OCTOBSB 30, 1913. 



The Florists^ Review 



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THE AUTUMN 



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a>s FLOWER SHOWS 



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SAN FRANCISCO. 



Perfect weather for the four days 

 of the annual flower show at San Fran- 

 cisco resulted in the attendance this 

 year being excellent. Norman court at 

 the Fairmont hotel is a beautiful place 

 for such an exhibition, and growers 

 and retailers alike put forth their best 

 efforts to make a display surpassing 

 any of the former exhibitions. The 

 Norman court was well laid out. 

 Grouped about a great center mass of 

 tropical trees and ferns, skillfully placed 

 and hanging from boughs and tree ferns 

 were oncidiums, pbalsenopsis and cat- 

 tleyas. The exhibit of the MacEorie- 

 McLaren Co. was the largest and was 

 awarded the trophy for the best dis- 

 play of orchids in bloom arranged for 

 «flfect with other plants. It also was 

 awarded the Flood trophy for the best 

 exhibit in the show, this being the sec- 

 ond year that the Flood trophy has 

 been carried off by the MacRorie-Mc- 

 Laren Co. The same exhibitor won 

 the first prize for the best palm, best 

 tree fern and best Adiantum Farley- 

 ense. 



The Panama-Pacific Exposition Co. 

 surprised growers and retailers alike by 

 entering a striking group of bougain- 

 villeas massed against the south wall. 

 This exhibit was full of significance 

 as to the color that flowers are to lend 

 to the exposition. John McLaren, su- 

 perintendent of Golden Gate park, sent 

 a fine display of greenhouse plants. 



For the most artistic table the Cali- 

 fornia Florist won first prize. The 

 table was a clever one and reflected 

 much credit on Julius Eppstein, man- 

 ager of this concern. A huge umbrella 

 over the table was covered with adian- 

 tum and asparagus, and decorated with 

 Oncidium varicosum. The base was a 

 clever arrangement of yellow and red 

 tuberous begonias. A silver cup was 

 Mr. Eppstein 's prize. Felicano, Bossi 

 & Co. were awarded second prize for 

 a rose table. In the basket class Peli- 

 <'ano, Eossi & Co. were winners and 

 to them was awarded the prize for fifty 

 or more chrysanthemums arranged for 

 effect. 



Eugene de Sabla, a private grower, 

 was the largest exhibitor and prize 

 winner, taking first prize in twenty-six 

 <lasses all the way down the line from 

 {froup of foliage plants to best cab- 

 ^'ages. Other non-commercial exhibi- 

 tors who made many entries and took 

 !i number of premiums were George J. 

 Voung, "William H. Crocker, George A. 

 >'ope, Mrs. F. M. Smith, Charles T. 

 < rocker and S. E. Slade. Louis Stern 

 1'oceived a certificate of merit for a 

 special exhibit of orchids and ferns, as 

 ^^ell as second prize for group of foli- 

 age plants. Miss Irene Vaughn was 

 f^iven special mention for an exhibit 

 "f dahlias. 



It was gratifying to the members 

 of the trade to be favored by such 



worthy visitors from Los Angeles as 

 Wm. Hertrich, J. Dieterich, Fred How- 

 ard, Charles Turner, George Wolters 

 and O. C. Saakes. They acted as judges 

 in the exhibition and seemed well 

 pleased with the San Francisco flower 

 show. W. A. H. 



SANTA MONICA, CAL. 



The chrysanthemum show managed 

 by the Woman's Club of Santa Monica 

 was held October 17. Columbia hall 

 was again chosen as the venue and con- 

 siderable interest was shown. The ex- 

 hibits taken as a whole compared quite 

 favorably with those at the spring 

 show, while the staging and arrange- 

 ments for the judging were greatly im- 

 proved. The end of the hall nearest 

 the stage and one side were entirely 

 taken up with the exhibits made by 

 Walter Armacost & Co. These were 

 made up of , especially fine cut ,flowers 

 and plant stock in great variety from 

 the firm 's greenhouses at Sawtelle. The 

 Col. Appleton mums were a revelation, 

 grand solid blooms of immense size 

 borne on long, leafy stems, perfect in 

 every way. Wm. Duckham was also 

 perfect, the color of this fine pink va- 

 riety being much better than usuaL 

 The carnations were equally good and 

 the roses fine. My Maryland is evi- 

 dently not dead yet at Santa Monica, 

 for this fine rose was shown at its 

 best. Killarney Queen showed its fine 

 color and, interspersed with the cut 

 flowers, were extra fine plants of neph- 

 rolepis, crotons, Cocos Weddelliana and 

 other species. It was an extremely fine 

 exhibit, well staged. 



Miss Sadie Thomas was down from 

 Pasadena with "fifty-seven varieties" 

 (one on Sadie from C. Heinz Morton) 

 of her new chrysanthemums; this ener- 

 getic lady had extra fine Japanese, sin- 

 gle and pompon flowers, well and taste- 

 fully arranged, Mrs. W. S. Laurie, 

 also of Pasadena, put up a most cred- 

 itable and beautiful display of dahlias 

 in pompon, single, peony and cactus 

 forms that was quite a feature of the 

 show. It would be unwise to name 

 any of the varieties, as the number of 

 fine ones was too large. The Los An- 

 geles Flower Market showed fine Bon- 

 naffon mums, good carnations and roses, 

 Fred Sperry showing his versatility by 

 putting up a pretty and attractive ex- 

 hibit. C. Morton, W. W. Felgate, of 

 Sierra Madre, and H. R. Richards 

 judged the exhibits. A baby show was 

 held in connection with the flower show, 

 but there were other judges in this com- 

 petition. H. E. R. 



MONTEBEU.O, OAL. 



The men in Montebello, it seems, 

 have always been too busy to start a 

 flower show, and so the ladies got busy 

 and the initial attempt, held at the 

 high school building October 17 and 18, 

 was an unqualified success in every 

 way. Not only were the exhibits such 

 as would have held their place in many 

 a larger and more important affair, but 

 the townspeople turned out in fine shape 

 and there were many visitors from Los 

 Angeles, Pasadena and other cities near 



by. 



Naturally the commercial growers of 

 the district were called upon by the 



Display that was Awarded Premiums as Best in the San Francisco Show. 



