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This View from the Balcony Show* About Half of the Chicago Exhibition at it Appeared November 8. 



scored 81 comraercial scale, 75 exhibi- 

 tion scale; No. 95-3-06, exhibited by 

 Nathan Smith & Son, scored 86 commer- 

 cial scale, 85 exhibition scale; N. Bey, 

 exhibited by the E. G. Hill Co., scored 

 82 commercial scale and 82 exhibition 

 scale. 



For six light pink, Bessie Lamberton, 

 exhibited by Nathan Smith & Son, scored 

 71 exhibition scale, 72 commercial scale. 



For six any other color, John Lemon, 

 exhibited by E. G. Hill Co., scored 84 

 exhibition scale and 89 commercial scale; 

 Bussett scored 74 on each scale; Petite 

 Benee scored 83 exhibition scale and 78 

 commercial scale. 



The sweepstakes were awarded to John 

 Lemon, which scored 89 points. 



Orchids. 



November 7 there was a class for a 

 collection of cut orchid blooms, in which 

 C. W. McKellar, Chicago, was awarded 

 first on a display of a large number of 

 varieties, grown by Lager & Hurrell. 

 E. G. Uihlein was second. 



Mr. Uihlein staged his usual fine dis- 

 play not for competition, the plants in 

 their large glass case occupying a con- 

 spicuous position near the entrance. 

 Lincoln park put up a splendid group 

 from the H. G. Selfriuge collection. 

 Julius Roehrs, Rutherford, N. J., also 

 was a later arrival with an exhibit. 



Floral Arrangements. 



For 100 American Beauties arranged 

 for effect, Julius Schnapp was first and 

 C. Frauenfelder & Co. second. 



Basket of carnations, R. Jahn first, 

 Butler Floral Co. second. 



Basket of chrysanthemums, Butler 

 Floral Co. first, R. Jahn second, Julius 

 Schnapp third. 



Basket of orchids, E. G. Uihlein first. 



Basket of roses, R. Jahn first, Butler 

 Floral Co. second. 



Basket of other flowers, Butler Floral 

 Co. first, R. Jahn second, Julius Schnapp 

 third. 



Arrangement for bridal party, R. Jahn 

 first, Butler Floral Co. second. 



Bride and bridesmaid bouquets, But- 

 ler Floral Co. first, R. Jahn second. 



Corsage bouquet, Butler Floral Co. 

 first, R. Jahn second. 



Best maintained retail display, George 

 Wittbold Co. first, Schiller second, Julius 

 Schnapp third, C. Frauenfelder & do. 

 fourth. 



Miscellaneous Plants. 



The awards for n^iscellaneous plants 

 were as follows: 



Grafted specimen, Vaughan's Green- 

 houses first. 



Collection of orchids, E. G. Uihlein 

 first. 



Ten palms, Geo. "Wittbold Co. first, E. 

 G. Uihlein second. 



Specimen palm, Vaughan's Green- 

 houses first, Geo. Wittbold Co. second. 



Boston fern, Frank Oechslin first, 

 Vaughan's Greenhouses second. 



Asparagus Sprengeri, Vaughan 's 

 Greenhouses first. 



Ten araucarias, Vaughan's Green- 

 houses first. 



Ten Gloire ae Lorraine begonias, J. A. 

 Peterson, Cincinnati, first; Vaughan's 

 Greenhouses second. 



Best other flowering plant, Park Flo- 



ral Co., Denver, Colo., second, on cycla- 

 men, no first awarded. 



Six Boston fern or its sports, J. J. 

 Mitchell first, Frank Oechslin second. 



Six Cibotiura Schiedei, Vaughan's 

 Seed Store first. 



Group of foliage plants, Vaughan's 

 Greenhouses first, J. J. Mitchell second. 



Group of palms and decorative plants, 

 Frank Oechslin first, Geo. Wittbold Co. 

 second. 



Group of ferns, E. G. Uihlein first, 

 J. J. Mitchell second. 



Fern dish, Geo. Wittbold Co. first, E. 

 G. Uihlein second. 



Basket of plants, Geo. Wittbold Co. 

 first, E. G. Uihlein second. 



Asparagus strings, Albert F. Amling 

 Co. first. 



Dracsenas, six varieties, A'aughan's 

 Greenhouses first, E. G. Uihlein second. 



Ficus pandurata, J. J. Mitchell first, 

 Vaughan's Greenhouses second. 



Six palms in six varieties, Vaughan's 

 Greenhouses first, Geo. Wittbold Co. sec- 

 ond. 



Begonia Rex, M. A. Ryerson first. 



Chrysanthemum Plants. 



Following are the awards for chrysan- 

 themum plants: 



Specimen plant without restriction, 

 Vaughan's Greenhouses first. J. J, 

 Mitchell second. 



Specimen plant white, H. W. Buckbee 

 first, J. J. Mitchell second, Vaughan's 

 Greenhouses third. 



Specimen plant yellow, A^aughan's 

 Greenhouses first, M. A. Ryerson second 

 H. W. Buckbee third. 



Specimen plant pink, Vaughan's Green- 



