January 26, i89D. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



203 



Store and Conservatory of Mr. Oscar Kreitling, Chicago. 



in three different parts of the house, 

 and no other variety was auected. 

 As soon as a flower was atlected It 

 seemed to stop growing- and never in- 

 creased in size even it very small when 

 the trouble began to manifest itself. 

 CARL HAGENBLiRGER. 

 Mentor, O. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS, 



Department of Plant Registration. 



The Hoffmeister Floral Co., Cincin- 

 nati, O.. registers new rose Maid of 

 Honor, a sport from Bridesmaid, deep- 

 er pink in color. 



This is the variety which the Hoff- 

 meister Floral Co. has been advertis- 

 ing for introduction this season under 

 the name of Miss Clara Barton, hut 

 having been apprised of the fact that 

 another firm had previously registered 

 a rose under this name, they, out of 

 deference to the rules of the S. A. F. 

 regarding the registration of new 

 plants, and with the best interests of 



the trade at heart, have decided to 

 adopt the new name, as above indi- 

 cated, for their rose. 



It is but justice to the Hoffmeister 

 Floral Co. to call attention to the fact 

 that they had already advertised and 

 catalogued the rose as Miss Clara Bar- 

 ton, and that the change is made by 

 them at considerable expense and em- 

 barrassment. Their courteous act is 

 entitled to especial recognition by the 

 trade and particularly by the members 

 of the S. A. F., in whose estimation 

 the name Maid ot Honor should stand, 

 under these circumstances, as singu- 

 larly appropriate. 



WM. J. STEWART, 

 Secretary 



ORCHIDS. 



[.Addition to article bv \Vm. Scott, in issues of 

 Dec. l.i and Dec. 29.] 



If for want of space, means or ex- 

 perience, I was compelled to invest in 

 but a few kinds, my choice of the six 

 species that would be most likely to 



succeed with the beginner and at the 

 same time are the most desirable flow- 

 ers and cover the season of most de- 

 mand, would be: 



Cattleya labiata — Oct. and Nov. 



Cypripedium insigne — Nov. and Dec. 



Cattleya Trianae — Jan. and Feb. 



Dendrobium nobile — Feb. and March. 



Coelogyne cristata grandiflora — Feb. 

 and March. 



Cattleya Mossiae — April and May. 



MASS. HORT. SOCIETY. 



The printed schedule of the prizes 

 offered by the above society for 1899 

 has been issued. The total amount 

 for the year is $8,150, of which ?2.0l)0 

 Ts offered for plants, f2,66S for flow- 

 ers, $.50 for native plants, $1,732 for 

 fruits, $1,200 for vegetables and $500 

 for gardens, greenhouses, etc. 



Following are the dates for the lead- 

 ing exhibitions: Spring exhibition, 

 March 21 to 24. Rhododendron exhi- 

 bition, June 1 and 2; Rose and Straw- 



