr, Mrs. Albert M. Herr, Mrs. Ira 

 Landis, Mrs. H. K. Rohrer, Mrs. J. Wade 

 Gayley, Mrs. A. F. Strickler, Miss May 

 Brenneman, Mrs. L. B. Landis and a 

 number of others. 



The judges were S. S. Pennock, of 

 Philadelphia; J. C. Bauder, Reading, Pa., 

 and Charles Uttley, Harrisburg. In the 

 amateur department the following ladies 

 from Lancaster helped: Mrs. J. L. 

 Brown, Mrs. John L. Atlee and Mrs. 

 John A. Nauman. 



In the history of the Lancaster club 

 there was never a finer spirit of co- 

 operation and fellowship among the 

 members than was shown in arranging 

 this most successful show. H. K. R. 



PROVIDENCE SHOW. 



Chrsrsauthemums the Feature. 



The Rhode Island Horticultural Soci- 

 ety never had a finer chrysanthemum 

 show than the one held in the spacious 

 state armory in Providence, November 

 12'to 15. A number of other organiza- 

 tions combined to make this an exten- 

 sive and varied show, including the state 

 board of agriculture, Rhode Island Mar- 

 ket Gardeners' Association, Rhode 

 Island Fruit Growers' Association, 

 (Chamber of Commerce, Rhode Island 

 State College, farm bureau, etc. Many 



thousands of visitors attended each day 

 and admired the fine floral display, as 

 well as the extensive and finely ar- 

 ranged displays of fruit and vegetables. 



Cut chrysanthemums were exception- 

 ally fine, and competition was spirited 

 in all the classes, about twenty-four in 

 number. Remarkably fine flowers were 

 shown by Frederick S. Peck, Barrington, 

 R. I., John S. Doig, gardener; Warwick 

 Greenhouses and John HcRae, to whom 

 the bulk of the prizes were awarded. 

 There were many fine vases of William 

 Turner, Yellow Turner and other fine 

 exhibition sorts. 



For the best group of palms, foliage 

 and flowering plants Eugene McCarron, 

 Providence, was a good first, and Potter 

 & Aiken, of the Colonial Flower Shop, 

 second. For a circular group of chrys- 

 anthemums and foliage plants Scott 

 Greenhouses, Providence, led, followed 

 by Frederick S. Peck. 



There was a strong competition for the 

 best basket of chrysanthemums, Eugene 

 McCarron coming out ahead with a hand- 

 some arrangement of singles not over- 

 done with ribbon. The Colonial Flower 

 Shop was second. There were four fine 

 brides ' bouquets and the Colonial Flower 

 Shop was first, using roses, Cypripedium 

 insigne Sanders; and Bouvardia Hum- 

 boldtii; second, Eugene McCarron. For 

 mantel decoration the Colonial Flower 

 Shop was again first. They used well 

 bloomed Melior begonias, ferns and light 

 palms effectively. 



Cut Flowers. 



In the rose classes M. J. Leach & Sons, 

 Pawtucket, captured firsts in all the 

 classes, with excellent flowers. There 

 was a fine lot of carnations, with from 

 four to seven entries in each class. Pat- 

 ten & Co., Tewksbury, Mass., were the 

 leading prize-winners. They captured 

 the gold medal for best display, in which 

 they had fine vases of Morning Glow, 

 Natalie, Laddie, Matchless, Maine Sun- 

 shine and Thomas C. Joy. They were 

 also first in classes for twenty-five, with 

 Laddie, Morning Glow, Thomas C. Joy 

 and Maine Sunshine. John W. McRae 

 and Warwick Greenhouses were other 

 successful carnation exhibitors. A vase 

 of 100 Thomas C. Joy, from Patten & Co., 

 received a special award and was much 

 admired. 



F. S. Peck was first for display of 

 orchids with some excellent calanthes, 



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Display of B. E. & J. T. Cokely at the Scranton Show Last Week. 



