. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 14 The Florists''Review October 30, 1913. ladies and they responded finely. Die- terich & Turner put up some splendid roses that would have done credit to and taken a high place in any competi- tion. Several dozen roses were staged in considerable variety, among them be- ing American Beauty, Eichmond, Prima Donna, Mrs. Geo. Shawyer, "White Kil- larney, Mrs. Wakefield Christie-Miller, Lady Alice Stanley, Killarney Queen, My Maryland and Antoine Rivoire; this was a grand exhibit. Howard & Smith took up the whole of one room with their ex
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 14 The Florists''Review October 30, 1913. ladies and they responded finely. Die- terich & Turner put up some splendid roses that would have done credit to and taken a high place in any competi- tion. Several dozen roses were staged in considerable variety, among them be- ing American Beauty, Eichmond, Prima Donna, Mrs. Geo. Shawyer, "White Kil- larney, Mrs. Wakefield Christie-Miller, Lady Alice Stanley, Killarney Queen, My Maryland and Antoine Rivoire; this was a grand exhibit. Howard & Smith took up the whole of one room with their exhibit of fine kentias, back of a showy and choice lot of dahlias in great variety, some pretty foliage plants and ferns. Polder & Groen showed elegant cut carnations, roses, cosmos and other flowers in good shape^ The Figueroa Street Nursery and the Star Nursery both put up interesting groups of Japanese conifers, chrysan- themums and other stock, and other local growers showed of their best. Henry Kunst showed potted plants of various peppers. The amateur growers had a lot of pretty flowers in consid- erable variety, well staged. The judg- ing was in the hands of H. E. Eichards, Henry Kunst and J. B. Menasco; Mr. Menasco, being present, kindly helped out in place of P. D. Barnhart, who was unfortunately prevented from coming. H. E. E. PASADENA, CAL. The Flower Show. The annual chrysanthemum show of the Pasadena Horticultural Society opened October 23, at the Maryland hotel. At the time of writing it was too early to say anything about either the attendance or the awards, as my visit was cut short when the tent was being cleared for the judges and other business called me away from the city of beautiful homes. But the quality of the exhibits, especially of the cut flowers, was away beyond anything ever before seen at Pasadena. The re- markable point about it all is, too, that the flowers were all grown outdoors, or with only a canvas covering, and I am sure that no better f
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