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The Rorists* Review 



NovBMUBU 17, 1021 



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



L. n. D. Moon', of tlic Koscrv ; Cold- 

 bach's J''lo\vfr Shoji, II. A. Sclii'oyci-, 

 B. F. Hair iV Co. and Siitcr, l')ainiiaii iV 

 Caldwtdl. All these had adiiiirahlc dis- 

 plays, showiiij; tablo docorat ions, brides ' 

 bouquets and all tliin;;s pertaiiiinji; to 

 ol' work. .Mrs. fi(ddbaeli 's dis- 

 iii it a real, live bride. 



From Out of Towii. 



their liiii 

 play had 



Aiiicm^' till 

 were (Jlareiiei 

 llaus .IrpseM, 

 liurnhaiii Co., 



out of town e.xliibitors 

 C l^ij^ijit, I'hiladeli)hia; 

 .Maywood, 111.; Lord & 

 Irvinijton, N. Y.; King 



Coustrifitiou Co., Nortli Tonawanda, N. 

 Y., and Florex Gardens, North Wales, 

 J 'a. 



Klniir 1». Smith i^ Co. sent a fine dis- 

 play of VX-l novidties in inuins, whieh 

 made a fine exhibit, alw.ays surrounded 

 by adinirini:^ crowds. 



Ainoiij; tlie roses were vases of Gidden 

 Opli(di;i, Hulterlly, American Lefjion, 

 I'reniiiT, Columbia, Phantom and I'il- 

 fjrim. 



Joseph ]•;. Widener, l'hiladelj)liia, sent 

 a fine disjilay of orcdiiils. St rout's. Inc., 

 Biddeford, .\Ie., sent carn.ations, White 

 Delij^lit and .Maine Sunshine; the forn\er 

 at the end of the show was in exception- 

 ally fine shajie, shoWiny; its wondcrfid 

 kee])infj (putlities. Klmer .1. Weaver & 

 Sons had an exhibit of chrysanthennuns, 

 largeflowerinii; in ])ots, arr.anged in .a 

 group, which was exceptionally fine. 



H. 1). Rolirer's Sons showed cut Large 

 flowering mums and ]ioiri|ions in eighty- 

 two variet ies. This exhibit was awarded 

 a certificate ot' iTierit and the News- 

 Journ.-il cuji. 



Fred Ruof k Sons and l?udolph N'agel 

 had excejit if)nal displays of mums, as 

 did also Suter, Bauinan & Caldwell. 



Charles AI. Weaver showed fifty varie- 

 ties of [ximjions and sweet peas, which 

 included .Mrs. Harding, l)lue. anil Bur- 

 pee's ()rangi'. not yet clisseminated. Al- 

 bert At. Herr showed a fine rlisjiLay of 

 the newest pomjtons. 



To ■Whom Credit Is Due. 



The connnittee in charge was com- 

 ]Kised of B. F. Barr, chairman; J'dmer .1. 

 Weaver, Lenidii S. Landis. .Jack Moore. 

 A. F. Strickler. Walter Markley, Albert 

 M. Herr, il.arry K. r{(direr, ( harh^s J{. 

 Herr and Maurice Brinton. The ofliccrs 

 of tlic Lancaster County Florists' Club 

 are: President, Willis B. Girvin; vice- 

 president, B. F. Barr; secretary, Albert 

 M. lli'rr, and treasurer, Harry K. 

 ]?ohrer. 



A large amount of the success of the 



show is due to the ladies. Among tliose 

 who took an active ]iart were .Mrs. B. F. 

 Barr, .Mrs. Albert -M. Ih'rr, Mrs. Ira 

 l.rindis, Mrs. H. K. Kohrer. Mrs. .J. Wade 

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

 J^renneman, Mrs. L. B. Landis and a 

 number of others. 



Th(> judges were S. S. I'ennock, of 

 I'hil.idc'iphia; .7. C. Bander, Beading, Pa., 

 and Charles Uttley, llarrisburg. In the 

 .am.'iteur de|iartment the f(dlowiiig ladies 

 from l>;incaster liclped: Mrs. J. L. 

 Brown. .Mrs. .Fohn L. Atlee and Mrs. 

 J(din A. Nanman. 



In the history of the Lancaster club 

 there was never a finer sjiirit of co- 

 ojieration and feriowshi]) among the 

 members tli.an was shown in ."trranging 

 this most successful show. II. K. J{. 



PROVIDENCE SHO"W. 



Clurysanthemiims the Feature. 



The Khoile Island Horticultural Soci- 

 ety never had a liner chrysanthenuim 

 show than the oiu' h(dd in the spacious 

 state armory in Providence, November 

 12 to IT). A number of otlier organiz.a- 

 tions (■ond)ine<l to make this an exten- 

 sive .and varied sliow. including the state 

 boiird of agriculture, Rhode Island Mar- 

 ket G.ardeners' Association, Rhode 

 Island Fruit Growers' Association, 

 ('hamber of Comnierc(\ 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- 

 :illy 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 jilaiits Eugene McCarron, 

 Providence, was a good first, and Potter 

 it Aiken, of the C(donial Flower Shop, 

 second. For a circul.ar group of chrys- 

 .anthemums an<l foliage ]ilants Scott 

 Greenhouses, Providence, led, followed 

 by Frederick S. Peck. 



Tiiere w.as a strong competition for the 

 best basket of chrysanthemums, Fugcne 

 .Mc<'ari-oii 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 Sandera' and Bou\;irdia Ilum- 

 boldtii; second, Fugeiu' Mc(J.arron. For 

 mantel de<or.ation the Colonial Flower 

 Shop was again first. They used well 

 bloomed Melior begonias, ferns and light 

 jialms efl'ectively. 



Cut Flowers. 



In the rose classes M. .1. Leach & Sons, 

 P.'iwlucket, captured firsts in all the 

 classes, with excellent flowers. There 

 w.as a fine lot of carnations, with^from 

 four to seven entries in e.ach class. I'at- 

 ten & Co., Tewksbury, M.'iss., were the 

 leading prize-winners. They captured 

 the gold medal for best display, in which 

 they had fine vases of Alorning Glow, 

 Nat.alie, Laddie, Matchless, Maine Sun- 



si 



me .and Thoin.as C .loy. They were 

 also first in (dasses for ♦'■.enty-five, with 

 L.addie, Morning (ilow, Thomas (-'. Joy 

 and .M.aine Sunshini'. .John W. McRae 

 and Warwick Greenhouses were other 

 successful carnation exhibitors. A vase 

 of 1(10 Thomas C. Joy, from Patten & Co., 

 receiveil a special award and w.as much 

 admired. 



F. S. Peck w.as first for disfday of 

 orchids with some excidlent calanthes. 



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



