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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



NOVEMBEB 12, 1908. 



MisceUaneous Groups. 



E. G. Uihlein, formerly president of 

 the Horticultural Society of Chicago, had 

 a number of large decorative groups, 

 and also his usual entry in the orchid 

 class, with a number of specimen plants 

 in the miscellaneous plant classes. Each 

 one was worthy of mention, but his plant 

 of Cibotium regale was noticeable as 

 undoubtedly the finest cibotium which the 

 public has seen at a Chicago exhibition. 

 J. J. Mitchell was also represented by a 

 finJB group from his L^ke Geneva con- 

 servatories. The South parks and Lincoln 

 park each contributed a large group for 

 effect. 



The Roses. 



The competition in the rose classes 

 was not as keen as had been anticipated, 

 nor so great as at recent Chicago shows. 

 The quality of the stock, however, left 

 nothing to be desired and each exhibitor 

 managed to annex a few of the blue 

 ribbons. Interest in these classes was 

 stimulated by the presence of several 

 n£w varieties. A local display of My 

 Maryland, pink, defeated an exhibit of 

 White Killarney, which had come a thou- 

 sand miles, from Tarrytown, N. Y., to 

 contest for the prize as the best new 

 rose. Pennock-Meehan Co., Philadelphia, 

 also exhibited White Killarney, but not 

 for exhibition, their flowers having come 

 from the Waban Rose Conservatories, 

 Natick, Mass. When this variety can be 



eties, together with several now under 

 trial at his place. 



The competition for 100 Beauties, 

 which always is a center of interest to 

 the trade, was divided into two sections. 

 The first day William Dittmann carried 

 off the first prize, with Poehlmann Bros. 

 Co., Bassett & Washburn and Peter Rein- 

 berg following in the order name^. The 

 competition was close, but the entries not 

 numerous enough to suit the management, 

 which sent out a special letter to growers 

 soliciting entries for the second day's 

 competition, November 11. The net re- 

 sult was that Dittmann dropped out and 

 there were but three entries, which left 

 the $25 fourth prize uncompeted for. 

 Poehlmann Bros. Co. was first, Bassett 

 & Washburn second, and Peter Reinberg 

 third. New roses staged November 11 

 were few. White Killarney and Mrs. Mar- 

 shall Field carrying off the honors. White 

 IQllarney was given a cup in a class for 

 twelve blooms of a variety nT)t previously 

 exhibited, but only second in a class for 

 any variety not yet in commerce, no first 

 being awarded, the judges possibly going 

 on the theory that one cup ought to be 

 enough for one day. Mrs. Field in a 

 class for pink rose for summer culture 

 beat out a magnificent vase of Killarney 

 staged by Bassett & Washburn, also W. 

 B. Smith, by the South Park Floral Co., 

 and Killarney from Poehlmann Bros. Co. 



A. S. Swanson, St. Paul, put up a 

 vase of Pink Beauty, his sport of Prin- 



Wm. Dittmann*s First Prize Beauties at the National Show. 



staged by local growers, the indications 

 are it will outclass all other whites. 



Peter Reinberg 's Mrs. Marshall Field 

 won out in the class for 100 "any 

 other variety" over four excellent en- 

 tries. Mr. Reinberg maintained a table 

 of roses throughout the show, renewing 

 the stock each day and staging a vase 

 of each one of the commercial vari- 



cess of Naples, a pleasing color and 

 good keeper. 



The Carnations. 



Whatever the showing of roses may 

 have fallen short of anticipation, the 

 display of carnations compensated for 

 it, because it was far ahead of what 

 had been expected. There were as many 



as a dozen entries in the class for fifty 

 White" Perfection, and in quantity the 

 showing was as great as 'any ever seen at 

 an autumn exhibition in this country. 

 For quality, the display was noteworthy. 

 The season has not been a good one for 

 -carnations, and the general quality of the 

 stock in the Chicago market has not 

 been so good as usual in the last few 

 weeks. This was expected to be ap- 

 pareift in the carnation display, but the 

 reverse was the case, for the exhibits 

 were up to the best previous records and 

 of uniformly high quality; nothing 

 further was to have been desired on 

 this score. While the bulk of the ex- 

 hibits came from nearby growers, the 

 I'. R. Pierson Co., Tarrytown, N. Y., 

 had several exhibits. There was one 

 from Long Island, another from Phila- 

 delphia, several from Pittsburg, Cincin- 

 nati and nearer points, so that the whole 

 country was fairly represented. 



It was noticeable that the classes for 

 "any other variety^' were not competed 

 for anywhere near so closely as those 

 for the named varieties, indicating how 

 the list of generally grown sorts has nar- 

 rowed down, in spite of the steady in- 

 crease in new varieties. Poehlmann Bros. 

 Co. carried off the premier award, a gold 

 medal, for best 100 blooms in the show, 

 with White Perfection. 



There was a large attendance of car- 

 nation growers the day the blooms were 

 staged, and, naturally, their interest cen- 

 tered in the newer sorts. O. P. Bassett, 

 the new red, did itself much credit. The 

 growers liked the color and fullness 

 of President Taft, exhibited by Scheiden 

 & Schoos. It is a bold, striking flower. 

 Two promising whites were shown, Geor- 

 gia, from J. D. Cockcroft, Northport, 

 L. I., and Mrs. J, C. Vaughan, from 

 Mount Greenwood cemetery. Joseph 

 Heacock, Wyncote, Pa., exhibited Dor- 

 othy Gordon, a rose-pink of the En- 

 chantress type, and the Miami Floral Co.,. 

 Dayton, O., had a seedling of Lawson 

 shade, of which a good vase was put 

 up. The Charles Knopf Floral Co. 

 showed Mrs, Knopf and Ruby, which are 

 to be sent out this year, with some 

 seedlings which are under trial. The 

 Wandka Greenhouses, Barneveld, N. Y., 

 exhibited Apple Blossom and Wanoka. 

 Bertermann Bros. Co., Indianapolis, 

 showed its yellow novelty, named James 

 Whitcomb Riley. F. Dorner & Sons Co., 

 R. Witterstaetter and several others had 

 exhibits of seedlings which could only 

 be shown in small quantity. Henry 

 Eichholz, Waynesboro, Pa., exhibited Al- 

 vin, both cut blooms and pot plants, 

 which were well liked. 



Orchids. 



The orchids were a special feature for 

 November 10, and the display was one 

 of the finest ever seen in the west. 

 Julius Roehrs Co. staged an especially 

 striking group, containing several hun- 

 dred plants in fine flower and so arranged 

 that it was one of the spectacular fea- 

 tures of the show. W. A. Manda and 

 Lager & Hurrell also were splendidly 

 represented. E. G. Uihlein had some 

 nice plants. 



Included in the Roehrs and Manda 

 groups, and in Lager & Hurrell 's, were 

 some valuable specimens and many rare 

 things, but the general public looks upon 

 an orchid as an orchid, providing it is 

 a cattleya, and the cattleyas invariably 

 are the center of attraction. Nothing 

 in the show attracts greater attention. 



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