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The Florists^ Review 



Jim; 11, I'.tH. 



li;nil<i(' "s fine wise of M. .hilcs Klic, 

 wliirli wdii first jiri/.c i'l its class, was 

 ;tii (ihjcct of iimcli adniiiat ion. A. P. 

 Sauiidcis, si'cit'taiy of tlic society, 

 liiouj^lit some yooil stocli from Ciiiiton, 

 N. \., and did Ins ]iait to fill the aina- 

 Icui' classes, hnf was ;ilo/ie in this 

 (dfoit, as ini otlier amateur entrant 

 appeared. 



The Arrangements. 



Tlic lack of .amateur |iart iciiuints and 



I'eony exhibitors face disadvantages 

 that nuMnhers of the other flower so- 

 (deties do not have to contend witli in 

 their exiiibitions, and the aid of cold 

 storage to keep tlieir blooms does not 

 nearly offset these. The difference in 

 locality of a score of miles may mean 

 an apjiriniable difl'erenee in the bloom- 

 ing time, and while the exhibitors of 

 grecMihouse grown flowers may time 

 their stock almost to the nunute, the 

 growei' of ]>eonies must dejiend to a 



Some Peterson Nursery Prize-winners at the American Peony Society's Show. 



the sm.ali nirmber of the profession.al larg' extent on chance. Frosts, the 

 i'xhil>itnrs — liiere were six — was due, weather, etc., c.annot be taken into ac- 



according to some, to the l;i(d\ of' ]iub- 

 licitv giscn the show befor(diand, es- 



count befoi(dian<l, liowexcr mmdi they 

 affect the final outcome. Then, too. 



.as it may. the other ari'angements were 



W(dl takiMi care of by the i(']iresent.a 



fixes i>\' tlie lliree ori;;i ni/at ions who 



])(<<ially in the public ])ress. lie this shijijiing is usually a more liazardous 



uiulertaking with jieonies than with 

 othei' Mowers, and (U\o show, therefore, 

 cannot dr.aw com]>etitors from so large 



were iia<k ot' the u ndeit al\ i ng, the ;i teiritory .as .an exhibition ol' another 



.\nierican I'eony Society, the lloiticul- kind. T.aking into account these dilli- 



tui'al Society of (liicago .and the Chi culties which f.ace peony exhibitors. 



cago florist^" ('lull. The Ju'lges ap- an estimate of the Chicago show niu-t 



iMiinteil Idr the occasion were Tlionia-^ pid\e it .a success. 



Wallis, of b-o.e Hill cemetery. Chi ^^^ Awards. 



cago; W . A. bieman. ot \ mcennes, 



Tiiil., .and Secretary A. I'. Saunders, iit' The .aw.arcis in flie (d.asses open to 



('linton. \. \. comine?-cial eiowcrs were .as f'(dlo\\s: 



Collcilioii of nut less tlian 100 iianiod vari- 

 eties, ciiic of cacli — 15. H. Farr, W.voinissinK. 

 I'a., lirsl; K. A. Itocvcs, Clevt'land, O.. socouU; 

 Ml) tliii'd. 



Display of Mooiiis, variety, <|iialit.v ami (iiiaii- 

 lity to 1k' coiisldoreil -W. \V. Hariianl Co., Clii- 

 eafio. third : no lirst or second. 



I-arKesst display of Idooins of any one variety— 

 VauKhan's Seed Store. CliicaKo, tirst and second, 

 on Diicliesse de Xenimirs (('al()t I and Charle- 

 magne resi)ectively ; W. W. liarnard Co., third, 

 on Queen Vietoiia. 



Vase of 100 blooms inranKod for effect, tisual 

 .•iccessories perinitted-W. \V. IJarniird ("o., sec- 

 ond, on Isabella Karlitsliv; no lirst or third. 



Ctdlection of fifty doiilile, in twenty named 

 varieties — 15. H. I'arr. lirsl ; no second or third. 



Collection of l\veiit,\ live named varieties, 

 double, one bloom of each — Peterson Nursery. 

 Cldcago, lirst; VauKliau's .seed Store, second; no 

 tliird. 



Fift.v blooms, wliite. doiitde, one variety — 

 I'clerson Nursery, lirst. on Avalanche; I'eter- 



son Nursery, si iid, on liaroness Schroeder; 



Vausrhan's Seed Store, tliird. on M. Oupont. 



Fift.v blooms, liKht pinl< <ir pinlv and cream, 

 double, one variety- -Fetersoii Nursery, lirst, on 

 Couronne d'Or; I'elerson .Nursery, second, on 

 Alliert Croiisse; I'elerson Niiisery. Iliird, tm 

 I^iiKcnie Vi'idier. 



Fifty lilooms, dark pinl<, doiilile, one variety - 

 M.iiliii Koliankle, I'aiuesvillc. ().. tirst, mi M. 

 .rules Flie; Vauphan's Seed Sloie. second, on 

 ,lules Calot; Peterson Nursery, tliird, on Mme. 

 tieissler. 



I'ifty blooms, red or crimson, witli stanuMis, 

 doulilc, one variety — I'l'terson Nursery, lirsl. on 

 Delachie; Peterson Nursery, second, cm M. 

 Kiclau'e; Pi terson Nursery, tliird. on Pierre - 

 licsscit. 



Fifty blooms, n^d or crimson, without stamens, 

 doiilde, one variety -Peterson Nursery, lirsl, on 

 Felix CroMsse; Vain-'lian's Seed SIcu'e, second, on 

 Au>.'uf;lin d'llour; W. W. P.arnard Co., tliird. on 

 Itulira 'rriiimplians. 



Fifty blooms, one variety, any eomliination of 

 two or more sliailes. double -Vaii^lian's Seed 

 Store, lirst, on .Teannc d'.Xrc; I'eterscin Nursery, 

 second, on Princess Itcatricc; W. W, IJarnard 

 Co.. tliird, on Ma).'nitica. 



Collection of twelve distinct named varieties, 

 double, one bbMim of eacli — VaiiKlian's Seed 

 Store, lirsl: no second or third. 



Twelve blooms, wliile. double, one variety- 

 Peterson Nursery, lirst, on Couronne d'Or; Peter 

 son Nursery, second, on M. Diiponl; I'elerson 

 .N'ursery. tliird, on .\valanclie. 



Twelve bliHiius, liiihl iiiuk or pink and cream, 

 diiiible. one variety- Peterson Nursery, lirst, on 

 i;u;.'enie Verdiir In clusters; Pelersiui Nursery, 

 seconil, on Claire Duliois; Peterson Nursery, 

 tliird, on Kiiuenie Verdier. 



Twelve blooms, dark jiink, double, one variety 

 — Peterson Nursery, lirst, ou I.ivin^slone; 

 VaiiKhaii's Seed Sl<ire, second, on M. P.arral; 

 Peterson Nursery, third, ou M. .Inles Flie. 



Tuc Ive bloonis, vfi\ or crimson, with st,im<>ns, 

 clciiible. one variety -Peterson N'ursery. liis't. on 

 \I. l<rcla;.'e; I'c'lerson Nursery, second, on lie- 

 lachci: Peterson Nurserv. tliird. on Karl Uosen- 

 lield. 



Twc Ive Idooms. red or crimson, without sla- 

 iiieiis, doulile, one variety- -Peterson Nursery, 

 lirsl. on Diiicteur .\iiliry: Pelersiui Nursery, 



^ 11(1. lui (;encr.'il Uavoiisl: 1'., .\. Keeves. 



Iliird. on Mndesle (;iieiiu. 



Twtlve lilooms. one vaiiely. any combination 

 of two or niiuc shades, double — Vaiit'han's Seed 

 Store, second, on I. a Tiiliiie; no lirsl or third. 



Collection of hardy per<>nnials. oilier than 



I iiies Vau;;han's Secil Stiue. lirst; no second 



or iliinl. 



The Amateur Classes. 



The enti'ies in the (dexcn (d.asses open 

 to amateurs were conspicuous liy their 

 absence. In spite of the generous jtre- 



Collections of 100 Named Varieties, B. H. Farr's in Foreground, at the American Peony Society's Show This Week. 



