February 15, 1913 



HORTICULTURE 



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BOSTON'S NEW FLOWER MARKET. 



Alexander Montgomekt 

 Rose Coinmittee. 



On Saturday, February 15, the Bos- 

 toa Flower Exchange, Inc., will open 

 their new Flower Market, as an- 

 nounced in their advertisement in our 

 Isue of last week. The new location 

 is in the centre of the wholesale flower 

 district, spacious and eligible, facing 

 on Winthrop Square. On one side of 

 the square is the wholesale establish- 

 ment of Welch Bros., and on the other 

 that of N. F. McCarthy & Co., and 

 this concentration of interests is re- 

 garded by all concerned as a most ex- 

 cellent move, handy for buyers, and 

 particularly convenient for growers 

 with wagons or auto-tracks as there 

 is plenty of space in the square and 

 tributary streets, while the express 

 oflBces are also close at hand. 



This move has long been contem- 

 plated by the Exchange and its suc- 

 cess being now assured the event is 

 to be celebrated with a reception and 

 flower show on Saturday. Eminent 

 gentlemen, among them being Mayor 



Fitzgerald, will speak, there will be 

 music and refresliments and the oc- 

 casion will be made memorable foi- 

 those who participate. The latcli 

 string is out for everybody and all 

 will Ije welcome. 



The street floor and basement of the 

 new quarters comprise upwards of 22,- 

 UOO square feet of floor space. The 

 main salesroom is divided into 200 

 stalls. It is expected that removal 

 from the old mariiet on Park street 

 will have been completed and regular 

 business opened at the new headquar- 

 >ters on Monday mornins, February IT. 



CARNATIONS AT PETER FISH ER'S. 



The writer spent a pleasant hour re- 

 cently at Peter _Fisher's. He went 

 there primarily to see his new carna- 

 tion "Gorgeous." As to the justness 

 of the bestowal of so fulsome a desig- 

 nation none can dispute, who have 

 seen this carnation. Mr. Fisher re- 

 grets that its parentage has been lost. 

 The color is hard to describe, and 

 many unsatisfactory attempts have 

 been made. If anyone can reniem- 



William Nicholson 

 Carnation Committee. 



E. Allan Peirce 

 Cliairm.in Flower Sliow Committee. 



her seeing Sweet Pea "Vermillion Bril- 

 liant" at the last Sweet Pea Show, he 

 may get an idea of its color. There is, 

 moreover, a touch of orange which 

 gives a pleasing effect under certain 

 aspects, with regard to the way light 

 strikes the flower, and no matter 

 wliether it be from the back or front. 

 It Is a good even round flower, large, 

 but not dense, and does not appear to 

 be affected by strong light, as many 

 such shades are. 



Off and on, some interesting bits of 

 information came out in the matter of 

 seedling raising. The key note of it 

 all was "you never can tell." It is not 

 wise to presume because you work on 

 two flrst-class varieties that you can 

 expect flrst-class results. Lawson is a 

 shy seeder. Out of 21 seedlings 18 

 were buff, yellow, or chocolate; one. 

 a clear yellow single was the parent of 

 Beacon. Some of the best seedlings 

 come from singles. The veteran Tail- 

 by of Wellesley has given frequent con- 

 firmation of this, and the famous Grac^ 



Lester W. Mann , : 



Plnnt Committee. 



Wilder had a single for a seed parent. 



Again some good for one reason may 

 be no good for others or may be first- 

 rate one year and valueless another. 

 Benora amounted to nothing the first 

 year, and is now one of the best varie- 

 gated varieties grown. Mr. Fisher has 

 been fully justified with this va- 

 riety. Two sports cf it have ap- 

 peared, one with a tinted instead of 

 pure white ground, and very effective; 

 and a scarlet one. While on tlie mat- 

 ter of sports, some points came out. 

 The writer has found plants from leaf 

 eyes are very liable to sport, and Mr. 

 Fisher, that leafy tops will. 



Last season Mr. Fisher had some 

 grand flowers from an Enchantress 

 seedling, which this year is no good — 

 bursts. The rule here is to test seed- 

 lings three years, and never name one 

 until it lias been tested thus long. 



Other seedlings under test are 174, a 



W. .1. Thurston 

 MaoiiKPr. 



