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The Florists^ Review 



ocTouKR :^i. 1911: 



tiiinty on that point after a. fair ('(.ni- 

 parison has been made of the finished 

 wreaths as they are shown in tlu^ ])ie- 

 tures. And if tluM-e has ])een any 

 loubt in your mind as to the econoiiix 

 ijf art, surely it is icnioved l)y tJicsc 

 felling examples. 



There may be some who will sec 

 (>eauty in the carnal ion wreath arid 

 ^sk by what authority we pronounce 

 rhe other the more lic;'iutirnl, si)ice the 

 richer quantity of material is in the 

 \'irnatlon wreath. Some may claim 

 that, by their method of coiisidcriiit; 

 values, the carnation wreath is the 

 better, for it re(|uired as anodi or 

 -norc ener^ry for its pidduction .-Mid 

 •ont;iins a greater amount of mateii.al. 



A. Fair Comparison. 



'•\ e would answer that ari;uniciit '. Iiis 

 A ay; The same energy and material 

 yere used to produce the oriizinal 

 t'orni of boxwood; this is the big inter 

 'St. Then about the same energy was 

 ised to place our blooms, for in the 

 •ase of the fewer flowers we liad the 

 ionger stems to contend with, and what 

 ■s the result.' Jn the carnation wreath 

 A'c liave lost a jirinciple; we have 

 L;ained the factor (if flowers loil lost 

 the factor of boxwood; we liaxc not 

 idded to the blooms by colleitise 

 liroiijiing or an,\ suggesti\e form. In 

 ^he other desiun we iia\c still retained 

 the wreath of boxwood, ha\(^ added the 

 •ieeofol factor of tlowers, and have in- 

 tensified the inti'i'est by a greatei- ojipo- 

 sition gained by ieavinn the stems a 

 ■_Meater length and gronjdim the 

 Idooms. Thus, by a course of sane 

 reasoning, we shall always be ald( to 

 uialyze and classify the work o[ de- 

 signers and distinguish the aitisti.- 

 from the inaitistic. 



I'emeniber, howexci', that while _\oii 

 ftia\ direct and employ all these essen- 

 tial principles in your work, the charm 



Extravagant of Material but Devoid of Art. 



(jf your work is in your uift of con- 

 veying, throuiih the medium of the 

 hii;h liylu— such as the <lusler (d' car- 

 nations on (Mil' boxwood wicath — the 

 feeling, character or theory of your 

 individuality. Pre(l ('. W. Brown. 



THE AUTUMN 



EXHIBITIONS 



\ 9^-r.^: 



PASADENA, CAL. 



Fall Flower Show. 



Knabiig in beauty ami arti-to- nv 

 rangement many i;ir;^ei shows in liiu'j''r 

 •ities, ami surpassing l.y far ah,\ of tli«' 

 (ire\'ious exhibits ludil here, the (iltli 

 •innual fall flower show (d' the I'a-adioi.-i 

 llorticull ural Society was opemd to 

 the public October 1^1 b,\ Mayor Wiiliaiii 

 riiuni. roinidetel\- filling an immense 

 lent jiitidied on t lie ,i:rounds of tiie Ho- 

 tel Alarylaiol, the display attracted 

 thousanils of lovers (d' plants and l!ou 

 ors. Jt lasted thiee days and. Juduini; 

 from the atteiolance (oi the opeiiint: 

 day and evening, tlnie are Lu |';i-;i- 

 dena residents who have failed to -viiei;.! 

 nt least a I't'W minutes thoM', 



Although the conipetitixe chi>>e^ in 

 fio case permitteil exhibits (d' •■(onnier 

 oial growers, the latter turned out m 

 full force and made a mo<t creditable 

 showing. Awaids were made ;i^ a t(d;en 



uf appi eciat ion from llie >o(itdy, but 

 no ]ud;'es were given to these cli.splays. 



Attracting niinh .attention was a 

 iar;^e grouji of rare plants. palm>. fern-- 

 and caltleyas from Henry \'.. lliintin^- 

 too, staged under the direction of Ins 

 landscape gardener. William ileitiich. 

 This evhibit was uiveii th(> jdace (d' 

 lionor in the ceiite:' of the tent, !iut 

 vv.as not for competition, and I'eceived a 

 ccft ilic.ate (d' merit. 



.Much creflit fi>r the success of the 

 >how is due to the iinremittinL: (dl'orfs 

 of d. l!. Felilman, piesident, and <ieorge 

 II. Kennedy, secretary oi the society. 

 All the (dasses were Well fille(|, jn 

 eluding the (uie for floral bask(ds froni 

 the public schools. Of coiifse niunr< 

 Were the leadinii feature, but bv no 

 nieaii- tlie only things of iiitcie^; 



Commercial Displays. 



( ert ilicates of merit wimc .awaided 

 ill the f(dloA\ing: 



Keniptroi 's Klower Shop, for il:-|d;iv 



of carnati()ns, artistically surrouniic 

 and banked with ferns and palms. ^ 

 specimen Alsophila australis, the An- 

 tralian tree fern, rectdved high com 

 inendution. 



Coolidge's Kare I'lant Gardens, f-' 

 inn varieties of ferns ;nid j;eneral <i - 

 jday of foliage platits. 



CamplKdl "s Se(>d Store, for bub- 

 earileiier>' su]>plies, etc. 



Will S. Laurie, for general displ ■,» 

 ol' about sii(» varieties of dahlias, ' ' 

 of them being their own seedlings. 



.Mentor Nursery, b'obert Pegg. ! 

 joietor. for disjday of foliage and 1!" 

 eriuL; plant-', iiodtiding berried so 

 annis. c(dens, roses and jialms aiol fer - 



The ('leincnce Nursery, successors 

 the l.'o-s \urseiies, for large display 

 nianv vaioiies of bedding and pot' 

 plants, both foliage ami flowering. 



W. S. b'ound, for display of dahli: 

 .\bout thirly varitdies were shown, ■ 

 thouLih over tiuu .are t;rown by ^ 

 liou lid <Mi his Lirounds. 



I'ldwaid II. Iiiist, pro|irietor of i 

 Palm Xin-enes at South Pasadena, i 

 dis]dav of foliage )ilants in great 



riet V. 



liow.iid iV .Smith, liOs Angele.s, t ' 

 iar.ee ili-plav of jdants jind bub 

 Kspe(dally worthy of !U)te were dwa 

 lantanas in white, yellow, or;uige a 

 re(|; giant /inni.as. and two tables 

 dahlias. 



(lermain .'~>eeii <'o.. Los .\ng(des, l 

 wtdl airanei'cl exhildt <d" plants a 

 l.iilb.v 



Notes of the Show. 



• lohn II. Teidiamp, impoiter of l>iit 

 bulbs, vv.as pri'sent with an assortan' 

 ol hyacinth and tulip bulbs, etc. 



Shernuin Porestry Co. had an intc 

 esting exhibit showing a new tneth" ' 

 of tree dftctoriii!.; li\- mejins of a re" 



