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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



NOVEUBEB 11, 1909. 



NEW YORK. 



The Horticultural Society of New 

 York is to be congratulated on the suc- 

 cess of the exhibition held November 3 

 to 7 at the American Museum of Natural 

 History. The Avay the public thronged to 

 the exhibition was most encouraging to 

 the management. The total attendance 

 for the week was 30,734, and it is inter- 

 esting to note the way the attendance in- 

 creased from day to day. The record by 

 days is as follows: Wednesday, 2,085; 

 Thursday, 3,384; Friday, 5,679; Satur- 

 day, 8,358; Sunday, 11,228. The total 

 attendance at the show held at the same 

 place during November, 1908, was 8,411, 

 the attendance this year being, therefore, 

 over three and one-half times as great. 

 One of the gratifying features of the at- 

 tendance was the large number who 

 came in private equipages. Another 

 notable feature was the Sunday attend- 

 ance, which was an average of over 2,800 

 an hour. 



Everyone expressed admiration of the 

 ideal character of the place in which the 

 exhibition was held. The spacious foyer 

 could not be excelled for the display of 

 large specimens, and the long radiating 

 halls furnished excellent places in which 

 to display the smaller exhibits. The 

 authorities of the museum placed every 

 facility at the disposal of the manage- 

 ment of the flower show, and much of its 

 success is due to this. 



The collection of orchids in the north 

 hall was remarkably fine, being the 



of the opportunity; he put up a table 

 decoration of orchids which was a center 

 of interest. 



In the rose classes F. R. Pierson Co. 

 made a splendid show, being first on 100 

 Beauty, 100 Killarney, 100 Maryland, 

 100 White Killarney, 25 Maryland and 

 25 White Killarney; second on 25 

 Beauty. L. A. Noe, Madison, N. J., was 

 first for 25 Beauty, 25 Maid and 25 

 Bride ; second on 25 Killarney. 



In the carnation classes F. E. Pierson 

 Co. was first on 100 scarlet. The Cottage 

 Gardens Co. was first for 100 Lawson 

 shade, for best new variety, and secured 

 the sweepstakes silver medal for the best 

 100 blooms in the show. The other car- 

 jiation premiums were won by the gar- 

 dener on the Untermyer estate. 



Trade exhibitors secured the following 

 awards in the plant classes: 



Collection o( conifers, Bobblnk & Atkins, first. 



Largest and best exhibit of bay trees, JuUub 

 Roehrs Co., first; Bobblnk & Atkins, second. 



Collection of crotons, Julius Koehrs Co., first. 



Collection of marantas, Mrs. Pratt, first; 

 Julius Roehrs Co., second. 



.Specimen Begonia Glolre de Lorraine, Julius 

 Roehrs Co., first. 



Specimen phaMilx, Mrs. Wright, first; Julius 

 Roehrs Co., second. 



Specimen thrlnax, Julius Roehrs Co., first. 



Specimen Nephrolepis exaltata Bostonlensis, 

 Mrs. Pratt, first; F. R. Pierson, second. 



Specimen Nephrolepis exaltata Plersoni, F. R. 

 Pierson Co., first. 



Specimen anglopteris or marattla, Julius 

 Roehrs Co., first. 



Plant not yet In commerce. Julius Roehrs Co., 

 certificate for Croton Fritz Sander. 



Collection of orchids. Lager & Ilurrell, first. 



Novelt.v not before exhibited before the so- 

 ciety, Julius Roehrs Co., first. 



Three hybrid orchids. Lager & Ilurrell, first; 

 Julius Roehrs Co., second. 



Best 100 Beauty Exhibited at New York, by F. R. Pierson Co. 



largest and finest display, in the estima- 

 tion of many, ever made in New York. 

 This was largely due to the work and 

 zeal of the newly-formed orchid section 

 of the society, which had the arrange- 

 ment of the program, in so far as it re- 

 lated to orchids, in hand. 



The chrysanthemum blooms and carna- 

 tion exhibits could not be excelled for 

 quality, but the number of entries fell 

 below expectations. A. T. Bunyard was 

 the only retail florist who took advantage. 



Hybrid orchid, Mrs. Tuttle, first; Lagep & 

 Ilurrell, second. 



Collection of orchid cut blooms, J. A. Manda, 

 first; Lager & Hurrell, second. 



Collection of cypripedlum cut blooms. Lager 

 & Hurrell, first. 



Five cyprlpedlums In bloom, Julius Roehrs Co., 

 first. 



Cattleya plant In bloom, Julius Roehrs Co., 

 first. 



Oncldlum plant In bloom, Lager & Hurrell, 

 first. 



Vanda firrulca plant In bloom. Lager & 

 Hurrell, first. 



Dendroblum plant in bloom, Lager & Hurrell, 

 first. 



Two orchid plants in bloom, showing highest 



excellence of cultivation, Julius Roehrs Co 

 first. 



Spray of cattleyas, J. A. Manda, first. 



Among the amateurs, some of whom 

 had a large number of exhibits of splen 

 did quality, were: Samuel Untermyer, 

 W. H. Waite gardener; Miss A. B, Jen- 

 nings, Oscar Carlson gardener; Howard 

 Gould, Harry Turner gardener; Percy 

 Chubb, Alex, McKenzie gardener; C. H. 

 Hathaway, Max Schneider gardener; 

 Paul Dana, J. I. Johnson gardener; 

 Robert Mallory, Wm. Smith gardener; 

 Miss B. Potter, G. Wittlinger gardener; 

 E. H. Weatherbee, Francis Milne gar- 

 dener; Charles Mallory, Wm. J. Sealey 

 gardener; Mrs. H. I. Pratt, A. J. Manda 

 gardener; Geo. H. Morgan, Thomas Page 

 gardener; Mrs. J. B. Trevor, Mrs. J. H. 

 Wright, Dr. D. H. McAlpin, S. T. Peters, 

 Miss M. T. Cockcroft, Mrs. W, H. PuUan, 

 Mrs. B. B. Tuttle, Dr. Clement Moore. 



Among the special awards, those made 

 to trade exhibitors were as follows: 



R. Vincent, Jr., & Sons Co., White Marsh, 

 Md., special prize for 100 varieties hardy 

 pompons. 



F. A. Bolles, honorable mention for win^low 

 boxes. 



William Tricker, honorable mention for Al- 

 ternanthera Jewel. 



George Glatras, West Hoboken, N. J., cer- 

 tificate of merit for Nephrolepis Glatrasii. 



Lehnig & Winnlfleld, bronze medal for Celosia 

 ThompsonI magnlflca. 



Julius Roehrs Co., silver medal for excel- 

 lent plant of Cattleya labiata, and special prize 

 for collection of orchids. 



E. O. Orpet also received a silver medal for 

 collection of hybrid orchids. 



The judges were C. H. Totty, Madison, 

 N. J. ; A. J. Loveless, Lenox, Mass. ; E. 

 O. Orpet, South Lancaster, Mass.; T. W. 

 Head, Groton, Conn.; I. L. Powell, Mil- 

 brook, N. Y. 



This show seems to indicate that at 

 last flower shows are to receive the recog- 

 nition in New \ork which they should 

 have had long ago, and a word should be 

 said for the members of the committee 

 which made this show the success it 

 proved to be. F. R. Pierson was chair- 

 man of the committee, and George V. 

 Nash secretary. The other members 

 were F. H. Traendly, J. E. Lager, P. 

 O'Mara, .John Young, Leonard Barron, 

 Peter Duff and J. A. Manda, the latter 

 acting as manager of the show, and ac- 

 quitting himself with high credit. 



The display of 100 varieties of ever- 

 greens by Bobbink & Atkins was one of 

 the features of the show. The entire lot 

 was sold before the second day. 



Charles Weber, of Lynbrook, appears 

 to have a good thing in his new pink 

 seedling carnation. 



Richard Vincent, of White Marsh, was 

 on his way to Florida when he visited 

 the show. 



Charles H. Totty did not compete for 

 prizes, but staged some splendid blooms 

 of his new chrysanthemums. 



Judge I. L. Powell had a fine vase of 

 mums arranged with Sprengeri. 



MT. KISCO, N. Y. 



The seventh annual exhibition of the 

 Westchester County Horticultural and 

 Agricultural Society, held at Mt. Kisco, 

 N. Y., November 5 to 7, was a great 

 success, under the management of Secre- 

 tary Herbert Spavins. The society needs 

 a larger hall, for the patrons include all 

 the many millionaires within a radius 

 of this beautiful town nestling in the 

 Westchester hills. The quality of all the 

 exhibits was of a high order, for most 

 of the display was drawn from the pri- 

 vate establishments of the wealthy ama- 

 teurs. 



The Bailey cup, said to be valued at 

 $150, was the incentive for the mum ex- 

 perts and was^von by George Middleton, 



