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NOVEMBKB 0, 1905. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



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A Typical Retailer's Display at the Chicago Exhibition. 



One hundred Golden Gate, Poehlmann 

 Bros. Co., first. 



One hundred Bride, Poehlmann Bros. 

 Co. first; Benthey-Coatsworth Co. second. 



One hundred Bridesmaid, Poehlmann 

 Bros. Co. first; Benthey-Coatsworth Co. 

 second. 



One hundred Cbatenay, Poehlmann 

 Bros. Co. first; Bassett & Washburn sec- 

 ond. 



NEW VORK. 



The New York show closed its doors 

 on November 3 and the attendance, while 

 nothing special the first days of the show, 

 was a jam on the last evening. The 

 show as a whole was generally consid- 

 ered better than last year, particularly 

 in the orchid section, which was a magni- 

 ficent display, the value of which could 

 in no way be measured by the amount 

 of the prize offered. 



ChrysantliSinums are always a fine 

 feature and^his year was no exception, 

 the standard specimens and bush plants 

 set up by C. D. Schaeffer, gardener to 

 Richard Mortimer, Tuxedo, and Peter 

 Duff, gardener to J. Crosby Brown, being 

 especially fine. In cut blooms, A. Her- 

 rington was a heavy winner in the large 

 vase classes, scoring first for fifty 

 blooms one variety, fifty in three va- 

 rieties, twenty-five yellow, twenty-five 

 white, twenty-five pink, twenty-five any 

 other color and twenty-five any 1904 

 variety. C. H. Totty was first for thirty 

 varieties short stems, his varieties being 

 mostly novelties. Among them were Bea- 

 trice May, Mrs. H. Partridge, Mrs. 

 Heaume, May Seddon, E. J. Brooks, 

 Mary Ann Pockett, Mrs. J. Dunne, Mers- 

 tham Crimson, Mrs. F. F. Thompson and 

 others. F. B. Pierson Co. was second in 

 this competition with a fine exhibit of 

 standard kinds and some seedlings. 



The varieties set up in the large vase 



classes by Air. Herrington were W. 

 Duckham, Cheltoni, Harrison Dick, Col. 

 Appleton and Mrs. Bobinson. He scored 

 first also in ten white, with Robinson; 

 ten pink, with Duckham, and ten yellow 

 with Appleton, all splendid flowers. 



Thomas W. Head, superintendent for 

 M. F. Plant, Groton, Conn., scored 

 many firsts with a grand lot of flowers. 

 His Mrs. W. Duckham were particularly 

 fine and also Mrs. D. V. West. 



Mr, Head was first in ten bronze, with 

 Donald McLeod; six white, with Mer- 

 za; six crimson, with S. T. Wright; 

 six reflexed white, with Mrs. D. V. 

 West; six reflexed yellow, with Mrs. W. 

 Duckham; six reflexed pink, with Leila 

 Filkins; six reflexed crimson, with 

 Henry Barnes; five any variety, six any 

 white 1904 variety, and eighteen blooms 

 in three varieties. 



Wm. Duckham was first in every class 

 he entered: Ten blooms in variety, six 

 any new yellow, six any new white, six 

 in three varieties, eighteen in six varie- 

 ties, some seven or more in all. 



Other prominent exhibitors in the cut 

 chrysanthemum classes were Chas. H. 

 Totty, who was first for six Madam Car- 

 not, six seedling pink and six seedling 

 any other color. J. McNicoll was first for 

 six Eaton, six Appleton and several other 

 classes. Jas. Eraser was first in pink, in 

 several classes with W. Duckham. F. R. 

 Pierson Co. was first in several classes, 

 with various seedlings. 



Hardy chrysanthemums were repre- 

 sented in splendid shape by R. "Vincent, 

 .Tr., & Son, White Marsh, Md. ; John N. 

 May, Summit, N. J.; Jos. Meehan and 

 others. The exhibit of the first named 

 is always a spectacular feature of the 

 show, filling several hundred feet of 

 bench space. A dozen of the best sorts 

 in his collection were as follows: Jas. 

 Boone, Stratagem, Dinizuler, Mrs. Por- 



ter, Cerise Queen, Golden Trophy, Ruby 

 Queen, Boston, Lyndhurst, Aaron, Edna,^ 

 IVlrs. Vincent and Globe d'Or. 



The groups of ornamental plants were 

 very fine, Julius Roehrs Co. getting first 

 for a group of ornamental foliage plants 

 and also group of foliage and flowering- 

 plants. Roehrs also won the firsts for 

 collection of draceenas, collection of 

 crotons and collections of Rex begonias 

 and bay trees. Lager & Hurrell were 

 first for collection of orchids and this 

 group was the premier attraction of the 

 show. Orchids were also largely exhibit- 

 ed by Julius Roehrs, Henry Siebrecht &■ 

 Son and Clement Moore. The last namaoJ 

 had a wonderful new hybrid cattleya 

 named after himself that created much 

 interest. Siebrecht & Son and F. R. 

 Pierson Co. were large exhibitors of 

 palms and stove and greenhouse plants, 

 and the last named won out in a great 

 competition for group of conifers shown 

 in tubs. Bobbink & Atkins were large 

 exhibitors in the hardy classes, showing 

 conifers, bay trees and other specialties. 

 Lehnig & Winnefeld were first for sev- 

 eral classes of Lorraine begonias and 

 cyclamen. 



The cut fiower classes in rosets were 

 not very well filled for a New York ei- 

 hibition. W. Kleinheinz was first for 

 twelve Beauty, L. A. Noe for twenty- 

 five pink tea, twenty-five white tea, K. 

 Vince for twenty-five yellow, C. H, Totty 

 for twenty-five red, with Richmond, and 

 Geo. Von Qualen twenty-five any other 

 color, with Mrs. Ames. 



In the carnation classes, the exhibits 

 were very fine, the Cottage dardens 

 scoring first for collection of varieties. 

 showing fine vases of Octoroon, Alma 

 Ward and Robt. Craig. For six varieties, 

 twenty-five blooms of each, Wm. Klein- 

 heinz was first. For three varieties, 

 twenty-five of each, R. Vince was first,. 



