June 10, 1915. 



The Florists' Review 



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on a special train. The details of this 

 movement are to be announced later as 

 the plans develop. 



HYDRANGEAS PALE COLORED. 



I have some Hydrangea Otaksa in 5- 

 inch and 8-inch pots. They are in fine 

 condition. I gave them liquid sheep 

 manure alternately with soot water 

 about once a week during the winter. 

 The blossoms do not take on enough of 

 the pink shade, turning mostly to 

 white. Is there anything I can do to 

 give them more of a pinkish shade, or 

 should I have given them different 

 treatment? W. B.— Mich. 



Rose Garden at Twin Oaks, Former Home of Donor of the Hubbard Medal. 



rhododendron flowers, silver medal, for collection 

 ■of flowers of shrubs and trees, special mention; 

 Mrs. Marie Cullen, two vases roses, special men- 

 tion; John Lewis Chllds, Flowerfleld, N. Y., for 

 collection of irises of Germanica type, silver 

 medal, for rase of Pseonia Mme. Coste, special 

 mention; A. N. PlerK>n, Inc., Cromwell, Conn., 

 for vases of roses in Ifariety, sliver medal; J. P. 

 Sorenson, gardener for Wm. Shillaber, vase of 

 sweet peas, special mention; Adam Paterson, gar- 

 dener for Miss M. T. Cockcroft, vase of Spencer 

 sweet peas, silver medal; Wm. Tricker, for col- 

 lection of miscellaneous herbaceous plants, cash; 

 for water lily, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, certificate 

 of merit: Mrs. F. A. Constable, for group of 

 plants of pelargoniums, calceolarias, spiraeas and 

 fuchsias, casli; A. Bieschke, gardener for Wm. 

 Zlegler. Jr., for sport of Dorothy Perkins, special 

 mention. 



The bronze medal of the American 

 Rose Society was awarded to J. Wood- 

 cock, gardener for Gen. E. A. McAlpin, 

 for the best vase of hybrid tea roses, 

 outdoor grown. 



The judges were A. J. Manda, Wm. 

 Tricker and John Scheepers. 



George V. Nash, Sec 'y. 



CLEVELAND PLANNING BIG SHOW. 



In the autumn Cleveland will be the 

 Mecca of many live growers, both com- 

 mercial and private, together with the 

 retailers and wholesalers who are de- 

 sirous of securing new ideas that will 

 be a benefit to them. The magnet in the 

 Sixth City November 10 1o 14 will be the 

 largest trade flower show of the year. 

 Live committees have been put in charge 

 of this event and are developing it so 

 that it will be, according to George 

 Bate, chairman on publicity, the only 

 show of national importance to be held 

 this fall. 



"We wish to extend an early invita- 

 tion to growers and dealers throughout 

 the east and central west, or in fact 

 throughout the entire United States and 

 Canada, to come to Cleveland during the 

 time of the Cleveland flower show, ' ' says 

 H. P. Knoble, general chairman of the 

 show committee. "Because of the fact 

 that Cleveland can be reached so easily 

 from all directions by traveling only 

 one night, we are anticipating a large 

 attendance of the trade. We are work- 

 ing to produce a show that will make 

 their visit to Cleveland a beneficial one 

 for them. Judging by the personal ex- 

 pressions I have received from some of 



the leading men in the east and from 

 Chicago, we are confident that the Cleve- 

 land flower show will be a real one. ' ' 



The Clevelanders have the ambitious 

 idea of organizing personally conducted 

 trips from Chicago, New York, Phila- 

 dephia and Boston, each party to travel 



If you will use chemical foods, such 

 as Clay's fertilizer or Bon Arbor, they 

 will be less likely to cause the flowers 

 of your pink hydrangeas to turn pale 

 colored than the liquid manure. The 

 soot is all right. Also, to hold the 

 color better, they must have some 

 shade as the flower heads develop. 

 While H. Otaksa, when it comes a good 

 pink color, is quite desirable, it lacks 

 the rich pink color of Radiance and 

 one or two others of the newer French 

 hydrangeas. These latter, however, 

 are a little softer than Otaksa and not 

 well adapted for use outdoors. By the 

 way, you should stop feeding your hy- 

 drangeas as soon as the heads show 

 color, or you will fade the color out 

 badly. C. W. 



Glenside, Pa. — Victor Roekens, pro- 

 prietor of the Edgewood Greenhouses, 

 is adding a greenhouse, 15x150 feet, of 

 Lord & Burnham construction. 



Wallace R. Pierson. 



Presi lent Ameiican Hos:^ Society, l!U4 an.! 1915. 



