Flower Shows 
National About 35,000 people visited the National Flower Show at 
Flower Hartford, Connecticut, which opened January 26th, 1922, and 
Show at which was held under the auspices of the Hartford Florists' 
Hartford Club, with the American Carnation and American Rose Societies 
exhibiting jointly. Those who attended were fortunate in seeing 
what authorities, high up in floriculture, who have attended 
many National Shows, declared was the finest exhibit of cut 
flowers ever arranged in this country. It was said the display of 
Carnations was the largest ever made in a public hall at one 
time. In the award for premiums, Massachusetts carried the 
gold, silver and bronze medals for Carnation displays, and all 
three winners are of the "Laddie" variety. 
Five exhibits were made in the Shippers' Champion Class. 
The condition called for shipment of the flowers 600 miles or 
over, and were judged for condition and general appearance. 
One shipment came from as far west as Denver. Strouts, Inc., 
of Biddeford, Maine, won first prize in the Shippers' Champion 
Class, having now won first prize for the last three years. One 
hundred white Carnations were sent by this concern, and in 
order to meet the terms of the contest, the Carnations were first 
sent to Northern Maine, and thence to Hartford by a round- 
about route, covering in course of transit 850 miles. The Carna- 
tions remained packed for 98^ hours, and arrived in practically 
perfect condition. George Drenkert of Denver, Col., won second 
prize. 
The finest Rose blooms shown were, Madame Butterfly, 
Columbia, Double White Killamey, Eadley, and Hill of 
America, the latter a beautiful rose, not yet on the market. This 
is a seedling from Premier and American Beauty, it has the 
characteristic growth of the latter. The color is midway between 
Columbia and Premier, and the form of the flower perfect. 
Pennsyl- The Annual Autumn Flower Show of the Pennsylvania 
vania Hor- Horticultural Society last autumn was meritorious in all 
tigultural respects, the classes reasonably well filled and the quality of 
Society flowers showed few traces of the trying climatic conditions of 
Flower the preceding summer and autumn with their unusual drought. 
Show One noticeable exhibit was the group of 100 square feet of 
Foliage and Flowering plants shown by Mr. Joseph E. Widen er, 
Elkins Park, Pa., the background was composed of Palms, con- 
sisting chiefly of Areca lutescens. In the center was a large 
fern, Cibotium Schiedii. Other ferns used in the group were: 
Ncphrolepis veroma; Exaltata compacta; Teddy Jr.; Macawii; 
Smith and Norwood. Interspersing this exquisite exhibit were 
the following Lilies : Melpomene, Magnificum Formosum; 
Giganteum and Album with Lilies of the Valley at the base of 
the group. 
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