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HORTICULTURE 



March 6, 1909 



with Cbristuias Pink; I'assalc, second. 100 

 lighl iiiuk: A. C. Zvolaiiek ulih Got. 

 Port. 100 lavender: Wni. ^'ira with Mrs. 

 Alex. Wallace. 100 any other color: Win. 

 Shu with Greenbrook. Best new varlet.y: 

 Flower Market prize ami certilicale to A. 

 C. Zvolanck for IMnk Jieauty. Collection 

 ot standard varieties, vasts of 100 each: 

 Z\o'anek ir'ze to Wm. Sim. Five- stand- 

 ard varieties, twenty-five of each: Zvo- 

 lauek prize to Wm. Sim. 



Violets. 

 CLASSES N, O, P, Q. 200 Campbell: 

 H. F. Caldcr. 200 any other variety: H. 

 W. Sanderson with Farqubar, first; Ame- 

 lia S. Fraleigh, second. Princess of 

 Walts: Estey Bros; Wm. Sim. Any other 

 Bingie; Wm. Sim with Boston. Best .dis- 

 play of Boston violet: Wm. Sim prize 

 to Sidney JloCfman. Best now single vio- 

 let: Maiket prize and certificate to Wm. 

 Sim for Kaiser Wilhelm. 



Bulbous Stock. 

 CLASS R. 50 Tulips: J. T. Bulterworth, 

 Mann Bros. 50 Narcb-^si: Mann Bros, A. 

 S. Fraleigh. 12 varieties ot bulbons stock; 

 Mann Bros. 50 Lily of the Valley: H. M. 

 Koblnson & Co., J. T. B itterworth. 12 

 Viots of Easter Lilies: 11. F. Michell 

 prize to Ptlrce Bros. 12 Cyclaniens: Pags 

 Pottery prize to Thomas Roland. Most 

 Meritorious Exhibit in the Show, Gar- 

 deners' and Florists' Club prize to Thomas 

 Roland for display of yearling cyclamens. 



Miscellaneous. 

 CLASS S. Marguerites: Wm. Nicholson, 

 S. J. Goddard. Mignonette: Wm. Nichol- 

 son, H. Waldeckei. Pansies: W. C. Ward. 

 Dt coral ive Basket of Carr.aticns: F. E. 

 Palmer with Beacon and PiersoQl fern; 

 second, H. R. Comley wUh Winsor. Bride 

 or Bridesmaid Bounuet ot Carnations: 

 Penn the Florist with White Perfection. 

 Mound for Table: Park Street Market 

 prize to F. E. Palmer for Fair Maid and 

 Coeiogyne. 



News of the Clubs and Societies 



The small grower who is generally 

 represented as yearning for a chance 

 to win a few prizes on his own ac- 

 count without having to struggle 

 against the competition of the big fel- 

 lows, did not put in an appearance, 

 and the eight very liberal prizes — 

 aggregating $48 for 100 roses— were 

 untouched. 



ANOTHER BOSTON MARKET 

 SHOW. 



Boston is to have another commer- 

 cial florists' show, this time on March 

 20 at the salesroom of the Music Hall 

 Market, Winter street. The managers 

 and stall holders are very enthusiastic 

 as to the prospects and promise a dis- 

 play of floral products and novelties 

 in all lines that will be worth seeing 

 and, for the dealer who has spring 

 stock to sell, an e.xcellent opportunity 

 to show his goods. We can't have too 

 many of these shows. One a month 

 throughout the business season of the 

 year would waken things up wonder- 

 fully in the vicinity of the Hub. See 

 the advertisement. 



A SIGN OF SPRING. 



Have you heard the robins or the 

 blue birds yet? There's yet another 

 infallible sign of approaching spring — 

 the red flag waving defiantly at the 

 belated wintry blasts or rippling 

 softly in the zephyrs from across the 

 Hudson at 4i' Vesey street, and the 

 date get for this annual festivity is 

 March 9. Wm. Elliott & Son's adver- 

 tisement gives full particulars. 



FLORISTS' CLUB OF PHILADEL- 

 PHIA. 



A very interesting paper on the cul- 

 ture of gardenias was read by William 

 Kleinheinz at the monthly meeting of 

 this club, held on the 2nd inst. A 

 lively discussion took place after the 

 reading of the paper, the sharp ques- 

 tions of some of the rose experts lead- 

 ing to the impression that they are 

 envious of the seventy-five cents a 

 bloom, and getting ready to invade 

 new territory. 



W. W. Allabaugh, Perkasie, Pa., ex- 

 hibited a vase of seedling antirrhi- 

 nums, showing excellent culture and 

 were a striking example of the value 

 of this subject as a cut flower. A vase 

 of the new white carnation, known at 

 present as "Craig's seedling," was 

 shown by W. Kleinheinz, who has been 

 growing a few plants to try it out. 

 Looks like a good thing. Not too stiff 

 in the stem. Pennock-Meehan Co. 

 sent a magnificent lot of Waban White 

 Killarney, which were in fine condi- 

 tion and remarkable as to size and 

 substance. The subject for next meet- 

 ing will be a talk on Cuba and the 

 Isle of Pines, by Messrs. Craig and 

 Westcott. These gentlemen are burst- 

 ing with the astonishing things they 

 have discovered in these favored isles 

 during their recent trip, and see "mil- 

 lions in it." and want all of the club 

 members to know of the possibilities. 



Robert Kift made an interesting re- 

 port on what he saw at the Boston 

 trade exhibition Feb. 27. It must have 

 been worth seeing. Robert is always 

 rosy and appreciative. It's a fine 

 thing to be an optimist. But in the 

 voyage of life the rosy sunsets are not 

 all there is to it in getting into port. 

 If the captain and the crew are any 

 good they will think of the hidden 

 rocks and the sharks. Most of the 

 too much optimists I've ever known 

 got skinned alive. Keep your weather 

 eye open as well as your cheerfulness. 



MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL 

 COLLEGE. 



On Wedn'csday, March 3, W. J. 

 Stewart addressed the students of the 

 short-term course in floriculture on 

 wholesale marketing. 



ROCHESTER (N. Y.) COMMERCIAL 

 FLORISTS' ASSOCIATION. 



On March 1 the Association was the 

 guest of the Rochester Chamber of 

 Commerce, and the invitation was ac- 

 cepted by about GO members. The 

 most cordial welcome was extended. 

 and after the meeting a bounteous 

 lunch and smoker followed. During 

 the meeting, which was for the pur- 

 pose of ratifying the plans of the 

 Chamber relative to the building of a 

 larger exhibition hall in connection 

 with the present Convention Hall, the 

 plans were freely tliscussed by citizens 

 and A. H. Seeker presented the views 

 nt the association as to the necessity 

 ot such addition. Much enthusiasm 

 prevaib- here concerning the securius 

 of the convention of the S. A. F. for 

 Roohester in 1910, and we hope, with 

 such increased facilities, to be success- 

 ful in this endeavor. The regular 

 Pirnthly meeting occurs March S. at 

 which time the subject of a local show 

 this, tall will be discussed and a paper 

 read on "Plants for Easter, 1909." 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The spring exhibition, always a big 

 affair, at Horticultural Hall, Boston, 

 will be exceptionally so this year, 

 several sensational exhibits having 

 been promised. The most preten- 

 tious display of Japanese gardening 

 ever made indoors in this country 

 will be presented by R. & J. Farquhar 

 & Co., occupying about two-thirds of 

 the area of the main hall. Rich ac- 

 cessories have been imported espe- 

 cially from Japan for this stupendous 

 piece of work, and no effort or ex- 

 pense has been or will be spared in 

 making it a truthful and complete 

 representation of gardening art in 

 Japan. Full provision has been made, 

 also, for a display of Easter flowering 

 plants, bulbous flowers, orchids, roses 

 and carnations, for all of which very 

 liberal premiums are offered and also 

 for mantel decorations of plants and 

 flowers for which a silver medal and 

 fifty dollars constitutes the first prize, 

 a bronze medal and thirty dollars 

 second prize, and twenty dollars third 

 prize. 



MINNESOTA STATE FLORISTS' 

 ASSOCIATION. 



The meeting of the Minnesota Stats 

 Florists' AsE-cciation held at Merriam 

 Park, February 23. was fairly well at- 

 tended, consadering the stormy weather. 

 In the exhibition Messrs Nagol & Son 

 scored G3 3-2 points for Empress Nar- 

 cissus, 76 for Carnation Winsor and 

 TS for Carnation Lawson, Karl Hau- 

 gan 82 1-2 for Cyclamens and 96 for 

 '.'iolet Prince of Wales, 



The subject of the fall flower show 

 v.'as discussed, and tlie prospects to 

 hold otie in one of the two cities 

 are very promising. Messrs. May, 

 Olson and Swanson will report about 

 ihe matter at the next meeting. 



The question came up: How should 

 lily of the valley be packed lor cold 

 storage and at what temperature 

 should they be kept? It was decided 

 to submit the question to the trade 

 papers for publication. 



"The gr?at loss ot L. I.<)ngiflorum a- 

 mounting to 4u tn 60 per cent v/as 

 discussed. Prof. Le Roy Cady from 

 the Agricultural School will read a 

 jjaper at the next meeting. 



SOUTHAMPTON HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



Tlie bi-monthly meeting of this so- 

 ciety v.'as held February IS, vice- 

 president U. G. Ager in the chair. 

 After the regular routine of business, 

 B. C. Palmer explained how to grow 

 s'.veet peas, niscussion followed. Chas. 

 E. Frankenbach gave a few points 

 about the trauspianting trees .growing 

 within the surrotinding woods such as 

 cedars, mountain laurel, etc. 



The schedule for the next show to he 

 held in July, 1909, was sent to every 

 member of the society. There is hope 

 for a keen competition, 



C. F. GUILLOZ. 



