Februabv 2, 1922 



The Florists^ Review 



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The fsiiiiu' variety also took the silver 

 and bronze medals. The silver medal 

 was won by William Sim's vase, which 

 .scored !MJ points. The bronze medal was 

 taken by J. E. Nelson, Fra'mingliam, 

 Mass., with a score of 86 jjoints. 



The special S. A. F. medals for undis- 

 seminated varieties of American origin 

 were both taken by A. Jablonsky, Oli- 

 vette, Mo. The silver medal was taken 

 on the variety Betty Jane, witli a score 

 of 88'^ points, and the bronze medal on 

 the variety Olivette, with 8(5Vi i)oints. 

 That Mr. Jablonsky, with flowers all the 

 way from the west bank of the Missis- 

 sippi, should perform this feat was a 

 Jiiatter of consitlerable comment. 



There were no entries for the Dorner 

 Memorial medal, but the following varie- 

 ties were entered in preliminary com- 

 jietition, all of wiiich qu.'ilified and will 

 be eligible for tiie medal next year: Oli- 

 vette and Bettv Jane, from A. Jablon- 

 sky, Olivette, Mo.; No. 6 (1919), from 

 A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn.; 

 Barbara, from I'aul V. Brigham, West- 

 l)oro, Mass.; No. 16, from Hartje & 

 Elder, ]ndianai)olis, Ind.; No. 135 (16), 

 from V. Dorner & Sons Co., Lafayette, 

 Ind.; Maciieer, from Jolin Stevens, In- 

 <lependence, Mo. 



Won Certificates. 



For the society's certiticato of merit, 

 the two following varieties qualified, 

 both with a score of Sa; Remington Red, 

 from C. Warburton, Fall River, Mass., 

 aud No. 17, from William Sim. 



For the preliminary certificate, the fol- 

 lowing qualified: No. 2, from A. N. 

 I'ierson, 88 points; Sunset, from William 

 Sim, 86 points; No. 17, from William 

 Sim, 8.') points; Virginia, or No. 10, from 

 R. E. Wadsworth & Co., Northboro, 

 Mass., S3 i)oiuts. 



In the class of 100 blooms for the 

 shippers ' cliam])ionsliip there was a 

 number of entries, several of which 

 showed up in good condition. White De- 

 light, from Strout's, Biddeford, Me., 

 took the prize, with a second dav's score 

 of !)."?. 



The judges' awards in all other classes 

 were given in full in last week 's issue of 

 The Review. One or two errors, how- 

 ever, occurred in transmission bv wire. 

 In the class for fiftv Matchless, the 

 Springfield Floral Co., Springfield, N. J., 

 was first, aud A. A. Pembroke, Beverlv, 

 Mass., second. In the class for fiftv 

 Pink Delight, A. A. Pembroke w:is first 

 and W. E. Morey, Shrewsbury, Mass., 

 was second. In the class for fiftv Morn- 

 ing Glow, William Sim was first' and E. 

 Saunders, second. 



Many Fine Roses. 



Roses formed an important part of 

 the display and were greatlv admired bv 

 ^}f I'VV''''- Twenty-six vase's, each about 

 fifty blooms, were staged bv A. N. Pier- 

 son, Inc. This alone would have made 

 a show, but there were manv others as 

 well Most of these were noted in last 

 week s issue of The Review. A few ar- 

 rived late in the day and are mentioned 

 liere. 



A vase of America from the E. G. Hill 

 < o. Richmond, Ind., showed this rose in 

 MS fine condition as it has been shown. 

 It was the object of much admiration. 



Jron. the Joseph Hill Co., Richmond, 

 Ind., came a splendid vase of Premier. 



Some notable vases of roses were 

 shown l)y Thomas Roland, Nahant, 

 Mass. including the varieties Pilgrim 

 Columbia, Premier, Hadley and But- 



A. F. J. Baur. 



(President of the American Carnation Society.) 



A vase of Columbia of excellent qual- 

 ity was shown by William W. Vert, 

 Madison, N. J. 



Ill the room, where the medal classes 

 were displayed, W. A. Manda, South 

 Orange, N. J., liad a display of ]dants. 

 ranging from forcing stock for Easter 

 to cacti. This was a most interesting 

 exhibition to both ])rivate gardeners and 

 commercial growers. 



The Duckh.-im-Pierson Co., Madison, 

 N. J., showed an excellent vase of Double 

 White Killarncy. 



Some splendid Hadley came from L. B. 

 Coddington, Murray 'Hill, N. J. 



Some fine sweet ])eas were exhibited 

 by James Barclay, Black Hall, Conn., 

 and Norris F. Comley, Burlington, Mass. 



RETAILERS' EXHIBITS. 



One side of the large hall in which 

 tlie American Carnation Societv held 

 its exhibition at Hartford Ijist week was 

 given over to Hartford retailers, who 

 staged exhibits in the booths allotted 

 them, which were of great interest to 

 the crowds of Hartford flower buyers 

 who thronged the hall during tlie three 

 days. 



Coombs staged two booths, one for 

 the store on Main street and one for the 

 store on Asylum street. In one a wax 

 model of a bride carried a bouquet of 

 roses, valley and orchids, a most suita- 

 ble accompaniment for her elaborate 

 apparel and the setting of the display. 

 Orchid-colored velvet and decorated 

 white latticework, in the rear, set off 

 the bride most effectively. Baskets of 

 roses and other flowers stood here and 

 there. 



In Coombs' other booth, a gravel path 

 led between white gates into a mirror 

 which, reflecting the exhibition hall, 

 gave the illusion of a doorway to a 

 flower show beyond. A kewpie in over- 

 alls with a wheelbarrow and tools added 

 to the semblance of a garden. The moss 

 lawn was covered with palms and ferns 

 and baskets of various flowers. 



At the back of the booth of Spear & 

 McMauus a female figure, in statuary, 

 poured water from a cornucopia into a 

 shell-like basin below. Cedars and a low 

 fence hedged in the exhibit. A row of 

 tiny cedars and of daffodils formed the 

 front barrier. Baskets of orchids, roses, 

 freesias iind other flowers were arranged 

 most tastefully. 



The focusing point of the exhibit of 

 E. M. Welch's Flower Shop was a gilt 

 frame, in which, against a background 

 of dark velvet, was a beaytiful picture 

 in flowers composed of oncidiums, vio- 

 lets and adiantum. Baskets and vases 

 of roses, snapdragons, freesias and other 

 flowers decorated the space, as did also 

 bowls of jiansies and some exquisite cor- 

 sages, one most noteworthy being com- 

 posed of orchids on an ostrich plume 

 fan. 



The exhibit of George F. Lane %vas 

 one which held education for the pub- 

 lic. At the back, against a velvet back- 

 ground, were arranged bouquets for a 

 bridal party, a lavish one of valley for 

 the bride and others of roses for the 

 bridesmaid and maid of honor. To the 

 left was an array of Dolly Vardcn, or 

 colonial bouquets, of various sorts, most 

 pleasing in arrangement. To the right 

 were a number of modern corsages, ca;n- 



