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The Florists' Review 



Jdns 12, 1919. 



ing beauties to the shade of the trees, 

 where President Hammond introduced 

 Captain Thomas, who spoke a few words 

 of welcome. He expressed the pleasure 

 it gave him to share his roses with 

 others, and he hoped the guests would 

 . make the garden theirs for the after- 

 noon. J. Horace McFarland discussed 

 "American Roses," emphasizing the 

 value of the work Dr. Van Fleet and 

 Captain Thomas are doing in introduc- 

 ing types of roses suited for all Ameri- 

 can conditions. He was followed by the 

 "silver-tongued orator from Indiana," 

 the rosarian who is universally known 

 and loved, E. G. Hill. He also paid a 

 tribute to Dr. Van Fleet's, Captain 

 Thomas 's and John Cook 's work in rose 

 breeding, stating that the infusion of 

 the hardy blood of the rugosas and 

 Wichuraianas with the teas and hybrid 

 teas was sure to develop new varieties 

 suited for outdoor growing in the mid- 

 dle west. Robert Pyle, the newly elected 

 president, closed the somewhat formal 

 program of the afternoon, emphasizing 

 the value of the work the society is do- 

 ing in reaching a large number of rose 

 lovers and in carrying to them infor- 

 mation which is of value in rose grow- 

 ing. 



The remainder of the afternoon was 

 spent among the roses. Among the seed- 

 lings a single white was accurately de- 

 scribed by Captain Thomas as a hardy 

 "bush Cherokee." The flowers were 

 pure white and nearly four inches 

 across. Among the others, 46 A was a 

 promising single white climber; 51 A, 

 a single vermilion; 96 C, of the shade 

 of Crimson Champion; 36 M, a pink 



free-flowered variety with long-pointed 

 buds in large clusters, and 89 A, a sin- 

 gle pink climber. In the garden of 

 .standard varieties Melanie Nedieck, a 

 salmon yellow with long-pointed buds, 

 was exquisite. Other beautiful varie- 

 ties were Constance, an intense canary 

 yellow; Frau Bertha Kiese, a pink on 

 yellow ground, and Donald McDonald, 

 an intense orange carmine. 



Rose Scores at Arlington. 



The judges at the Arlington rose test 

 garden, near Washington, D. C, scored 

 the roses there that appeared best June 

 3. The following are those that were 

 at the head of the respective lists, with 

 the number of points they scored: 



Tea and hybrid tea roses — Ked Radiance, 97; 

 Mme. Jules Orolez, 96; Optaella, 95; Radiance, 

 96; Isabella Sprunt, 94; Wakefield Cbrlstle- 

 MlUer, 93; I>ady Ursula, 91; Lucien Chaure, 91; 

 Hadley, 90; Mary, Countess of Ilcbester, 90; 

 Mme. CamlUe, 90; Prince de Bulgarle, 90; Cook 

 512, 90. 



Hybrid perpetuals — Ulrlch Brunner, 95; Frau 

 Karl Druschkl, 95; Mabel Morrison, 94; Tom 

 Wood, 90; Baroness Bothscblld, 90; Jubilee, 88; 

 Her Majesty, 87; Mme. Cal. Lulcet, 82. 



Dwarf polyantbas — Aennchen Muller, 81; Trl- 

 ompbe Orleanais, 79; Mme. Jules Gouchault, 78; 

 Baby Elegance, 77; Orleans. 75; Jessie, 74; Ema 

 Teschendorff, 73; Yvonne Rabler, 73; Ellen Poul- 

 sen, 72; Mrs. Wm. H. Cutbush, 72; Marie 

 Pavle, 72. 



Rugosas — S. S. I. No. 20150, 76; rugosa rubra 

 plena, 72; rugosa prostata, 71; Hausa, 69; A. W. 

 Martin, 67. 



Rose species — R. Brenouls, 77; Rosa macran- 

 tha, 73. 



Hybrid sweetbrlar — Lucie Bertram, 82; Lord 

 Penzance, 80; Austrian Apper, 80; Bradwardine, 

 79; Idlnna, 78; Jeanne Deans, 76; Anna de 

 'Grustelne, 76. 



'^eiimbers — Bess Lovett, 93; Purity (not at its 

 best), 85; Mrs. Flight, 85; Sheila Wilson (sin- 

 gle), 84; Cubin, 82; Leontlne Gervais, 82; No. 

 18000. 80. 



E. A. White, Sec 'y. 



dous production caused by forces be- 

 yond the control of florists, forcing into 

 the market within a few days sufficient 

 stock for two weeks' business. The 

 tide was out for a long time and, true 

 to the prophecy of one of Ohio's well- 

 known florists, it abundantly returned 

 with the coming of the peonies. 



Mac. 



THE TIDE TUBNS. 



For the first time since last October 

 the wholesale markets of Ohio were 

 glutted during the week ending June 7. 

 The primary cause of this unwholesome 

 condition was the sudden arrival of 

 midsummer weather, driving the ther- 

 mometers up to 120 degrees under the 

 glass June 1. On the day following 

 roses reached the market in a badly 

 blown state, making them unfit for any 

 use except that of the street venders, 

 to whom great quantities were sold. 

 Carnations suffered badly because of 

 the extreme heat and thousands of 

 blooms in a soft, sleepy and lifeless con- 

 dition were received. Many consign- 

 ments of sweet peas were absolutely 

 worthless and were thrown upon the 

 dump. Throughout the week the weather 

 continued unseasonably warm, having 

 the same deleterious efEect on all indoor 

 stock. 



In addition to this trouble came the 

 peonies upon a prostrate market, with 

 an unprecedented suddenness. As usual, 

 they stepped into first place in point of 

 importance, killing the demand for 

 other flowers except those specifically 

 for wedding purposes. Early in the 

 week the main crop was precipitated 

 upon the market, there not being de- 

 mand enough to absorb a fourth of the 

 vast amount arriving. To help the 



situation somewhat, liberal quantities of 

 the better keeping varieties were put 

 into cold storage to meet later require- 

 ments. By June 15 there will be few 

 peonies, except a few late sorts, ii^ the 

 fields in this locality, and exhibition 

 stock for the show in Dptroit next week 

 will all come out of storage. 



The inevitable result was the destruc- 

 tion of prices and the transfer of the 

 control of the market from the whole- 

 salers, where it has rested uninterrupt- 

 edly for the last nine months, to the re- 

 tailers, and klthough there is consider- 

 able business being transacted in retail 

 circles, the lightness of the purchasing 

 does not indicate it. The warm weather 

 has quickly turned the attention of the 

 public to outdoor activities and, unfor- 

 tunately, the change occurred a fort- 

 night too soon this season. 



This condition, however, will not last 

 long, as the early passing of the peonies 

 and the reduction of indoor crops, due 

 to the hot weather, will operate to re- 

 store the proper equilibrium between 

 supply and demand and the market will 

 return to its normal state. The trade 

 has enjoyed a long period of prosperity 

 and is in better bodily condition to with- 

 stand the slight shocks caused by a 

 brief period of oversupply. Business is 

 more brisk than at this time last year 

 and the present month will show a sub- 

 stantial gain; it is a matter of tremen- 



WELCOME SEEVICE MEN BACK. 



GuUett & Sons, of Lincoln, 111., gave 

 a home-coming reception and dance to 

 their employees who had been in the 

 army and navy, Saturday evening, June 

 7. The honor roll of the company con- 

 tains the names of thirty-two men, of 

 whom twenty-six saw service in the 

 army and six in the navy. Twenty- 

 nine of the number were in service 

 overseas. Twenty of the number have 

 returned to the United States, and most 

 of this number to the employ of GuUett 

 & Sons. Two were killed in action, 

 and one died in a French hospital, after 

 going through action without a scratch. 

 One former employee, Howard Ford, 

 enlisted at the beginning of the war, 

 with Canadian troops. He died fighting 

 gallantly at Vimy Ridge. His brother, 

 Rowland Ford, of the same company, 

 ran to his assistance as he fell fatally 

 wounded, but the young hero told his 

 brother as he died not to mind him, but 

 to go forward with his comrades. 

 Edward Baumhardt, formerly of Niles 

 Center, gave up his life in a severe 

 engagement, just three days before the 

 signing of the armistice. He was re- 

 ported missing in action, and notwith- 

 standing repeated inquiries through 

 the adjutant-general's office, and nu- 

 merous efforts by his parents and the 

 firm to learn his fate, it was not defi- 

 nitely ascertained until an old drill- 

 mate at Camp MacArthur heard that 

 the parents were in deep anxiety as to 

 their son's fate and, five months after 

 the first news, wrote that Edward had 

 been killed. During these months his 

 parents and old friends had been hop- 

 ing he would turn up alive, believing 

 he might be a German prisoner or some- 

 where in a hospital. Edward Baum- 

 hardt was held in unusually high esteem 

 hy the firm, and was much beloved by 

 hip fellow workmen. He was a high- 

 grade rose grower, and at the time of 

 his enlistment held the position of as- 

 sistant foreman in the Gullett plant. 

 The Baumhardt boys met with more 

 than one family's share of bad for- 

 tune, as Jacob Baumhardt, a brother of 

 Edward, lost his left foot in France 

 and suffered a compound fracture of 

 the right leg. He is now under treat- 

 ment at any army hospital in Washing- 

 ton. Herman Bower, Jr., formerly fore- 

 man of a night firing shift, died Janu- 

 ary 15, at Savenay, France, of tuber- 

 culosis, after going through several en- 

 gagements without a scratch. 



The men thus far returned from serv- 

 ice are: Lieutenant Julian L. Douglas, 

 Corporal Lonsdale B. Copeland, Cor- 

 poral Ernest Morrow, Floyd Hall, Willis 

 Nickels, Henry Dickson, Roy Conklin^ 

 Don Lucas, Thomas Hunter, Clark Gal- 

 lagher, Owen Roberts, William Becker, 

 Cleo Folkes, Oscar Sielaff, Walter Sie- 

 laff, Clifford Routson, Clyde Guttery, 

 Clyde Stine and Charles Kirk. Those 

 still in service are: Alva Martin, 

 Homer Hagemann, Carl Stutt, Oran 

 Sanders, Fred Despain, August Gould, 

 Edson Caspers, Frank Caspers, Anton 

 Huneke and Rowland Ford. Several of 



