The Weekly Florists' Review, 



559 





^£^iM 



House of Bulbous Flowers Grown by Peter Weilanj. 



BULBOUS FLOWERS. 



The acconipiui> iiif; ciijiiin iiij; 



fath- 

 Hc 



Ibous 



•erally start the first batch on that date, 

 setting them vuuler the bench for a few 

 days, and then placing on heating pipes 

 until almost ready to open. Then they 

 go up on the bemh." 



THE PHILADELPHIA SHOW. 



The spring exhibition of the Pennsyl- 

 vania Horticultural Society was held 

 last week in Horticultural Hall. The 

 plants and flowers shown were well 

 grown, the color efl'ects were beautiful, 

 and the arranireiiients excellent. The 

 S(5cietv i* (l"iiv_' •j.i.kI work for the ad- 



of 



was a little 

 c h is some- 



fall cslnl-iti.in-. Il,r 

 lencc a- -mi iii i l,i- i 

 higher lh:M, ,1, 11, r |. 

 thing tn be p,n„,l ,,r. 



The features of the main hall were the 

 groups of foliage and flowering plants, 

 ■beautifully arranged with quantities of 

 spring flower- briglitcnincr up the trop- 

 ical green. TIh-i uii ii|i- were s" 

 • ' .1.1-, .ill llurU 



li'raneis Caiiiiii 

 Thatcher and \ 

 stage «:l- b:inl 

 Of Lutaina I1..1 

 an Ka-i. I « 111 

 efi'eetivclv arm 

 and ribbon ai 

 above. On tli 

 Craig & Son' 

 fancv varieties 

 the i.all was 111 

 in full bloom. 



in by 

 John 

 . The 



plants 



iV Son, 

 . (lowers 

 ed from 

 IS Robt. 

 rnations. 



the floor, the shorter ones arranged on 

 tables, the general cHect being rich to a 

 ■degree. 



Curiously enough the plant that im- 

 pressed me most wms not an azalea, 

 genista, spirea or cineraria, but a huge 



well smile, only a cominun Paris daisy, 

 liut grown as 1 have never seen a daisy 

 grown before. I'erfcit in furiii and In! 

 iage, with hundreds of npni ll..«ri- ami 

 more buds than tl.nvns 



Pandanii-^ Saii.lpri. -!..,» n l,v II \. 



Dlvrl, illinlr il^ li,-l 1h,u ;iii.1 nrrnr.i ;, 



each month. The novelty must be 

 p. m. on that day. in order to 



,|,.. i.il -iiii|\ ..I most of the novelties re- 

 1.1. il\ ml 1 . ilii, cd. The other members 



I t I lie Ill I I r ;l I r r:lr]l - | h( 'ialists UX 



tlirM liii. , I Im' ii,,ir III. Ill I. .11 .if whose 

 iiiiiii.- . , - i ..mi. I. II. . Ill 1 III., ability 



To return to the exhibition. The bul- 

 bous stock was shown in large pans, prov- 

 ing a feature. BafTodils. tulips, Dutch 

 and Roman liva.ir.ths. vail, v, all don.- in 

 a way to .l..li.jl.i il... li.mU . ( .m.Ii ..ml 

 every mnnl..'! .'i fh.' iii\,..liii^ .iiiii\ .'i 

 foa-oign >al(-iiicii Ihai (. ( . W . 111. . inn- 

 so forcefully. 



H. Weber & Sons, Oakland, Md., had a 

 fine lot of carnations, including a vase 

 of ion T.aw^nns, grand flowers. The only 

 1.1-.- I'll! .li.ln't go to New York were 

 iH.. x.i-. - .1 lv..rv (white Golden Gate) 

 fi..i,, 111, \i,,.,ican Rose Co.. Wa^hing- 



1 linn-. Dreer, Landreth and 

 I cxliil.ils of seeds, bulbs and 

 111 I he ball at the foot of the 



attendance lacked in quan- 

 eather was very unfavorable 

 .ay) it made up in quality; 



ibody seemed appreciative ol tne 

 y good show. 



PRIZE WINNERS. 



W. Colflesh, 

 Manda. Joseph Hurley, 

 Chester Davis and James Verner: 



Orchids, display of plants and cut flowers, 

 arranged for effect— First prize. 525. to Al- 

 phonse Pericat, gardener to Mrs. George B. 



Ferns, specimen plant— First, to Joseph Hur- 

 lev. gardener to Mr. James M. Rhodes. 



Azaleas, six plants, six varieties— First, to 

 John Hobson, gardener to Mr. Edward A. 



ants— First, to George Rob- 

 Mr. Clement B. Newbold; 

 Canning, gardener to Mr. 



nal Kcraniums, six plants, s 

 t. Joseph Hurley; -second. Wi 

 gardener ' 



Zonal geraniums, specimen plant— One prize, 

 Joseph Hurley. 



Roses, specimen plant— One prize, George 

 Robertson. 



Astilbe. six plants, three varieties— First. 

 Ernest Schrelber, gardener to Mr. William L. 

 Elkins; second, Joseph Hurley. 



Marguerites, one plant— First. Joseph Hur- 

 ley: second, George Robertson. 



Primroses. English hybrid, three pans- 

 First. John McCIeary. 



Pansies. four pans— First, Joseph Hurley: 

 seoon.l. J.thn McCIoary. 



Dai-i.- ill. Ill- P.i.iinis). two pans. 



Charles F. Len- 



iiry. 



irietics. three plants, 

 hn Thatcher, gardener 

 tinier; second. Joseph 



William Robert- 



.1,11.1 ^i\ phints— First. William Robertson; 

 ......U.I. J.jlni McCIeary. 



A'i.ti'-Is. four pans— First, 

 son; second, John Whittaker. 



PREMIUMS OFFERED BY H. WATERER. 



Hyacinths— Six pots, six varieties, three 

 bulbs to a pot. first, Joseph Hurley: second, 

 William Kleinheinz. gardener to Mr. P. A. 



\arletles. first, Joseph 

 ills Holland. 



T.onglftorum or Har- 

 tley : second. Thomas 



