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NOVBMBKB 19, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



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Tbk ReUilen' Display. 



The retail section was one of the best 

 in the^'hietory of recent s^pxY*.,,, The 

 booths were.- lacking, fint- in ^bo competi- 

 tive classes the ri^tailers ei^tered more 

 freely than in refi^nt years. The awards 

 on table decorations for the first three 

 days of the competition were stated in 

 last week's issue. November 12 the 

 awards went to the Butler Floral Co., the 

 E. Wienhoeber Co., and W. J. Smyth. 

 For each of four days premiums of $50, 

 $40 and $30 were offered for these tables 

 and there were six competitors each day. 



The made-up work was staged Novem- 

 ber 12 and 13. This always is one of the 

 most attractive features of the show and 

 this year the work was of specially high 

 character because liberal premiums were 

 offered. For instance, $40 for a bride's 

 bouquet, $50 for the best vase of chrysan- 

 themums arranged for effect, and others 

 in proportion. There was good competi- 

 tion, making a larger display than usual, 

 and all the work was good. The awards 

 were as follows: 



Vase of not less than 200 roses, Ameri- 

 can Beauty excluded, not less than five 

 varieties, arranged for effect, W. J. 

 Smyth first, A. Lange second, Schiller 

 estate third;. three entries. 



One bride's and two bridesmaid's bou- 

 quets, John Mangel first, Ida Meyer sec- 

 ond, Butler Floral Co. third; four entries. 



Bride's bouquet of valley or valley and 

 white orchids, A. Lange first, W. J. 

 Smyth second, Butler Floral Co. third; 

 four entries. 



Basket of chrysanthemums, pompon or 

 single varieties, Schiller estate first, W. 

 J. Smyth second, Butler Floral Co. third;' 

 three entries. 



Vase of chrysanthemums arranged for 

 effect, A. Lange first, W. J. Smyth sec- 

 ond, Schiller estate third; four entries. 



Floral arrangement, the main feature 

 being roses, A. Lange first. 



Basket or hamper, the main feature 

 being roses, the premium divided between 

 D. A. Eobertson and A. Lange. 



Basket of carnations, Butler Floral Co. 

 first. 



Basket of mixed flowers, R. Jahn first. 

 Foliage and Decorative Plants. 



Best plant not yet an article of com- 

 merce, W. A. Manda first, gold medal for 

 Polypodium Mandaianum. 



Foliage plant never before exhibited 

 previous to this show, W. A. Manda first 

 on Kentia Mandaiana. 



Best foliage plant not yet in commerce, 

 W. A. Manda first on Dracaena Black 

 Beauty Improved. 



Nepenthes, W, A. Manda first. 



Five fancy caladiums, W. A. Manda 

 first, E. G. Uihlein second. 



Miscellaneous Awards. 



Display of lily of the valley, Poehl- 

 mann Bros. Co. first, H. N. Bruns sec- 

 ond, Pennock-Meehan Co., Philadelphia, 

 special mention. 



Display of not less than 600 violets, F. 

 R. Gillman, Rhinebeck, N. Y., first, staged 

 by W. F. Kasting Co., Buffalo, N. Y.; 

 Steven Burns, Rhinebeck, N. Y., staged 

 by Vaughan & Sperry, Chicago; Butler 

 Floral Co. special mention. 



Display of cut lilies, Poehlmann Bros. 

 Co. first; Erie Floral Co., Erie, Pa., 

 second. 



Collection of pansy flowers, G. Swen- 

 8on, Elmhurst, HI., first. 



Twelve stalks longiflorum lilies, Bassett 



Fune^kl Spray of Roses. 



& Washburn first, Poehlmann Bros. Co. 

 second. 



Display of vegetables, E. M. Barton 

 first. 



W. A. Manda won his own premium of- 

 fered for the exhibitor taKing the most 

 prizes for pot plants. 



Special premium to the grower win- 

 ning the greatest number of prizes, com- 

 petition limited to those using hot water, 

 to W. A. Manda. 



Guarantors' Sweepstakes to exhibitor 

 taking the largest number of prizes 

 of all classes, to W. A. Manda. 



Special Awards* 



The special awards were as follows: 

 M. Calvat, Grenoble^ France, siher 

 medal for seedling mums. 



Howard Gould, Port Washington, N. 

 Y., silver medal for Celosia Pride of 

 Castle Gould. 



A. Lange, Chicago, $25 for display of 

 cut flower work made in the style of 

 twenty-five years ago. 



Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J., 

 $25 for Cyanophyllum magnificum. 



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