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NOVXMBBB 4, 1916« 



The Florists^ Review 



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eter and to be provided by the society; 

 also the glass aod tableware to be fur- 

 nished by the society. 

 ..->.* Chas. H. Totty. 



THE SAN FSANCISCO SHOW. 



Largest Yet Held on Ooast. 



The fall flower show at the Panama- 

 Pacific Exposition, the opening of 

 which was reported in last week 's issue 

 of the Review, closed October 26, and 

 unquestionably was the most success- 

 ful exhibition that has ever been held 

 on the Pacific coast. It was well ad- 

 vertised locally and, with the added 

 attraction of the exposition, which had 

 several other special events during the 

 period, the attendance was remarkably 

 heavy, the large space devoted to the 

 show being fairly crowded almost con- 

 stantly throughout the six days. The 

 attendance included practically every- 

 body interested in flowers in the vicin- 

 ity of San Francisco, and a good num- 

 ber of growers and florists from up and 

 down the coast. "Without indulging in 

 superlatives, it may safely be said that, 

 in extent, variety and merit of exhibits, 

 and in the manner in wiiich most of 

 them were staged, the show compared 

 well with any similar event ever held 

 in the west. Several of the entries 

 were exhibited here for the first time 

 and many of them were of remarkably 

 high quality. The Pacific Coast Horti- 

 cultural Society and the Chrysanthe- 

 mum Society of America cooperated to 

 add interest to the affair. 



General Arrangement. 



Chrysanthemums, now at their best, 

 were naturally the central feature and 

 were suitably located around the palms 

 under the central dome of the Palace 

 of Horticulture, where they had plenty 

 of space. These exhibits included some 

 magnificent flowers, probably never 

 surpassed anywhere. The large room 

 at the entrance to the building was 

 used for dahlias, begonias, annuals, 

 etc. While the dahlias were past their 

 prime, some fine flowers were shown, 

 including many seedlings of great in- 

 terest. Also the seedling tuberous be- 

 gonias were exceptionally fine. An- 

 other large room opening off the cen- 

 tral rotunda was used for the exhibits 

 of orchids, cyclamens, palms, ferns, etc. 



Awards on Mums. 



Of the special prizes for cut chry- 

 santhemums, the highest honors rested 

 with the Lynch Nursery Co., of Menlo 

 Park, which took the silver cup of the 

 Chrysanthemum Society of America, 

 for the ten blooms of one variety on 

 long stems; also the gold medal in the 

 "Wells-Totty contest for three blooms 

 of Earl Kitchener; the Dreer prize for 

 six blooms, any one white variety on 

 long stem; the first Elmer D. Smith 

 prize for six blooms, two white, two 

 yellow and two pink, staged in sepa- 

 rate vases, and the H, F. Michell gold 

 medal for twelve mums, one flower of 

 each variety. P. Ellings, of this com- 

 pany, also took the silver medal of the 

 National Association of Gardeners for 

 six blooms in six varieties in one vase. 

 Among the other special awards were: 



HitchiDgs & Co. prize for six vases chrysanthe- 

 tncms, six varieties, three blooms each — Sliver 

 cup to T. Etow, of San Mateo. 



Wells-Totty prizes— Silver medal to C. R. 

 ■Walters; bronze medal to Slilbiiya & Ishlda. 



Henry A. Dreer prize — Second prize to T. 

 Etow. 



A. N. Plerson prize, for six blooms any pink 



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chrysanthemum — First, Shibuya & Ishlda; sec- 

 ond, Hillsborough Nursery Co, 



Elmer D. Smith & Co. prize — Second to Hills- 

 borough Nursery Co. 



H, F. Michell prizes— Silver medal to Mrs. 

 J. Roos; bronze medal to Hillsborough Nursery 

 Co. 



H, W. Buckbee prize, for vase of twenty-five 

 blooms Mrs. W, H. Buckbee— Silver cup to 

 Shibuya & Ishlda. 



One hundred mums, ten each of ten varieties — 

 Gold medal, Shibuya & Ishlda; silver medal, 

 Hillsborough Nursery Co.; bronze medal, Fred 

 A^^ri. 



Fifty mums, not less than ten varieties — Silver 

 medal, Hillsborough Nursery Co.; bronze medal, 

 Mrs. R. E. Darbee. 



Fifty yellow — First, T. Etow; second, Shibuya 

 &, Ishlda. 



Fifty white — First, Lynch Nursery Co.; second, 

 Fred Agari. 



Fifty pink — First, M. Sarubo; second, T. Yama- 

 guohi. 



Fifty any other color — First, Henry Groetzahn; 

 second. Fired Agari. 



Twenty-flve white — First, Lynch Nursery Co.; 

 second, T, Yamaguchi. 



Twenty-flve yellow — First, Shibuya & Ishlda; 

 secon<T, Hillsborough Nursery Co. 



Twenty-flve pink — First, Hillsborough Nursery 

 Co.; second, Shibuya & Ishlda. 



Twenty-flve red or crimson — No first; second, 

 Mrs. R, H. Grey, 



Twenty-flve, any other color — First, M. Ta- 

 mura; second, T. Etow. 



Twenty-flte mums, not less than twftnty va- 

 rieties, one bloom to a vase — First, Lynch Nursery 

 Co.; second, Mrs. J. Boos. 



Largest chrysanthemum — First, Lyncb Nursery 

 Co.; second, T. Etow. 



Class B, open to non-commercial 

 growers only, was of little interest to 

 the trade, while in Class C, chrysanthe- 

 mum plants, material of considerable 

 interest was brought out. For collec- 

 tion of thirty-six chrysanthemum plants 



The Pelicano and Burns Dahlias at the San Francisco Show. 



