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SEf!0$ruKR 28, 1916. 



The Florists^ Review 



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The Trade Section of the Wisconsin State Fair, Held September U to \(>f at Milwaukee. 



state. Mr. Baum says that he means 

 to make the Tennessee State Florists' 

 Association the largest, state society in 

 the country by the time the meeting 

 is over. Tennessee florists plan to 

 make the state lead in the production 

 of flowers, as it already does in the 

 production of nursery stock. F. B. 



FOB THOSE SHADY PLACES. 



The constant inquiry of the estate 

 owner, "What can I plant in those 

 shady places where grass will not 

 grow," is satisfactorily answered by 

 advising the use of Pachysandra ter- 

 minalis, a beautiful evergreen plant 

 growing six inches high, perfectly hardy 

 and enduring dense shade and dry loca- 

 tions as well as flourishing in direct 

 sunlight or moist positions. 



Although introduced into this coun- 

 try from Japan some years ago, its full 

 value as a ground cover for shady 

 places does not seem to have become 

 known, possibly owing to the difficulty 

 of propagation and the fact that the 

 unusual method of planting and 

 preparation of the soil are at fault. 



The writer, after numerous experi- 

 ments, flnds that the planting of rooted 

 cuttings directly into the permanent 

 positions is much the best method of 

 obtaining quick and lasting effects, as 

 the plants then grow to an even height 

 and quickly fill up all open spaces with 

 their beaiurtSfiil green foliage, particu- 

 larly if the -top is pinched out the year 

 following -"tjie planting, causing from 

 four to 8ix;pew shoots to break from 

 the crown. On the other hand, with an 

 old field-grown plant the tendency is 

 to assume more of a scraggly eflfect. 



The ground should be first dug and 

 properly manured and fertilized and 

 the rooted cuttings planted about six 

 inches apart, given a good watering 

 and then, if possible, an inch deep 

 mulch of leaf mold or humus. If this 

 is done no further care is required ex- 

 cept the suggested pinching the follow- 

 ing year, although occasional fertiliza- 

 tion is beneficial. 



Plantings of pachysandra made in 

 this way iave proven highly successful 

 under beech and other trees where such 

 plants as periwinkle and English ivy 

 were failures. Particularly beautiful 

 effects may be obtained by bulb plant- 

 ings made among the pachysandra to 

 remain year after year. 



This planting of such a ground cover 

 adds not only to the beauty of an es- 

 tate by covering the unsightly bare 



places with a sheet of deep green in 

 strong contrast to the green of the 

 lawns and tree foliage, but is of ex- 

 treme benefit to the trees or shrubs un- 

 der which it is planted, as the falling 

 leaves of the trees and shrubs may re- 

 main among the pachysandra, providing 

 a beneficial mulch for both. 



Pachysandra is also a suitable border 

 for walks and flower beds, as it is of 

 a low, even growth at all times and may 

 be easily kept within bounds. 



A. E. Wohlert. 



THE CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. 



The annual exhibition of the Chrys- 

 anthemum Society of America will oe 

 held in conjunction with the Pennsyl- 

 vania Horticultural Society's show at 

 Philadelphia, November 8, 1916. 



President Wm. Kleinheinz announces 

 the committees to examine new chrysan- 

 themums for the ensuing year as fol- 

 lows: 



Boston — Wm. Nicholson, chairman; JamoH 

 Wheeler, Alex, Montgomery. Ship flowers to 

 chairman, care of W. J. Thurston, manager, 

 Boston Flower Exchange, 1 Winthrop square and 

 Otis street, Boston, Hess. 



New York — Er.gene DaiUedouze, chairman; 

 Wm. H. Duckham, A. Herrlngton. Ship flowers to 

 New York Cut Flower Ck)., 55 Twenty-second 

 street. New York, care of chalrmatt; .' 



Philadelphia — A. B. Cartledge, chairmiraf; John 

 Westcott, S. S. Pennock. Ship flowers to A. It. 

 Cartledge, 1514 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, 

 Pa. 



Cincinnati — R. Witterstaetter, chairman; Jas. 

 Allen, Henry Schwarz. Ship flowers to chair- 

 man, Jabez Elliott Flower Market, care of Jan- 

 itor. 



Chicago — N. .1. Wietor, chairman; George As- 

 mus, Thomas W. Head. Ship flowers to chair- 

 man, 162 North Wabash avenue, Chicago. 



Shipments should be made to arrive by '2 

 p. m. on examination days to receive attention 

 ifrom the committee, must be prepaid to destina- 

 tion and an entry fee of $2 should be forwarded 

 to the secretary not later than Tuesday of the 

 week they are to be examined, or it may accom- 

 pany the blooms. 



Seedlings and sports are both eligible to be 

 shown before these committees, provided the 

 raiser has given them two years' trial to deter- 

 mine their true character. Special attention is 

 called to the rule that sports to receive a cer- 

 tificate must pass at least three of the five com- 

 mittees. 



The committees will be in session to 

 examine such exhibits as may be sub- 

 mitted on each Saturday during Octo- 

 ber and November, the dates of which 

 will be October 7, 14, 21, 28 and No- 

 vember 4, 11, l8, 25. 



Chas. W. Johnson, Sec'y. 



SAGINAW-BAY CITY, MICH. 



The Market. 



A week or so ago Jack Frost visited 

 us to the tune of 26 degrees above zero 

 and nipped nearly all outdoor flowers. 



The asters did not feel the cold severe- 

 ly, as they were rather hardened by 

 the extremely dry summer, but of late 

 they have been drawn on so heavily 

 that the remainder can only be rated 

 as thirds and fourths. Roses take kind- 

 ly to the cold spell and only a little 

 heat is required to make them show 

 quality. All the establishments com- 

 pleted the benching of carnations some 

 weeks back and in a week most of the 

 growers expect to cut blooms, which 

 will be a most gratifying relief to all. 

 After that, mums will assert themselves. 



The Bay City Fair. 



Everyone took an active interest in 

 the Bay City fair and did his best to 

 make the affair a hit. Asa result there 

 was a good showing of stock — 5,000 

 square feet of plants, cut flowers and 

 fancy baskets. Credit for the good 

 showing is given the Saginaw-Bay City 

 Floricultural Society, for its hard work 

 in boosting the exhibition and en- 

 gendering cooperation among the mem- 

 bers. Out of 115 prizes the florists cap- 

 tured 100, and all the awards would 

 have been won had it not been an off 

 season. 



The Bay City exhibitors were Boeh- 

 ringer Bros., Marsh Floral Co., R. L. 

 Leidy and John Irvine. The princi- 

 pal exhibitors from Saginaw were Zorn 

 & Gaertner, Roethke Floral Co., Groh- 

 man the Florist and J. B. Goetz Sons. 

 Many others would have been glad to 

 make exhibits of their own, but stock 

 was too scarce. The small exhibitors 

 bunched what they had with the large 

 exhibitors. The money received was 

 dropped into the strong box of the so- 

 ciety, to pay for winter entertainments 

 and the summer outing. 



Superintendent John Irvine had 

 everything planned to th^ queen's 

 taste. The hall was trimmed with oak 

 wreathing and oak boughs. The ex- 

 hibitors wish to thank F. H. Stevens 

 for the expert manner in which he 

 judged the entries. Those who won 

 were: 



Collection of i>alms, not lew than twenty-five 

 specimens — Boehringer Bros., first; J. B. Goeti 

 Sons, ^econd; Marsh Floral Co., third. 



Ferns— J. B. Goetz Sons, first; Roethke Floral 

 Co., second. 



Coleus, twenty specimens — Roethke Floral Co., 

 first; Boehringer Bros., second; Marsh Floral 

 Co., third. 



Geraniums, twenty specimens — J. B. Goetz 

 Sons, first; Roethke Floral Co., second; John 

 Irvine, third. 



Begonias — Boehringer Bros., first; Marsh Flo- 

 ral Co., second; Roethke Floral Co., third. 



Cannas, ten plants — Boehringer Bros., first; 

 only one entry. 



Asters, twenty-five specimen plants. In five 



