OCTOBKK .">1, 1!U_' 



The Florists^ Review 



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treed seal of wire mesh ami paraffin 

 j: Ker, well sanded over. 



Theodore Payne, Los Angeles, showed 

 ■ Is, bulbs and plants, specializing' in 

 I, live trees and shrubs. 

 I'igueroa Street Nursery, Los An- 

 !es, had rare Jai)anese plants, includ- 

 ■_^ two dwarf jiinos which were said 

 be from the Miivado's garden. 

 West India Gardens, of Altadena, 

 liibited 100 specimens, endjracing 

 enty-three varieties of budded avo- 

 sdo trees, perhaps better known as 

 ii' alligator i)ear. 



Magnolia Nursery Co., of Whittier, 



so made a showing of avocados. 



ITnquostionabi}' the sensation of the 



•;ow was the announcement Ij}' Kemp- 



m's Flower Shoj) that ;i(),0()0 carna- 



Ons would be given to lady visitors 



iring the throe days of the show. Six 



looms with a little jdumosus were 



iruied to each caller and the booth 



as constantly surrounded by a crowd. 



U'fore the first day was over the suji- 



ly ran short and Mr. Kenipton phoned 



II Los Angeles for ail the carnations 



}ie market afforded. 0\er 17,000 flow- 



rs had been given out wlien the clos- 



rig hour arrived and there were still 



w(» days of the show to be reckoned 



"■ith. Althougli the expense was con- 



i'lcrable, Mr. Kemjiton say.s tlie adver- 



■ ising derived from tiie stunt was nu)re 



lian worth the price, as his business 



ard was in e\ ery bunch. 



Miss Sadie A. Thomas, probably the 

 hird largest clirysaiithetnuni grower in 

 he country, showiMJ over .'!(I0 varieties 

 ;f these blooms, ranging from pomiions 

 uid singles uft to the newest of the 

 iarge tyjies. Miss Thomas called par- 

 ticular attention to several of iier own 

 ■^lediings, among tiu'm Mrs. IL (". 

 rVench, a large reflexed yellow, tinted 

 with orange and lavender, and Pasa- 

 lena, red on top and gold on the bot- 

 'om, the colors l>eing the reverse of 

 I'ockett's Sur[)rise. Miss Thomas has 

 the distinction of making ciirysanthe- 

 mum exhibits at seventeen shows with- 

 ti three weeks. 



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

 it'teen vari(>ties, which came through in 

 •'xcellent shape ;iiii| wcir well staj;eil 

 ■y Miss Tliomas. 



A seedling fiom Mrs. II. ('. I'reMch, 



if ();ik Ktioll, nfmu>il .lean French, and 



'ight yellow \\ith red tints, was much 



!'lrnired. Tlie jdant grew se\en fe(>t 



all, with a strong, stiff stem and the 



•ani(> style of foliagi^ as (Jcneral Hutton. 



The fern display of Cnolidge's was 



~aid to be the finest ever shown in 



'.•ilifornia. This firm alsn liad a pretty 



"aide of petunias. 



Among the many new iatilias shown 

 y .Mr. Laurie, pailicular attention was 

 ailed to Px'loit. a dceji red; Sandy, 

 •range shading to salmon, and Setis;i- 

 ion, a brilliant red tipped with white. 

 A beautiful specimen (d' (.'attl(\va 

 abiata was shown by tin' Mentor \ur 

 ■cry. 



Coincident with the ojiening oi the 

 (lower show, Henry F. .laeger and Louis 

 I*'. Wolfskin welcomeil the |iublic to 

 their Or(diid Flower Shop No. 2, whicdi 

 Mciipies a fine store directly op|)osite 

 he llotid Maiyland and the entrance 

 '<> the flowci' show. The new store is 

 'omewhat larger than tin? original one 

 Hiid is tastefully decotafed in tan and 

 tdue, with white trimmings ami white 

 fixtures. The ser\ ice counters and ice- 

 box are wcdl to the rear, leaving the 

 entire front of the store free for the 

 display of flowers in baskets anil vnses. 



Art Is Economical, Not Extravagant. 



palms, ferns, etc. The show window 

 is lowered almost to the le\«d of tlu' 

 store floor, gi\ ing a light, roomy ap- 

 pearance that greatly adds to the at- 

 tracti\ eness. A. C. liiishiudl. 



LENOX, MASS. 



First Show of the Season. 



Tlie Lenox Horticultural Society led 

 otf with the first exliihition of the year, 

 o|)ening October 1' I and continuing 

 through the two suiceiMJing days. There 

 was an unusually larj.;c attendance of 

 out of-tow n niendiers ol the trade, and 

 I th:'y were urKiniiuoUs in s;i_\ ing that it 

 was the best show e\er staged at this 

 center of skillful liardening. The ex- 

 liibits completely tilled the town hall. 

 There Were (i\'e laryc grouiis, ini luding 

 three of miscellaneous plants and two 

 of or(diids. Instead of using tables for 

 the cut tlowers as heretofore, the vases 

 of munis were placed on the floor. This 

 iiiiproxcd the general tdfect of the show, 

 but jiroM'd bail for the cut blooms 

 thenistdves. as the attendance was so 

 larg{> that the \ isitois conid not avoid 

 brushing against and bruising the flow- 

 ers. The groups occuided the centei' 

 of the door, the loses and carnations on 

 the right, the specimen blooms on th(» 

 left, tli(> llowcriiig ]ilanfs being given 

 the stage, with the v<'getables and 

 fruits upstairs. Tlies(> latter always 

 are a special feature of this show. 



The exhibits are by the gardeiu'rs on 

 the pri\ate estates ot' tlu' we;ilth\' who 



make their home^ at Lenox, and the 

 groujis always are a striking part of 

 th(? show. l'r(diablv at no other exhibi 

 fion ;ire these exhibits so riidi and well 

 arran'ji'il. .\ siher ru|i foi' best group 

 \\as Won li\ l''rei| lleeremaiis, gardeiUM 

 for \\ . I >, Sloanc. I'lnenix KoelKdenii, 

 Lorraine iieuonia-- and lilies being priu 

 cipalK ii-ei|. .Mien .lenkius, gardener 

 for S. I'. Srlidtter, was second. His 

 grou|' ronsisted |ii i m-i |>ally of cocos, 

 iiMlon^ ;ind gloxinia^. The third pre 

 miuin went to Ivlwaid .lenkins, gar- 

 denei' tor (iiraud foster. 



.\. .1. Lo\(d('ss, gardener for .Mrs. \V. 

 v.. S. (iriswold, had ;i t'airl\ easy win 

 iiin;^ on group of mrliid-:. Fred lleere 

 mans wa^; second. ()thei' exliibitors of 

 orchids were .\. H. W'ingett, gardener 

 for ('hailes Laniei': .1. .1. Lonahue, gai 

 deuei tut Mr~^. M. K. .lessup, and I''. .). 

 Norman. uaideiuM to .Mrs. (Jeo. West 

 in;ihou<e. Tlios. I'rortor, of the 1^. W. 

 Patterson estate, had a ]/art icvtflirly at 

 tractive Exhibit sliowinf liytv cattleya 

 seei|*lini;s .are r.-iised. i^/ 



The spei'inien blooms of' chrys.'tnthe 

 mums wi'ie LieneialK' conceded to be the 

 be^t e\er -^liow II in Lenox. C. Carhpiisl, 

 gardeiiiT fur Mr-. K'obeit W i nt li!o|, 

 raptured the ( '. .s. A. cup in a rompeti 

 tion liiat iiirju.jeil six line entries. 



Trade Exhibits. 



."^lot! I'.ros.. I'llm-foni, N. \ ., stained 

 two new rai'iiat ions. Win. Lci le^, scar 

 let, and Lad.\ NortluditTe. an liiiglisli 

 \arii't\ shown lor tlu' first time in 

 thi>; loiintrv Tlie\ al^o -luiwed a fnu- 



