July 30, 1903 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



353 



Dreer's Gold Medal Exhibit of Pandanus Sanderi at the Quinquennial Exhibition at Ghent, Belgium. 



palm are said to be scarce, both in this 

 country and abroad. It was thought 

 good policy to grow on an extra quan- 

 tity of these plants for the fall decora- 

 tive business. Fully three-quarters of 

 the plants in this range are suitable 

 for decorations where material of good 

 size is necessary. All the plants ap- 

 pear in thrifty condition and are tilling 

 out nicely. It is expected that the range 

 will be 'filled with azaleas again next 

 winter. 



Some idea can be formed of the 

 amount of business necessary to carry 

 out this plan when it is added that there 

 are two and a half acres in kentias 

 alone. There are about 7,000 azaleas 

 planted in peat outside in frames. These 

 plants are growing vigorously ami 

 should make even liner plants than 

 those imported in the fall. It is inter- 

 esting to note that while the peat in 

 which they arc now planted is found to 

 give good results when used for the fall 

 potting, it is necessary to have a fresh 

 supply when preparing the frames for 

 next spring's planting. 



The rate at which the demand for 

 hardy phlox has increased is remark- 

 able. Some years ago a few, a thousand 

 or so, I think, was quite enough to meet 

 all requirements. This season no less 

 than 125.000 of these hardy perennials 

 are being planted out for stock, there 

 being 53.000 in one bed alone. Two 

 varieties of special merit were pointed 

 out by Mr. Eisele. One of these, an in- 

 tense cherry red. is Von Hochberg. This 

 is new and will be sent out next spring. 

 The other is not new, although little 

 known, having been in cultivation for 

 four or five years. Its name is F. C. 

 Von Lassburg. In size and in purity 

 it is a decided improvement on Pearl, 

 the leading white variety. These fields 

 of phlox were a show in themselves, even 

 after the heavy rains. 



Returning to the houses, bench after 

 bench of kentias. arecas and latanias 

 were passed, all clean and vigorous. One 



table of C - Weddeliana, in 3-inch 



pots, was "reserved" for growing into 

 three-foot specimens. A pretty sighi 

 was a vow of specimen plants of Cocos 

 flexuosa, five or six feet high, considered 

 more decorative than any other palm in 

 commerce. 



In 1889 the first plant of Pandanus 

 Sanderi made it- appearance. That plant 

 died, but fortunately a single cutting 

 survived from it. This cutting was the 



parent of the plants, somewhere in the 

 neighborhood of a thousand, brougnt 

 over from England by Mr. Eisele in the 

 spring of .1901. So rapid has been the 

 increase under Mr. Clark's skillful man- 

 agement that today there are 11.000 

 plants, all told, of this variety, tilling 

 seven houses. It will be distributed 

 next October and already the advance 

 orders are far in excess of expectations. 

 Willi.' no one size is all engaged, it is 

 more than probable that there will not 

 be enough to satisfy everyone next fall. 

 It is gratifying to "find that the enter- 

 prise displayed in securing this great 

 novelty is appreciated by our florists. 

 An experiment made with a plant of 

 Pandanus Sanderi in a dwelling, under 

 unfavorable conditions, where it endured 



extre s of heat and cold, wet and 



drought, proved the plant to have re- 

 markable- endurance, the plant being not 

 a whit the worse today for its trials. 

 There axe two new varieties of aspara- 



Thalcher before the ]Vni,-\lvania. Hor- 

 ticultural Society two years ago. It is 

 believed to be a hybrid of A. plumosus 

 nanus, A. deflexus (?) and A. tenuissi- 

 mus, the latter being the seed parent. 

 Its peculiarity is that it never climbs, 

 a plant in a 12-inch pan being as dwarf 

 as small plants of the parent variety. 

 This should be a great acquisition for 

 table ferneries. The other variety can 

 be found in limited quantities in Eng- 

 land. It is very beautiful, described as 

 an aristocratic Sprengeri. Nota Bene H. 

 H. B. 



Pennisetum maerophyllum is a red- 

 leaved grass that it is believed has a 

 great future as a bedding plant. It is of 

 robusl habit, a free grower and very 

 graceful. It appears to grow from two 

 and a half to three feet high. It would 

 make a fine edging for a bed of tall, 

 green-leaved cannas or an effective cen 

 tii for a bed of Coleus Verschaffeltii. 

 In fact, its rich color would enhance a 

 variety of effects in bed or border. 



Pteris Childsii is said to be to 1 1 . . - 

 great family Pteris what Farleyense i^ 

 to the family Adiantum; a choice vari- 

 etv that rannot lie propagated from 

 seed. 



A very pretty bench was formed of 

 strap-leaved fancy caladiums in small 

 pots, each variety by itself. The colors 

 were pretty and' distinct. The leading 

 varieties were Mrs. Oliver Ames, < ounl 

 ess of Warwick, L'Ami Schwartz and 



Undullatum. Time and space alone pre- 

 vents the description of many other in- 

 teresting features of this fine place. 

 Notes. 



Edward Eeid has been receiving nice 

 Brides and Maids from Anderson, of 

 Lansdowne. His cut last week was 4,800 

 of good quality. 



A. B. Davis & Son. Pureellville, Va., 

 have been sending some nice Ethel 

 ( hrocker to the Elowei Market. 



C. A. Dunn and Charles Edgar spent 

 two days up the state. Allentown, 

 Bethlehem and Easton were among the 

 towns visited. They were much pleased 

 with their visits to the growers' places. 



John Schoepfle, of ( hicago, was a vis- 

 itor lately. He visited the Flower Mar- 

 ket and 'several of the plant growers' 

 places. He also went to Atlantic City 

 and had a line time. 



II. Bayersdorfer & Co. are preparing 

 to make a great exhibit at the Milwau- 

 kee convention. 



M. Rice has just returned from his 



There is a new grower out at Hat- 

 boro. Eugene Weiss, tired of the sum- 

 mer calm of his city store, has taken 

 command of his rose growing forces in 

 person. The result, according to the 



blown Markel ] pie who handle his 



stock, was surprising — a new lease of 

 life taken on by the roses, so to speak. 



Henry F. Michel! is away on his vaca- 

 tion. 



Eugene Bernheimer is handling lots 



Correction. — Through an error last 

 week I stated that it was understood 

 that Myers & Samtman would not plant 

 Edgelj this summer. This is a mistake, 

 a- tin' ( hestnut Hill firm have planted 

 three large houses with Queen of Edgely. 



Roberl Craig & Son are rapidly clear- 

 ing up the damage done to their place 

 by the Serce hai! storm. 



Fred J. Michel] is going to the con- 



H. Kleinhans. of Easton. has a fine 

 house, 300x40 tut. A front bench plant- 

 ed with Mi-. Law -on was looking well. 



\V. E. Mi-Ki — i.-k has returned to his 



been enjoying a well 

 Washington, 

 o. have their new ice 



It is 12 feet long. 8 



feet deep, with two 



for ice and flowers. 



