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The Florists^ Review 



Apbil 9, 1914. 



bake, and danger of excommunication 

 if the sin were unrepentantly persisted 

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But, though unceasing care has 

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 tanically accurate, a no less constant 

 aim has been to make it as practical 

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 those engaged in commercial horticul- 

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 least have been submitted to practical 

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 cism and correction, when specially 

 trained writers could not be secured. 

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 cance of the different species of plants 

 with reference to "the trade," the 

 value or worthlessness of the species 

 as trade products, has had much to do 

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 eration that these species have re- 

 ceived in the cyclopedia. Along with 

 the need of botanical accuracy and 



completeness, the needs of the horti- 

 cultural trades have been Btet4M7 

 borne in mind. ' ' 



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CARNATIONS AT NATIONAL SHOW. 



Novelties I<acking. 



The thing that impressed itself on 

 one's mind after the first look around 

 at the New York flower show was, the 

 last of March is not the best time to 

 hold a carnation show if one wants to 

 include the novelties along with the 

 standard varieties. There was a splen- 

 did showing of the "divine flower" 

 nevertheless, and a few of the new va- 

 rieties were there. The new ones, how- 

 ever, are conceded to be the most in- 

 teresting part of all our exhibitions, 

 and in this respect the New York show 

 was lackii^. Another thing that struck 

 one in looking over the display was the 

 meager showing of the Enchantress va- 

 rieties. Whereas, only a few years ago, 

 every open class in white, flesh and 

 rose-pink was made up largely of these 

 varieties, there were few of them 

 shown here, except in the classes call- 

 ing for them, and in only one or two 

 instances did they get inside the 

 money. That means progress; because 

 the Enchantress family has not gone 

 back, but the other varieties have come 

 up and passed them. The one shining 

 light in that group was Enchantress 

 Supreme. This variety bids fair to 

 prolong the usefulness of the Enchant- 

 ress type at least a few years. 



Large Displays Unrivaled. 



Perhaps the moat noteworthy fea- 

 ture of the whole carnation display was 

 the entries in the class calling for a 

 display covering 150 square feet of 

 space. Three of the most expert dec- 

 orative artists entered the competition, 

 and a display such as has never been 

 equaled in any carnation exhibition 

 held in this country was set up. Any 

 one of the three would have easily 

 beaten anything shown previously 

 {ilong this line. They showed extensive 

 preparation and forethought, and these, 

 coupled with real artistic skill in the 

 arrangement, brought out pleasing ef- 



fects that many thought impossible 

 with the carnation. And each was so 

 different from the others that it again 

 showed the carnation to be a more ver- 

 satile flower than it is generally con- 

 ceded to be. The group winning the 

 blue ribbon was set up by the Cottage 

 Gardens Co., who were assisted in the 

 arranging by J. H. Small & Sons. It 

 consisted of a large center mound 

 made of Mrs. C. W. Ward. On each 

 corner were smaller mounds made of 

 Beacon and Matchless. Besides these, 

 there were vases of a flesh-pink sport 

 of Mrs. Ward and the other varieties 

 already mentioned. For green there 

 was nothing used except Adiantum 

 Farleyense. This whole exhibit gave 

 one a sense of massive richness. 



Philadelphia Takes Second. 



The second prize exhibit was made 

 up entirely of the new Philadelphia 

 Pink variety and was arranged by A. 

 T. Bunyard, of New York. It produced 

 a light, airy effect that was most pleas- 

 ing. The center piece was a large Phoe- 

 nix Roebelenii. From this there radi- 

 ated twelve arms of various lengths, 

 which each held a vase of blooms. The 

 pedestal holding the phoenix was draped 

 with Farleyense plants and deep green 

 velvet, which was brought down as a 

 floor covering, and on which were ar- 

 ranged a number of vases of blooms. 



The third group was arranged by S. 

 A. Anderson, of Buffalo. This con- 

 sisted of a double arch, which was 

 topped by a large vase of Gloriosa. At 

 each of the four corners of the arch 

 was a vase of blooms. At each of the 

 corners of the table was built a small 

 mound of Farleyense and carnation 

 blooms. The arrangement was exceed- 

 ingly good, but was prevented from 

 giving the best effect by the tables 

 being too high. 



In the commercial vase arrangement. 

 F. C. W. Brown, of the J. M. Gasser 

 Co., Cleveland, put up one of his usual 

 high-class arrangements. It was made 

 up of Beacon, Mrs. C. W. Ward and 

 White Wonder. 



In the private cardeners' vase ar- 

 rangement, Wm. Kieinheinz took first, 

 with a neat arrangement of Mrs. Ward 

 and White Wonder, arranged with As- 

 paragus Sprengeri, in a tall American 

 Beauty vase. Thos. Aitchison took sec- 

 ond, with a vase made up entirely of 

 Beacon, while D. S. Miller took third 

 with a typical English arrangement. 

 In tke Ctaneral CUmM. 



I noted among the general classes: 



Matchless was easily the center of 

 attraction. It won out in the 100 

 white class and took the A. C. S. silver 

 medal as the best vase in the entire 

 100 section. This variety is certainly 

 going onto the market with a fl»e rec- 

 ord behind it. 



There was a white seedling entered 

 by the Growers' Cut Flower Co., of 

 New York, which showed up finely. 

 The only shortcoming I could discover 

 was the name Prosperity in its pedi- 

 gree, a hard thing for a newcomer to 

 live down. 



Mrs. C. W. Ward was easily the 

 leader in its color. It not only took 

 first in its class, but it also took the 

 A. C. S. bronze medal as the second 

 best vase in the 100 section^ aJtlLOUgh 

 it took nine men to decide tJCtWffen it 

 and Alice Coombs. 



Enchantress Supreme took first in 

 the 100 flesh-pink class, followed closely 

 by Laura Weber. The first-named is 

 already well known, and the latter will 

 likely be a^ well known in the next 

 few years. Pink Delight lost out on 

 color, the edge of the blooms being 

 light, giving the flower a bicolor effect. 



Philadelphia Pink ran second in the 

 deep pink class, which speaks well for' 

 it, as it had traveled all the way from 

 Detroit. 



Benora is the only white variegated 

 worth growing, and it seems well able 

 to sustain its class. Everyone seems 

 to do it well. 



Rosette was shown in fine shape in 

 the fifty class, every vase holding up 

 well to the end of the show. 

 Northport Better Than Ever. 



North port was shown better than I 

 have ever seen it staged. 



Gloriosa was less conspicuous than 

 usual. A. A. Pembroke, of Beverly, 

 Mass., showed a fine vase of lOO 

 blooms. There seems to be no com- 

 plaint of the quality of this variety, 

 but the complaint of "poor plant in 

 the field seems general. ' ' 



Beacon was, as usual, preeminent 

 among the reds, although there was a 

 fine vase of fifty Commodore shown. 



White Wonder and White Enchant- 

 ress were both shown in good shape, 

 with the former leading. 



Alice Coombs certainly has a fine 

 color; in fact, I could not see a weak 

 spot about it. If it is a good grower 

 and bloomer, it should make a welcome 

 addition to the list. There is a place 

 for a good variety of this color. 



Princess Dagmar, as usual, made a 

 fine showing. Its rich color appealed 

 to the masses. A fine vase of our old 

 friend, Crimson Glow, was a surprise 

 even to its disseminator. 



There was a fine looking, large white 

 variegated, named Majestic, which 

 ought to take with the trade. It was 

 one of the largest varieties in the en- 

 tire exhibition. 



Pink Sensation, Good Cheer, Cham- 

 pion and Yellow Prince came all the 

 way from Ija Fayette, Ind., but arrived 

 in good condition and attracted a great 

 deal of attention. A. F. J. Baur. 



