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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



Fkbiuaky 2G. 1003 



not oversliadowed by anj- as it appoareil 

 at the show. 



Innocence, sliown by E. G. Hill Co.. 

 is a fine white with a splendid stem. 



Gov. Lowndes is still another beauti- 

 ful white, shown bj' H. Weber & Sons. 



And last, but not least, there was the 

 Bride shown by John X. May. It cap- 

 tured the prize in its class, which is 

 proof of its quality. 



Xow, is this not an array of whites? 

 It's not for me to recommend any of 

 them. They have yet to be generally 

 grown, but they are all most promising 

 varieties, and superior, I believe, to any 

 white now in commerce. 



ISunbird (Marquisee, a yellow variety ) . 

 received a certificate of merit. It is not 

 of the largest size, but is a pretty flower 

 and has a fine, stiff stem. 



Harlowarden was in fine order after 

 a long journey. I have seen this grow- 

 ing at Joliet "and know what a splendid 

 variety it is. It surpasses all crimsons 

 in size. 



In the Dailledouze collection there was 

 a very fine scarlet seedling of 1800 with- 

 out name. Remember it when it is sent 

 out. It is a fine one. 



Aljjine Glow and Mrs. .John A. Thayer. 

 Ixith from Mr. C. \V. Waid's. were (Ui 

 exhibition and afterwards seen grow- 

 ing. The latter is a little darker tlian 

 old Daybreak with large and beautiful 

 flowers and lots of them. If Enchantress 

 were not in the field tliis variety wouhi 

 be in great demand. Alpine Glow is also 

 of the Daybreak type, of fine size and 

 form, free bloomer and of the very best 

 habits we saw in our travels. This vari- 

 ety at once deposes into retirement tlie 

 old favorite ilorning Glory. 



.Judge Hinsdale is a pretty flower of 

 large size and a wonderful stem. It is 

 a white ground, striped and .slightly 

 mottled w'ith pink, and of perfect form. 



There were of course splendid exhibits 

 of such varieties as Lawson. Prosperity 

 and other standards. What a gi-and va- 

 riety Prosperity has proved itself; al- 



L. E. Marquisee's New Red Carnation Flamingo, Certificated at the Brooklyn Exhibition 

 of the American Carnation Society. 



Though sent out last year, all agree 

 that Mrs. Nelson is one of the best. Its 

 splendid form and ])ure pink shade com- 

 mend it to all. There was a fine vase 

 on exhibition. With most growers it is 

 difficult to propagate, which is its onh 

 fault. 



Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt was on exhi- 

 bition, and I also saw some benches of 

 it at C. W. Ward's establishment. It is 

 of fine, free habit and would almost pass 

 for red. but we will have to call it a 

 dark cerise. 



Nelson Fisher is very like the innudr- 

 tal Lawson. yet said to be an improxc- 

 ment over that wonderful variety, and 

 if it is as good in habit, constitution 

 and freedom of bloom it must be a won- 

 der. 



most as free as any and selling at a bet- 

 ter price. Tliose who did not persevere 

 with it made a big mistake, and we 

 surely hope those worthy men. the Dail- 

 ledouze Bros., will soon have another 

 wonder to spring on us. 



Xow I am about exhausted, or my 

 memory is. I took little notice of the 

 varieties shown for preliminary certifi- 

 cates, because we shall see them again 

 in larger quantities. Among them were 

 some pretty shades, but not one scorn' 

 high. I feel that I have omitted to 

 mention some very worthy varieties, yet 

 I have given a long enough list to set 

 us (at least myself) thinkiifg what is 

 best to grow. "Tis well to try a few n*' 

 each, but that man who lias room for 

 only, say ten to fifteen thousand plants. 



cannot allord to devote too much space 

 to experiments and trials of novelties, 

 and it is safe advice to say. what grows 

 well «ith you grow and grow it well. 

 Still we must keep up with the proces- 

 sion, and if we do not give our custom- 

 ers up-to-date flowers we shall fall be- 

 hind. There is nothing like going to the 

 convention yourself. It's good for the 

 A. C S. and it's still better for you if 

 you keep your eyes open. You never 

 went on a $50 horticultural exploration 

 without gaining twice that amount of 

 value in knowledge, which you turned 

 into dollars and cents on your return 

 home. And then you won't Ije able to 

 say, as a stay-at-home friend of mine 

 likely will: '"Oh, my dear boy, I lis- 

 tened to what old man Scott had to say 

 about that thing. It's a fraud. Oh. no. 

 but she goes." 



The carnation has been for the past fif- 

 teen years, and still is, making marvel- 

 ous strides in size, color, stem, form 

 and all other qualities of bloom, and the 

 greatest danger now, as ilr. Robert 

 Craig said, is to conserve and maintain 

 a healthy plant. Too many beautiful 

 varieties are now afflicted with stem- 

 rot, bacteria of various species, and gen- 

 eral debility, and perhaps it's because 

 we are growing them at too rapid a gait 

 all the year around. Tlie carnation 

 would naturally take a few months of 

 rest in its native clime, but we give it 

 none. Our hot summers keep it growing 

 out of doors, and hot water or steam in- 

 doors. Not that our winter treatment 

 can be called "forcing," yet it is no rest, 

 and from the time the cutting is made in 

 .January or February there is no period 

 of rest until the plant adorns the rub- 

 bish pile sixteen months after its indi- 

 vidual start in the world. 



It is greatly to be regretted that some 

 exhibitors from a distance had their 

 flowers arrive too late for competition. 

 Perliaps the greatest sutl'erer was Mr. 

 Hartshorne, of the Chicago Carnation 

 Co., the greater part of whose extensive 

 exhibit never got there at all. The 

 Thompson Carnation Co. arrived with 

 2.000 fine blooms at 4 p. m.. too late to 

 compete, but when staged they were a 

 fine lot, and there were others. 



One of the important changes made for 

 next year's programme is the change of 

 date from the third week in February 

 to the first Wednesday in ilarch. The 

 largest eastern exhibitors voted against 

 it. but I trust it will make no difl'erence 

 in tlie extent of their exiiibits or personal 

 attendance. It is well known that this 

 third week in February has presented us 

 many times with a blizzard — the prize 

 blizzard of the winter — and the change 

 surely is worth trying. 



Much time of the business sessions it 

 was supposed would be taken up by the 

 consideration of the proposed constitu- 

 tion, and no papers were ofTered for tlv 

 edification of the members, but that pro- 

 gramme received a solar plexus or jolt 

 from Brother Kudd, who demanded • 

 thirty days' consideration of the same, 

 which was according to a resolution 

 adopted at Indianapolis. So that lies 

 over for Detroit. This made the busi- 

 ness meetings rather thin. 



The Brooklyn men did fijiely, one and 

 all. Some worked mighty hard and 1 

 am sure will be glad it's over. Yet I 

 trust that when rested up they will priz'' 

 their hard work and anxiety and look 

 back on the convention with pleasure. 

 All the visitors will remember with 

 pleasure their glorious good time. 



