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The Florists^ Review 



37 





PASADENA'S PROUD OF THIS 



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PASADENA SPRING SHOW. 



Crowns Seventeen Years' Work. 



in 1905 a group of prominent gar- 

 deners of Pasadena, having at heart 

 the interest of their profession, organ- 

 ized the Pasadena Gardeners' Associa- 

 tion. Their objective was to interest 

 gardeners and the public in general 

 in all that pertains to horticulture, to 

 create among the residents of Pasadena 

 a current of competitive interest in 

 the care of their home grounds and 

 their flowers. In 1906, to further hor- 

 ticulture, the society held its first 

 flower show, which was a decided suc- 

 cess. This gave encourcgement to the 

 organizers, and since that time the so- 

 ciety has held twenty-two successful 

 flower shows in Pasadena. In 1912, to 

 give a more appropriate name to their 

 society, the members decided on the 

 title of the Pasadena Horticultural So- 

 ciety. 



The seventeenth annual spring show 

 of this organization opened April 20, 

 when a new attendance record was set. 

 The show this year was held in the 

 Palm room of the beautiful Hotel Mary- 

 land, and the largest number of people 

 that ever witnessed a local flower ex- 

 hibition in three days came to see the 

 beauties of nature arranged for their 

 benefit. 



Competition Keen. 



Pasadena exhibitors came in for hon- 

 ors when judges awarded local florists 

 silver and bronze medals for displays 

 of brides' bouquets and table decora- 

 tions. Siebrecht's House of Flowers 

 took first in both classes] Whitford's, 

 Florists, second, and Wright's Flower 

 Shop, of Los Angeles, third. Los An- 

 geles rivalry in the commercial classes 

 was keen, and the Crown City victory 



is regarded to be of importance. With 

 the Palm room jammed with admiring 

 spectators, the winning brides ' bou- 

 quets created a sensation. They were 

 carried by Mrs. Floyd C. Pond, who 

 Mjipeared each evening, so that the dif- 

 ferent patrons of the show would have 

 the benefit of viewing them as they 

 were carried before the judges. 



Friday night, April 21, the judges 

 wound up their task of awarding prizes, 

 totaling in value above the $1,300 

 mark. They included many ribbons and 

 certificates of merit. 



The best cut flower display was that 

 of W. G. Mather, whose flowers were 

 grown by W. F. Asher, with that of 

 H. Paopcke second, grown by Julius 

 Thelin. 



Commercial Displays. 



The commercial displays were of an 

 exceptionally high grade. The display 

 of roses staged by Walter Armacost & 

 Co., of Los Angeles, excited the great- 

 est admiration. Roy F, Wilcox & Co., 

 of Montebello, also put on a magnifi- 

 cent display of roses. As usual, How- 

 ard & Smith, of Los Angeles, had a 

 wonderful display of their improved 

 cinerarias, which formed a mass of solid 

 blue with their wonderful shades of pur- 

 ple, lavender and blue. Siebrecht's 

 House of Flowers made a magnificent 

 showing of potted plants, which occu- 

 pied one end of the Palm room. The 

 Santa Barbara Seed Co. made a fine 

 showing of flowers grown from its seed, 

 as did also the F. C. Nash Co. and the 

 Campbell Seed Store, both of Pasadena. 

 Gold, silver and bronze medals were 

 struck for this show for the first time. 

 Winners of gold medals were Herbert 

 Bateman, Inc., and Walter Armacost & 

 Co., for the best commercial showing 

 covering 200 square feet or less. 



The judges of everything in this 

 show, with the exception of commercial 

 florists' tlisplays, table decorations and 

 brides' bou(|uets, were Alois Frey, A. 

 Martini, J. J. Reeves, Roy F. Wilcox, 

 Roliert MacMillan and M. Paige. The 

 lady judges of the tables and brides' 

 bouquets were selected by the women's 

 clubs of tlie vicinity from among their 

 uienibership. 



Bateman 's Bridal Bower. 



One of the most interesting features 

 of the show was the beautiful bridal 

 bower prepared by Herbert Bateman, 

 Inc., of Los Angeles, which was 

 awarded the first gold medal that has 

 been presented at a Pasadena flower 

 show in seventeen years. In this dis- 

 play, which was arranged for a garden 

 wedding, a combination of tamarix and 

 Japanese flowering peach was used, and 

 on the bench and table was a striking 

 combination of baskets of pink tulips 

 and delphiniums, with deep blue can- 

 dles and metal cloth. The background 

 was banked heavily with white wat- 

 sonias and huckleberry foliage. 



Miss Bessie Eyton, leading lady at 

 the Morosco theater, in Los Angeles, 

 was so impressed with the beauty of 

 this setting that she consented to be 

 photographed in it, wearing the wed- 

 ding gown in which she appears in her 

 present production, "Abie's Irish 

 Rose." This exhibit undoubtedly cre- 

 ated more interest than anything else 

 shown. 



Table Decorations. 



The table decorations shown in the 

 private dining room attracted a great 

 deal of interest, on account of this be- 

 ing the first time anything has been 

 shown in the commercial class. The one 

 exhibited by Siebrecht's House of 



Bridal Bower at Pasadena Show, Staged by Herbert Biteman, Inc., with Actress Posing as Bride. 



