October 9, 1009 



HORTICULTURE 



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NEW DAHLIA "BOSTON YELLOW.' 



The Rawson Ccp 



The handsome new dahlia illustrated 

 herewith, was raised last year by 

 James Robertson of Newport, R. I. At 

 the recent exhibition in Boston by the 

 New England Dahlia Society this va- 

 riety won tile Rawson silver cup — of 

 which a picture is also shown — for the 

 vase of flowers found to be the fresh- 

 est at the conclusion of the exhibition. 

 It was also awarded first prize at the 

 show of the Newport Horticultural So- 

 ciety in competition with vases of 25 

 yellow of any type. The color is lemon 

 yellow and the flower has an excellent 

 stem. 



SOME ROEHRS SPECIALTIES. 



One of the most beautiful pictures to 

 be seen anywhere at the present time 

 is the house of Oncidium in full bloom 

 at the Roehrs establishment in Ruther- 

 ford, N. J. No less than 6000 varico- 

 sum blooms were sold from this house 

 in one day this week and they are not 

 missed. Cattleya aurea is blooming 

 now — the lai'gest stock of this lovely 

 orchid in the world probably. Dendro- 

 bium Phalaenopsis is also making a 

 glorious show and Cattleya labiata is 

 bursting into bloom by the thousands. 

 Evidently the period or orchid famine 

 is over tor a time. 



A house of Celosia Pride of Castle 

 Gould attracts the eye and admiration 

 of every visitor. Thoy are all in 

 bloom already — yellow, crimson and 

 scarlet — but they will not be at their 

 best for some weeks yet. and for 

 Christmas there will be- some speci- 

 mens worth going a long way to see. 



CARNATION DOROTHY GORDON. 



Joseph Heacock, Wlio is preparing to 

 disseminate this novelty the coming 

 season informs us that although he 

 has not yet spent anything on printer's 

 ink for It he has already booked or- 

 ders for about .58,000 rooted cuttings. 

 It has proved to be one of the most 

 profitable carnations ever grown. Last 

 winter he had about 6000 plants and 

 the flowers were all sold at $12.00 per 

 100 at the holidays. He says that it 

 gave one-third more flowers than En- 

 chantress. This variety is a cross be- 

 tween Lawson and Enchantress. It 



scored 86 points at the exhibition 

 of the American Carnation Society 

 in Washington, D. C, and 90 points 

 at the New York Florists' Club 

 exhibition. The flowers are fragrant 

 and average 3 inches in diameter; 

 color a shade darker than Pink En- 

 chantress. The florist will be slow 

 that does not take hold of so good a 

 carnation. 



SPOKANE ASTER SHOW. 



Herman Thoeny, a veteran grower of 

 Spokane, carried of£ the chief honors 

 at the aster show by the Spokane Flo- 

 ral Association in connection with the 

 ]6th annual Interstate fair In Spokane, 

 Wash., September 20 to 25. The dis- 

 plays, housed in a large tent, were 

 visited by thousands. The judges were 

 Mrs. Joseph Robertson, F. L. Zeigler, 

 and Z. A. Ffile. The displays were 

 the best ever seen in Spokane and the 

 .ludges complimented the growers on 

 the colors and ciuality of the flowers 

 and their arrangement. In addition to 

 the wealth of aster displays, there were 

 other exceptionally fine flowers, includ- 

 ing prize-winning dahlias and a rare 

 assortment of sweet peas. 



The awards in the professional classes 

 were as follows: 



Single group, Herman Thoeny, first; sli- 

 ver loving cup. 



Display, Herman Thoeny, first; Fred 

 Winters, second; silver medal. 



Potted plants, Fred Winters, first. 



Best executed design. Miss M. Armstrong, 

 first; Franii Burcbett, second; silver medal. 



Fifty tall growing asters. Miss Frances 

 Burchett, first; Mrs. George Gobel, second; 

 silver medal. 



Dalilias, Herman Tlioeny, first; Mrs. F. 

 H. TJhls, second. 



Mr. Thoeny was also awarded the hon- 

 orary prize for the best baslset exhibit. 



A MERITORIUS NOVELTY. 



"Novelties'' in flowers are, as a rule, 

 "snares"! The planter reads the glow- 

 ing description in the catalogue of the 

 introducer, buys the seeds, plants, 

 grows, and cares for the "new baby" 

 until its first bloom, which waited and 

 wiitched for seldom makes good hut 

 rather is a disappointment; still the 

 plant is cared for with the belief that 

 the nest may be better and come up to 

 the description more closely. In the 

 majority of cases the results are de- 

 cidedly unsatisfactory; In a few cases 

 only are they of merit. 



Such as the latter is Dimorphotheca 

 aurantiaca, sent out in 1907 by Messrs. 

 Barr & Sons of London. Reading their 

 description I sent for seed, grew it that 

 year, and again this year have grown 

 it, In each season with success and 

 with satisfaction. As a bedding plant, 

 and edging plant to beds of other an- 

 nuals it has been very attractive and 

 pleasing and perfectly satisfactory. 

 The growth low and branching, free 

 from insect attacks, the color unique, 

 •flowering early, constantly and con- 

 tinuously, it should surely become a 

 "stand by" and an annual for general 

 culture. - H. 



Our news notes tell us that Ernest 

 Peterson, a Florence, Neb., florist, 

 called a niotorman a "scab" and was 

 severly beaten therefore. "Scab" is 

 not horticultural language. If Peter- 

 son had called the man a "green-fly" 

 or a "Coccus adonldum" he probably 

 would have taken it as a floral com- 

 pliment. Stick to your knitting, my 

 boy. 



