The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-08
MANY RARE PLANTS SHOWN.
POINTS OF EXCELLENCE IN THE PRES
ENT CHRYSANTBEMUM SNOW.

The Exhibition y Notable One both for th,
Number and Excellence OF the vsrie
uer-Sorue OF the Successful Exhibitors
The ohrysanthemum exhibition now beina
held In the Industrial Palace. Forty-third
street and Lexington avenue. is really n very
creditable display Of the autumn queen oil
flowers. The entrance to the building and hall
10 tastef,lly decorated with hemlock boughs.
cedar and balsam Ar branches wreaths OF
evergreen. smilax from the South. wild laurel
(RdlmiaI and long leaved Southern pine.
In tho classes for specimen plants, Pitcher 4
Manda OF short Hills n. j.. have everything
their own way in fact n lack OF competition
cbaractorizes nearly all the classes for plants
in pots Tho first prizes for ten. six. and three
specimen plants are $3.50. 800. and $50 re-
spectively. and all have been captured by
Messrs. Pitcher & Manda. Tho plants are
grown in large pots and form hemispherical
masses four or five feet wide. the branches
and blossoms being tied In place. This neoes-
states tho use OF forest Of little sticks and q
good deal OF string. and gives the plants very
formal appearance.
The specimen standard plants are grown to
q single stem. two three feet high. before
they begin to branch out. and these have a
more artificial appearance than the low-grown
specimens. The standards on exhibition.
however. are exceptionally good. being we'll
filled and unusually free from tho harshness
peculiar to this manner OF training the plants
For ten specimens and for ono specimen
Messrs. Pitcher & Manda are also successful.
getting the 500 premium for the first class
and S25 for the last. The varieties used as
standards are Mrs. +. d. Adams. white: Louis
Bochmer. purple. hairy: Hicks Arnold. golden
bronze: Mrs. W. p. lienszey. crimson and gold,
and some seedlings. The variety Mrs. Alpheus
Hardy Is the best white Powered specimen
w II JiTcpln ia fhp hest ypOw and
Louis Menand the best crimson. Pitcher 4
Manda get the leading premiums for these.
Fla her S If tito nNs me run
the rim white. 1t IS attracting considerable
Mr.. W. Bayard Cutting OF Oakdale. L. l.. hns
q finely lowered lot OF plants which hc has
nassed into gromp 3ccupXinC 700 e, SQUARE IRE
II. Another group. by the same exhibitor. oc-
cupying 100 square feet. has won the $50 pre-
few shoots and have only one flower tcrlninat.-
Ing each branch. They are grown In pots and
Among the small plants. however. the most
beautiful are the SIM -stemmed ones. for
they are well clad with foliage from the ground
each stein In order to get this flower as per-
feet rs possible. all side shoots are nirped of
flower buds. except the ono selected for the big
blossom, are also removed.
some OF the ella .ses tho quality OF the bios
SONS has never been eXcelled here Tho How
Stems ts IN nG Utmost saeness
fiat boards. The long stems being stout and
sstir and well. furnished with clean. su:eulent
form. The decnpitated blooms on the boards.
however last longer than the ongstemmed
The bigger the flower is tho moro it seems
to BIO IN demand. and the japanese type has
ties. as well as the nnemone- lowered section.
Ard the little pomnons are com pletely ignored.
This Is to be regretted. for while the big crazy
headed Japanssp mons beautiful
the greenhouse. few of them are OF any value
for openMr Enrden Su,yaon TIE hardy
despised little Donpons.
Among the finest white lowered varieties in
@ sj";;'% H. ed, Al;nirt l%SF$H
Emma ffitzefoh E!ior"io Maria H. smH Ssn
sHS re Harry us MadtEs Hicks s IFnoG CO. FGdSn
D. smith. .sSq M'i;: and GGlden Cute; Grim
Joey, hi. ,N-s. Al. Drexei. c; B. Whitnaii
RS"Is. Has a %Pd $ FssiSas vSsn5
Dean. and Mermaid. Orrtne boards q larger
assortment nf varieties is staged. but in this
Golden Woiding. a spIeIdii Yellow. which
this year. too Among pinks Good Gracious |
draws attention ut once. hut Niviand Morel |
IS s Tssarded n as
hne-t lot OF white flowers ever shown in New |
G dney SnoT nsm ny Mar at tho hsw Sea
YORK shows. but his flowers. not not only
Of NiyeIs. hnt Of several other kinds.
ago good deal of stress was laid upon the |
hairy lowered or ostrich plume chrysanthe-
absent. Will u few are 10 be found both
among the plants and cmt flowers, only ono
notice Harry /. ,sunderbruch. a large. clear
yellow flower with broad petals, is much
see s' e eeidm e Of Its ans
Peter Iend ereon 4 Co. nrs among the largest
grand. Dailicdonze Brothers ofFlatbush j. N.
May Of summit. Frank underhiII Of Oyster
5; II: CsPs,atie q Namaronsck, WolmeE Bros:
are among the other leading exhibitors.
All GrhaptninG gropr , GWqri orange plants in
zear sons a III II III Mr
shows II fine set Of tropical :nHrnntaS and large
and muIti.cHt2red crotons. and he mas won
handsomest OF all ma;denhuir ferns. 1d.an-
I'm FntrgnAss lie, hns also obtained
handsome sre%men Of the chinsse twas
reroiWa,, and the same, high, honor for
Bay Ridge has The I finest dr ira Is Af!af z.
drown shows some very well grown plants OF
bright green. blotcl,cd. and lnarbled with
wnfP. ALONG Win nom - n very handsome |
specrnen of Chabrei's aralia. an elegant tropi-
cal narrow -leavel shrnb. The most admired
palm in he exhibition is a J o-ioot high flowing
wonderful feather-fronded species: 1t came
from Mrs. Pratts greenhouses. Clinton street.
Brooklyn. For the best specimen fern Pitcher
& Mandn get tho hrst prize for ,ht7'iIS Wall
chid,id n very vigorous spec!os. Mr. +. Koff-
man Of Walden has, he'd OF smilax growing
in the ground and running. IN on strings
n representing how the plant Is cultivated in
TIL" plants are growing in
paner pots, which are plGnGed almost out of
sight.
Mr.. H. W. WhippsrInan. 1880 Atlantic
avenue Brooklyn. has won tho 500 premium
for the best group Of palms and decorative
plants arranged for effect. The plants consist
mostly OF palms. dracHnas. marantaB.y SCAT
cd screw pines. asparagus. and ferns. bordered
with fern-line moss. arranged In circular
pyramid. topped with IN elegant specimen OF
the East Indian CGcGS ciIcnGns
In the way OF new plants Pitcher Il Manda
show a group of small varieties. including q
handsome dark crimson dracRna called Mrs |
Morel a crested form of asparagus DiTmosus.
. silvery leaved smilax. n metallic leaved
or |