. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. NEWPORT GLADIOLUS SHOW. National Society's Annual Meeting. Sound judgment was displayed by the oflScers of the American Gladiolus Society in its choice of Newport, ^. I., as the place for this year's show, in- stead of the 8. A. F. convention city, which has usually been' Gla- diolus experts were in heavy attend- ance and exhibits were high in qual- ity and large in number. The main hall, the stage, the galleries, the piazzas and the annexes of the Casino were filled with blooms. The few days of dry weather and moderate tempera- ture jus
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. NEWPORT GLADIOLUS SHOW. National Society's Annual Meeting. Sound judgment was displayed by the oflScers of the American Gladiolus Society in its choice of Newport, ^. I., as the place for this year's show, in- stead of the 8. A. F. convention city, which has usually been' Gla- diolus experts were in heavy attend- ance and exhibits were high in qual- ity and large in number. The main hall, the stage, the galleries, the piazzas and the annexes of the Casino were filled with blooms. The few days of dry weather and moderate tempera- ture just before the opening day of the show, August 18, enabled the ex- hibitors to display blooms of splendid quality. The judges, James Wheeler, of Na- tick, Mass.; J. Leiterstraten, of Saxon- ville, Mass.; William Andrews, of Ster- ling, Mass., and Bruce Butterton, James Robinson and Andrew S. Meikle, of Newport, had so heavy a task on their hands that they were not able to complete it the first day. In one class, that for the silver cup of Hitcliings & (Jo. for the most artistic- ally arranged basket or hamper of blooms containing not more than twen- ty-five spikes, competition was so strong that a seventh man was called in to break the tie among the six judges. The prize was finally awarded to B. Hammond Tracy, of Wenham, •Mass., and J. G. Leikens, Inc., of New York and Newport, was given a second jtrize. Next day, however, it was found that Mr. Tracy's hamper contained one spike too many, and so the cup was given to J. G.\Leikens. - Charles F. Fairbanks, president of the society, staged a splendid display, which was awarded a gold medal by the Newport Horticultural Society. T. A. Havemeyer also had a fine exhibit, as did Governor R. Livingston Beeck- man, who formally opened the show with a brief address. The decorations by Bruce Butterton, superintendent for E. J. Berwind, of Newport, added much to the beauty of the exhibition as a whole. The west upper balcony was filled
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