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November 17, 1904. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



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A'.G>nier of the Chicago Show with John Scott's Fern at the Left. 



firm largely leave all details of the show, 

 was continually with the boys and mak- 

 ing things pleasant generally. Messrs. 

 Bell, Crowe and Cowell did their judg- 

 ing carefully and well and no dissenting 

 voice was heard. There was a gQod 

 sprinkling of florists from near-by towns 

 and on Thursday evening a spread was 

 served at which about thirty sat down, 

 about half of whom were visitors, which 

 made it all the more enjoyable. W. F. 

 Kasting presided. 



One more feature to be thankful for : On 

 Friday, the day the show was complete, 

 the firm gave as a conservative estimate 

 of the number of people who ascended 

 to the fourth floor to see the mums, as 

 20,000. So in the four days the number 

 must have been at least 50,000. After so 

 many things to be thankful for, includ- 

 ing the presence of Elmer D. Smith and 

 Judge Vesey themselves, we can stand a 

 trifle of criticism. The first can't very 

 well be helped in such a building. It 

 was much too warm and the great crowd 

 made it still warmer. More space and a 

 lower temperature is needed. The next 

 regret could be helped, and that is the 

 comparatively weak competition among 

 the local florists. It is not easy to say 

 why this is. True, there are many small 

 jjrowers who do not attempt to grow any- 

 thing like exhibition flowers, but there 

 are at least half a dozen growers who 

 could have entered who did not. And in 

 the baskets and 100 blooms arranged for 

 effect another half dozen retailers could 

 liave come in. Any one of these local 

 artists will tell you, and they believe 

 themselves, that they are unapproachable 

 as designers, that their "work" is al- 

 ways superior to the fellow's down the 

 street. If it's pure indifference that 

 keeps them away, then they are foolish 

 and selfish. If it's because they are 

 afraid of being second to some other fel- 

 low, then they lack the true sportsman's 

 spirit. Perhaps it's so in every city, 

 more's the pity. 



Now I am aware that except locally 

 it's of little interest who captured the 

 jirizes, so I will boil it down as much as 

 possible. 



In the clasg confined to growerB within fifty 

 miles of Buffalo, C. F. Chrlstenson, of Eggerts- 

 vllle, took first for fifty white and for fifty 

 pink, second for twenty-five white and for 

 twenty-five pink. David J. Scott, of Corfu, sec- 

 ond for fifty white, third for fifty yellow, first 

 for twenty-five white, second for twenty-five yel- 

 low, first for twenty-five pink, first for twenty- 

 five "any other color." Wm. Ehman, of Corfu, 

 was first on fifty yellow, third for twenty-five 

 white, third for twenty-five yellow, third for 

 twenty -five pink, second for twenty-five "any 

 other color." The Wm. Scott Co. took second 

 for fifty yellow and for fifty pink, first for 

 twenty-five yellow. 



In the open classes Nathan Smith & Son took 

 first for fifty white with Convention Hall, beat- 

 ing out mammoth fiowers of Nellie Pockett; 

 second for fifty yellow, second In display of 100 

 blooms In twenty-five varieties, first In fifty 

 blooms varieties of 1904, first In fifty blooms 

 varieties undlsseminated, first In display of 

 pompons. W. J. & M. S. Vesey were third on 

 fifty white, first on fifty yellow, second on fifty 

 pink, second on 100 blooms arranged for effect, 

 first on two vases of carnations, 200 blooms. 

 William Scott Co. took second on fifty white, 

 third on fifty yellow, third on fifty pink, first 

 on fifty "any other color," third on 100 blooms 

 twenty-five varieties, second on fifty blooms of 

 1904, first 100 blooms arranged for effect, first 

 on handle basket chrysanthemums, second on 

 dinner table decoration, first on twenty-five 

 blooms Wm. Duckham. Charles Sandeford. 

 gardener to J. J. AUbright, was first on dis- 

 play of 100 blooms In twenty-five varieties, 

 second on handle basket of chrysanthemums, 

 second on 200 carnations, first (sliver cup) for 

 basket of fiowers other than chrysanthemums, 

 first for collection of plants. Gunnar Tellmann 

 was first for fifty pink and second for collection 

 of plants. Wm. Ehman was second for fifty 

 blooms "any other color." Charles H. Keitsch 

 was third on 100 blooms for effect, first for 

 dinner table, second on twenty-five blooms Wm. 

 Duckham. second on 100 American Beauties, 

 first on 100 red roses (Meteor). 



Wm. Kasting captured first on 100 American 

 Beauties, first on 100 white roses (Brides), sec- 

 ond on 100 pink roses (Killarney). second for 

 red (Beauties). J. Breltmeyer's Sons, Detroit, 

 won first for 100 pink roses (La Detroit). C. 

 Peake, Buffalo, won second on handle basket, 

 third on 100 American Beauties. 



Now I haven't given the varieties ex- 

 cept in a few cases, but it was very evi- 

 dent the judges went for the more com- 

 pact flowers of distinct color, for in- 

 stance old Viviand-Morel beat out poor 

 colored Duckham and Dr. Enguehard. 

 Colonel Appleton beat out F. S. Vallis, 

 General Hutton and Thirkell. Convention 

 Hall, by its pure whiteness and perfect 

 form, won over some grand Nellie Pock- 

 ett and unripe Eaton. Old Maud Dean 

 was first in fifty pink over Duckham and 

 Mrs. Coombes. The heat was against the 

 large loose flowers and a little wilt 

 counted against them. We still think 

 Wm. Duckham is a wonderful varietv 



and there were some grand flowers grown 

 locally. W. S. 



THE NEW YORK EXHIBITION. 



At this writing the New York exhibi-, 

 tion, under the auspices of the managers 

 of the American Institute, is progressing 

 and it is safe to say that never before 

 has such an exhibition been held in this 

 city, if anywhere else in the country. 

 The quality in every section is sai>erb and 

 the number of competitors in every class, 

 and more particularly in the chrysanthe- 

 mum cut flower clase^, is i^enomenal. 

 Many of the classes ealliai^ for vases of 

 ten or six blooms have from tea, to fif- 

 teen competitors and the quality in ev- 

 ery instance is of a caliWs that would 

 easily score first at an^ shotr in. tbe 

 country. All the principal exhittttors in 

 the east are represented. A. Herrington 

 was the king of the classes calling for 

 fifty blooms in one vase, scoring first for 

 fifty, any variety, with fifty Appleton, 

 every flower of which was perfect. The 

 same exhibitor was first also for fifty 

 flowers in three kinds with Appleton, 

 Eaton and Chadwick, and again for 

 twenty-five blooms yellow, with Yellow 

 Eaton. For twenty-five white A. Her- 

 rington won the award with Eaton; for 

 twenty-five pink with Mrs. Barclay; for 

 twenty-five any other color with Lady 

 Roberts (one of the most striking vases 

 in the hall) ; and for twenty-five any new 

 variety the same exhibitor was first with 

 W. R. Church. 



This latter variety was also shown in 

 splendid condition by Wm, Turner, Geo. 

 Hale, Thos. W. Head, W. Duckham and 

 Wm. Kleinheinz and judging by the ad- 

 miration it elicited from the general pub- 

 lic, there should be a commercial future 

 for this variety. 



The prizes for ten flowers and six 

 flowers of a variety, of which there were 

 some sixty classes, were divided very 

 evenly between the gentlemen just men- 

 tioned, with Robt. Allen, gardener to 

 E. C. Benedict; Samuel Riddel, garden- 

 er to Mrs. F. A. Constable, and Howard 

 McNichol, gardener to Geo. E. Rand, 

 Esq., also included ; some four or five first 



