JUNB 10, 1919. 



The Florists^ Review 



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crops are nearing the end. Sweet peas 

 are in active demand, but are not at all 

 plentiful. The intense heat ruined in- 

 door flowers in great measure and few 

 outdoor ones are yet available. Prices 

 on these are high. 



Callas and lilies are practically out 

 of the market, Lily of the valley is 

 realizing nigh prices, as much as $16 per 

 hundred in at least one case. Peonies 

 are nearing the end. A few Spanish 

 irises, grown outdoors, are coming in, 

 and hardy herbaceous perennials in va- 

 riety. Cattleyas are shortening up, but 

 are ample for calls made. Mountain 

 laurel is being used a good deal for win- 

 dow decorations. It now makes a won- 

 derful outdoor display everywhere. The 

 continued dry weather has suffected sales 

 of bedding plants in some measure, but 

 specialists in these are already pretty 

 well cleaned out. 



Peony EzMbition at HorticulturaJ Hall. 



Enough peonies were staged June 14 

 and 15 to fill the main exhibition hall. 

 T. C. Thurlow's Sons Co. was the 

 largest exhibitor and staged several 

 thousand handsome blooms in large 

 vases, which made a striking display. 

 E. & J. Farquhar & Co. had a large, 

 well arranged group in which Albert 

 Crousse, Claire Dubois, Baroness Schroe- 

 der, C. W. Parker, General JoflPre, dark 

 red; M.Krelage; Prof. Sargent, pink, and 

 Mme. Crousse were noteworthy. George 

 N. Smith, of Wellesley, had a large dis- 

 play of handsome flowers. Specially fine 

 were Therese, Sarah Bernhardt, James 

 Kelway, Asa Gray, Due de Wellington, 

 M. Jules Elie, Marie Stuart, Mme. E. 

 Lemoine, Auguste Villaume, E. G. Hill, 

 Mme. Jules Dessert, Claire Dubois, Ava- 

 lanche and Marguerite Gerard. John K. 

 Alexander also had a large table of 

 peonies. 



In the competitive classes, T. C. Thur- 

 low's Sons Co. was first for twenty 

 named varieties with large, fresh blooms 

 of Lamartine, Venus, La Tulipe, Lady 

 Alexandra Duflf, very handsome; Deli- 

 catissima, Therese, Alfred De Musset, 

 Adolphe Eousseau, Modeste Guerin, 

 Pride of Essex, Mile, de Desbuissons, La 

 Perle, La France, La Tendresse, Marie 

 Jacquin, Mme. de Vatry and Augustin 

 d'Hour; second, H. F. Chase. 



For twelve named doubles T. C. Thur- 

 low's Sons Co. led with Adolphe Eous- 

 seau, La Tulipe, Alfred de Musset, Fes- 

 tiva Maxima, Therese, Marguerite Ger- 

 ard, Boule de Neige, Lady Alexandra 

 Duff, Nymphsea, James Kelway and 

 Felix Crousse; second, John K. Alexan- 

 der. George N. Smith had the best spec- 

 imen bloom, showing a beautiful flower 

 of Therese; second, H. F. Chase, with 

 Germaine Bigot. 



For twelve single varieties T. C. Thur- 

 low's Sons Co. again won with clean, 

 fresh flowers of Hermes, Black Prince, 

 Defiance, Madeline Gauthier, Whitleyi 

 Major, Prince Bismarck, Stanley, Eg- 

 lantine, Dorothy, Areos, Emily and Lady 

 Margaret Ferguson. For six named dou- 

 ble white varieties T. C. Thurlow's Sons 

 Co. won with Boule de Neige, Lady 

 Alexandra Duff, Nymphaea, Duchesse de 

 Nemours, Festiva Maxima and Mme. de 

 Verneville; second, Mrs. D. W. McKis- 

 sock. For six named red or crimson T. 

 C. Thurlow's Sons Co. was once more 

 first with Souvenir de Bretonneau, Karl 

 Eosenfield, Cherry Hill, Augustin 

 d'Hour,Atrosanguinea and Adolph Eous- 

 seau; second, Mrs. D. W. McKissock. 



For six double salmon pink, first, T. 

 C. Thurlow's Sons Co., with Mme. de 



Vatry, Marguerite Gerard, Pride of Es- 

 sex, Mile. Eousseau, Virginie and James 

 Kelway; second, Mrs. D. W. McKissock. 

 For six double rose, first, T. C. Thur- 

 low's Sons Co., with Pierre Eeignoux, 

 Therese, M. Jules Elie, Mme. de Baril- 

 let Deschamps, Lamartine and Mme. 

 Geissler; second, Mrs. D. W. McKissock. 



E. J. Shaylor showed a dozen vases 

 containing some handsome seedlings, 

 which received honorable mention. E. 

 & J. Farquhar & Co. received a similar 

 awiwd for a table of seedlings. Among 

 the best were: Agnes Keogh, warm sal- 

 mon pink; King of the Belgians, rose, 

 double; Peach, soft double pink; No. 18, 

 fringed delicate pink. 



Hillcrest Farm had a table of inter- 

 esting garden flowers; Blue Hill Nurs- 

 eries, peonies, and William Thatcher, 

 gardener to George P. Gardner, Jr., a 

 group of French hydrangeas. 



As usual, there was a large attendance 

 at the exhibition, particularly on Sun- 

 day afternoon, July 15. 



The annual show of hardy roses, 

 strawberries, vegetables, etc., will be 

 held June 21 and 22, and promises to 

 be a good one. 



Various Notes. 



Among recent visitors was A. E. Kun- 

 derd, Goshen, Ind., the gladiolus spe- 

 cialist. Mr. Kunderd is now becoming 

 interested in the propagation and hy- 

 bridization of lilacs and philadelphus 

 and will pay considerable attention to 

 these in the future. He spent some time 

 studying them at the Arnold Arbor- 

 etum. 



The Boston Florists'- Association is 

 arranging to have an excursion and din- 

 ner at Nantasket Beach July 12. 



S. J. Goddard is busy planting out his 

 chrysanthemums and will follow with 

 carnations, which look extremely well 

 in the field.. 



Matthew Segal, for six years with the 

 Mann Co., at the Boston Flower Ex- 

 change, who saw some seven months of 

 service in France and was but recently 

 discharged from the army, has gone 



into business with his brother in Provi- 

 dence, E, L, in wheat flour this time in- 

 stead of flowers. He states that the 

 largest yellow marguerites he ever saw 

 were in France. 



The New England Cemetery Superin- 

 tendents' Association held an outing 

 June 11 at the Arnold Arboretum, the 

 rhododendrons and kalmias being the 

 attraction. About fifty members at- 

 tended. 



The committee on prizes and exhibi- 

 tions have arranged for five additional 

 shows in 1920 to follow the big spring 

 exhibitions; one for peonies in June, an- 

 other for roses and strawberries in June, 

 a sweet pea show in July, a show of dah- 

 lias, fruits and vegetables in September 

 and a November show for chrysanthe- 

 mums, fruits and vegetables. There 

 will also be a children's show about the 

 end of August. 



The executive committee of the Gar- 

 deners' and Florists' Club is busy ar- 

 ranging the sports program for the an- 

 nual picnic to be held at Cunningham 

 park. East Milton, July 24. 



The many friends of Carl P. Sweetser, 

 local representative of the Davey Tree 

 Expert Co., and vice-president of the 

 Gardeners' and Florists' Club, will re- 

 gret to learn that he will leave Boston in 

 a few days for New York to engage in 

 another line of business. Mr. Sweetser 

 has made many friends since locating 

 here and has done much excellent sur- 

 gery work on trees on large estates. 



The B. A. Snyder Co. reports an ex- 

 cellent June call for flowers. The roses 

 received by this concern are of fine qual- 

 ity. 



Henry E. Comley, on Park street, has 

 a large number of wedding decorations 

 for this month, and finds business much 

 better than a year ago. 



The Arnold-Fisher Co. is through with 

 sweet peas for the season. Two of this 

 company's large houses are planted with 

 roses, and the others soon will be filled 

 with carnations. The largest planting 

 will be of Eed Cross. W. N. C. 



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H. G. Eyres, of Albany, N. Y., said 

 that business for Memorial day was 

 equaled only by supply. Commencement 



week brought a large number of orders. 



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"Sold out clean as a whistle," ob- 

 served J. G. Barrett, of Troy, N. Y. 

 "The planting season was never better, 

 and it looks like a general clean-up, out- 

 side and inside. ' ' 



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The valuable collection of orchids 

 owned by the late Charles G. Eoebling, 

 of Trenton, N. J., has been sold to Mrs. 

 F. Eugene Dixon, of Elkins Park, Pa., 

 for $28,000. It consists of several hun- 

 dred specimens and varieties and thou- 

 sands of home-raised seedlings. 



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H. L. Menand, of Troy, N. Y., reports 

 excellent business, funeral work being 

 preponderant. He looks for the usual 

 summer dullness following the closing 

 of the schools. While the storeman 

 who has no greenhouses is sometimes 

 envied by those who have, and vice 

 versa — 'twill never be exactly as each 

 would have it, Mr. Menand remarked. 



Joel G. Hayden, of Floral Park, N. Y., 

 has been drawn for a jury in the Wil- 

 kins murder case, and appreciates the 

 fact that his duties follow the most 

 strenuous season he has ever expe- 

 rienced. 



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The New York Times is publishing 

 a series of practical and seasonable 

 items, which must be most beneficial to 

 the cause of horticulture. In its issue 

 of June 9, an article on the dahlia by 

 George T. Moore, director of the Mis- 

 souri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Mo., 

 is possibly the best written and most in- 

 structive that has ever appeared relat- 

 ing to this popular plant. A whole col- 

 umn was devoted to the subject, giving 

 its origin and method of culture. From 

 the same source of information we learn 

 that Sarcoxie, Mo., has the largest acre- 

 age of peonies in the world, and stands 

 without a rival. This is interesting to the 

 number of large growers in America and 

 demonstrates the popularity of the 

 peony both as an ornamental plant and 

 for use as a cut flower. This season 

 has seen it at its best. 



