August 2, r.)17. 



The Florists^ Review 



17 



CANADIAN FLORISTS TO MEET. 



The ('aiiadiaii llorticultui-ul Associa- 

 jioii will hold its twentieth annual cou- 

 \cnti()ii ill ISyiiod liall, IMontreal, (^ue., 

 \ii^iist 7 to 9. Arraiif^'enients for tiic 

 .onvention and cntertainincnt ol' tlie 

 \isitors are in (diai'yc^ of the Aroiitreal 

 tlardeners' alid i-'Iorists ' (Miil). Aside 

 from the con\-eiition |(ro^raiu, tlieiH' will 

 !ie many social features, endinj>- August 

 it with a trip to St. Amies and Seniie- 

 i ille, where ;u'e loeated a number of 

 jirivatc gardens and the I'ainous Mac- 

 donald college. 



The convention prof>ram is as follows: 



TL'ESDAY, AUG I ST 7. 



Oliciiiri!; Session. 

 Ll:00 p. in.— OpciiiiiR riiiiMiks by E. J. II:i.\ ward. 



Ail<lr('ss of Wclcoine li.v His Wor- 

 ship tlie Mii.vor. 



Tfepl.v hy 'V. M.nitoii, Toronto. 



I'rcsiilcut's Ailili-pss, by JaiiU's Fra- 

 scr, I'rcscolt. Out. 



Appoiiitniciit of iiiil;;cs oil Trado lOx- 

 liibit. 



Aiipoliilmi'Mt of Comtiiittee to study 

 ri'csldciil 's .Xddrcss. 



Iloport id' Scci-(dai',v-Trcas\ir('r. .T. 

 l.ucl;, ."> Macdoii;ild avi'inic. iton- 

 troal. 



I'apcr on "("ychnncn," liy William 

 C. Hall, Montreal Wi'st. 

 Second Session. 

 8:00 p. in. — Paper by J. H. Itnnlop, Toronto, on 

 "Kecent Intro<liM-1 ions of Carn.i- 

 tions of Merit." 



Coniinittee report on rresident's Ad- 

 dress. 



I'aper b.y Spoci.il ( 'oinniil li^e. ,losepli 

 IJennelt, (diairin,-in, on •'What K\- 

 periinental F.irnis Conld Do for 

 the Florists," 



(Question bo.\, 



WED.VKSD.VY, AFcrST S. 

 Third Session. 

 0:;?0 a. m. — I'aper on "Chrvsantheinnnis, " bv 

 .1. H. .\I( Kee, Ott.iw.l. 

 Ueport of .IiiduM's on Trade Exhibit. 

 I'aper on "Sucet I'e.-is I iiihr ( I lass. " 

 by .tames Ke.in, of the .St. I'.nino 

 Flor;il Co. 

 Sideetion of pl.leo for next meeting'. 

 In the afternoon the (hde^'ates will be tlie 

 (,'nests of the city of Montreal for a drive to the 

 parks and to the momitain. .\lso for a \isit to 

 the yreeidiouses (if .M(d< etin.i . r.td. 

 !t:;iO a. in, — Ladies meet at Synoil hall, city 

 si^lit -seeing. 



Fourth Session, 

 S:,'<0 p. m. — Paper on "Tomatoes under Class." 

 by .\. H. Walker, of .Macdon.ald 

 (■olle;;e. 

 Paper on "I'.'icklntf and Shippini; 

 Cut Flowers." by William ("otter, 

 of the Flor.il Kxch.ani,'e, Montreal, 

 Election of ollicers. 



Paper on ".Some Problems of the 

 Ketailer," by Frank McKenna, 

 Montreal, 

 Question bo^. 

 I'ulinislied liusiness, 

 Thiirsila.v, .\ucust 0. 

 Howling: Tournament, Montreal vs. .MI (\inada 

 at Windsor .\lleys, 470 St. Catherine, West, 



Tlie onicers of the association are: 

 President, .laiiies Fraser, Preseott, Ont. ; 

 first viee-]n-esident, I!, J. TTayward. Mon- 

 treal: second vice-iircsideiit, I'. ])icks, 

 r.ondon, Ont,; secretary treasurer, J. 

 Luck, 5 .Macilontild avenue, Montreal. 



ANNUALS FOR WINTER BLOOM. 



Please ix'ivr nie a list of annuals \\lii(di 

 are ada]>ted fov indoor culture and 

 whiidi it is not yet too l.ate to oi'o\v 

 from seeds or cuttinos. I want some 

 that will do fairly w(dl in a carnation 

 teniiierattiie and wliich will llower early 

 in winter, siudi as calendulas, mijiiioii- 

 ette and pansies. (). AV. — Wis. 



The followino' annuals ari^ satisfac- 

 tory t'or winter and earlv sjirint^' llower- 

 iiiL;: Mignonette, whidi can lie sown 

 now and can he depended ujion to Idoom 

 all winter; calendulas, wliii li should be 

 sown in Auj:just for an early crop; 

 stocks, includinor snch varieties as 

 Jieauty of Xice, Pink Column and White 

 Ciduinn, which should bo sown at once; 

 pansies, wlTudi can be sown at oiue — - 

 the (Jiant Trimardeau -strain is .a su- 

 perior one; Centaurea <'vanus, or bacdie- 

 lor "s liiittiiii, to be Sown now; himornlio- 



A Pleasant Place to Live and a Pleasant Place to Do Bush^ess. 



tlieca aurantiaca, a ])rett-v and nsid'i!! 

 plant, \\lii(di llowers earlier than any 

 other annual from seed; sweet peas, 

 where there is sullicieut head room- 

 am on o- t he most ])roll table of all annuals, 

 enjoyini;' a carnation temperature while 

 lloweriii^; anlinliinums, whiili may be 

 had from seed or cuttiui^s. Some special 

 roridno' \ari(dies of ant irrhinnins aie 

 (d'l'ered and these are ]iroli!ic bloomeis. 

 While all the f oreodino- ;||-,. winter 

 bloomers, they \\ill lod be at their best 

 in early winter, but will imiiro\'e as the 

 d.ays leiiytheii jind the snn's ra \ s urow 

 simie\\iiat st roiiocr. V. W. 



THEY STOP, LOOK AND BUY. 



L. I]|i[ile, a "rower ;it North INdliam, 

 X. ^'., is one of tlu; ni.aiiy lloii.sts \vho 

 b(die\(' in what The Ive\ iew recently 

 termed ''takiiij,; our own medicine.'' 

 The ;iccomp;iiiyino; illustration shows 

 his I'anoe ol' o-|-cenhouses and biniti.'i- 

 low home adjoininj^. lint wh.-it is of 

 most importance in the pictiiie is llie 

 manner in which he jiractices wh.at he 

 )ireaidies — llowers ami shrubs for home 

 decorat ion, i iidoois and owl , 



If Villi Were not a- lliiii>t, but still 

 had the same lo\ e lor llowers, would 

 not a \ iew of the J';|i|ile hnme and 

 grounds make ycni want to "'go and do 



likewise.''' Mr, l-]|i|ile could use no 

 other iiie.ans that would bettei' ;id\i_'r- 

 tise his business. It is safe In ha/,,'ird 

 that his y;iri| li;is caused !iiaii\ a |iass- 

 er by to halt .'llld lea\e oiiod cash ill 

 return for L;ood pl;iiits and llnwers. 



OUTDOOR LILIES IN U. S, 



(diaries I., Il;miii, of ri.aiiiii's Mouse 

 ol' I'loweis, Knowille, Teiill., belie\es 

 that lilies can be ^mwii outdiiiiis in 

 the I'nited St;ites as well as in .lapan, 

 ;ilid sends tin- plmt n;^ i;i | ,|| iiiim wliicdl 

 the ;icc(ini pa II \ i n^ i 1 1 ust i a t inn was made 

 to pro\e his asseltiiill. These ^ i o;i p t e Ulll 



lilies were i^rowii I'lmii cold stor.aoe 

 bulb^ |d;ilited out under tri-es. 'I'wo 

 rases were planted e.-odi week tor se\ 



eial weeks. Tlie\ now ;ire throw iiiop 



t'roni tliri'e to li\e buds e;irii, ;in(| ni'Xt 

 year are expected tn ^i\e Irniii two to 

 three buds each .at'ter beili;,^ bd't OUt 

 all winter. Shoiilil t lie\ not bi' cut, 

 iut ilisbiidded next vear, .Mr, I'.aiini 

 believes, they Would do better the third 



\e.ar t lia ii t he lirst. 



Springfield, 111, Lewis II. Wise, suc- 

 cessor to .lohn .\I, (iaiip|i, is mtliiiL;- the 

 .\orth I^ide ( i reeii houses in lirst cl;iss 

 shajie t'or .autumn. lie ;i iit ici [i.at es a 

 oood season's business. 







L. Baum, Knoxvillet Tenr., anH his Giganteums Outdoors. 



