ji .\K Hi. loui 



The Florists' RevieU' 



19 



nil |iii/i ^ ,'111(1 exhibit ion- In ^^ivc coiii- 

 pctiturs iia>(iii;il>lf Intituil'' in t in' ilcpl li 

 of the \i:iU< used. Tliey m.iy use tliei 



House of Lilies Flowered in May, J921, from Bulbs Gro-wn on the Island of Osfiima. 



\;ii'iel\' (it sinu'lr ii,-ii'c i-.sn^ nl ■^iiiicriur 



dl' < 'oust .-lilt ill(i)>le, red :iud CalC iiruii. 

 (■(dTee color and yellow. 



There are two prizes for a collectioii 



di-scretiiTi as to the tise of pots or })aiis. of Darwin tulijis, twelve \arieties in 



l)Ut the diameter must cipiiijdy with the 

 >(die(lllleil size. 



There arc two juizes for six IJ inch 

 |i.ins of hvacinths, of six (listinct varie- 

 ties, on.' \arietv in each pan. There are 



Hi-inidi jians, one varietx' in e;ieli ]>,tii. 

 Tiiere are two ]iri/.es for e.ich of the 

 foilowinj; varit'ties of Darwin or 

 lireeder tidips, to lie in Id in(di jians; 

 <'l;ira liutt, ^ladame Krclajje, Nauticiis, 



two jiri/,i^ lor each of the followin;^ <iret(di(^n, JSuzoii, Krguste, Bcv. II. I'lw- 



Iiaiik, Don Pedro. Feu Ardi'iit, Kinj: 

 Harold. Fariicomlie Sanders, Kin;: 

 (leorye \', Pride of Haarlem, La Tulijie 

 Ndir, In^ilesciiiiilie N'ellnw anil ^'ell(l\\ 

 Perfection. 



For Id-iiiidi ]ian^ ot l.itc tuli|is, twn 

 ]iri/.es are offered t'or e.ach of the t'oN 

 Idwin;; varieties: Uduton d 'Or, Ges- 

 neriana Major, (lolden Spire, retroflexa. 

 Sh.andon Bells ,ind White Swan. There 

 .ire two ])ri/.es for Pi inch ji.ans of aii>' 

 lit her \ariety of tiiliii of sujierior merit. 



Narcissi. 



varieties (if hyacinths, to lie in li: inch 

 jians: M(irena, or other blush pink va- 

 rieties: La (irandesse. or other whites; 

 Kin^j of the Hlues, or other dark blues; 

 <'/.ar Petir. or other li^jht blues; L'ity 

 of H.a.irb in. or other yellnw--. and for a 

 ]i;in (il .iiix- 111 her \:iriety nt' superior 

 merit. 



Tulips. 



l'"or >in;,'Ic I arly tulips tlioi' are twn 

 classes, \\ith two |iri/.e-. in each cl:is^. 

 one class 'or tweU'e lo inch p:nis :iiid 

 the (itJH r !(ir six pi inch pan-, with mic 

 distinct \ariily in eacii p,-ni. There .are 

 two pri/e- !(ir r.ach ot' the t'lpllnwiii;; \:i- 

 lieties iif »in;:le e.arlv tulips, til be in 

 Pi-in<di ]ian-: .lodst \:iii X'ondel, white: 

 l.e Heve. -eM vh-m : Men Tle-nr. \eMdw; 

 Prince I'* Au-tria, di-an^ere.l; I'iiik 

 I'.ean1>. Id-- pink: llamin^d. iii-\ red; 

 I'riisei-piii, . . .■niiiine rii-e ; sir Tlimiia- 

 Liptiin. II I p c;irdinal. .-i n.l Kei/e|-v 

 kroon. -c;irlet. bdrdere.l \ .i |.n\ . 



There ale t\Vd pri/es U,r each III llie 



folldwiii;; varieties u\' dduble ;iilip-, in 

 be in pi iiK !i p.in-: Pliie l-"!.iu. \ inlet 

 blue; ScliiM.iiodril. ]iiire white: ('rnwii nf 



Gold, <:0iileli yelldW; Crie.Mi df Ud>e-, 



I hel'e .-lie 1 \\ ii pl'i/es t'lir each dt' tWii 



class, ■- (it' narcissi, >in;;le. in Pi inch 

 li.ins, diu' distinct \,-irietv in e:ii-li |iaii. 

 line class for iwche \arietie- .-iiid the 

 lit her I'lir six. 



Theie .-ire t w d pri/e- tur iH-inidi p.aii- 

 dl' the t'dlldwin^- \aiieties et' n.arcissj; 

 Mnke df P.edi'drd. laiiiiemr. haiipres-. 

 "il'ii'v df l.ei.jen. Kiiiu Alfred. .Madame 

 '!'■ 'ira:ifT, Olynipia. h'dbeit Sydenham. 

 \ aiiilla. \':iii W.i \ eren "- Ciaiit. Wear 

 •'••il' I'erl'ect ion, [.iiciier. Sir W.itkin. 

 I'irebr.iiid and White L.-idv; N .ircis-iis 

 |ii>eticii- Cliirv df l.i-se: ddulile nar 

 cissus. \arietie-, \'iiii Sinn. incdni|iara- 



ro.sy crini-on. .and Imperatur liuliidniin. bill- pleiiu-. ()ran;;e Phoenix ;ind Sii 



scarlet, with a yellow ceiitei-. 



There are two jiri/es in e.ndi cl.-is- tur 

 the folldwins ]iarrot tnlijis, in lO-inch 

 p.iiis: I.iit.a Major, yelldw; .\dinir.il 



I'hiir I'hoeiiix; Narcissus jioeta/.. varie- 

 ties, lidiiipiei Fiidrme, Midndn .-nid 

 Klondvke; Narcissus .loniiuilla ni^u 

 lii-us. ,-ind a I'l inch iian of anv other 



merit. 



THE OSHIMA LILY. 



The accdm|ianyiiijj illustration shows 

 .1 lidiis,,' of lilies at the cstablishiiient of 

 White P.ros., Medina, N. Y., photo- 

 graphed late in May. This is the va- 

 riety known as the Oshinia lily. The 

 bulbs were brdu;,dit to America by the 

 .\nierican Bulb ('o. They were ^rown 

 dii the isl.iud (if Oshima, one of the 

 fiirmd-.i uriiiip. south of Japan, and are 

 dl' -peci.il interest as showing the char- 

 acter (if growth ot' the lilies coming 

 fi'dih this ci.iii[)aratively new district. 



UNCERTAINTY IN BELGIUM. 



Little Improvement in 1920. 



'•The -itiiatiiin oi the horticultural 

 industry in IJeliiium Past ye.ar did not 

 iinpiove much over that df P.MO," re- 

 pdi-t- the Piiited States consul at 

 •ilieiii. ••The cldsin;,' df the (lerin.aii 

 market to the Hel^^ian [daiits of the 

 • iliiiit district has caused the greatest 

 h.inn Id this industry, as before the war 

 iierm.inv took more than half of the 

 •■I' Ill exi'orted. At present the Ger- 

 man eiiveriimeiii refuses absolutely fd 

 let the l;elgi;in ]ilauts come in, on the 

 Liiiiiind th.it they constitute a luxury. 



'•And tidui the -ide of France a new 

 d.-iiieer li:,s latelv .arisen. The Feder.a- 

 'i"ii df ilie Horticultur.al Industrv nf 

 I'r.iuc Ikis s,.nt a reqiii^st to the rreiich 

 niinisler nf .agriculture that the ciis- 

 tdiiis diitv be iiiereased nn ,ill hnr- 

 ticiiitnr.il ]i':ints, iliiw,.rs. veg,. tables or 

 fruit. The French federation jtroposcs 

 that the French parli.inient vote iiniiie- 

 diatidy a duty of lifteen per cent ad 

 v.alorem. Th ■ present duty is onlv ', 



