JUXE 14. 1900. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



77 



Leonard Barron, Secretary American Rose Society. 



several days' auction sales of Japanese 

 shrubs in a large store at Twonty-sev- 

 enth street and Fifth avenue. 



There are several prominent New 

 York memljers of the profession at 

 present visiting Chicago and we hope 

 they will |je well treated. We are in- 

 iormed that (has. Weathered reached 

 there safely on Saturday last, and J. 

 Austin Shaw left for the city of 

 breezes on Monday night. 



This will be a busy week with exhi- 

 bitions and meetings in New York. 



.1. I. D. 



THE NURSERYMEN. 



The twenty-fiftli annual meeting of 

 the American Association of Nursery- 

 men which convened yesterday (Wed- 

 nesday) at the Chicago Beach Hotel, 

 Chicago, was the most largely at- 

 tended meeting of the organization in 

 many years. The hotel could not pro- 

 vide accommodations for all. the num- 

 ber was so large — estimated at over 

 200. 



A cause of much congratulation 

 was the success of a committee of 

 the association in securing favorable 

 action upon a Federal San .Jose scale 

 law to take the place of the several 

 state laws now in force. The vary- 

 ing regulations of the different states 

 have been the source of much annoy- 

 ance to shippers of nursery stock. 

 With regulations that will be uni- 

 form in all the states, shippers will 

 know better "where they are at." 

 The law drafted by the committee 

 has been already passed by the house 

 and now awaits the concurrence of 

 the senate. 



Niagara Falls was selected as the 

 place for the next annual meeting, and 

 officers for the ensuing year were 

 elected as follows; Pres., Theodore J. 

 Smith, Geneva, N. Y.; Vice-Pres., N. 

 W. Hale, KnoxviUe, Tenn.; Sec'y, 

 Geo. C. Seager, Rochester, N. Y.; 

 Treas., C. L. Yates. Rochester, N. Y.; 

 Executive Committee: Irving Rouse, 

 Rochester. N. Y.: C. L. Watrous, Des 

 Moines, Iowa.: E. Albertson, Bridge- 

 port, Ind. 



A few essays were read but the bulk 

 of the time was devoted to discussion 

 of live topics brought up by members 

 present. And some of the papers pre- 

 pared were merely ordered printed in 

 the annual report. 



Between sessions business went 

 merrily on in the hotel corridors. An 

 immense amount of stock changes 

 hands or is contracted for at these 

 meetings. 



FROM OUR ENGLISH EXCHANGES. 



The Gardeners' Magazine. 



ETHERIZATION F PLANTS.— 

 Professor W. Johannsen, of Copenha- 

 gen, has issued a brochure on the 

 etherization of plants, for the informa- 

 tion of nurserymen. He states that lie 

 has devised an apparatus lor the ex- 

 posure of growing plants to the action 

 of the vapor of ether; and states that. 

 while killing the leaves already on the 

 plant, it promotes the rapid and luxu- 

 riant development of the buds after 

 removal from the ether box. The ex- 

 periments were for the most part made 

 on (he lilac. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM RUST. — This 

 terrible pest is very bad this season in 

 our neighborhood and I would strongly 

 advise your many readers to keep a 

 sharp lookout for it. and take precau- 

 tionary measures. I have seen a col- 

 lection which a fortnight ago looked 

 well and is now completely spoiled. Our 

 own collection is slightly affected, but 

 I hope by perseverance to keep down 

 the pest. We examine our plants at 

 every opportunity and sponge the 

 leaves at the least sign of lust with a 

 strong solution of soft soap and petro- 

 leum. 



VIOLET JAMES WALL.-This new 

 double violet was exhibited in good 

 condition at Norwich chryr.anthemum 

 show last November. Although not 

 caring personally for the purplisli 

 shades, I think James Wall will be- 

 come popular, as it is deliciously frag- 

 rant, and is a very free and constant 

 bloomer. The raiser received a good 

 many orders for plants at Norwich; 

 and I have no doubt it will be largely 

 grown by those who have profit in 

 view. What a pity it is the old Nea- 

 politan is so particular as to soil and 

 situation, because for fragrance and 

 delicacy of color no double violet 

 equals it. 



ANEMONE - FLOWERED CHRYS- 

 ANTHEMUMS. — As several correspon- 

 dents have expressed a wish to have 

 a list of the twenty-four anemone- 

 flowered chrysanthemums with which 

 Mr. W. Ring won first prize at the N. 

 C. S. exhibition, we have now the 

 pleasure of publishing such a list: 

 John Bunyan, Sir Walter Raleigh, Mrs. 

 P. R. Dunn (new while), Mrs. Levin, 

 Owen's Perfection, Mrs. Caterer (new), 

 Mdlle. N. Brun. Jean Marty, W. vV. 

 Astor, M. Duplanloup, Empress, Mme. 

 Cabrol, Ruche Toulonsaine, Robin 

 Adair, Nelson, Mrs. Judge Benedict, 

 Fabian de Mediana. Surprise, Des- 

 civrtes. Queen Elizabeth. (Charles Le- 

 bocqz. Grand Alveole, Mme. Lawton, 

 and Gladys Spaulding. 



PYRETHRUMS. — These charming 

 flowers grow well in moderately ricii 

 soil where moisture can be provided 

 during seasons of drought. The plants 

 will flower twice a year, first in June, 

 and if cut dean down afterwards will 

 bloom freely in September. A good 

 selection of varieties would be: Double 

 — Aphrodite, Argentine, Alfred Kel- 

 way. Captain Nares, Cleopatra, Emile 

 Lemoine. Garibaldi, King Oscar, La 

 Vestale, Leonard Kelway, Marquis of 

 Bute, Melton. Niveum plenum. Nemesis, 

 Prince of Wales, Princess D. Metter- 

 nich. Rosy Morn, and Wilson Barrett. 

 Single — Ayrshire, Beatrice Kelway, 

 Captain Stra' ban, Duke of Connaught. 

 Letus, Mrs. Bateman Brown, Dr. 

 Parke. H. M. Stanley, Vivid Orlando, 

 Octavia, and Sherlock. 



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