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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



NOTBICBBK 10, 1904. 



There was a fine showing of fruits 

 and vegetables. 



The judges were C. H. Totty, Peter 

 Ihiflf and Wm. Bartholmae. 



There was bowling both days of the 

 show, good scores b^ing made. B. 



THE TARRYTOWN SHOW 



The sixth annual exhibition of the 

 Tarrytown Horticultural Society was 

 held in Music Hall November 1 to 3, and 

 was quite up to the usual high standard 

 for which the shows held under the 

 auspices of this progressive society are 

 already far-famed. The one great draw- 

 back in Tarrytown is that the largest hall 

 is too small. Several of the visitors re- 

 marked that there was a falling off in 

 the number of plants exhibited but a 

 number of these were purposely left at 

 home by the members so as to allow more 

 room for the cut blooms. 



The principal exhibitors in plants were 

 Samuel Untermyer, Yonkers, John 

 Featherstone, gardener; Mrs. Geo. Lewis, 

 James Ballantyne, gardener, and Mrs. J. 

 B. Trevor, Yonkers, Howard Nichols, 

 gardener. Plants of special note were 

 Mr. Untermyer 'A Pritchardia grandis and 

 Pandanus Sanderiana, Mrs. Trevor's 

 Goniophlebium subauriculatum and Adi- 

 antum Farleyense and Mrs. Lewis' Mar- 

 anta Zebrina. A very fine specimen of 

 Begonia Gloire de Lorraine measuring 

 nearly four feet through came from 

 Mrs. Ogden Codlnan, David McFarlane, 

 gardener. 



Among the commercial exhibitors were 

 F. R. Pierson Co., of Tarrytown; John 

 N. May, Summit, N. J. ; John M. Hunter, 

 Edgewarter, N. J.; the Swan Peterson 

 Floral Co., of Gibson City, 111.; Thomas 

 Barson, Johnstown, N. Y., and Samuel 

 Grigg, of Pittsfield, Mass. The F. B. 



Pierson Co. showed a group of pahaos, 

 foliage plants, ferns and chrysantha- 

 mums. Among the latter two seedlings. 

 No. 1, yellow, and No. 2, pink, showed 

 up well. F. A. Cobbold, Leila Filkins, 

 Dr. Enguehard and Donald McLeod 

 were also shown in good form. They were 

 awarded the society's silver medal for 

 Nephrolepis elegantissima. John N. 

 May staged Carnation Phyllis, a new 

 pink of the Enchantress type. This is 

 a large, full flower of good form and 

 claimed to be an ideal grower. John 

 M. Hunter staged a lot of seedling chry- 

 santhemums, all single and semi-double. 

 They showed a fine range of coloring and 

 look like a class that would be very use- 

 ful for commercial purposes. The Swan 

 Peterson Co. 's exhibit was a vase of the 

 new carnaiion, Gibson Beauty, of the En- 

 chantress type. The flowers were not 

 so large but of fine form and the color 

 brighter than Enchantress. Samuel 

 Grigg staged a lot of novelties in chrys- 

 anthemums, several of which were very 

 promising. 



Of the new varieties in chrysanthe- 

 mums among the best were Maynell, Mrs. 

 S. T. Wright and Henry Barnes in crim- 

 son; Wm. Duckham, Leila Filkins and 

 Janet Lady Clark in pink; F. S. Vallis, 

 Gen. Hutton and Donald McLeod in 

 yellow. In white there was nothing to 

 beat the older varieties, such as Merza, 

 Mrs. Weeks, Mme. Carnot and Nellie 

 Pockctt, which were all well shown. 



W. S. 



JOLIET FLOWER SHOW. 



The Joliet flower show November 3 to 5 

 was an unqualified success. The exhibits 

 were numerous, the quality of the stock 

 good and the arrangement left nothing to 

 be desired. There were a considerable 



One Hundred Mixed Carnations Shown at Boston by Wm. Nicholson. 



number of exhibits from out of town 

 and many trade visitors, particularly on 

 the closing day. 



Poehlmann Bros., Chicago, were first 

 for twenty-five Beauties, Liberty, Golden 

 Gate and Maid and second for Bride and 

 "any other." Weiland & Bisch were 

 second for Maid and third for Bride. 

 The Chicago Carnation Company was first 

 for Bride and "any other," second for 

 Beauty, Peter Keinberg being third. Rob- 

 ert Klagge was third for "any other." 

 The Carnation company was first for bas- 

 ket of roses and vase of mums, also for 

 best palm, araucaria, dracaena, Boston 

 fern, other fern and flowering plant other 

 than mums. Vaughan was first on ber- 

 ried plant, also on chrysanthemum plants, 

 Buehler second. Among the exhibitors of 

 made-up work were J. M. Smely, Aurora ; 

 Schiller, H. C. Rowe and P. J. Haus- 

 wirth. There was a large display of car- 

 nations, W. C. Hill, of Streator, showing 

 Melody, a sport from Lawson. 



PITTSBURG CLUB SHOW. 



November 1 was club night at Pitts- 

 burg. The subject for dissussion was 

 the chrysanthemum and we had a royal 

 show of these. The members turned out 

 in great force. Every seat in the hall 

 was taken and several men were stand- 

 ing. Although the meeting began 

 promptly at 8 o'clock not a man left 

 his chair until 10:30, it was so ab- 

 sorbingly interesting. 



A. Herrington, president of the Chry- 

 santhemum Society of America, Madi- 

 son, N. J., sent a box of fine blooms of 

 the newer varieties that elicited much 

 admiration. Nathan Smith & Son, of 

 Adrian, Mich., sent a lot of good new 

 varieties and their fine seedlings of last 

 year. And our never failing frienas R. 

 Vincent, Jr., & Son, White Marsh, Md., 

 loaded us with sheaves of pompon love- 

 liness. William K, Harris, of Philadel- 

 phia, sent us fine flowers of his own 

 private varieties and some standard sorts. 

 This is the letter Mr. Harris sent with 

 his flowers: 



The varieties originated by na and not to be 

 disseminated are Grace, Elizabeth Harris, Flor- 

 ence Harris and Wm. McKlnley, the balance 

 are old and popular varieties. The blooms are 

 not selected for size, but they arc the average 

 run of our stock. We grow three flowers to the 

 plant and plant them on our benches 8x10 Inches 

 apart. When we stake our plants and give 

 them our first tying up we cut out aU the weak 

 shoots but four. Then when giving the second 

 tying we again cut out from each plant the 

 weakest shoot, leaving three heavy, uniform 

 shoots to each plnnt. This method gives you a 

 heavy cut and the crop comes very uniform 

 In size of blooms and even in blooming. Great 

 care must be exercised at all times in the 

 watering when they are planted so thickly, 

 otherwise the foliage will be most apt to rot 

 and in this event be of little value. We think 

 It most Important to disbud at the earliest 

 possible moment. 



We never feed our plants with either liquid 

 fertilizers or mulch, but depend on a rich com- 

 post from the start. Our beds of soil run from 

 two Inches to three Inches deep. Thus, having 

 shallow beds, we have the conditions of the 

 soil and drainage in regard to watering always 

 under control. 



Our idea is to have our varieties different 

 from the general run; then if such varieties as 

 we control exclusively are wanted, they must 

 be served by us. This gives us an easier 

 market and not so much competition in price. 



The Pittsburg Cut Flower Co. brought 

 over a splendid showing of blooms and 

 the Florists' Exchange wholesale house 

 and Julius Ludwig contributed liberally 

 to the display, Mr. Zimmermann, of 

 Dixmont; the Valley Greenhouses, Leet- 

 dsle; Blind Brothers, West View, and O. 

 Godwin & Sons, Bridgeville, brought in 

 freely of their product. Thos. Jenkin- 

 son, gardener to A. R. Peacock, was a 

 new exhibitor among us. He brought in 

 about thirty varieties of enormous propor- 

 tions with stems four feet long, stiff 



