Fkbkuaey 10, 1916. 



The Florists' Reviewr 



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it has shown so far on my place, I 

 greatly prefer it. A. M. C. — Ohio. 



While Carnation Philadelphia Pink 

 has not fulfilled all the claims made for 

 it, it does possess some good qualities 

 and among them are fine color, non- 

 splitting, good size and stem. The most 

 serious objection we had against the 

 variety was the fact that it does not 

 keep well in warm weather. We knew 

 of this fault before we bought it and 

 handled our stock accordingly and with 

 good results. We simply kept the 

 blooming shoots topped away, until we 

 made sure it would not come into crop 

 until about December 1. We then let 

 it come in with a big crop, which was 

 taken off by March and it was then 

 thrown out to make room for young 

 stock. Handled in this manner, it paid 

 us well and gave satisfaction all 

 around. 



There are many growers who con- 

 sider the variety well Worth while, es- 

 pecially for lihose who retail their own 

 stock. We do not consider it good 

 policy to discontinue a variety just be- 

 cause others are finding fault with it, 

 unless you are in the rooted cutting 

 business. All you can ask of a variety 

 is that it shall give you good results, 

 regardless of what it does for your 

 neighbor. We shall discontinue grow- 

 ing Philadelphia Pink, because Mrs. 

 Ward and Good Cheer are more to our 

 liking and the demand for the rooted 

 cuttings is better. A. F. J. B. 



THE ROLF ZETLITZ HOUSES. 



The accompanying illustrations are of 

 special interest in that they show two 

 houses of the Rolf Zetlitz range, at 

 Lima, O. The view in the rose house 

 gives a clear picture of Killarneys in 

 splendid shape. The other illustration 

 is of the carnation house, which was 

 planted to varieties introduced during 

 1914 and 1915. Mr. Zetlitz, who is re- 

 sponsible for the spick-and-span order 

 depicted in the illustrations, says he 

 has 15,000 carnation plants in this 

 house, with sweet peas on each of the 

 posts and occasionally in between. 



THE NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW. 



A most cheering feature incident to 

 the preparations for the opening of the 

 National Flower Show at Philadelphia 

 March 25 is the great interest in the 

 undertaking shown by out-of-town flo- 

 rists. From the many communications 

 received by this office, it is quite evi- 

 dent that the show will attract men in 

 the trade from all over the country. At 

 the last National Flower Show, it will 

 l>o remembered, there was little cause 

 for complaint as to the out-of-town 

 patronage, but it looks as though the 

 I'hiladelphia show will eclipse all previ- 

 ous records as to this clement of the 

 attendance. 



The final schedule of premiums will 

 ho issued soon after February 15, and 

 ^ill be the most liberal schedule ever 

 published for a flower show in this 

 country, covering premiums amounting 

 to over $20,000. In the new schedule, 

 a large number of special prizes will 

 ^Ppear. The committee is still solicit- 

 'II;,' offers of special prizes for the vari- 

 o'ls classes scheduled, in order to reduce 

 tl'o premium responsibility as much as 

 possible. Offers made now will be men- 

 tioned in the final schedule, with due 

 crodit to donors. 



The trade exhiljition will be a most 



View in the Caraation House of Rolf Zetlitz, at Lima, O. 



important feature of the show and 

 without doubt will be the largest exhi- 

 bition of its kind ever staged in Amer- 

 ica. The big trade exhibition of the 

 1913 National Flower Show is already 

 eclipsed, the number of exhibitors and 

 the amount of space reserved beating 

 the 1913 record fully twenty-five per 

 cent. A list of those who have reserved 

 space recently was printed in The Ee- 

 view. Firms that have been prevented 

 from making reservations through lack 

 of space, which has been a serious ob- 

 stacle for many weeks, will be glad to 

 avail themselves of the large area of 

 additional space recently becoming 

 available for trade exhibits. This space 

 is at the rear of what formerly was 

 the stage, but is now a continuous part 

 of the main floor, reached by both cen- 

 ter and side aisles. 



The retailers' section will be well 

 filled, as reservations already have been 

 made by John C. Gracey, John Kuhn, 

 Harry S. Betz, London Flower Shop and 

 Charles Grakelow. 



Chairman F, Cowperthwaite, of the 



committee on information, whose ad- 

 dress is 518 Market street, Philadelphia, 

 has mapped out several trips among the 

 florists' establishments in and around 

 Philadelphia for those who wish to visit 

 them, and his committee will be pre- 

 pared to lend every assistance in the 

 way of information which may be re- 

 quired. 



Sectional societies desiring to have 

 booths will be accorded space on the bal- 

 cony floors. Arrangements are being 

 made for quarters for Miss Jarvis, 

 founder of Mothers' day. 



The work of compiling the Official 

 Souvenir Program is well under way. 

 Chairman Therkildson, of the commit- 

 tee on publicity, has arranged to have 

 copies of the program on every dining, 

 buffet, club and parlor car arriving in 

 Philadelphia during the show. 



March 28 has been decided on as the 

 (lay when the New York Florists' Club 

 with its guests will visit the show. 

 The club's committee is perfecting ar- 

 rangements for transportation and a 

 dinner en route. It is expected that 



Killarney Roses at the Establishment of Rolf Zetlitz, Lima, O. 



