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The Florists^ Review 



Septkmbku 30. liUn. 



ton; Henrv A. Dreer, Inc., Philadel- 

 phia; Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J., 

 and a number of private gardeiiers and 

 amateurs, for seventy-five per cent of 

 the membership is amateur. Over 400 

 varieties of dahlias were staged. 



The Awards. 



There were sixty-five classes on the 

 schedule and nearly all of them filled 

 except those for certain special types 

 and novelties. The awards were: 



COMMERCIAL CLASSES. ^ 



One hundred varieties, one each, short stems — 

 Geo. H. Walker, North DlKhton, Mass., first: 

 Geo. L. StiUraan, Westerly, R. I., second; N. H. 



steins — Mrs. H. Darlington, firstT Miss Elizabeth 

 Morehouse, Fairfield, Conn., second. 



Twelve pompons, one variety in one vase, long 

 stems — J. I*. Sorenson, first. 



Twelve single or century In one vase, long stems 

 —Mrs. (". H. Stout. Short HIlLs, N. J., first. 



Twelve fancy, one variety in one vase, long 

 stems — John F. Anderson, Bernardsvllle, N. J., 

 first. 



COLOR CLASS. 



Vase of scarlet dahlias, named, one variety, 

 twelve in vase, long stems— Wm. A. Finger, tlrst; 

 James Duthle, second. 



Vase of white dahlias, named, one variety, . 

 twelve in vase, long stems — R. Vincent, Jr^, , & 

 Sons Co., first; Peacock Dahlia Farms, seconds ' 



Vase of yellow dahlias, named, one variety, 

 twelve in vase, long stems — R. Vincent, Jr., & 

 Sons Co., first; Wm. A. Finger, second. 



Vase of pink dahlias, named, one variety, 

 twelve in vase, lone stems — Peacock Dahlia 

 t'artns, first; C. L. Ailing, second. 



Max SchUng's Exhibits at the New York Dahlia Show. 



Cottam & Son, Wappingers Falls, N. Y., third; 

 Peacock Dahlia Farms, Berlin, N. J., special 

 prize. 



Fifty varieties, one each, short stems — Geo. H. 

 Walker, first; Geo. L( Stlllman, second; N. H. 

 Cottam & Son, third; W. A. Finger, Hicksville, 

 L. I., special; R. Vincent, Jr., & Sons Co., White 

 Marsh, Md., special prize. 



Eight vases cactus, distinct varieties, three In 

 a vase, long stems — C. Louis Ailing, West Haven, 

 Conn., second. 



Eight vases decorative, distinct varieties, three 

 in a vase, long stems — W. A. Manda, South 

 Orange, N. J., first. 



Eight vases show, distinct varieties, three in a 

 vase, long stems — C. Louis Ailing, first. 



Collection peony-flowered, one of each — ^;eo. L. 

 Stlllman, first. 



Finest and most meritorious display of dahlias, 

 any or all classes, grasses or other foliagp allowed 

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

 R. Vincent, Jr., A Sons Co., second. W. A. 

 M&nda, Max Schling. (i. E. M. Stumpp and 

 Geo. H. Walker also exhibited. 



For dahlias not yet in commerce — Ten entries, 

 no prize awarded. 



Dinner table decoration of dahlias — A. Kott- 

 mlller, first; Max Schling, second; G. E. M. 

 Stumpp, third; O. P. Chapman, Westerly, R. I., 

 fourth. 



Decoration of dahlias, any design, with any 

 foliage — G. E. M. Stumpp, first; Max Schling, 

 second. 



Vase of dahlias arrangrd for effect, any foliage 

 — Max Schling, first; G. E. M. Stumpp, second. 



Basket of dahlias arranged for effect, any 

 foliage — -A. KottmlUer, first; Max Schling, sec- 

 ond; Young & Nugent, third. 



Beat bride's bouquet, any foliage allowed — Max 

 Scbllng, first; G. E. M. Stumpp, second. 

 NON-COMMERCIAL. 



Fifty varieties, one each, short stems— James 

 Duthle, garden' r to E. M. Townsend. Oyster Bay, 

 N. Y., first; James Kirby. gardener to Wm. J. 

 Mathewson, Huntington, N. Y.. second; Arthur 

 Daly, New York, N. Y., special prize. 



Twenty-five varieties, one each, short stems — 

 Arthur Daly, first; James Duthle, second; Eleanor 

 M. Fullerton, Medford, L. I., special prize. 



Twelve varieties, one each, short stems — James 

 Duthle, first; Arthur Daly, second; Mrs. H. Dar- 

 lington, special prize. 



Twelve peony-flowered, one each, long stems — 

 Mrs. H. Darlington, first. 



Twelve decorative, twelve varieties, one each, 

 long stems — Mrs. H. Darlington, flrst. 



Thirty-six pompons, twelve varietiea, three of 

 each, long stems— J. P. Sorenson, gardener to 

 Wm. Sblllaher. Essex Falls, N. J., first 



Thirty-six single and century. twelve^vnrietieB. 

 three of each, long sterna — Mrs. H. Dtrlingto^, 

 special prize. | 



Twelve cactus, one variety in one vise, long 



Vase of fancy dahlias, named, one variety, 

 twelve in vase, long stems — C. L. Ailing, flrst. 



Vase of one variety, any other color, twelve 

 in ve«e, long stems — W. A. Manda, first. 



largest decorative bloom — W. A. Manda, flrst; 

 Wm. A. Finger, second. 



Largest cactus bloom— Wm. A. Finger, flrst; 

 Arthur Daly, second. 



Largest peony bloom — -Mrs. H. Darlington, 

 flrst. 



Smallest pompon, six blooms — C. Louis Ailing, 

 flrst; J. P. Sorenson, second. 



Smallest cactus pompon, six blooms — N. H. 

 Cottam & Son, flrst. 



Smallest decorative iMimpon, six hloonis — N. II. 

 Cottam & Son, first. 



SPECIAL CLASS. 



Twenty-four named cactus varieties, six each — 

 W. A. Manda, flrst. 



Twelve named show varieties, six each — J. P. 

 Sorenson, flrst. 



Sir named pompon varieties, six each — Miss 

 Elizabeth Morehouse, first. 



Twelve named single varieties, six each — Mrs. 

 C. H. Stout, certificate of merit; Miss Elizabeth 

 .Morehouse, special prize. 



Basket arranged for effect, amatenr^ — J. P 

 Sorenson, special prize; Mrs. E. T. Barrows 

 PialnfleUV, N. J., second. 



Annuals — George L. .Stlllman, certlflcate of 

 merit; John Scheepers & Co., New York, N. Y.; 

 John Lewis Chllds, Flowerfleld, N. Y., and Bob- 

 bink & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J., honorable 

 mention. , , r 



The Dinner. 



The dinner given by the society to 

 its judges was attended by President 

 Vincent, E. A. Vincent, John Vincent, 

 George W. Fraser, I. S. Hendrickson, 

 F. E. Austin, J. B. Foulk, P. W. Popp, 

 Joseph J. Lane,' James Duthie, James 

 Clark, Prof. Hall, Prof. Langley, Prof. 

 Norton and representatives of the trade 

 press. 



Prof. Norton, Prof. Hall and Messrs. 

 Vincent and Lane made brief addresses 

 to a full house. 



Max Schling was down for a lecture, 

 September 25, on the artistic value of 

 the dahlia in decorations, with practical 

 illustrations. ,^,;^, 



A rain that blew up j|f)VU^i'afternoon 

 of the dosing day, Sunday, no doubt 

 cut down the attendance, but there 

 were 15,000 visitors that day, and for 

 the three days over 50,000 attended. 

 No admission fee was charged. 



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RICAN DAHLIA SOCIETY. 



First Anniial Meeting. 



The firsf annual meeting of the Amet- 

 ican Dahlia Society, organized May 10, 

 1915, was held at the American Museum 

 of Natural History September 24. All 

 the oflScers were present and a goodly 

 number of the members of the society. 

 President Vincent read his address and 

 announced that invitations for the 

 dahlia show of 1916 had been receiveS 

 from the Eochester Florists' Club and 

 from the Pennsylvania Horticultural 

 Society. He also predicted an invita- 

 tion from the American Institute of 

 iSew York. Mr. Vincent recommended 

 that the show be held in Eochester, fol- 

 lowing with another exhibition the next 

 week in Philadelphia and the third 

 week in New York. He said the Ameri- 

 can Dahlia Society is ' * one of the flour- 

 ishing children of the S. A. F., with a 

 great future before it." 



Secretary Joseph J. Lane announced 

 the remarkable and rapid increase in 

 membership and predicted that before 

 the 1916 meeting the membership will 

 total 500; seventy-five per cent of the 

 present membership consists of ama- 

 teurs. 



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Table o{ W. Atlee Burpee & G>., at the New York Dahlia Show. 



