OCTOBER 4, 1900. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



521 



Basket of Meteor Roses, Pandanus Veitchii, Dracaena Sanderiana and Asparagus 



Plumosus. 



of a severe freeze have enough boards 

 to cover the sash and plenty of stravi^ 

 litter to throw on and around the • 

 sides. As long as the weather is fa- 

 vorable take off the sash entirely. 



It is surprising what a number of 

 really superior flowers may be picked 

 this way and often with the small 

 grower to a great advantage. 



JOSEPH REEVE. 



OUR CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. 



Chrysanthemum time is with us 

 again. Is it a coincidence, or is it the 

 importance o£ the flower that is ac- 

 countable for more flower shows being 

 held in chrysanthemum time than at 

 any other period of the year? To my 

 mind the fact is clearly demonstrated 

 that the Queen of Autumn is so thor- 

 oughly ingratiated in popular favor, 

 she is in no danger of being deposed. 

 In short, the flower that was thought 

 to be a popular fad is now an accepted 

 entity. Now. that it is again coming 

 in season, appears an opportune mo- 

 ment to say something on behalf of 

 the society that is devoted to this 

 special flower, and to bespeak for the 

 Chrysanthemum Society of America 

 such a full measure of support that 

 the good work it has so far done may 

 be amplified and extended for the gen- 

 eral good of all. 



Special societies devoted to particu- 

 lar flowers have passed beyond the ex- 



perimental stage, have proved by earn- 

 est conscientious work that they ex- 

 isted for something more than mutual 

 admiration purposes and the sum ag- 

 gregate of work accomplished shows 

 material advancement of the subject. 



Can any one deny that the American 

 Carnation Society has justified its cre- 

 ation? Has not the resuscitated Rose 

 Society a fruitful field wherein to la- 

 bor and its initial effort this year is 

 but an earnest of greater future ef- 

 forts. The Chrysanthemum Society. 

 too, is in the field and the sum total 

 of its accomplishments will be in an 

 enlarging ratio with the support that 

 is given to it. 



For several years committees have 

 met weekly during the chrysanthe- 

 mum season in five leading cities and 

 have passed judgment upon such new 

 varieties as were submitted to them. 

 This surely is work of an important 

 character in a flower so prolific in 

 variety, and work of positive value to 

 chrysanthemum growers. It has 

 saved them money, time and wasted 

 effort in fruitless trials of varieties 

 that they might have" been tempted to 

 try if there had been no C. S. A. stand- 

 ard of merit and no committee to 

 judge in accordance therewith. For 

 two years a substantial prize was of- 

 fered at an early date to encourage 

 production of early flowering varie- 

 ties of merit, but as these were not 

 forthcoming the prize was last year 



offered for and awarded to the seed- 

 ling scoring the highest average of 

 points before the committees. This 

 year a similar prize is offered for com- 

 iietition at Chicago in connection with 

 the Chicago Horticultural Society'^ 

 show under conditions appealing to 

 all growers; namely, for ten blooms 

 of any one variety new or old. 



The society is working in harmony 

 with the National Chrysanthemum So- 

 cieties of England and France and is 

 offering a prize this year to be com- 

 peted for at the forthcoming show of 

 the French society in Paris this fall. 



But is this enough? We have a so- 

 ciety capable of greater things and 

 it is the opinion of many, each re- 

 curring chrysanthemum season should 

 see an exhibition held under the au- 

 spices of the National Society in one 

 of our prominent cities. Let this be- 

 come an accomplished fact and in this 

 enlarged sphere of activity the society 

 will grow in membership and in influ- 

 ence with large resultant benefits ac- 

 cruing to those most interested. 



There is plenty of work in the chrys- 

 anthemum field. We should take up 

 the flower and develop it along other 

 lines. There are other important 

 points of view from which to regard 

 it besides commercial adaptability, 

 which is the dominating factor of our 

 present work. We have an immense 

 territory where chrysanthemums in 

 the open air are not in danger of suc- 

 cumbing to early frosts. A National 

 Society should do something in this 

 direction. Our first great need, how- 

 ever, is for more workers, and who, 

 loving the flower or having aught to 

 do with it, would remain outside the 

 ranks of the society when member- 

 ship in it costs but one dollar a year. 

 Join now whilst the flower is in sea- 

 son and a year hence you may be par- 

 ticipating in the consummation of 

 present hopes. Applications for mem- 

 bership, with the accompanying fee, 

 may be sent to the Secretary. Mr. E. 

 Lonsdale, Wyndmoor, Philadelphia, 

 Pa., at any time. 



A. HERRINGTON. 



Madison, N. J. President C. S. A. 



BASKET OF ROSES. 



We present herewith an engraving 

 from a photograph of a basket of Me- 

 teor roses arranged by the Geo. Witt- 

 bold Co., Chicago, in which Pandanus 

 Veitchii and Dracaena Sanderiana have 

 been added with excellent effect. We 

 believe the picture will be of consider- 

 able interest in several ways. The en- 

 graving is so clear that a detailed de- 

 scription is unnecessary. 



ORCHID FLOWERS. 



An inquiry in one of the English, 

 gardening papers indicates that some 

 English orchid grower is considering 

 the advisability of attempting to ship 

 cattleya flowers to the New York 

 market. 



