NOTBMBBB 6, 1913. 



The Florists^ Review 



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THE AUTUMN 

 a>s FLOWER SHOWS 



CHICAaO. 



The flower show that opened in the 

 Art Institute, November 5, is a national 

 affair. Not only does it represent the 

 cooperative effort of the Chrysanthe- 

 mum Society of America, the Horticul- 

 tural Society of Chicago and the Chi- 

 cago Florists' Club, but there are ex- 

 hibits from Ehode Island, New York, 

 New Jersey and Iowa. 



It is exclusively a chrysanthemum 

 show; the premium list carries no 

 classes except those for chrysanthemum 

 plants and cut blooms. But the exhib- 

 its fill Blackstone hall to its utmost 

 capacity, and those who are familiar 

 with the history of Chicago flower 

 shows will remember that the autumn 

 that Blackstone hall was added to the 

 Art Institute it accommodated the an- 

 nual exhibition, including large groups 

 of decorative plants, roses, carnations 

 and much miscellaneous stock, as well 

 as the chrysanthemums. There are 

 those who say that this is the largest 

 showing of chrysanthemums ever made 

 in the west, and probably the largest 

 showing of chrysanthemums ever made 

 in this country. If this be too enthu- 

 siastic, at least it may be said in truth 

 that no finer cut blooms have ever been 

 seen at any chrysanthemum show in 

 America. The pot plants, while excel- 

 lent in groups and masses for effect, 

 do not include anything of such ex- 

 cellence as is seen at the best eastern 

 shows. The cut blooms, however, are 

 of splendid quality, representing the 

 best that the east can produce as well 

 as the finest stock grown in the middle 

 west. 



Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Associa- 

 tion, the destinies of which are guided 

 by W. N. Rudd, and where the green- 

 houses are in charge of C. W. Johnson, 

 who is secretary of the Chrysanthemum 

 Society, is the largest exhibitor, but 

 the E. G. Hill Co., Richmond, Ind., is 

 a close second in the number of entries, 

 and C. H. Totty, Madison, N. J., is 

 not far behind. The list of exhibitors 

 and the number of entries made by 

 each is as follows: 



Exhibitor. Entries. 



C. C. Pollworth Co., MUwankee, Wig 7 



Meredith Flower & Vegetable Co., Llberty- 



viue. 111. . . . rrrr. n 



C. H. Totty, Ma«flon. N. J -- IS 



Bassett A Washburn, Chicago n 



Poehlmann Bros. Co., Chicago 17 



E. G. Hill Co., Richmond, Ind 25 



E. D. Smith A Co., Adrian, Mich 11 



LaCrosse Floral Co., LaCrosse, Wis 7 



Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Association, Morgan 



Park, 111 27 



Vanghan's Greenhouses, Western Springs, 



Iir -*v. 10 



C. H. Elce. Rochelle Park, N?/.^. 4 



Louis F. Swift. LaklJ Forest?;^ »...i 3 



Kebert Preston, Tlnley Park, W...¥..i 1 



I*. 'D. Conntiss, Lake Geneva/ Wis 8 



Woward Gould, Port Washington, N. Y 10 



Paul Dieball, Hubbard Woods, 111 1 



Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa 3 



How keen the competition is in some 



of the classes may be judged from the 



statement that there are six entries in 



the class calling for twenty-four flowers 



in twenty-four varieties. Few shows 



have been held in this country with a 

 greater number of entries or a better 

 display in this class. Also, in the 

 classes for twenty-five blooms of one 

 variety, of yellows there are nine en- 

 tries. It is significant of the present 

 situation that the nine entries are rep- 

 resentative of eight varieties. Bon- 

 naffon is the only variety shown by two 

 exhibitors, the others being Appleton, 

 F. S. Vallis, Mary Donhellan, Crocus, 

 Chrysolora, General Hutton, and Ra- 

 mapo. From the viewpoint of the pub- 

 lic every one of the nine vases is good, 

 but in the eye of the commercial man 

 the two vases of Bonnaffon look like 

 the most ready money. And it is in- 

 teresting to note that Bonnaffon made 

 its debut in Chicago just twenty years 

 ago this week, having been first shown 

 by Fred Dorner in the year of the 

 world's fair. In the meantime many 

 yellow mums have come, and nearly as 

 many have gone, but the good old Bon- 

 naffon still holds its place as the lead- 

 ing money making yellow. Is there 

 any variety in any other color that can 

 show an equal record of twenty years T 



Among the whites William Turner is 

 head and shoulders above everything 

 else in the section. C. H. Totty has 

 two magnificent vases of it. The best 

 flowers possibly are in his exhibit in 

 the class calling for ten blooms, but 

 the effect of the twenty-five great 

 globes of glistening white in the other 

 vase makes it without doubt the finest 

 single exhibit in the show. No one 

 ever saw larger or finer finished flowers 

 than Totty 's Turner. 



The show is specially strong in pom- 

 pons and singles, and here also Mr. 

 Totty 's exhibits attract the greatest 

 measure of attention. Many of his 

 varieties have been grown by disbud- 

 ding and the size and finish of the 

 flowers make them a revelation to 

 western growers. This statement is 

 especially true of his vases of the 

 newer singles, although many of them 

 are not true singles, having several 

 rows of petals. Some of the commercial 

 possibilities are shown by the fact that 

 the flowers have made their long jour- 

 ney in splendid condition. 



Misc^sneons Exhibits. 



This being strictly a chrysanthemum 

 show, the miscellaneous exhibits are 

 few in number. Among those attract- 

 ing the most attention are the follow- 

 ing: 



A vase of Carnation Philadelphia, 

 which is being distributed this year 

 jointly by S. S. Skidelsky & Co., Phila- 

 delphia; the Michigan Cut Flower Ex- 

 change, Detroit, and Fred Breitmeyer, 

 of Mt. Clemens, Mich., was staged by 

 Robert Rahaley. The flowers had trav- 

 eled excellently and showed up in good 

 shape. The color, pink, is a shade not 

 now common in the markets and Mr. 

 Rahaley says that the orders for cut- 



tings already booked insure a record 

 sale. 



S. J. Renter & Son, Westerly, R. I., 

 show a vase of the new red rose, not 

 yet named, which is to be distributed 

 next season. It is a large flower, on 

 good stem, with splendid foliage, and 

 is shown in splendid shape considering 

 that it is over 1,000 miles from home. 



John Mangel was the only retail flo- 

 rist to make a display on the opening 

 day. He staged a large basket of 

 single and pompon chrysanthemums, ar- 

 ranged in his best style. 



Vaughan's Greenhouses made attrac- 

 tive displays of some of the newer 

 varietJpf^. of rambler roses, with cut 

 bloonMT of several other novelties, and 

 a vase of Canna Firebird. 



The Awards. 



The awards for cut blooms were as 

 follows: 



Ten blooms, one variety — Chas H. Totty, first, 

 with Wm. Turner, winning the A. C. S. silver 

 cup. 



Twelve blooms Pink Gem— C. C. Pollworth Co., 

 second, the E. D. Smith & Co. prize; no first. 



Six varletlfs, three blooms each, open to pri- 

 vate gardeners only — F. D. Countiss, Lake Gen- 

 eva, Wis., first, winning the Lord & Burnbam 

 prize. 



Best finished vase of cut blooms Judged from 

 a cultural standpoint, not less than 24-lnch 

 stem, any type — Poehlmann Bros. Co., first, with 

 BonnafToD, winning the silver gilt medal of tbe 

 Horticultural Society of Chicago. 



Ten blooms of any variety not disseminated — 

 Mount Greenwood Cemetery Association, first, 

 with a seedling, winning silver cup of Hitchinga 

 A Co. 



Display of named varieties introduced by tba 

 grower during the last five years — Elmer D. 

 Smith A Co., first, with ten varieties, winning 

 the Vaughan's Seed Store prize. 



Twenty -five white— Chas. H. Totty, first, with 

 Wm. Turner; E. G. Hill Co., second, with Nao- 

 mah; Bassett A Washburn, third, with Alice 

 Salomon. 



Twenty-five pink — Mount Greenwood Cemetery, 

 first, with Seedling No. 4; E. G. Hill Co., sec- 

 ond, with Chieftain; Poehlmann Bros. Co., third, 

 with Enguehard. 



Twenty-five yellow — Meredith Flower A Vege- 

 table Co., first, with Bonnaffon ; Poehlmann Brae. 

 Co., second, with BonnafTon; Elmer D. Smith A 

 Co., third, with Chrysolora. 



Twenty-five bronze — Howard Gould, first, with 

 H. E. Converse: B. G. Hill Co., second, with 

 Olenvlew; Poehlmann Bros. Co., third, with O. 

 H. Kahn. 



Twenty-five red or crimson — Mount Greenwood 

 Cemetery, first, with Pockett's Crimson; E. G. 

 Hill Co., second, with Prefet Tilller; C. H. 

 Totty, third, with Gertrude Peers. 



Twenty-five any other color — E. G. HUl Co.. 

 first, with Loiseau Rousseau; Howard Gould, sec- 

 ond, with C. H. Tdtty; no third. 



Six white— E. G. HUl Co., first, with William 



Turner; C. H. Totty, second, with Wm. Turner. 



Six pink— Mount Greenwood Cemetery, first, 



with Seedling No. 4; E. G. Hill Co., second, with 



Hlrondelle. 



Six bronze— E. G. Hill Co., first, with On- 



gawa; C. H. Totty, second, with Mary Mason. 



Six yellow — Meredith Flower A Vegetable Co., 



first, with BonnafTon; C H. Totty, second, with 



Mrs. J. C. Nelll. 



Six red or crimson — La Crosse Floral Co., first, 

 with W. A. Read; C. H. Totty, second, with 

 Pockett's Crimson. 



Six any other color— E. G. Hill Co., first, with 

 Mrs. G. C. Kelley; C. H. Totty, second, with 

 Mrs. G. C. Kelley. IC A 



Thirty-six blooms In six varieties — Howard 

 Gould, first: E. Q. Hill Co., seconO; Poehlmann 

 Bros. Co., third. 



Twenty-four blooms In twenty-four varieties, 

 slmrt stems in single vases — Howard Goald, 

 first: E. G. Hill Ct>., second; F. D. Countiss, 

 third. ^ 



Eighteen blo<ftn8 IflTslx Tarletles— E. G. HlU 

 Co., first; C. H. Totty, second; F. D. Counties, 

 third. 

 Twelve blooms in twelve distinct Japanese re- 



