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November 10, 1904. 



The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



1241 



One of the Decorative Groups at the World's Fair Flower Show. 



Scarlet, Peter Weiland second, on 

 Estelle; Thompson Carnation Co. third, 

 on Eobert Craig; no first. 



Crimson, Chicago Carnation Co. sec- 

 ond, Bassett & Washburn third, both on 

 JJarlowarden. 



Variegated, Thompson Carnation Co. 



first, W. J. & M. S. Vesey second, botli 

 01. Patten. 



Best vase of 100, seedlings admissible, 

 Chicago Carnation Co. first, on Fianceo; 

 Thompson Carnation Co. second, on Rob- 

 ert Craig; E. G. Hill Co. third, on Car- 

 dinal; Dorner exhibited a very fine 

 mixed vase. 



THE BOSTON EXHIBITION. 



Very great credit is due to the com- 

 mittee of arrangements of the Massachu- 

 setts Horticultural Society, particularly 

 to J. K. M. L. Farquhar, James Wheeler 

 and Eobert Cameron, for the very effect- 

 ive decoration of the various halls on the 

 occasion of the visit of the Chrysanthe- 

 mum Society of America at Boston, No- 

 vember 3 to 6. The red brick walls of 

 the main exhibition hall viere masked 

 vyith evergreens, spruce and pine being 

 used to form a suitable background for 

 the varied colors of the chrysanthemums. 

 The effect of this arrangement was most 

 charming, especially in the evening, when 

 the building was flooded with electric 

 light. As was expected, the projected 

 show at the World's Fair affected the 

 show to some extent, as some western 

 growers who had entered exhibits did not 

 appear, the big premiums at St. Louis no 

 doubt proving too attractive. While com- 

 petition in the cut flower classes fell be- 

 low expectations, some of the prominent 

 local growers staying at home for tarious 

 reasons, there was still a magnificent show 

 and the specimen plants were marvelous 

 examples of cultural skill, such as Boston 

 only can produce. The date of the show 



was a trifle early for some growers. A 

 w( ek later would have been better, more 

 especially for the pot plants. 



The principal tussle in the pot plant 

 section occurred in the class for eight 

 specimens. The competition was so close 

 that it took the judges a long time to de- 

 cide between the first and second prize 

 groups. Eventually the coveted honor 

 tell to William Anderson, gardener to H. 

 Dumaresq, who also won the same prize 

 in 1903. Air. Anderson's plants were su- 

 perbly grown. His varieties were Kate 

 Broomhead, Mrs. J. G. Breer, John 

 HhrimptoB, Mrs. B. H. Pearson, Black 

 Hawk, Mrs. F. A. Constable, Arethusa 

 and Miss Agnes Dalskov. A very close 

 second was D. F. Roy, gardener to E. S. 

 Converse, who had beautifully trained 

 and flowered plants. His varieties were 

 Robert Halliday, Black Hawk, Mrs. J. R. 

 Traintor, Arethusa, Theo, Golden Gate, 

 The Bard and A. J. Balfour. J. Nylan, 

 gardener to J. S. Bailey, was third. He 

 Fhowed, among others, excellent specimens 

 f f Yanariva, Mrs. F. A. Constable, Wm. 

 Duekham, Col. Appleton and Millicent 

 Richardson. 



For three specimens Japanese incurved, 



Mr. Roy won, with beautiful plauts of 

 Louis Boehmer, Dr. Enguehard and R. H. 

 Pearson. William Anderson was second 

 and third. For three reflexrd, Mr, Roy 

 was again in the lead, showing Red War- 

 rior, Mrs. J. G. Breer and Yanariva. Eob- 

 ert Marshall, gardener to E. W. Converse, 

 was second, with Red Warrior, The Bard 

 and Mrs, J. R. Traintor, For one speci- 

 mcn pompon, Mr. Marshall led with a 

 grand plant of that best of all pompons. 

 Savannah, Mr. Anderson being second 

 with the same variety. For one reflexed 

 Mr. Anderson was first, with Red War- 

 rior, Mr. Marshall being second and third. 

 For "any other variety" Messrs. Eoy, 

 Xylan and Marshall led in order named. 

 For two specimens anemone-flowered Mr, 

 Roy won, with Garza and Red Robin. The 

 first named was a magnificent specimen, 

 in our estimation the most meritorious 

 and certainly the most admired in the 

 hall. Tt carried over 800 flowers and 

 was a wonderful example of cultural skill. 



For twelve specimens in 6-inch pots, 

 grown to a single stem, James Nicol was 

 in the lead, Mr. Roy taking second and 

 third prizes. The large groups of chry- 

 santhemums arranged for artistic effect, 

 interspersed with foliage plants, were ex- 

 tra good. The use of the single varieties, 

 especially Mizpah, as a bordering was 

 quite effective and these small varieties 

 seemed to be more popular with many vis- 

 itors than the big specimen blooms, Wm, 

 Thatcher, gardener to Mrs, John D. Gard- 

 ner, won in this class for an extensive 

 and tastefully arranged group. D. F. Roy 

 was a good second and E. A. Clark, Wm. 

 Kiggs, gardener, third. Most of the 

 chrysanthemums in these groups were 

 naturally grown and only suflScient train- 

 ing done to secure the desired effect. 



For the Josiah Bradlee special prize for 

 twenty-five blooms in twenty-five varieties 

 there were five entries. William A. Riggs 



