OCTOBER 31, 1912. 



The Florists^ Review 



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forced seal of wire mesh and paraffin 

 paper, well sanded over. 



Theodore Payne, Los Angeles, showed 

 seeds, bulbs and plants, specializing in 

 native trees and shrubs. 



Figueroa Street Nursery, Los An- 

 geles, had rare Japanese plants, includ- 

 ing two dwarf pines which were said 

 to be from the Mikado's garden. 



West India Gardens, of Altadena, 

 exhibited 100 specimens, embracing 

 twenty-three varieties of budded avo- 

 cado trees, perhaps better known as 

 the alligator pear. 



Magnolia Nursery Co., of Whittier, 

 also made a showing of avocados. 



Unquestionably the sensation of the 

 show was the announcement by Kemp- 

 ton 's Flower Shop that 30,000 carna- 

 tions would be given to lady visitors 

 during the three days of the show. Six 

 blooms with a little plumosus were 

 handed to each caller and the booth 

 was constantly surrounded by a crowd. 

 Before the first day was over the sup- 

 ply ran short and Mr. Kempton phoned 

 to Los Angeles for all the carnations 

 the market aflforded. Over 17,000 flow- 

 ers had been given out when the clos- 

 ing hour arrived and there were still 

 two days of the show to be reckoned 

 with. Although the expense was con- 

 siderable, Mr. Kempton says the adver- 

 tising derived from the stunt was more 

 than worth the price, as his business 

 card was in every bunch. 



Miss Sadie A. Thomas, probably the 

 third largest chrysanthemum grower in 

 the country, showed over 300 varieties 

 of these blooms, ranging from pompons 

 and singles up to the newest of the 

 large types. Miss Thomas called par- 

 ticular attention to several of her own 

 seedlings, among them Mrs. H. C. 

 French, a large reflexed yellow, tinted 

 with orange and lavender, and Pasa- 

 dena, red on top and gold on the bot- 

 tom, the colors being the reverse of 

 Pockett's Surprise. Miss Thomas has 

 the distinction of making chrysanthe- 

 mum exhibits at seventeen shows with- 

 in three weeks. 



Chas. H. Totty, Madison, N. J., sent 

 fifteen varieties, which came through in 

 excellent shape and were well staged 

 by Miss Thomas. 



A seedling from Mrs. H. C. French, 

 of Oak Knoll, named Jean French, and 

 bright yellow with red tints, was much 

 admired. The plant grew seven feet 

 tall, with a strong, stiff stem and the 

 same style of foliage as General Hutton. 



The fern display of Coolidge's was 

 said to be the finest ever shown in 

 California. This firm also had a pretty 

 table of petunias. 



Among the many new dahlias shown 

 by Mr. Laurie, particular attention was 

 called to Beloit, a deep red; Sandy, 

 orange shading to salmon, and Sensa- 

 tion, a brilliant red tipped with white. 



A beautiful specimen of Cattleya 

 labiata was shown by the Mentor Nur- 

 sery. 



Coincident with the opening of the 

 flower show, Henry E. Jaeger and Louis 

 F. Wolfskin welcomed the public to 

 their Orchid Flower Shop No. 2, which 

 occupies a fine store directly opposite 

 the Hotel Maryland and the entrance 

 to the flower show. The new store is 

 somewhat larger than the original one 

 and is tastefully decorated in tan and 

 blue, with white trimmings and white 

 fixtures. The service counters and ice- 

 box are well to the rear, leaving the 

 entire front of the store free for the 

 display of flowers in baskets and vases, 



Art Is Economical, Not Extravagant. 



palms, ferns, etc. The show window 

 is lowered almost to the level of the 

 store floor, giving a light, roomy ap- 

 pearance that greatly adds to the at- 

 tractiveness. A. G. Bushnell. 



I.ENOX, MASS. 



First Show of the Season. 



The Lenox Horticultural Society led 

 oflf with the first exhibition of the year, 

 opening October 24 and continuing 

 through the two succeeding days. There 

 was an unusually large attendance of 

 out-of-town members of the trade, and 

 they were unanimous in saying that it 

 was the best show ever staged at this 

 center of skillful gardening. The ex- 

 hibits completely filled the town hall. 

 There were five large groups, including 

 three of miscellaneous plants and two 

 of orchids. Instead of using tables for 

 the cut. flowers as heretofore^ the vases 

 of mums were placed on the floor. This 

 improved the general effect of the show, 

 but proved bad for the cut blooms 

 themselves, as the attendance was so 

 large that the visitors could not avoid 

 brushing against and bruising the flow- 

 ers. The groups occupied the center 

 of the floor, the roses and carnations on 

 the right, the specimen blooms on the 

 left, the flowering plants being given 

 the stage, with the vegetables and 

 fruits upstairs. Thj^ae latter always 

 are a special feature of this show. 



The exhibits are by the gardeners on 

 the private estates of the wealthy who 



make their homes at Lenox, and the 

 groups always are a striking part of 

 the show. Probably at no other exhibi- 

 tion are these exhibits so rich and well 

 arranged. A silver cup for best group 

 was won by Fred Heeremans, gardener 

 for W. D. Sloane, Phoenix Boebelenii, 

 Lorraine begonias and lilies being prin- 

 cipally used. Allen Jenkins, gardener 

 for S. P. Schotter, was second. His 

 group consisted principally of cocos, 

 crotons and gloxinias. The third pre- 

 mium went to Edward Jenkins, gar- 

 dener for Giraud Foster. 



A. J. Loveless, gardener for Mrs. W. 

 E. S. Griswold, had a fairly easy win- 

 ning on group of orchids. Fred Heere- 

 mans was second. Other exhibitors of 

 orchids were A. H. Wingett, gardener 

 for Charles Lanier; J. J. Donahue, gar- 

 dener for Mrs. M. K. Jessup, and E. J. 

 Norman, gardener to Mrs. Geo. West- 

 inghouse. Thos. Proctor, of the R. W. 

 Patterson estate, had a particularly at- 

 tractive «xhibit showing how cattleya 

 seedlings are raised. 



The specimen blooms of chrysanthe- 

 mums were generally conceded to be the 

 best ever shown in Lenox. C. Carlquist, 

 gardener for Mrs. Robert Winthrop, 

 captured the C. S. A. cup in a competi- 

 tion that included six fine entries. 



Trade Exhibits. 



Scott Bros., Elmsford, N. Y., staged 

 two new carnations, Wm. Eccles, scar- 

 let, and Lady Northcliflfe, an English 

 variety shown for the first time in 

 this country. They also showed a fine 



