NOVEMBKK 19, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



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The Retailers' Display. 



The retail section -was one of the best 

 in tlie history of recent shows. The 

 bootlis Avore lacking, hut in the competi- 

 tive classes the retailers entered more 

 freely than in recent 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 V,\.' 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 Avas good competi- 

 tion, making a larger display than usual, 

 and all the work was good. The awaids 

 were as follows : 



Vase of not less than 200 roses, Ameri- 

 can Beauty excluded, not less than five 

 varieties, arranged for effect, \V. J. 

 Smyth first, A. Lange second, Schiller 

 estate third ;.tJiree entries. 



One bride's and two bridesmaid's bou- 

 quets, John ]\Iangtd first, Ida Meyer sec- 

 ond, Butler Floral Co. third; four entries. 



Bride's bouquet ofygjley or vaUey and 

 white orchids, Ar'TIiange first, Vv. .1. 

 Smyth second, Butler Floral Co. third; 

 four entries. 



Basket of chrysanthemums, pompon or 

 single varieties, Schiller estate first. AV. 

 J. Smyth second, Butler Floral €o. third; 

 three entries. 



A'ase of chrysanthemums arranged for 

 effect, A. Lange first, AV. 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. Robortson and A. Lange. 



Basket of carnations, Butler Floral Co. 

 first. 



Basket of mixeil flowers, R. Jalin first. 

 Foliage and Decorative Plants. 



Best plant not yet an article of com- 

 merce, W. A. ]\Ianda first, gold medal for 

 Polypodium ^Mandaianum. 



Foliage plant never before exhibited 

 previous to this show, W. A. INFanda first 

 on Kentia ^landaiana. 



Best foliage plant not yet in commerce. 

 W. A. Manda first on Dracaena Black 

 Beauty Improved. 



Nepenthes, AV. A. Manda first. 

 Five fancy caladiums, W. A. Manda 

 first, E. n. TJildein second. 



Miscellaneous Awards. 



Display of lily of the valley. Poeld 

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

 ond. Pennock-Mtehan i'o., Philadelphia, 

 special mention. 



Display of not less than (iOO violets, F. 

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

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

 Steven Burns, Rhinebeck, N. Y.i staged 

 by Vaughan & Sperry, Chicago; Butler 

 Floral Co. special mention. 



Displ.'iy of. cut lilies. Poehhnann Bros. 

 *''>. first; Erie Floral t'o., j'.iie. I'a., 

 second. 



Collection of pansy flowers. (!. Swen- 

 son, Elmhurst, III., first. 



Twelve stalks longifloiuni lilies, Bassett 



Funeral Spray of Roses. 



& Washburn first, Poehliiiann ISros. Co. 

 second. 



Displav of vegetables, K. M. liaiton 

 first. 



\V. A. Manila won his own premium of 

 fiM-ed for the exhiltitor taking the most 

 prizes for pot plants. 



Special ])reiniunL to tlie gi'ower win- 

 ning the greatc^si number of ]irizes. cotn 

 petition limited to tiiose using liot water, 

 to W. A. Manda. 



Cuaraiitors' Sweepstakes to exliiliitor 

 taking tlie largest number of prizes 

 of all (dasses, to W. .\. Man. la. 



Special Awards. 



The sperial awards were ;is follow's: 

 M. ('alvat, (irenoble. France, sihor 

 medal for see(lliiig iniiins. 



Howard (iould, I'ort Washington, X. 

 \' .. sil\"r ineclal tor < 'elosia i'lide of 

 Castle (iould. 



.\. Lange. (hicago. +2.") tor display of 

 cut flower work nijide in the style of 

 twenty live years ago. 



.Iiilius K'oehis Co.. K'ntherford. X. .J., 

 ^2.") tor ( ya nn|iliy liiiin inayniticiini. 



