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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



November 12, 1908. 



Miscellaneous Groups. 



E. G. rililcin, Ioimr'i l_v jncsidi'iit of 

 tlie llortic-iiltiual Socii'ty of ('liiL':i<;ii, li:ul 

 :i miiiihi'i' of laiyc dccorativi' groups, 

 and also his usual cntiv in llie orchid 

 cdass. ^\ith a uuudnT of spcciuicu plants 

 iu the uiiscollancous plant classes. Kacdi 

 one was A\()ithy of incut ion, but his plant 

 of C'il)otiuni rc<ial(' was udticcaMc as 

 undoubtedly the finest ciliotinui whi(di the 

 j)ublic has seen at a Chicago exhibit icui. 

 .1. J. Milcliell was also represented by a 

 fine group fioni ids l>aj\(' (!eiie\a cou- 

 servatiiries. 'rh(> South jiarks and Lincoln 

 jiark each cnutiibuted a large group for 

 effect. 



The Roses. 



The competition in the rose classes 

 Avas not as keen as liad lieeu aMtici|iated, 

 nor so great as at recent Chicago shows. 

 The quality of tli(> stock, luiwever, loft 

 nothing to be desired ami each exhibitor 

 managed to annex a few of the blue 

 ribl)ons. Interest in these classes was 

 stimulated by the presence of several 

 lu'w varieties. A local dis])lay of My 

 .Maryland, junk, defeated an exhibit of 

 White Killarney. which had cnme a thou- 

 sand nnles, from 'i'arrytown. X. Y., to 

 contest for the |irize as tli(> best new 

 rose. Pennock-Meehau <'o., Philadelphia, 

 also exhibited ^Vhite Killarney. but not 

 for exhibition, their fluwers having come 

 fr(nn the W'abaii K'osi' ( onservatories, 

 Xatick. .Mass. When this \ari(>ty can be 



eties, together with several now nnder 

 trial at his place. 



The competition for 10(1 Beauties, 

 which always is a center of interest to 

 the trade, was divided into two sections. 

 I Tlie lirst day William Dittmann carried 

 j olf the lirst prize, witli I'oehlmann Bros. 

 Co.. liassett (ic Washburn and I'eter Kein- 

 I berg following in the order named,. The 

 j C(uupetition was close, but the entries not 

 numerous enough to suit the management, 

 which sent out a special letter to growers 

 soliciting entries for the secoml day's 

 competition, November 11. The net re- 

 sult Avas that Dittmann dropped out and 

 there were but three entries, which left 

 the $25 fourth prize uncompeted for. 

 Poehlinaun Bros. Co. was first, Bassett 

 i^ Washburn second, and Peter Reinberg 

 third. IS'ew roses staged November 11 

 wi're few. White Killarney and Mrs. ^Sfar- 

 shall Pi(dd carrying oil' the honors. White 

 Killarm^y was given a cup in a class for 

 twelve blooms of a variety init previously 

 exhibited, but only second in a class for 

 any variety not yet in commerce, no first 

 being awarded, the judges possil)ly going 

 on the theory that one cup ought to be 

 enough for one ilay. ]\lrs. Field in a 

 (dass for pink rose for summer culture 

 beat (uit a magnificent vase of Ivillarney 

 stasi:e(| hv B'issett & Wjishburn. also W. 

 K. Suuth', by the South Park Floral Co., 

 and Killarney fnuii Poehlmann liros. Co. 



I A. S. Swanson. St. Paid, put up a 

 < vase of Pink lieauty, his sport of Prin- 



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



stagoil by loc;il grrtwcrs. the imlications 

 ai'e it will outclass all other whit<>s. 



Peter Keinberg's .Mrs. Marshall Field 

 won out in the class for 100 "any 

 other variety" over four excellent en- 

 tries. Mr. Keinberg nniintaincil a table 

 of roses throughout the show, renewing 

 the stock e;i(di day and staging a vase 

 of each one of the commercial vari- 



cess of Naples, a jdeasing ctdor an<l 

 good keeper. 



The Carnations. 



Whatever the showing of roses may 

 have fallen short of anticijiation. the 

 dis|)lav of carnations compens;ited for 

 it. because it was far ahead of what 

 had been expe<de(l. 'J'liere were ;ts 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 exhil)ition 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- 

 parent in the carnation display, but the 

 reverse was the case, for the exhibits 

 were up to the best previous records and 

 of uniforndy bigh quality; nothing 

 further \vas to have been tlesired ou 

 this score. W'hile the bulk of the ex- 

 hibits came from nearby growers, the 

 1'. 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 Schciden 

 iS: 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. Yaughan, from 

 .Mount Greenwood cemetery. Joseph 

 ileacock, Wyncote, Pa., exhibited Dor- 

 othy Gordon, a rose-pink of the En- 

 •diantress type, and the Miami Floral Co., 

 Dayton, O., had a seedling of Law son 

 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 yevir, with some 

 seedlings which are under trial. The 

 Wanoka Greenhouses, Barneveld, N. Y., 

 exhiljited Apple Blossom and Wanoka. 

 Bertermann Bros. Co., Indianapolis, 

 sho\ved its yellow novelty, named James 

 Whitcond) l^iley. F. Dorner & Sons Co., 

 R. Witterstaetter and several others had 

 exhibits of seedlings which could only 

 be shown in small quantity. Henry 

 Ei( hliolz, Waynesboro, Pa., exhibited Al- 

 vin. both cut Idooms and pot plants, 

 which were well liked. 



Orchids. 



The orcdnds were a special feature for 

 November 10, and the display was one 

 of the finest ever seen in the west. 

 . I alius Roehrs Co. st.aged 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 & llurrell also were splendiiUy 

 represented. E. G. Uihlein had some 

 nice plants. 



Included in the Roehrs and Manda 

 groups, and in Lager & Hurrell's. were 

 sonu> valuable specimens and many rare 

 things, but the general public looks upon 

 an orchid as an orchid, providing it is 

 a cattleya, ami the cattleyas invariably 

 are the, center of attraction. Nothing 

 in the show attract;^' greater attention. 



