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NOVEUBEB 16. 1005. 



The Weekly Rorists' Review. 



1483 



First Prize Group of Eight Plants Shown at Boston by J. S. Bailey. 



& Co. hau the best yellow, showing El- 

 dorado. In the class for white variegated, 

 8. J. Goddard won, with Prosperity; 

 Nicholson second, with Mrs. Patten; G. 

 N. Black third, with Prosperity. There 

 being no class for any other color, Pros- 

 perity came in competition with Patten 

 and other striped varieties. 



Numerous seedlings and novelties were 

 staged. Guttraan & Weber showed a 

 grand vase of Victory. Geo. B. Anderson 

 had a very fine scarlet of large size with 

 stiff stems. If the flower does not burst 

 and is supported on longer stems later in 

 the season it will be valuable. H. A. 

 Jahn showed a number of good seedlings. 

 One of shrimp color received honorable 

 mention. From the Peirce Farm, Tops- 

 field, Mass., came Marion Peirce, a flesh 

 pink, which received a similar award. 

 Backer & Co. had the «ame awards for a 

 deep pink sport from Enchantress and a 

 clear yellow seedling. They also had a 

 number of other promising sorts. Patten 

 & Co. showed Pink Patten, which was the 

 only sort to receive a certificate of merit. 

 H. A. Stevens Co. received honorable 

 mention for a sport from Lawson of En- 

 chantress color. Other varieties shown 

 included State of Maine, from L. C. God- 

 dard ; Mikado, from Patten & Co. ; Aristo- 

 crat, Afterglow, Crimson Glow and Fian- 

 cee, the latter extra fine, from W. Nich- 

 olson. Hel^n Goddard was staged in fine 

 shape by S. J. Goddard and was much 

 admired. 



For display of cut orchids, J. G. Roth- 

 well, Emil Johansson, gardener, staged 

 over 125 bottles, including many valuable 

 sorts, and secured the Appleton silver gilt 

 medal. Col. Chas. Pfaff, Geo. Melvin 

 gardener^ taking the silver medal. 



There were numerous miscellaneous dis- 

 plays. E. McMulkin had a fine group of 

 foliage plants in which a number of 

 cattleyas were" Tised, also cut cattleyas. 

 Julius Roehrs Co., had a table of orchids 



and foliage plants. Lager & Hurrell 

 had a nice assortment of orchids. J. E. 

 Bothwell had a fine specimen plant of 

 Cypripedium insigne Sanderee and H. W. 

 Wheeler a white form of Cattleya la- 

 biata. Farquhar & Co. had an extensive 

 collection of coniferse in pots and tubs, 

 also palms and other foliage plants; 

 awarded a silver medal. Mrs. A. W. 

 Blake had a display of chrysanthemums 

 and palms. Mrs. E. M. Gill had a table 

 of chrysanthemums and H. H. Barrows 

 & Son, Nephrolepis Barrowsii and their 

 beautiful new compact form, N. Whit- 

 manii. 



Alexander Montgomery had a fine vase 

 of Wellesley rose. R. Vincent, Jr. & Son 

 had over 100 varieties of pompon chrys- 

 anthemums which were one of the best 

 features of the show, attracting more 

 attention than the big blooms. These 

 were awarded a silver medal, in addition 

 to a gratuity. Some of the best sorts 

 noted were Hijos, Prince of Wales, Sun- 

 set, Miss Julia, Blanche, Jeanette, Queen 

 of Whites, extra fine; Lady May, another 

 fine white; Miss Roe, Mrs. Vincent, 

 Sheridan and Rhoda. 



There were fine displays of seasonable 

 fruits and vegetables.: Excellent attend- 

 ances were recorded each day, due in 

 large part to the superb weather. 



W. N. Craig. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



High as is the standard of cut flowers . 

 of chrysanthemums at our show, the 

 Chrysanthemum Society of Ataierica 

 raised the standard this season. To this 

 society and to its members we owe the 

 lion's share of praise for the most won- 

 derful collection of cut flowers ever seen 

 in this city. Among new varieties Mrs. 

 Wm. Duckham, from Thos. W. Head, of 

 Groton, Conn., won the silver cup. The 

 same variety from A. Herrington, of 

 >'adison, N. J., captured a silver medal. 



This sort is a magnificent exhibition 

 flower of great depth. The color is yel- 

 low. R. D. Foote, of Morristown, N. J., 

 R. Vince, gardener, won the Pierson sil- 

 ver cup for six varieties, six each. 



Nathan Smith & Son, Adrian, Mich., 

 received a silver medal for a grand pink 

 seedling of a pleasing shade, which they 

 ramed Mayor Weaver. E. G. Hill Co., of 

 Richmond, Ind., exhibited a handsome 

 white named Adelia. 



Among the finer varieties noted besides 

 Wm. Duckham, pink, already mentioned,' 

 exceedingly large and handsome, there 

 were, in white, Nellie Pockett, Merza, T. 

 Eaton, D. V. West and Fidelity; in yel- 

 low, Col. Appleton and Gen. Hutton; gol- 

 den. Yellow Eaton, Mrs. T. D. M. Car- 

 duza, Mrs. E. Thirkell, Beauty of Lehigh, 

 Mrs. W. Mease and a good seedling from 

 F. R. Pierson Co., Tarrytown, N. Y. ; in 

 pink, Mrs. Potter, Viviand-Morel, Mile. 

 Liger, Bentley, Orizaba, Filkins, Dr. 

 Enguehard, Lucy Evans, Etherington and 

 Brighthurst; in red, W. R. Church, Lidy 

 Hopetoun, Matchless, S. T. Wright, 

 Black Hawk, darker than others; in 

 bronze, Brutus, J. H. Doyle and Lord 

 SalislWy. 



Tfie exhibit of W. Wells & Co., of Sur- 

 rey, England, of twenty-five varieties, one 

 bloom each, short stems, carried remark- 

 ably well and created much interest. This 

 was a fine exhibit. 



C. H. Totty, Madison, N. J., included 

 among his exhibits half a dozen Japanese 

 sorts with curious combinations of color, 

 very striking in appearance. There were 

 two large exhibits of pompons that were 

 well staged and very popular, one of 

 twenty-five named varieties from Henry 

 F. Michell Co., the other of over fifty 

 distinct sorts from Thos. Meehan's Sons. 



In the plant classes, Gorden Smirl cap- 

 lured a majority of the prizes. His speci- 

 men pink was A. J. Balfour ; yellow, Gol- 

 den-Age; white. Mutual Friend. In 



