Fkbruaky 5, 1914. 



The Florists' Review 



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An Example of the Ted Non-Competitive Table Decorations Shown at the Cleveland Convention of the A. C. S. 



(This table was the work of Smith & Fetters Co., usln? tlie new carnation, Gloria, flowers donated by the orlfflnators of that variety.) 



in Cleveland. Nevertheless, some splen- 

 did flowers were staged. A. A. Pem- 

 broke was first and second for fifty 

 white, with White Wopder and White 

 Enchantress; first for fifty red, first for 

 flesh pink, first for dark pink, with 

 Rosettej first for white variegated, with 

 Benora, and second for fifty assorted 

 blooms, in five varieties. M. A. Patten 

 was first for fifty assorted blooms in 

 five varieties. ' He also had a superb 

 vase of his new Princess Dagmar. The 

 J. W. Minott Co. was first for fifty light, 

 fifty crimson and fifty scarlet. C. S. 

 Strout was second for fifty flesh pink. 

 H. A. Abraham, gardener to E. D. Jor- 

 dan, was first for an assorted vase, for 

 private gardeners; George Page, gar- 

 dener to Mrs. Frederick Ayer, was 

 second. 



For one hundred single violets, H. 

 Stewart, gardener to Miss C. Warren, 

 was first- Edward Bingham, second. The 

 last named grower also won first for 

 one hundred doubles, with Campbell. 

 Thomas Roland took first for two vases, 

 one hundred sprays each, of Christmas 

 Pink Spencer and White Spencer sweet 

 peas with magnificent blooms. He also 

 showed a fine collection of other winter- 

 flowering Spencers with 12-inch to 15- 

 inch stems, which were awarded a first- 

 class certificate. F.JV^Fletcher had the 

 best vase of one hundred spikes of 

 freesia, showing his strain of Purity, 

 which is remarkably fine, grown in 

 benches containing three inches of soil. 



For six plants of Begonia Gloire de 

 Lorraine, Mrs. J. L. Gardner, Wm. 

 Thatcher, gardener, was first; A. M. 

 Davenport, second. For Glory of Cin- 



cinnati, Mrs, Lester Leland, E. H. Wet- 

 terlow, gardener, was first; A. M. Dav- 

 enport, second. For six pots of freesias, 

 VJ. Whitman, Martin Sullivan, gardener, 

 was first; Miss C. Warren, second; for 

 eight plantis of Primula Sinensis, Martin 

 Sullivan, first and second; William 

 Thatcher, third. For six plants of Prim- 

 ula Kewensis, E. A. Clark, Alex, Mc- 

 Kay, gardener, was , first. For eight 

 Primula stellata, WillThm Thatcher was 

 first; Martin Sullivan, second. For eight 

 Primula obconica, Martin Sullivan was 

 first and second with* splendid plants; 

 Martin Thatcher, third. For eight 

 Primula mal^coides, Martin Sullivan 

 was first, with^'Sinperbly flowered plants; 

 Geo. Page, second; Duncan Finlay^on, 

 gardener to L. Anderson, third. Tor 

 eight Roman hyacinths, Martin Sullivan 

 was first; William Thatcher, second. 



There was a good show of orchids. 

 Wheeler & Co. took first for six pots of 

 calanthes; they also took second prize 

 for a specimen orchid, with a fine 

 Phalsenopsis Schilleriana. Geo. Melvjn, 

 gardener to Col. Charles Pfafl:", was first 

 with a large La;lia anceps; William 

 Thatcher was third. F. J. Dolansky was 

 first and third for three orchids; Will- 

 iam Thatcher, second. Wheeler & Co. 

 showed some fine Phalaenopsis amabilis. 

 Duncan Finlayspn received a certificate 

 of merit for a seedling of Cymbidium 

 insigne" x eburneum. 



Geo. Page had some fine Erica melan- 

 thera; as also had Miss C. Warren. 

 Knight & Struck Co. showed Epacris 

 paludosa and chorizemas. Miss,C. War- 

 ren had pans of Lachenalia Nelsoni. A. 

 M. Davenport had a splendid table of 



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begonias, including his new variety^ 

 Florence Davenport. W. C. Rust, gar- 

 dener to Mrs. C. G. Weld, showed a vase 

 of Pride of Haarlem Darwin tulips and 

 a good seedling pink snapdragon. H. 

 Huebner had vases of his new, winter- 

 flowering antirrhinums, which were 

 awarded a first-class certificate. The 

 Waban Rose Conservatffries showed a 

 beautiful new seedling rose, delicate 

 pink, in the way of La France when 

 fully open, which was awarded a first- 

 class certificate. We shall soon hear 

 i/iore of this variety. F. J. Dolansky 

 received a first-class certificate for Cat- 

 tleya Triana; Mrs. T. F. Galvin. A, A. 

 Pembroke showed some wonderful Cal- 

 endula Orange King dn 24-inch stems, 

 which was awarded a <>o!tural certifi- 

 cate. Martin Sullivan received two cul- 

 tural certificates for superior cultiva- 

 tion of Primula malacoides and obcon- 

 ica. M. A. Patten received a first-class 

 certificate for Mignonette " Farquhar's 

 Utiiversal, a remarkably fine strain. E. 

 & J. Farquhar & Co. received honorable 

 mention for a fine vase of the pure 

 white Buddleia Asiatica. There was a 

 nice display of winter fruits, but few 

 vegetables were shown. 



Edgar, Neb. — Chas. E. Vanstrom not 

 only does a general cut flower and 

 plant business, but handles vegetable 

 plants at wholesale and retail, nursery 

 stock and garden and flower seeds. One 

 of life's little irritations for him is 

 the fact that the local newspaper runs 

 an advertisement for the local con- 

 gressman, offering to send seeds free 

 to anyone who will write, him. 



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