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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



October 30, 1902. 



spondents of all trade papers and official 

 auctioneer. Carroll, who did their fuU 

 duty in the general onslaught upon the 

 choice viands and refreshments served by 

 the first-class management, and as near 

 their duty in the tlcw of wit and wisdom 

 following as their several capabilities 

 admitted. 



The only business deSnitely settled 

 was the election of officers for the ensu- 

 ing year. This matter went through 

 very "glibly, as an official was instructed 

 to throw one vote each for President 

 Stickel. Vice-President Nicholson and 

 Treasurer Geo. Cartwright to retain their 

 present positions, and one vcte for direc- 

 tors resulted in the choice of E. N. 

 Peirce, E. Sutermeister. L. W. Maim, J. 

 Walsh. W. W. Edgar and Ales, ilont- 

 gomery. 



It then developed that the directors 

 are still at sea in regard to new quarters 

 for a larger market, all negotiations for 

 a central position having fallen through, 

 and the sense of the meeting concerning 

 a Back Bay location indicates a move in 

 that direction. 



Much time was spent in discussing 

 the fact that uneasiness exists among 

 the stall-holders because so few hold 

 c-ertifieates of stodk, and it was 

 practically voted to make use of 



A VISIT TO RICHMOND. 



One of the pleasures I like to indulge 

 in a few times every year is a trip to 

 Richmond. Ind. You can always de- 

 pend on seeing a few good new things 

 in the florist line when ycu go there 

 and visit The E. G. Hill' Co.^s estab- 

 lishment. There are a few larger places 

 than theirs in the country, but I doubt if 

 any place in this land can show you as 

 many sterling novelties in the various 

 lines they carry as you will find here, 

 and I doubt if you could find another 

 man in this land who could point out the 

 good points to you in such a way that 

 you will forget to look for weak ones 

 as the genial senior member of this 

 firm is sure to do. There were several 

 thin^ that I went to see specially this 

 time and I was not disappointed, for 

 they are always ready to take you 

 through and show you a great deal more 

 than you expected to see. 



Of course the main attraction just at 

 present is the mum houses, and they are 

 worth going a Iccg way to see. There 

 you will find grand stock of all the lead- 

 ing varieties, both new and old. 

 To go over the list of varieties would 

 be wearisopie, as you will be able to see f > 

 them at the shows and in the show re- 



House of Flora. Hill Camationj at Wietor Bros., Chicago. Planted Aug. 23. 

 Photographed OcU 20. 



some plan vouched for by. the commis- 

 sioner of corporations to admit all flor- 

 ists who wish to enter the c-orporation 

 upon a fair basis. The report of the 

 treasurer, of course, shows a flourishing 

 c-ondition, but no more money en hand 

 than the growing needs of the business 

 can make use of; bec-ause there is no I 

 reason why, with the proposed increase i 

 of stock- that a permanent home should 

 not be owned in a few years, rentals of 

 parts of which will go far toward reduc- 

 ing expen-ses and therebv assisting in the 

 payment of purchase price. Particularly 

 broad and generous views of the situation 

 seemed to prevail, and the uppermost 

 thought is for the "greatest good for the 

 greatest number." .J. S. Mantee. 



Lawbexce, >Lv.ss. — ^The annual flower 

 show of the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Hor- 

 ticultural Society will be held Kov. 6 



and 7. 



port.s, but I want to just mention two 

 varieties from which I could hardly pull 

 myself away. The one was a yellow' 

 Timothy Eaton. The exact counterpart 

 of the original, except the color, which 

 is a good clear yellow, a little deeper 

 than Bonnaffon. This one will likely 

 lead the yellow varieties just as Timothy 

 E. leads the whites. The other is a pink 

 of grand form, color and habit, and I 

 miss my guess if it does not become the 

 leading pink in the early midseason 

 class. They have one house full of it 

 and it was my good fortune to see it be- 

 fore many blcoms had been cut and hun- 

 dreds were waiting for the knife. Every 

 bloom a perfect specimen and not a cull 

 among them, and the plants stood about 

 four feet high. This variety is called 

 inie. M. Liger and Mr. Hill promised me 

 that he would send the Review a photo 

 of the house I saw. 



The carnations were quartered mostly 



in two new houses that were built last 

 summer, and although they were not 

 benched as early as they expected, yet 

 they are in fine shape. The plants are 

 stocky and a great crop of blcoms is 

 coming in a short time. Adonis is being 

 kept denuded of buds because the demand 

 for cuttings is such that not a single 

 shoot can be spared for a while yet. 

 Their new white Innocence looks like 

 a profitable variety to grow and I was 

 well pleased with its looks. Another 

 variety they think highly of is Floriana. 

 and it certainly is a grand carnation, 

 too. Gov. Wolcott also looks good. There 

 is a host of varieties, in fact all the new 

 ones and the good old ones, and all show 

 signs of good culture. 



Two things in roses struck me favora- 

 bly above all the others. The one was a 

 seedling yellow of good color, size, and 

 a splendid growth, and as a good yellow 

 rose has been wanted for several years 

 this will surely meet with a good de- 

 mand when it comes out. The other one 

 travels under the number 444 and it is 

 yellow, too, though quite distinct from 

 the other. This latter one, when the 

 bloom is fully expanded, shows a deep 

 orange colored center, which shows to 

 good advantage with the clear yellow of 

 the other petals. You will hear of this 

 variety soon, I think. 



There are houses and houses full of all 

 manner of other stock, both standard 

 varieties and novelties, but I have 

 neither time nor space to mention them 

 in detail. I am always interested in 

 novelties, and really if you want to keep 

 up with the times you must go and see 

 them whenever you have the chance. 



From there I took the Centreville car 

 and went to see President ilcKinley at 

 E. T. Grave's place, and I was glad I 

 went because I saw a good carnation. 

 You have seen it described and 

 you can see it at the shows this fall, so 

 I shall only say that it looks like a well 

 grown Lawson. The plant is strong and 

 healthy. In point of number Dorothy 

 easily leads at this place and a splendid 

 sight it is. In fact all of their car- 

 nations look fine and a heavy cut is 

 promised by the looks of the plants. They 

 also have a bench of as fine Timothy- 

 Eaton as I have ever seen, and they 

 will likely send a few to Kansas City 

 and Chicago. Appleton has als« been 

 grand with them this season. 



A. F. J. Baue. 



NEW YORK. 



Tarrytown and Scarboro. 



A visit to Tarrytown was of especial 

 interest and value. The wonderful new 

 fern, Xephrolepsis Piersoni, '"keeps on 

 its widening way,"" appreciating in qual- 

 ity and numbers every day. The speci- 

 men plants for the fall exhibitions are 

 at their best now and will soon be doing 

 missionary work. The 2i-ineh stock for 

 February delivery is being potted by the 

 tens of thousands, and the advance sale 

 is enormous. The engraving in this 

 week's issue illustrates the remarkable 

 beauty of the fronds. That the supply 

 will equal the demand is hardly possi- 

 ble, great as are the facilities for repro- 

 duction. 



A trip to Scarboro to see the wonder- 

 ful new greenhouse being erected by the 

 Pierson-Sefton Co. was a revelation, 

 as were the twenty-five acres of choice 

 nur.sery and herbaceous stock, and the 

 seven large houses, each .300x20. erected 

 some vears ago, devoted to American 



