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The Rorists' Review 



Skptbmbbr 29, 1921 



Mills & Co., Mamaroneck, N. Y.; W. D. 

 Hathaway, New Bedford, Mass.; Edgar 

 M. Darling, New Bedford, Mass.; 

 Meachem & Sherman, Stratford, Conn.; 

 George L. Stillman, Westerly, E. I.; 

 Babylon Dahlia Gardens, Babylon, L. I., 

 all had exhibits of cut dahlia blooms. 



Walker I. Daniels, New York, ex- 

 hibited a line of metal flower holders for 

 vases and bowls. John Scheepers, Inc., 

 New York, had a handsome exhibit of 

 the Judge Marcan dahlias, generally 

 conceded one of the most artistic ex- 

 hibits in the show. The Henshaw Floral 

 Co., New York, exhibited a line of pot- 

 tery and baskets. J. H. P. 



THAT NEW GREEN. 



Last season a new decorative green 

 appeared in the cut flower markets, be- 

 ing offered under various names. In 

 some places it was offered as Erica fern, 

 or under names spelled somewhat simi- 

 larly. In other places it was called 

 Coontie palm, although the spelling was 

 not always correct. Still others called 

 it cocos leaves. The green sold fairly 



well last season and is being offered in 

 increased quantities this year. 



The correct name is Zamia floridana. 

 It is known locally in Florida as Coontie, 

 or Comptie. It is a cycad native in 

 Florida and in some portions of the 

 state is found in considerable quantity, 

 growing in open, comparatively dry pine 

 woods. 



The leaflets are mostly opposite and 

 consist of from fourteen to twenty pairs. 

 The zamia leaves can be used for the 

 background of sprays or wreaths, or they 

 can be used effectively in any place 

 where cy^as leaves, 18-inch or smaller, 

 could be used. They can be sold on the 

 wholesale markets at a fraction of the 

 price of cycas leaVes, but at low prices 

 they afford little incentive to the whole- 

 salers because of the high express rate 

 on the heavy cases. 



The zamia leaves are bright, shiny, 

 dark green and they are moderately 

 good keepers, though when they begin 

 to dry out they lose their glossiness and 

 the leaflets fall one by one. They should 

 be kept in water and in a cool, moist 

 place. 



C. S. A. SHOW PRIZES. 



The following is the list of special 

 l)rizes offered by the Chrysanthemum 

 Society of America at the annual ex- 

 hibition to be held at the Auditorium 

 hotel, Chicago, November 16 and 17, in 

 wliich competition is to be open to (". 

 S. A. members only: 



ClusK A — C. S. A. silver cup for tlie l)<>8t seod 

 lintf clirysaiithemum not disseminated; six 

 hlooms, one variety, on long Htems. 



t'luMS K— C. S. A. silver cup for tlie best six 

 vases iKinipon clirysanlliemums. six varieties, 

 twelve si)rays, not less than eighteen inches long, 

 to a vase. 



Class (" — Naperville Nurseries' gold medal: 

 for tlie best four vases, twelve blooms of one 

 Viirlety in each vase, commercial varieties ol 

 ihrysantliemuras. Offered by the Naperville 

 Nurseries. Inc., Naperville, 111. 



Class I)— Charles 11. Totty Co. prize; for six 

 vasi's. six blooms of one viiriet.v in each vase. 

 open to all. First jirize, $-."i, offered by Charles 

 II. 'I'otly Co., Madison, N, ,1. 



Class E— Charles H. Totty Co. medals; for 

 tliric blooms of any chr.vsanthemum introduced in 



l!t:;i : lirst. cold medal: s nd. silver medal; 



third, bronze medal. Offered by Charles II. 

 Totty Co.. .Madison. N. ,T. 



Class !•■ -American Hulb Co. prize; for twenty 

 five blooms assorted varieties of chrysanthenniiiis 

 in one \as('. nit less than live varieties. Silver 

 cup offered by the American Rnlb Co., Chicago. 



Class (i — Vaut:han's Seed .Store i)rize; for 

 twenty live bloinis assorted varieties of chrys- 

 anthemums in one vase, not less than five va 

 rielii's; ojien to private Rardeners only. Silver 

 medal orfercd by VauRlmn's Seed Store. ChicaKo. 



Chiss 11 liord & Hurnham Co. prize: for 

 twelve blcB.ms. twelve varieties of chrysanthe- 

 mums on short stems, to be staced in separati' 

 vases. First prize, $'_'0. offered by the I/jrd & 

 Kurnham Co., New York. 



Class I — HitchinRs & Co. prize; for vase of 

 pompon, sin^'le or anemone varieties of chrysan- 

 themums, .nrrani;ed for effect. Silver cup of- 

 fered by HitchinKs i.Si Co.. Klizabeth, N. ,1. 



Class . I — The Foley (;reenh(>use Mfg. Co. prize; 

 for vase of six blooms white chrysanthemums. 

 one variety, on lone stems. First prize, $10, 

 offered by the Foley C.reenhouse Mfc Co.. Chi- 

 cago. 



Class K — A. Ilendersiui & Co. prize; for vase 

 of six bhKims, ytdlow chrysanthemunis. cuie v;i 

 riety. on long stems. First priZyC, $10, offered 

 by .\. Henderson & Co.. Chicago. 



Class X., — Henry A. Dreer prize; for vase of six 

 blooms pink chrysanthemums, one varietv. on 

 long stems. First prize, $10. offered by Henry 

 A. Dreer, Inc., Philadelphia. 



Class M— A. N. Pierson, Inc., prize; for Tase 

 of six blooms bronze chrysanthemums, one va- 

 riety, on long stems. First prize, $10, offered 

 bv A. N. Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn. 



(lass N — Muller Sealey Co. prize; for vase of 

 six blooms crimson chrysanthemums, one variety, 

 on long stems. First prize, $10, offered by the 

 Muller Sealey Co., New York. 



Class O — Mlchell's Seed House silver medal: 

 for the six best largest cut blooms of chrysan- 

 themums, any color or colors. Offered by Henry 

 F. MIchell Co., Philadelphia. 



Class I»— Elmer I). Smith & Co. prizes; for 

 four vases of disbudded pompon chrysanthemums, 

 four varieties, twelve blooms each; open to all 

 varieties. First prize, $10; second, $.'), offered 

 by Elmer I), Smith & Co., Adrian, Mich. 



Chas. W. Johnson, Sec 'y. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. 



Examining Committees. 



I'resident S. S. Pcnnock announces 

 the committees to examine new chrys- 

 iiiithciiiuiiis for the ensuing year, as fol- 

 ] ows : 



Hoston, Mass. .lames Wheeler, chairman. 

 .Ship (lowers to chairnuin, care of W, .T. Thurston, 

 manager. Itostiui Flower Exchange, 1 Winthrop 

 scpiare and Otis street, Hoston. Mass, 



.New York, N. Y. -Eugene Dailledouze. chair- 

 man; Win. II. nuekham. A. Ilerrington. Ship 

 tlowers to .New York Cut Flower Co., ,")"> West 

 Twenty-sixth street, New York, care of chair- 

 man. 



Philadelphia, Pa. — .\. IS. Cartledge, chairman; 

 .lohn Westcott, S. S. Pennock. .Ship flowers to 

 A. H. Cartledge, l."iU Chestnut street, Philadel- 

 liliia. Pa. 



Ciiieiiinati. O.- K. Wilterstaetter. chairman; 

 James .Mien, ,1. ('. Murphy. Ship flowers to 

 chairman, Jabez Elliott Flower Jlarket, care of 

 janitor. 



Chicago, 111, — N. J. Wietor. chairman; E. A. 

 Kaiist, (Jeorge Asmiis. Ship flowers to chairman, 

 ao East Knndolph Street, Chicago. 111. 



SliipnuMits should be made to arrive 

 by 2 p. m. on examination days to re- 

 ceive attention from the committee. 

 They must be prepaid to destination and 

 .-in entry fee of $2 should be forwarded 

 to the secretary not later than Tuesday 

 of the week the flowers are to be exam- 

 ined or it may accompany the blooms. 



Seedlings and sports are both eligible 

 to be shown before these committees, 

 jirovided the raiser has given them two 

 years' trial to determine their true char- 

 acter. Not less than six blooms of each 

 variety are to be shown. Special atten- 



tion is called to the rule that sports, to 

 receive a certificate, must pass at least 

 three of the five committees. The com- 

 mittees will be in session to examine 

 such exhibits as may be submitted to 

 them on each Saturday during October 

 and November, the dates of which will 

 be October 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, November 

 5, 12, 19 and 26. 



Chas. W. Johnson, Sec 'y. 



MIDGE ON MUMS. 



I am submitting a chrysanthemum 

 plant infested with some sort of pest. 

 Will you advise me regarding it and the 

 remedy therefor? Q, S. D. 



The plants are badly infested with the 

 chrysanthemum midge and there is little 

 hope of saving them if all the leaves are 

 as badly infested as the specimen sub- 

 mitted. 



The plant pathologists have charted 

 the life of the insect and have evolved 

 a method of fumigating between the 

 hours of 11 and 2 at night, when the in- 

 sect hatches out. This method will kill 

 the insect; there is no question about it. 

 To get rid of this trouble, you will have 

 to close your houses up every night just 

 when the flowers are beginning to ma- 

 ture. 



As a temporary expedient I would sug- 

 gest covering the leaves entirely with 

 tobacco dust every other night. This 

 should hold the liiidge until the crop 

 matures. 



The midge, like many of our other 

 troubles that have come and gone, will 

 disappear again, although here and there 

 will be found some virulent cases that 

 will reinfest a large area if not properlv 

 handled. c. II. T. 



PAINTING WITH CREOSOTE. 



Will you advise us as to the advisa- 

 bility of using creosote for painting 

 bench bottoms to preserve the wood? 

 We are curious to know whether the 

 fumes from the creosote paint are in- 

 jurious to plants, as the replacement of 

 wooden benches could be cut down con- 

 siderably by its use. 



W. M. R.— Can. 



While it is positively unsafe to use 

 coal tar as a paint on greenhouse 

 benches or, in fact, anywhere about a 

 greenhouse, one need not hesitate to 

 use creosote or a similar preparation 

 made by the distillation of wood tar. 

 Several of these preparations have a 

 marked effect as a wood preservative, 

 imrticularly if the wood is saturated. 



CHERRIES FOR CHRISTMAS. 



I have a number of well fruited Cleve- 

 land cherry plants in the field, many of 

 which are showing color. If these 

 jilants are allowed to come in now, will 

 their beauty have been spent before the 

 holiday season arrives? What can be 

 done to retard them? Any suggestion 

 you have to offer will be appreciated. 

 I. L. B.— Mich. 



Cherries ripening in the field during 

 the latter part of September will still 

 be in excellent shape at Yuletide. 



Carl Hagenburger. 



Dublin, Ga. — A greenhouse is to be 

 built in the near future by Morton Mof- 

 fett, who has made his home at Waynes- 

 boro, Ga., for several years. The house 

 will be opened on the farm ©f L G 

 Moffett. 



