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APBIL 10, 1913. 



The Florists^ Review 



EzhibiU of Roman J. Irwin and W, E. Marshall & Co., at the National Flower Show This Week. 



These were well shown by Percy Chubb, 

 Glen Cove, L. I. 



The Eobert Craig Co., as usual, had 

 a number of charming new crotons and 

 dracsenas. A sport from Nephrolepis 

 Amerpohlii, named N. Smithii, is also 

 a new variety which is going to make 

 a strong bid for popular favor. Ficus 

 utilis and the older F. pandurata are 

 features here. The former is being 

 heavily propagated and ten houses are 

 now devoted to it. As a commercial 

 plant it is sure to stand in the front 

 ranks. A new, large-flowered impatiens 

 from J. Canning, gardener to A. Lew- 

 isohn, will probably prove useful in a 

 moderate way. The blooms equal in 

 size one of the large-flowered achi- 

 menes. 



Among ferns, Cyrtomium falcatum 

 Eochfordianum was most prominently 

 shown among the newer sorts. Platy- 

 ceriums, although not new, were evi- 

 dently popular with visitors, judging 

 from the way they scrutinized them. 

 These were remarkably well shown by 

 W. A. Manda and a number of other 

 exhibitors. 



The jurors awarded the gold medal 

 for the best new plant to Lilium my- 

 riophyllum, from R. & J. Farquhar & 

 Co., and in this they made no mistake. 

 Taken all in all, the novelties were 

 well up to the average, even though 



nothing remarkable. 



W. N. Craig. 



THE BOSES. 



The American Rose Society took 

 charge of affairs for Monday, April 7, 

 and the addition of the cut blooms 

 added wonderfully to the attractiveness 

 of the show. Without question it was 

 the finest display of roses that ever 

 has been made anywhere in the world. 

 In no other country would such quality 

 ever be possible and it excelled all 

 previous exhibitions in America. Never 

 before has a rose show brought out 

 such a magnificent lot of flowers. The 

 quality was a revelation, even to the 

 growers themselves. For length of 

 stem, size of flower and perfection of 

 form and color nothing to equal this 

 rose show as a whole ever has been 

 staged. And the quantity was greater 

 than has heretofore been seen. The 

 number of entries excelled everything 

 in the history of the American Rose 

 Society, and the quantity of stock 

 staged was so great that the work 

 could not be accomplished until the 

 time limit had been extended; then the 



judging was slow, because of the large 

 number of entries and the fact that 

 competition was so keen. It was even- 

 ing before all the work was completed*. 



There were eight entries of 100 

 Beauties! Also there were seven en- 

 tries of fifty Beauties, and six of 

 twenty-five. It was all eastern stock 

 except for one exhibitor. And Chicago 

 carried off the prizes! Poehlmann 

 Bros. Co. was first for 100 Beauties and 

 for fifty Beauties. That surely is 

 "going some" for flowers that had 

 been in the boxes for forty hours. And 

 these were not the only Poehlmann suc- 

 cesses. The list of awards tells the 

 story. 



The competition was equally close on 

 the other roses, and the prizes were 

 well distributed, although A. N. Pier- 

 son got seven ribbons on eight entries. 

 Such Killarneys have not previously 

 been seen. Not an entry out of the 

 ten on the floor but had stems better 

 than five feet long! The buds easily 

 measured four inches in length, but it 

 was noticeable that the awards went to 

 the exhibits that were well developed 

 rather than to those that were on the 

 tight side, in condition to be at their 

 best after the more open flowers were 

 on the down grade. The White Kil- 

 larneys were of equal quality. The 



Killarney Queen are worth a special 

 mention. Both A. N. Pierson and F. R. 

 Pierson Co. had vases of this variety 

 that were in every way in the Beauty 

 class; for length of stem and size of 

 flower they were probably the best ex- 

 amples of rose culture ever put on 

 exhibition. 



No surprises were sprung in the way 

 of new roses. Mrs. Russell was ex- 

 tremely fine and was the center of spe- 

 cial interest because so many growers 

 have bought stock of it. Milady, an- 

 other of this season's debutantes, was 

 shown by the disseminator in excellent 

 shape. Robert Scott & Son showed 

 Irish Fire Flame in the best shape it 

 has yet been seen. They also had a 

 vase of Killarney Brilliant, another 

 Killarney sport, that was not for com- 

 petition but looked specially good. W. 

 H. Elliott had only one entry, Mrs. 

 Wakefield Christy Miller, not a new 

 rose, but one that is not generally 

 grown. 



The judges were George Asmus, Adam 

 Graham, Patrick Welch, Philip Breit- 

 meyer, A. B. Cartledge and Harry Pap- 

 worth. The awards were as follows: 



I-'iftj' Killnrnoy — First, Waban Rose Conserva- 

 tories. Natick, Mass. ; second, Joseph Heacock, 

 Wyncote. I'a. 



Fifty Double White Killarney— First, A. N. • 

 Pierson. Cromwell, Conn.; second, Bedford Flower 

 Co., Bedford Hills, N. Y. 



Dutch Cottage Garden Scene Staged by Peter Henderson & Co. 



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