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The Florists' Review 



NOVEMBEK 14, 1912. 



Elmer -1). Smith & Co., second ;-fca Crosse- Floi»l 

 Co., third. - -^•• 



Twelve dark yellow— C. C. I'oUworth Co., 

 .Milwaukee, first; Holm & Olson, secoud; Holton 

 & Hunkel Co., Milwaukee, third. 



Twelve light pink— Elmer I). Smith & Co.. 

 nrst; C. C. Pollworth Co., second: La Crosse 

 Floral Co., third. 



Twelve dark pink— C. C. Pollworth Co., first; 

 La Crosse Floral Co., second; Holm & Olson, 

 tlUrd. 



Twelve hronze— Elmer D. Smith & Co.. first; 

 C. C. Pollworth Co.. second; Holm & Olson, third. 



Twelve red — La Crosse Floral Co.. first; C. C. 

 PpUworth Co., second; Elmer D. Smith & Co., 

 third. 



Twelve any other color — Holm & Olson, first 

 and second divided; Holton & Hunkel Co.. third. 



Twenty-five white, arranged for effect — Holm & 

 Olson, first; V. L. May & Co., second; Poehlmann 

 Bros. Co., third. 



Twenty-five yellow, arranged for effect — C. C. 

 Pollworth Co., first; La Crosse Floral Co., second; 

 L. L. May & Co., third. 



Twenty-flve pink, arranged for efftct — C. C. 

 Pollworth Co., first; Holm & Olson, second; L. L. 

 -May & Co., third. 



Twenty-five any other color, arranged for effect 

 —Holm & Olson, first; C. C. Pollworth Co., 

 second. 



Twenty-five mixed colors, arranged for effect — 

 C. C. Pollworth Co., first; Holm & Olson, second; 

 La Crosse Floral Co.. third. 



One hundred blooms, arranged for effect — C. C. 

 Pollworth Co.. first; L. L. .May & Co., second; 

 Holm & Olson, third. 



Fifty sprays anemone — Warrendale Floral Co., 

 first: Holm & Olson, second. 



Fifty sprays pompon — Poehlmann Bros. Co., 

 first; Holm & Olson, second; Merrlam Park 

 Floral Co., third. 



Fifty sprays single — Warrendale Floral Co., 

 second; West Side Floral Co.. third. 



Largest bloom — C. C. Pollworth Co., first. 



MisceUaneous Cut Flowers. 



The quality of the miscellaneous cut 

 flowers was specially goo(J. The awards 

 on these were: 



Double violets — I-oefller & Benke, first; A. F. 

 Vogt, seconjL. 



• Single vlolelS^— Hiverslde (Jreenhouses, first; 

 Holm & Olson, second: O. R. Eckhardt Co.. third. 



Lily of the valley — Poehlmann Bros. Co.. first; 

 C. C. Pollworth Co.. second; O. R. Eckhardt Co., 

 third. 



Lilium longlflorum— St. Paul Floral Co., first; 

 Holm & Olson, second. 



Lilium auratum— Holm & Olson, first. 



Lilium speclosum^Holm & Olson, first. 



Antirrhinum — St. Paul Floral Co., third. 

 ■ One hundred stems sweet |)eas — Clinton Falls 

 Nursery Co., first; C. C. Pollworth Co., second; 

 Warrendale Floral Co., third. 



Table Decorations. 



I The table decorations were the fea- 

 tijre of special interest to St. Paul flo- 

 rists and also to those of their custom- 

 ers who attended the show. There 



Olson, who were second, used Vanda 

 cBBrulea and oncidium. Miss H. B. 

 Whitted, Minneapolis, who was third, 

 used cypripediums, cattleyas and on- 

 cidiums. Vogt's Flower Store used 

 oncidiums and valley. L. L. May & Co. 

 used Cattleya labiata. The Flower 

 Shop, Minneapolis, used baskets of cat- 

 tleyas. 



On the closing day the exhibitors 

 were priviliged to use anything except 

 orchids. Holm & Olson took first on a 

 novelty table. A fountain effect, 

 with water thrown to a height of about 

 one foot in the center, was electric 

 lighted, and around this was artistically 

 arranged a circle of Diana mums out 

 of which protruded vases of bouvardia. 

 This proved quite a feature, as it was 

 the first time a table decoration of this 

 kind had been attempted. The foun- 

 tain was connected with a motor that 

 was attached to a pump so that only 

 one gallon of water was used and kept 

 circulating. L. L. May & Co. were 

 second and Swanson third, with the 

 others all putting up handsome tables. 



Bouquets and Baskets. 



Next to the table decorations, bas- 

 kets of cut flowers and the bouquets for 

 bridal parties attracted more attention 

 than anything else on the show. The 

 principal exhibitors all did first-class 

 work. The baskets of roses were espe- 

 cially good. Holm & Olson used Bul- 

 garie, Melody and Richmond, while L. 

 L. May & Co. used Killarney and val- 

 ley. Swanson 's used My Maryland. 

 The awards for baskets and bouquets 

 were: 



Basket or hamper of orchids — Holm & Olson, 

 first; L. S. Donaldson Co., second; L. L. May 

 & Co., third. 



Colonial l)ouquet8 — L. L. May & Co., first; 

 Swanson. second; Holm & Olson, third. 



Corsage bouquet — L. L. May & Co. , first : 

 Swanson, second; Holm & Olson, third. 



Handle basket of roses — Holm & Olson, first; 

 L. L. May & Co., second; Swanson, third. 



Flowers for bridal party — L. L. May & Co., 

 first; Swanson, second; A. F. Vogt, third. 



Basket chrysanthemums — Holm & Olson, first; 

 Swanson. second; L. L. May &-Co., third. 



Brides' l)ouquet — L. L. May & Co., first; Holm 

 & Olson, second; Swanson, third. 



A Comer of the St Paul Show, November % 1912. 



were numerous entries and in each case 

 the work was of the highest order. 



On the opening day orchids were the 

 main feature. Swanson, who received 

 first prize, used a centerpiece of Cat- 

 tleya labiata and oncidium. Holm & 



Presentation bouquet — Holm & Olson, first; 

 Swanson, second; L. L. May & Co., third. 



Chrysanthemum Plants. 



While it could not compare with the 

 stock seen in the east, where the pri- 



vate gardeners exhibit, so excellent a 

 showing of chrysanthemum plants never 

 before has been seen in the northwest. 

 The awards were: 



Specimen plant, any color — Holm & Olson, 

 second. „ , , ,. -. , 



Specimen plant, large flowering, white— Holm 

 & Olson, second; L. L. May & Co., third. 



Specimen plant, large flowering, yellow— Holm 

 & Olson, first; A. F. Vogt, third. , , ^ , ^ 



Specimen plant, large flowering, pink— Holm & 

 Olson, second! A. F. Vogt, third. , „ , 



Specimen plant, large flowering, red— Holm & 

 Olson, first; A. F. Vogt, second; I>. L. May & 

 Co.. third. ^ , ,r u . 



Specimen plant, any other color — Vaughan s 

 Seed Store. Chicago, second; Holm & Olson, third. 



Specimen plant, anemone, any color — Holm & 

 Olson, second. 



Specimen plant, pompon, an.v color — Holm & 

 Olson, second; Vaughan's Seed, Store, third. 



Spechnen plant, single, any color — Holm & 

 Olson, first. 



Specimen plant, grafted— Holm & Olson, 

 second; Vatfghan's Seed Store, third. 



Group ten plants, ten varieties — Holm & Olson, 



Three specimens, standard form — Holm & Ol- 

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



Specimen, standard form, any color — Holm & 

 Olson, first. 



Group of chrysanthemum plants to occupy 100 

 square feet — L. L. May & Co., first; Holm & 

 Olson, second; Warrendale Floral Co.. third. 



Group of chrysanthemum plants, anemone, to 

 occupy fifty square feet — Theo. Wirth, first; 

 Holm & Olson, second. 



Group of chrysanthemum plants, pompon, to 

 occupy fifty square feet -Holm & Olson, first; 

 L. L. May & Co., second; Merriam Park Floral 

 Co.. third. 



Group of chrysanthemum plants, single, to 

 occupy fifty square feet — Holm & Olson, first; 

 Theo. Wirth, second; I.,. L. May & Co., third. 



Miscellaneous Plants. 



The decorative plants shown were all 

 of excellent finish, and a great deal of 

 comment was made on the quality of 

 this stock. It was by far the finest 

 lot ever exhibited in this part of the 

 country. Poehlmann Bros. Co., Chicago, 

 made their debut as exhibitors in the 

 plant classes. The awards were: 



Group of 1,50 square feet — Holm & Olson, first; 

 L. S. Donaldson Co., second; A. W. Lemke. third. 



(Jroup of fifty square feet— L. L. May & Co., 

 first; F. W. Topel, second; Holm & Olson, 

 third. 



Specimen kentia — Holm & Olson, first; L. L. 

 May & Co., second; r>. S. Donaldson Co., third. 



Specimen Phoenix Roebelenll — Holm & Olson, 

 first: Park Floral Co., second. 



Specimen, any other palm — Holm & Olson, 

 second. 



Specimen pandanus — Holm & Olson, first: L. S. 

 Donaldson Co.. third. 



Group of ferns occupying 100 square feet — 

 Holm & Olson, first: I^. S. Donaldson Co., second; 

 L. L. May & Co., third. 



Collection ferns occupying fifty square feet — 

 Holm & Olson, first; Merrlam Park Floral Co., 

 second. 



Specimen Boston fern — Holm & Olson, first; 

 C. C. Pollworth Co., Milwaukee, second: Henry 

 J. Puvogel, third. 



Specimen, any other fern — Holm & Olson, first; 

 L. L. May & Co.. second. 



Fern basket — Merrlam Park Floral Co., first; 

 Holm & Olson, second. 



Six araucarias — Holm & Olson, first; Merrlam 

 Park Floral Co.. second. 



Four bay trees, two standard and two pyramid 

 — Holm & Olson, first; L. L. May & Co.. second. 



Crotons— L. S. Donaldson Co., first: Holm & 

 Olson, second; L. L. May & Co., third. 



Window box — Holm & Olson, first: Merriam 

 Park Floral Co.. second; \. F. Vogt. third. 



Group of blooming and foliage plants occupy- 

 ing seventy-five square feet— Merriam Park 

 Floral Co.. first; Holm & Olson, second. 



Group of blooming and foliage plants occupy- 

 ing thirty-five square feet — Poehlmann Bros. Co., 

 Chicago, first; Holm & Olson, second. 



Twelve cyclamens — Holm & Olson, first: A. 

 aichman, second: Poehlmann Bros. Co.. third. 



Ten Ix)rralne type begonias — Holm & Olson, 

 first; Poehlmann Bros. Co., second: Henry J. 

 Puvogel. third. 



Twelve primulas— L. S. Donaldson Co., first; 

 Holm & Olson, second; A. F. Vogt. third. 



Specimen blooming plant — Holm & Olson, 

 second. 



Display orchid plants— Holm & Olson, first; 

 Merriam Park I'Moral Co., second. 



Handle basket filled with plants — Holm & 

 Olson, first; A. F. Vogt, third. 



Special Exhibits. 



J. L. Bradstreet, Minneapolis, loaned 

 the committee two Thuya obtusa sev- 

 eral hundred years old that attracted 

 much attentioH. 



The sweepstakes cup for the best dis- 

 play in the show was awarded to Holm 

 & Olson for a waterfall surrounded by 



