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The Florists' Review 



Jdlt 2, 1914. 



Blnf. jardpner, Ardsley, N. T., second: Mrs. 

 B«nJ. Stern, W. D. Robertson, gardener, Boslyn, 

 L. I., third. 



Six v«8e8, Blx distinct Spencer varieties, twenty 

 sprays to a vase — J. J. Downey, Thos. Ryan, gar- 

 dener, Port Chester, N. Y., first; Giraud Foster, 

 second; Mrs* Robt. Wlnthrop, A. CarlquUt, gar- 

 dener, Lienox, Mass., third. 



Vise of Florence Nlchtlnitale— H. Darlington. 

 P. W. Popp. gardener. Maiiinroneck. N. Y.. first: 

 .T. W. Pepper. W. Robertson, gardener, Jenkln- 

 town. Pa., second. 



Vase of Queen Alexandra — J. W. Pepper, first. 



Vase of White Spencer — Giraud Foster, first; 

 J. W. Pt-pper, second. 



Vase of one variety, any color, twenty -five stems 

 —Mrs. W. B. Leeds, first; H. W. Fischer, R. 

 Bottomley, gardener. New Canaan, Conn., second. 



Six vases, Sp^ ncer variety, six distinct colors, 

 twenty-five sprays to a vase — Paul M. Warburg, 

 Frank O. Luckenbacher, gardener, Hartsdale, 

 N. Y., first. 



Twenty-five blooms, Apple Blossom Spencer- 

 Paul M. Warb'irg. first. 



• Vase of Silencer varieties, not less than 100 

 blooms— M. T. Cockcroft, first. 



Vase containing twenty-five sprays, no two 

 alike In shading— Mrs. W. B. Leeds, first; J. J 

 Downey, second; Giraud Foster, third. 



Three vases, fifty sprays to a vase — Paul M 

 Warburg, first. ^ .^ „ 



Display for effect — A. A. Mason, David S 

 Miller, gardener. Tuxedo, N. Y., first; Hlghlawn 

 Geo. Koulsham, ganlen«*r, Lenox. Mass.. second. 



• Table decoration — F. Berthuser, Greystone 

 Yonkers, N. Y., first; H. L. Pratt, Henry Gant 

 gardener. Glen Cove, L. I., second. 



Twelve vases, twelve varieties — Paul M. War 

 burg, Frank C. Luckenbacher, gardener, Harts 

 dale, N. Y., first. „ , t T^ 



Vase of one variety, Spencer type— J. J- Dow 

 uey, Thos. Ryan, gardener. Port Chester, N. Y. 

 first; Giraud Foster, Edwin Jenkins, superintend 

 ent, Lenox, Mass., second; Mrs. Moses Taylor 

 Alex Thomson, gardener, Mt. KIsco, N. Y., third 



Table covering twelve square feet — Hlghlawn 

 Geo. Foulsham, gardener, Lenox, Mass.. first. 



Vase of 100 sprays, arranged for effect— W. E. 

 Rels, Mr. Grunert, gardener, first. 



Amateur Classes. 



In the amateur classes there were 

 but four prize-winners and of these 

 Thos. Brook, of Greystone, R. I., and 

 J. G. Raddin, of Cliftondale, Mass., 

 took all thiB first prizes. The school 

 children's classes also brought forth 

 only a few strong exhibitors. The 

 awards in the amateur classes were as 

 follows: 



Vase of twelve Sprays, White Spencer variety- 

 Thos. Brook, Greystone, R. 1., first. 



Vase of twelve sprays. Pink Spencer variety- 

 Thos. Brook, first. 



Vase of twelve sprays. Lavender Spencer — J. G. 

 Kaddln, Cliftondale, Mass., first. 



Vase of twelve sprays, Blcolor Spencer — Thos. 

 Brook, first. 



Vase of twelve sprays. Cream pink Spencer— 

 Thos. Brook, first. 



Vftse of twelve sprays. Crimson Spencer — Thos. 

 Brook, first. 



Vase of twelve sprays. Orange Spencer — Thos. 

 Brook, first. 



Vase of twelve sprays. Rose Spencer — Thos. 

 Brook, first. 



Sweepstakes prize went to Thos. Brook for the 

 winner of the greatest number of Peter Hender- 

 son & Co. prizes. 



Largest collection, not less than five nor more 

 than ten sprays to a vase — J. G. Raddin, first; 

 Walter D. Blossom, Cliftondale, Mass., second. 



Vase of twenty-five sprays — Thos. Brook, first; 

 J. G. Raddin, second; Isabelle H. Miller, Bustlns 

 Island, Me., third. 



Twelve vases, twelve varieties, ten sprays to a 

 vase — J. G. Raddin, first. 



Six vases, six varieties, ten sprays to a vase — 

 Thos. Brook, first; J. G. Raddin, second; Walter 

 D. Blossom, third. 



Three vases, three varieties, ten sprays to a 

 vase — Thos. Brook, first; Walter D. Blossom, sec- 

 ond; J. G. Raddin, third. 



Horticultural Society's Classes. 



The prizes offered by the Horticul- 

 tural Society of New York were com- 

 peted for by private gardeners and 

 amateurs. The awards were as fol- 

 lows: 



Twenty-five sprays, white— Mrs. Robt. Wln- 

 throp, A. Carlqulst, gardener, Lenox, Mass., first, 

 with King White; Mrs. W. B. Leeds, Wm. Gray, 

 gardener, Newport, R. I., second; Giraud Foster, 

 Bdwln Jenkins, superintendent, Lenox, Mass., 

 third. 



Twenty-five sprays, crimson or scarlet — Mrs. 

 Robt. Winthrop, first, with Vermilion Brilliant; 

 Mrs. W. B. Leeds, second; Mrs. Moses Taylor, 

 Alex. Thomson, gardener, Mt. Kisco, N. Y., third. 



Twenty-five sprays, rose or carmine — Giraud 

 Foster, first, with Geo. Herbert; Mrs. Moses 

 Taylor, second; Paul M. Warburg, Frank C. 

 Luckenbacher, gardener, Hartsdale, N. Y., third. 



Twenty-five sprays, light pink — Mrs. W. B. 

 Leeds, first, with Elfrida Pearson; Mrs. Robt. 

 Wlnthrop, second; Mrs. Moses Taylor, third. 



Twenty-five sprays, deep pink — Mrs. W. B. 

 Leeds, first, with Constance Oliver; Mrs. Robt. 

 Wlnthrop, second; Mrs. Moses Taylor, third. 



Twenty-five sprays, blue — Mrs. W. B. Leeds, 

 first, with Blue Jacket; Giraud Foster, second; 

 Mrs. Robt. Winthrop, third. 



Twenty-five sprays, cerise — Daniel G. Reid, Ar- 

 thur Goldlng, superintendent, Irvlngton, N. Y., 

 first, with John Ingman; J. D. Barron, J. Linane, 

 gardener. Rye, N. Y., second. 



Twenty-five sprays, cream or cream yellow— 

 Giraud Foster, first, with Primrose Beauty; Mrs. 

 Robt. Winthrop, second; Mrs. Moses Taylor, third. 



Twenty-five sprays, salmon or orange — Mrs. 

 Robt. Wlnthrop, first, with Edna Unwln; Mrs. 

 W. B. Leeds, second; Giraud Foster, third. 



Twenty-five sprays, lavender or mauve^Mrs. 

 W. B. Leeds, first, with Edna Unwln: Mrs. Robt. 

 Wlnthrop, second; Giraud Foster, third. 



Twenty-five . sprays, violet or purple — Giraud 

 Foster, first, with Purple Prince; Mrs. Robt. 

 Wlnthrop, second; J. M. Cooke, Tarrytown, N. Y., 

 third. 



Twenty-five sprays, plcotee-edged — A. A. Ma- 

 son, David S. Miller, gardener. Tuxedo, N. Y., 

 first, with Elsie Herbert; Mrs. A. Crane, Stam- 

 ford, Conn., second; Mrs. W. B. Leeds, third. 



Twenty-five sprays, striped or flaked red or rose 

 — Mrs. W. B. Leeds, first, with America Spencer; 

 Giraud Foster, second; Mrs. Robt. Winthrop, 

 third. 



Twenty-five sprays, striped or flaked blue or 

 purple — Mrs. W. B. Leeds, first, with Loyalty; 

 Mrs. Moses Taylor, second; Giraud Foster, third. 



Twenty-five sprays, any blcolor other than 

 plcotee-edged — Mrs. W. B. Leeds, first, with Mrs. 

 Cuthbertson; Mrs. Robt. Wlnthrop, second; Mrs. 

 Moses Taylor, third. 



Twenty-five sprays, any color other than above 

 — Giraud Foster, first, with Senator Spencer; Mrs. 

 Robt. Wlnthrop, second; Mrs. Moses Taylor, third. 



Exhibitor taking the most first prizes — Mrs. 

 W. B. Leeds, the F. R. Plerson cup. 



The Garden Magazine Achievement medal was 

 awarded to Mrs. W. B. Leeds for the finest vase 

 of sweet peas In Section G. 



Twelve sprays, white — J. F. Raddin, Clifton- 

 dale, Mass., first, with King White; Mrs. J. M. 

 Fuller, Bustins Island, Me., second. 



Twelve sprays, light pink — J. O. Raddin, first, 

 with Blanche Ferry Spencer; Walter D. Blossom, 

 Cliftondale, Mass., second. 



Twelve sprays, lavender — J. G. Raddin, first, 

 with Dorothy Tennant; Walter D. Blossom, 

 second. 



Twelve sprays, salmon or rose — Mrs. 3, M. 

 Fuller, first, with Salmon Spencer; J. D. Raddin, 

 second. 



Twe've sprays, crimson or scarlet — J. G. Bad- 

 din, first, with Vermilion Brilliant. 



Twelve sprays primrose — J. G. Raddin, flivt, 

 with iBobel Malcolm. 



Twelve sprays, any other color — J. G. Raddin, 

 first, with Mrs. Townsend; Thos. Brook, Grey- 

 stone, R. L, second. 



For the best single pot of the geranium Helen 

 Michell — J. W. Pepper, W. Robertson, gardener, 

 Jenklntown, Pa., first: Mrs. Fienoh Vanderbllt, 

 Newport, H. I., second: H. A. Poth. St. Davis, 

 Pa., third. Special award of $10.00 to Henry 

 Goldman. 



Miscellaneous Exljibits.- 



• The Julius Roehrs Co., of Ruther- 

 ford, N. J., had a handsome bank of 

 orchids of many varieties, which was 

 given a certificate of merit. Similar 

 awards were made to Bobbink & At- 

 kins, of Rutherford, N. J,, for a fine 

 collection of delphiniums; to John 

 Lewis Childs, of Floral Park, N. Y., 

 for a display of lilies and Japanese 

 iris, and to the Knight & Struck Co., 

 of New York, for its exhibit of achim- 

 enes and iris. 



The Business Session. 



A fair attendance gathered in the 

 Museum of Natural History Saturday 

 afternoon, June 27, for the business 

 meeting of the society. F. R. Pierson 

 delivered the address of welcome, to 

 which Arthur Kirby responded, in place 

 of Wm. H. Duckham, designated for 

 this office on the program. President 

 Sim had no written address to present,, 

 but spoke briefly extempore. After the 

 secretary and treasurer had presented 

 their reports, F. G. Cuthbertson read 

 an invitation to the society to hold its 

 1915 meeting at San Francisco, in con- 

 nection with the Panama-Pacific Expo- 

 sition. This invitation was referred to 

 the executive committee for considera- 

 tion. 



A View of the Exhibition of the Aoierlcan Sweet Pea Society in the Museum of Natural History* New York, June 27. 



(At the right stend Arthur M. Kirby, F. R. Plenon, P. W. Popp, Prof. Soatbwick and K. C. Vlck, the latter of the New York Sun.) 



