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Mabch 19, 1914. 



The Florists' Review 



21 



The display of vegetables from the 

 Boston Market Gardeners' Association 

 was extensive and of high quality. 



TEe attendance was good each day. 

 Visitors from a distance were fewer 

 than usual, and none of the New York 

 or New Jersey growers had groups of 

 plants. 



The Awards. 



The awards were as follows: 



Azalea Indlca, four plants, four varieties — 

 W. W. Edgar Co., first. 



Azalea Indlca, three plants, distinct varieties, 

 private growers only — Wm. Whitman, first. 



Azalea Indlca, specimen plant — Miss 0. War- 

 ren, first; A. W. Preston, second. 



Palms, pair In pots — Wm. Whitman, first and 

 second. 



Palm, specimen plant — Wm. Whitman, first. 



Atacia, specimen plant — Weld Garden, first; 

 Mrs. C. G. Weld, second; Weld Garden, third. 



Hard-wooded greenhouse plants, edx specimens 

 other than azaleas, acacias and ericas — Weld 

 Garden, first; W. W. Edgar Co., second. 



Hard-wooded greenhouse plants, specimen 

 plant— W. W. Edgar Co., first. 



Rambler roses, three plants, distinct varieties — 

 W. W. Edgar Co., second. 



Group of roses, not less than twelve plants — 

 W. W. Edgar Co., first; Miss C. Warren, second. 



Cyclamens, twelve plants In not over 7-lnch pots 

 — Weld Garden, first; Mrs. Lester Leland, second; 

 Mrs. J. L. Gardner, third. 



Cyclamens, six plants In not over 10-lnch pots — 

 Mrs. Lester Leland, first; Weld Garden, second; 

 Mrs. J. L. Gardner, third. 



Cyclamen, specimen plant — Mrs. Lester Leland, 

 first. 



Cinerarias, six plants, grandlflora type — Mrs. 

 J. L. Gardner, first. 



Cineraria, specimen plant — Mrs. J. L. Gardner, 

 first. 



Scblzanthus, six plants — Mrs. J. L. Gardner, 

 first; Miss C. Warren, second; Weld Garden, 

 third. 



Hyacinths, six pans — Wm. Whitman, first; B. 

 A. Clark, second. 



Hyacinths, single pan — E. A. Clark, first; 

 Francis Skinner, second; E. A. Clark, third. 



Hyacinths, single pan — Wm. Whitman, first; 

 Francis Skinner, second. 



Single early tulips, six 8-lnch pans — Wm. Whit- 

 man, first and second; A. W, Preston, third. 



Joost van Vondel tulips, three 8-inch pans — 

 Wm. Whitman, first. 



Tulips, any other white variety, three 8-lnch 

 pans^Wm. Whitman, first; A. W. Preston, sec- 

 ond. 



Mon Tresor tulips — Wm. Whitman, first. 



Tulips, any other yellow variety — Wm. Whlt- 

 naan, ilrst; A. W. Preston, second. 



Vermilion Brilliant tulips— A. W. Preston, 

 first. 



Tulips, any other red variety — A. W. Preston, 

 first. . 



Keiserskroon tulips — Wm. Whitman, first. 



Pink Beauty tulips— Wm. Whitman, flrst. 



Tulips, any other pink variety — Wm. Whitman, 

 first; A. W. Preston, second. 



Duchess of Parma tulips — Wm. Whitman, first. 



Double tulips, sis 8-inch pans, in not less than 

 three varieties — Wm. Whitman, first; A. W. Pres- 

 ton, second; Francis Skinner, third. 



Narcissi, collection of large trumpet varieties, 

 twelve 8-lnch pots — Wm. Whitman, first. 



Narcissi, large trumpet varieties, fonr 8-inch 

 pots — Wm, Whitman, first; A. W. Preston, sec- 

 ond; Wm. Whitman, third. 



Narcissi, collection of short trumpet varieties, 

 ten 8-lnch pots — Wm. Whitman, first. 



Narcissi, short trumpet varieties, fonr 8-inch 

 pots — Wm. Whitojan, first; A. W. Preston, sec- 

 ond; Wm. Whitman, third. 



Crocus, three 8-lnch pans — Mrs. J. L. Gardner, 

 first. 



Lily of the valley, sir 6-lnch pot»— Wm. Whit- 

 man, first. 



Amaryllis, twelve pots, distinct varieties — 

 Mrs. J. L. Gardner, first. 



Lilinm longiflornm, six pots — W. W. Edgar Ob., 

 first; Francis Skinner, second. 



General display of spring bulbous plants — Mrs. 

 J. L. Gardner, first. 



Orchids, group of plants arranged for effect — 

 Weld Garden, first; Edward MacMnlkln, second. 



Orchids, specimen plant — Miss C. Warren, first; 

 Joshua LawsoD, second; F, J. Dolansky, third. 



Roses, twenty-five blooms of Klllarney or any 

 of its pink sports — Waban Rose Conservatbrles, 

 first. 



Roses, twenty-flve blooms of Mrs. Charles Rus- 

 sell — Waban Rose Conservatories, first. 



Roses, twenty-five blooms of any new named 

 variety not in commerce — Montgomery Co., first. 



Carnations, 100 blooms of one variety — Albert 

 Roper, first; A. A. Pembroke, second. 



Carnations, fifty blooms any dark pink variety — 

 A. A. Pembroke, first. 



Carnations, fifty blooms light plnk-^A. A. Pem- 

 broke, first. 



Carnations, fifty blooms scarlet — A. A. Pem- 

 broke, first. 



Carnations, fifty blooms white variegated — A. 

 A. Pembroke, first; James Whpeler, second. 



Carnations, fifty blooms white — A. A. Pem- 

 broke, first and second. 



Violets, bunch of 100 blooms of any single va- 

 riety — Esty Bros., first and second. 



Marguerites, 100 yellow — James Wheeler, first. 



Antirrhinums, vase of twenty-five spikes — G. 

 E. Buxton, first and second. 



One of Three Notable Erica Melanthera Shown by Thomas Roland. 



Camellias, collection of twelve blooms — Walter 

 Angus, first. 



Gardenias, collection of twelve blooms — F. J. 

 Dolansky, first. 



Table decoration, laid for eight covers — Fred 

 E. Palmer, first; Sidney Hoffman, second; Edward 

 MacMulkin, third. 



Gratuities were awarded to Thomas T. Watt 

 for four azaleas; to A. W. Preston for a display 

 of asaleas and bulbous plants; to Eld ward Mac- 

 Mulkin for bougalnvlllea plants; to Mrs. Lester 

 Leland for Bpecially trained plants; to Mrs. J. L. 

 Gardner for six Reading Gem cinerarias; to W. 

 W. Edgar Go. for a display of flowering plants: 

 to Miss Cornelia Warren for a display of flower- 

 ing plants; to Weld Garden for a display of 

 flowering plants; to Wm. Whitman for a display 

 of bulbous plants; to Francis Skinner for a dis- 

 play of bulbous plants; to S. J. Goddard for six 

 vases of carnations; to Patten & Co. for a vase 

 of Carnation Princess Dagmar; to Richard Kim- 

 ball for a vase of carnations; to J. H. Leach & 

 Son for a vase of carnations; to Walter Angus for 

 Cherokee roses and camellia blooms; to Edward 

 MacMulkin for annual chrysanthemums; to 

 Thomas T. Watt for a display of camellias, 

 Statlce Holfordi and Strelltzia Reeline; to G. W. 

 Pape for three pans of Cyprlpedlum acanle: to 

 Mrs. E. M. Gill for a display of cut flowers. 



A gold medal was awarded to Thomas Roland 

 for three specimen Erica melanthera. 



Sliver medals were awarded to Waban Rose 

 Conservatories for the new rose, Mrs. Moorfleld 

 Storey, and to the Cottage Gardens for Carna- 

 tion Matchless. 



A special diploma was given to Thomas Roland 

 for a group of Australian acacias. 



A first-class certificate of merit was awarded 

 to E. B. Dane for Cattleya Intermedia alba, and 

 to Wheeler & Co. for Phalaenopsis leucorrhoda 

 (Schillerlana x amabilis). 



Honorable mention was given to R. & J. 

 Farquhar Sc Co. for Chinese rhododendron No. 

 1324 Wilson; to Fottler, Flske, Rawson Co. for 

 a display of cyclamens; to R. & J. Farquhar fc Co. 

 for a display of fiowerlng plants; to Mrs. C. G. 

 Weld for Antirrhinum Weld Pink; to William 



Sim for a vase of pansies; to Thomas E. Proctor 

 for a display of fiowerlng plants. 



A vote of thanks was given to Walter Hupne- 

 well for a display of ericas and for a collec- 

 tion of cut camellias; to R. & J. Farquhar & Co. 

 for bay trees and palms and dwarf hybrid 

 cinerarias, and to William Sim for a vase of 

 sweet peas. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. 



President Kleinheinz announces a 

 meeting of the Chrysanthemum Society 

 of America, to be held at the Grand 

 Central Palace, New York, March 25 

 at 3 p. m. All members attending the 

 show are invited to be present. 



Chas. W. Johnson, Sec'y. 



STABTINO HYDRANGEAS. 



Will you please tell us when to start 

 new French hydrangeas and Hydrangea 

 Otaksa to have them ready May 301 



E. & 8. 



The hydrangeas, both Otaksa and the 

 new French varieties, should be started 

 at once. If you wait until after Easter 

 they will be somewhat late. C. W. 



Burlington, Vt. — Gove the Florist is 

 the name under which the business has 

 been incorporated by Elmer E. Gove, 

 Cora E. Gove and H. P. Prindle. The 

 capitalization is $20,000. 



