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Title: The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade
Identifier: americanfloristw53amer (find matches)
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: American Florists Company
Subjects: Floriculture; Florists
Publisher: Chicago : American Florist Company
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664 The American Florist. April 15,
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NEW YORK SPRING SHO\V. Bulbous and Other Flowering Plants Exhibited by W. B. Thompson, Yonkers, N. Y., R. M. Johnson, Gardener, The department of parks, Borough of Manhattan, staged a splendid group of foliage and flowering plants. There were some very fine specimen hydran- geas in the white, pink and blue sorts. Frederick H. Dressel, Weehawken, N. J., carried off first prizes in all the classes. His plants were wonderfully well grown. In the commercial class for climbing roses, A. N. Pierson, Inc., staged mag- nificent plants. His specimen Tausend- schon, Hiawatha and White Dorothy Perkins being superbly flowered. Eliza- beth Zeigler, a red sport of Dorothy Perkins, looks like a valuable addition, receiving first for best new rose not in commerce. Julius Roehrs Co. won first with 25 pots Lilium giganteum. There were majestic specimen palms all about the hall—arecas, caryotas, rhapis, kentias. Phoenix Roebelenii, cycas, dracsenas and tree ferns. Goni- ophlebium subauriculatum, with its long 10-foot fronds, was a conspicuous feature. In the blooming section of hard wooded plants there were several fine acacias. Magnificently flowered gen- istas were great features and wonder- fully flowered specimens of the broom, Genista ofiicinalls, attracted attention. Marguerites, such as are seldom seen, came from the Bellevue Farm, New Brunswick, N. J. (Geo. H. Pen- son, Gr.), and in the commercial class from Madsen & Christensen, "Wood Ridge, N. J. They were complete balls of white, five to six feet In diameter. There were extraordinary specimens of Cineraria stellata. There have never been finer or better flowered plants staged at a show In this country. W. B. Thompson, Yonkers, N. Y. (R. M. Johnson, Gr.), staged some splendidly colored crotons, his 12 re- ceiving first prize. J. Hood Wright, New York, won second. Specimen ferns were also a noteworthy part of the Thompson exhibit. His group of ornamental foliage plants, 100 square feet, composed of crotons, dracoenas, pandanuses, marantas, etc., was easily first. He was also first for the six best specimen foliage plants. F. R. Pierson Co. won first with 12 tree lilacs with great heads of bloom; also for best three thrysacanthus or bottle brush. The Pierson display of neph- rolepis sorts was, as usual, a fea- ture. It was great in its variety and culture. Primula malacoides, white, and light and dark pink, were seen in the greatest perfection. Specimen plants of farleyense of the Roehrs Co. won first; they were grand plants. Pimelea rosea, a new plant, was staged by A. N. Pierson, Inc. This looks like a splendid hardwooded plant with pink flowers. Abutilon Seyboldi. a variegated dwarf growing variety, with orange flowers, was also exhibit- ed by this firm. There was a mag- nificent plant of Farleyense gloriosa. staged by Gov. Beeckman, Newport, R. I. (J. D. Urquhart, Gr.). A plant of Asparagus Sprengeri, staged by Mrs. Oliver Hoyt, Stamford, Conn., received honorable mention; a truly beautiful specimen, as was a plant of A. cunea- tum, four feet through, which won first prize. In the commercial class for spireas. Bobbink & Atkins staged well flowered specimens that won first. In the rambler rose class for private growers, F. E. Lewis, Ridge- field, Conn. (J. W. Smith, Gr.), won first with an assortment of well flow- ered plants. Mrs. Henry Darlington, Mamaro- neck, N. Y. (P. W. Popp, Gr.), won a silver medal for an exhibit covering .S(X> square feet. A rock work of cork bark was a feature here, as were a number of laburnums, with their beautifully tasselled blossoms. Knight & Struck Co. won a first prize for a collection of new Holland plants, which consisted of acacias, ehorizeraas, sedums, ericas, etc.—a wonderful and varied exhibit. In the balcony, the display of Pri- mula obconicas was wonderful in its variety and coloring. Ralph Pulitzer, Manhasset, N. Y. (Fred Hitchworm, Gr.), won first for the best six, each plant having at least 2.5 large, gera- nium-like heads of bloom. There were at least 100 plants in competition In this and other classes, almost as good. The cyclamen were also remarkable. It has never been our pleasure to see the like before—such giant flowers, such brilliant colorings and quantity of bloom were a revelation of what careful selection of seed and attentive culture will do. A collection of nem- esias in separate colors was interest- ing. The schizanthus specimens were enormous, like the giant chrysanthe- mum plants of old. First prize for six plants went to C. K. G. Billings, Oyster Bay. N. Y. (James Bell, Gr.). These plants covered a space of at least 300 square feet. Specimen hy- drangeas in the private growers' class were also arranged along the balcony aisles. There were also groups of Easter lilies, splendidly flowered. Celo- sia cretica was an interesting plant with its spikes of mullein-like flowers.

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