NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES 
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The First National Flower Show 
Held at Chicago, November, 1908, gave the horticultural world a good opportunity to 
test their superiority of culture or extent of their collection. "Well, we were there with 
the result that we carried away sixty-five premiums, mostly firsts, all the medals for new 
plants and also all the sweepstake prizes offered to the exhibitor taking the largest num¬ 
ber of prizes, either as to number or value, and we had to ship our plants 1,000 miles in 
the middle of November to do it. See what the horticultural press says: 
' The exhibits of W. A. Manda were the wonder of the show. His new fern Polypodium 
Mandaianum, not yet in commerce, won the gold medal, and as a climax to all his prizes 
takes the diamond pin for winning the greatest number of premiums.—“Horticulture,” 
November 14. 
“In palms, ferns and other large plants, W. A. Manda, South Orange, N. J., practically 
swept the board of all the principal prizes. Some of his larger specimens were immense, 
yet in perfect health, and they did yeoman service in rounding out the fine appearance of 
the hall as a whole. Notable were the giant Kentias. K. Porsteriana and K. Belmoreana 
especially. The plants were large, healthy specimens and bore no traces of having been 
brought one thousand miles or so. All of Mr. Manda’s exhibits were, in fact, notable for 
their freshness. This noted exhibitor also had Polypodium Mandaianum, a new fern, in 
fine condition. 
The following is the result of one exhibition, and shows the awards and premiums 
we won at the First National Flower Show, Chicago, November, 1908: 
Grand Gold Medal—Polypodium Mandaia¬ 
num. 
Silver Gilt Medal—Dracaena Mandaiana. 
Silver Cup—Best flowering plant. 
Silver Medal—Water colors and plans. 
Silver Medal—Best Collection Cut Orchids. 
Silver Medal—Kentia Mandaiana. 
Silver Medal—Dracaena Black Beauty Im¬ 
proved. 
Silver Medal-—Polypodium Mandaianum. 
Bronze Medal—Manda’s Golden Privet. 
Bronze Medal—Collection Economic Plants. 
Certificate of Merit—Dracaena Mandaiana. 
Certificate of Merit—Anthurium Cuttingia- 
num. 
Certificate of Merit—Yucca Menandii. 
First Prize—Best 1 Palm. 
First Prize—Best 5 Palms, 5 varieties. 
Third Prize—Best Group arranged for Ef¬ 
fect. 
First Prize—Best Collection of Palms. 
1 Foliage 
First Prize—Best 
exhibited. 
First Prize—Best 
in commerce. 
First Prize—Best 
First Prize—Best 
First Prize—Best 
First Prize—Best 
First Prize—Best 
Second Prize—Best 
First Prize—Best 3 
varieties. 
First Prize—Best 
First Prize—Best 
First Prize—Best 
First Prize—Best 
First Prize—Best 
First Prize—Best 
First Prize—Best 
First Prize—Best 
Plant, never 
1 Foliage Plant, not yet 
narrow leaf, 
broad leaf. 
Cycas. 
Crotons, 5 
Crotons, 5 
Dracaena. 
English Holly . 
1 Conifer in Tub. 
Conifers in Tub, 3 
Rhododendron. 
Azalea Amoena. 
Aucuba. 
Euonymus. 
Ficus. 
Aspidistra. 
any other succulent. 
Nepenthes. 
First Prize—Best 1 Musa. 
First Prize—Best 5 Fancy Caladiums. 
First Prize—Best Group Stove and Green¬ 
house Plants. 
First Prize—Best 1 Fern. 
First Prize—Best 6 Cibotium Schiedel. 
First Prize—Best 1 Tree Fern. 
First Prize—Best 1 New Fern. 
First Prize—Best Collection of Ferns. 
Second Prize—Best 1 Adiantum. 
Second Prize—Best 1 Stag Horn Fern. 
First Prize—Best 1 Cypripedium Insigne 
in bloom. 
First Prize—Best Collection of Cypripedi- 
ums. 
Second Prize—Best Collection other than 
Cypripediums. 
Second Prize—Best 1 Cypripedium in 
bloom. 
Third Prize—Best 1 Cattleya Labiata in 
bloom. 
Third Prize—Best 1 Cattleya. 
Third Prize—Best 1 Oncidium Rogersii in 
bloom. 
Third Prize—Best 1 Oncidium. 
Third Prize—Best 1 Orchid. 
First Prize—Best Collection Cut Orchids. 
First Prize—Best Collection Cut Cypripe¬ 
diums. 
First Prize—Best 1 Plant Anthurium 
Flowering. 
First Prize—Best 1 Hanging Basket Flow¬ 
ering Plants. 
First Prize—Best 1 Hanging Basket 
Foliage Plants. 
First Prize—Best 1 Plant in bloom. 
Second Prize—Best 1 Grafted Specimen 
Plant. 
Second Prize—Best 1 Plant Gardenia. 
Second Prize—Best 1 Plant Erica. 
Sweepstake for largest number of prizes for pot plants taken, value .$250.00 
Sweepstake for greatest number of prizes taken . 25,00 
Guarantor’s Final Sweepstake for largest amount of prizes taken in all classes. . . . 250.00 
