NOVKMHKR .'i, r.llM. 



The Weekly Florists" Review. 



15 



.•liaiiicf eristics :iiiil aiiswoiiiij;; many 

 1 jiu'st ions. 



No advertising ol' any kind was i)er- 

 niitted in tiie hall, and tiie only cards 

 siiovvn were about (ixJ) inches, bearing 

 the nuino of the exhiliitor, and tiie ad 

 dress it' out of t lie <'ity. 



As at the first siiow , tiie famous nr 

 riiitl collection from tli(> conservatories 

 nf Mrs. William II. Kimball attracted 

 the lion's share of attention. The 

 ( hrysaiithemnms from the private 

 greenhouses of (leorge l']astman and 

 Hiram W. Sildey were exctdlent and 

 the carload of |dants. ]iotted shrubs, 

 dwarf trees and cut llowers sent by 

 Mrs. I'\ F. Thompson, of Canamlaigua, 

 made an exhibition in itstdf. .Mmdi of 

 the material used in the .lajianese gar 

 den canu' from Mrs. Thom[ison's con 

 servatories. 



The management was in the hands id" 

 < 'harles Jf. N'ick as general chairman. 

 Fj. S. Osborn luul a staff of sixty three 

 on the reception committee. Other com 

 mittce (duiirmeu were: .Music, I''. W. 

 \'icU; linance, W. Ji. l<(dler; advertis- 

 ing, A. JI. Halter; decoration, F. ,]. 

 Keller; ushers, K. 1'. Wilson; couces 



sions, (ieorge H. JIart. 



!•:. V. E. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. 



The Chrysanthemum So(dety of 

 .XuH'ricii is lidding its annual I'xhlbi 

 tion at Morristown, >.'. .)., this week, in 

 conjunction with the annual exhibition 

 of the Morris <'ounty (Jardeners' and 

 Florists' Hociety. The Joint exhibi 

 tions are staged at the !NIorris County 

 (iolf ('lub at Coinent Station. It is 

 ipiite the most extensive exhibition 

 i'\or undertaken at the New .lersey 

 g.ardening center. .\rthur llerrington 

 is (duiii'inan of the executive conunit 

 lee and manager of tht! show. William 

 Duckham, C. II. Totty and iJobert 

 Sidiult/ constitute the exhibition com- 

 mittee and many other well known ilo- 

 rists and gardeners are assisting. 'J'he 

 prize list includes $3,0(,)(t, besides the 

 spe<-ial prizes of the ChrysanI lienium 

 So(Mety, and the exhibits in(d\i(le as 

 highly finished tdirysanthemums, roses, 

 carnations and jiot jilant'^ as are likidv 

 to be seen ;iny\vh"'r(' in America this 

 season. 



.\s tou<diiiig on the work of the < 'hrys- 

 antlKMUiiin Soidety of .\nierica, at the 

 annual metding ot' that organization. 

 President Klmer 1 ). Smith said in part: 



''The meitd)ership is lar too small 

 when we consider the \ast number in 

 forested in the ipieen of .•uitunin. The 

 desire to gain knowledge is apparent 

 I'roni the many iiujuiries showered in 

 upon those conversant with su(di topics, 

 and y(d we seem unable to bring these 

 inijuirers within our fold. We should 

 have .")(HI more enrcdied :is members (d' 

 good standing. Will some one please 

 suggest a plan to brin,; ;ibout this end.' 

 Xo Hoiist who grows any (|iKintity of 

 chrysanthemums can afford to reimiin 

 aloof. Tie owes this obligation to him 

 self for the jiiactical knowledge that 

 may be gaine<l. .\t New York last 

 ye;ir 1 suggested we consider the aflilia- 

 tion of this society with the Society 

 of .American Florists. 1 still believe 

 it is our best course to take. We cer- 

 tainly have nothing to lose, with the 

 possibility of mu(di to gain. J hope 

 .it this me(ding the subject will be 

 thoroughly discussed. 



"One change in the sc:de for judg 

 ing exhibition Idooms has been pro- 

 jiosed, i(iducing the numl)er of points 



Elmer D. Smith. 



I I'lt'sidctit ihivsantliennini Socici.v m AiiicikM.i 



•allotted to si/e .-iiid :lddin^ same tn 

 color. It Mudi a course meet- ymir 

 ap|>ro\;il, it should be reuuMnbered that 

 size is (juite an imjiortaiii t'actoi- in 

 cousiilering \ari(Mies uliich are >uited 

 t'(n' this purpose, and e>pe<-ially sn it 

 (•(dor or long ne(d<s prevent them I'rom 

 ludng considereil fr(un a (■(imnier(dal 

 standp(dnt. If I were permittcl in e\ 

 press my views I wouhl s;iy (-(dni is 

 (d' ('(jual ini|ioit;ince to t'nllnes>, t'urni 

 and depth. e\en from an exiiibilidn 

 p(dnt of view. Sliouhl you decide |i> 

 make them e(pial, the new sc;de would 

 then be: < 'oloi'. I -"i : f<ili;ige. "i ; t'nll 

 iiess, 1."); torm, I-"); depth. i"i; --leMi. 

 o; size, .U). 



"The line spcdmen- ili>plaved in the 

 exhibition hall are positive |inHi|' tlieie 

 has been no ret rogro^ion. and it al 

 t'ords me great ple;i>uie lo know oui- 

 course is u|ivv;ird ;ind onw :ird. Some ten 

 \ears ago a W(nthv genlleman at one of 

 the western show^. in i-es|iondinL; to hi- 

 toast, stated that the limll in vi/.e had 

 been |-ea(died and it wa> lOlly to trv 

 to produce larger ones. I will leave 

 it. to yon to dindde the truth of ilii- 

 stateUM'iit by bringing to udnd iho-e 

 shown at that tinu- in comparison with 

 those before you today. As in tiie 

 past, there are still many jio-sibilit ies. 

 s(dl that is still unturned, ami -o it be 

 hooves us to keep oui- eye- to tlie 

 front and strive for greatei ailiieve 

 ment. 



"This has been a very trying season 

 in the de\elopment of ciirysjinthemnm-. 



In the middle west we had t lays in 



early Mar(di with the t liermouKdei 

 around the SO degree mark, ;ind ;i cidd 

 .\pril and .M:iy. Tlnwuigh dune, duly 

 and .\ugust the weather was wiirm ami 

 the air very dry, with |ir:ictically no pre 

 ci|iitation during th<>se uMUiths. ()(do 

 ber, the month for linishing. Ii;is been 

 extremidy warm for the buds to e\ 

 pand frecdy, :md many criso of burning 



iiave resnlteil t herel'idiij. A- near ;is 

 I can learn, these condition- have ]jre 

 vailecl to a cert;iin ilei^iee throughout 

 the ciMinti'v, so that iiuiiiy have suf 

 t'ered losing line blooni';. Iln|,(^ is the 

 anchor (d' the S(nil, aiul so we inu-t 

 vvi-h Tor better condition- another vcai 



'■Sini-( I last meeting om.' of tlit> 



worM's most prominent originators has 

 parsed to the great beyond. M. lOrnst 

 < ahat, of (iren(d)le, I'rance. His ]irod 

 ii'd-^ have been populai' both in 

 l-lngl.and and .\.inerica. While umst 

 iiov(dtiev are soon ca--t aside iiml later 

 priMliuds t.ake thtdr place.-, vet, there 

 are se\(M-al (Udginated by this worthy 

 lai-^er wlii(di have gladdened the hearts 

 ot' all exhibitois an(| are lo.lay ;im(Ui^ 

 the best t'(U- this |iurpo-e. I refer to 

 -ihdi varieties as M. l.oi-e:iiL K'ou-seau. 

 I'res. Niger, Mine, (aiiiot. S. A. .N'.aceni 

 r.ev, • hrvsanthemistc Monii^nv mi.l 

 I'res. I.oubet. 



■•Kel'ore ad journnieni we shijuld ile 

 eide (HI the next meeting place, and I 

 Would suggest that our vice-president 

 be s(decte(| l'i(uu the s;inie idlv or im 

 mediate viidnity. 1 wish \n thank tin 

 members ol' the c(Uliniit tees, who have 

 given tluir tinu', regardless of other 

 duties, t<i be on hand to examine seed 

 lings. I ;ini assure(l these gentlemen 

 are beiud'ai tors, not onlv to this so 

 (detv but to the gidwers at large, jn 

 |i(dnting out siicli (if the new creations 

 ••IS aie best ai|a|ite(| tn the various 

 |iii rposes. 



LENOX, MASS. 



Tlieie was a magnific(Mit disjdav ot' 

 < hrysanthemums and other tlower's at 

 the anniml chrysanthemum show, held 

 in the town hall by the Lenox Horti- 

 cultural Society, ()(dober i'(i and 27. 

 :ind the attendam-e was s,, lari'e as to 

 be <|iiit(> gratifying to the ol'ticers of the 

 so(ietv. The .-ompet it i(Ui in some sec 



