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The Florists' 



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AMERICAN SWEET 

 PEA SOCIETY 



Sixth annual exhibition and business meeting of national organiza- 

 tion, held in New York, June 27 and 28, suc^asses all previous efforts 



t:SPITE the extreme heat, 



^# the effects of which were 



apparent in a number of 



the exhibits, the annual 



exhibition of the American 



Bweet Pea Society, held in 



the Museum of Natural History, New 

 York, June 27 and 28, was a complete 

 success and, in the opinion of many, 

 was of a size and quality not before 

 reached in these exhibitions. In at- 

 tendance and interest it was likewise 

 ahead of previous displays. 



The number of exhibitors was larger 

 than at any show in former years and 

 the competition strong in nearly all 

 the classes. The weather conditions, 

 which ruined the president's display 

 two years ago, served him an ill turn 

 again this year. Mr. Sim's exhibit, 

 containing 15,000 blooms and thirty- 

 five varieties, would have been a splen- 

 did one had it not been delayed on the 

 road and subjected to the severe heat. 

 Notwithstanding its late arrival and 

 vondition, the display was set up and 

 occupied one entire wiog of the mu- 

 seum, which had been reserved for this 

 exhibit. President Sim took his dis- 

 appointment philosophically, as usual, 

 and' the judges awarded him the so- 

 ciety's silver medal. 



Seedsmen's Classes. 



The quality of the exhibit staged by 

 W. Atlee Burpee & Co. was splendid 

 and took the silver cup offered by C. 

 C. Morse & Co. for the finest display. 

 A. T. Boddington was a close second 

 in this class, and took first prize for 



the largest and most artistic arrange- 

 ment. These two firms were the only 

 contenders in the open classes and 

 both were strong. 'I'he awards made 

 were: 



For the finest display, open to seed trade only 

 — W. Atlee Burpee &. Co., Philadelphia, first; A. 

 T. Boddington, New York, second. 



For tlie Targest and most artistic arrangement — 

 A. T. Boddlngtoa, gold medal. 



For tbe largest and most meritorions sxhlbit — 

 W. Atlee Burpee & Oo., first. 



Betailers' Showing Stroixg. 



The retail florists added materially 

 to the artistic success of the exhibition 

 and their displays were greatly ad- 

 mired by the large crowds of visitors. 

 The retailers sent fine specimens of 

 their art, in the shape of wedding bou- 

 quets, table decorations, baskets, cor- 

 sage bouquets and hampers. The ta- 

 ble arrangements and brides' bouquets 



weie especially good. Those who sent 

 work were Max Schling, G. E. M. 

 Stumpp, A. T. Bunyard, Young & Nu- 

 gent, C. A. Dards and A. Kottmiller. 

 The awards w«re as follows: 



X«bl« decorAtion — Max Scbling, New York, 

 first; Alfred T. Bunyard, N^w York, second. 



Mantel decoratlpn— Max Schling, first; A. Kott- 

 miller, New York, second. 



Bride's bouquet — A. T. Bunyard, first; A. Kott- 

 miller, second. 



Hamper of sweet peas — Mar Scbllng. first. 



Corsage — Max Schling, first; A. T. Bunyard, 

 second. 



Boutonnlere — A. T. Biwyard, first. 



Friyate Gaxdeiiers' Classes. 



The gardeners' exhibits formed a 

 large part of the show, as usual, and 

 came in for a large pai;t of the prizes. 

 The feature of the show in this section 

 was William Gray's display of twenty- 

 five vases of twenty-five varieties, 

 which won the A. T. Boddington chal- 

 lenge silver cup. The varieties shown 

 by Mr. Gray were as foUo.ws: 



Alfrida Plerson 

 Lady Evelyn Eyre 



Blue Jacket 

 Clara Cafter 

 Maud Holmes 

 Helen Lewis 

 Loyalty 

 King White 

 Rosa belle 

 Etta Dyke 

 An^rica 



Sbomas Stevenson 

 rchid 

 John Ingman 



Charles Foster 



Empress Eugene 



Martha Washington 



Mrs. C. W. Breadmore 



Prince George 



Nubian 



Queen of Norway 



Dorothy Teunaut 



Wedge wood 



Hercules 



Thomas Cuthbertson 



The awards in the private garden- 

 ers' classes in full were as follows: 



Twelve vases, twenty sprays to a vase, of 

 twelve distinct varieties of Spencer — Mrs. W. B. 

 Leeds, Wm. Gray, gardener, Newport, B. I., first; 

 Giraud Foster, Edwin Jenkins, superintendent, 

 Lenox, Mass., second; M. T. Cockcroft, Adam 

 Paterson, gardener, .Saugatuck, Conn., third. 



Twenty-five varieties, not less than twenty-five 

 stems to a vase, with sweet pea foliage — Mrs. 

 W. B. Leeds, first; Adolph Lewlsobn, John Can- 





EzhiUts of tlie New York Retail Florists at the ExhiUUon of the American Sweet Pea Society, June 27. 



