The Weekly Florists' Review. 



■KMBER 29, 1900. 



surprised at finding his 20,000 feet of 

 glass in this outoflhe-way locality. It 

 is as honest looking a iaiic;e of houses 

 both inside and' out as New England 

 can boast. Here Howard points out 

 with just pride many points in the 

 make-u]! :i- Itiat <<{ lii- ■i«n hands. 



Two «i 111. i.n lioii-r- .11. .-(I new as 

 to be \nirMii-li. .1, l.ui :,ir lull of rose 

 bushes sil ill Aiiyii-i an. I ^.|. lumber. A 

 third house is full of three-year-old 

 bushes and all three of them are just 

 shouting promises for Christmas and la- 

 ter. The old house has also cut a sur- 

 prising amount so far this season as 

 well as during the past two years. The 

 remainder of the glass covers some ro- 

 bust pink plants, smilax, asparagus, 

 ferns, antirrhinum, etc. As a usual 

 thing about three men are employed 

 here. 



The farming operations here are 

 quite interesting, all kinds of live stock 

 being kept on the place, including a 

 monkey, and all sorts of outdoor crops 

 are raised. 



Mr. Howard's compressed energy is 

 infectious and pervades everything 

 about his establishment, and I mistrust 

 his bank account is as active as the 

 rest of the plant. May he long enjoy 

 his present conditions. J. S. Maxter. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. 



Work of the Committees. 



Following are the reports of the com- 

 mittees judging seedlings and sports: 



Philadelphia, Nov. 24. — John N. May, 

 Summit, N. J., exhibited Chestnut Hill, 

 a yellow .Japanese incurved variety, 

 which .-r. i..l sr, jiMintv commercial and 

 exhibition ..il.-. l,.i-t year this vari- 

 ety sc.n.il '"< |.' ini^ commercial scale, 

 88 point- . sliil.iin.n scale at Philadel- 

 phia. 



New York, Nov. 24.— Chestnut Hill, 

 exhibited by John N. May, scored 81 

 points commercial scale. 



Roston. Nov. 24.— John N. May ex- 

 hibited the following two varieties: 

 Chestnut Hill, which scored 88 points 

 commonial mmI. : an. I Zanipa, a brown- 

 ish criin-.iii. -.ilii I'verse, scoring 78 



points cxhiliil i.iii -ral.'. 



Cincinnuli, -\.jv. Jt.— Chestnut Hill, 

 shown by same exhibitor, scored 80 

 points commercial scale. 



Chicago. Nov. 10.— Nathan Smith & 

 Son, Aihian. Mi.li.. exhibited Mrs. El- 

 mer 11. ^iniili. \.lli.\v. which scored 93 

 points cliiiii.;. lal -.ale. 



Chica;^.., ^..^. 17.-K. G. Hill & Co., 

 Richmnnil. hid., exhibited Mary Hill, 

 pink, wliicli >cored 78 points commercial 

 scale. Malcdlm Lamond. crimson, by 

 same exhibitors, scored 81 points coni- 

 mereial scale. 



New York. Nov. 17.— IT. A. Molatsch. 

 Brooklvn, N. Y.. exhil.ilc.l N.i. I'.i. a 

 bright yellow, Japan.-, iih iim..I \.iiic- 



ty, which scored S7 |,..ini- . , ml 



scale, v.. II. Hill & c.. I:, i <■ : i".l.. 



exhibited Malcolm Lain.ii.a. .iiin-.ai. n- 

 flexed. scoring 8,j paints coinincicial 

 scale. John N. May, Summit. N. J., ex- 

 hibited Mrs. W. B. Chamberlain, light 

 pink, reflexed Japanese, which scored 8.5 

 points commercial scale. 



Philadelphia. Nov. 17.— Miller & Sons. 

 Bracondale. Ontario. Can., exhibited 

 Timothy Katon. white. Japanese, in- 

 curved, which scored commercial and ex- 

 hibition scales 92 points. K. O. Hill & 

 Co. exhibited Maleom Lamond. which 



scored 90 points commercial scale, 91 

 points exhibition scale. Nathan Smith 

 & Son, Adrian, Midi., exhihitcl Mrs. El- 

 mer 1). Smith, a >cll.'>\ .i,i|:in.~i> in- 

 curved variety, scohhl' :i1 |i.iiiii- com- 

 mercial scale. 90 pciinl- . Alnlnlnni scale. 

 Mrs. W. P.. C'lianil... 1,1111. .v liil.it. ■,! by 

 John N. Ma\, -..a..! ^:; [..uni- com- 

 mercial scale. ^:. I I- islnliii hill scale. 



.Jaiiaii.'-.' '■•h, ' '\ i -I p-iii'- .'om- 



merci.r .,' ■ •.:'•:■. 'I -/ale. 



Fev.lni.iii.i ii. _ . . • i ' '■ .-.:• F. 



Baei, t:-4., l;...<linL'. I'.i. .xlnl.H.M a yel- 

 low, Japanese incurved variety, which 

 scored 84 points commercial and exhi- 

 bition scales. 



Boston, Nov. 17. — Nathan Smith & Son 

 exhibited Mrs. Elmer D. Smith, scoring 

 94 points commercial scale, 87 points ex- 

 hibition scale. Mrs. Ritson a white 

 sport from Viviand-Morel, reflexed, by 

 same exhibitors, scored 90 points exhi- 

 bition scale. The flowers arrived in poor 

 condition, but judging from the excel- 

 lence of its parent we consider this sport 

 worthv of this score. John N. May ex- 

 hibited Mrs. W. B. Chamberlain, which 

 scored 88 points commercial and exhibi- 

 tion scales. 



Cincinnati, Nov. 17. — H. L. Ragan, 

 SpriuiifielJ. Ohio, exhibited Gold Siiiith, 

 a blun .. ,^.11 ..: -|."M l...ni I'M-ia.iM W. 



JIalcohn Lamond, I. ii-, 



scored 85 points con ill,. . ,,., \,iili 



an Smith & Son exliil.u.,1 Ali.-. l.luu. J). 

 Smith, which scored exhibition scale 'J'J 

 points. 



Exhibitors should make an effort to 

 mail to the undersigned the name of the 

 variety or varieties, legibly written, 

 which they have sent for examination 

 to anv of the committees, in ample time 

 so that th^ may be correctly spelled 

 when reported to the horticultural press. 



The aiinniineenient has already been 

 mail.' lliai X..\. 2\ w.iiilil be the last 



dav ili.ii 111.' Miii.iii- .■ littees at the 



diiVei.iii i.iit.i- \v iiM li.- on hand to 



the 



A. H. Fewkcs (chairman of Boston 

 committee), Newton Highlands, Mass. 



E. Bailledouze (chairman New York 

 committee), Flatbush, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



A. B. Cartledge (chairman Philadel- 

 phia committee), 1514 Chestnut street. 

 Philadelphia. 



James S. Wilson (chairman Chicago 

 committee). Western Springs, 111. 



H. Witterstaetter (chairman Cincin- 

 nati conunittee), Sedamsville, Ohio. 



The following letter, which has been 

 received from Monsieur a. M. Ph. Ki- 

 voire, Secretaire general, Societe Fran- 

 caise des Chrvsanthemistcs. under date 

 of Nov. 10. 1900. will be of interest, we 

 believe, as follows: 



IjYON. Nov. 10, 

 Monsieur Edlon I.^nsdale. Secretaire. 

 Chrysantliemum Society of America. 



been good enough to offer t 

 competed for under its aus 

 culled ■•Mademoi.selle Mari< 

 by Monsieur Liger-Ligneau 



ot I 



novelties 



lich 



the Exposition of Paris. There 

 were other varieties^ competing, 

 may be mentioned 

 Yacco." 



1 renew in the name ot our society our thanlis 

 for the generous gift from the Chrysanthemum 

 Society of America, and beg you '' ' '" " 



Sun" and "Sada- 



best regards. 

 Le Secretaire General: 



PH. RIVOIRE, 

 T. S. V. P. 

 P. S.— I hear, at the moment of closing this 

 letter, from Monsieur Dubreuil, that he has re- 

 ceived from your treasurer. Monsieur John 

 Newman May, the amount contributed. It will 

 be forwarded forthwith to Monsieur Liger. 



I must add that the variety which has taken 

 the prize is not so extraordinary as we could 

 have wished, but we have chosen the best 

 among the many varieties exhibited. It Is a 

 .Japanese incurved, with tubular florets of a 

 very pretty rose color. 



Edwin Lonsdale, Secretary. 

 Wyndmoor, near Philadelphia, Pa". 



NEW YORK. 



Club Meeting. 



A special meeting of the Florists' Club 



was held on Monday evening last for the 



jitirpose of consideiing immediate action 



r.'jai.lini; tli.- IniMin^ of a flower show 

 III N. \\ \.irk ( i(\ iii'\l year. The plan 



HI. I -. 'I'l' iiiiiii..' lecently appointed 



I" n.'ik iiii till- (iM'liiiiinaries had sent 



a -III' iiiiiic.' to interview the Madi- 



-.11 --.|u:ii. ...irdcn Co. on the subject 

 111! 11 n.i- lather the urgency arising 

 tioni this interview which called for the 

 meeling. A meeting of the plan and 

 scope committee was held on Monday 

 night and a full discussion of the mat- 

 ter was gone through before presenting 

 it to the club. 



President O'Mara presided at the 

 general meeting and put the case before 

 it in his usual way and called upon 

 those present to oflfcr opinions and ad- 

 vice. The report from the committee 

 was to the effect tliat the Garden peo- 

 |.l.' \\.,iiM ,.iii-i.|.'; ill.' Ilower show from 

 a -til.tl) liii-iii.-- -lan.lpoint and that 

 111.' hull »:i- a\,iil,ihl.' tor the week com- 



penplc «..iiM ,i--iiiii. Ill,, rent liability. 



of coursi- .11 111. 1. I -landing that they 



would 1.1' I ill ii ilii. gate receipts; 



in this \va.\ llie l,a:.len company are in 

 a position to secure Ihemselves, but it 

 was not clear how the club would have 

 any protection. Mr. W. A. ilanda 

 thought that whilst the early date 

 named would be a detriment in one way 

 it would be an advantage in others. The 

 early varieties of chrysanthemums could 

 be grown and then there were stove and 

 greenhouse plants, and especially or- 

 chids. Oncidiums, cypripediums ana 

 cattleyas would be in and he thought a 

 good show could be put up at that 

 time providing the schedule was proper- 

 ly arranged. He hoped proper apprecia- 

 tion would be shown to specimen plants 

 and that as a parallel ca.se the same 

 value of premiums would not be offered 

 for a tree fern and a vase of six chry- 

 s.nnthemums. Mr. Julius Roelirs pre- 

 ferred to hold a spring show. He said 

 a better supply and a larger variety of 

 flowers and plants were available at that 

 time of the year. ^Ir. Eugene Daille- 

 dnuze had nothing to add to what the 

 previous speakers had said. 



:Messrs. Withers. Wallace. Butterfield 



