408 



TIORTICULTUEE 



May 22, 1920 



BEDDING STOCK 



Immediate Shipment from Massachusetts 



Geraniums, 3^ and 4 inch Heliotrope, 4 inch Ageratum Si inch 



Vinca, 4 inch White and Yellow Marguerites (heavy) 4 inch 



Verbena, Lobelia, Coleus, Petunia, all from 2^ inch 



Let us quote you 



I I PFIITFR Pn ^'°"' 15 Cedar St., WATERTOWN STA, 

 JLia U» IxCj^ 1 EjIx V/V-r* Brokers boston, mass. 



Short P. O. Address: L. J. Reuter Co., Boston 72, Mass. 



THE MARKET. 

 Ever since Mothers' Day the market 

 has been in the buyers' hands. This 

 seems to be the report from all over 

 the country. In some instances busi- 

 ness has stiffened up early this week, 

 but there has been a falling off again. 

 The reports from Philadelphia say 

 that some items there, notably sweet 

 peas, are the best that have ever been 

 seen at this season of the year. 



Advance bookings for Memorial Day 

 are now in order and there seems to 

 be every reason to expect a lively 

 business. Peonies from nearby points 

 will be scarce, however, on account of 

 cool weather, unless next week proves 

 to be unusually warmer. None of the 

 markets are short and late reports 

 from New York, Buffalo and other 

 cities show a downward tendency as 

 in Boston. 



Roses are plentiful and cheap tn 

 New York, being quoted at from ?2 to 

 $15 per 100, while the Pittsburgh mar- 

 ket is considerably stiffer. Carnations 

 are also low in New York, but Pitts- 

 burgh is quoting at $8 per 100. In 

 Boston they are from $4 to ?6. which 

 is also the Buffalo quotation. Callas 

 run from $6 to $15 in different mar- 

 kets according to quality, and other 

 lilies are about the same. The quota- 

 tion for lilies is varied of course, in 

 different markets, but these prices 

 hold true in New York. Sweet peas 

 are selling readily at from 50c. to $2 

 and are of good quality. Snapdragon 

 brings between 50c. and 75c. per 

 bunch. Marguerites range from $1 to 

 $4. Tulips seem to be unusually 

 scarce and there have been almost 

 none at all in Pittsburgh; in Boston 

 they are fairly plentiful at from 2 to 

 4c. Baskets of pansies are selling at 

 $3 per dozen. Plenty of outdoor lilacs 

 are showing up in New York. 



SHOW LARGELY ATTENDED. 



Six Thousand People See Orchids and 

 Other Flowers in Boston. 



There was a record breaking attend- 

 ance at the flower show at Horticul- 

 tural Hall, Boston, last Saturday and 

 Sunday. Over four thousand people 

 visited the Hall, Sunday afternoon, 

 and nearly two thousand on Saturday 

 afternoon. Probably a majority of 

 these people came to see the orchid ex- 

 hibit staged by Mr. Albert C. Burrage, 

 of . Beverly. This display was well 

 worth going to see, including as it did 

 a hundred exotic plants of different 

 species, in addition to a special group 

 of nfty hybrid Odontoglossum and 

 Odontioda orchids. The blooms of the 

 Odontoglossums while small were ex- 

 ceedingly lovely in their wide range of 

 delicate colors and excited great ad- 

 miration. It had been said in the past 

 that such a display could not be made 

 in this country, but Mr. Burrage has 

 proven the falsity of such a state- 

 ment. 



Next to the orchids an exhibit of 

 Calceolarias from the Arthur Lyman 

 estate in Waltham was viewed with 

 greatest interest. This exhibit under 

 the direction of George F. Stewart, 

 the gardener, included some of the 

 mostmagnlficent Calceolaria specimens 



ever seen in the hall. 



George F. Buxon, of Nashua, the 

 well known florist, exhibited three 

 plants of a new geranium, Mrs. Buxon, 

 which is very promising. Besides the 

 flowers there was a good display of 

 vegetables. 



The list of prizes and gratuities 

 awarded is as follows: 



Hillcrest Prizes 

 Flowers. 



Narcissi — Twelve vases, twelve 

 scapes in a vase, not less than six varie- 

 ties: 1st, Edward A.Clark; 2d, Faulkner 



Farm. Tulips — Darwin, twelve vases, 

 six blooms in a vase, not less than six 

 varieties; 1st, Edward A. Clark. Best 

 collection of Tulips; 1st, Edward A. 

 Clark. 



Gratuities — J. T. Butterworth, dis- 

 play of Orchids in baskets; Arthur 

 Lyman, Calceolaria Stewartii in varie- 

 ety; Miss Cornelia Warren, Pelargo- 

 niums and Amaryllis. 



Gold Medals — Albert C. Burrage, col- 

 lection of Odontoglossums and Odon- 

 tiodas. 



Silver Medal — George F. Stewart, 

 Calceolaria Stewartii Lymani. 



Cultural Certificate — Douglas Ec- 

 cleston, Coelogyne Pandurata; Doug- 

 las Eccleston, Coelogyne Dayana. 



Honorable Mention — George E. Bux- 

 ton, new geranium, Mrs. George E. 

 Buxton; Hillcrest Farm, for cultiva- 

 tion of herbaceous plants in pots. 



HILLCREST PRIZES. 

 Vegetables. 



Asparagus — Twenty-four stalks, not 

 bunched; 1st, Oliver Ames, Giant Ar- 

 genteuil; 2d, Edward A. Clark, Can- 

 over's Colossal; 3d, Hillcrest Farm, 

 Reading Giant. Cauliflower— Three 

 heads: 1st, Edward A. Clark; 2d, 

 Oliver Ames; 3d, Hillcrest Farm. 

 Rhubarb— Twelve stalks: 1st, Oliver 

 Ames, Linnaeus; 2d, Edward A. Clark, 

 Linnaeus; 3d, Oliver Ames, Victoria. 



Honorable Mention — Hillcrest Farm, 

 Udo (Aralia cordata). 



CHRYSANTHEMUM ROOTED 

 CUTTINGS 



3,000 EARiY FROST 

 1.600 YELLOW BONNAFFON 

 500 SEIDEWITZ 

 600 WHITE BONNAFFON 

 250 CHIEFTAIN 

 3.50 per 100 $30.00 per 1,000 



W. D. HOWARD MILFOBD, MASS. 



