NOVEMBEIl 11, lUO'J. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



23 



Dorothy Gordon. 



Mary Tolman. 



Sangamo. 



Shasta. 

 Bright Spot. Admiration. Miami Queen 



Some of the New Carnations Staged at the Chicago Show, November 4, 1909. 



Conquest. 

 Admiration. 



Vallis, C. H. Totty, Mrs. N. Davi.s. 

 Brighthurst, ^liss May Seddon, General 

 Hutton, Mary Mason, Mrs. Duckliani, and 

 O. H. Broomhead; Mr. F. Plant, sec^ond; 

 E. D. Jordan, third. Mrs. J. M. Sears, 

 W. C. Eitchie gardener, had the best 

 collection of anemones and also won for 

 twelve vases of singles; Mrs. Frederick 

 Ayer, George Page gardener, second; W. 



A. Riggs, third. There was a ."Strong 

 entry in this class. The pompon prizes 

 were taken by Peter B. Robb, E. K. Bet- 

 ter and Bclk'viie Nurseries. 



For ten blooms pink, M. F. Plant was 

 first, with Brighthnrst; W. \V. I'^lgar & 

 Co., second with Dr. Kngiichard. For 

 red, M. F. Plant won witii fine Mrs. H. 

 Partridge; W. A. Kiggs, second, and P. 



B. Robb, third, each showing Slirimpton. 

 The last named, with suporii .Merzas, led 

 in tlie clas.s for white; .1. 8. Bailey, sec- 

 ond with Nellie Pockett ; \V. W. Kdgar 

 & Co., third with Eaton. M. F. Plant, 

 with splendid flowers of Mrs. W. Duck- 

 liam, was first for yellow; J. S. Bailey^ 

 second with the same variety; P. B. 

 Robb, third with Ciicltoni. In any other 

 color, M. V. Plant was again in the lead 

 with the biggest lot of llowers in the 

 show, on Tjeslie Morrison; Mrs. F. Ayer, 

 second; F. 11. Kcnnard, third. 



For the best six new varieties, intro- 

 ductions of 190!», M. V. Plant Sfcnr<'d 

 fir.-t with e.\c('ll(Mit blonins uf ]\ose Pock 

 ett. Chark's Beckett, Mrs. F. Thome. O. 

 ]I. Kahn, Frank L. Payne and Leslie 

 Morrison; Mrs. Ij. Leiand, secoml with 

 i'ockctt's Sur[iris<\ President Taft, 

 .Merstliani i^lusii, VeMow Miller, Mrs. C. 

 II. Tntty and Leslie-Morrison. 



For seventy-five specimen blooms ar 

 ranged in the society's large china vases, 

 there was a strong entry. W. A. Riggs 

 won, with a niixeil vase; W. W. Edgar & 

 Co., second, with fine Eatons; E. Mac- 

 Miilkin, third, with Bonnalfon. For the 

 best vase of Mrs. .lerome .lones, James 

 Nicol won with a superb vase of fifty. 

 As grown by Mr. Nicol, there is no white 



chrysanthemum the sn])erior of this grand 

 old variety. Thomas Ilowden was a good 

 second. 



For the best dinner t.able decoration 

 for ten covers the exhibits were less 

 numerous than usual. E. Mac^Iulkin was 

 first, using Savannah, a yello^v j)onipon; 

 Mrs. E. M. Gill, second, with single pink 

 variety, and W. H. Creed, third, with a 

 brownish vel low single. 



T. D. 'iLatfield, gardener to Walter 

 Ilunnewell, received a silver medal for an 

 extensive and arti.stic display of chrysan 

 themums and foliag(> plants. H. A; ,T. 

 Farqidiar & Co. recei\ed a siiiiilnr awiird 

 for a superb c(dlci'tion of conifers. They 

 also had a table artistically ari'anged with 

 dahlias, Lorraine begonias, Xc|ilHxdt>pis 

 Whitmani, etc. W. W. Kaws(in ic Co. had 

 a b(>autifid collection of named and secil 

 ling nerines, which attracted inueii favcjr 

 able notice. Carl durgens had fine lily 

 of the valley and Beauty roses; Mrs. A. 

 W. Blake a big specimen Nc[ilir(de[)is 

 Whitmani; Mrs. E. J. Clark, Julin A.<h 

 gardener, Boston \i(dets and :i nijlcciiini 

 of single ehrysanthemuiiis jjjruun tn ;i 

 single bloom on a stem. 



William Whitman had a di'^play i>\' 

 chrysanthemums ;ind t(ilia;;c plants; F. 

 W. Fletcher, seedling colcus and Ficns 

 altissiitui; .Mrs. Iv M. Gill, a gciicr.-il dis 

 play; Pxdievue Nurseries, a laryv cdllcc 

 tion uf hardy pompon clirv.^anllii'iiunii>. 

 They also slmwed .Xneiiiiitic .la]i:iniia 

 Prince Henry, awarded a first class ccr 

 tificate. R. Vincent, dr.. \- iSnns ("o. had 

 over 100 varieties of pnnipdiis, which 

 jiriived interesting to visitors, awarded 

 a bronze medal. This class of tlnwcr 

 s(>eius to be gaining in tavcr in and alcmt 

 lioston. Julius {{oehrs <ii. ;iiid Lager 

 i^ Hurrell each had tables of onliiils. The 

 fir.st nameil firm recei\e(l a eertifieate <if 

 merit for Croton F. Sander. 



W. N. Craig received a bronze medal 

 for his collection of single seedling (dirys 

 anthemums. Pet(M' Fisher r('cei\ed a 

 certificate of merit for Carnation .^Ia\ 



Day, sbo^'^n ia fine condititui. AI. A. 

 Patten h ad excellent vasts nf Shasta, 

 awarded tioiiorable mention; also Winona 

 and May Day. S. J. Goijdnrd received 

 bonorahle- montion for a line vase of Pink 

 Delight. .\, Roper showed a new scarlet, 

 William JV'iin, nnd II. A. Jahn a new 

 variegate«<l variety. 



X. F. CTAmiley had large china vases of 

 BoiuiafioMi, Katoii and iShrimpton chrysan- 

 thcnuirns. William Tricker showo<i the 

 pretty m mv altei-nanthera, Jewel. C. H. 

 Totty lia da colleciion ot' single mums, 

 al.so a ni iiiilipr of the new Wells Pockett 

 liilo vawii'tios, wliiidi arrived in good 

 sliajie. Tl u'variety Wells' Late Pink took 

 evtivonc "s eye, Ix'ing the best variety of 

 its color ill the show. There were several 

 (ithcr lin e t'xliib itioii sorts. 



.\ colli ■rli(i!i t) f ].")0 varieties of OpplcS 



proved ,'Hii «>diu-ation:il exhibit. In the 

 lower lia ■ I vt'!,'(>t : ildcs \\<^re slinw n in gooil- 

 ly numlii t. For t\\riit\- varieties arranged 

 for ellct.-i. Kilwar.l i'arker led; E. L. 

 l.cw is, s - eriiiid. 



.\diiiis >i(iii rharyi's wei'c double tlisc 



ot I'.nis nil the (ii>t tlir Lays, luit ;lrs 



liad )\.i =i|i|iicci.-tli|c effect in the attiiui 

 aiice. 'I 'III' cxh i Idtidii wa'- t'avore.] witli 

 c 'o| Imf |il(:is;iiit v\catliei. \'i-if..is f'om 

 a distaii»MM\ei-i' unusually ii uiiickhis. 



W. \, ' 'Jx.MG. 



DOBB'S FERRY, N. Y. 



The BinMi's Fcrrv Hon iri;ii m .-i 1 So 

 cii'ty 111 di| a mo.^i siieccssi'ul exh jlotinij 

 the vvecM\ t'lidi iig Xoveniher H. The ex- 

 liihits u— cii' |pi-actii-all\' all from the jiri- 

 vate est aii|islnn«'iit> of the iieiL,'lil Mirh.ooii 

 and vvcwc lit' cxcclleiit (|iialiiy thronoli- 

 out. Tl II' iiriii«_»i|ial exhiliiturs w • i-e Mrs. 

 .M. Saiu 1, Thomas Lee gardener; .Misses 

 Masters_, II, I<;astbei-,ii gardener; J. J. 

 McComL) Estate, K. iiorehaiu gardener; 

 Mrs. IIjTxrris, J . Howe gardener; Mr. Op- 

 |ictdieini«cr, ,1. (iolV gardener; William 

 Sindenb er<;, William Hutidiin gard(>ner; 

 .1. l'>. B~nrk(', !•-. Kii-skereig gardetier; J. 



