The evening times., 1900-02-27
PRIZES For CARNATIONS
The Baltimore Show includes Rar,
and Bean iful Flowers
Roses. Nieiets. and Other Plants or
Exhibition as We'll as the Fragrant
Celebrated Thirty-Thousand-D
lar Blossom, the Lawson. outdene.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 2t-tfe cafnaIlOh
show. given under the auspices of the Gar
| deners' Club at the Royal Arcanum, was
a sight rot easily forgotten. Roses, vio-
lets. and other fragrant blossoms were in
cluded in the show, although the carnation
was the flower of first Importance. Among
the exhibits of other flowers was that of
the gardener for Mrs. Robert Garrett, Mr..
Z. Holden, who exhibited an unusually fine
collection Of blooming cinerarias. There
We're scarcely two plants in this collection
of over fifty plants that were alike. Some
bore the characteristic white and purple
blossoms, Others blossoms OF Just the sin
gle color. Mr. Holden also exhibited a col
lection Of cyclamcn in full bloom and a
fine specimen of Towering iessamine. the
variety distir guished by the formidable
name "Rhyncospermum jasminoides. Mr..
Edwin A. Seidewitz another exhibitor of
blooming plants had a number OF fine
azaleas in his collection.
The exhib.ts-tha carnations, roses. and
violcts-and the blooming plants were at
tractively arranged on long tables, ca:e be-
ing taken in the arrangement to group the
carnations OF the same color as near to-
gether as possible Banked at one end of
the hall were tall pallus, kentias. arecas,
latanias, and several handsome specimens
Of Boston fern from the greenhouses of
Halliday Brothers.
Certificates CT merit were awarded by
the club for the best collections containing
% white, scarlet, crimson, light pink. dart,
pink, yellow, and yariegated carnations.
Mtssrs. Alexander Scott, the manager of
the Florists Exchange; Fred Mitchell and
Z. a Seidewitz. the judges followed Ii
general the rules of the National CaTna
tion Society in making their awards,
though they did not liGlit themselves
strictly TO them. The rules provide q
standard of 50 points, % being given to
color. % 10 size. TO calyy, ~ 10 stem ID
to form, and 20 fragrance.
To Halliday Brothers were awarded the
certificates for white Cloud" a large
white blossom: America, a scarlet blos-
SON; General Gomez deep crimson;
William Scott" dark pink: Golden Mug
get" yellow. The other certificates We're
awarded 10 +. Bauer for "Ddybreah."
light pink blossom; TO Isaac II. Moss for
his collection Cf the yaTiegated blossoms
known as Mrs. Bradt;" to Henry Weber
& Sons. of Oakland. Nd. for their fine
specimens of their new seedlings. Gene
We've Lord" deep pink blossom. and
no. no." white blossom.
Mr.. John Cook was given . certificate for
his exhibit Of his new cream -colored rose,
he Baltimore and special mention for
his new white Seeding carnation. William
<. Holden was given certificates for his
cinerarias and his cyclamen. Honorable
mention was given to Peter Campbell Era-
man for his collection Of Bridesmaid and
Bride roses; to l. II. Moses for his collec-
tion cf Golden Gate" and La France
roses; to Harry +. Mitchell. of Philadel
phia. for his collection OF light pink caTna-
tions, the Mrs. Bertram Lip2incott" va
riety: to Edwin A. SeidewitZ. for his coll
lection of azaleas; to Il. Bauer. for violels;
to Halliday Brothers, for seedlings started
by Charles Wagner. f. Mitchell was given
a certificate of merit for flower stand
and Fred. G. Burger, one for a basket Of
American Beauty roses. maidcnhair fern
and frssia-
Several collection were received after
the awards were made. Among them were
a collection Of carnations and Diets eX-
hibite1 by Lehr Bros, pink seeding carna-
tions by Richard Vincent & S-n, and a
large collection OF seeding carnations cX-
hibited by Woodfall Bros. Of q en Bur-
nie. Md Mr.. Isaac II. Mess was chairman
Yesterday. The other members OF the COM
nittee were Messrs F. Bauer Henry
Fisher, William LehT, and Mack Ri n
mend.
At The meeting Of the club at nigat pre-
iminary arrangements for the annual 1
Meeting and banquet were made. Mr.. Will |
lam b. SANDS. treasurer, resigned his Of |
ice and membership, as did also NJ rs. |
lanes Pcntiand and William b. nds. |
r.. Mr. Robert Halliday. who was recent |
Y elected president of the American Car |
!ation Society of Buffalo, and M. Henry !
'ickhhCltz OF Pennsylvania, we're present. |
ir. Eickhhotz gave fis> ideas OF the du- |
les of the Gardeners Cub in connection /
Sith the meeting OF the American C2rna- /
ion Society to be held here next year. /
lr. William Weber, Of Oak and, who rep |
esanted the club at the recent carnation |
how at Buffalo. -. Y, gaye s5me prac-
ical ideas Of the manner of entertain ng, |
tc He said that the celebrated Lawson |
30 000 carnation was some Nhat outdone I
" the new one known as "666.' A new
arnation, a beautiful white striped with !;
nk-a seeding by c. NJ Wagner. sho IN
y Halliday BrCs-was named Mrs Cha les |
- Seybold. Seven members Joined the
american Carnation Society.