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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



NOVEMBEB 16, 1905. 



Fifty Mrs. Patten, •Poehlmann Bros. 

 Co., first ; C^ago Carnation Co., second. 



Fifty Prosperity, Poehlmann Bros. Co., 

 first. '• 



Twenty-five white, introduction of 

 190.'), Chicago Carnatioa Co., first, on 

 Lieut. Peary. 



Tweaty-five pink, Scott class,, intro- 

 tluetion of 1905, Chicago Carnation Co., 

 first, on Fiancee. 



Twenty-five red, introduction of 1905, 

 Chicagp Carnation Co., first, on Cardinal. 



Twenty-five any other color, introduc- 

 tion of 1905, Chicago Carnation Co., first, 

 «n Variegated Lawson. 



One hundred white, Poehlmann Bros. 

 Co., first, on Wolcott; Chicago Carnation 

 Co., second, on Lady Bountiful. 



One hundred light pink, Poehlmann 

 Bros. Co., first; Ciiicago Carnation ('o., 

 second, both on Enchantress. 



One hundred pink, Scott class, Poehl- 

 mann Bros. Co., first; Anton Then, sec- 

 ond, both on Fiancee. 



One hundred Lawson, Poehlmann Bros. 

 Co., first; Chicago ('arnation Co., second. 



One hundred red, Guttman & Weber, 

 New York, first, on Victory; ChJMt^o 

 tarnation (Jo., second, on Illinoir 



One hundred variegated, Poehlmanp 

 Bros. Co., first, on Prosperity; Chicago 

 Carnatioa Co.. second, on Mrs. Patten. 



Sweepstakes for best vase of 100. 

 Poehlmann Bros. Co,, first, on Enchan*-- 

 ress: Guttman & Weber, second, on Ym- 

 tory. 



Awards on Seedlings. 



There was a very limited showing o* 

 carnation seedlings on Friday. Only twr> 

 entered in competitive classes scored high 

 enouGrh to get certificates. These wero 

 Robert Craig, 88 points, and Rachel Marie 

 Thompson. 90 ooints. both from the -T. 

 D. Thompson Carnation Co. The latt'^r 

 is a oink of the Lawson class and won 

 the silver cud for sweeostakpa. 



Other seedliners shown were: No. 25. 

 white, from Miss Louise Fuller. Geneva. 

 111.; White Perfection, from Dorner & 

 Sons Co.. Lafavette; No. 2651. white, 

 from J. D. Thompson Carnation Co., 

 Joliet; No. 135. light pink, from H. 

 Weber & Sons Co., Oakland, Md. ; No. 

 20, red, and No. 10, red, from Bassett & 

 Washburn, Hinsdale; No. 569, pink, 

 from Thompson ('arnation Co., Joliet; 

 Winnemae, yellow variegated, from An- 

 ton Then, Chicago. 



R. Witterstaetter, Cincinnati, sent a 

 verv fine vase of Aristocrat and K 

 Weber & Sons Co. showed My Maryland 

 and Jessica. These were not for com- 

 petition. 



The seedlinp' chrvsanthemums included 

 some splendid sorts, especiallv Xn. 11, 

 yellow, Appleton tvpe. first seen at the 

 World's Fair show a vear apo. It 

 scored 96 points, took the premium for 

 best (lark yellow and the silver cud for 

 sweepstakes. Golden Eagle is suer<?ested 

 as a name. Dorner also had a light vel- 

 low. \n. ''fi-n.3. which scored 86 Doint.8 

 and took the premium in its class. N»- 

 than Smith & Son. Adrian. Mich., had 

 Mayor Weaver, pink, Duckham type- 

 which scored 88 points and took first J" 

 its class. 



Oorner also showed No. 2-03, pink, and 

 No. 16. licht pink. Smith & Son also 

 had No. 29-4-02. white; No. 11-20-03. 

 blush pink, and No. 27-2-03. 



Other Awards. 



W'. F. Kasting, Buffalo, was first on 

 violets. 



Bride 's and bridesmaids ' bouquets, F. 

 ?'. Butler Floral Co., first; Andrew Mc- 

 Adams, second. 



Basket of roses, C. A. Samuelsoo, first, 

 using Liber tvj *' 



Basket of carnations, Anton Then, firs<:. 

 using Enchantress. '> 



Corsage bouquet, F. E. Butler Florni 

 Co.. first: Anton Then, second. 



The judges commented on the retailer" ' 

 booths as of "inestimable decorative 

 value" and great interest. Of the tiur«- 

 erv exhibits they said they were "eduen- 

 tional in the highest sense." They re"- 

 nmmended medals or gratuities for each. 

 Special mention, was made of the park 

 nxhibits. the table decorations, E. f^- 

 Uihiein's conifers, Lincoln park's phry- 

 santhemum seedlings, J. Rosenfeld's 

 palms and Thuya nana. Honorable men- 

 tion was also made of Mrs. Marshall 

 Field, Miss Kate Moulton, Baby Rartibl*"* 

 and Etoile de France rose exhibits, Pip"- 

 son's fern and the mushroom bed. 



•T. A. Peterson, Cincinnati, ask^d " 

 review of class No. 48, for five decorative 

 plants, where his exhibit had been passed, 

 supposedly because the judges took Pan- 

 danus Veitchii and P. Sanderi to be iden- 

 titfal because of little color in the latter. 

 The judges reaflSrmed the previous 

 awards. 



Table Decorations. 



On Thursday the table decorations 

 were given a space, in the main hall. 

 Bohannon '& Canger had an exceedingly 

 attractive decoration of Killarney roses. 

 a low centerpiece with small twig bas- 

 kets between the plates. Mangel used 

 XJncle John roses. Friedman had Carnot, 

 with green electric liii^ts surrounding 

 his pond of gold fish. Frauenfelder used 

 lily of the valley, Liberty roses and 

 Sprengeri. J. L. Raske used Sunrise 

 roses. 



On Friday Bohannon & Canger and 

 Mangle used Beauties in low centerpieces. 

 Friedman had cut sprays of Babv Ram- 

 ler bordering his pool of fish. J. L. Raske 

 had a red table, using carnations air^ 

 Christmas berries. Frauenfelder used s* 

 vase of Enchantress. 



On Saturday Mangle's table had cat- 

 tleyas, with violets for corsages. Bohan- 

 non & Canger used valley, white orchids 

 and adiantum. J. L. Raske had a Board 

 of Trade table, wheat and corn on the 

 cloth, yellow mums in the vase, bulls and 

 bears between the plates. Friedman's 

 pond was banked by valley and Baby 

 Rambler roses. Frauenfelder used a 

 birch bark basket of violets, with smaller 

 baskets between the plates, connected to 

 the central one by purple ribbon. 



As is always the case the table decora- 

 tions were among the most popular feat- 

 ures of the show. 



The Popular Lectures. 



The popular lectures in the Coliseum 

 A.nnex drew surprising crowds. It was a 

 ■<rery unfavorable place for the speakers. 

 \he- movement of the crowds in the main 

 hall rendering it most impossible for one 

 ♦^o make himself hfeard. Prof. J. C. Blair 

 spoke on Friday evening and on Wednef- 

 lay .V'r. Vaughan read C. B. Whitnall'f* 

 Daper, that gentleman being unable to 

 be present. Mr. Routzahn is always an 

 interesting speaker on gardening topics 

 ind it is to be hoped that this feature 

 can be continued in future years under a 

 Uttle more favorable conditions. The 

 «tereopticon views added to the interest. 



The Banquet, 



The annual banquet of the Chicago 

 Florists' Club took place in the Coliseum 

 A.nnex on the evening of November 9. 

 \^bout 150 were present, nearly two-thirds 

 being guests from out of town. When 



the cigars had been reached, W. N. Rudd 

 asked for quiet, the hall, a handsome one, 

 being exceedingly difficult for speech 

 making because of ftad acoustics. Mr. 

 Rudd introduced Wm. F. Kasting, Of 

 Buffalo, president-elect of the S. A. F., 

 as the first speaker. 



Mr. Kasting called attention to the 

 somewhat unusual circumstance of the 

 diners including the first president of the 

 S. A. F., the present president and the 

 president-elect. He said that he hopes 

 it also included the next president and 

 stated that he took pleasure in express- 

 ing his wish that P. J. Hauswirth may 

 be his successor. He said that he feels 

 that he owes it to Chicago that he was 

 elected at Washington. He urged every- 

 one to come to Dayton and asked united 

 support in making the 1906 convention 

 the banner one in the history of the 

 society. 



John Thorpe, first president of the S. 

 A. F., was introduced and spoke of the 

 widening circle of activities and influ- 

 ence of horticulture. He expressed the 

 opinion that in spite of the great strides 

 made, American horticulture is still in 

 its infancy. 



Prof. J. F. Cowell, of Buffalo, said that 

 in his opinion all of Chicago's famous 

 institutions of learning never did more 

 in a single week to educate and elevate 

 the public taste of the city than tho 

 Horticultural Society and the Chicago 

 Florists' Club did last week. 



John T. Temple, of Davenport, la., 

 told stories and pointed to what harmony 

 had done to make the 1905 Chicago exhi- 

 bition the greatest flower show ever held 

 in the United States. 



Prof. A. C. Beal, of Champaign, asked 

 united effort to secure recognition for 

 floriculture in the form of an appropria- 

 tion from the next Illinois legislature 

 for experimental greenhouses, and J. D. 

 Carmody made a characteristic address. 



The speaking was interspersed by solos 

 by Frank Carter and ' * Down Mobile, ' ' 

 "Steamboat Comin', " and other popular 

 melodies by the Chicago Indians' Glee 

 Club. 



After the rdjournment a telegram was 

 sent to William Scott, who is ill at Buf- 

 falo: ""^7e drink to you and miss your 

 smiling countenance. ' ' 



Chicago Show Notes. 



Manager Asmus is entitled to the full- 

 est measure of praise for his handling of 

 a very large and difficult task. The 

 work is more than most men would care 

 to undertake purely out of public spirit. 

 There are few who can handle an affair 

 of this kind with as little friction as has 

 occurred in the two shows managed by 

 Mr. Asmus. One of his troubles was a 

 strike by the band, which he settled at 

 3 a. m. Nic Miller's experienced help 

 was no small assistance. 



P. J. Hauswirth, in charge of admis- 

 sions, also had a good sized job, which 

 was handled in his usual thorough man- 

 ner. 



The Visitors. 



The following visitors signed the reg- 

 ister after last week's issue of the 

 Review : 



Wm. F. Kasting, Buffalo; Ludvig 

 Mosbaek, Onarga, 111.; Wm. Weber, Oak- 

 land, Md. ; C. E. Lindsay, Birmingham, 

 Ala.; J. J. Soper, Rockford, 111.; E. 

 Haentze, Fond du Lac, Wis. ; Mrs. F. and 

 Lena Spickerman, Sandwich, 111. ; A. 

 Johnson, J. Tiplady Edw. Sandgren, 

 Frank Kuehn, A. .1. Smith, Henry 

 Mortens, Lake Geneva, Wis. ; Herman 

 Schwebke, Wm. Currie, O. H. Baerman, 



