NOTBMBEB 18, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



was expected and only a few tables 

 of apples and peaches were shown, mostly 

 from Stark Bros. Nurseries, of Louisi- 

 ana, Mo. 



The St. Louis park department had two 

 splendid groups of decorative plants at 

 the front end of the hall. The large foun- 

 tain in the center of the hall was ar- 

 ranged by the city water department. 

 The Missouri Botanical Garden display 

 was largely made up of odd plants of 

 biblical mention. The judges were : J. T. 

 Temple, of Davenport, la.; I. C. Berter- 

 mann, of Indianapolis, and B. F. Tesson, 

 of St. Louis, and they did their work to 

 the satisfaction of all exhibitors. The 

 awards were as follows: 



RoMS. 



One hundred American Beauties, Peter Eeln- 

 toerg, CUcago, first; W. J. & M. S. Vesey, 

 second. « 



Fifty American Beauties, Poeblmann Bros. 

 Co., Chicago, first; Peter Keinberg, second; 

 F. H. Weber, third. 



Fifty Richmond. Poehlmann Bros. Co., first; 

 W. J. & M. S. Vesey, second; A. C. Brown, 

 third. 



Fifty Killarney, Poehlmann Bros. Co., first; 

 Welland & Olinger, second; J. i\ Ammann, 

 third. 



Fifty Chatenay, J. F. Ammann, first. 



Fifty White Killarney, Poehlmann Bros. Co., 

 first; W. J. & M. S. Vesey, second. 



Fifty Bride, Poehlmann Bros. Co., first; Wei 

 land & Olinger, second; W. J. & M. S. Vesey, 

 third. 



Fifty any other variety, J. F. Ammann, first, 

 with Ivory; Poehlmann Bros. Co., second; Wel- 

 land & Olinger, third; the two latter with My 

 Maryland. 



Six vases of roses, six yarleties, twenty-five 

 blooms each, Poehlmann Bros. Co., Chicago, first, 

 with Killarney, Richmond, Bride, Perle, My 

 Maryland and White Killarney; W. J. & M. S. 

 Vesey. second, with Rhea Beid, White Killar- 

 ney, Bride, Maid, My Maryland and Chatenay. 



Fifteen new white roses, John Steldle, first; 

 Poehlmann Bros. Co., second; both with White 

 Killarney. 



Fifteen new pink roses, W. J. & M. S. Vesey, 

 first, with My Maryland. 



Fifteen new red roses, W. J. & M. S. Vesey, 

 first, with Rhea Reid. 



Carnationc. 



Fifty white carnations, Chicago Carnation Co., 

 first, with White Perfection; H. J. Weber & 

 Sons Nursery Co., second; W. J. & M. S. 

 Vesey, third; the two latter with White En- 

 chantress. 



Fifty light pink carnations, Chicago Carnation 

 Co., first, with Enchantress; J. V. Ammann, 

 second, with Rose-pink Enchantress; H. J. 

 Weber &. Sons Nursery Co., third, with En- 

 chantress. 



Fifty dark pink carnations, A. C. Brown, 

 first, with Sangamo; Chicago Carnation Co., 

 second, with Alvina; W. J. & M. S. Vesey, 

 third, with Afterglow. 



Fifty red carnations, Chicago Carnation Co., 

 first, with Victory; W. J. & M. S. Vesey, sec- 

 ond; Mueller &, Schroeder, third; the two latter 

 with Beacon. 



Fifty carnations any other color, Chicago Car- 

 nation Co., first, with Conquest. 



Five vases of carnations, five varieties, fifty 

 blooms each, W. J. & M. 8. Vesey, first, with 

 Enchantress, B. Craig, Winsor, White Perfec- 

 tion and Lawson; Chicago Carnation Co., sec- 

 ond, with White Perfection. Beacon, May Day, 

 Enchantress and White Enchantress. 



Fifty carnations, competition open to growers 

 of St. Louis and vicinity only, H. J. Weber &, 

 Sons Nursery Co., first: J. F. Ammann, second; 

 Charles D. Hecbt, third. 



Twenty-five carnations, seedling not yet dis- 

 seminated, Chicago Carnation Co., first, with 

 Conquest and Sangamo. 



Twenty-five new white carnations, W. J. & 

 M. 8. Vesey, first, with Sarah Hill. 



Twenty-five new pink carnations, J. F. 

 Ammann, first, with May Day. 



Twenty-five new red carnations, J. P. 

 Ammann, first, with O. P. Bassett. 



Chrysanthemum Cut Blootmi 



Fifty chrysanthemums, five varieties, ten 

 bUjoms in a vase, E. G. Hill Co.. first, with 

 Eaton, F 8. Vallis, Golden Wedding, John 

 i-<-mon and Souvenir de Mme. Manoir; Fred H. 

 i^.^.^?!-,* ^;'..?*<=°''*'' with Rousseau. Percy 



H^^^v^u^V ^- •'• * ^ S- Vesey, third, with 

 «d Eoblisin."'""*' *"""• ^°"""'' ^"^ '^"° 

 flr?t"* '"""^*'* blooms, W. J. ft M. 8. Vesey, 



nJiTmllnfr"''? '''""m". white, E. O. Hill Co.. 

 FreSll f J*"'-^ ?■■'•*• w'tf" Timothy Eaton 

 with Ch^AtTv ,* ^- Richmond. Ind., second 

 wardsvinp n^ Improved; J. V. Ammann, Ed- 

 Twenvfl,» ;/'"'■''• w'"* White Bonnaffon. 



Flower Show at Kearney* Neb. 



Twenty-five any other color, E. G. Hill Co., 

 first, on 0. H. Broomhead; F. H. Lemon & 

 Co., second, with A. J. Balfour; W.J. & M. S. 

 Vesey, third, with Montford. 



Ten blooms, pink, W. J. & M. S. Vesey, first, 

 with Dorner's No. 7. 



Fifty chrysanthemums, blooms on mossed 

 boards, E. G. Hill Co., first. 



Display of pompon or anemone and single 

 varieties, F. H. Lemon & Co., first; Koenlg 

 Floral Co.. second; E. G. Hill Co., third. 



Retail Exhibits. 



Chrysanthemum dining-room decoration, C. 

 Young & Sons Co., first; " F. H. Weber, second; 

 Fred C. Weber, third. 



Basket of roses, Theo. Miller, first; F. II. 

 Wffber, second; C. Young & Sons Co., third. 



Basket uf carnations, Theo. Miller, first; C. 

 Young & Sons Co., second; Ellison Floral Co., 

 third. 



One hundred roses arranged for eCCect, Koenig 

 Floral Co., first; Theo. MlUer, second; F. H. 

 Weber, third. 



Fifty chrysanthemum blooms arranged for 

 efTect, E. O. Hill Co., flrst; W. J. & M. S. 

 Vesey, second; F. H. Weber, third. 



Bride's bouquet of Illy of the valley, C. 

 Young & Sons Co., first; F. C. Weber, second; 

 J. F. Windt, third. 



Floral display, Theo. Miller, first; C. Young 

 & Sons Co., second; Ellison Floral Co., third. 



In addition to the regular premiums the sum 

 of $100 was set aside for a new and merltorlouH 

 exhibit, which went to Theo. Miller with a 

 handsome fruit plaque on a large easel with 

 chrysanthemum accessories. 



Display of 1,000 violets, C. Young & Sons Co., 

 first; F. H. Weber, second. 



Plants. 



New and meritorious plant, F. R. Pierson, 

 S. A. F. bronze medal for Nephrolepis ele- 

 gantlssiuia compacta. 



Pair of standard bay trees, C. Young & Sons 

 Co., first; E. L. Loyet, second. 



Display of decorative plants, William Schray & 

 Sons, first; E. L. Loyet, second. 



Begonias, one or nion; varieties, J. A. Peter- 

 son, of Cincinnati, first; C. Young & Sons Co., 

 second. 



Eighteen berried plants, Koenlg Floral Co., 

 first; Sanders Nurseries, second; F. J. Fill- 

 more, third. 



Twenty-five blooming plants, chrysanthemums 

 excluded, William Schray & Sons, flrst; San 

 ders Nurseries, second; F. J. Fillmore, third. 



Twelve geranium plants In bloom, Koenlg 

 Floral Co., flrst; F. J. Fillmore, second. 



Specimen palm, William Schray & Sons, flrst; 

 E. L. Loyet, second. 



Specimen fern, William 'Schray & Sons, first; 

 C. Young & Sons Co., second; E. L. Loyet. 

 third. 



Blooming plants other than chrysanthemums, 

 Koenlg Floral Co., first; J. A. Peterson, second; 

 William Schray & Sons, third. 



Fern dish. William Schray & Sons, flrst; 

 Sanders Nurseries, second. 



Pair of banging baskets, William Schray & 

 Sons, flrst. 



Gfoup of variegated foliage plants, William 

 Schray & Sons, flrst; Sanders Nurseries, second. 



Group of chrysanthemum plants, Koenlg Floral 

 Co., flrst; Sanders Nurseries, second; 0. Young 

 & Sons Co., third. 



Twelve chrysanthemum plants, pompon, anem- 

 ones or single varieties, Koenlg Floral Co., flrst; 

 C. Young & Sons Co., second; Sanders Nur- 

 series, third. 



Twenty-flve chrysanthemum plants grown to 

 single stem, Vaugban's Greenhouses, first. 



Three specimen chrysanthemum plants, any 

 color, Koenlg Floral Co., flrst; Sanders Nur- 

 series, second. 



White specimen chrysanthemum plant, Vaugh- 

 an's Greenliouses, first; Sanders Nurseries, sec- 

 ond. 



Yellow specimen chrysanthemum plant, 

 Vaugban's Greenhouses, first; Sanders Nurseries, 

 second. 



Specimen chrysanthemum plant, any other 

 color than the above, Vaugban's Greenhouses, 

 first; Sanders Nurseries, second. 



Collection of evergreens, Sanders Nurseries, 

 flrst. 



The Shaw gold medal was not awarded, 

 as the judges did not think the entries 

 worthy, 



A. C. Brown, Springfield, staged for 

 exhibition Carnation Sangamo and a pink 

 seedling, Clara Mae. 



J. A. Peterson's new begonia attracted 

 a great deal of attention. Henry A. 

 Dreer's plants of Acanthus montanus 

 were also an attraction, as was F. E. 

 Pierson 's new fern. 



Visitors. 



The visitors at the show were: 



Vesey, Mr. and Mrs. W. J., Fort Wayne, Ind. 



Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. J. A., Cincinnati, O. 



-Maynard, Mr. and Mrs. C. H., Detroit, Mich. 



Kuhl, Mr. and Mrs. George A., Pekin, III. 



Uudd, W. N., Chicago, 111. 



.Vsnius, George, Chicago, 111. 



Coles, W. W., Kokomo, Ind. 



ValentlDc, J. A., Denver, Colo. 



Knopf, Charles, Richmond, Ind. 



Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Jos., Richmond, Ind. 



I'yfer. A. T., Joliet; 111. 



Skldelsky, S. S., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Karins, J. J.. Philadelphia, Pa. 



Bertermann, I. C, Indianapolis, Ind. 



Vesey, Miss M., Fort Wayne, Ind. 



.Tack. Mr., Springfield, III. 



Brown, A. C, Springfield, HI. 



Ammann, J. F., Edwardsvllle, 111. 



.\mmann. Misses, Edwardsvllle, 111. 



Lautenschlager, Fred, Chicago, 111. 



llelnl, Joseph. Jr.. Jacksonville, 111. 



Wldmer, M. F., Highland. 111. 



KEARNEY, NEB. 



There is an idea for other florists in 

 small towns in the success which attended 

 the exhibition given this year at Kear- 

 ney, Neb. The ladies of the Twentieth 

 Century Gub were anxious to have some 

 sort of an autumn festival and decided 

 to give a flower show in co-operation 

 with the Kearney Floral Co. It was, of 

 course, up to the florist to provide most 

 of the stock and to do the work of mak- 

 ing an attractive exhibition, but the 

 ladies took charge of the publicity end 

 of the proceedings and provided the at- 

 tendance. The City hall was engaged, 

 and the ladies gave a supper on the 



