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The Florists^ Review 



NOVEMBBE 14, 1912. 



reka, and Duncan Finlayson the-^ame 

 for Cymbidium erythrostylum. Wil%m 

 Davis received a cultural certificate ftoc 

 well flowered plants of the large scarlet 

 winter flowering begonia, Mrs. Heal, 

 raised by Veitchs, of London. 



The attendance was the largest ever 

 seen at a chrysanthemum exhibition in 

 Boston, being only eclipsed in late 

 years by the Japanese garden exhibition 

 three years ago. W. N. Craig. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



It is seldom that a flower show merits 

 a second chapter in an alert florists' 

 weekly, but in this instance the show 

 improved as it progressed and it devel- 

 oped several encouraging facts. The 

 management has always attempted to 

 bring new attractions on each succeed- 

 ing day, but has never succeeded so 

 well before. Perhaps it is in recogni- 

 tion of this fact, and perhaps it is due 

 to the efforts for publicity, that the 

 attendance, larger than usual on elec- 

 tion day, continued to improve through- 

 out the show, with the possible excep- 

 tion of Thursday, when it poured. 



vase or basket that makfs " a pretty 

 souvenir in itself. Charles Henry Fox 

 decorated a bit of "Old Rome," in a 

 way that softened without' hiding the 

 beauty of the classic lines^of the form; 

 the workmanship, displayed the master 

 hand. Julius Wolff, Jr., arranged a 

 showy piece of orchids and lily o.f the 

 valley, with ferns in pleasing combi- 

 nation. Bobert Kift adorned a mantel 

 with a great cluster of well-colored 

 Killarney, with cibotiuni and white 

 chrysanthemums in the open fireplace 

 beneath. 



The vegetables were wonderful exam- 

 ples of what can be done in a favorable 

 season. An additional feature of the 

 show was the presence of the high 

 school girls, and some of the classes 

 from the public schools were guests of 

 the society. Phil. 



PROVIDENCE, R. L 



The annual exhibition of the Rhode 

 Island Horticultural Society was held 

 in Elysium hall, November 8 and 9, and 

 was one of the best that have been 

 given by the society in a number of 



A View of the Recent Sao Frandico Show. 



years The Rhode Island Corn Asso- 

 ciation joined in the exhibition, so that 

 the combined showing was interesting 

 and instructive. One entire side of the 

 large hall was given over to decorative 

 ejects, conspicuous among which were 

 two fireplaces and mantels, decorated 

 as for a wedding. One was a study 

 in red and white, while the other was 

 in yellow, with palms and foliage 

 plants. One was shown by Eugene 

 Appleton and the other by T. J. Johns- 

 ton & Co. 



The leading exhibitor in the flower 

 show was the Rhode Island Hospital, 

 Cornelius Hartstra, gardener. This in- 

 cluded nearly 100 varieties of chrysan- 

 themums, John Macrae had three vases 

 of chrysanthemums, of twenty-five each, 

 pink, white and yellow, that proved to 

 be prize winners. Albert Holscher, F. 

 Macrae & Sons, John Marshall and E. J. 

 Johnston were among the other large 

 exhibitors of chrysanthemums. 



Burke & Burns made a, fine showing 

 of roses, including Richmond, Killar- 

 ney, White Killarney and Maryland. 

 Albert Holscher and E. J. Johnston 

 were the larger exhibitors of violets, 

 while John A. Macrae and John Mar- 

 shall showed the finest carnations. Wil- 

 liam Appleton showed an attractive cor- 

 ner of ferns, palms, etc., and Edgar L. 

 Nock exhibited fine orchids and foliage 

 plants. Fifteen handsome bay trees 

 were shown by the Home Nursery Co., 

 N. D. Pierce, proprietor, and a cibo- 

 tiuni "by T. J. Johnston & Co. attracted 

 attention. 



The show was staged by Eugene 

 Appleton with good effect. W. H. M. 



NEW YORK. 



Chrysanthemum Society of America. 



The report of the annual meeting, re- 

 election of officers and selection of 

 Chicago for the 1913 convention and 

 exhibition appeared in The Review for 

 November 7. 



The Exhibition. 



The exhibition of the Chrysanthe- 

 mum Society of America, in conjunc- 

 tion with the American Institute of 

 New York, opened November 6 and, 

 while the quantity of exhibits was 

 slightly lacking because many of the 



Everyone went away please<l; they had 

 seen a good show, well stageil. 



Wednesday saw the arrival of more 

 roses and carnations. A feature was 

 Robert Scott & Son's exhibit of novel- 

 ties. It included two vases of Irish 

 Fire Flame, a striking single rose, with 

 buds of brilliant scarlet shading to cop- 

 pery salmon, that appealed to the most 

 refined taste; Mrs. Ford, a Malmaison 

 shade of i>ink of great substance, said 

 to be free flowering, and Janet, a pretty 

 rose that belongs to the Sunburst class. 



John Stephenson & Son exhibited a 

 handsome vase of Radiance, not for 

 competition. In one of the competitive 

 classes two of John Cook's seedlings. 

 Radiance and My Maryland, were pit- 

 ted against each other in a free-for-all, 

 the latter winning. 



Thursday brought out the retail ex- 

 hibits, an innovation that gave great 

 pleasure to all. Pennock Bros, had a 

 table of debutante gifts, made up and 

 arranged with exquisite taste. The in- 

 dividual bunches were in the fashion- 

 able forms of the day, frequently in a 





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EzhiUtt of E. V. McLelUn Co^ at the San Fraocuco Show. 



