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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ - 



^^. 37 



A General View in the National Flower Show— Bulb Section. 



Piilui.s, other than above, twelve plants, twelve 

 varieties, \V. A. Maiida, first. 



Specimen palm, other than above, W. A. 

 .Mnnda, first. 



Display of bay trees, Bobbink & Atkins, first; 

 R. & J. Faquhar & Co., second. 



Pair of pyramidal bay trees, Geo. Barker, 

 first; S. Hoffman, second. 



Piiir of standard bay trees, Geo. Barker, first; 

 S. Hoffman, second. 



Display of box trees, W. A. Manda, first; Bob- 

 l)lnk & Atkins, second. 



Pair of pyramidal box trees, W. .\. Manda, 

 first; S. Hoffman, second. 



Pair of standard box trees, W. A. Manda, first; 

 S. Hoffman, second. 



Pair of bush box trees, W. A. Manda, first; 

 W. A. Manda, second. 



Arancarias. six plants, tiirec or more varieties, 

 W. A. Manda, first. 



Display of crotons, Robert Craig Co., first. 



Crotons, twenty-five plants, twenty-five varie- 

 ties, in not over (J-inch pots, Robert Craig Co., 

 first. 



Crotons, sis plants, six varieties. Mrs. F. 

 .Vyer, first; Robert Craig Co., second. 



Specimen cycad, W. A. Manda, first; W. A. 

 Manda, second. 



Dracaenas, twelve plants, six or more varieties, 

 W. \. Manda, first; Thomas Roland, second. 



Draca'nas, specimen plant, green, W. A. 

 Manda, first; E. MacMulkin, second; W. A. 

 Manda, third. 



Drao.-enas, specimen plant, red, Robert Craig 

 Co.. first; \V. A. Manda, second. 



Drao.TUBS, specimen plant, any other color. 

 K. H. Dane, first: Robert Craig Co., second; 

 W. A. Manda. third. 



Fiens elastica or elastica variegata, W. A. 

 .Miinda. first. 



Ficus pandurnta, W. A. Manda, first; Robert 

 X-'raig Co., second. 



Pnndanus Vcitchii, W. A. Manda, first. 



Piindaniis, anv other variety, J. Dodds, Phila- 

 delphia, first; " W. Thatcher, second; W. A. 

 Manda. third. 



.Specimen greenhouse or stove foliage plants, 

 other than above, W. Thatcher, first. 



Greenhouse or stove foliage plants, six plants, 

 six varieties, W. A. Manda, first. 



Specimen succulent plant, W. A. Manda, first. 



Collection of cacti and other succulent plants, 

 not less than fifty varieties, W. A. Manda, first. 



Banana tree, specimen in ^riflt, James Marl- 

 borough, first. 



Collection of conifers In pots or tubs, not less 

 tbar twenty-five varieties, W. A. Manda, first; 

 R. & J. Farquhar & Co., second; Bobbink & 

 .Vtklns. third. 



Conifers, six specimens, W. A. Manda, first; 

 W. .\. Manda, second. 



Conifers, three specimens, W. A. Miimla, first; 

 \V. X. Manda, second. 



Conifers, two specimens, W. \. Manda, first;*' 

 W. A. Manda, second. 



Conifers, single sijeclmen, W. A. Manda, first; 

 W. .\. Manda, second. 



NATIONAL SHOW MANAGEMENT. 

 The second National Flower Sirow 

 was pro.iected on, the heels of the' suc- 

 cessful initial undertaking of this char- 

 acter, at Chicago, in November of 1908.- 

 The Society of American Florists, at 

 its convention at Cincinnati the Jollojv- 

 ing August, authorized the second apd 

 larger exhibition, and for the purpose 

 of organization for work jv committee 

 was appointed, consisting of F. R. Pier- 

 son, Tarrytown, N. Y., chairman; Wm. 

 J. Stewart, Boston; F. H. Traendly, 

 New York; Eobert Craig, Philadelphia; 

 J. K. M. L. Farquhar, Boston; E. A. 

 Stroud, Overbrook, Pa. This commit- 

 tee raised a guarantee fund of $10,050, 

 with 110 subscribers, and at the same 

 time appointed a committee, consisting 

 of F. R. Pierson, W. .\. Manda. Eobert 

 Craig, Thomas Roland, Robert Cameron 

 and J. K. M. L. Farquhar, to prepare a 

 schedule for a spring show. As soon as 

 it was decided that Boston was the 

 most available city for such an exhibi- 

 tion, a local board of control was ap- 

 pointed, consisting of F. R. Pierson, 

 .T. K. M. L. Farquhar, E. Allan Peirco, 

 Thomas Roland and Patrick Welch. It 

 was upon the latter committee that the 

 greater part of the work fell. The com- 

 mittees decided to hold a trade display 

 in connection with the show and placed 

 this feature, and the general manage- 

 ment of the exhibition, in the hands of 

 Chester T. Campbell. James Wheeler 

 was charged with staging the show and 

 did his work well. 



While the S. A. F. has organized the 

 show, it has had the v.hole-hearted co 



»*operation ,of. alhttjie special flower and 

 allied.: soc]^t'es,>injcluding the American 

 Rose TSociety, <>-Am'ericain Carnation So- 

 (•i&ty,vSw(Bet , Bea Soffety of America, 

 American.iGladiolus Society and Na- 

 tional Association of. Gardeners; also 

 the Chrysanthemum Society of America 



>a.pd the Retail Florists' Delivery Asso- 

 ciation. " • 



LOCAL HOSPITALITIES. 



.The. hospitalitvr-of .the Boston florists 

 is proverbial, but on the' present occa- 

 sion the Gardeners' and. Florists' Club 

 outdid itsfelf in the matter of providing 

 pleasures for the. trade visitors. The 

 big event of the week was t\\v recep- 

 tion and dance in Paul Revere hall, 

 where one of the leading local caterers 

 served to many hundreds of florists, 

 gardeners and their ladies. 



Tuesday afternoon, March 28, all the 

 visiting ladies were taken for an auto 

 trip through the parks of Boston. 

 Wednesday afternoon a theater party 

 was given for them at the Boston thea- 

 ter. Thursday, March 30, there will be 

 a trip to Concord, stopping at the dif- 

 ferent historical points of interest along 

 the way. Nothing could be of more 

 interest in a historical way than trav- 

 eling over this line of Paul Revere 's 

 ride with all the Revolutionary history 

 in connection therewith. Luncheon will 

 be served. 



In addition to the program of local 

 hospitalities, the Ladies' S. A. F. held a 

 business meeting March 25 and arranged 

 their week's program as follows: Auto 

 rides Tuesday, morning and afternoon ; 

 theater party Wednesday; trip to Con- 

 cord Thursday; reception by Mrs. W. H. 

 Elliott at her home at Brighton Friday. 



