. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. d2 The Florists'Review December 18, 1015. Imt«rnational Garden Club, Pelham Park, N. Y., on '^The Dahlia and the ; The exhibits were most interesting. R. J. Irwin staged pompon chrysan- themums and Charles Smith's Sons, of Woodside, showed their new mum, Mis- tletoe, a large late white with pink shading; also a fine vase of their new single mum, unnamed, pink and greatly- admired. These were staged by Philip Kessler. •» A. J. Guttman staged a seedling car- nation, Emma, from Frank Dinda, of Fa^mingdale, and a vase of Gorgeous from B.
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. d2 The Florists'Review December 18, 1015. Imt«rnational Garden Club, Pelham Park, N. Y., on '^The Dahlia and the ; The exhibits were most interesting. R. J. Irwin staged pompon chrysan- themums and Charles Smith's Sons, of Woodside, showed their new mum, Mis- tletoe, a large late white with pink shading; also a fine vase of their new single mum, unnamed, pink and greatly- admired. These were staged by Philip Kessler. •» A. J. Guttman staged a seedling car- nation, Emma, from Frank Dinda, of Fa^mingdale, and a vase of Gorgeous from B. Willig, of PoughkeepsiCi The club's thanks were accorded these. Mr. Guttman also placed on exhibi- tion the rose from the Florex Gardens which has been exhibited before as , Prima Donna. It was asserted that this rose has been known to rose growers for years as Mme. Paul Euler. At the last meeting of the club an award of merit was accorded the rose under the name Prima Donna and after some dis- cussion by Messrs. Totty, O'Mara and Wallace E. Pierson it was voted to rescind this award and place the ex- hibit of the rose under its original name, to which Mr. Guttman readily assented. The committee then gave the rose a standing of eighty-six points and a preliminary certificate. The New President. Henry Weston was born at Enfield, London, England, in 1866. He served four years' apprenticeship with H. fi. May, at Edmonton, and came to New York in 1888. In America his first' en- gagement was with W. C. Wilson, of Astoria, L. I., where he was foreman for two years. He left Astoria to take the management of the L. L. Lorillard estate. After two years with Harry Chappell, of Williamsport, Pa., he ac- cepted a position with the late Herman Dyer, of Woodside, L. I. Twenty-two years ago he commenced business on his own account in both the wholesale and retail line and has now 85,000 square feet of glass devoted to a great variety of stock, sweet peas and carna- tions being his special
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