. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 46 The Florists^ Review NOVEMBBII 10. 1»22 Davenport, New York, raiilinu Wikox and November liold, iis well as the fine new rose, Coniuionwealth. Tlie liirfjo vasea of pompous, arrantied for effect by \V. J. Sealey, i'ortchester, N. Y., deserve a special word of com- mendation, rompons, singles and anemones were numerously sliown, but they were so badly crowded that they did not show off well. Iva, Doris and "White Doty seemed to be most in favor among pompons, while Yellow Mensa, Mildred, Presby, pink; Mensa, white; and Nellie Ilavelle, white
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 46 The Florists^ Review NOVEMBBII 10. 1»22 Davenport, New York, raiilinu Wikox and November liold, iis well as the fine new rose, Coniuionwealth. Tlie liirfjo vasea of pompous, arrantied for effect by \V. J. Sealey, i'ortchester, N. Y., deserve a special word of com- mendation, rompons, singles and anemones were numerously sliown, but they were so badly crowded that they did not show off well. Iva, Doris and "White Doty seemed to be most in favor among pompons, while Yellow Mensa, Mildred, Presby, pink; Mensa, white; and Nellie Ilavelle, white, were among the favorite singles. Of the large speci- men blooms, white and yellow Turner, Firestone, .Louisa I'ockett, Pockett 's Crimson, •Elberou, Gleuview, Nagirroc, Odessa, Ros^nda, Mrs. J. Wells, W. liigby and Yellow Drabble were par- ticularly prominent. Specimen plants were few. Three large trained specimens from Prospect park, Brooklyn, staged outside the ex- hibition hall near the entrance, were the best. Medium-sized plants were not of good quality. Eoses were good, but carnations lacked stem. Vegetables in the main were not well staged; exceptions were the displays from Robert Tyson, su- perintendent to Mrs. H. McKay Twom- bly, Madison, N. J., of roots for stock feeding and a good collection of twelve varieties of vegetables from F. O. John- son, superintendent to Mrs. H. S. Pratt, Glen Cove. Exhibition at Museum. The exhibition at the Museum of Natural History by the Horticultural Society of New Y'ork was a really su- perb one and splendidly arranged. Not for years has the writer seen as fine an all-around fall show. Ferns, groups, chrysanthemums, orchids, roses, carna- tions, vegetables were all splendidly shown. Specimen blooms were keenly competed for, there being as many as six to ten entries in some classes, and the quality was unbeatable. There was a remarkable display of pompons, sin- gles and anemones, all showing high culture, and these attracted even
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