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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



APRIL 5. 1900, 



were more distributed, but where 4- 

 incli pipe are used they cannot be much 

 spread and this is where 2-inch 

 wrought iron pipe has the advantage. 

 Supposing the house is well built, 

 well piped and an average winter, I 

 would say that 10 to 12 tons of hard 

 coal would heat it for the year. 



\V. S. 



THE BALTIMORE GARDENERS- 

 CLUB. 

 To the Editor of the Florists' Re- 

 view: — Few outside of its own mem- 

 bership are interested in the origin of 

 our Baltimore Club; but, as a partici- 

 pator, I put the facts on record. They 

 are identically as narrated by your 

 regular correspondent, Rix. I was a 

 member of the Maryland Horticultural 

 Society's Executive Committee, which, 

 on big solicitation, empowered Mr. 

 Wm. B. Sands to call and arrange for 

 the meeting of practical gardeners 

 from which sprang the club. I ap- 

 proved of, was present at, and took 

 part in, that meeting. I was chairman 

 of the committee which drafted the 

 constitution of the club, and by that 

 document (as may be seen in it) pro- 

 vision was made to keep Mr. Sands 

 (who was then an editor and not a 

 gardener) in the club on account of the 

 services he had rendered — services 

 which (it is needles.-; to say to those 

 who know him) were continued for 

 years on its behalf in many directions 

 until, from considerations of self-re- 

 spect, he lately resigned (a» I did my- 

 self) from its membership. The chal- 

 lenge of known facts in your issue of 

 March 29th was gratuitous and sprang 

 from motives well understood here. 



Everyone knows of the late Robert 

 J. Halliday's position here. I knew 

 him from early boyhood. He was big 

 hearted and liberal minded, with the 

 good w-ill of the entire trade, and he 

 worked earnestly for the success of 

 the club. Certainly of all men Mr. 

 Sands is not the one to profit by de- 

 traction from his friend's deserving^. 

 Of course, there was no shadow of a 

 dream of such a thing! On the con- 

 trary, a few years ago, Mr. Sands pre- 

 sented to the club, at the request of its 

 donors, a portrait of Mr. Halliday, and 

 no more eloquent and touching tribute 

 of sincere appreciation and friendly re- 

 gard could have been framed than his 

 address portraying in feeling terms the 

 efforts for and devotion to the club of 

 its lamented first president, a man 

 whose character and qualities we all 

 esteemed and honored. 



JAMES PENTLAND. 

 Baltimore, April 2, 1900. 



Editor Florists' Review: — "Rix," in 

 your last issue, sticks to it that his 

 statement regarding the origin of the 

 Gardeners' Club of Baltimore was lit- 

 erally as stated in tlie Review, and 

 adds, "It is a matter always known 

 and of record." If so, will "Rix" 

 oblige by producing the record? 



Does "Rix" mean to imply that the 

 Gardeners' Club was a child or off- 

 shoot of the Maryland Horticultural 



Society? If so, the writer, wlio was a 

 member of that society from the iime 

 of its resurrection until its demise, 

 must have a faulty memory. 



Hysteria is one of the human ail- 

 ments with which the writer is unfa- 

 miliar, and he has yet to learn that 

 love of truth and of justice are symp- 

 toms of that disease. 



Ruxton, Md. WM. FRASER. 



CARNATION SHOW. 



The New York Gardeners' Society 

 held their quarterly meeting, also an 

 exhibition of new carnations, at the 

 New York Press Club on March 27th. 

 The show was a great success; most of 

 the new carnations offered this spring 

 were there in fine shape, and were 

 very much admired by the crowds of 

 visitors. Almost all the gardeners and 

 florists who attended the rose show 

 were present at this, and the general 

 public were invited free. 



Wm. Duckham, gardener to Mr, D. 

 Willis James, Madison. N. J., won t);e 

 . C. W. Ward silver cup with 1- varia- 

 ties of superbly grown carnations. Win. 

 Ru.'j.seil. gardener to Mr. Deitrieh, Mill- 

 bvook, N. Y'., won the Pierhi,n prize for 

 best display. George _M. Hay, gardener 

 to Mr. John T. Williams. Stamford, 

 Conn., added to his library by winning 

 the Review prize, "Scott's Manual." for 

 Jiest 50 blooms, and the A. T. De La 

 Mare Printing & Publishing Co. prize 

 for best vase of carnations. Joseph 

 Dexter, gardener to Hon. Whitelaw 

 Reid. White Plains, showed a vas3 of 

 very handsome blooms. The flowers 

 shown by private gardeners were all 

 remarkably tine and were a credit to 

 tnat branch of the craft. 



Commercial growers sent very fine 

 exhibits. The Ethel Crockers sent by 

 Robert Craig & Son, Philadelphi;i, were 

 grand and were awarded a certificite 

 of merit, as was also the new variety. 

 Gov. Roosevelt, shown by C. W. Ward. 

 Queens, L. I. The gardeners present 

 were very much pleased with this 

 flower, and it is destined to become 

 very popular. H. Weber & Sons, Oak- 

 land, Md., staged a great showing of 

 beautiful new varieties; they received 

 certificates of merit for No. 11. pink; 

 No. 40, pink; Genevieve Lord; No. 10 A, 

 large white, and No. 120, a flne dark 

 red. Honorable mention was given 

 No. 30. Genevieve Lord was in flue 

 form and greatly admired. The flowers 

 were %vell grown, having very long 

 stems and great lasting quality. 



Lehnig & Winnefield's new white 

 seedling won a certificate of merit, 

 and honorable mention was given to 

 Mrs. Bertram Lippincott, sent by H. 

 Micbell, Philadelphia; the latter vari- 

 ety was not in its best form and the 

 crowd would like to see it again. H. A. 

 Molatsch exhil)ited his new scarlet, 

 Mrs. Bird. S. Coler, for which he re- 

 ceived honorable mention, Michigan, 

 trom Mrs. Mclntyre, Flint. Mich,, came 

 In poor condition. Dallledouze Bros, 

 showed some extraordinary blooms of 



No. 666, which was awarded a certifi- 

 cate of merit. These were the largest 

 flowers at the show and won much 

 praise. Honorable mention was given 

 a vase of well grown Wm. Scott, exhib- 

 ited by John H. Taylor. The flowers of 

 Pink Perfection petunia sent by E. 

 Banyard & Son, Clementon, N. J., cre- 

 ated a sensation; they were an im- 

 mense size and a fine shade of pink; 

 they were awarded the society's cer- 

 tificate of merit. 



E. Dallledouze, Wm. Anderson and 

 A. Grierson acted as judges. A vote of 

 thanks was given to those who offered 

 prizes and to the florists who so kindly 

 contributed blooms to the show. 



The New Y'ork Gardeners' Society 

 may not be rich in funds, but it has 

 a record for good work done that no 

 other society in the country can com- 

 pare with. It is not composed of 

 wealthy men, and yet the day of the 

 rose show it w'as the only society in 

 New York that tendered the visitors a 

 reception. The best at the Press Club 

 cafe was placed at everyone's wish. 

 The society will do its best to make 

 the June rose show a success, and they 

 will probably exhibit strawberries at 

 their next meeting, which will be held 

 that month. J. I. D. 



NEW YORK- 



Great are the preparations which are 

 being made for Easter and everyone 

 seems pleased with the prospects. 

 Plant growers have sold out all the 

 best stock; unprecedented sales are re- 

 ported. The cut flower trade will 

 largely depend on the quality sent in, 

 but all seems bright in this line, too. 

 Every branch of trade reports evi- 

 dences of much prosperity. Most of 

 the wholesalers and retailers have 

 rented extra stores for plant displays. 

 Some half ashamed and undercurrent 

 comments are being made about 

 wholesalers selling plants, which is all 

 pure humbug. A man is justified in 

 making money in any honest way, and 

 he's but a fool who can and won't do 

 it. Those who grumble most are they 

 who succeed least. 



Theo. Lang has opened a branch 

 store and greenhouse at Ninety-third 

 street and boulevard. This place was 

 occupied for many years by E. J. 

 Smyth. 



Moore. Hentz & Nash will have a 

 crop of specially fine Maids and Brides 

 in for Easter. 



A. D. Rose has been kept in close 

 quarters by a carbuncle on the back of 

 the head, but he's all right now and 

 ready for his usual Easter rush. 



Wm. Prosser. who Is a prince of good 

 fellows and made Vaughan's store 

 whatever success it is here, has 

 branched out for himself and has 

 opened an oflice at 57 Maiden Lane. 

 We wish bini the best of luck. 



Robert Klft was with us during rose 

 show week. He made a very fine ex- 

 hibit of his patent vase and holders at 



