NOVEMBEK 16, 1916. 



The Florists' Review 



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the most succeBsful the organization 

 has yet held. There were forty-six 

 classes, competition being exclusively 

 among private gardeners of the neigh- 

 borhood. The principal prize-winners 

 were: John Sorosich, gardener to John 

 A. Garver; Joseph Bobinson, gardener 

 to W. R. Coe; A. Walker, gardener to 

 H. C. Smith; A. Andrews, gardener to 

 C. Blackton; F. Kyle, gardener to 

 Charles Tiffany; James Duckham, gar- 

 dener to E. F. Whitney; H. Gaut, gar- 

 dener to H. S. Pratt, Glen Cove, N. Y.; 

 John Devine, gardener to J. A. Blair; 

 A. Patton, gardener to J. A. Blair; F. 

 Gale, gardener to S. Yorset; Howard 

 Strong; George Wilson, gardener to 

 J. B. Taylor. 



PIIII.ADEIJ>HIA. 



As reported in last week's Eeview, 

 the exhibits of the Pennsylvania. Horti- 

 cultural Society were staged on the 

 first day of the show. The exhibits for 

 the prizes of the Chrysanthemum So- 

 ciety of America arrived on the second 

 day, November 8, completing the main 

 portion of the annual fall show in Hor- 

 ticultural hall. The two exhibitions, 

 taken together, made a handsome ef- 

 fect that was highly creditable to the 

 two societies. The quality of the 

 C. S. A. exhibits was high, both in 

 standard varieties and in novelties. 



Several exhibits of the Pennsylvania 

 Horticultural Society were not in posi- 

 tion when last week's description was 

 written. The Eobert Craig Co. dis- 

 played a fine lot of well colored cro- 

 tons and ornamental plants. Louis 

 Burk received the society's gold medal 

 for his display of eighty named varie- 

 ties of orchids and a silver medal for 

 Vanda Sanderiana. The fowl-shaped 

 boxwoods that were next to, and be- 

 lieved to be included in, the exhibit of 

 John Kuhn, of Olney, were from Adolph 

 MuUer's De Kalb Nurseries, at Norris- 

 town, Pa. Macaw Bros, had a large 

 bed of gardenias and crotons, well 

 grown. John Hobson displayed his 

 wonderful specimen crotons, of immense 

 size. 



John H. Dodds had a handsome group 

 of foliage plants and choicest orchids. 



William Kleinheinz's winter-flower- 

 ing begonias in salmon-pink and scar- 

 let were of exceptional merit. 



The Cottage Gardens Co. brought 

 Carnation Cottage Maid, a lovely 

 flower. 



These are some of the many merito- 

 rious exhibits, to which must be added 

 one more — William Robertson's table 

 of over 100 varieties of hardy pompons. 



The vegetables came November 9, 

 adding, with the goldfish and the ginger 

 ale exhibit, to the diversity of the ex- 

 hibitions. 



W. F. Therkildson gave another proof 

 of his happy faculty for exploitation 

 when he brought the mayor of Philadel- 

 phia to the show to name the seedling 

 chrysanthemum that won the C. S. A. 

 silver cup. The mayor named the vari- 

 ety Elizabeth Smith, after his little 

 girl, who is 6 years old. That name 

 will now be adopted for the champion 

 seedling of the year by the exhibitor, 

 the E. G. Hill Co., of Eichmond, Ind. 



A. N, Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn., 

 showed a new yellow rose that took 

 well and new anemone-flowered mums 

 from C. H. Totty were a feature. C. 

 Xi. Seybold, of Wilkes-Barre, sent a dis- 

 play of cyclamens. 



Phil. 



The Kleinheinz Orchid Group at the Philadelphia Show. 



THE KLEINHEINZ OSCHIDS. 



At the autumn show of the Pennsyl- 

 vania Horticultural Society, the exhib- 

 its of William Kleinheinz, president of 

 the Chrysanthemum Society of Amer- 

 ica, were many. They were varied and 

 of the highest quality. The most strik- 

 ing was his display of mixed orchids 

 arranged at the top of the grand stair- 

 way. The orchid plants were fastened 

 on cork bark. The delicate colors of 

 the blooms were enhanced by ferns. A 

 fountain and mirrors lent their charm 

 to this rich picture of tropical beauty. 



Phil. 



be due to a disease in the bulbs? This 

 hardly seems possible, as the flowers ap- 

 pear to mature properly before the 

 trouble is perceptible. 



A. D. C— N. Y. 



A CHANCE FOR SELLERS. 



Now that so many club meetings and 

 flower shows are being held in hotels, 

 salesmen find it to their advantage to 

 stay at the same hotels, to get rooms 

 near the "doings" and to spread an 

 attractive display of their wares. The 

 conditions of accessibility and privacy 

 then are right for business and every- 

 body is happy. 



The accompanying illustration shows 

 how Martin Eeukauf and Stephen 

 Green, of Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadel- 

 phia, did it at the Hollenden hotel, 

 Cleveland, during the show there last 

 week. 



TROUBLE WITH TULIPS. 



Will you kindly give me any informa- 

 tion you can in regard to a condition or 

 disease which has existed during the 

 last few years on our tulips, especially 

 Murillo; in fact, almost entirely on this 

 variety After the flowers have about 

 matured they seem to get soft and 

 spongy in the stem above the first leaf 

 and droop right over. We have thought 

 that perhaps they were forced too 

 much, or that water lodged in the first 

 leaf, causing the trouble, but from year 

 to year we have tried to avoid both of 

 these conditions. However, last year 

 we Buffered considerable loss. Could it 



Murillo does so uniformly well with 

 everyone that I am somewhat surprised 

 to learn of your trouble with it. To 

 have them stocky they must not, of 

 course, be forced, and must not be al- 

 lowed to remain in soil or coal ashes 

 until the growths are more than two or 

 three inches long. Like all tulips, they 

 want an ample supply of water at all 

 times. A common mistake is to water 

 well after potting, then store the pans 

 away and practically leave them alone 

 until wanted for housing. As a matter 

 of fact, the pans draw away much of 

 the moisture from the earth, and not 

 one but several soakings should be 

 given from the time the bulbs are 

 placed in the soil until they are re- 

 moved to the greenhouse. I do not think 

 the bulbs are at fault; I rather think a 

 deficiency of water may be responsible. 

 C. W. 



AVERAGE CROP OF CALENDULAS. 



How many crops of flowers can profit- 

 ably be taken from a calendula plant? 



E. B.— Wis. 



Calendulas are more or less continu- 

 ous croppers. If you thin out and dis- 

 bud the shoots, two good crops of fancy 

 flowers may be had. If the plants are 

 allowed to grow and bloom naturally, 

 they will flower continuously and profit- 

 ably for four months, provided they are 

 well treated in regard to stimulants. 

 C. W. 



Charlotte, Mich. — A summer of good 

 business and an auspicious opening of 

 fall business, supplemented by a rat- 

 tling good sale of mums, have given the 

 Eose Acre Greenhouses a most pros- 

 perous air. 



