The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



June 2, 1910. 



they looked vastly better than arranged 

 in almost «load-level groups. He Jiad 

 a fine lot of Odontoglossum citrosmum 

 and many nnique cypripediums, la?lias, 

 etc. Mr. Manda was well to the front 

 in many other orchid classes. 



Other Notable Orchid Exhibits. 



In tlie l.jO-square-feet group, from 

 which commercial growers were' ex- 

 cluded, the groups put up by E. ,B. , 

 Dane, Donahl McKenzie gardener, and 

 Walter Hunnewell. T. D, Hatfield gar- 

 dener, contained a wealth of choice 

 varieties, which to properly display 

 them needed double the space. Mr. 

 Hunnewell "s miltonias were fine. 



Joseph A. Manda 's first prize grjjiip 

 of cut on-hids, arranged on sv bed of 

 green moss, wuth numerous stands of 

 bromcliaceous plants dotted with flow- 

 ers, well raised to relieve any flatness, 

 was tastefully arranged. It contained 

 many interesting botanical orchids, in 

 addition to a full representation of the 

 larger and showier species. W. A. 

 Manda 's second-prize group was also 

 full of interest. 



J. T. Butterworth 's specimen cat- 

 tleyas, Reineckiana and Mossia* Mrs. J. 

 T. Butterworth, attracted much atten- 

 tion, as did his beautifully grown mil- 

 tonias. The best specimen carried fif- 

 teen spikes of immense flowers. Mr. 

 Butterworth also had a large group of 

 specimen cattleyas, odontoglossums, 

 miltonias, oncidiums, etc., not in com- 

 petition. Mrs. J. L. Gardner had a 

 similar group of excellent plants, 

 awarded a special bronze medal and 

 gratuity. 



The huge specimen of Cattleya Mos- 

 siae, carrying 250 flowers, from the 

 Julius Roehrs Co., carried ofi" the gold 

 medal for the finest specimen in the 

 exhibition. 



George Melvin s silver medal plant 

 of Brassia verrucosa, with thirty strong 

 spikes, was one of the most admired 

 plants in the hall. 



The mammoth Oncidium Sphacelatum 

 from Mrs. B. B. Turtle, M. .1. Pope 

 gardener, and '< ypripedium Lawience- 

 anum from Dr. ('. G. Weld, W. C. Rust 

 gardener, witli forty flowers, were also 

 noteworthy. 



The George L. Freeman (.'o.. Fall 

 River, had a large display of cut 



orchids and a table containing an in- 

 teresting assortment of newly imported 

 orchids, in which they are now doing a 

 big business. 



The MaeRorie-McLaren Co.j San 

 Francisco, sent some splendid newly 

 imported plants of Phalajnopsi* Schil- 

 leriana and amabilis, orchids in which 

 they specialize. 



C. W. BrowneU & Co., Walden^N. Y., 

 received a certificate of merit for their 

 fine grades of osmunda fiber for pot- 

 ting purposes. 



Miscellaneous Exhibits. 



While orchids were the star feature 

 of the show, there were many other 

 exhibits of great interest;. The Julius 

 Roehrs Go. captured the gold medal 

 and $100 for the best group of flower- 

 ing and foliage stove and greenhouse 

 jdants. Included Avere some fine an- 

 thuriunis. The silver medal and $50 

 went to Edward MacMulkin. This ex- 

 hibit contained some fine cattleyas, in- 

 cluding a pure white G. Mossiae. E. A. 

 Clark, William A. Riggs gardener, also 

 contributed an excellent group. 



R. & J. Farquhar hiad an expensive 

 group of E. H. Wilson's newly intro- 

 duced Chinese plants, v/hich received»a 

 gold medal. They also had a display 

 of new seedling iris. Pallida Dalmatica 

 X Ka?mpferi, Calendula Oriole, single 

 pink zonal pelargonium Mrs. Pfaff 

 awarded honorable mention, and a new- 

 bedding begonia of the same color as 

 Gloire de Lorraine, named Pink Beauty, 

 awarded a first-class certificate. In- 

 cluded in the* exhibit were flowering 

 plants of the new lilies, Sutchuense and 

 myriophyllum. 



Mrs. 'H. F. Durant, Thomas Watt 

 gardener, had excellent Statice Hol- 

 fordi. Walter Hunnewell, for a grand 

 group of specimen plants of Fuchsia 

 Bla^k Prince, received a silver medal, 

 as did Gen. S. M. Weld, Thomas Coles 

 gardener, for specimen rhododendrons 

 in tubs. 1^'of. C. S. Sargent, Charles 

 Sander gardener, had numerous speci- 

 men azaleas with pots sunk, arranged 

 in beds, which were sodded over, ar- 

 ranged down the center of the main 

 hall. He received a silver medal for a 

 beautiful collection of Moutan peonies, 

 many of which were seedlings. Thomas 

 Meehan & Sons had a table of Japanese 



maples and peonies, and the Henry A 

 Dreer Co. two splendid tables of hybri. 

 tea roses, in large variety. 



Howard Gould, Harry Turner - ga.t 

 dener, had three flne vases of camji 

 tions of the English malmaison typi 

 William Sim had d- grand collection o! 

 sweet peas, including among" the Spen 

 cer type.s, Asta Ohri, Countess Spencei. 

 Apple Blossoiri, Frank Dolby, Glady- 

 Unwin and, King Edward. Other 8ort> 

 included Miss Willmott, Blanche Ferr\ 

 and St. George. Norris F. Comley alsc 

 showed a fine collection of sweet peas 

 M. A. Patten had two fine vases of car 

 nations, and the "Waban Conservatories 

 for a superb vase of White Killarnev 

 roses received a cultural certificate anil 

 special premium of $25. Thomas Rolaini 

 receivfid a silver medal for a finely 

 grown group of hydrangeas, mostly new 

 varieties from Japan. One, a striking; 

 new pink variety, wag keenly scrutin 

 ized apd should prove a valuable addi 

 tion. ' 



W. A. Manda received a gold medal 

 for the best new coniferous plant, like 

 ly to prove hardy in Massachusetts, 

 with an African juniperus. In this 

 class Cedrus Libani grown from seed, 

 collected by Prof. Sargent in the cold 

 est part of Asia Minor, and which has 

 proved hardy for some years near Bos 

 ton, was entered. Robert Cameron, 

 from the Harvard Botanical Gartiens, 

 in spite of his other arduous duties, 

 found time to arrange a magnificent 

 group of fine foliage plants, whicli 

 well merited the gold medal bestowed 

 All the plants bore marks of high cul 

 ture. 



Nephrolepis Milleri, from Mount 

 Desert Nurseries, Bar Harbor, Me., re 

 sembling a dwarf Whitmani, and with 

 fronds closely resembling Todea su 

 perba, received a first-class certificate 

 Judging by the way orders were bein^ 

 booked for fall delivery, this new 

 variety has already caught on. Dun 

 can Finlaysou receiveu a stiver medal 

 for a beautiful group of Campanula 

 Medium and rhododendrons. A grouj' 

 of the new croton, Fred Sander, from 

 the Julius Roehrs Co., received honorn 

 ble mention. 



A superb lot of Cocoa Weddelliana in 

 small tubs, 250 in number, from the 







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Group of Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J^ Entered for the Thousand-dollar Prize at Boston. 



