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April 8, 1913. 



TTic Florists' Review 



Some of the Groups at the Chicago Spring Show, April i, in the Art Institute. 



(On the right Is Frank Oecfaslin's group of bard-wooded flowering plants, next a almllar group from Fritz Bahr, 

 while on the left U a group from Mt. Greenwood Oemetery.) 



Co., first; Wletor Bros., second; Wendlaud & 

 Kelmel, third. 



Seventy-flve Mrs. Aaron Ward — Poehlmann 

 Bros. Co., first; Wendland & Kelmel, .secoutl. 



Seventy-five Bulgarle — Wendland & Kelmel, 

 first; Poehlmann Bros. Co., second. 



Seventy-five Richmond — Poehlmann Bros. Co., 

 first. 



Seventy-five any other rose In commerce — 

 Poehlmann Bros. Co., first, on KlUarney Qyeen. 



Sose Plants. 



The rose plants in bloom were the 

 hit of the show. Such fine quality 

 never before has been seen at Chicago. 

 Those who think of C. W. Johnson as 

 a chrysanthemum or carnation grower 

 should have seen the group of roses in 

 pots staged by Mount Greenwood Ceme- 

 tery. It contained approximately 180 

 plants, the greater part of them Doro- 

 thy Perkins, beautifully bloomed. The 

 first premium of $75 was wholly inade- 

 quate. The value of the exhibit was 

 many times the amount of the premium. 

 The awards in the rose plant classes 

 were: 



Display of roses in pots — Mount Greenwood 

 Cemetery, first; Vaughan's Seed Store, second. 



Ten hybrid perpetuals — Mount Greenwood Ceme- 

 tery, second; no first. 



Six climbers or ramblers In three or more va- 

 rieties — Vaughan's Seod Store, first. 



Specimen Crimson Rambler — Mount Greenwood 

 Cemetery, second; no first. 



Specimen Tausendschon — Vaughan's Seed Store, 

 second; no first. 



Specimen American Pillar — Vaughan's Seed 

 Store, second; no first. 



Specimen Dorothy Perkins — Mount Greenwood 

 Cemetery, first; Vaughan's Seed Store, second. 



Specimen Hiawatha— Vaughan's Seed Store, 

 first. 



Specimen Lady Gay — Mount Greenwood Ceme- 

 tery, first; Vaughan's Seed Store, second. 



Specimen any other climbing variety — 

 Vaughan's Seed Store, first. 



Specimen plant any variety — Mount Greenwood 

 Cemetery, silver medal; Vaughan's Seed Store, 

 second. 



Miscellaneous Flowering Plants. 



Frank Oechslin was the principal ex- 

 hibitor of spring flowering pot plants, 

 but there were enough other exhibitors 

 so that in most of the classes he had 

 something of a run for the money. Sev- 

 eral of the private gardeners, while not 

 exhibiting in many classes, each had 

 splendid stock for those in which 



they made entries. However, Mr. 

 Oechslin had done even better than 

 usual, not only iii number of entries but 

 in quality of the stock. His rhododen- 

 drons, azaleas and hydrangeas were 

 especially good. His group of hydran- 

 geas attracted the trade visitors. In 

 it two of the new, blue French hydran- 

 geas, Mme. A. Rivirian and Souv. de 

 Mme. Chantard, made strong contrast 

 with the pink of Otaksa. Several plants 

 of Schizanthus Wisetonensis, grown by 

 the private gardeners and entered in 

 these classes, were a step in advance 

 of anything previously seen at Chicago. 

 The awards in the miscellaneous flow- 

 ering plant classes were as follows: 



Six anthurlums — Vaughan's Seed Store, first; 

 E. G. Uihlein, second. 



Specimen anthurium — E. G. Uihlein. first. 



Three azaleas — Frank Oechslin, first. 



Twelve azaleas — Frank Oechslin. first. 



Specimen bougainvillea — Fritz Bahr, second; 

 no first. 



Six Cineraria bybrida — Mount Greenwood Ceme- 

 tery, first. 



Six Cineraria stellata — Mount Greenwood Ceme- 

 tery, first; Kenneth Bamhart, second; N. W. 

 Harris, third. 



Ten cyclamens— Frank Oechslin, first; R. J. 

 Sutherton, second. 



Specimen cyclamen— R. J. Sutherton, first; 

 Frank Oechslin, second. 



Six ericas — Fritz Bahr. second: no first. 



Group of fiowering shrubs — Frank Oechslin. 

 first. 



Specimen genista — Fritz Bahr. second; no first. 



Six Hydrangea Hortensls — Frank Oechslin, 

 first; Vaughan's Seed Store, second. 



Specimen Hydrangea Otaksa— Vaughan's Seed 

 Store, second; no first. 



Six Japanese maples — Frank Oechslin. first. 



Five lilac plants— H. N. Bruns, first; Frank 

 Oechslin, second. 



Specimen marguerite — Edward Boulter, first. 



Six rhododendrons— FVank Oechslin, first; 

 Vaughan's Seed Store, second. 



Specimen rhododendron— Frank Oechslin. first. 



Specimen Rhododendron Pink Pearl — Frank 

 Oechslin, first; Vaughan's Seed Store, second. 



Twelve primulas — Kenneth Barnhart, first; 

 Louis F. Swift, second. 



Any other flowering plant — N. W. Harris, first; 

 Fritz Bahr, second; A. B. Dick, third. 



Specimen metrosideros — Fritz Bahr, second; no 

 first. 



Twelve pans valley— H. N. Bruns, first; August 

 Jurgens, second. 



Window box of vines and flowering plants — 

 Vaughan's Seed Store, second; no first. 



Window box of foliage plants— Vaughan's Seed 

 Store, first. 



Bulbous Plants. 



The bulbous plants were extremely 

 well done. Better hyacinths and tulips 

 have not been previously shown at 

 Chicago and the narcissi also were ex- 

 cellent. There were four principal ex- 

 hibitors in these classes and the compe- 

 tition was close. The awards were as 

 follows: 



Three pans I.a Grandesse hyacinth — Frank 

 Oechslin, first; August Jurgens, second; Vaugh- 

 an'rf Seed Store, third. 



Three pans any single white hyacinth — Frank 

 Oechslin, first; August Jurgens, second. 



Three pans any single pink hyacinth — Vaugh- 

 an's Seed Store, first; Frank Oechslin, second; 

 August Jurgens, third. 



Three pans Queen of the Blues hyacinth — 

 Vaughan's Seed Store, first; Frank Oechslin, 

 second. 



Three pans any single light blue hyacinth — 

 Frank Oechslin, first; August Jurgens, second; 

 Vaughan's Seed Store, third. 



Three pans any single red hyacinth — F^-ank 

 Oechslin, first; Vaughan's Seed Store, second. 



Three pans any single dark blue hyacinth — 

 Frank Oechslin, first; Vaughan's Seed Store, sec- 

 ond; August Jurgens, third. 



Bed of hyacinths arranged for effect — Frank 

 Oechslin, first; Vaughan's Seed Store, second. 



Three pans Empress narcissus — Fritz Bahr, 

 first: Frank Oechslin, second; August Jurgens, 

 third. 



Three pans Emperor narcissus — P'rank Oechslin, 

 first; August Jurgens, second; Fritz Bahr, third. 



Three pans Golden Spur narcissus — Frank 

 Oechslin. first; August Jurgens, second; Fritz 

 Bahr, third. 



Three pans double Von Sion narcissus — 

 Vaughan's Seed Store, first; Frank Oechslin, 

 second; Fritz Bahr, third. 



Three pans any other double narcissus — Frank 

 Oechslin, first. 



Three pans White Hawk tulips — t'Yank Oechs- 

 lin. first; Vaughan's Seed Store, second. 



Three pans single white, any other variety — 

 Frank Oechslin, first; Vaughan's Seed Store, 

 second. 



Three pans single pink, any variety tulips — 

 Frank Oechslin, first; Vaughan's Seed Store, sec- 

 ond. 



Three pans Couleur Cardinal tulips — Frank 

 Oechslin, first. 



Three pans single red, any other variety tulips 

 —Frank Oechslin, first; Vaughan's Seed Store, 

 second. 



Three pans single yellow, any variety tulips — 

 Frank Oechslin, first; Vaughan's Seed Store, 

 second. 



Three pans, early single, any other color tulips 

 — Frank Oechslin. first. 



Six pans, double tulips— Frank Oechslin, first; 

 Vaughan's Seed Store, second. 



Collection spring bulbs other than above — E. G. 

 Uihlein, first on collection of amaryllls seedlings. 



Specimen bulbous plant in flower — FI. O 

 Uihlein, bronze medal on seedling amaryllls. 



