Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-26
JERSEY DAY At
FLOWER SHOW
Thousands of Growers from
State Visit Exhibit in
Grand Central Palace.
ESSEX DELEGATION WILL
ATTEND DISPLAY TONIGHT
Many Prizes Won by Profess
slonal and Amateur Exhibitors
of New Jersey.

This is New Jersey day at the In
ternational Flower Show. which il
being held at the Grand Contra
Palace, New York. under the auspice.
of the Horticultural Society of New
York. and thousands of flower grow.
ers from all parts of the State are
present. New Jersey exhibitors, it /.
believed, will carry away some of this
highest honors. In addition to the
celebration of New Jersey day the
day and evening have been set aside
for the featuring and judging OF
roses
Thousands of cut roses were set out
early in the day in competition fol
three prizes of 5000, $3.50 and 500. for
the best display TO cover 200 square
feet of space and to contain no less
than 500 to 1000 blooms Some species
never before exhibited are being
shown today.
The Judging was also in progress
for the Mrs Gertrude Hubbard gold
medal. which is awarded every five
Years to the raiser or originator of
the best rose introduced within that
period. or since the last award.
W. A. Manda. of South Orange, is
the largest exhibitor at the show. Mr.
prizes SO far for his display of or
nids, palms, lockwood plants and
nephrolepis 6ernsl. The Waldorf
Astoria silver cup was won by Mr..
Manda for the twelve best orchid
blooms. The lockwood plants eX-
hibited by him won a special medal
No less than fifty-two varieties of
nephrolepis ferns) are among Mr..
Manda's exhibits. This is the largest
variety of that species ever shown by
a single exhibitor
WINS Many Prizes.
Orchids of every kind and color
are being exhibited by Lager & Hur-
rell, of Summit. This concern spe-
eializes in orchids and by reason of
that captured many prizes. bringing
more honors to this State.
Miniature Japanese gardens with
tiny fairy lakes, tinkling brooks.
bridges, pagodas and wee Japanese
manilSins strolling about may also
be seen in different parts of the great
exhibit hall. For exhibits of this
kind Julius Roehrs Company, of
Rutherford, received a gold medal
AS a member of the firm explained,
the exhibitors do not care so much
for the prize itself as they do for the
hcror. One of the most beautiful ex-
hibits of the show was the "Gloriosa
Roehriana" AFRICAN climbing lily)
which was used as table decoration
and has attracted much attention
since the show opened last Saturday.
The Roehrs Company also captured
the premier honors in the exhibit of
aZaleas. They claim that they have
the largest plants of this kind in the
country and at present they are in
full bloom.
Bobbink & Atkins, of East Ruther-
ford, exhibited an extensive line of
nursery stock, including eVergreens,
hay trees and various hardy plants,
fof which they received many of the
principal honors.
Among the amateur horticulturists
Who captured prizes was Mrs. ].
Willis James, of Madison, who eX-
hibited flower plants and table flow
ers of various kinds
JerseAman Exhibits Niolets.
Peter Hauck ir, of 155 Prospect
street, East Orange, received a GER
tificate of merit for one huge bunch
OF Governor Herrick' ylolets. Mr..
Hauck also won second prize for
his display of freesias.
! magnificent display of cut flow-
els was shown by Henry Goldman,
Of Deal Beach, and he captured sew
eral prizes in the miscellaneous cut
flowers class.
The decorated tables, sparkling
y it'll cut glass and slverware and
set with sweet peas, which were
.bdged yesterday. remained i'm place
today and were visited by hundreds
of early callers. John NJ. Barker. of
Morristown, and Herman Mamisch,
of Englewood, both won prizes for
their exhibits of sweet peas One
variety in particular, exhibited by
Mr.. Barker, that attracted much at
tention, was that of deep red(sweet
pea bloom. with five ON one stem,
tie blossoms resembling a miniature
orchid. The sweet pea exhibits We're
under the direction of the American
Sweet Pea Society.
Charles II. Totty, of Madison, one
OF the principal growers of roses in
this State, is an exhibitor. While
Mr. Totty's roses are not in compe-
tilion with the rest of the blooms,
his exhibit attracted much attention.
The Mrs. George Schawyer," a rose
OF his own origination and for which
he has received several prizes, was
also shown,
Summit Man Exhibits
Another grower of roses. Harry o.
Nav. of Summit, exhibited MANY
prize winning varieties. Roses OF
every description. some almost six
inches in breadth, were shown.
George A. Dennison, head of the
horticultural department of the Pana-