jiLY 16, 1914. 



The Florists' Review 



17 



_,„.„ tv-flve lavender — George Melvln, flrst, 



.Ik A^ta Ohn Spencer; E. H. Wetterlow, second. 



^fLe,avtlve purple— George Melvln, first, with 



Tennaiit Spencer; E. H. Wetterlow, second; Miss 



*■ T^onU-flv^e' maroon— E. H. Wetterlow, first. 



rrtoPiitv five pleotee edged— Miss Fannie Foster, 

 «Jt with Blue Pleotee. 



ToPiiiv-flve striped or flaked red or rose — Wll- 

 ii.m c;'iy. first, with Aurora; William Gray, sec- 



A- 11 Heeremans, Lenor, Mass., third. 



Twpiuv five striped or naked blue or purple— 

 rJ,rir( \lelvln, first, with Senator Spencer; Wll- 

 n^ ii IV, second, with Loyalty; E. L. Lewis, 

 Irrtem" to Col. Frederick Mason, third. 

 * TweiiiN live blcolor other than pleotee edged— 

 ronre.' Melvln, first, with Mrs. Cuthbertson: 

 Miss Kiiinle Foster, second; W. D. Blossom, 



third. 



,„s nlaiHs, or both— Penn the Florist, first, with 



rirciii II' tiered table covered with green velvet 



and (lotHd with low dishes of sweet peas, a most 



nlpasim.' arrangement; Boston Cut Flower Co., 

 «prond "1th an Imposing and well-arranged cen- 

 iproiece of Countess Spencer with Sprengerl trails 

 In edc<' (if table. The latter firm put up a fine 

 oenterpii'i'e of Mrs. Aaron Ward roses, not for 

 competition. _ _ 



The amateur sweet pea open exhibits 

 filled two tables, the quality being but 

 little inferior to that seen in the pro- 

 fessional classes. 



For twenty-four hollyhocks Martin 

 Sullivan, gardener to William Whitman, 

 won both first and second prizes.'* Mr. 

 Sullivan showed a magnificent bank of 

 hybrid delphiniums of his own raising, 

 including a fine pure white one. Far- 

 quhar & Co. had a group of herbaceous 

 flowers arranged on a sloping bank, 

 with a background of evergreens. In- 

 cluded was a fine vase of Lilium 

 myriophyllum. J. L. Smith, gardener 

 to A. W. Preston, had a fine table of 

 sweet peas, also fine flowers of hybrid 

 tea roses in twenty-five varieties. E. 

 H. Wetterlow had a dozen fine pans of 

 achimenes, the best varieties being 

 Margaretta magnifica, Galatea Im- 

 proved, and Dainty Queen. William 

 Thatcher, gardener to Mrs. J. L. Gard- 

 ner, had a table of well flowered glox- 

 inias, also Clerodendron fallax and 

 Platyclinis filiformis. Native plants 

 made a fine show. 



The class for twelve varieties of 

 vegetables arranged for eflfect brought 

 out numerous competitors. Prizes fin- 

 ally went to J. O. Christensen, gardener 

 to W. J. Clemson; Edward Parker, 

 gardener to Oliver Ames, and E. L. 

 Lewis, gardener to Col. F. Mason. 



Various Notes. 



Henry M. Robinson & Co. report busi- 

 ness as well up to the July average, 

 with a good call for Beauty roses. Mr. 

 and Mrs. Charles E. Robinson left July 

 15 for a month's vacation, to be spent 

 at Bellnap Point, Lake Winnepesaukee, 

 N. H. 



Thomas Stock, of Dorchester; Charles 

 *-• Holbrow, of Brighton, and A. 

 IjCuthy, of Roslindale, are away on 

 ''Uropean trips. Mr. Leuthy will buy 

 "18 usual large quantity of azaleas, 

 Pahns and other plants in Belgium. 

 A .'^ Keauty gladiolus is sharing with 



L/'fv^^* first favor among purchasers 

 M this season. The first named is com- 

 an^ ^\ 'f"^°tity from F. J. Dolansky 

 '" Bros. A year ago no one 

 f»!?/*^ <o want America; it had all the 

 was '" ^^^ calendar, and Mrs. King 



Li .*^^"''d the coming variety. Now 

 one • ^"^ is hard to move and every- 



„ 18 ( lamoring for America. 

 Monr'^ Stickel, salesman for the 

 vapal"^"^*' Greenhouses, started on his 

 Will ' '^"^y ^^' *<* ^® «P«°* where he 



lat TiF^ ^^® <^ool breezes of Cape Cod, 



r^^yaiinis. ^ 



lloBs Vf '^^ '^* ^®^"e<iy is mourning the 

 loccur- H ? ^^^e»t brother, whose death 

 Tho^il'^" Cleveland a few days ago. 

 ^^est HiU Greenhouses, of Read- 



THE WOMEN YOU MEET 



MBS. CHABLES E. CBITCHELL. 



THE "better half" of one of the most popular men in the trade. There are 

 few wives of florists who enjoy so large an acquaintance as does Mrs. Charles 

 E. Critchell, of Cincinnati, who will be much in the public eye in the next 

 few weeks, for she is president of the Ladies' Society of American Florists. This 

 organization of florists' wives and daughters has become one of large importance, 

 as it has developed the social side of the S. A. F. conventions to a point that 

 commands the attention of the board of directors and the program framers. 

 Boston will attract an unusually large attendance of ladies and Mrs. Critchell 

 will be even more in evidence than in the past. Elaborate preparations are 

 under way. 



ing, are marketing fine Japanese irises 

 and dfelphiniums, which sell well. They 

 still have excellent Ward, Beacon and 

 White Wonder carnations. 



William Rosenthal, proprietor of the 

 Boston Cut Flower Co., is spending a 

 well earned vacation in the White 

 mountains, making his headquarters at 

 Poland Springs. Business at the store 

 continues good, particularly in funeral 

 work. 



Herbert Sloane, of the New England 

 Florists' Supply Co., is spending his va- 

 cation at Winthrop, Mass. 



E. J. Rogean, with a party of friends, 

 including H. W\ Vose, Paul E. Rich- 

 wagen and C. Learned, made a trip per 

 motor boat July 11 to Portland, Me., 

 returning July 13. In spite of fog and 

 haziness the party had a good trip. 



W. J. Thurston, manager of the Bos- 

 ton Flower Exchange, with his wife 

 and baby, started July 11 for a vaca- 

 tion to be spent in Maine. 



The store of John Walsh & Son, of 

 Maiden, was burglarized July 3, by 

 boys. The sum of $15 in money and a 

 box of cigars were taken. 



A star attraction in Penn's windows 



last week consisted of large bulletin 

 boards thickly covered with telegraph 

 orders from all parts of the United 

 States and Canada. This week the duck 

 farm, which proved so potent a charm 

 last summer, is again on exhibition and 

 on every hand one hears the expression, 

 "Have you seen Penn's duck farm?" 



Charles Sandiford, who has started 

 in business in Buffalo, was for a num- 

 ber of years a resident of Boston and 

 a frequent exhibitor at Horticultural 

 hall. His friends here wish him every 

 success in his new venture. 



Mann Bros., in addition to giganteum 

 and candidum lilies, are sending in a 

 nice lot of speciosums and auratums. 



James H. Leach, the veteran carna- 

 tionist of North Easton, is spending his 

 annual vacation at his summer cottage 

 in Onset, Mass. 



George Hallett, who operates a flower 

 store in Syannis, Mass., the year 

 around, reports business this season as 

 good. He has a large clientele of cus- 

 tomers among the wealthy summer resi- 

 dents there. 



At Galvin's Tremont street store 

 July 11 I noted a grand display of out- 



