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The Florists' Review 



21 



BIG SHOW AT BOSTON | 



BOSTON'S SPRING SHOW. 



Roses and Orchids Features. 



'I'lir .iiiiiliiui-il (.'xluhilioiis (iT till- 

 .VinrviiKii Kosc JSocicty :iii<l Ma^■^,■l^ll^ 

 setts lldrtii-iillui'al Society l)roiiylit diii 

 .1 slmw which eclijiscd even tlie bi<j; om- 

 JkI'I a year a<jo, when orchids were thi 

 star feature. Tlie halls were all incoii 

 \i-iiiently i-rii\vile(! with exhil)ils. The 

 arraiitifiiji'iit wa> nic^t e.vcelleiit ami 

 ^ll|lerior td th.at m'cii ;il any preceiliii;^ 



vlldW, wllile tile widr |iuldii'ity j;i\'ili 



liroiif^ht out a record attendance e\-eii 

 with an admission fi'e of .$1. .Mcjce \ is- 

 ilors frem .a dist.ance atti'nded tlian 

 <\vr Ipct'ori' and this in s)>ile of tlie I'acl 

 lliat till' season is an unusually ail- 

 \am-,'d nil,, and tradi' and ]iri\ate 

 L;rii\\ ii's ai'r iiniisually liiwy. 



Tlie tliiei' -tar features of the sIkjw 

 xMi'.- ni-i-, nridiids and azaleas. l{ose- 

 wiv,- of -land (|uality, althoii^^h tlir 

 liot wr.allicr ]irecediiic;- the exhiliit ion 

 iiiadi' it iiii|pos<ililc for sonic .\e-\v N'ork 

 :ind Ni'W .lir^ey j^i'owers to com |iet c. 

 <»ridii(N wri-r niiiiicroiis and of niaj^iiiti 

 '■'■lit i|iiality. The sta;:iii{; of these 

 liroii;;lit tortli niiicli praisi', \isitor> 

 roiishltrid the sliowin;;^ ol' thor dr 

 rideilly ;ilH'ad of that sece at tlie ynal 

 -iidw ill Mar.li. litl'd. A/.;ileas wen- 

 ■I ;zreat feature and it was ihou^ht liy 

 many that both these and orchids out 

 classed similar displays made in New 

 '^ ork. Tlir advanced season materially 

 reduced the exliil)its of acacias, cinera 

 lias, cyclamens, bullKius plants ;iml 

 schi/authus, I. lit Iiydran^'eas, rhodo 

 dcndi'oiis. carnations, sweet jieas .-md 

 '•ri<';i< Were tine. 



The Roses. 



I'lildic interest in roses w:is iie\ i^r at 

 a hi-flier pitch in IJoston than diiriiie 

 last week, and altliou};h the American 

 Rose Society has had larger displays, 

 .vet, considerinfr the warm season, the 

 lateness of the show date and other 

 factors. ih( displays of hotli jilants .'iml 

 <ut flowers were wonderfully fine. 



i'or fifty ]\rnie. liutterlly, there w.is a 

 •stroiij: entry and the FJorex (larden- 

 jusi won from the William H. l';ilioti 

 <o. 



For fifty Crusader. Thomas IJoI.and 

 was lirst, with tiie Montj^oinery Ko-e 

 <'o. ;i idose second. For fifty Hiisscll. 

 the .\Iontj;omery Hose To. won with 

 perfect flowers. 



For fifty Doiilde White Kill.iriiey , 

 *'romw.-ll (;;irdens won. after a close 

 tussle with I'lorex (iardeiis. 



For fifty Frank W. Diinlop. l-'lore\ 

 '■ardens wer,' tli(> winners. for til'ty 

 Hadley. sonu. ^rand \ases were shown, 

 riiomas H(dand won with :i ;,doiioii- 

 ^asr .'iiid the .\Ioiit;,'omer\' Hose Co. 

 was second. J-'or fit't\- I'ilerim, ihc^ 

 -Montfjonii'iy Hose Co. u:is (irsf with n 

 lieaiififul \ase. 



i''or tiftv Premier, the Florex (i.irdeiis 

 Were not to bt; denied; Cromwell (iar 

 dens was second. For fifty Opludia. 

 the Cromwell Gardens were fir^f .md 

 the Hedford Floral Co. w,is second. For 

 fifty any tdher ]iiiik \ariefy. Thomas 



kol;iiiil won with h.andsome ( 'td iiinliia 

 and tile Florex (lardeiis were second. 



Group of Cut Roses. 



Ajirii >^ <'aine the coni|M't it ion for .i 

 U'roup of cut roses to cover IJiXi square 

 teet, arranycil for effect. Tliomas Ho 

 land won the tf^odO prize with a f;rand 

 l(d of flowers .artistically arranjied bv 

 F>. F. Letscin. His \arieties iiudmleil 

 Crusader, Hadley, .Mrs. A.aroii Ward. 

 • )pli(dia. I'remier, Colmiilua, Double 

 White Killariiey, Cromwell C.anlens 

 were second with a jirand collection 

 tastefully arranged by Sidiie\' lloif 

 man. .\ glorious \ase of I'remier held 

 the jilace of honor and Colunibi.i. 

 Double White Killarney .and Tiljirim 

 were tilso e()o,|. \n absence of scarlet 

 .•iiiil yellow flowers somewhat liaudi- 

 c;ipped f his be;iiit il'iil ei-<,ii|i. 



• lohn II. Iinnlop brought alon;; .i 

 wonderl'u! \as,' ot' Fr,-iiik W. Dunloj' 

 .and receixi'd ;i siixi'i' nied.al for hi- 

 beautiful new ])ink seedlill;,^ W:iller 

 Iluntiewcdl. T. |i. Hatfield, SUjierin tend 

 eiit . rece'n cij ,1 sil \er iiieda I tor ,i 

 ;;roiip ol' tlie new \i.|lo\\ {{os.a Hnuenis. 

 liliely llowereil. 



Roland's Rose Garden Wins. 



Thomas Hol;ind rei-ei\ed the .■sl.lliin 

 prize for the best rose e.irden .■md il 

 showed the hi^.iliest .■irtislic skill. 

 'I'aiisendschoen riese- covcre'l llie 

 fences, and tliesi. .■md other cliinln.rs. 

 incdiidine I'.'iul's Si^arlet ('limber, 

 adorned the tini|de like te;i house, 

 lieds of hybri'l tea- in ;ill the b.'st 

 varieties, iiicludine l,(,s An;j;eles. .Mine. 

 Fdouard Ilerriot, .Mrs. A. Ward. W, .1, 

 Hinj^e, I'harisaer and some tweiitv ii\e 

 otlicr varieties, were .all iil.-iiited in beds-, 

 all the ]iots were invisible. Somi 

 lo\el\- standards of White |)orotli\ 

 I'i'rkiiis and traiiieil spcp-inieiis oi' 

 r.^lllselidsclioell and other \;irieties 



were Used In excellent .■ol \ ,in1 ;i^e. 'J'lo 

 \erd:mt ur.iss |i;illis set the llowers olf 

 be:mt i I'lilly. This ;;;inbn w.-is cotl- 

 si;inily sin-rounded by .-m •■idniirine' 

 crowd ol' jiersons who \vere busy m.-ikiii:: 

 notes and co]iyjii;; down the iianies oi 

 \arieties shown. 



The Bri'idv-Hobiiison Co. received :i 

 liold meil.al for a j;arden sunken and 

 nearly oval in sli;ipe, mainly pl:mied 

 with ji(dy;intlia \arieties, with ;;r.iss 

 patll<. ne;it little rest liouscs. .-iii ebx- 

 iric fountain in the center .■md suit 

 .'iblo garden furniture. Tlu' e,-iv,|cii. de 

 signed by .Miss Jiabcfick, of tlu' linn's 

 landscajie dejiartment. w;is well con- 

 c-id\^ed .-md recei\-ei| ho-t- ot com 

 plinieiit s. 



Rose Plants. 



For the best dis)da,v of rose pi.-mt-. 

 comiirisiiig ,-||| cl.asses, Thoiii:i- K'ol.-md 

 won. l''or the best displax' arranj^i'd 

 for effect, the W. W. r:do:ir C,,. won. 

 with Thoni.as Holaiid a close secoihi. 

 -Mr. Holand W'on with his ariior .■ir 

 r:mgenient of (dimldng roses .-iihI the 

 W. W. I'Mn-.ar Co. had the b-M nrd, 

 .■irraiiyeiiieiit . T;iusendsclioeii w.i- 



niiiiniy useil in both exhibits. 



J^'or three s|ieiinien cl imlii n;.;- roses, 

 Thomas Holand was first. W. .\. M.iiid.i 

 h;ii| the best griniji (d' dw;irf polv:mth,-i 

 r<ise-. The cut livbrid perpetual roses 

 in the display from .l.-mus ^i arlboroii^h . 

 siiperinterident to Thoin.-is F. I'l-octor, 

 Were of grand fpi,alil\. esp,ici:il!v Fr:m 

 K;irl Druschki. Mr-. s|i;iriii:m Cr.iw 

 lord. Mr-. John l„iin^ and Magn:i 

 < 'li:irl;i. 



Fdu:ird 'I'owill. b'lislvn, I'.i.. s,-ui .in 

 excellent \':ise of Aineric:m l.e^ioii. 

 w II ich r.'cei\ed fa \ or;ible not iie. 



The Orchids. 



I'lie ondiid displ:iy w;i- excii liner 

 tli;in a vear a;;o and iiiclndecl maii\- 



Kurume Azaleas Exhibited by John S. Ames at Boston Last Week. 



