. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 204 The American Florist. Feb. 24, MaW of Honor 2 Mrs. Dugdale 2 Mre. Knights Smith 2 Romolo Fiazzani 2 Rosle Sydenham 2 Salopian 2 , Senator 2 Aurora ^ Baden Powell 1 Blanche Burpee 1 Calypso 1 Captlvation 1 Countess of Shrewsbury 1 Eric Hlnton 1 Grey Priar 1 Her Majesty 1 Jessie Cuthbertson • 1 John Ingman 1 Lady Mary-Ormesby-Gore 1 IjOrd Kenyon 1 Lord Rosebery 1 Lottie Hutchlns 1 Marchioness of Cholmondeley 1 Mrs. Geo. Higginson, Jr 1 Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain 1 Nymphtea 1 Prince Edward of York 1 Prima Donna 1 Sa
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 204 The American Florist. Feb. 24, MaW of Honor 2 Mrs. Dugdale 2 Mre. Knights Smith 2 Romolo Fiazzani 2 Rosle Sydenham 2 Salopian 2 , Senator 2 Aurora ^ Baden Powell 1 Blanche Burpee 1 Calypso 1 Captlvation 1 Countess of Shrewsbury 1 Eric Hlnton 1 Grey Priar 1 Her Majesty 1 Jessie Cuthbertson • 1 John Ingman 1 Lady Mary-Ormesby-Gore 1 IjOrd Kenyon 1 Lord Rosebery 1 Lottie Hutchlns 1 Marchioness of Cholmondeley 1 Mrs. Geo. Higginson, Jr 1 Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain 1 Nymphtea 1 Prince Edward of York 1 Prima Donna 1 Sadie Burpee 1 Seedling 1 Sensation 1 Speckled Beauty 1 Sunrise 1 Sunset 1 White Wonder 1 V ? Total Bunches 244 Total Varieties 73 Once again a separate audit of the first prize exhibits has been made, and this to the competitor will prove useful as well as interesting, for, other things being equal, it is pretty certain that the newer varieties will win the prizes. Here is a comparison of the first prize audits of the three years:— Average Bunches Tear. Bunches. Varieties. per Variety 1905 244 73 nearly 3 1-3 1904 217 62 nearly 3 1-2 1903 216 71 Just over 3 The average number of bunches per variety is wonderfully steady, but there is room for considerable improvement. Keen competitors will, however, always have more than one string to their bow. BEST VARIETIES. As there are so many items of interest jostling each other for insertion in the present issue of the "Annual," it has been thought advisable, in view of the classification work, to somewhat curtail this part of the audit. That the best will come to the front is, however, proved by reference to the general and the first prize audits, where it will be found that in each list (with one excep- tion) the same variety takes precedence in its color, thus:— First General Prize Color. Class and Variety. Audit. Audit. White—Dorothy Bckford 105 12 Crimson and Scarlet—King Edward VII 75 10 Cerise—Cocclnea 36 6 R
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