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Title: Florists' review (microform)
Identifier: 5205536_28_1 (find matches)
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Subjects: Floriculture
Publisher: Chicago : Florists' Pub. Co
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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THE PHILADELPHIA MEETING. Officers Elected. President—Bertrand H. Fair, Read- ing, Pa., re-elected. Vice-president—C. J. Maloy, Eocbes- ter, N. Y., re-elected. Treasurer—J. H. Humphreys, Ger- mantown, Pa., re-elected. Secretary—A. P. Saunders, Clinton, N. Y. Next Meeting Place—Ithaca, N. Y. The Exhibition. The eighth annual meeting and exhi- bition of the American Peony Society was held in Horticultural hall, Phila- delphia, June 8 and 9. The exhibition ■was the largest in point of number oi. flowers and number of varieties in the history of the society. Over 300 varie- ties were staged. This is most encour- aging to peony lovers, because the un- favorable season, the extremely hot ■weather accompanied by drought that prevailed all over the country during May, and the heavy rains immediately preceding the date of the exhibition ■were disastrous, preventing many ex- hibitors from sending flowers and in- terfering greatly with the exhibits of others. Under these circumstances the exhibition was little short of remarka- ble, covering the lower hall, the stair- way and the balconies. The art exhi- bition held in connection with the show was in the main hall. Credit for the success of the show is due to the out-of-town exhibitors, particularly to E. A. Eeeves, of Cleve- land, who had the largest exhibit. His flowers were well packed and arrived in excellent condition. In the exhibit were a number of rare varieties. Time of cutting and distance considered, this exhibit was the best. Bertrand H. Farr, Beading, Pa., and the Cottage Gardens, Queens, N. Y., in their exhibits brought together one of the best collections of rare varieties that has ever been exhibited in this country. Mr. Farr exhibited 178 varie- ties and the Cottage Gardens over 200, these being shown one flower of a va- riety. In the collection of the Cottage Gardens the following varieties were of special merit: Victor Hugo, a full built deep red; Vulcan, another red of great merit, and Neomie Demay, pale rose pink. In the Farr exhibit a bloom which attracted the attention of all the peony growers was Stanley, a pale flesh rose of large size and of great substance and fragrance. Mr. Farr re- ceived a prize for the best new Ameri- can seedling. It is named Carl Eosen- field. Mr. Farr fully endorses the de- scription given to this variety by the originator, Eosenfield, and states fur- ther that of all his reds this is the best built, strongest grower, and is superior to anything he has seen; it is a won- derfully good keeper as a cut flower. The exhibit of George H. Peterson, of Fair Lawn, N. J., was not at its best by reason of the season being so late. Mr. Peterson was obliged to cut everything in tight buds and then, be- cause of the cool Philadelphia weather. the flowers did not open to their best. The exhibit comprised a large number of good varieties. The Andorra Nurseries, Chestnut Hill, made a comprehensive exhibit for ex- hibition only, showing many fine va- rieties in as good form as possible coii- sidering the rain. John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, N. Y., made an effective exhibit .of fine gladioli and yellow calla lilies that was particularly* well staged. Henry A. Dreer had a beautiful ex- hibit of 124 different varieties of hy- brid tea roses, grown at the trial grounds at Riverton. This exhibit at- tracted much attention, Hoopes, Brother & Thomas, "West Chester, Pa., had a pretty exhibit of outdoor roses. S. G. Harris, Tarrytown, N. Y., and Thomas Meehan & Sons, Germantown, Pa., exhibited fine vases of peonies. The latter firm also exhibited ever- greens. The art exhibition was a novelty. It originated in the fertile brain of S. Mendelson Meehan and has, Mr. Mee- han says, never been tried before, either in Europe or in this country. The idea is to enlarge the field of the peony by interesting lovers of art. It was car- ried out by offering prizes to the stu- dents in the art schools, the competi- tion to be held in connection with the peony show. There were twenty-three exhibits, all of them showing ability in oil and water colors that gave the expert judges trouble to decide the prizes. The Awards. The awards were: Class 1.—Peonies, largest and best collection of named varieties, one flower of each, first prize Cottage Gardens Co., Queens, N. Y.; second prize Bertrand H. Farr, Reading, Pa. Class 2.—Peonies, best fifty blooms, ope varV ety, named, white, first, Geo. H. Peterson, Fair Lawn, N. J.; second, E. A. Reeves, Cleveland, O Class 3.—Peonies, best fifty blooms, one varl ety, named dark pink or rose, first, E. A. Reeves; second. Cottage Gardens Co. Class 4.—Peonies, best fifty blooms, one varl Pty, named, flesh or salmon pink, second, S. G Harris, Tarrytown, N. Y. Class 5.—Peonies, best fifty blooms, one varl
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