FcBBUAltv 2, 1922 



The Florists' Review 



35 



LOOKING THEM OVER 



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REVIEWINO HABTFOBD SHOW. 



By CHARLES H. TOTTY. 



From Technical Viewpoint. ~ 



Amoug the carnation exhibits at 

 Hartford, of course, Laddie was head 

 and shoulders above everj'thing in sight. 

 This is only to be expecied and after 

 reviewing the novelties in this show, it 

 is evident there will be a long time be- 

 fore we have other varieties of different 

 colors the same size as this champion. 

 The blooms of Laddie exhibited by S. J. 

 Goddard, of Framingham, Mass., were 

 particularly noteworthy on account of 

 the wonderful color his flowers show. 

 William Sim, of Cliftondale, Mass., as 

 well as Harry O. May, Summit, N. J., 

 the Springfield Floral Co., Spring- 

 field, N. J., and half a dozen others, 

 showed what a wonderful carnation Lad- 

 die roallj' is. It seems to do equally well 

 all over the country. Many growers will 

 tell you they are unable to grow Laddie 

 and make any money out of it. This is 

 true in a way, where carnations have re- 

 ceived a "black eye," and florists can- 

 not explain the increase in value of this 

 variety over other carnations that are 

 more productive. The quotation, "A 

 primrose by the river's brim, a little 

 primrose was to him — just that, and 

 nothing more," fits this type of carna- 

 tion buyer exactly, and yet I believe, 

 with a little education, these same buy- 

 ers could be taught the reason Laddie 

 does, and must, bring a greatly increased 

 price in order to make it a commercial 

 proposition. 



The thing that impressed me in the 

 special S. A. F. classes was the distance 

 some of the stock had been shipped and 

 yet reached Hartfordyi splendid condi- 

 tion. When one remembers that the tem- 

 perature was below zero and various 

 handicaps had to be overconie to get 

 there at all, the showing of A. Jablon- 

 sky, Olivette, Mo., was marvelous. For 

 instance, he was awarded the silver 

 medal with Betty Jane, a cerise pink, 

 which, while only medium in size, im- 

 pressed me most favorably, and the 

 bronze medal with Olivette, a lovely 

 variegated. This showing was little 

 short of phenomenal, in my opinion. If 

 the varieties had been shipped in from 

 an adjoining town, it would have been 

 a different story, perhaps. Personally, 

 I fell in love with Olivette on account of 

 its lovely, clean appearance. As to its 

 freedom and other qualifications, I know 

 nothing. Another seedling in this class, 

 which also came from Missouri to "show 

 the ])eople," was the variety from John 

 Stevens, of Independence. It was dark 

 ])ink, with a double flower almost like a 

 camellia in miniature. This variety was 

 also a "commercial traveler," and on 

 this account will find a well-deserved 

 place when it gets around to the point of 

 dissemination. The number, if there had 

 been one on it, was lost when I was look- 

 ing .at it; therefore I am unable to 

 refer to it as a matter of record. Eosa- 

 lind, from C. S. Strout, Biddeford, Me., 



in this same class, also appealed to mo 

 strongly. The flowers may not sell par- 

 ticularly well in the wholesale market, 

 since the retail men are usually too timid 

 to speculate in any except varieties 

 where the market has already been pre- 

 pared for them. The outer petals of 

 Rosalind are a great deal lighter than 

 the inner petals, but many commenda- 

 tory remarks were heard from the gen- 

 eral public on this variety and also on 

 the variety Gold Dust, from William 

 Sim. This latter, I believe, was awarded 

 a preliminary certificate. The color is an 

 exquisite combination of bronzy amber, 

 with lighter shadings towards the edge^. 

 I haven ;t a doubt in the world that this 

 variety will sell well, although commer- 

 cial men assure me it will never sell in 

 quantity. Properly exploited, it will go 

 "big" and be one of the biggest sellers 

 on the market, is my prediction. The 

 wonderful combinations that the florists 

 in London and Paris arrange from dif- 

 ferent-colored flowers will be greatly en- 

 hanced wheji they get hold of this new 

 cnrnation. 



New Ones Bear W^atching. 



Natalie, a cerise pink, after a trip of 

 1,000 miles from Nashville, Tenn., stood 

 up splendidly all through the meeting. 

 It is perhaps too deeply fimbriated in the 

 edges, b\it a variety, withal, that will be 

 looked for when ready for distribution. 



There was also a wonderful seedling 

 from Dorner, 135/16, which was of Lad- 

 die color and Jilmost Laddie size and 

 which, I am assured by men who know, 



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Looking Down from the Balcony on the Exhibits at Hartford, Towards the Retailers' Booths Along Side Wall. 



