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The Florists^ Review 



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The Group of President Fairbanks, Staged at the Boston Gladiolus Exhibition. 



];i\('ii(l(.*r lines; Miss ('jivcli, ;i iiiayiiili- 

 cciit vvhiti' with hivoiider lines; Ilermhi, 

 (Mrs. Austin), mame; .lulia .^^. J'air- 

 lianlvs (Knnderil), line laxcndei'; Ade- 

 lina, rose-jiink, yidlow throat; Red Km- 

 jieror, a ina<;nili('eiit icd, looming' tar 

 aho\'e all otliers of this color; \Vhite 

 (Jlory, larije luire white, <ireat siih- 

 stanee, ruffled, tine. Out of a larj^n 

 number of new seedlings stajjcd, mm h 

 tlie host was a hir<i;e, pure white of line 

 form and sulistance from T. A. llaxc- 

 meyer. This was inu(h ahead of the 

 two vai'ietii's awarded jirizes hy the 

 judges. 



The A-wards. 



The list of awards in the o[ien tdasst's 

 was as follows: 



Twonty-fivc siiikos of vliito, fiiio Viirifty— (". 

 V. Fiiirlmiiks, Milton, Mass., first, with Europa : 

 .liU'ol) Tlioiiiiinn & .Sons. Kochcstor, X. Y., s(m:- 

 ond. witli Uoiliostor AVIiitc. 



Twonty-fivc spikes, red, one varioty — C. F. 

 Kiiirlianks. tirst. witli Kol Knipinir; Holoii 1). 

 Itcardon, scccnid. witli Licliosfoiicr. 



Twciitv-fiyc si)ik<'S. crimson, one varioty — .Tolm 

 T.cwis Cliilds, Inc. Kloral I'ark. X. Y.. first, 

 wifli Riflircd: I'. AV. I'.rovvn & Son.s, Ashland, 

 Mass.. srcoiid. 



Twenty-five spikes, pink, one variety Ttioinns 

 .\. llaveineyer. Xew York. A. l.ahodny. jrar- 

 doner, tirst. vvilli I'ananja: ('. F. F:iirl)anks. .sec- 

 onif. witli 7'anaina. 



Twenty-five sjiikcs. yellow, one variety .Tohn 

 Lewis Chillis. Inc., first, with Salphnr Kin;;: 

 S. K. Speri.-er, Wobnrn. M.iss.. second. Willi 

 Sehwahen. 



Twonty-fivo spiki'S. any olhei' color, one vari- 

 ety— i". A. IIavein( yer. first, with Mnriel: ('. F. 

 Fnirbaiiks. seeond. with .Mary French. 



Twontv-five spikes, any I.enioinei hybrids T. 

 A. Ilave'ineycr. tirst. with Mnie. Mcmiiit SnU\ : 

 .Tolm Lewis Childs, Inc., siMund, willi r.aron 

 llnlot. 



Twentv-tive siukes. any prinmliiins li>hrids - 

 <". F. Fairbanks, first; ('. W. I'.rown iV Sons. 

 second. 



I.arpest and best eoUeclion of named v.-irielies 

 - John Lewis Cbilds. Inc.. tirst: ('. F. F.iir- 

 banks. seconil. Thi' winnini: collection conlaincd 

 L'4n varieties, mostly of the Floral I'ark seed- 

 ling's. Some of the i>esl were: I'ride of flosjien. 

 F. L. Oakley. V.dvet Kins, flencr.il KnropalUin. 

 I'an.-ima. Leslie. Schwaben. Improved (Ictor'icn. 

 Charlomacne. Loveliness. Cli.-irmer. I>a/zli'r, ('en- 

 Irast. Monster. Faster I'.ells. Chin'oiicl Ic, Lci,'ioii- 

 naire. Line Vista. Anrora, Flmwoml. 



Collection of fifty named \;nictics T A 

 Ilavemeyer, first: .Tolm Lewis Cliilds. Inc.. sec 

 ond. Till' winninL' ilispliiy li.nl a ni.-mnilicent let 

 of spikes iiml containeil sonic lu^anlifnl novelties. 



Six siiiki'S, vhite V. .\ . Ibncmeyer, lirsi . 

 with TInropa : .Telle Loss, .Milton. Mass., sci - 

 ond. with T'nropa. 



Six spikes. re<l T. ,\ . Ila\emey(r. flisl. Milli 

 Tied i;tnperor; .lohii /eestralcn, second, willi 

 Fleetric. 



Six spikes, crimson .Tolm Lewis Cliilds. Inc.. 

 first, with <;e(a-^'e Taiil- .li'ilc Koss. second, with 

 Czar I'eter. 



Six spikes, iiink .Tohn /.eeslratcn. first, willi 

 Panama: II. L. .Meader. Lover. X. II.. second. 

 with Mvrtle. 



Six spikes, vellow I". M. Smith. T'.ast Tl.irl- 

 ford. Conn., first, with Schwaben; C. F. F.iir 

 banks, si'cond. with Schwaben. 



Six sjiikes. any othe.- cidor T. .\. TIavenicyc r. 



first, with Loveliness: C. I'. F.iirbanks. second, 

 with Julia -M. Fairbanks. 



Si.x sjiikes. Lemoiiiei liybrids -II. 1". Meader. 

 tirst, xvith Heliotrope: 'J'. A. Ilavemeyer, second, 

 Willi Lnval. 



Six primulinns hybrids- C. W. Itrowii & Sons, 

 tirst: John Lewis Childs. Inc., second, with 

 Coiicolor. 



Three .spikes, vvliito- Thomas Cocsar. first, 

 with Fiiropa; .Madison C. Cooper, Cakiuni, X. 

 Y.. seiond with Mrs. L. M. (lace. 



Three si>ikes. red — C. F. Fairbanks, first, with 

 Ked Kniiioror; I'. M. Smith, second. 



Three .spikes, rriiiison — 1'. >L Smith, first: 

 Jidle ]{oss. second, with Ifa.jali. 



Three spikes. yidlowMadisoii C. Cooper, first, 

 with Yidlow I'.ird: F. !M. Sniilh. si'coikI. 



Tliree spikes, anv other color— .Tohn Lewis 

 Chillis, first; F.. M. Smith, .socond, with Myrtle. 



Twtdve varieties, <listinct- Trisfhorp Farm, 

 first, with superb spikes of Sulphur Tviiiff. I'ride 

 of (Joslien. llalle.v. America. T'anama, Leace, 

 Link I'erfection, Mrs. F. I'endlefon. Mrs. F. 

 Kinjr and AuRusta: II. E. Jleader. second. 



Twenty-five spikes, artistically arranceil — 

 .Taeob Thomann & Sons, first with a oharminff 

 basket of Kochestor "White; Kugone Fischer, sei- 

 ond. 



C. F. Fairbanks' spoeial. Tiost spodlinp — John 

 Lewis Childs. Inc., first, with SecdliiiK Xn. 2, 

 white, pale yellow throat; T. A. Ilavemeyer, 

 second, with a cood Rolden yellow spedlinR. 



Ten varieties, six spikes each .Telle Ross, 

 first, with Mar.v T'liinell, Clorv of Holland. Le 

 Triomjilie. (llory. llerada. Ilalley, America, Pan- 

 ama. I'.aron llnlot. Schwaben. 



Twelve spikes, (odileii KinprS. E. f5peneer, 

 first: K. M. Smith, sei ..nd 



I'rimuliniis h.\briil seedliiii:. new. yellow, pur- 

 ify of color and size to count II. K. Meader. 

 tirst: C. A\'. I'.row 11 \- Siuis. second. 



Five varielies. Ihicc spikes each K. M 

 Smith, first, with Mrs. J. Lancashire. Schwaben. 

 A\ insome. Miss Lucille. I'inU I'erteclion: 11. V. 

 Meader. si conil : C. F. T'airb.anks. third. 



Collection of Kundcrd's \ .-iriel iis. ]ilain .-Hid 

 milled - C. W. I'.rown it Sons, first. 



I'.asket or hiiiniier of blooms, art isl icallv' .ir 

 raiK.'ed. not more than fwcnt.vlive spikes Jacob 

 Tlioin;inii it Sons, tirsl. 



Six spikes mauve, one ^,■lril■ty - - Madi-on 

 Cooper, first. 



Six spikes. Lose -Wells John Lewis Cliilds. 

 Inc.. first. 



T\\"nl.\ live spikis. Link I'erfeclion S. F. 

 Spencer, first. 



<^'oifilietitiiin nmmio nmnteui's was 

 liolit. C. F. Fairhaiiks h.'id the hest dis 

 jday for oniwers with o\-er l.'iOii Imllis. 

 Madison (". Coojior was S(M'oiid. Theie 

 w.'is little comiietitioii in the classes fni- 

 .■Miijiteiir orowcrs witli less tliaii I.ihiii 

 Imllis. 



The most notew nftlix- disjihiys were 

 till' imii-c(im]ietiti\(' ones. ('. V. V-a\v 

 liaiiks seeured the odM mcljil ,,\' the 

 M;iss;icliusetts Horticultural Society for 

 Ills laroe and artistic orou|i, which in- 

 cluded alxmt 1(M) lai-oe vases or baskets. 

 The T'>rooklanils Gardens, S. E. 8|(encer. 

 owner, had a hujje yrouji of magnifieent 

 spikes, amon^ which Poaee. Mrs. V. 

 I'endleton, Glory of Nordwijk. Sears- 

 dale, jirimulinus liybrids. Empress of 

 India. Xiti^ara. Tanam.a and Kino- 

 Arthur were partietilarly fine. 



Eiifreno N. Fischer received a cerfifi 



••ate for the new seedliiio, ||eiii\- < '. 

 (iotdil. A line collertioli came ffom the 

 ('li;nitaui|iia Flower h'iidds. M;iv\ille, N. 

 Y.; also from Raymond W. Sweft, 

 Saxonxille, .Mass.; ('. W. I'.rown liv: !-ioii 

 and L. Mertoii (!;ioc, Xntick, .Mass. The 

 vase of Mrs. Dr. .Xortou in the lat- 

 tei's collection was one of the most ad 

 mired in the show, .lohii Lewis Childs, 

 Inc., received honoialde mention for 

 I'lvelyn Kirtlaml and < '. W. F.rown tV: 

 Sons, for K\;iliiie. The Mine Mill .\iii- 

 series. South Hr;iiiit ree, .Mass., had a 

 nice table of ptimnliniis hybrids. 



In other idasses of the Massjudiusetts 

 Tlortieulttiral Society the iilue Hill 

 Nurseries took first for best collection 

 of herb.aceous jililoxes; T. ( '. Thurlow's 

 Sons Co., second. Wtdd Garden was 

 first for six tuberous beoonijis. The 

 Hliie Hill Nurseries had a fine collec- 

 tion of herbaceous jdants .and R. & J. 

 Farrpihar i.^- Co. loaned i|iiaiitities of 

 everoreens in tubs for decoratino- halls 

 and \("stibules. There were tine dis 

 jdays of seasonable fruits ;iiii| \ cof 

 tallies. \V. .\. Cr.aio. 



POINSETTIAS DAMPING OFF. 



Will you kindly let me know the 

 cause of tli(^ enclosed )ioinsettias dyiiii; 

 idV ill the stem.' They were in perfect 

 condition when in 1' imdi iiots. but three 

 days after bcin^- repotted into .') imdi 

 jMits they were ;itTecteil in this w;iv. 

 The soil ic-ed was three barrow lotids 

 of liiam. two loads of cow manure, ;i 

 il-iiich pot of blood and a little sand. 



S. T.— I'a. 



Th(^ plants were comjiletidy rotten on 

 airiv;il, wiiii h is to be i^xpected diiriii;: 

 the most torrid jiart of the year. Your 

 compost was hardly suitable for poin- 

 settias, and the mere addition of diied 

 blood was surticient to account for the 

 jdaiits dyin;: off. Hried bluod is ;i ]io\\ - 

 crful and rather ipiick .-ictino fiMtil- 

 i/.er. It is one I ne\er liave dared to 

 use in jiottinjj comiiost. I'ossiblv some 

 A-ifforous-habited plants miirht stand it. 

 but certainly not poiusettins. It is 

 useful as a lioht top dressinir. You also 

 used far too much cow manure in your 

 soil. There are few even of thr must 

 \io-orous ]iot jiljints whiidi need nioif 

 than one-third of manure in the soil. 



A more suitable comjiost for your 

 poinsettias would bi^ one cousistiii"' of 



