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The Florists' Review 





Jolt 27, 1916. 



painted. Either an asphalt or graphite 

 paint of the heat-resisting type may be 

 used for this purpose. 



Don't spare the paint. Use it freely, 

 for it costs less in the long run to keep 

 your buildings painted than it does to 



permit them to remain unpainted. One 

 takes pride in the character of flowers 

 and plants he grows and he should take 

 the same standpoint regarding the ap- 

 pearance of his buildings. 



A. J, Howe. 



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Nearly every man has a hobby. S. J. 

 Goddard, of Framingham, Mass., spe- 

 cializes in • carnations, but grows ge- 

 raniums and fuchias to standard 

 shapes as a hobby — a profitable hobby, 

 when $15 per pair is not an unusual 

 figure for plants 1 year old. . The 

 approach and residence were adorned 

 with these, which also formed an ave- 

 nue leading to the greenhouses.. Sev- 

 eral varieties are grown, but Mr. God- 

 dard informs me that J. J. Harrison 

 makes the finest specimen. The fuch- 

 sias reminded me of the grand speci- 

 mens grown by the Robert Craig Co. 

 and seen only before the Craig group 

 was staged at the National Flower 

 Show at Philadelphia. I noted a beau- 

 tiful specimen of Acer Negundo varie- 

 gatum near the Goddard residence. Mr. 

 Goddard pointed out some land ad- 

 joining his property, which he had 

 purchased as a result of the excellent 

 business and market conditions during 

 the last season. Carnations were look- 

 ing fine; Matchless, Sensation, Benora, 

 Beacon, Nancy and his own crimson, 

 Doris, will be the standard bearers in 

 the fall campaign. Pink Delight will 

 be seen in smaller quantity. 



J. T. Butterworth, of Framingham, 

 is a lover of antiques and points with 

 pride to his first house, built in 1848 

 and apparently good for an indefinite 

 period. "It was the foundation of our 

 orchid business and the key to our 

 success," observed the genial founder, 

 whom I found enveloped in a Turkish 

 robe. An invitation to inspect the 

 choice collection of orchids was irre- 

 sistible, and when one considers that 

 this is a commercial and not a private 



establishment, greater credit is due the 

 grower, who is ably assisted by his son, 

 George. I cainnot go into detail as to 

 the description and merits of the vari- 

 ous gems in the orchid family flourish- 

 ing there, but my good old friend, 

 H. A. Barnard, of Stuart Low & Co., 

 London, once said he would like to 

 send a grower oyer to get some points 

 on orchid cultivaition, and Walter Gott, 

 of Sander & Sons, St. Albans, on a re- 

 cent visit exclaimed: "Ach, Friend 

 Butterworth, but you are some grow- 

 er I" From this our confreres can im- 

 agine what may be seen on a visit to 

 some of the oldest houses in New Eng- 

 land,^ which contain the finest and choic- 

 est orchid stock that can be grown. 



H. L. X]!randell, of Glens Falls, has no 

 * ' kick coming. ' ' He is one of the most 

 sanguine members of the craft. 



Henry Bensel, of Ballston, N. Y., re- 

 cently remodeled the front of his range, 

 adding an ofSce and workroom twenty- 

 five feet square. It is an attractive 

 addition to the block of houses 

 adjoining. 



Mathews & Varney, of Schenectady, 

 N. Y., have dissolved partnership. 

 G. W. Mathews remains with the hew 

 concern, to be known as the Mohawk 

 Greenhouses, which have been reor- 

 ganized under the most auspicious con- 

 ditions. 



Julius W. Eger, a Schenectady man, 

 has added a nursery to his flourishing 

 business. The location of the land is 

 fine for advertising purposes. 



The Rosendale Flower Shop, Schenec- 

 tady, has had fine displays of Spanish 

 irises. These have been popular this 

 season. W, M. 



IS IT THE BEOOBD SWEET PEA? 



Here is a sweet pea that is claimed 

 as the record. It is the variety Fiery 

 Cross that already held one record, W. 

 Atlee Burpee having paid more for 

 the original stock in England than ever 

 before had been paid for a sweet pea 

 novelty. The specimen illustrated was 

 grown by Victor May, gardener at The 

 Reef, Newport, R. I., and exhibited be- 

 for the Newport Horticultural Society 

 July 11. The 18-inch stem carried ten 

 blooms, the fully developed flowers be- 

 ing two inches across. Mr. May re- 

 ceived a certificate of merit for cul- 

 ture. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



The supplies of cut flowers are greatly 

 reduced as compared with those of a 

 week ago. The demand, however, is 

 comparatively light, but nearly suffi- 

 cient to clean up arrivals. The markets 

 present a holiday-like appearance. Many 

 stands are deserted and quite a few 

 growers are sending in nothing at all. 

 Roses have shortened up materially and 

 the quality has declined. Fewer young 

 roses than usual are being planted this 

 season, owing to the difficulty in secur- 

 ing labor and then the expense of the 

 labor. Such roses as are arriving clean 

 up tolerably well, the bulk making 50 

 cents to $4 per hundred. There is a 

 decided slump in the supply of carna- 

 tions and there are eager inquiries for 

 asters. The few asters arriving from 

 outdoors have readily realized $2 per 

 hundred, but the wet weather in early 

 summer caused heavy losses in plants. 



Sweet peas are deteriorating in qual- 

 ity; continued rains have badly dam- 

 aged many of them. Gladioli are ar- 

 riving from outdoors, chiefly Pink 

 Beauty and America. Gypsophilas, 

 sweet sultans, cornflowers, salpiglossis, 

 cosmos, stocks and other outdoor flow- 

 ers are seen. Lilies and valley sell 

 slowly. Some nice speciosum and aura- 

 tum lilies are arriving and prove useful 

 in window decorations. There is a fair 

 supply of Cattleya Gaskelliana, Dendro- 

 bium formosum and other orchids. 



The Bar Harbor Sweet Pea Show, Reported Last Week, With the Display of Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, Across the Back. 



