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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



and also in the fact that you are plac-inj; 

 in the hands of the dealer stock that is 

 really saleable and that is likely to en- 

 courage another order in the near 

 future. W. H. Taplin. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



The finest clirysaiitlH'iiium on our 

 benches now, tliat is fully ready for mar- 

 ket, is E. Hooper Pearson. It is a finely 

 formed incurving variety of a delicious 

 golden yellow color. The foliage perfect, 

 down to the bench, with leaves deeply 

 cut. Nearly all are perfect flowers and 

 reach full development about the same. 

 First flowers cut 'Oct. 25, last will be 

 cut Oct. 30. Wholesale price, $4 per 

 dozen. 



Mrs. E. D. Smith, while promising 

 fine flowers, is now showing a tendency 

 to decay, if any dampness is present. 



for two weeks. Its only fault is that it 

 is too common, and does not sell as well 

 as its size, form and color would seem 

 to indicate, as the best wholesale at $3 

 per dozen. The most forward of Ivory 

 anil ]);il-k..v ;.rrn. h ivii.ly. Wliile they 



arc siicill r |.:ii.-.l wiih ilic newer ones, 



tlic ih'liLjliI hil iiiini :iihl pure color keep 

 them -till l.ii Uir lic^t ..nes and they 

 bring tlic highest market price for their 

 class. The best wholesale at $2 per 

 dozen. M. S. Vesey. 



Fort Wayne, Ind. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM OP AH. 



New Early Chrysanthemum Opah. 



We are growing Eaton and Appleton. 

 The earliest of each are assuming form. 

 Appleton is certainly the finest mid- 

 season yellow yet oiTered. A little too 

 late for convenient handling, but its 

 large size and fine stem and rugged qual- 

 ities indicate it the leader of its color. 



Timothy Eaton, may he long survive 

 and each day grow more portly. Xo 

 flowers are yet developed. The most 

 forward one tonight measures two feet 

 in circumference, 17 inches from tip to 

 tip over the top and 8 inches straight 

 across. Its depth will still increase, but 

 its circumference little if any. 



Mrs. Robinson is now in and will be 



ram and Marquise de Montemort. The 

 blooms are 5i inches in diameter, and 

 can be cut as early as October 4. Buds 

 taken earlv in August give white 

 flowers: those taken after the 20th are 

 blush white with deeper center. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 

 AMERICA. 



President Herrington has announced 

 committees to examine chrysanthemum 

 seedlings and sports on dates as fol- 

 lows: Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26, Nov. 2, 9, 16, 

 23 and 30. 



Boston, Mass.— A. H. Fewkes, chair- 



man, care John Welsh, manager 

 Flower Market, Park street; E. A. Wood, 

 J. H. Wheeler. 



New York, N. Y. — E. Dailledouze, 

 chairman, care New York Cut Flower 

 Co., 26th street and Cth avenue; James 

 W. Withers, C. Albert Small. 



Philadelphia, Pa.— A. B. Cartledge, 

 chairman, 1514 Chestnut street; Wm. 

 K. Harris, John Westcott. 



Chicago, Ill.^James S. Wilson, chair- 

 man, care J. B. Deamud, 51 Wabash 

 avenue; Geo. Stollery, E. Weinhoeber. 



Cincinnati, 0. — Albert Sunderbruch, 

 chairman, care Cincinnati Cut Flower 

 Co., 416 Walnut street; James Allen, E. 

 G. Gillett. 



Exhibits to receive attention from 

 the committees must in all cases be pre- 

 paid to destination, and the entry fee 

 of $2 should be forwarded to the secre- 

 tary not later than Tuesday of the 

 week preceding examination. 



Anyone having a variety in season be- 

 fore or after dates fixed can have the 

 same passed upon by specially notify- 

 ing the chairman of committees. 



Edwin Lonsdale, Secretary. 



Wyndmoor, Chestnut Hill, Pa. 



Revised Scales of the Chrysanthemum Society 

 of. 



exhibition wher 

 nsideration does not form tlie chief featu 

 the exhibition hall: 



Equality of size and form of plants. 



Excellence of bloom 



Foliage 



Scale B.— Scale of points for bush plants; 

 exhibits of more than six or for any number 

 of specimen plants in an exhibition where the 



100 

 Scale C— Scale of points for plants grown 

 to single stem and one bloom. A height of 

 not over three feet is recommended for plants 

 in this class and pots not over 6 inches in 

 diameter: 



Excellence of bloom 40 



Compact and sturdy growth 35 



Foliage 25 



100 

 Scale D.— Scale of points on specimen blooms 

 for commercial purposes: 



Color 25 



Form 2o 



Fullness 15 



Size 15 



Stem and foliage 10 



Substance _10 



100 

 Scale E.— Scale of points on specimen blooms 

 for exhibition purposes: 



Distinctiveness 25 



Form 1; 



Stem'!!!!!!!!!.' lo 



Foliage J" 



Fullness - 1° 



lOtl 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 

 AMERICA. 



Following are the reports of the com- 

 mittees judging seedlings and sports: 



Philadelphia, Oct. 26.— Wm. Paul 

 Binder, Eider, Md., exhibited Mrs. Jack 

 0. Stafford, a reflexed, creamy white va- 

 riety, which scored 83 points commercial 

 scale. Ernest Schreiber, gardener for 

 Wm. L. Elkins, Esq., Ashbourne, Pa., 

 exhibited Pride of Elstowe, a rose pink, 

 reflexed variety, which scored 88 points 



