JULY 26, 1900. 



The Weekly Florists' Review, 



229 



Conservatories of Mr. Chas. J. Osborn, Mamaroneck, N. Y. 

 [Erected b\ Lord ^i Burnham Co., New ^ ork.] 



than you can possibly do it in the 

 house. It is also more decomposed 

 and in better shape to be talien up by 

 the roots. You can by a little calcu- 

 lation get at the right quantity, and 

 you are not likely to err on the side 

 of an overdose. When kept moist 

 there is no danger from bone. 



WM. SCOTT. 



ENGLISH IVY ON TREES. 



On the grounds of which I am in 

 charge there are a number of lir trees 

 with trunks from one to two feet in 

 diameter, over 100 feet high and with 

 the first branches 30 to SO fee'c from 

 the ground. English ivy has been 

 planted at the foot of each tree and 

 is now about 25 feet up the trunks. I 

 am told that the ivy will eventually 

 kill the trees. Will the ivy do any 

 injury to the trees? There is cer- 

 tainly no indication of any damage as 

 yet. ORECON, 



Yes, English ivy, or any other vine 

 growing up a tree will, if vigorous 

 enough, eventually injure or kill the 

 tree by smothering it. This contin- 



gency is, ho'vstever, rather remote in 

 trees of such size as indicated by your 

 correspondent, and may be obviated 

 by checking the growth of the ivy at 

 the line of the branches of the trees. 

 .1. A. PETTIGREW. 



"ANOTHER GOOD MAN GONE." 



The large attendance at the funeral 

 of Mr. H. Dale, of Brampton, Ont., on 

 the 17th inst., both of florists and 

 townspeople, showed in what higli es- 

 timation h.3 was held by them and 

 the large number of floral tributes 

 expressed the sympathy and respect 

 of those unable to attend. 



The employes, who will feel his loss 

 very keenly, had made up an immense 

 and magnificent pillow of roses 4 feet 

 across. There was also a broken col- 

 umn of white carnations and Meteor 

 roses, from the Canadian Horticult- 

 ural Association: a pillow, from the 

 Toronto Gardeners' and Florists' As- 

 sociation; a wreath, from Buffalo 

 friends; a wreath, from Montreal 

 friends; star, . from J. Gammage & 

 Sons, London; cycas wreath, from C. 

 Scrim, Ottawa; wreath, from S. Tidy 



& Son, Toronto; wreath, from Mr. and 

 Mrs. J. H. Dunlop, Toronto; bunch of 

 .American Beauties, from R. Jennings, 

 Brampton; anchor, from A. Gilchrist, 

 Toronto Junction; anchor, from D. 

 Roe, Georgetown; and several others, 

 which made altogether a display fit 

 for a king. 



And Harry Dale was a king among 

 florists and a leader in the profes- 

 sion. He will be missed more than 

 any other man in it could have been. 

 Any one who knew him can fully en- 

 dorse the remarks made by Mr. Wm. 

 Scott in your last issue. 



About 23 members of the trade came 

 up from Toronto, several from Ham- 

 ilton, London, Berlin and other 

 places. E. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. 



M. H. Walsh, Woods Holl, Mass., 

 registers new rose "Debutante," a 

 seedling of Wichuraiana crossed with 

 Baroness Rothschilds; flowers pink, 

 double, fragrant, produced in profuse 

 clusters. A climbing rose of unques- 

 tioned hardiness. 



WM. J. STEWART, Secretary. 



