Mabch 31. 1921. 



The Florists' Review 



17 



Picking out Orders for the Packers, the Successful Result Largely Depending on the Skillful Selection. 



backward or forward. Thorc arc also 

 rumors of a fine now ssei'dlinji; rose from 

 New England. This all points to i)rog 

 ri'ss. A new variety stimulates the pub- 

 lic attention and keeps it interested and 

 busy buying. 



The rose business was never in a 

 better condition, nor with more promise 

 for the future, than it is today. We 

 can be decidedly optimistic for the 

 future. 



NATIONAL ROSE SHOW. 



Arousing Much Interest. 



Tlie 1921 national rose show, to be 

 held at Boston April G to 10 in Horticul- 

 tural liall, under the ausjiices of the 

 American Rose Society and the Massa- 

 chusetts Horticultural Society, now 

 jiromises to be one of the best shows 

 of its kind ever staged. Officials of the 

 two organizations, after discussing plans 

 recently, report that there is a great 

 interest in the show on the part of rose 

 distributors, rose breeders and rose 

 amateurs and that already there has 

 been evidenced a fine su]ii)ort and plans 

 for a heavy entry. Thousands of dol- 

 lars are offered as prizes and also some 

 valuable medals by both societies and 

 by interested growers. 



In connection with the rose show, 

 lectures upon rose culture will be de- 

 livered at 3:30 p. m. each day of the 

 exhibition, and the Massachusetts Hor- 

 ticultural Society will stage its annual 

 spring exhibition of orchids and spring 



Idooming plants. President Albert C. 

 Burrage, of the Massachusetts Horticul- 

 tural Society, is doing much to en 

 courage interest in orchids, not only :n 

 New England, but elsewhere. 



Boston oicliid shows are famous the 

 country over, ;in(l the displ.ay in con 

 nection with the rose show will l)e the 

 equal of anything ever seen at lioston. 

 Many newly named and unnamed varie 

 tics will be on (>xhibition. One hundred 

 plants of the Kurume azaleas, from the 

 .lolin S. Ames estate. North Kaston, 

 Mass., will he one of the fe.'iture dis- 

 ]ilays in flu- main li;ill. 



The lecture ])rogram prepared is ,is 

 follows: 



April (>---• ■Kdscs :ni(l Hosp (Minims" lilliKinit 

 imIi, by Kolwrt I'vli', pn'siiloiit .\TiuTic;iii Hci^c 

 Soiift.v. 



April 7--"Tlip Rciso in America" (illiislratoil ). 

 liv .1. IIoriMO NCrKarluiul, cditur .\miTiraii Host- 

 Annual. 



.\pril S — "Rosps in Enropo nnil .\nii'ri(a." liv 

 ('. 11. Totty. treasurer Anifric.in I{ii><i' Soripty. 



April 9 — "Snficpstions on the Cnltnrp of Hardy 

 Kosp'i." by William N. I'raic. Fanlkncr Farm. 

 I'rooklinp. Mn>^s. 



April in "lUimlilpr liosps in Npw Knulanfl." 

 by I'rof. Frank .\. Wancli. Massaclinsptts .\?ri 

 ciiltnral CoIIpkp. 



Exhibits. 



All interested in exhibiting should 

 write for the premium list, addressing 

 the secretary of the Massachusetts Hor 

 ticultural Society, Horticultural hall, 

 Boston, Mass. 



The Garden Club of America has of- 

 fered its silver medal to the American 

 Rose Society. At the meeting of the 

 executive committee of the American 



Rose Society, held at New York March 

 16, it was decided to offer this medal 

 as a sweepstakes prize for the best fifty 

 roses in the class calling for fifty blooms 

 at the Boston show. 



A disj)lay of cut roses to cover 30(t 

 square feet is announced as Class H6. 

 It is to be staged April S. Decorative 

 green of any kind, including plants, will 

 be permitted. The quality of blooms, 

 artistic arrangement and general olTect 

 of the display will Ite considered in 

 making The award in this class. 



GARDENERS MEET AT BOSTON. 



The New England conference of tlie 

 National Association of Gardeners will 

 lie held at IIorticultur;il hall, Boston, 

 Friday afternoon, April 8, at ?> o'clock, 

 insti'ad of April 7 as previously an- 

 nounced. 



The gold medal of the association ^^as 

 aw.inled to John Canning, superintend- 

 (Mit of the estate of Adoljih Lewisohn, 

 .•\rdsley. N. Y., .at the New York flower 

 show. M.arcli 19, for the most meritori- 

 ous ]iri\at(' grower's exhibit. 



M. C. Ebel, Sec 'v. 



College Park, Ga. — Mrs. W. D. 

 Palmer, a former member of the trade. 

 is contemplating reentering the florists' 

 bu'sincss. 



Romulus, Mich. — A. F. Klages has 

 ordered a large quantity of gladiolus 

 bulbs, with which he will make his start 

 in the trade. 



