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Title: Florists' review (microform)
Identifier: 5205536_24_2 (find matches)
Year: 1912 (1910s)
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Subjects: Floriculture
Publisher: Chicago : Florists' Pub. Co
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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NOVEMBEIl 11, lUO'J. The Weekly Florists^ Review* 23
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Dorothy Gordon. Mary Tolman. Sangamo. Shasta. Bright Spot. Admiration. Miami Queen Some of the New Carnations Staged at the Chicago Show, November 4, 1909. Conquest. Admiration. Vallis, C. H. Totty, Mrs. N. Davi.s. Brighthurst, ^liss May Seddon, General Hutton, Mary Mason, Mrs. Duckliani, and O. H. Broomhead; Mr. F. Plant, sec^ond; E. D. Jordan, third. Mrs. J. M. Sears, W. C. Eitchie gardener, had the best collection of anemones and also won for twelve vases of singles; Mrs. Frederick Ayer, George Page gardener, second; W. A. Riggs, third. There was a ."Strong entry in this class. The pompon prizes were taken by Peter B. Robb, E. K. Bet- ter and Bclk'viie Nurseries. For ten blooms pink, M. F. Plant was first, with Brighthnrst; W. \V. I'^lgar & Co., second with Dr. Kngiichard. For red, M. F. Plant won witii fine Mrs. H. Partridge; W. A. Kiggs, second, and P. B. Robb, third, each showing Slirimpton. The last named, with suporii .Merzas, led in tlie clas.s for white; .1. 8. Bailey, sec- ond with Nellie Pockett; \V. W. Kdgar & Co., third with Eaton. M. F. Plant, with splendid flowers of Mrs. W. Duck- liam, was first for yellow; J. S. Bailey^ second with the same variety; P. B. Robb, third with Ciicltoni. In any other color, M. V. Plant was again in the lead with the biggest lot of llowers in the show, on Tjeslie Morrison; Mrs. F. Ayer, second; F. 11. Kcnnard, third. For the best six new varieties, intro- ductions of 190!», M. V. Plant Sfcnr<'d fir.-t with e.\c('ll(Mit blonins uf )\ose Pock ett. Chark's Beckett, Mrs. F. Thome. O. )I. Kahn, Frank L. Payne and Leslie Morrison; Mrs. Ij. Leiand, secoml with i'ockctt's Sur(iris plants. H. A; ,T. Farqidiar & Co. recei\ed a siiiiilnr awiird for a superb c(dlci'tion of conifers. They also had a table artistically ari'anged with dahlias, Lorraine begonias, Xc;ilHxdt>pis Whitmani, etc. W. W. Kaws(in ic Co. had a b(>autifid collection of named and secil ling nerines, which attracted inueii favcjr able notice. Carl durgens had fine lily of the valley and Beauty roses; Mrs. A. W. Blake a big specimen Nc(ilir(de()is Whitmani; Mrs. E. J. Clark, Julin A.\' chrysanthemums ;ind t(ilia;;c plants; F. W. Fletcher, seedling colcus and Ficns altissiitui; .Mrs. Iv M. Gill, a gciicr.-il dis play; Pxdievue Nurseries, a laryv cdllcc tion uf hardy pompon clirv.^anllii'iiunii>. They also slmwed .Xneiiiiitic .la)i:iniia Prince Henry, awarded a first class ccr tificate. R. Vincent, dr.. \- iSnns ("o. had over 100 varieties of pnnipdiis, which jiriived interesting to visitors, awarded a bronze medal. This class of tlnwcr s(>eius to be gaining in tavcr in and alcmt lioston. Julius ((oehrs <ii. ;iiid Lager i^ Hurrell each had tables of onliiils. The fir.st nameil firm recei\e(l a eertifieate <if merit for Croton F. Sander. W. N. Craig received a bronze medal for his collection of single seedling (dirys anthemums. Pet(M' Fisher r('cei\ed a certificate of merit for Carnation .^Ia\ Day, sbo^'^n ia fine condititui. AI. A. Patten h ad excellent vasts nf Shasta, awarded tioiiorable mention; also Winona and May Day. S. J. Goijdnrd received bonorahle- montion for a line vase of Pink Delight. .\, Roper showed a new scarlet, William JV'iin, nnd II. A. Jahn a new variegate«<l variety. X. F. CTAmiley had large china vases of BoiuiafioMi, Katoii and iShrimpton chrysan- thcnuirns. William Tricker showodiu-ation:il exhibit. In the lower lia ■ I vt'!,'(>t: ildcs \\i(iii rharyi's wei'c double tlisc ot I'.nis nil the (ii>t tlir Lays, luit ;lrs liad )\.i =i;i;iicci.-tli;c effect in the attiiui aiice. 'I 'III' cxh i Idtidii wa'- t'avore.) witli c'o; Imf ;il(:is;iiit v\catliei. \'i-if..is f'om a distaii»MM\ei-i' unusually ii uiiickhis. W. \, ' 'Jx.MG. DOBB'S FERRY, N. Y. The BinMi's Fcrrv Hon iri;ii m .-i 1 So cii'ty 111 di; a mo.^i siieccssi'ul exh jlotinij the vvecM\ t'lidiiig Xoveniher H. The ex- liihits u—cii' ;pi-actii-all\' all from the jiri- vate est aii;islnn«'iit> of the iieiL,'lil Mirh.ooii and vvcwc lit' cxcclleiit (;iialiiy thronoli- out. Tl II'iiriii«_»i;ial exhiliiturs w • i-e Mrs. .M. Saiu 1, Thomas Lee gardener; .Misses Masters_, II, I<;astbei-,ii gardener; J. J. McComL) Estate, K. iiorehaiu gardener; Mrs. IIjTxrris, J. Howe gardener; Mr. Op- ;ictdieini«cr, ,1. (iolV gardener; William Sindenb erner; .1. l'>. B~nrk(', !•-. Kii-skereig gardetier; J.

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