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Title: Florists' review (microform)
Identifier: 5205536_21_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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"iT^.'^r '-wr ^Ty T -■ 8 "The Weekly Florists' Review* 1. - XOVEMUEU 21, 1!)07. held November 13 and lA,— Among the tispecially commendable features were the begonias shown by F. C. Smith. Hall & Robinson showed some splendid carnations and their basket of Eich- mond roses and valley was excellent. They also showed some line orchids. The chrysanthemum cut blooms were iiot as good as in former years, but the single chrysanthemums attracted much favorable attention. The principal exhibitors and prize- winners for plants were: A. Piuoteau, of the citv parks; "NV. G. Pascoe, gar- dener ^or E. Eeford; J. S. Eddy, gar- wiener for A. H. Sims; J. Pidduck, gar- dener at Mount Eoyal park; F. C. Smith, jjardener for Sir William Van Horn; C. A. Smith, gardener for T. A. Dawes, and Hall & Kobinsou and Wilshire Bros. The cut chrysanthemums were large- ly from the same exhibitors, with the addition of Thomas Fewtress, gardener to H. A. Allenger, and E. J. Haywood, gardener to John Berkey. Hall & Eob- inson were the principal exhibitors of carnations and roses and divided the premiums on made-up floral work with Wilshire Bros. P. McKenna & Son had a trade exhibit of begonias. The judges of cut flowers were Mr. Smith and J. Bennett, and Mr. Pew- tress and Mr. Hayward for the plants. DRACAENA MANDAIANA. Dracaena Mandaiana, which had its first introduction to the trade at large at the Philadelphia convention of the Society of American Florists, was awarded the Shaw gold medal at St. Louis last week for the best new plant of American origin. It is a cross of Draca-'ua terminalis and D. Youngii and W. A. Manda, with Avhom it orig- inated, at South Orange, N. J., says that he considers it the finest of all the red hybrid dracronas. The 4ftcompany- ing illustration gives a good idea of the plant, tlie larger picture being from a photograph of the house of this variety now to bo seen at South Orange. The piants grow from two to four feet high and kijep Avell their broad claret red foliage, which is of extra good sub- stance, showing the veins plainly. The characteristic color is shown on plants all the way from the cutting stage to mature specimens, and the color is heightened in the third to the fifth mid- dle leaves. The plant is of easy growth and even snails, the terror of dracajnas, do not molest it. The flowers and rich scarlet fruits are also showy. Mr. Manda considers it an ideal Christmas plant and one that is sure to be grown in largo quantities. ST. LOUIS. First Fall Flower Show. The first fall flower show given by the St. Louis Horticultural Society was held November 12 to 14 in the new hall of the United Railways at Grand and Park avenues. The hall is 100x100 and proved a magnificent place in which to hold such a show. There was a grand display of plants, cut roses, carnations and chrysanthemums. In the special de- signs Fred H. Weber's automobile was a great attraction; also the grotto, made up of plants, birds and gold fish, with colored electric effects, by the St. Louis Seed Co., came in for admiration. Fred C. Weber's display in this class was a
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Dracaena Mandaiana. tastefully arranged one, with Golden Wedding chrysanthemums, violets and asparagus. The attendance for the first day was not as good as expected, though select, but it increased during the remainder of the week, through liberal notices in the daily papers. The judges were Philip J. Hauswirth, W. W. Coles and Andrew Meyer, Sr. The awards were as follows: Forty-eight chrysanthemum blooms, eight varieties, six blooms in each vase. First, E. G. Hill Co., Eichmond, Ind., with T. Eaton, A. J. Balfour, Col. Ap- pleton, Angele Laurent, Mary Mann, Yellow Eaton, Guy Hamilton and Pre- fect Tillier; second, H. W. Buckbee, Eockford, 111., with Miss May Seddon, A. J. Balfour, Mrs. Jerome Jones, Dr. Enguehard, Brutus, Yellow Eaton, T. Carrington and Meratham Eed; third, Poehlmann Bros. Co., Morton Grove. 111., with Chadwick, T. Eaton, Col. Appleton, White Bonnaffon, Dr. Enguehard, Golden Wedding, Maud Dean and Yellow Eaton. Fifty chrysanthemum blooms ar- ranged for effect. First, H. W. Buckbee, with Guy Hamilton; second, Poehlmann Bros. Co., with Yellow Eaton; third. Himmer Bros., St. Louis, with Major Bonnaffon. Twenty-five chrysanthemum blooms, white. E, G. Hill Co., first, with Eaton; Poehlmann Bros. Co., second, with Eaton; H. W. Buckbee, third, with Jerome Jones. Twenty-five chrysanthemum blooms, yellow. E, G. Hill Co., first, with Yel- low Eaton; Nathan Smith & Son, sec- ond, with Appleton; H. W. Buckbee, third, with Appleton. Twenty-five chrysanthenmm blooms, pink. H. W. Buckbee, first, with Dr. Enguehard; E. G. Hill Co., second, with A. J. Balfour; Nathan Smith & Son, third, with Dr. Enguehard. Twenty-five chrysanthemum blooms, any other color. E. G. Hill Co., first, with Amateur Conseil; Nathan Smith & Son, second, with T. Carrington; H. W. Buckbee, third, with Wm. E. Church. Fifty chrysanthemum blooms, not less than twenty varieties on mossed banks. E. G. Hill Co^ first; H. W. Buckbee, second; Nathan Smith & Sons, third. Displays of pompon chrysanthemums. E. G. Hill Co., first; Koenig Floral Co., second. The Chicago Carnation Co. had on dis- play a fine vase of its new yellow chrys- anthemum, Golden Eagle, which attract- ed a great deal of attention. Six vases of ' roses, six varieties, twenty-five blooms in each vase, Ameri- can Beauties excluded. First, Poehl- mann Bros. Co., with Perle, Cardinal, Killarney, Bridesmaid, Bride and Chate- nay; second, Peter Eeinberg, Chicago, with Killarney, Ivory, Marshall Field, Eichmond, Chatenay and Uncle John. Fifty American Beauties. Poehlmann Bros. Co., first; Peter Eeinberg, second; F. H. Weber, third. Fifty Richmond. Peter Eeinberg, first. Fifty Bride. Weiland & Olinger, first; Peter Eeinberg, second. Fifty Bridesmaid. Weiland & Olinger, first; Peter Eeinberg, second. Fifty roses, any variety, American Beauty excluded. Peter Eeinberg, first, with Marshall Field; Weiland & Olinger, second, with Chatenay. Heller Bros., of New Castle, Ind., exhibited a fine lot of roses. The varie- ties were their new rose, W. E. Smith,

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