NOVEMBF.U 11, I'JO'J. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



21 



Another Part of the Roses and Carnations at (he Chicago Exhibition, November 2 lo 7, 1909. 



Other Awards. 



I)is|)l;iv (if not less tliaii b{)0 \iulets, 

 II. M. I.owii, Jv'liiiiolM'ck, X. v., first. 



Displ.-ty of iKit less tliiiii 5U0 lily of tlic 

 valley, J'oehliiiituii Jtrus. Co., ilrst; 11. N. 

 liruns, second. The Bniiis exhibit con- 

 sist eil of 3U0 spikes, that of Poehliiuinn 

 liros. Co., of several times that nuiiibei'. 



After the rose awanls had been aii- 

 iioiinc(>d, it was found necessary in con- 

 formity with tlu^ rules to rejudj^e several 

 of the (dasses in which the same exhib- 

 itor had made more than one entry. The 

 results of the rejudginjf were as follows: 



100 Beauty, Bassett A: Washburn, first ; 

 I'eter Keinberj;, second; Poehliuanii Bros. 

 Co., third. 



Forty Ji'ichniond, Bassett iV: Washburn, 

 first; I'eter J\*einberg, second; I'oehlmann 

 Bros. Co., third. 



Forty any other variety. Peter liein- 

 berg, first; Bassett & Wasiiburn, seccmd; 

 I'oehlmann Bros. Co., third. 



100 Kichniond, Poelilniann Bros. Co.. 

 first ; Peter Keinberg, second. 



100 White Killarney, I'oeldmaim Bros. 

 Co., first. 



The judges concluded their work with 

 lecognifion of the merit of the exhibits 

 in the aimex, which were not for competi- 

 tion, mentioning tho.se of Winterson 's 

 Seed Store, Ceorge Witt bold Co., Axel 

 Setterberg, Maywood Nursery Co., Bees- 

 ley Bros, and Yaughan's Seed Store. 

 Their report concluded: "Alois I'rey, 

 Crown Point. Ind., has a line exhibit of 

 single chrysanthemums, worthy of a cer- 

 tific.'ife. Lincoln ]>ark, ('hicago, has an 

 extensive exhibit of well-grown collections 

 of palms and fine decorative plants. 

 South jiark has a fine group of palms and 

 decoiatixe plants and also a very choice 

 exliibii of .\dianfuni l-'arleyens(>. or(diids 

 aud <a grouj) of cyclamens. Special com- 

 mendation should be given to the park 

 exhibits, as they are \ery worthy.'" 



Miscellaneous Exhibits. 



< >ne of the largest exhil)ifs id" the show 

 was that of Wietor P.ros., who staged 

 eight varieties of roses, fixe of the big 

 exhibition nuims and eleven varieties of 

 |ioiri|ioiis and singles. The display was 

 not for i-omiietifion, but was arranged 

 for decor;iti\e effect. 



F. II. Lemon & ('o., Biciimonil. Fud., 

 put uj) an attractive vase of mums ar 



lauged for effect. The two varieties were 

 ilcston's White and Winter Cheer, red, 

 ,iu equal number of blooms of each color, 

 arranged so that the two cidors .alter- 

 nated perfectly throu;;h the humhcd or 

 ni(»rc in the vase, like a checker boartl. 



.\lois Frey, Crown Point, Ind., staged 

 twenty-eight varieties of single mums, of 

 his own raising, and including many fine 

 kinds. 



The Cilencoo Violet Farm exhibited Km 

 of its trademarked llowers. 



H. P. Smith, l'i(|ua, ()., sent a vase of 

 a yellow sport of Touset, which attracted 

 muidi attention. 



F. Dorner & Sons Co. had vases of two 

 yellow chrysanthemums that showed up 

 strongly. One was Golden Fagle and the 

 oilier Merry .lane. 



The Schiller Kstale sent a group of 

 .\ejdirolepis Superbissima that made an 

 attractive feature. 



W. N. Kudd showed a vase of his white 

 c-nrnation, Mrs. ,1. ( '. ^'aughan. 



X. Zvveifel staged a few blooms of his 

 dark pink seedling, Badger State. 



Hospitalities. 



Instead of the annual ban(|uet to vis 

 itors, a stag party was given in the Coli 

 seum annex, Thursday evening, Novendier 

 4. Those present numbered .'{14. eighty 

 one visiting florists and 233 locals. 



While the gentlemen were gatliei-eil in 

 the (oliseum annex, the visiting ladies to 

 the number of some thirty, chaperoned by 

 Phil Foley, possibly selected because ot' 

 his niiitrotdy jiroportions, were enter- 

 tained ;it Ben Ilur at the Auditorium and 

 later at supper. 



Jottings. 



.ludge .bdin T. Tem|i|e say- ili.it the 

 ri'.-isoii the .Milwaukee carnation eiowers 

 were so successful is that lliev doubtless 

 watered their stock with the product tiiat 

 made .Milwaukee famous, ihi^ stimulating 

 properties of which are well known. 



The grei'ii substan<-e that the attend 

 ants scattereil on the floor betore svveeji 

 ing was Kildiist and X. .1. Wietor. prcsi 

 dent of the Kildust Kemical Kompany. 

 defied anyone to detect dust in the air. 



C. W. Johnson states that the variety 

 of chrysanthennim with which Mt. Cnn'n 

 wood Association won for iiest I'ld 

 blooms, was Mrs. (liarles b'a/.er. It 

 elosely resemldi>s X'irginia Poehbnann, 



lint is a little more closely incurved ;iud 

 of purest white. 



The third prize for tvventy-live .Vmeri- 

 can Beauties should have been credited to 

 I.. A. Coles instead of \\ . W. Cnlcs, ids 

 father. The young man has recently 

 started in business for liimself ai Koko- 

 mo and has one house of Beauties. 



II. !•;. Phil)iott vvorkeil i/ulefati-ably in 

 charge of the booth for the sale of ilovv 

 ers and the Chicago Florists' Club will 

 (ind its treasury enriched by ,i good, 

 round sum as the results of 'the efforts 

 of Mr. Philpott and his assistants. 



Friday, November ."i, the Chicago Car- 

 nation Co., A. T. Pyfer, manager, took a 

 jiarty of visitors to Joliet on a special car 

 leaving at 11:4."» a. m. and arriving at 

 the greenhouses in time for luncheon. The 

 trip wiis specially for the jmrpose of see- 

 ing Comjuest, S.angamo and .Mary Tolmau 

 i; row ill!". 



Visitors. 



Hie full 



follows : 



ll^t o| V l^ltol 



; IStere 



IS as 



Allen, Kll:i. (IiiUhl lt;i|.i.l-, Mj.li. 

 .Vmcrpiilil, ICilw., J.iiic.svillc, Wis 

 Aiiipljicil. J. It.. Ailriun, ,\Iicli. 

 ItMtlicr. Aiiilrcw. Cliiitcn. la. 

 li.illici-. .J. U.. Cliiitdii. 111. 

 liatliri-, .Mrs. J, i;.. Clinton, la. 

 Itallier, Kalpli J., c'lintun, la. 

 liaur. A. F. ,J., In.lianapoHs, Iii,|. 

 li.ui.sdioi-, .lelin, .Ir,, I"rcc|icit. 111. 

 I'.cniiin;.-. .Mis. Will.. St. .Icscpli. .Mid, 

 llcitcnnanii, livin v.. Iriiliaiiap.ili- ]i„i 

 liiiiiliaum, H. J.. Spriiit.'iicM, 111. 

 r.lacliiiian, <;im.. II.. i;\ .uisvilli". In.l. 

 lii'Uililcli, ('. r... i.r.iiHJ K.ipiils, .Mill! 

 I'.i-.mn, .\. C. Spiiiifiiiclil, 111, 



'■•iickl II. \V.. Kcckford. 111. 



ItiiniKMslcr. Cli.-is,. .Milwaukee, Wi> 

 l;iili..ii, I'laiik. Lake (mmicvu, Wi.s 

 lUittun. .Mrs. S. K.. Lake (;eneva, W"i^' 

 tollmrn, I". K.. lielvldero. III. 

 Colhiirn. Mr.s. F. H.. Itelvldere, 111 

 (,'"les. i;isie. Kokeiiin, Ind, 

 Cdc-. W. W.. K,,k..in,,. III,!. 



relllell. .Mrs. ,1. .\.. llell-.iit, MIcll 

 Ci-alpli. Cecific F.. i;rand Uapids. Micli 

 fnlcliell. c. i:.. Cincinnati. O. 

 Ciii-s, i;ii. (Irand H.ipids. .Mich 

 Ciinie, U. J., .Milwaukee, Wis. 

 • nrrie. Wni., .Milwaukee. Wis. 

 I'allwiK. r.. .Milwaukee. Wis. 

 I'avis. .lolin .1.. Irhana. 111. 

 Havis. Mrs. ,I„|,n J., I il.ana. Ill 

 liillnian. .Mrs. W., New Cast!,. Ind 

 Denier, Tlic,,. .\., f.a Favette. Ind 

 Unclieiidcirfcr. l.aura M., Klwoiid ind 

 In singer, (leorce, Innla, Mloti. 

 i;<-lilmnlt. <). K., .Minneapolis, .Minn 

 Fllsworth, F. 1).. Kansas CItv. 

 Fllswortli, .Mrs. K. 0., Kansas Citv. 

 Kiiicricli. Alfred. I'aris. France. ' 

 i:vans. J. .\., Hicliniond, Ind. 

 Fi'iik. 1.. II.. I. a I'orte. Ind. 

 I'iidd. tlooru'e. Washington. P. C. 

 Franks, (mm.. I'... Cliaiiiiiai-pn. 111. 



