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The Florists' Review 



Apbil 10, 1013. 



il CHICAGO SHOW ¥ 

 I HAS EXTRA DAY jl 





EXHIBITION OPEN SUNDAY. 



Attendance Beaches 77,550. 

 A fully illustrated account of the first 

 days of the Chicago spring flower show, 

 up to the date of publication, was 

 given in last week 's Keview. The show 

 closed April 6 with an attendance that 

 exceeded last year's figures by more 

 than 30,000 and the Horticultural So- 

 ciety is well satisfied. The total fig- 

 ures show that 77,550 people passed into 

 the show during the six days in which 

 it was open to the public. Saturday 

 ran the highest, 22,675 being the num- 

 ber that visited the exhibit that day. 

 Sunday was an extra day, and it was 

 not announced until Sunday morning 

 that the flowers would remain on ex- 

 hibition. As a result of adding an- 

 other day, 22,437 additional people had 

 the chance to see the display. The 

 largest day on which admission was 

 charged was April 4, when the count 

 showed that over 4,000 out of the 5,367 

 who visited the Art Institute paid the 

 nominal fee. 



Carnations. 



The carnation classes brought out 

 some keen competition and the prizes 

 were fairly well scattered, although the 

 E. G. Hill Co., of Eichmond, Ind., got 

 the bulk of the blue ribbons on carna- 

 tions grown for commercial purposes. 

 In seedlings not yet disseminated the 

 C. C. Pollworth Co., of Milwaukee, took 

 two classes, while Avid Andersen and 

 Patten & Co. captured a bronze medal 

 each. In the flesh pink the tables were 

 turned and Pink Delight, grown by E. 

 G. Hill Co., won first prize, and the 

 same variety grown by the Chicago Car- 

 nation Co. took second, with Enchant- 

 ress from Poehlmann Bros. Co. third. 

 Last year Pink Delight ran third. White 

 Perfection, grown by Wietor Bros., was 

 first in the white, and Scarlet Glow, ex- 

 hibited by Poehlmann Bros. Co., se- 

 cured the blue ribbon in the scarlets. 

 Dark pink was won with Kosette from 

 the Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Associa- 

 tion. Light pink went to the E. G. 

 Hill Co., with Mrs. C. W. Ward as the 

 winner. Benora, also entered by the 

 E. G. Hill Co., got first in the white 

 variegated class. 



The awards to commercial carnation 

 growers were as follows: 



One hundred flesh pink— E. G. Hill Co., first, 

 with Pink Delight; Chicago Carnation Co., sec- 

 ond, with Pink Delight; Poehlmann Bros. Co., 

 third, with Enchantress. 



One hundred light pink— E. G. Hill Co., first, 

 with Mrs. C. W. Ward; E. G. Hill Co., second, 

 with Glorlosa; Wietor Bros., third, with Wlnsor. 



One hundred white — Wietor Bros., first, with 

 White Perfection; E. G. Hill Co., second, with 

 Wodenethc; Mt. Greenwood Cemetery, third, with 

 a seedling. No. 14,009. 



One hundred dark pink — Mt. Greenwood Ceme- 

 tery, first, with Rosette; Poehlmann Bros. Co.. 

 second, with Lawson; Wietor Bros., third, with 

 Washington. 



Ono hundred red or scarlet — Poehlmann Bros. 

 Co.. first, with Scarlet Glow; E. G. Hill Co., sec- 

 ond, with Commodore; Chicago Carnation Co., 

 third, with victory. 



One hundred white variegated- E. G. Hill Co., 

 first, with Benora; Chicago Carnation Co., sec- 

 ond, with a seedling. No. 94; no third. 



SEEDLINGS, NOT DISSEMINATED. 



Twenty five white— C. C. Pollworth Co., bitmze 

 modHl. 



Twenty-five flesh pink — C. C. Pollworth Co., 

 first, with a seedling. No. 242. 



Twenty-five red or scarlet — Avid Andersen, 

 bronze medal, for a seedling. 



Twenty-five blooms any other color — Patten & 

 Co., bronze medal, for Princess Dagmar. 



Miscellaneous. 



The miscellaneous division was well 

 patronized with entries, and in valley 

 the competition was unusually strong. 

 J. A. Budlong exhibited "Blue Ribbon" 

 valley and carried away the coveted 

 prize of the final showings staged April 

 3. Poehlmann Bros, Co. won on roses 

 for quality, quantity and arrangement, 

 with Eichmond roses arranged by T. C. 

 Waters. On sweet peas only one entry 

 was listed for competition and Loeflfler 

 & Benke, of Watertown, Wis., took 

 away the first prize with their sweet pea 

 named Attraction. Other sweet peas 

 were exhibited. Gustav Swenson, Elm- 

 hurst, 111., showed a vase of his winter 

 blooming Spencer called Selma Spencer, 

 and H. Wehrman, Maywood, 111., staged 

 a vase of lavender Spencer sweet peas 

 named Valencia. Loeffler & Benke also 

 won first in both single and double vio- 

 lets. For the most novel and attractive 

 exhibit not covered Iwr other classes, 

 the E. G. Hill Co. waB«prarded a grand 

 silver medal for a dispfcy of amaryllis. 



The awards were as follows: 



TWft hundred and fifty lilies of the valley — .1. 

 A. Budlong, first; Poehlmann Bros. Co.. second. 



Display of cut roses, quality and arrangement 

 considered — Poehlmann Bros. Co., first, with 

 Richmond roses. 



One hundred sweet peas — Loefler & Benke, 

 Watertown, Wis., first, with Attraction. 



Display of antirrhinums — Hunt Bros., first. 



One hundred double violets — Loeffler & Benke, 

 first. 



One hundred single violets — LoeflSer & Benke, 

 first. 



For most novel and attractive exhibit, not cov- 

 ered by other classes — E. G. Hill Co., grand sil- 

 ver medal, for display of amaryllis. 



Private Gardeners' Exhibits. 



Private gardeners set up some dis- 

 plays of flowering plants, with Edward 

 Boulter, Paul Dieball and A. B. Dick 

 receiving the favorable attention of the 

 judges. 



Specimen cyclamen — Ed. Boulter, first. 



Group of cyclamen, not less than six plants- 

 Paul Dieball, first. 



Group of primulas — Paul Dieball, silver medal. 



Flowering plants — A. B. Dick, first. 



Special exhibit, not eligible to compete In other 

 classes — Edward Boulter, sliver medal. 



The attendance by days was as fol- 

 lows: 



Tuesday, April 1 6,941 



Wednesday, April 2 16,224 



Thursday, April 3 3,906 



Friday, April 4 5,367 



Saturday, April 5 22,675 



Sunday, April 6 22,437 



Total .77,550 



Berwick, Pa. — D. W. Davis has given 

 up the store he opened last season. He 

 is favorably located near the center of 

 town, has an attractive establishment 

 and found his patrons preferred to trade 

 there. 



Chambersburg, Pa. — Byer Bros, are 

 in the enviable position of having more 

 business than they can at times well at- 

 tend to. The cut flower end is entirely 

 retail. A big business is done in 

 rooted cuttings. 



South Bethlehem, Pa. — Charles Vor- 

 keller furnished the bulk of the fine 

 floral pieces at the funeral of a steel 

 magnate^ recently. An immense stand- 

 ing wreath, composed of white carna- 

 tions, valley and double violets, called 

 forth much praise. 



W. H. Waite. 



(President Natloniil Association of Gardeners.) 



