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Twenty-flve sprays Mrs. WUllam Sim — First, 

 Wm. 81m; second, Winkler Bros. 



Twenty-five sprays Mrs. Dolansky or Angelina 

 — First, Wm. Sim; second, Winkler Bros. 



Twenty-flve sprays Le Marquis, Wm. J. Stew- 

 art or Cbrlstmas Captain — First, Wm. 81m. 



Twenty-flve sprays Canary, Jack Hunter or 

 Sunbeams — First, Wm. Sim. 



Twenty-flve sprays Greenbrook — First, Wm. 

 Sim. 



Twenty-flve sprays Stella Morse — First, Wm. 

 Sim. 



Twenty-flve sprays Meteor or Mrs. E. Wild — 

 First, Wm. Sim. 



Twenty-flve sprays Mrs. W. W. Smalley — First, 

 Wm. Sim. 



One hundred sprays blcolor — First, Frederick 

 Mamitsch; second, Winkler Bros.; third, Wm. 

 Sim. 



One hundred sprays white — First, Wm. Sim; 

 second, John M. Barker; third, Winkler Bros. 



One hundred sprays pink — First, Wm. Sim; 

 second, Winkler Bros. 



One hundred sprays light pink or salmon — ' 

 First, Winkler Bros.; second, Wm. Sim. 



One hundred sprays lavender — First, Wm. 

 Sim; second, Frederick Mamitsch; third, John &1. 

 Barker. 



One hundred sprays orange — First, Wm. 81m. 



One hundred sprays any other color — First, 

 Wm. Sim. 



Twenty-flve sprays Mrs. James Wheeler — First, 

 Wm. Sim. 



Twenty-flve sprays Winter Cheer — First, Wm. 

 Sim. 



Twenty-flve sprays Orange Bird — First, Wm. 

 Sim. 



Twenty-flve sprays Improved Encbaptress — 

 First, Wm. Sim. 



Twenty-flve sprays Zvolanek's Pink — First, 

 Wm. Sim. 



Largest display of sweet peas — First, Wm. 

 Sim. 



Boddington medal for display of not less than 

 ten varieties — First, Wm. Sim. 



Gold medal for collection of twelve varieties, 

 twenty-flve sprays to a vase— First, Wm. Sim. 



Six varieties, twelve sprays of each, open to 

 private gardeners only — First, Thomas Ryan, gar- 

 dener to John L. Mooney, Port Chester, N. Y. 



Table decoration of sweet peas — First, Adolpb 

 Lewisohn, J. Cbannlng gardener, Ardsley, N. Y. ; 

 second, Max Schllng, New York. These tables 

 were a feature of the show. There were six 

 entries, the judges awarding the premiums to the 

 two most simple of the six tables. The other 

 contestants were Alfred T. Bunyard, New York; 

 Geo. H. Cooke, Washington; S. A. Anderson, 

 Buffalo, and the Boston Cut Flower Co., Boston. 



Basket of sweet peas — First, Max Schllng; 

 second, Boston Cut Flower Co. 



Bride's bouquet of sweet peas — First, Max 

 Schllng; second, Henry Comley, Boston. 



Corsage bouquet — First, S. A. Anderson; sec- 

 ond, Henry Comley. 



Society's gold medal for an unusual exhibit of 

 sweet peas of exceptional excellence — First, A. C. 

 Zvolanek, Bound Brook, N. J. 



Silver medal for exhibit to cover flfty square 

 feet— First, Wm. Sim. 



Certlflcates of merit to Wm. Sim for Mrs. A. 

 Shack, Mrs. Sim Spencer, Red Orchid, Blush 

 Orchid, White Orchid and Pink and White 

 Orchid. 



Diploma of merit to W. Atlee Burpee & Co., 

 for vase of winter-lowering Spencers. 



Special mention to Thomas Ryan, gardener for 

 John J. Downey, for vase of mixed sweet peas. 



The Eoses. 



If, as many said, the showing of cut 

 roses staged in the competition April 7 

 constituted the most wonderful display 

 ever seen in the world, what, then, can 

 be said of the rose section after the 

 groups of cut roses were staged? April 

 9 only one new class came on; it was 

 for groups arranged for effect. There 

 was a discrepancy in the schedules, the 

 final list of the general show specifying 

 groups "covering 200 square feet," 

 while the premium list of the American 

 Rose Society called for "not less than 

 200 square feet." There were four 

 entries, but only two exhibitors ap- 

 peared; they agreed to each use about 

 400 square feet, so that if one was dis- 

 qualified the other would be. The first 

 premium was $250 and the second $150. 

 The entry of A. Farenwald, under ordi- 

 nary circumstances, would have taken 

 first, but A. N. Pierson came forward 

 with a display so exceptional that it 

 bpoame one of the features of the show. 

 A great pyramid was built, twenty feet 

 on a side and as high, the staging and 

 pots well concealed and the whole sur- 

 mounted by a wonderful vase of Kil- 

 l&rney Queen. The schedule called for 

 not less than 200 roses; the Pierson 

 pyramid contaiiied over 5,000, in a 

 dozen varieties, and of splendid quality. 



The special classes for cut roses were 

 staged April 10 and here again A. N. 

 Pierson was tha bright particular star, 

 winning the silver vase, valued at $200, 

 offered by the New York Cut Flower 

 Co., with a vase of 200 Killarney Queen 

 that for quality of stock and excellence 

 of arrangement will be talked about 

 years hence. The arrangement was by 

 David Geddes, of St. Louis, who begins 

 to get nervous whenever he sees a 

 grower trying to stage flowers for ef- 

 fect. The ether awards of the day 

 were: 



Pbiladelphia growers' prize, for seventy-flve 

 roses any variety or varieties except Beauty — 

 First, A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn.; sec- 

 ond, Edward Towlll, Roslyn, Pa.; third, John 

 Stevenson & Sons, Philadelphia. Pierson used 

 mixed varieties and here also the arrangement 

 was by Mr. Geddes. 



Six roses, no two of the same variety — First, 

 Robert Simpson, Clifton, N. J. There were thir- 

 teen entries, but only eight exhibitors staged their 

 stock. The list called for not over 20-lnch stems, 

 so the exhibitors mostly used two KUIarneys, 

 two White KUIarneys and two Richmonds, cut- 

 ting the stems down to twenty inches. The i>rize 

 was a cup valued at $50, put up by Moore, 

 Hentz & Nash, who also prescribed the condi- 

 tions. 



Henshaw & Fenrlch prize for twenty-five Rich- 

 mond — First, A. Farenwald, Roslyn Pa. 



Henshaw & Fenrlch prize for twenty-flve Kil- 

 larney — First, U. S. Cut Flower Co., Elmlra, 

 N. Y. 



Henshaw & Fenrlch prize for twenty-flve yel- 

 low roses — First, L. B. Coddlngton, Murray Hill, 

 N. J., on Lady HllUngdon. 



Carnations. 



Thursday, April 10, the American 

 Carnation Society came back with a 

 display of carnations arranged for ef- 

 fect, and with some fine showings of 

 retail work. The awards given were as 

 follows: 



Exbint of carnation blooms covei-ing eighty to 

 100 square feet — First, not awarded; second, 

 A. A. Pembroke, Beverly, Mass. ; third, not 

 awarded; fourth. Boston Cut Flower Co., Boston. 



Maatel decoration of carnations — First, Alfred 

 T. Bunyard, New York ; second, S. A. Anderson, 

 Buffalo; third, Boston Cut Flower Co. 



Basket of carnations — First, A. T. Bunyard. 



Vase of carnations — First, not awarded; sec- 

 ond, Boston Cut Flower Co. ; third, A. A. Pem- 

 broke. 



Last Day's Awards. 



The last of the competitive classes 

 were staged April 11 and by then in- 

 terest had rather run down, so tlat 

 the competition on the retail work v as 

 even less than at the opening of the 

 show. The retailers made their l).st 

 show on sweet pea day. The awards 

 were: 



Special table decoration — First, Henry Slctiel, 

 Mamaroneck, N. Y. ; second, Samuel Untermwr 

 Yonkers, N. Y.; third, Wm. Sim, Cllftondale, 

 Mass. 



Silver cup for cut flower novelty — F. W. 

 Fletcher Co., Auburndale, Mass., on snapdragtms. 



Basket of foliage plants — First, Max Schliiig, 

 New York. 



Basket of flowering plants — First, Max Schling. 



Combination of flowering and foliage plains— 

 First, Max Schling. 



Corsage bouquet of orchids — First, Max 

 Schllng; second, Boston Cut Flower Co. 



Bride's bouquet — First, Alfred Kottmlller; 

 second, Max Schllng. 



Late Special Awards. 



Most of the special awards, as well 

 as the awards in the competitive 

 classes, were published in last week's 

 issue of The Review. The special 

 awards made later, officially reported, 

 are as follows: 



Chester K. Billings, Jas. Bell gardener, for col- 

 lection of Schizanthus Boddingtonli, silver medal. 



Robt. Craig Co., Philadelphia, for collection 

 of named crotons, seventy-three varieties, in- 

 cluding many novelties, gold medal. 



Thos. Roland, Nahant, Mass., for Acacia 

 Rolandii and a wonderful display of acacias, 

 bougainviUeas, etc., S. A. F. gold medal. 



Mount Desert Nurseries, Bar Harbor, Me., for 

 hybrid Astilbe Arendsl varieties, silver medal. 



Miss Mary Helen Carlisle, London, England, 

 for pictures in oil and pastel of famous English 

 gardens, gold medal. 



Metalrie Ridge Nursery Co., New Orleans, La., 

 for group of lilies from American-grown bulbs, 

 hybrids of Lllium Harrlsil and multiflorum, gold 

 medal. 



S. M. Goldsmith, W. B. Seymour gardener, 

 West End, N. J., for cut callas, bronze medal. 



W. A. Manda, South Orange, N. J., for collec- 

 tion of orchids, including hybrid odontoglossums, 

 etc., shipped from England, gold medal. 



MetaU'le Ridge Nursery Co., New Orleans. La., 

 for cut llliums, hybrids of Lllium Harrisll and 

 multiflorum, silver medal. 



Charles H. Totty, Madison. N. J., for roses and 

 carnations and general display of cut flowers, 

 etc., gold medal. 



J. J. Goodwin, J. F. Huss gardener, Hartford, 



Guiution Princoi Das^mar Staf ed at the National Flower Show. 



