March 29, 1906. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



1279 



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AMERICAN 

 ROSE SOCIETY 



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THE BOSTON EXHIBITION. 



The annual exhibition of the Ameri- 

 can Rose Society in conjunction with 

 that of the Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society was held on March 23, 24 and 

 25, at Horticultural hall, Boston, and 

 proved a magnificent success in every 

 way. Not only were the entries far more 

 numerous than a year ago, occupying 

 over double last year 's space, but weather 

 conditions were as near perfect as pos- 

 sible and the attendance of the public 

 larger than ever before. True, the low 

 temperatures made extra care necessary 

 in wrapping plants and flowers, but the 

 clear skies and bright sunshine which 

 prevailed during the exhibition cheered 

 everyone and assisted in making the 

 show the most successful of its kind ever 

 held in America. The exhibition of the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society was 

 a splendid one. It filled the main exhibi- 

 tion hall, loggia and small hall, while 

 the society used the lecture hall. 



The cut blooms were far more numer- 

 ous than in 1905, and the quality also 

 showed a distinct advance. The Beauty 

 classes were the hardest to judge, com- 

 petition being very keen. Liberty and 

 Bichmond were each finely shown. The 

 winning vase of the latter, from Waban 

 Conservatories, was more admired than 

 any other in the hall. The vase of 

 Chatenay, which won the Welch cup for 

 the Exeter Rose Conservatories for the 

 best vase of roses in the show, were 

 probably the best of that variety ever 

 staged. Brides and Bridesmaids were 

 numerously shown. Golden Gate also 

 had some excellent entries and seemed to 

 take with the public. Gen. MacArthur, 

 Wellesley and Killamey all had ad- 

 mirers and were finely shown. Brunners, 

 Laings and other hybrids were but in- 

 differently shown, not up to Boston's 

 standard. 



Pot roses were more of a feature than 

 ever. Thomas Roland's group was su- 

 perb, and Edgar, Steinhoff, Walsh and 

 others showed many fine hybrid per- 

 petuals and ramblers. Boston this year 

 had to lower its colors in one or two 

 of the most important classes, after a 

 struggle. Philadelphia deserved the 

 honors secured and we doubt not but 

 that future wars of the roses between 

 the growers of the two cities will be 

 given added zest by the Hub's tem- 

 porary discomfiture. Prizes awarded by 

 the Rose Society were as follows, for 

 Division A: 



American Beauty (steins not to exceed four 

 feet), first, Geo. Burton; second, BrlarcUflC 

 Greenhouse. 



Queen of Edgely, first. The Floral Exchange, 

 Edgely, Pa. 



Bride, first, Waban Rose Conservatories; sec- 

 ond, W. H. Elliott. 



Bridesmaid, first, Waban Bose Conserratories; 

 second; W. H. Elliott. 



Mrs. Pierpont Morgan, first, Waban Rose Con- 

 servatories; second, R. T. McGorum. 



Mrs. Oliver Ames, first, W. H. Elliott; sec- 

 ond, Robert Montgomery. 



Safrano, first. W. H. Elliott. 



Sonv. du President Carnot, first, R. T. Mc- 

 Ooruin; second, John McFarland. 



Golden Gate, first, R. Simpson; second, Flo- 

 ral Exchange. 



Mme. Chatenay, first, R. Simpson; second. 

 Floral Exchange. 



Ivory, Snt, Floral Exchange. 



Liberty, first, W. II. KlUott; second, JoUu W. 

 Taylor. 



Wellesley, first. Waban Rose Conservatories; 

 second, W. II. Elliott, 



Gen. MacArthur, first, Robert >Iiller; second, 

 John N. May. 



Uncle John, first, U. Simpson. 



Killamey, first. W. II. KUiott. 



Richmond, first, W. II. Elliott. 



Enchantress, first, U. Simpson. 



The following awards were made in 

 Division B: 



Bride, first, Montrose Greeuhouse; second, 

 Robert Montgomery. 



Bridesmaid, first, Montrose Greenhouse; sec- 

 ond, Robert Montgomery. 



Mrs. Pierpont Morgan, second, Robert Mc- 

 Gorum. 



Twenty-five Wellesley, second, W. H. Elliott. 



Twenty-five Klllarney. winning the Doyle cilp, 

 AVaban Hose Conservatories. 



Twenty-five Bride, winning the Zinn cup, 

 W. H. Elliott. 



Fifty Cliatenny. winning the Kastlng cup, 

 lOxeter Hose Conservatories. 



Twent.v-Hve Liberty, winning the Penn cup, 

 A. l''arenwald. 



Twi'nt.v-tivo each Bride and Bridesmaid, Geo. 

 C. llarbeson. 



.Swcfpslulies, best vase in show, winning the 

 AVelili Bros, cup, Exeter Rose Conservatories. 



Following were the awards for twelve 



blooms : 



Be.-iiit.v. fii\st. John Marshall. 



Bride, lirst, John Marshall; second, Dr. C. Q. 

 Weld. 



liiidpsniaid. first. Dr. C. G. Weld. 



rirlcli Bruiiner, John McFarland. 



.Mrs. John I.aing, second, John McFarland. 



I'lricii Bniinier, second, Mrs. Converse. 



.Mrs. Jolin Laiiig. second. Mrs. Converse. 



(!iil>riel Lnizet, second. Mrs. Converse. 



Bridesmaid, winning tlie It. & J. Farquhar & 

 Co. cup, W. C. Bust. 



Following were the awards on plants: 



Crimson Rambler, Herman Steinhoff. 



General display of roses, winning silver cup, 

 T. Roland. 



Six plants, any one variety, first, W. W. Ed- 

 gar; second, Herman C. Steinhoff. 



Specimen plant, first, W. W. Edgar; second, 

 Herman C. Steinhoff, 



Robert Simpson. 



(The new President of the American Rose Society.) 



Special prizes for cut blooms were 

 awarded as follows: 



Fifty Beauty, the executive committee's prize, 

 winning the Lord & Burnham trophy, first, Geo. 

 Burton; second, J. H. Bartram. 



Fifty Weliesely, winning the Galvin cup, first. 

 Waban Rose Conservatories. 



Fifty Beauty, winning the MacMullcln cup, 

 first, A. Farenwald. 



Fifty Liberty, winning the Elliott cup, A. 

 Farenwald. 



Fifty Bridesmaid, winning the J. Newman & 

 Son cup, Waban Rose Conservatories. 



Fifty Richmond, first, Waban Rose Conserva- 

 tories-. 



Twenty-five Richmond, R. Simpson. 



Twelve Richmond. W. G. Badgley. 



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Best dinner table decoration of rose, wlnnlnir 



Houghton & Button cup, Houghton & Clark * 



A n ^r."?*".-*^' .*"'• '"'•■•■<"■ decoration, winning 

 A. F. Esterbrools cup, Houghton & Claris. 



There were five entries for the mantel 

 and mirror decorations, from Edward 

 Mac\fulkin, Penn Bros., J. M. Casey, Sid- 

 ney Hoffman and Houghton & Clark. 

 The last named firm used Killarneys and 



