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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



AUGUST 16, 1900. 



private residence, which is surrounded 

 by about one acre of laud on the cor- 

 ner of Valley and Third streets, across 

 the road from the nurseries. In the 

 garden are some beautiful old speci- 

 men trees which give shade and shel- 

 ter to plants — the place is considered 

 the finest horticultural show place in 

 the Oranges. Most of the large speci- 

 men palms and decorative plants are 

 arranged here singly and in groups. 

 On the piazza are large well grown 

 specimens of hydrangeas with aspar- 

 agus hung in baskets or rustic boxes. 

 On these grounds are also choice box- 

 wood and rhododendrons six to eight 

 feet in height, and many fine ever- 

 greens which border and hide from 

 view the teeming vegetable garden, a 

 useful adjunct to any home. The 

 doors of the old-fashioned but com- 

 fortable house are always open, and 

 no visitor to this establishment can 

 say they ever left South Orange eith- 

 er hungry or thirsty. 



You cannot go there, however, with- 

 out shaking the paw of the dearest of 

 creatures, Mr. Manda's pet dog Cyp 

 (Cypripedium); he is a lovable fellow 

 and if needs be will direct you from 

 the house to the greenhouses, but he 

 jealously guards his master and never 

 barks or growls at a horticulturist. 



There are many things in which this 

 place commends itself to all classes 

 of buyers, be they private gardener, 

 landscape expert or florist. They are 

 sure to get all they need there. If 

 you want to stock a conservatory, a 

 ngw plant house, get a supply of ferns 

 or plants for your store, pick up nov- 

 elties for catalogue, or procure new 

 and rare things for your house or 

 window, plant an estate, or furnish 

 up a garden with the newest and best, 

 or the oldest and grandest, you can 

 do it all here in this one place. 



A short time only from Christopher 

 or Barclay street ferries on the D., L. 

 & W. R. R., or by trolley from New- 

 ark, you can see many beautiful things 

 and "learn much. Don't leave New 

 York without visiting the Universal 

 Horticultural Establishment at South 

 Orange, N. J. 



THE COTTAGE GARDENS, 

 QUEENS, L. I. 



Florists and gardeners visiting New 

 York for the convention cannot do 

 better than visit the establishment 

 made famous by C. W. Ward's grand, 

 carnations. Queens is easily reached 

 by train or trolley from the conven- 

 tion hall, and if you are interested in 

 carnation culture you will see and 

 learn more by your visit to this place 

 than attending a dozen meetings or 

 wading through volumes of literature. 

 We visited there but yesterday and 

 were pleased with all we saw. No place 

 is in finer trim and the condition of 

 stock is superb. 



The grounds comprise 100 acres of 

 picturesque land, and there are 21 

 model plant houses. Most of you 

 have read of and seen the products of 

 this establishment, but you must visit 

 there to get a full idea of how they 

 are produced. Most of the houses are 



already planted with the leading va- 

 rieties of carnations. Gov. Roosevelt, 

 the new one to be sent out from here 

 next spring, looks splendid. There is 

 not a speck of disease or stunted 

 growth visible in the many thousands 

 of plants growing. There are several 

 houses of seedling carnations in course 

 of trial, and many surprises are in 

 store for lovers of the Divine flower. 



All the carnations are grown on 

 benches specially constructed for sub- 

 irrigation and if you don't know any- 

 thing about that system, or are in any 

 way doubtful of it, go and see what 

 it is doing at the Cottage Gardens; 

 there is no mistaking the fact that it 

 is the method of the future and will 

 not be confined to carnation culture. 

 There are several acres of carnations 

 out of doors, over 100,000 plants, every 

 one a specimen of healthy, high grade 

 culture. 



There is no disputing the fact that 

 Mr. Ward is growing the largest col- 

 lection of geraniums in the world. All 

 the newest varieties from Europe as 

 well as those from all over America 

 are growing here; there are several 

 acres of them planted outdoors, and 

 two large houses are devoted to their 

 continual propagation and indoor cul- 

 ture. As to varieties, there are hun- 

 dreds of them, and they are revela- 

 tions in size and color. These ge- 

 raniums, which are now in full glow 

 of irridescent coloring, are well worth 

 a longer journey to see. Catalogue 

 men, growers for plant markets, pri- 

 vate gardeners, and all interested in 

 the geranium should take advantage 

 of this opportunity. 



There are also all the newest in 

 flowering begonias, grown here in 

 quantities. Begonia Gloire de Lor- 

 raine, of which there are many thou- 

 sands, seems to revel under the meth- 

 od of culture practiced here. There 

 are many new things in double Vernon 

 begonias, which are sure to be in great 

 demand for bedding purposes. 



The herbaceous grounds contain the 

 largest collection of phloxes to be seen 

 m the states; they are a great sight 

 at present. There are many other 

 features not to be seen elsewhere. If 

 at all possible don't leave New York 

 without visiting the Cottage Gardens. 



J. I. D. 



NEW YORK. 



A Rehearsal. 



©■n Monday night the club had a re- 

 hearsal of the play, "What the New 

 York Florists Did." P. O'Mara was 

 stage manager, and everything moved 

 smoothly. The audience was very 

 large and appreciative and there is 

 no doubt that when the play is put on 

 the stage at the convention hall, in 

 the different headquarter hotels, on 

 Glen Island — yes, everywhere a Buf- 

 falo or an Indian can be seen, it will 

 ba a success. It is of the pure comedy 

 type and the plot is founded on love. 

 A band of fellows (Bohemian kind) 

 love flowers. They invite everyone in 

 the country to visit their paradise. 



A large number accept the invitation 

 and each one of the jovial fellows 

 sets out to conjure up a surprise for 

 the visitors. The propositions are 

 mirthful and many of the situations 

 ludicrous. 



A special train, loaded with "Iro- 

 quois" and "Apaches," comes in from 

 the west, and is captured at the Grand 

 Central depot. The leaders of the 

 band are waylaid and are put through 

 a system of sub-irrigation; the rest of 

 the party, finding no one willing to 

 be responsible, get up a war dance and 

 set out on a scalping crusade against 

 the hostile tribes from the reserva- 

 tions near Niagara, the Delaware, and 

 the Hub. Fire water and ices, how- 

 ever, stop bloodshed, and all ends well. 

 You will meet one of the actors at 

 every turn when you visit here next 

 week; look out for them. 



Latest Convention News. 



The program last night was a good 

 one and all seemed pleased with the 

 part they have to play. Chairman 

 Roehrs of the sporting committee an- 

 nounced that all was ready for the 

 games to commence. The list of 

 prizes appears elsewhere in this issue. 

 C. W. Ward, of the press bureau, 

 might have said that the reporters 

 are sure to hear many things not in- 

 tended for publication; he did say, 

 however, that the department was 

 ready. Charlie Weathered gave out 

 that the "book of the play" would be 

 ready on Thursday of this week, and 

 he hoped none of them would be left 

 behind in church. Arthur Herring- 

 ton ■ succeeded in arranging for the 

 private gardeners' part in the exhibi- 

 tion to end on Thursday night, so that 

 tribe is informed that their delicate 

 plants, etc., can be packed and shipped 

 on Thursday night or Friday morning. 



The hall decoration committee wish 

 us to say that members of the club 

 are requested to send donations of 

 flowers and greens for the decorations. 

 They must be at the hall not later 

 than Monday, or very early Tuesday 

 morning; better send the flowers on 

 Tuesday morning, for they are per- 

 ishable goods and the weather is hot. 



Walter Sheridan, of the reception 

 committee, reported that all was ready 

 to receive the tribes as they landed 

 at the different depots, and escort 

 them to the wigwams; that the "pipes' 

 of peace" were well filled. 



The boat for Glen Island will 

 leave West 34th street at 1 p. m. sharp, 

 on Thursday; will call for moi-e at 

 East 31st street about an hour later. 

 This boat will carry none but mem- 

 bers of the S. A. F., and the club 

 visitors are warned that the above are 

 special docks, not the regular Glen 

 Island docks, and that they must con- 

 sult the ofiicial guide and not police- 

 men. Refreshments will be served on 

 the boat and a dinner and general 

 "pow-wow" enjoyed later; don't miss 

 any of it. Members of the club are 

 to get two non-transferable tickets and 

 they are to be used by the party 



