NOVBMBKR 19, 1914. 



The Fforists^ Reviews 



15 



General View of the First Texas State Flower Show, Held at Houston, November 12 to 16. 



the enthusiastic and energetic president 

 of the state associa)tion, Robert C. 

 Kerr, of Houston, and to T. J. Wolfe, 

 of Waco, the chairman of the flower 

 show committee. Full mention, how- 

 ever, should be ■ made of the services 

 of a number of others, without whose 

 assistance the success would not have 

 been so great as it was. On the flower 

 show committee with Mr. Wolfe were 

 Henry Greve, of Dallas; T. J. Stubble- 

 field, of Fort Worth; E. D. Hall, of 

 Austin; W. Suchy, of San Antonio, and 

 E. E. Stone, of Dickinson. The Hous- 

 ton committee from the state organ- 

 ization comprised Geo. M. Cosh, chair- 

 man; C. T. Brock, I. M. Johnson and 

 S. J. Mitchell. The committee from 

 the Houston Florists' Club included 

 H. H. Kuhlmann, H. Blicker, I. M. 

 Johnson and John J. Boyle. 



NEW EOCHELLE, N. Y. 



The annual fall exhibition of the 

 Westchester and Fairfield Horticultural 

 Society was held at Germania hall No- 

 vember 4 to 6. The combination of 

 fair weather and a large attendance 

 helped materially to make the show a 

 success. 



A noteworthy feature was the excel- 

 lent trade exhibits. The Geo. E. Bald- 

 win Co., of Mamaroneck, N. Y., staged 

 a splendid exhibit of orchid plants in 

 bloom, including many rare varieties, 

 which was awarded a certificate of 

 merit. Two especially fine specimen 

 plants of Cattleya labiata were each 

 awarded a cultural certificate. 



Scott Bros., of Elmsford, N. Y., had 

 an extensive display of chrysanthe- 

 mums. Several novelties were noted 

 in this collection, which was awarded a 

 certificate of merit. An exhibit of this 

 firm's new Nephrolepis Elmsfordii 

 gained a cultural certificate. A vase of 

 Matchless carnations won for this firm 

 first prize for fifty any variety. 



A. N. Pierson, Inc., of Cromwell, 

 ^onn., staged a fine display of mums, 

 consisting largely of singles and pom- 



pons, which was awarded a certificate 

 of merit. The pompon novelties of this 

 firm attracted much attention. 



MacMillen & Co., of Greenwich, Conn., 

 received a certificate of merit for their 

 exhibit of foliage plants, cut flowers 

 and chrysanthemums in pots. 



The judges were James Bell, of New 



York city; Wm. Turner, of Oceanic, 

 N. J.; Samuel Bachelor, of Mamaroneck, 

 N. Y.; N. Butterback, of New Eochelle; 

 W. H. Waite, of Yonkers, N. Y., and 

 Donald Sheppard, of New Rochelle. 

 Among the gardeners who contested for 

 prizes in the ninety-fom''^cIa8ses, the 

 following were the most successful: W. 

 J. Sealey, Ewen MacKenzie, A. L. Mar- 

 shall, Jas. Linane, Wm. Whitton, H. 

 Lyons, Adam Patterson, Thos. Aitehi- 

 son, A. Bieschke,-- A. Wynne, Thos. 

 Ryan, C. Hankenson, P. W. Popp, H. 

 Lehman, Benj. Disley, J. T. Burns, Jas. 

 Stuart, Wm. Graham, W. H. Maginnis, 

 Robt. Grunnert, Martin Glendon, J. P. 

 Sorenson, Jos. Tiernan, Henry Gaut, 

 Robt, Williamson, Owen Hunwick, E. 

 Lewis and W. R. Pitt. 



In the class for table decorations by 

 ladies only, Mrs. Ewen MacKenzie took 

 first prize, Miss B. Scott second, and 

 Miss Helena Floerke third. The basket 

 of flowers arranged for effect by Miss 

 B._ Scott, of Elmsford, which won first 

 prize in its class, was undoubtedly the 

 finest and best arranged basket ever 

 exhibited at any of the society's exhibi- 

 tions, and gained for this young lady a 

 fine cut-glass punch bowl. 



P. W. Popp, Cor. Sec'y. 



POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. 



The Cotton Booqoet. 



The twentieth annual exhibition of 

 the Dutchess County Horticultural So- 

 ciety proved to be one of the best 

 shows the society has had, although not 

 financially successful. Among the com- 

 mercial growers who took prizes were 

 the Saltford Flower Shop, which had a 

 fine group of foliage and flowering 



Slants; Valentin Burgevin's Sons, of 

 Kingston, who made their showing in 

 roses and carnations; B. Willig, who 

 was strong in the carnation classes; 

 N. H. Cottam, of Wappingers Falls, 

 whose prizes were for retailers' work, 

 and W. Feierabend, who showed some 

 good violets. 



The gardeners who took prizes were 

 H. J. Osterhaudt, gardener for W. P. -- v . i. 



