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THE AUTUMN 



FLOWER SHOWS 



CINCINNATI. 



The first large flower show that Cin- 

 cinnatians have had an opportunity to 

 see at home formally opened auspi- 

 ciously on Monday evening, November 

 13, when the viee-mayor of Cincinnati, 

 Hon. John Galvin, gave an address on 

 behalf of the citizens, welcoming the 

 affair and wishing it every success. 

 In his talk he told of the appeal of 

 flowers t<^ the higher and finer senses 

 of the people and of the language they 

 speak. Finally, he commented on the 

 growth of the trade from a business to 

 an industry. 



The severe cold wave marred the 

 opening and first day's display in num- 

 bers of entries, for what was appar- 

 ently the largest and best lot of chrys- 

 anthemums, that of Charles H. Totty, 

 of Madison, N. J., was frozen stiff while 

 in the local warehouse of an express 

 company. The few he managed to save 

 showed the possibilities open to him 

 had he been able to stage them all 

 properly. R. Witterstaetter, too, suf- 

 fered a setback that would have dis- 

 couraged ordinary mortals. He had 

 been retarding bis show plants in a 

 coldframe to have them in the best 

 possible shape for this week. The high 

 winds of Saturday night lifted some of 

 the sashes from them and the drop from 

 60 degrees to 20 degrees in a few hours ' 

 time did the rest. With, however, 

 other plants in the greenhouses that 

 he called his seconds, he came within 

 the money a number of times. 



E. G. Hill Co., Richmond, Ind.; Elmer 

 D. Smith & Co., Adrian, Mich.; Poehl- 

 mann Bros. Co., Morton Grove, HI.; Theo- 

 dore Bock, Hamilton, O.; A. N. Pierson, 

 Cromwell, Conn.; Thomas Meehan & 

 Sons, G^mantown, Pa., who exhibited 

 hardy varieties, not for competition; 

 Hartje & Elder, Indianapolis; South 

 Park Floral Co., New Castle, Ind., and 

 J. A. Peterson, R. Witterstaetter, Ed. 

 Pries, John Fries, Chas. Pfeiffer, Ed. 

 Dellar and Henry Schwarz, all from the 

 vicinity of Cincinnati, were among the 

 large exhibitors. 



The crowd on the opening day, while 

 not overly large, was all that the com- 

 mittee anticipated. The public, judg- 

 ing from reports of nembers, was wait- 

 ing for the Wednesday and Thursday 

 exhibits. Those there expressed their 

 satisfaction and many volunteered 

 statements thjtt they would be back. 



Horticultural hall was laid out as a 

 garden. Groups of palms and decora- 

 tive plants were in the center^hile 

 the mum plants and some valfts of 

 large mums filled the beds around the 

 edge. The display tables were stretched 

 along the north side and near the front 

 on the east. While the number of 

 entries did not, perhaps, come up to 

 the most sanguine expectations, the 

 show was a distinct advance over, what 

 Cincinnati has known before. 



The judges were Philip Breitmever, 



of Detroit; Otto Koenig, of St. Louis, 

 and Irwin Berterniann, of Indianapolis. 

 The following were the awards on 

 cut blooms of chrysanthemums: 



Twelve blooms crimson— K. C Hill Co., (list, 

 with Perfect Tllllprc. 



Twelve blooms brouze^-H. Witterstaotter, 

 first, with O. H. Kahn; K. G. Illll Co., sec- 

 ond, wltli Marian Pockett. 



Twelve blooms, any other color — E. G. Hill 

 Co., first, with C 189; Theodore Bock, second, 

 with Autonlne Marmontel. 



Twenty-four varieties, one each — K. G. Hill 

 Co., first; Elmer D. Smith & Co., second. 



Display of singles, not less than ten varieties 

 — E. G. Hill Co., first; Hartje & Elder, second; 

 K. Witterstaetter, third. 



Display of pompons, not less than ten va- 

 rieties— B. G. Hill Co., first; Hartje & Elder, 

 second; K. Witterstaetter, third. 



Fifty white — Poehlmann Bros. Co., first, wltli 

 Timothy Eaton; E. G. Hill Co., second, with 

 Chadwlck Improved; South Park Floral Co., 

 third. 



Fifty light pink— E. G. Hill Co., first, with 

 Wells* I^te Pink. 



Fifty dark pink— Elmer I). Smitli & Co., first, 

 with Ur. Enguehard; E. G. Hill Co., second, with 

 Winter Cheer. 



Fifty light yellow- Elmer D. Smith & Co., first, 

 with Crocus; Henry Schwarz, second; B. Witter- 

 staetter, third, both with BonnafTon. 



Fifty dark yellow— E. O. Hill Co., first, with 



Twelve dark yellow— E. G. Hill Co., first, with 

 Golden Wedding. 



Twelve light pink— K. G. Hill Co.. first, with 

 Charles Brock; E. D. Smith & Co., second, with 

 Duckham. 



Twelve dark pink— B. G. Hill Co., first, with 

 Joseph Llnott; E. 1). Smith & Co., second, with 

 Enguehard. 



In the classes for new varieties, H. E. Rieman 

 secured certificates for three wliite seedlings, 

 and one light pink. Elmer D. Smith secured 

 three certificates, one for a yellow, one for a 

 light pink and one in the any other color class. 

 The sweepstakes silver cup went to H. W. Rie- 

 man for White Ball. 



The awards on carnations were: 



Fifty white — Poehlmann Bros. Co., first, with 

 White Perfection; Charles Knopf Floral Co.. 

 second, with White Enchantress. 



Fifty Hesh pink — Poehlmann Bros. Co., first, 

 with Enchantress; Chicago Carnation Co., second, 

 wltlr Enchantress. 



Fifty light pink— Chicago Carnation Co., first, 

 with Rose-pink Enchantress; Poehlmann Brt s. 

 Co., second, with Winsor. 



Fifty deep pink— Poehlmann Bros. Co., first: 

 B. G. Hill Co., second, both with Mrs. C. W. 

 Ward. 



Fifty scarlet— Charles Knopf Floral Co., first; 

 E. G. Hill Co., second, both with Beacon. 



Assorte() colors, 100 blooms — Poehlmann Bros. 

 Co., first; Charles Knopf Floral Co., second. 



One hundred white — Poehlmann Bros. Co., 

 first; Charles Knopf Floral Co., second, both 

 with Wliite Enchantress. 



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Tl^e Qaiset for Bi^ Mums at tlie Qocteaati Show. 



GoUlep -Kagle; E. 1). Smith & Co.. second, with 

 Appieton. 



Fifty bronze— B.C. Hill Co.. first, with <Jlen- 

 Vlew. V 



Fifty any other variety — P( elilmann Bros. Co., 

 first; E. G. Hill Co., second; E. P. Smith & Co., 

 third. 



Fifty blooms any variety--E. (S. Hill Co.. tlist, 

 with Bonnaffon. 



Twelve white — E. 1). Smith & Co.. first, with 

 Mei-za; R. Witterstaetter, sicoiid, with Tliiinks 

 giving Queen. 



Twelve light yellow— E. (i. Hill Co., first, with 

 Dolly Dimple; E. 1). Smith & Co.. second, with 

 Crocus. 



One hundred flesh pink — Cblcago Catflatlon Co.. 

 first, with Pink Delight; CharleS Knopf Floral 

 -Co., second, with Enchantregs. 



One hundred light pink — Chicago Carnation 

 Co., first, with Dorothy Gordon; Poehlrnanii 

 Bros. Co., second, with Winsor. 



One hundred deep pink — Chicago Carnation Co., 

 first, with Washington; Poehlmann Bros. Co., 

 second, with Lawson. 



One hundred red — Charles Knopf Floral Co., 

 first; B. G. Hill Co., second, both with Beacon. 



Fifty white, Introduction of 1911 — Chicago 

 Carnation Co., first; Charles Knopf Florni Co., 

 second, both with White Wonder. 



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