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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



KOVEMBEB 16, 1009. 



the class of three plants, three varieties, 

 he exhibited Golden Age, Peter Kay and 

 Geurgiana Pitcher. Another good trio 

 was Mrs. Nathan Smith, Wm. Duckham 

 and S. T, Wright. Four plants, four 

 varieties, were Golden Age, W. Duckham, 

 J. C. Neville and Geo. W. Childs. The 

 same exhibitor received a silver medal for 

 Mrs. Nathan Smith, white, one of six 

 varieties. The other five were Balfour, 

 T. Carrington, Garden Queen, Geo. W. 

 Childs and Golden Age. John McCleary 

 received first for best plant, new variety, 

 for Mrs. Wm. Duckham. He also ex- 

 hibited a good plant of Brutus, bronze. 



In the classes for foliage plants, John 

 Thatcher had a number of fine speci- 

 mens. Two of them were mentioned in 

 the last report. Joseph Hurley exhibited 

 twelve well grown specimens, also a large 

 group of flowering and foliage plants. 

 John Wilson had a group of beautifully 

 grown crotons trained into perfect shape. 

 His varieties were Sunbeam, Queen Vic- 

 toria, Mortii, Evansianum, Hanburyanum, 

 Hookerianum, Baron Rothschild, Inter- 

 ruptum and Andreanum. 



The H. A. Dreer Co. filled the stage 

 with an exhibit of new and rare plants 

 correctly labeled. A few of the plants 

 of special interest were Aralia Chabrieri, 

 Nephrolepis Whitmanii, Alocasia macror- 

 hiza variegata. Begonia Turnford Hall, 

 Kentia Belmoreana auricalus, Anthurium 

 metallica, Adiantum Mairisii and A. te- 

 nerum. Wm. K. Harris exhibited a half- 

 dozen beautiful Begonia Gloire de Lor- 

 raine in 8-inch pans. Ernest Schreiber 

 had a half-dozen cyclamen in 6- 

 inch and 7-inch pots. Robt. Craig 

 & Son had a specimen begonia, 

 Mrs. James Neal, with large single 

 scarlet flowers. Arthur Mallon bad 

 a window box of heliotrope, six plants 

 each, grown to a single stem three feet 

 high, large flowers, a revelation to many. 

 He also exhibited two window boxes of 

 chrysanthemums, one Rustique, the other 

 a white variety. Pandanus Sanderi from 

 several exhibitors was well colored. 

 Asparagus Sprengeri trained on a trellis 

 was very pretty. The ferns were a fea- 

 ture of the show. Thos. Long exhibited 

 twelve fine specimens. 



H. H. Battles, Thornhedge Nurseries, 

 sent Adiantum Farleyense, perfect speci- 

 mens that reflected great credit on Frank 

 S. Jackson and his assistant. F. R. Pier- 

 son Co. sent six fine specimens of Neph- 

 rolepis elegantissima. 



In orchids, the Julius Roehrs Co., 

 Rutherford, N. J., and Lager & Hurell, 



Summit, N. J., exhibited collections of 

 plants in bloom and dormant. George 

 Field, Washington, D. C., made a hand- 

 some exhibit of orchid blooms cut. His 

 Dendrobium formosum was exceptionally 

 fine, on long stems. He also had D. 

 phalsenopsis and Vanda ccerulea. 



The rose exhibit was small. Joseph 

 Heacock captured both American Beauty 

 prizes. F. & H. Mergenthaler won first 

 on Bride. Ernest Ashley, of AUentown, 

 Pa., showed Killarney. R, D. Foote was 

 first for Perle. All the above were ex- 

 cellent. There were a number of other 

 varieties, including Richmond, Kaiserin, 

 Gate and Maid. Myers & Samtman cap- 

 tured first on their new pink rose de- 

 scribed previously. It is a pretty pink. 



In violets, T. H. Norton, Hightstown, 

 N. J., was first with Lady Campbell. 

 Jacques Gilmet was first on Luxonne in 

 tAvo classes. R. D. Foote was first with 

 Princess of Wales. 



The carnations were very fine. The 

 Cottage Gardens were first with fifty 

 superb Robert Craig, scarlet; first with 

 six vases of twenty-five each, the varieties 

 being Enchantress, Lieut. Peary, Rachel 

 Thompson, Mrs. Lawson, Mrs. Patten and 

 Octoroon, crimson, hardly to be guessed 

 by the name. John E. Haines, South Beth- 

 lehem, Pa., exhibited his new seedling 

 named after himself, also Imperial, a 

 showy striped variety, and a Lawson- 

 colored sport from the latter. William 

 Kleinheinz made an excellent show of 

 four varieties, twelve each, Fiancee,White 

 Lawson, Harlowarden and Enchantress. 

 Mr. Kleinheinz also had some good roses, 

 as had John Little. 



The Henry F. Michell Co. had a most 

 artistic Japanese garden, beautifully ar- 

 ranged by Philip Freud. The center was 

 filled with bulbs, each sort by itself, with 

 a Japanese Adam and Eve planting them 

 and making you feel that you must plant 

 some, too. Around this was a walk and 

 outside, in horse-shoe form, a table of 

 jardinieres, pretty tubs, pot covers and 

 all the finishing touches for a house gar- 

 den of bulbs. Electric lights lent en- 

 chantment to the scene. 



The Weathered Co., New York, erected 

 a neat conservatory about 10x16 feet, 

 showing all their construction ideas to 

 advantage. 



The Wm. H. Moon Co., Morrisville, 

 Pa., had a choice collection of evergreens 

 in tubs. 



Robert Craig & Son had a well grown 

 lot of Otaheite oranges full of fruit, also 



a plant of Bady chrysanthemum trained 

 into fan shape. 



The Bumham-Hitchings-Pierson Co. ex- 

 hibited photos cf their greenhouses and 

 boilers. 



The H. A. Dreer Co. showed fine bay 

 trees. 



A. W. Cox made a wonderful column of 

 vegetables and fruit. 



Myers & Co. showed photos of their 

 work. 



There was a splendid collection of 

 vegetables and of fruit. John McCleary 

 was a bright particular star here. 



I have omitted two very fine collections 

 of geraniums in full bloom, six plants 

 each in 8-inch pots. The winner of first 

 prize, Wm. Robertson, must have had at 

 least three dozen fine blooms on some, if 

 not all his plants. 



The attendance was large and appre- 

 ciative, and it is a pleasure to close with 

 a word of well earned praise for the man- 

 agement. Secretary Rust had the cards 

 ready for each exhibit on Monday, the 

 judges did their work conscientiously and 

 on time and the awards were all on the 

 exhibits before the doors were thrown 

 open on Tuesday evening. 



Among the out-of-town visitors were 

 Arthur Herrington and Chas. H. Totty, 

 Madison, N. J.; Thos. W. Head, Groton, 

 Conn.; F. R. Lotze, Glen Burnie, Md. ; 

 Fred H. Lemon, Richmond, Ind.; Wm. 

 Nicholson, Farmingham, Mass.; Alex. 

 Montgomery, Natick, Mass.; Paul Dail- 

 ledouze, Flatbush, N. Y. ; R. Vince, Mor- 

 ristown, N. J.; John E. Haines, South 

 Bethlehem, Pa.; Ernest Ashley, AUen- 

 town, Pa.; Ferd Heck, Reading, Pa.; 

 John N. May, Summit, N. J.; W. A. 

 Manda, South Orange, N. J.; Elmer D. 

 Smith, Adrian, Mich.; F. R. Pierson, 

 and Jas. T. Scott, Tarrytown, N. Y.; C. 

 B. Weathered and Alex. Wallace, New 

 York; J. L. Dillon, Bloomsburg, Pa.; 

 Albert M. Herr, Lancaster, Pa.; A. N. 

 Pierson, Cromwell, Conn. Phil. 



Special Awards. 



Silver medal awarded to C. B. New- 

 bold, Samuel Batchelor, gardener, for the 

 best fern in the exhibition. 



Silver medal awarded to James W. 

 Paul, Jr., Joseph Hurley, gardener, for 

 the best palm in the exhibition. 



Silver medal awarded to Edw. Le 

 Boutillier, John Thatcher, gardener, for 

 the best foliage plant in the exhibition. 



Silver medal awarded to Joseph F. 

 Sinnott, Gordon Smirl, gardener, for the 



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R. Vincent, Jr., & Son's Silver Medal Display of Pompon Chrysanthemums at Boston. 



