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The Florists' Review 



July 16, 19U. 



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Pansies and Violas. 



From July 20 to ^August 15 is a 

 suitable period in which to sow pansies 

 and violas, the earlier date being for 

 the more northerly states. Seed can be 

 sown in coldfrauies in the open air. 

 Where a few hundreds or thousands 

 only are needed, a coldframe is the 

 place in which to sow them, as they 

 can be protected by means of lath or 

 cheesecloth shades until the seedlings 

 are well germinated, later removing 

 the shades. Broadcasting the seed will 

 be found more satisfactory than sow- 

 ing in rows. Where many thousands of 

 plants are needed, outdoor sowing in 

 carefully pulverized beds is to be rec- 

 ommended. If the weather chances to 

 be quite drying, it is a good plan to 

 water the ground before sowing, and 

 again when the seed has been sown. 

 Mulching with dry moss, straw or old 

 hay will prevent the surface soil from 

 drying out so much. Of course, it 

 must he removed as soon as the seed- 

 lings germinate. 



There are many fine strains of pan- 

 sies on the market. Most of the so- 

 called giant strains are simply the 

 Trimardeau, or good selections from it, 

 and there is no better all-round pansy 

 today. While mixed colors satisfy most 

 customers, tliose who want special color 

 effects should have the named varie- 

 ties, which are i)rocural)le in many 

 shatles, such as dark blue, light blue, 

 white, yellow, ])urple violet, peacock 

 blue, etc. For j)ure bedding purposes 

 the real bedding pansies. with smaller 

 flowers than the giant Triniardeaus, 

 are splen<lid. Particularly good are: 

 Emperor Willif^m, ultramarine blue; 

 Snow Queen, jiure white; Lord Hea- 

 consfield, deep purple violet shading to 

 white on upper sepals; Cardinal, red; 

 King of Blacks, almost black; Kaiser 

 Frederick, \elvety red, edged red and 

 yellow. 



The A iolas, or tufted pansies, are 

 superior to pansies for massing, as, 

 while the flowers are smaller, they are 

 produced in much greater abundance, 

 and if some water can be sui)plied they 

 will flower freely all summer. This 

 season, in early July, these varieties 

 are a mass of bloom: Papilio, light 

 violet; Blue Perfection, purplish blue; 

 White Perfection, jture white; iutea 

 splendens, golden yellow. 



A point to remember with reference 

 to pansies and violas is that no matter 

 whether sown in frames or outdoors, 

 the soil should not be allowed to be- 

 come dry prior to germination or a 

 great many seedlings will be lost. 

 There are no more popular spring flow- 

 ers than pansies and no florist will go 

 far wrong if he raises a goo<l number 

 of them. They winter successfully out- 

 doors even in the coldest states, if 

 given a winter mulch. Do not buy 

 cheap seed; the best will be found the 

 cheapest. As cut flowers pansies are 

 popular, but they could be made much 

 more so if the specialists who are 

 working on them would spend less time 



in securing greater size of flowers and 

 a little more in developing a longer- 

 stemmed type. Here and there each 

 season will be seen plants with stems 

 much longer than normal. By using 

 such plants and by later careful selec- 

 tion, surely a race can be evolved in 

 a few years with stems equal to those 

 of the single violets in length, and 

 when this comes about there will be 

 hundreds of thousands grown under 

 glass and pansies will become a serious 

 rival of violets as winter flowers. 



CINCINNATI. 



The O-ateway to the South. 



The market has eased perceptibly. 

 Supplies in most lines show a marked 

 increase, while carnation receipts con- 

 tinue at about the same size as for 

 some time. Rose receipts are heavy 

 for this time of the year. Only those 

 that have keeping qualities are in de- 

 manti and bring goo<l prices. The Kil- 

 larneys open quickly and sell only in 

 job lots if at all. Lilies are more plen- 

 tiful than they were. The same is true 

 of gladioli, and only the good ones find 

 ready sale. The first asters arrive<l 

 July ];{. A few sweet peas are still 

 coming in. The few orchids that come 

 in meet with a fair demand on special 

 occasions. New leucothoe and new 

 green galax are ailded to the list of 

 greens. 



Club Affairs. 



The Florists' (Mub's annual meeting, 

 .luly I'.i, was not well attended, owing 

 to the drenching rain. The election of 

 officers for the ensuing year resulted in 

 the following choices: President, James 

 Allen; vice-president, Max Rudolph; 

 secretary, Alex. Ostendarp; treasurer, 

 Charles H. Hoflfmeister; director, J. A. 

 Peterson. Mr. Allen and Fa\. Schumann 

 were tied for president on the first bal 

 lot, but .Mr. Schumann withdrew and 

 asked that Mr. .\llen be reelected unan- 

 imously. 



The efforts of the outing committee, 

 consisting of .1. A. Peterson, C. E. 

 Critchell and Wm. Murphy, were 

 crowned with success when the club 

 held its annual ])icnic at the Lagoon 

 •luly !». The results of the contests 

 were as follows: 



(Jirls" i-iicf (HI yrs.i— .\Kiies DelU-r. first; 

 KatlnrliU' .Mnrpli.v. s«'<-i)ii(]. 



Voiind liicllt's' THce ( Iti jrs.) — Misn Helm Tack, 

 first: Miss Cariulfhael. S(>oon<l. 



Ia1l»'s' ra.-.— Mrs. Story, first: Miss Miller, 

 spfond. 



Hoys' race (7 yrs.)— F. Dellal, .Ir.. first: C. E. 

 (ritcliell, .Tr.. si'cond. 



Hoys' race (1(t yrs.i— ('. Stoeokel. first: C. 

 Meyers, secon<l. 



Boys' race (Kiyrs. )— S. .Mien, first: \. Stefan, 

 secoiul. 



Men's race— Nick Welier. .Ir., first: Ben George. 

 .Ir.. second. 



TuK-ofwar -(iidwers, ca|it:iined by Wm. Mnr- 

 I»liy. 



i.adies' hall tlirowhiK contest — Mrs. Story, first; 

 .Miss Ross, second. 



Half-mile race— .\. Keidel. first: (lias. Wiml 

 ram, second: Harry Mockstrotli, third. 



Boat rare — Clias, Wlndram, first; Gus. Crow, 

 second. 



Various Notes. 



P. J. Olinger went up to his green- 

 houses at Newcastle July 12 and re 



ports that the planting is about fig. 

 ished and that he is pleased with the 

 appearance of all the stock. 



C. E. Critchell reports the arri\ al of 

 the new leucothoe and new green ualax 



Both Mr. Miehle and Mr. Sli'parcj 

 of the E. G. Hill Co., are on tholr va- 

 cations. The former is in Florida 

 looking after real estate interests. ' 



Word has been received that II, § 

 Crossfield, of Lawrenceburg, Ky., j^. 

 cently underwent an operation firr ap- 

 pendicitis at Louisville. He exj.ected 

 to be able to return to his home 1 y the 

 time this issue is off the press. 



C. H. H. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



There is little to report on market 

 conditions except that they arc ex- 

 tremely dull. The quantity of flowers 

 arriving is steadily decreasing, Imt is 

 far more than sufficient for the light 

 demands. Roses are generally of in- 

 ferior quality and sell at from 50 cents 

 per hundred upwards. The cool July 

 weather has allowed most sorts to hold 

 their color well. Some nice summer 

 Beauties are coming in. These sell mod- 

 erately well, as do Double White Kil- 

 larney, Sunburst and Cardinal, (tarna- 

 tions are of good quality for July, but 

 people seem to be tired of them and 

 the demand is poor. Sweet peas are 

 finished under glass, but a good supply 

 from outdoors is arriving. Sales are 

 disappointing, however. 



In addition to giganteum lilies, 

 there now is an abundance of outdoor 

 candidums, which are freely used in 

 window decorations. There are also 

 speciosums and auratums of good qual- 

 ity. America and Pink Beauty gladioli 

 sell better than Mrs. F. King. Prices 

 on all these, however, are low. Valley 

 is temporarily selling somewhat better. 

 Among outdoor flowers, Japanese irises 

 and delphiniums are the most popular. 

 Cattleyas sell slowly and at low prices. 

 Trade in both asparagus and adiantum 

 is ddll. 



Sweet Pea Exhibition. 



The annual sweet pea show in Horti 

 cultural, hall July 11 and 12 was an 

 excellent one. Not only sweet peas but 

 other seasonable flowers, such as ilel 

 phiniums, lilies, Japanese irises anu 

 other herbaceous plants, were shown m 

 abundance and of unusually fine qual- 

 ity, while fruits and vegetables madf 

 a splendid showing. The awards foi 

 sweet peas were as follows: 



Twenty five sprays white— William Gray, t*'' 

 deiior to Mrs. W. B. Leeds, first, with flue K'* 

 White; E. II, Wetterlow, jfardener to >'*•':*!' 

 tcr I.iland, second, wltli Etta Dyke: K. H. "« 

 terl i\v. third. 



Twcntv-tlve crimson or scarlet — Geoipc ^'*'7. j 

 triinlciicr to Col. Charles Pfaff. first, will" ^'^J 

 Edward Spencer; George Melvin, secoi'l. '^fi, 

 Scarlet Emperor; E. H. Wetterlow, thiil. w»" 



wltli 



Scarlet Emperor. 



Twenty-five carmine — William Gray, fir^t, 

 .lohn Ingman: George Melvin, second, wi''' ■' 

 Ingman; George Melvin, third. 



Twenty-five yellow — Miss Fannie Fosti' 



.. first, 

 secoo'!' 



with Floradale Fairy: E. H. Wetterlow. set- 

 with i'rlmrose Spencer; E. H. Wetterlou. tm;,; 



Twenty five blue — E. H. Wetterlow, fir t. 



Blue Jacket: Miss Fannie Foster, secon i. "• 

 Wedgwoo<l: E. H. Wetterlow, third. ,.|| 



Twenty-five blush— E. H. Wetterlow, 6-(- ^L 

 Millie Marlis: George Melvin, second, w tu •" 

 Hugh Dlek.son: E. H. Wetterlow, third , 



Twenty-five deep pink— Mrs. P. G. For'" ''v^ind 

 with Couutess Spencer; E. H. Wetterlow. 8^«t. 



Twenty-five cream pink — George M«'*''"i.^e'. 

 with Mrs, C. W. Breadmore: Miss Fannie Kg.,, 

 second, with Mrs. C. W. Breadmore; E. i'. " 

 terlow. third. -ui 



'Iwenty-Hve orange — George Melvin, A'''''' rt)!!"! 

 Tiiomas Stevenson: E. H. Wetterlow, "^l^u 

 witii Tiiomas Stevens.m; William Gra.\ . '" 

 witli '. lioMiiis Stevenson. 



