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NOVEMBER 1-2, 1014. 



The Florists' Review 



31 



Orchid Display by F. J. Dolansky, of Lynn, Mass., at the Autumn Exhibition at Boston. 



exhibit also included a mantel decora- 

 tion, and a bride and little flower girl 

 with the latest in bouquets. They pre- 

 sented to every visitor a tiny flower 

 pot attached to a pin so as to be worn, 

 which made a novel advertisement. 



Vernon H. Stirk, foreman for Mary 

 E. Bachler, had an arrangement of 

 palms and blooming plants that showed 

 remarkable skill on the part of Mr. 

 Stirk. 



Thos. R. Fries had a fine display of 

 palms, ferns and cut flowers. Chas. B. 

 Herr, of Strasburg, showed a remarka- 

 ble lot of potted pompons. 



The amateur classes brought out a 

 large number of exhibits, for which sil- 

 ver cups and other prizes were awarded. 



The judges were H. C. Huesman, of 

 Reading; Chas. Schaefer, of York, and 

 S. S. Pennock, of Philadelphia. 



From Out of Town. 



The exhibits from out of town were 

 large and fine. S. S. Pennock-Meehan 

 Co., Philadelphia, sent Radiance roses 

 and orchids in a number of varieties. 

 The Leo Niessen Co., Philadelphia, sent 

 Killarney Brilliant, Fireflame and Thora 

 roses. The last named, a new, soft 

 shade of pink, was one of the most 

 admired vases in the show. 



Elmer D. Smith, of Adrian, Mich., 

 sent his 191.5 chrysanthemum novelties. 

 They arrived in fine shape and were 

 beautiful throughout the show. His 

 Flamingo, Marigold, Modello and Man- 

 kato were a revelation to lovers of 

 chrysanthemums. 



R. Vincent, Jr., & Sons Co., of White 

 Marsh, Md., sent fifty-seven varieties 

 of pompons. The exhibit was one of 

 the beauty spots of the show. 



Exhibits by A. N. Pierson, Cromwell, 

 Conn.; United States Cut Flower Co., 

 Elmira, N. Y.; McCallum Co., Pitts- 

 burgh, Pa.; Pittsburgh Cut Flower Co., 

 Pittsburgh, Pa., and Wm. Swayne, Ken- 

 nett Square, Pa., arrived in fine condi- 

 tion. 



Peter Fisher, of Ellis, Mass., sent a 

 bunch of Alice carnations, which 

 proved itself a good shipper, as the 

 flowers at the end of the show were as 

 though they were freshly cut. 



C. H Totty's new chrysanthemums 

 were the admiration of all. H S 

 Brandt, of York, had a fine exhibit of 

 ferns. H. p. Michell Co., of Phila- 

 delphia had an exhibit of bulbs and 

 florists' supplies; D. J. Keohane was in 



charge. S. S. Peunock-Meehan Co. had 

 an elegant showing of new baskets, rib- 

 bons, etc., which were in charge of H. 

 S. Price. 



Pfaltzgraff Pottery Co., York, Pa., 

 had an interesting display of florists' 

 pots, bulb pans, etc., in charge of C. L. 

 Keeny. 



The decorations consisted of wild 

 smilax, oak branches and wall pockets 

 filled with yellow mums. Eckenrode's 

 orchestra furnished music. On the day 

 after the show the cut flowers were 

 sent to a dozen charitable institutions 

 and hospitals. The flower show com- 

 mittee consisted of Albert M. Herr, 

 chairman, H. K. Rohrer, treasurer, and 

 Rudolph Nagel, C. F. Edgar and B. F. 

 Barr. 



Among the trade visitors were: 

 R. T. Brown and D. S. Ward, of 

 Queens, N. Y.; R. Vincent, Jr., and R. 

 A. Vincent, of White Marsh, Md. ; S. 

 S. Pennock, Arthur Niessen and H. S. 

 Price, of Philadelphia; D. T. Conner, 

 T. J. Nolan, Geo. Pugh, Wm. Primrose, 

 H. C. Huesman and J. H. Giles, of 

 Reading; Adam Rohrer, Chas. Schaefer 

 and Aug. Schaefer, of York, and James 

 Brown, of Coatesville. H. K. R. 



TAREYTOWN. N. Y. 



Horticultviral Society's Show. 



The sixteenth annual fall exhibition 

 of the Tarrytown Horticultural Society 

 was held in Music hall November 4 to 

 6. The exhibits were far superior to 

 those of previous years, both in quality 

 of flowers and plants and their arrange- 

 ment. There was keen competition in 

 the class for the group of decorative 

 plants, and R. M. Johnston and Chas. 

 R. Russell deserve great credit for the 

 groups shown by them. The tables of 

 decorative plants were the finest ever 

 shown by the society. The table of 

 orchids shown by Chas. R. Russell was 

 particularly beautiful. The exhibits of 

 roses, carnations and chrysanthemums 

 were also especially fine. 



The F. R. Pierson Co. exhibited a fine 

 vase each of Ophelia and Francis Scott 

 Key roses, each being awarded the so- 

 ciety's silver medal. The F. R. Pierson 

 Co. exhibited also a fine lot of roses, 

 chrysanthemums and ferns, which were 

 awarded a certificate of merit. Certifi- 

 cates of merit were awarded also to the 



following: Scott Bros., Elmsford, N. Y.,. 

 for a fine exhibit of large-flowering,^ 

 single and pompon chrysanthemums; 

 R. M. Johnston, superintendent for Wm. 

 B. Thompson, for seedling verbena; 

 Chas. R. Russell, superintendent for 

 Finley J. Shepard, for seedling Begonia 

 semperflorens variegata Dorothy Gould; 

 Robert Angus, gardener for Joseph 

 Eastman, for vase of Golden Perfection 

 chrysanthemums. 



The table decorations the second day 

 of the show were particularly interest- 

 ing, and there was keen competition in 

 this class. 



The first day the judges were S. Carl- 

 quist, Lenox, Mass.; Alexander Mac- 

 kenzie, Highland Falls, N. Y., and 

 George H. Penson, New Brunswick, N. 

 J.; the second day, James Blair, Staats- 

 burg, N. Y.; Robert Williamson, Green- 

 wich, Conn., and Alexander Thompson, 

 Mt. Kisco, N. Y.; the third day, L. A. 

 Martin, Irvington, N. Y.; Joseph 

 Mooney, Hastings-on-Hudson, N. Y., 

 and John Featherstone, Tarrytown, 

 N. Y. ' J , 



The Prize-Winners. 



F. R. Pierson Co. took first prize for 

 the best vase of twenty-five roses of 

 one variety. Scott Bros, won first prize 

 for the best vase of twenty-five carna- 

 tions of one variety. Richard Langle, 

 of White Plains, N. Y., was awarded 

 first prizes for a bunch of 100 single 

 blue violets and for a bunch of 100 dou- 

 ble blue violejts. A few amateurs ex- 

 hibited, but the entries in the competi- 

 tive display were mostly by gardeners 

 and superintendents of the private es- 

 tates of the vicinity. The prize-winners 

 among these were the following: R. M. 

 Johnston, superintendent for Wm. B. 

 Thompson; Chas. R. Russell, for Finley 

 J. Shepard; Wm. Waite, for Samuel Un- 

 termyer; James Ballantyne, for Mrs. 

 F. E. Lewis; John Canning, for Adolph 

 Lewisohn; Thos. A. Lee, for Mrs. Carl 

 Vietor; Robert Grieve, for Hugh Hill; 

 Abel Weeks, for Mrs. F. Hermann; Wm. 

 F, Ross, for Mrs. W. D. Guthrie; David 

 Gordon, for Mrs. C. Neustadt; Frank C. 

 Luckenbacher, for Paul M. Warburg; 

 Geo. Wittlinger, for Miss Blanche Pot- 

 ter; Wm. Ritchie, for H. Fairfield Os- 

 born; Wm. J. Sealey, for Chas. Mallory; 

 Howard Nichols, for MrsNL^. Trevor; 

 Robt. Angus, for Joseph Easlman; F. 

 E. Witney, for Winthrop Sargeit; A. H. 



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