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The Florists' Review 



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W THE AUTUMN 



FLOWER SHOWS 



ST. PAUL. 



The Minnesota State Florists 'I'Assd- ' 

 elation achieved a first-class success 

 with its initial flower show. The ex- 

 hibition was held in the Auditorium, 

 opening November 8 and continuing to 

 November 12. A carload of wild smilax 

 was used in decorating the hall, and 

 the arrangement of the exhibits, which 

 was in charge of August Swanson, su- 

 perintendent, was excellent, so that a 

 splendid general effect was secured. A 

 liberal premium list brought a satisfac- 

 tory number of entries, although pos- 

 sibly not 80 many as had been antici- 

 pated. The quality of the stock was 

 excellent throughout, the people of the 

 northwest never having had an oppor- 

 tunity to see finer flowers. The St. 

 Paul retailers recognized their oppor- 

 tunity and the showing of retail work 

 was the most attractive feature of the 

 show from the point of view of the 

 general public. One of the notable 

 points was the lavish use of orchids. 

 It was practically a commercial show, 

 the exhibits being nearly all from those 

 in the trade, but it is doubtful if at 

 anv other show in the United States 

 have orchids been used so lavishly. 



The committee recognized that in re- 

 cent years the greatest difficulty in the 

 management of a flower show has been 

 in attracting the public, and a number 

 of novel features were arranged with 

 gate receipts in view. The formal 

 opening was made a society function 

 through the presence of the mayor of 

 the "city, who made an address intro- 

 ducing the governor of the state, who 

 was accompanied by his staff in Uni- 

 form. The governor, as well as the 

 mayor, made a felicitous address. On 

 the opening night one of the new chrys- 

 anthemums of Elmer D. Smith & Co., 

 Adrian, Mich., was named through the 

 drawing of lots. It was designated as 

 colonial night and each of the season's 

 debutantes present was dressed in colo- 

 nial costume and each drew a chance 

 for the naming of the chrysanthemum. 

 Miss Lucile Quinlan drew the lucky 

 number and the chrysanthemum was 

 named for her. Of course it made a 

 fine newspaper story. The mum is of 

 the Appleton yellow and looks like a 

 good commercial variety. November 11 

 the same kind of an affair was employed 

 in the naming of the new rose of John 

 Monson, of the Minneapolis Floral Co. 

 It is a dark pink sort of fine promise 

 and the naming fell to Miss Elenor 

 Mernll, who christened it Minnetocka. 

 Each day had some such special fea- 

 ture to stimulate public interest and 

 the attendance. 



Boses. 



Saturday was designated as rose day 

 and a fine lot of stock was exhibited, 

 *u l"^^^*y of all the exhibits being of 

 the best. Poehlmann Bros. Co., Chi- 

 cago, was easily the leader in taking 

 prizes, although Holton & Hunkel Co., 



Milwaukee, beat them out on Killarney 

 and on the yellow. Holm & Olsiiip ^ook 

 first on an exceptionally fine ^se of 

 Sunburst over Poehlmann 's equally fine 

 Mrs. Ward. 



Of the roses not yet in commerce 

 Mrs. Geo. Shawyer scored eighty-seven 

 points. This was exhibited by C. H. 

 Totty, of Madison, N. J. The blooms 

 arrived in fine shape and held up well. 

 The color is a pink about the shade of 

 My Maryland. The bud is extremely 

 compact and double and it received the 

 praise of many prominent growers. It 

 should make a good commercial variety. 

 A new red rose, Milady, was exhibited 

 by A. N. Pierson, of Cromwell, Conn. 

 This scored eighty-five points and from 

 all appearances should prove a good 

 commercial variety. The color is of the 

 Bichmond shade, stem and foliage are 

 fine, and this rose also received much 

 praise from good authorities. Each 

 was awarded a certificate of merit. The 

 awards in the open classes were: 



One hundred American Beauties — Poehlmann 

 Bros. Co., flret; L. L. May & Co., second; Holm 

 & Olson, third. 



One hundred Richmond — Poehlmann Bros. Co., 

 first; Holton & Hunkel Co., second. 



One hundred Killarney — Holton & Hunkel ("c, 

 first; Poehlmann Bros. Co., second. 



Fifty White Killarney— Clinton Falls Nursery 

 Co., first; N. Neilsen, second; Merriam Park 

 Floral Co., third. 



Fifty any yellow rose — Merriam Park Floral 

 Co., second; A. N. Kinsman, third. 



Fifty any other variety-^A. N. Kinsman, 

 second. 



Carnations. 

 Monday, November 11, was carnation 

 day and it brought out an excellent 

 showing, the premiums being well dis- 

 tributed. The awards in the classes 

 open to all were: 



One hundred white — Nic. Zweifel, North Mil- 

 waukee, Wis., first, with White Perfection; 

 Chicago Carnation Co., Chicago, second; Poehl- 

 mann Bros. Co., Chicago, third. 



One hundred Winsor or lighter — Chicago Car- 

 nation Co., first, with Winsor; Poehlmann Bros. 

 Co., second. 



One hundred darker than Winsor — Poehlmann 

 Bros. Co., first, with Mrs. C. W. Ward; Chicago 

 carnation Co., second. 



One hundred red — Chicago Carnation Co., first, 

 on The Herald; Nic. Zweifel, second; Poehlmann 

 Bros. Co., third. 



Twelve dark pink — Henry J. Symonds, Decorah, 

 la., certificate of merit. 



Twelve scarlet — Chicago Carnation Co.. certi- 

 ficate of merit and sweepstakes,- on The Herald. 



Twelve any other color — Henry J. Symonds, 

 certificate of merit. 



■Fifty white, Minnesota grown — L. Anderson & 

 Co., first, with White Enchantress; Clinton Falls 

 Nursery Co., Owatonna, Minn., second; Merriam 

 Park Floral Co., third. 



Fifty pink, Winsor or lighter, Minnesota grown 

 — A. W. Lemke, first, on Winsor; Riverside 

 Greenhouses, second; L. Anderson & Co., third. 



Fifty red, Minnesota grown — Riverside Green- 



Thii Group Took Sweepstakes for Finest Exhibit at the St Paul Show. 



One hundred White Killarney — Poehlmann 

 Bros. Co., first; Holton & Hunkel Co., second. 



One hundred any yellow rose — Holm & Olson, 

 first; Poehlmann Bros. Co., secoml. 



One hundred any other varlet.v — Poehlmann 

 Bros. Co., first; L. L. May & Co., second; Holm 

 & Olson, third. 



The awards in the classes open only 

 to roses grown in Minnesota were: 



Fifty Richmond— St. Paul Floral Co., first; 

 N. C. Hansen, second. 



Fifty Killarney— N. C. Hansen, first; O. R. 

 Eckhardt Co., second; St. Paul Floral Co., third. 



houses, first, on Beacon; A. W. Lemke, second; 

 St. Paul Floral Co., third. 



Chrysanthemum Blooms. 



The cut blooms of chrysanthemums 

 were especially fine and it was in this 

 department that there was the closest 

 competition of the show. The awards 

 were: 



Twelve white— Elmer D. Smith & Co., Adrian, 

 Midi., first: La Crosse Floral Co., La Crosse, 

 Wis., second; Holm & Olson, third. 



Twelve light yellow— Holm & Olson, first; 



