Mabch 16, 1922 



The Florists* Review 



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NEW YORK'S SPRING SHOW 



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NINTH INTERNATIONAL SHOW. 



Draws Great Crowds. 



The ninth international flower show 

 opened Monday afternoon, March 13, 

 in the Grand Central Palace, New 

 York, with favorable weather and all 

 details as to arrangements fully per- 

 fected. As soon as the doors were 

 opened the public swarmed in, and until 

 closing time the building was well filled, 

 insuring satisfactory box office re- 

 ceipts. 



There were two or three important 

 features to be observed in the staging 

 of this show. First, practically every 

 foot of space usable for exhibition 

 purposes was taken up; second, a 

 material change in the general lay- 

 out of the show was readily noticeable; 

 third, the entire space set apart for 

 trade exhibits was filled, and, as rarely 

 happens, some would-be exhibitors 

 were turned away. 



It was a show of many vistas. The 

 breaking up of the conventional lines, 

 or rows of exhibits, last year, was car- 

 ried still further this year, and the 

 only aisles of any length were those on 

 the outer sides, along which were trade 

 exhibits. Wherever one looked was a 

 vista halted by one of the many splen- 

 did display exhibits. 



The Gardens. 



The gardens, as they are still termed, 

 were, as usual, the main exhibition fea- 

 tures. There were five of them, and 

 all staged along lines more or less new. 

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

 had a magnificent rose garden flank- 

 ing a main aisle, which attracted 

 crowds of visitors. 



F. R. Pierson, Tarrytown, N. Y., in 

 a way, stuck to last year's plan of an 

 open sweep of sloping lawn, with 

 garden features in collaboration. 



Bobbink & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J., 

 had a splendid garden in which 

 azaleas were most conspicuous. 



The Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, 

 N. J., had a combination garden with 

 rockeries and running water, and a 

 separate, though adjacent, rock garden. 



Wadley & Smythe, New York, new- 

 comers in the big feature section, staged 

 a formal garden, with walks lined with 

 big bays and tall orange trees in fruit. 

 The arrangement was a trifle heavy, 

 but the public appreciated the exhibit, 

 the oranges striking their fancy. 



Decorated Chancel. 



An innovation was an exhibit, staged 

 by the management, of a small church 

 chancel with the altar, desk and rails 

 decorated. A stained glass window at 

 the rear, under electric light, with drap- 

 ings of wild smilax to take the place 

 of wainscoting or tapestries, made a 

 splendid background. This exhibit, 

 planned to revive the custom of church 

 decoration in vogue a few years ago, at- 

 tracted considerable attention. As a 

 publicity stunt it bids fair to be pro- 

 ductive of results, the clergy of all de- 

 nominations having expressed interest 

 in it. 



The orchid section was well filled and 



better lighting facilities than usual 

 heightened the effect. There was little 

 in the way of novelties, the plant quar- 

 antine operating against their introduc- 

 tion. Two cattleya hybrids, Mrs. 

 Harding and Princess Mary, however, 

 appeared to the crowds and gave the 

 publicity men something to talk about. 



Flajits of High Order. 



The plant exhibits were of high 

 order, F. R. Pierson 's group of 

 nephrolepis coming in for particular 

 commendation. 



The mezzanine floor, as usual, car- 

 ried a large number of exhibits, both 

 private and commercial, covering bulb- 

 ous and other plants. The stature of 

 the tulips this year was remarkable; 

 and the quality of the showings of 

 Primula malacoides of an unusually 

 high order. 



Garden Clubs' Exhibits. 



The exhibits of the Garden Club of 

 America, on the mezzanine floor, were 

 an attraction to the public, and at all 

 times a solid stream of spectators was 

 to be found passing along the lines of 

 the exhibits of miniature gardens, 

 luncheon and dinner tables, and Japa- 

 nesque flower arrangements. The City 

 Gardens Club featured a competition in 

 window boxes, in two sections, cover- 

 ing boxes of flowering plants and boxes 

 of foliage plants. There were twenty 

 entries in this competition. 



The tea garden conducted in the in- 

 terests of the Girl Scouts, Inc., and the 

 Virginia Day Nursery, had an at- 

 tractive program, including a fashion 

 show and dancing, with the appearance 

 of stage and opera celebrities as 



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hostesses. This was a society under- 

 taking and did not fail to draw at 

 the box office. 



The Awards. 



Awards of premiums were as follows: 



PLANTS IN FLOWER. 



Genista, specimen — Madsen & Cliristensen, 

 Wood Kidge, N. J., first. 



Genistas, three standard — Madsen & Christen- 

 sen, first; A. L. Miller, Jnniaira, N. Y., second. 



Hydrangeas, twelve plants— Julius lloelirs Co., 

 Hutherford, N. J., first. 



Marguerite, specimen — Jfadsen & Cliristensen, 

 first. 



Group of azaleas, any types, coyering 150 

 square feet, arranged for cltect— Bobbink & 

 Atkins, Kutherford, X. J., first. 



PALMS AND FOLIAGE PLANTS. 



Ray trees, pyramidal, two plants — Yonkers 

 Nurseries, Inc., Yonkers, N. Y., first. 



Bay trees, standard, two plants — Yonkers 

 Nurseries, Inc., first: Julius Roehrs Co., second. 



Bay trees, columnar, two plants — Julius Roehrs 

 Co.. first. 



Box trees, pyramidal, two plants— Bobbink & 

 -Vtkins, first. 



Box trees, standard, two plants — Bobbink & 

 Atkins, first. 



Box trees, bush, two plants — Bobbink & At- 

 kins, first. 



Kentia Forsteriana, specimen — Yonkers Nurs- 

 eries, Inc., first. 



Any other palm, specimen, single or bushy — 

 Yonkers Nurseries, Inc., first; Bobbink & At- 

 kins, second. 



FERNS. 



Adiantum Farleyense or its types, six plants, 

 not less than H-inch pots or pans — A. N. Pierson, 

 Inc., Cromwell, t'onn., first. 



Nephrolepis, specimen, any variety — F. R. 

 Pierson, Tarrytown, N. Y., first. 



Cibotium Schiedei, specimen, not less than 12- 

 inch, pot or tut> — Bobbink & Atkins, first. 



Ferns. coUwtion, not less than fifty plants — 

 K. R. IMerson, first. 



Fern, specimen, any other variety — F. R. Pier- 

 son, first. 



BULBOUS PLANTS. 



Lilium. twenty-five pots, one or more varieties 

 — F. R. Pierson, first; A. L. Miller, second. 



ORCHID PL.\NTS. 



Group of plants in variety, covering 300 square 

 feet, decorative plants permitted, arranged for 

 effect — Julius Roehrs Co., first. 



Groui) of twenty-five plants in variety, ar- 

 ranged for effect, greens permitted — G. E. Bald- 

 win & Co., Mamaroneck, N. Y., first; Lager & 

 lliirrell, .Summit, N. J., second. 



CUT ORCHIDS. 

 Collection of cut orchids, covering 100 square 

 feet, decorative greens permitted — Joseph Manda 

 Co., West Orange, N. J., first. 



RO.SES I.V POTS AND TUBS. 



('limbing. re<l, specimen — Louis Dupuy, White- 

 stone, X. Y., first. 



Climbing, pink, specimen — A. N. Pierson, Inc., 

 first,. 



Climbing, yellow, specimen — A. N. Pierson, 

 Inc., first. 



An.v single variety, specimen — Louis Dupuy, 

 first. 



Wimiers Among Private Growers 



Private gardeners who took prizes in- 

 cluded the following: James Stuart, 

 gardener for Mrs. F. A. Constable, 

 Mamaroneck, N. Y.; J. W. Smith, 

 gardener for Mrs. F. E. Lewis, Ridge- 

 ficld, Conn.; R. Hughes, gardener for 

 .lames A. MacDonald, Flushing, N. Y.; 

 CFCorge Ferguson, gardener for Mrs. 

 Payne Whitney, Manhasset, N. Y.; 

 Thomas Twigg, gardener for Mrs. E. F. 

 Lui'kenbaeh, Port Washington, N. Y.; 

 Robert Honeyman, gardener for Mrs. 

 B. J. Work, Oyster Bay, N. Y.; Thomas 

 Ley den, gardener for D. Guggenheim, 

 Port Washington, N. Y.; J. A. Winsock, 

 gardener for Mrs. Wm. D. Guthrie 

 Mcndon, Locust Valley, N. Y.; Andrew 

 Strachan, gardener for W. B. Thomp- 

 son, Yonkers, X. Y.; X. ,J. Sealy, gar- 

 dener for Mrs. Charles Mallory, Port- 

 chestor, X. Y. ; James Linane, gardener 

 for Mrs. Walter C. Teagle, East Port- 

 chostcr, X. Y.; Frank Held, gardener 



