Title: The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade
Identifier: americanfloristw39amer (find matches)
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: American Florists Company
Subjects: Floriculture; Florists
Publisher: Chicago : American Florist Company
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igo8. The American Florist. 773 Three white.—^Wbltlog Greenhouses, first; J. V, Hus3, secoDd. Three piuk.—WUitluy Greenhouses, liisl : J. F. Huss, second. One Incurved.—J. F. Huss, Orst. One ri'flexed.—J. V. llusy, first. One etaudard. not exceeding three fool hlciu, 12-iuch pot.—J. F. Huss. first. Specimen plant, auenioue. uot exceeding 10- inch pot.—J. F. Huss. first. Specimen pliiut. sinsle. not exceeding lO-uu-li pot.—J. A. Weber, first; J. F. Huss. seeon.l. Best group of chrysanthemums, ferns ami foliage plants.—J. F. Huss, first. Best floral piece of chrysanthemums.—Coombs, tlie florist, first. Collecllou of violets.—Paul Thompson, first. Two plants Begonia Gloire de Lorraine, wliite and pinlc.—J. F. Huss. first: Hartford Uetreat (N. Nelson, gardener), second. SiH^cimeu palm.—J. F. Huss, first. Vase of cosmos, Lady Lennox.—J. F. Huss. first. Collection of hardy chrysanthemums.^ A. Righenzl. first. Collection of carnations, open to commercial growers onlv.—Coombs, the florist, first; Hart- foi-d Retreat, second. SPECIAL AWARDS. To J. F. Huss. for standard pompon $1 ; collection of orchids $2; specimen bush plant Hartford Retreat. 12 specimen cyclamens $2; J. A. Weber, six specimen cyclamens $1 ; Be- gonia Leraine, specimen. Diploma; Basket, $1 : Standard pompon, grafted in four varieties, diploma. Mrs. B. B. Tuttle (M. J. Pope, gardener), collection of orchids $5. Whiting Greenhouses, vase of Enchantress, certificate of merit: Rose Pink Enchantress, cer- tificate of merit; Kaiserin roses, $1. Terrv & Peck.—Vase of Enchantress. %\ : vnsp of White Perfection. $1 ; collection of seedling earnations. certificate of merit. A. Righonzi. specimen chrysanthemums. $1 : not disbudded. $1. Department of parks, collection of anemone, chrysanthemums, diploma, single diploma. Spear & McManus, vase of rose Killarney, $1.50. Paul Thompson.—Carnation Neptune, certifi- cate of merit; Carnation Victoria, certificate of merit. Hartford Retreat.—Pink sport of Enchantress, certifiente of merit. .T. D. Cockroft.—Carnation Georgia, certificate of merit. A. C. Tarrytown, N. Y. The tenth annual i^xiiibition of the Horticultural Society was held in Rlusir hall. November 4-(>. There was a splendid exhibition of cut orchids, chrysantlie- mums. carnations, and roses, and also an excellent showing; in flowering and folia.iic plants. From the private estates of the vicinity came a wealth of blooms, and many plants that were of a quality much above the ordinary. The F. R. Pierson Co. made a fine ex- hibit of commercial stocks, notably ferns and seedling carnations. A new pink seedlins: by this firm was named, on the second day of the show. Governor Hughes. It is a very large flower, four inches in diameter, with fine calyx and long grace- ful stem. The Pierson Co. exhibited a large amount of fine stock that was not entered for competition. AWARDS. The Lord & Burnham Co.'s medal, offered fnr tlie best 'Ifi roses, in three varieties, was won liy Wm. Inglis. gardener to John J. Reiker. Society prize (silver medal) for best new dec- orative plant went to F. R. Pierson Co. for Nephrolepis elegantissima compacta. Trt'olve ciirysanthemums.—Geo. Middleton. gardener to Wm. Kock'-feller. first; W. Jamie- son, gardi'ner to Emil Beralsheimer, second. Lewis silver cup, for best 24 chrysantliemums. —. Mi<ldleton. first; Thos. Head, gardener to M. F. Plant, second. Pierson U-Bar Co.'s prize of $20 for most eftectively arranged table of decorative plants.— W. .Taraieson, first; Robert Angus, gardener to Jos. Eastman, second. Six pot plants, chrysanthemums.—^W. G. Rob- erts, gardener to Pr?d'k Potter, first; James Bell, gardener to Osborne estate, second. Six blooms, chrvsanthemums.—Hector McDon- ald, gardener to Stuyvesant Fish, first; Thos. Head, second. Julius Roehrs Co.'s prize for the best table of orchids and ferns in pots.—W. H. Waite, gardener to S. Uutermeyer, first. Heurv A. Dreer's prize for best collection stnvp plants.—W. H. Walte. first. Thirty blooms, chrysautliemums.—Geo, Middle- ton, first: W. Tamieson. second. Trained bush chrysanthemum.—W. Jamieson, first; W. H. Waite. second. Mest effectively arranged vase of 25 chrysan- tliemums.—Geo. Wittlin^er. gardener to Miss Blanche Potter, first: T. Richardson, second. Stiver cup. for IS blooms, chrysanthemums.— W. Jamieson, first; Hector McDonald, second. Silv(;r cup, for best arranged floral decoration CD clrcu.ar dinner table.—James Stewart, gar-
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RAMBLER ROSE WALSH S JUNIATA. F. n. n. dener to Mrs. Constable, first; W. H. Waite, siHoud; Howard Nichols, gardener to Mrs. Trevor, third. (The last named carried off sev- eral first prizes for specimen ferns of different varieties.) Best miniatur<i flower garden.—Geo. Begg, as- sistant gardener on the Beralsheimer place; for ji verj- handsome piece of work which attracted much attention. Splendid grapes were exhibited by W. Jamie- sou, gardener to K. Ber.ilsheimer, who took first prize, anl by Walter Angus, gardener to the Misses R. and H. Sovill?. who took second. Pineapples and other imloor products of fine quality were exhibited by W. H. Waite, gardener to Samuel Unterraayer. Bridal bouquet.—Fred C Weber, first Weber, second. Basket of roses.—F. C. Weber, first: Weber, second, both showing Chatenay; Koenig Floral Co.. third, with Killarney. Chrysanthemums arranged for effect.—F. C. Weber, fir^t. Major BounafEon; The E. G. Hill Co.. second. Five vases five varieties carnations.—Chicago Carnation Co.. first; the E. G. Hill Co., second; Weilnnd & Oliuger. second. Fifty American Beauty roses.—Weilaud & Olingci*, first. Six vases of roses, six varieties. 25 blooms in each vase.-—J. F. Ammann, first; W. J. & M. S. Vesey, second, '^I'wentv-five blooms any other color chrysan- tl'.emu.ns'.—J. F. Ammann, first; W. J. & M. S. Vesey. second. Twenty-five yellow chrysanthemums.—The E. G. Hill Co.. first: HImmer Bros., second; W. J. v<t M. S. Vesey, third. Twentv-five white chrysanthemums.—The E. G. Hill Co.. first; W. J. & M. S. Vesey, second. Fifty white carnations.—Chicago Carnation Co.. first; E. G. Hill Co., second; J. F. Am- mann, third. Fifty blooms, light pink carnations.—Chicago Carnation Co., first; J. F. Ammann, second;, Woiland & dinger, third. Fifty dark pink carnations.—Chicago Carna- tion Co., firfct; W. J. & M. S. Vesey, second; F. G. Hill Co., third. Fifty blooms, red carnations.—Chicago Car- nation Co., first; W. J. & M. S. Vesey, second; E. G. Hill Co.. third. Disiday 1,000 violets.—Fred C. Weber, first. Basket carnations.—Fred C. Weber, first; Koenig Floral Co., second; F. H. Weber, third. One hundred roses arranged for efl'ect.—W. J. ,t M. S. Vesey, fii*st; F. C. Weber, second. Elmira, N. Y. The Civic Improvement League and Horticultural Society held a chrysan- themum show in the beautiful new hall of the Woman's Federated Charities build- ing, November 5-7, and the proceeds of the show were donated to that institu- tion. The exhibits filled the hall nicely and with the groups of palms and flowers arranged by the local florists, Durand, Leavitt and Backer, and by Wm. Pursey, gardener to the Hon. J. S. Fassett. made a beautiful display. Music was provided afternoons and evenings. The admission charged was 25 cents and while the at- tendance was light still a comfortable sum was realized for the federation over and above the expenses. One of the most

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