NOVEMBEB 4, 1915. 



The Florists^ Review 



13 



oter and to be provided by the society; 

 niso the glass and tableware to be fur- 

 jiis!u'd l)v the society. 



Chas. II. Totty. 



THE SAN FRANCISCO SHOW. 



Largest Yet Held on Coast. 



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- 

 A'ertised 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 which 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 Clirysanthe- 

 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 I'alace 

 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. AVliile 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 tiie 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 

 Clirysnntlieiniun Soi-iety of America, 

 for the ten Mooms of one -variety on 

 long sten:s; also the gold medal in the 

 AVells-Totty contest for three blooms 

 of Karl Kitchener; the Dreer jirize for 

 six blooiiis. any one white \ariety on 

 long stem; tlic first lllmer D. Smitli 

 pri/e fur six Idooms, two white, two 

 yellow and two pink, staged in sejia- 

 rate vases, and tlie II. V. Michel! gohi 

 medal for twehe mums, one tlower of 

 each variety. P. Eliings, ol' tliis 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 s]>ecial awards were: 



Hitcliiiics »^- Co. prizo for six v;i-;(s clirysuntlio 

 miiiiis, six vai'it'tics. tlui'f liIiiDiiis r:U'li — Silver 

 <?ii!) to T. Klow, <if Sail Mnteo. 



Wells Totty prizes Silver medal to C. K. 

 ■Walters; lironzo medal to Sliilmya A: Isliida. 



Ill nrv A. iM'eer prize Seroiid prize to T. 

 Ktow. 



A \. I'lefsoii jirize, for six Mooms any ])iiik 



Groups fay John Downing, of Morris Plains, Staged at Madison, N. J. 



olirysantlieiiuiiu — First. Slillniya & Islii<la; sec- 

 onil. IlillslioroiiKli Nursery Co. 



KImer 1). Smitli & Co. prize — Second to Ilills- 

 lx)r(>iij;li Niirsory ("o. 



II. F. Miclull prizes Silver medal to Mrs. 

 .T. Koos; bronzL' medal to llillslior.uiu'li .Nnrserv 

 Co. 



II. W. rilicklieo prize, for vase of twenty live 

 Mooms Mrs. W. II. Itnckliee Silver cnii to 

 SIdlmya iV Isliida. 



One lunidred mums, ten eaili of ten v.irieties . 

 Cold modal, Sliilmya i^: Isliida: silver ineilal. 

 iIillsl)oruiij.;li Nursery Co.; hrouze medal. I- red 

 Apari. 



Fifty mnms, not less tlian ten \arielies Sil\ei- 

 medal, IlillslMii-oii;:!! .N'lirscrv t'o. ; lironzi' medal. 

 Mrs. n. K. liarhee. 



Fifty yellow — I'irst. '1'. i;t..w; seccml. Sliilona 

 & Isliida. 



Fifty white — First, l.yii.li Nursery Co.; secoml. 

 Fred A sari. 



Fifty pink — First. M. Sarulio; second, T. Y.inia 

 •<u< lii. 



Fifty any otiier ■ olor First, lleiiry (lioelzaliii; 

 second, I'red A;,';iri. 



Twenty live white- First, I.yiich Nursery Co.; 

 second, '1. VamaKuchi. 



Twenty live yellow -First. Sliibuya & Isliida; 

 secind, IIillsli(ironi.'h Nnrser.v Co. 



Twenty live pink — First, HillsborouKh Nursery 

 Co.: second. Sliilmya iV Ishida, 



T'ventv live led or criiiiMin —No first; second. 

 Mrs. K. H. Crey. 



Twenty live, .-niy otiicr color — First. M, Ta- 

 iniira: sei-ond, T, Ftow . 



Twenty live mums, imt less than twent.v va 

 rieties, one hloom to a va-e I'irst, I.viich .Niirs^'rv 

 ( o. ; second. .Mrs, .1. U.m.-. 



l-ariresi clnv^aniheniiim First, l.vnch Nursei'v 

 Co.: second, T. i:io\v. 



< Jiiss i!, (i|icii to noncommercial 

 gKiucis oiil.v. w;is ot' litth' iiiteii'st to 

 ihe tiadc. while in Class ( ', cliiysanthe- 

 miiin ]il;ints, mati'iial of considerable 

 interest w;is brought out. For collec- 

 tion of thirty six cliiysantlieiniiin plants 



The Pelicano and Burns Dahlias at the San Francisco Show. 



