MARCH 2. :S99. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



335 



Wellesley in competition for the Cot- 

 tage Garden's Cup, and showed a vase 

 of a crimson seedling. H. A. Cooli. of 

 Shrewsbury. Mass.. had a vase of Dor- 

 othy Mandell. a nice looking carnation 

 of a deep salmon color. E. G. Hill & 

 Co. exhibited some magnificent 

 blooms of America and White Cloud. 

 H. L. Littlefield exhibited a vase of 

 John N. May's, light pink, Melba, a 

 reminder of Sweetbriar, Elsie Fergu- 

 son, Painted Lady, John Young, 

 Bradt, Leslie Paul, and others of ear- 

 lier introduction. 



W. R. Shelmire staged his new seed- 

 lings, which were very fine, especially 

 Duke of York and Progress. L. C. 

 Eastburn brought a promising white 

 variety Mary A. Baker also some 

 nice blooms of Anna Eastburn and 

 Buttercup. 



M. Wieland. of Evanston. showed 

 blooms of his sport from Tidal Wave, 

 of a taking color. L. C. Goddard, of 

 Woodfords, Me., had two seedlings 

 called Morn and Arenlhusa. Among 

 local growers. Mr. Nicholson had a 

 fine vase of Evelina, which contra- 

 dicts the opinion of the majority of 

 the investors in that variety and 

 proves that it is one of the best 

 whites of last year's introduction. 

 Mr. Nicholson is to be congratulated 

 on the advent of a white sport from 

 Bradt, sample bloom of which he ex- 

 hibited. .J. E. Long, of Holliston, J, 

 H. Leach & Son. Patten & Co.. J. D. 

 Twombly and W. S. Phelps showed 

 some exceedingly fine specimens of 

 older varieties. 



The Lawson was. however, the cen- 

 ter of attraction. Mr. Fisher having a 

 vase of 100 blooms that loomed up 

 over everything else. He also entered 

 twelve blooms and plant in competi- 

 tion for the Breck Cup. which he 

 easily won, there being no competition 

 against him. 



For the Cottage Garden's Cup there 

 w-ere four entries — F. A. Blake, with 

 Bon Ton: Dailledouze Bros., with 

 Mars; J. Tailby & Son, with Welles- 

 ley, and M. B. King, with Fred King. 

 Bon Ton was the winner, thus secur- 

 ing to Mr. Blake the ownership of the 

 cup. 



A fine bunch of the new Imperial 

 violets grown by W. L. Minor, 

 created quite a furor among the violet 

 men. several of whom took a trip to 

 Brockton to see it growing. 



The Hoffmeister Floral Co. sent on 

 some blooms of the new rose. Maid of 

 Honor, which showed up very well 

 considering the distance it had come. 

 E. N. Pierce & Son. of Waverly, ex- 

 hibited a fine vase of their giant 

 Mignonette, Boston Market, and were 

 awarded a certificate for the best nov- 

 elty other than carnations. 



Certificates were alsc awarded to 

 Peter Fisher for the best vase of car- 

 nations on exhibition with variety 

 Mrs. Lawson, and to F. Dorner & Sons 

 for twelve or more blooms of the best 

 carnation, to be introduced this spring 

 with variety G. H. Crane. Messrs. A. 



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