OCTOBER 11. 1900. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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The Acme Nursery, Galveston, Texas, after the storm. 



"Aguinaldo," making the statement 

 that only a very few plants had gone 

 out under that name. This was ac- 

 cepted by the committee. 



Rowehl & Granz, Hicksville, L. I., 

 presented a fancy, color buff and 

 crimson, under the name of "Men- 

 heddy Beauty." This received the 

 full number of votes and was certifi- 

 cated. O. B. Coombs, Queens, N. Y., 

 exhibited a number of blooms under 

 the name of "Miss Helen Gould." The 

 committee disqualified this exhibit on 

 the grounds that the variety was al- 

 ready known under the name of "I'n- 

 certainty." It also has the following 

 synonyms: "Mary Eustace." "Floral 

 Park Jewel," and "Miss Roth." Their 

 decision was that the variety was sim- 

 ply a light-colored form of "Uncer- 

 tainty." and that the chances would 

 be that the stock would revert back 

 to the deeper color by which "Uncer- 

 tainty" is known; hence the variety 

 was refused recognition. 



The following dahlias have been 

 registered by the American Dahlia 

 Society: 



SALMON QUEEN— (Peacock.) (In- 

 troduced by W. Atlee Burpee Co.) 

 Decorative. Height, 3% feet. Strong, 

 vigorous, bushy grower; flowers very- 

 large, of a glowiug salmon color, 

 deepening to a rich orange salmon 

 toward the center; petals long pointed. 

 Entirely distinct in color and form. 



HARLEQUIN -- (Bassett.) (Intro 

 duced by W. Atlee Burpee Co.) Dwarf 

 fancy. Plant, dwarf branching, with 

 long slender stems; height, 2 feet, 

 flowers small to medium size, a bril- 

 liant crimson color, with distinct 



white stripe running through each 

 petal; white stripe sometimes becomes 

 suffused with pink and sometimes 

 flowers are solid crimson; an ex- 

 tremely profuse bloomer. An acquisi- 

 tion. JAMES W. WITHERS, 

 Secretary. 



THE GALVESTON FLORISTS. 



Editor Florists' Review: In accord- 

 ance with your advice in your last is- 

 sue the Galveston florists have had a 

 meeting and concluded to bring their 

 matter before the Chicago Florists' 

 Club and the S. A. F., believing that 

 in that way they will achieve better 

 results and be speediest relieved from 

 their unfortunate position. Mr. J. D. 

 Pruessner was elected chairman and 

 Mr. F. G. Laeverenz secretary of the 

 temporary organization. A corrected 

 schedule of losses was adopted which 

 you will find below. We have elimin- 

 ated all losses not having a direct 

 connection with the florists' business, 

 such as clothing, furniture, dwelling, 

 etc., because we think that as long 

 as we can secure sufficient financial 

 aid to put up our houses and bring 

 them in good repair we are perfectly 

 willing to start life new and hustle 

 for the balance. We would kindly 

 ask of you to forward any contribu- 

 tions which you may receive to 

 Messrs. Sealy, Hutchings & Co., bank- 

 ers, who will place same to the credit 

 of the Galveston Florists' Fund on 

 request. Any communication other- 

 wise addressed to either chairman or 

 secretary of the Galveston Florists 

 will receive proper attention. 



The florists of the nation know 

 pretty well by now in what fix we are 



and will no doubt try to assist us to 

 some extent, however small, to get on 

 our feet again. The florists of Gal- 

 veston, one and all, thank you very 

 much for the valuable space which 

 you have allotted them in your valu- 

 able paper and for the interest which 

 you have so kindly displayed on our 

 behalf and any favor which you may 

 in future extend us will be warmly 

 appreciated. 



Estimate of Losses. 



J. C. Wise $ 250 



Mrs. L. Harris 750 



Paul Poppe 1,600 



Stediug Bros 1,500 



Mrs. Chas. Eikholt 1,300 



Otto Fehrlin 3,500 



Mrs. J. Maurer 1,000 



Olaf Olsen 800 



F'. G. Laeverenz (Acme Nur- 

 sery) 1,500 



J. D. Pruessner 5,900 



Total to date $18,100 



THE GALVESTON FLORISTS, " 

 F. G. Laeverenz, Sec'y. 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS. 



Propagating Asparagus plumosus 

 nanus from the shoots is more diffi- 

 cult than raising plants from seed, but 

 if successful it is quicker and makes 

 stronger plants than seedlings. 



Build a sweat box 20 feet long oa 

 your propagating bed, clean the bench 

 jjottom thoroughly, apply a coat of 

 lime wash to which sulp'hur has been 

 added and allow it to become quite 

 dry. Ptit in a layer of clean sand 

 three inches deep, press down lightly 

 and make smooth and even. Cut ripe 



