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The Florists' Review 



Mauoh 15, 1917. 



THE MARCH SHOW DATES, 



The accompanying table shows the 

 dates of the four big flower shows to be 

 held during the next few days. This 

 schedule is arranged a la baseball and 

 therefore is easily read and remembered. 

 It shows the opening date of each show, 

 also the banquet date and the closing 

 date of the show. 



"While it is unfortunate that the dates 

 of these important exhibitions conflict, 

 nevertheless it is possible for anyone to 

 attend one-half of the full show period 

 of each exhibition. Fred iLautenschlag- 

 er, of Chicago, who planned it, has 

 found that florists from the far east 

 could take in the first two days of the 

 big western show. Then by leaving St. 

 Louis Friday night they will arrive in 

 time to take in the New York show 

 Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Next, 

 by leaving New York Tuesday night 

 one can arrive in time to take in the 

 Philadelphia show Wednesday and 

 Thursday. Then pack the grips and 

 leave Philadelphia Thursday night foi' 

 Boston, arriving there Friday morning, 

 Which will give three days for the big 

 New England show. 



Mr. Lautenschlager is planning to 

 cany out this program. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



Registrations, 



The executive committee met in Phil- 

 adelphia March 7, The roses presented 

 for registration, which had been referred 

 to a committee, were ordered registered 

 and published. 



Edward Towill, of Roslyn, Pa., reg- 

 istered a new seedling rose. Golden Gem, 

 a cross of Lady Hillingdon and H. Kirk; 

 color, golden yellow; strong stem and 

 free bloomer. 



A. N. Pierson, Inc., of Cromwell, 

 Conn., registered three rose novelties, to 

 be disseminated in 1918, as follows: 



Mrs. Belmont Tiffany (hybrid tea), a sport of 

 Sunburst. Color, golden yellow, shading to 

 apricot-orange at the base of the petals, the 

 whole suffused in delicate pink. A distinct and 

 glorified .Siuiburst. 



Mrs. Charles liell (hybrid tea), a sport of 

 Radiance. Color, light or shell pink, on a salmon- 

 shaded background. Superior in growth to 

 Radiance, being equally vigorous but more robust 

 in habit. 



Elizabeth Zeigler (Wichuraiana hybrid), a sport 



Uussell; of easy culture, magnificent In size, 

 form and foliage, and witli a perfectly erect 

 stem; deep rose-pink. 



Mary Hill, of Sunburst type. Improved In habit, 

 foliage and growth; immense bud and flower, of 

 cream color, with deep orange center. 



A communication was received from 



Portland, Ore., with regard to the rose 



test garden there. The resolution 



adopted at the February meeting is: 



Resolved, That the application made by tlie 

 Portland Association National Rose Test Garden 

 be hereby accepted; that tlae executive committee 

 of the American Rose Society does hereby offi- 

 cially designate Portland, Ore., as the site for 

 the official rose test garden of the Pacific north- 

 west; that, as a committee representing the 

 American Rose Society, the following be appointed 

 to fill the position : 



J. A. Currey, 1943 North Thirteenth street, 

 Portland, Ore. 



A. J. Clark, 287 Morrison street, Portland, Ore. 



Alfred Tucker, 370 North Thirty-second street, 

 Portland, Ore. 



A committee was appointed to revise 

 the rules of registration for new roses 

 and to prepare a uniform form for regis- 

 tration purposes. The committee con- 

 sists of J. Horace McFarland, George C. 

 Thomas, Jr., and Wallace R. Pierson. 



Rose Festival Judges. 



The list of those accepting the posi- 

 tion of judges was read, and the follow- 

 ing designations were made; judges to 

 report at noon March 20: 



One hundred cut roses — .7. H. Dunlop, Toronto, 

 Ont.; Philip Breitmeyer, Detroit, Mich.; Patrick 

 Welsh, Boston, Mass. 



For the fifty class — Frank II. Traendly, New 

 York; George Asmus, Chicago, 111.; Eugene 

 Dailledouze, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



For the twenty-ftve class — Fred Burki, Pitts- 

 l>urgh. Pa.: F. C. W. Brown, Cleveland, O. ; S. A. 

 Anderson, Buffalo, N. Y. 



Plants — A. B. Cartledge, I'liiladelphia, Pa.; 

 Admiral Aaron Ward, Roslyn, N. Y.; J. H. Small, 

 Washington, D. C. 



Best display of cut roses by commercial grow- 

 ers, Thursday, Marcli 22 — A. B. Oartledge, Phila- 

 delphia, Pa.; Philip Breitmeyer, Detroit, Mich.; 

 .1. H. Dunlop, Toronto, Ont. 



For exhibits by private growers, Wednesday, 

 March 21— Alex. B. .Scott, Sharon Hill, Pa.; 

 J. P. Habermehl, Philadelphia, Pa.; Geo. Mor- 

 rison, Baltimore, Md. 



L. J. Reuter was appointed a commit- 

 tee of the American Rose Society to 

 perfect arrangements in the matter of 

 an outdoor rose show, whicli will be held 

 July 4, at Newport, R. I. 



Benj. Haniinond, Sec 'y. 



March 10, 1917.' 



THE DIRECTORS' MEETING, 



The directors of the Society of Amer- 

 ican Florists will he in session at New 

 York Marcli Id and 17. The number 



of Dorothy Perkins, but quite distinct. Color, 

 deep rose-pink. Equally vigorous and free in 

 flowering. 



The E. G. Hill Co., Richmond, Ind., 

 registered the following: 



Columbia, a large habited, upright grower, 

 with large-sized foliage, producing long, stiff 

 stems and bearing a large flower of bright pink 

 color, which deepens as the flower matures. 



The Double Ophelia, similar to the parent In 

 everything save the fullness of the flower. This 

 variety has twice as many petals as the parent; 

 clear and brilliant in color. 



Rose Premier may be described as a Mrs. 



present will be the largest in the his- 

 tory of that body, because of the in- 

 creased number of directors caused by 

 the affiliation plan. The work outlined 

 promises to keep the board constantly 

 occupied for the two days. 



In addition to the usual grist of 

 routine matters, the board will have a 

 number of special and unusually impor- 

 tant matters for action. In the first 

 place, the St. Louis national flower 



show demands attention and with it 

 comes the question of changing the date 

 for the 1918 convention of the S. A. F. 



A matter of even larger impor- 

 tance to the trade at large is that to be 

 presented for the legislative committee 

 by James McHutchison. It concerns 

 the efforts being made to secure the 

 enactment of a law to prevent all im- 

 portations of horticultural commodities 

 as a means of excluding possible new in- 

 sect pests and diseases. The board will 

 be asked to go the limit in opposition 

 to such legislation. 



The board also will have a report and 

 probably a recommendation from the 

 committee on trade directory, also from 

 the committee on publicity. These, if 

 positive action be taken, will commit 

 the S. A. F. to policies and undertakings 

 radically different and more difficult 

 than it has handled in the past and 

 will call for careful consideration. 



ERROR IN ROSE SHOW FORM. 



In the entry form for next week's 

 rose festival at Philadelphia, March 21 

 is given as the date for staging the 

 commercial classes of cut roses. This is 

 a mistake, says Secretary Fred Cow- 

 perthwaite. These classes will be staged 

 by noon, March 20, and it is essential 

 that exhibitors note this rectification. 



WORCESTER, MASS., SHOW. 



The Worcester County Horticultural 

 Society's annual spring flower show, 

 held March S and 9, was conceded by 

 many to be the best over staged by the 

 society. The large hall resembled a 

 large garden, though there really were 

 five gardens, four corner gardens and 

 a square garden in the center. Along 

 the sides of the gardens the specimen 

 plants for premiums were placed. E. W. 

 Breed was in charge of the exhibition. 



H. F. A. Lange had one of the corner 

 gardens. He used tulips, hyacinths, 

 narcissi; in fact, all bulbous stock. In 

 the center was a bird bath, with arti- 

 ficial humming birds, bees and butter- 

 flies, to make the scene more realistic. 

 Mr. Lange also had the center garden, 

 in which he used genistas, lilacs, acacias, 

 azaleas, cyclamens and primulas. The 

 centerpiece was an exceptionally large 

 genista, with the other plants forming 

 a pyramid around it. 



E. W. Breed had a corner garden of 

 blooming plants and boxwoods. In this 

 garden Mr. Breed showed a new vibur- 

 num. Its strong odor was similar to 

 that of the mayflower. 



The Gage private conservatories fur- 

 nished a third corner, using blooming 

 plants, with coco palms as a background. 



The competition in the different 

 classes was unusually keen, particularly 

 in the cyclamen classes. Harry I. Ran- 

 dall had an attractive display of yellow 

 roses at one end of the hall. Sunburst. 

 Ophelia, Ward and Tipperary were the 

 varieties. They were arranged in bas- 

 kets. Miss Lucy Coulson had a pretty 

 basket that captured second prize. Miss 

 Coulson is an amateur and made the bas- 

 ket herself. 



The awards were: 



Cut flowers 11. F. A. Lange, first; Homer 

 Cage, second. 



Carnations — Alfred Knight, first: Sunnyside 

 Greenhouses, second: R. M. Ward, third. 



Orchids— Mrs. .7. C. Whitten, first. 



Azaleas — H. F. A. Lange, first. 



Araucarias — H. F. A. I.«nKe. first: Miss T. 

 Crompfon. second: Allyne W. Hixon, third; Mrs. 

 Percy Forbes, fourth. 



Cyclamen, one plant — H. F. A. Iiange, first; 

 Miss I. Crompton, second; Alfred Thomas, third. 



Cyclamens, four plants — H. F. A. Lange, first; 

 Miss I. Crompton, second; Alfred Thomas, third. 



