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ANOTHER SUCCESS. 



Central Illinois Florists' Big Week. 



The flower show in connection with 

 the state fair, at Springfield, has be- 

 come quite an event among the florists 

 of central Illinois, but it does not yet 

 attract the attention it should from the 

 large growers of the north end of the 

 state. The premiums are liberal, 

 amounting to $3,500 for the florists' 

 exhibits, largely because of the work of 

 Robert O'Dwyer, who has charge of 

 the department of floriculture. When 

 he took hold of the show it was custom- 

 ary to oflfer $1,200 for florists' exhibits, 

 but this has been increased until now 

 the premiums are as liberal as are of- 

 fered at any of the big autumn shows. 

 The Dome building, in which the show 

 is staged, was originally a part of the 

 Floriculture building at the Chicago 

 World's Fair and is 186 feet in diam- 

 eter. In previous years the building 

 was divided into two sections, one of 

 which was used for horticulture, but 

 through Mr. O'Dwyer 's efforts the en- 

 tire building now is used for flowers. 

 Rooms klso are provided where the ex- 

 hibitors can make up work with pri- 

 vacy. A large refrigerator has been 

 installed for the care of stock shipped 

 by exhibitors. 



tbe plant display this year is good, 

 representing the commercial stock of 

 the enterprising members of the trade 

 in Springfield and vicinity. The roses 

 and carliaiions were rather better than 

 usual, though the number of exhibits 

 showed no special increase, perhaps due 

 to crops not being on. The design work 

 was extrenrely good, possibly the largest 

 showing of this character made at any 

 exhibition in this country. The large 

 set pieces were much improved by the 

 use of southern foliage in combination 

 with flowers. The more general use of 

 orchids added much to the character 

 of the designs. There were three hand- 

 some exhibits of cut orchids. One of 

 the most successful exhibitors in the 

 design department was the firm of Gul- 

 lett & Sons, Lincoln, who were repre- 

 sented by Ed Gullett, who was on his 

 way to Ohio, where he will be married 

 October 12. 



Acting as assistant superintendent of 

 floriculture, A. Miller, of Chicago, was 

 of much assistance to the exhibitors in 

 staging their stock. 



Boses. 



The fair lasts so long that the flower 

 show is spread over more days than is 

 customary where flowers are the prin- 

 cipal feature of the exhibition. Roses 

 were to be staged on three days, so 

 as to maintain a fresh display through- 

 out the exhibition. The awards on the 

 roses staged October 8 were as follows: 



Fifty American Beauties — Poelilmnnn Bros. 

 Co., Chicago, flrot: A. C. Brown, Sprlngfleld, 111., 

 second; A. C. Canfleld, third. 



Twenty-flve American Beantieg — Poehlmann 

 Bros. Co., first ; A. C. Brown, second; A. C. Can- 

 field, third. 



Fifty Richmond — Poehlmann Bros. Co., first; 

 A. C. Brown, second: A. C. Canfleld, third. 



Fifty Mrs. Jardlne— A. C. Canfleld, first; Jans- 

 sen Sted & Floral Co., Springfield, 111., second. 



Fifty Bride— Janssen Seed & Floral Co., first. 



Fifty Killarney — Poehlmann Bros. Co., first; 

 A. C. Canfleld, seoond; A. T. Hey, Maywood, III., 

 third. 



Fifty White Killarney— Poehlmann Bros. Co.. 

 first; A. C. Brown, second: A. C. Canfield, third. 



Fifty new variety roses, last season's intro- 

 duction — Poehlmann Bros. Co., first; A. C. Can- 

 field, second: A. C. Brown, third. 



Fifty Kaiserin— .\. C. Brown, first; Janssen 

 Seed & Floral Co., second. 



Fifty My Maryland — Poehlmann Bros. Co., first; 

 Janssen Seed & Floral Co., second; A. C. Brown, 

 third. 



Best six varieties, twenty-five blooms each, 

 American Beauties excepted — Poehlmann Bros. 

 Co.. first; A. C. Canfield, second; A. C. Brown, 

 third. 



Wednesday, October 9, roses were 

 again staged, ten classes calling for 

 twenty-five flowers of each variety, 

 and ten classes calling for twenty flow- 

 ers of each variety. The awards were 

 as follows: 



Twenty-five American Beauty — Poehlmann 

 Bros. Co.. first: A. C. Canfleld, second; Janssen 

 Seed & Floral Co., third. 



Twenty-flve Richmond — Poehlmann Bros. Co.. 

 first; A. C. Canfleld, second; Janssen Seed & 

 Floral Co., third. 



Robert O'Owyer. 



(Superintendent of Floriculture, Illinois State Fair.) 



Twenty-flve .Mrs. Jardlne — Janssen Seed & Flo- 

 ral Co.. first; A. C. Canfleld. second. 



Twenty-flve Bride — Janssen Seed & Floral Co., 

 first. 



Twenty-five Kllli»rney — Poehlmann Bros. Co.. 

 first: A. C. Canfield, second; Janssen Seed & 

 Floral Co.. third. 



Twenty-five White Killarney — Poehlmann Bros. 

 Co., first: A. C. Canfleld, second; Janssen Seed & 

 Floral Co., third. 



Twenty-flve My Maryland — Poehlmann Bros. 

 Co., first: A. C. Canfield, second; Janssen Seed & 

 Floral Co., third. 



Twenty-flve any other variety — Poehlmann Bfos. 

 Co., flrst; A. C. Canfleld, second; Janssen Seed 

 & Floral Co., third. 



Twenty American Beauty — Poehlmann Bros. 

 Co., first: A. ('. Canfleld, second; Janssen Seed & 

 Floral Co.. third. 



Twenty Richmond — Poehlmann Bros. Co., first: 

 A. C. Canfield, second; Janssen Seed & Floral 

 Co.. third. 



Twenty Mrs. Jardlne — Janssen Si'ed & Floral 

 Co.. first: A. C. Canfield, second. 



Twenty Bride — Janssen Seed & Floral Co., 

 first. 



Twenty Killarney — Poehlmann Bros. Co., flrst; 

 Janssen Seed & Floral Co., second. 



Twenty White Killarney — Poehlmann Bros. Co., 

 flrst: A. C. Canfleld, second; Janssen Seed A Flo- 

 ral Co., third. 



Twenty My Maryland — Poeblmann Bros. Co., 

 flrst; A. C. Canfleld, second; Janssen S«ed & Flo- 

 ral Co., third. 



Twenty any other variety — Poehlmann Bros. Co.. 

 flrst; A. C. Canfield, second; Janssen Seed & Flo- 

 ral Co., third. , 



Carnations. 



The display of carnations was 

 excellent, Poehlmann Bros. Co. and the 

 Chicago Carnation Co., of Chicago, com- 

 peting with the local growers. The 

 carnations were staged October 8, the 

 premiums being well divided, aa fol- 

 lows: 



Fifty white — Chicago Carnation Co., Chicago. 

 111., first; Poehlmann Bros. Co., Chicago, second; 

 A. C. Brown, Springfield. 111., third. 



Fifty flesh pink — Poehlm ann_ Bros. Co., flrst: 

 Chicago Carnation Co., 'se^MI; A. C. Brown. 

 Springfield, third. ^K 



Fifty light pink — Poehlm^BBros. Co., first; 

 A. C. Canfield, Springfield, Vp second. 



Fifty dark pink — Poehlmafin' Bros. Co., flrst; 

 Chicago Carnation Co., seeomi; A. C. Canfleld, 

 third. "^ 



Fifty rose pink — A. C. Bw>wn, first; A. C. 

 Canfleld, second. 



Fifty scarlet — Poehlmann Bros. Co., flrst; Chi- 

 cago Carnation Co., second; -^.C. Canfleld, third. 



Fifty crimson— A. C. Canfleld, flrst. 



Fifty White Enchantress— Gullett & Sons, Lin- 

 coln, III., flrst; Chicago Carnation Co., second; 

 A. C. Brown, third. 



Best four vases, flfty blooms each, four varle- 

 tles— Poehlmann Bros. Co.. flrst; Chicago Carna- 

 tion Co., second; Gullett & Sons, third. 



Best 100 blooms, any color, any variety, seed 

 lings admissible— Poehlmann Bros. Co., first: 

 Cliicago Carnation Co., 8;'Cond; A. C. Brown, 

 third. 



Miscellaneous Cut Flowers. 



The display of miscellaneous cut 

 flowers was more varied than usual, 

 ranging all the way from hardy per- 

 ennials to orchids. Staged October 8, 

 the awards were: . 



Collection single dahlias — Janssen Seed & 

 Floral Co., Springfield, 111., flrst. 



Collection double dahlias— Janssen Seed & 

 Floral Co., first. 



Collection hardy perennials— A. T. Hey. May 

 wood. 111., flrst. , , ^ 



Collection asters— Janssen Seed & Floral Co., 

 first. 



Six best orchids In bloom — Poehlmann Bros. 

 Co.. first. „ ^, 



Best collection of chrysanthemums — Poehlmann 

 Bros. Co., first: A. T. Hey, second; Janssen Seed 

 & Floral Co., third. ^ ^ 



Lily of the valley— Poehlmann Bros. Co., flrst; 

 Janssen Seed & Floral Co., second. 



Fifty chr.vsanthemums. any varlet.v — A. T. Hey, 

 flrst; Janssen Seed & Floral Co.. second. 



Best display of cut orchids— Janssen Seed & 

 Floral Co.. flrst; A. T. Hey, second; Poehlmann 

 Bros. Co., third. 



Betailers' Work. 



■ The display of designs and other 

 evidences of the skill of the retailers 

 always is one of the special features 

 of the state fair. The competition is 

 keen, the florists at the capital and in 

 the nearby towns being keen to exoel 

 each other in friendly rivalry. The 

 designs were staged October 8, awards 

 being as follows: 



standing cross— Gullett & Sons. Lincoln. 111-. 

 flrst; Cottage Greenhouse. Litchfield. 111., secorni; 

 (Jeo. M. Brlnkerhoff. Springfield, 111., third: \- 

 T. Hev. Maywood, III., fourth. 



Wreath on easel— Gullett & Sons, flrst: «■'"'• 

 M. Brlnkerlioff, second; Geo. A. Kuhl, Pekin. IH- 

 third; Cottage Greenhouse, fourth. , 



Set piece— Gullett & Sons, flrst: Geo. A. K"'''- 

 second; Cottage Greenhouse, third; A. T. Hey. 

 fourth. 



ITlnner table arrangement — Geo. A. Kuhl, ni>t, 

 A. T. Hey. second. , 



Basket of chrysanthemums — Gullett & .."I"," 

 flrst: Cottage Greenhouse, second; Geo. A. Kini'- 

 third: A. T. Hey, fourth. „ .„ 



Basket of cut flowers— WIrth & Gaupp, Spring- 

 field. 111., flrst; Gullett & Sons, second; Geo. »'• 

 Brinkerhotf. third: A. T. Hey, fourth. 



Bouquet of roses— Wlrth & Gaupp. flrst: <;W>: 

 A. Kuhl. second: A. T. Hey, third; Janssen ><'«" 

 & Floral Co.. Sprlngfleld. 111., third. 



Bouquet of various flowers— Wlrth & GaiipP- 

 flrst: Geo. A. Kuhl, second; Geo. M. Brinkerlion. 

 third: Janssen Seed & Floral Co., fourth. 



Sprav of roses— Gullett & Sons, flrst; Geo ^• 

 Kuhl, second; Geo. M. Brinkerhotf, third; A. '• 

 Hev. fourth. ^. 



Spray of carnations— Geo. M. Brlnkerhoff, nrsj: 

 Gullett & Sons, second; Geo. A. Kuhl, tnim. 

 Wlrth & Gaupp. fourth. ^ . 



Bride's bouquet— Gullett & Sons, flrst: <•«*"•, V 

 Kuhl. second; A. T. Hey, third; Janssen Seed a- 

 Floral Co.. fourth. „ l 



Corsage bouquet- GiUlett A Sons, flrst: "'^W. 

 Kuhl. second: A. T. Hey, third; Janssen Seen » 

 Floral Co., fonrth. 



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