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SEPiEMBEK 16, 1915. 



The Florists^ Review 



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arranged during the week by George 

 T. Boucher, of red roses; Jacob Tho- 

 mann & Sons, of white gladioli and 

 heleniums, and Fred Schlegel's Sons, of 

 coral gladioli and ferns. 



Visitors. 



The following florists visited the 

 show during the second week: 



Mp.'and Mrs. A. Kiimpf, IJuffulo. N. Y. 

 Wm. C. Gloeckner, Albany, N. Y. 



F. Henkes, Albany. N. Y. 



J. E. CiinnlngUam, Warsaw, N. Y. 

 0. B. Emmons, Plttsford, N. Y. 

 Mrs. Estelle G. 4to;ers. Sortiis, N. Y. 

 W. E. KlrchhoffT^.. Pembroko, X. Y. 

 A. A. Klrchhoff. Batavia, N. Y. 



G. P. Thomas, Batkria, N. Y. 

 W. GuUett, Lincoln? lU. 



C. L. Osborn, Wolcott, N. Y. 

 P. R. Qulnlan, Syracuse, N. Y. 

 R. T. Zoeekler, Buffalo, N. Y. 

 M. Oppenlieim, Olean, N. Y. 



H. J. 



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Display of Jacob Thomann & Sons at the Rochester Industrial Exposition. 



Otaksa. Stand them in coldframes as 

 a protection from frost, but keep the 

 sashes removed except during frosts or 

 heavy rains. 



You cannot force hydrangeas satis- 

 factorily for Christmas. A few of the 

 French varieties sometimes throw a fall 

 crop of flowers, but even if they flow- 

 ered well they would not sell well in 

 competition with the regular Christ- 

 mas plants. For Easter all can be flow- 

 ered. The French sorts need less forc- 

 ing than H. Otaksa. Start the plants 

 not later than the middle of January, 

 in a temperature of 50 degrees at night. 

 Advance this to 60 degrees as the flower 

 heads peep; reduce it again as the heads 

 show color. The plants |(«ed liberal 

 treatment, an abundant water supply 

 and weekly applications of liquid ma- 

 nure until the flower heads show color. 

 C. W. 



ROCHESTER SHOW CLOSES. 



specimen of Boyle's touch-me-not, or 

 Impatiens Roylei. 



Vick's Asters. 



The most striking part of James 

 Vick's Sons' exhibit was the immense 

 beds of asters. 



Henry A. Dreer exhibited a fine col- 

 lection of dahlias. 



Salter Bros., Rochester, changed their 

 exhibit and showed large baskets of 

 buddleias trimmed with butterflies, 

 large vases of phlox and centerpieces 

 of roses and asters. 



H. E. Wilson showed a large funeral 

 design each day except one, when a 

 large wedding bouquet of valley, 

 Eucharis Amazonica and roses was dis- 

 played. 



The table decorations were tastefullv 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



["Manual on the Iris," written and published 

 l)y C. S. Harrison, York, Neb. Contains forty- 

 six pages, illustrated with a portrait of the 

 author and with several full-page halftone pic- 

 tures of typical varieties of the plant. Price, 25 

 cents.] 



This is the latest of a series of manu- 

 als by the same author, for he has also 

 published treatises on the peony, the 

 phlox and others of his favorites. The 

 new booklet is easily read, as it is 

 written with the pleasant, infectious 

 enthusiasm of a sincere lover of his 

 subject. On the title-page he states 

 that his aim is to show "how to raise 

 new varieties, and how to enlarge a 

 wide field of profit and enjoyment, in 

 the growing of a plant that is pe- 

 culiarly adapted to our semi-arid re- 

 gions, comprising one-fourth of our 

 vast domain, where other flowers can- 

 not be made to grow." At thp pndi 

 is a 14-page list of yar,ieties.,o| ^jfi^, 

 iris, as classified by Mrs. Dean, of 

 Moneta, Cal. 



Des Moines, la. — In the floral ex- 

 hibits at the state fair, the Wilson 

 Floral Co. captured flrst awards for 

 its entries of designs, American Beau- 

 ties, yellow and white roses. Mr. 

 Wilson won the first award for 

 wreaths. 



Second Week Successful. 



The second week of the Rochester 

 exposition and flower show came to 

 a close September 11. Although the 

 immense crowds did not keep up their 

 record, a quite satisfactory attendance 

 was noted. Ideal weather continued 

 throughout the two weeks, some days 

 with excessive heat. The exhibitors 

 kept their stock looking well, although 

 the replenishing of it throughout the 

 twelve days was a large expense to 

 them. 



Dreer 's artificial pool is undoubtedly 

 the center of attraction. Daily ship- 

 ments of water lilies with foliage and 

 some large and handsome Victoria regia 

 were made. The pool looked its best 

 the last few days of the show. 



The rockery around the lily pond was 

 from the garden of George Cramer. 



Fred Schlegel 's Sons, Rochester, 

 showed some good small baskets in the 

 Rochester colors, lavender and yellow. 



The Rochester city park department 

 added a quantity of fancy caladiums"*'' 

 to its exhibit. 



John House, Rochester, showed a good 



Exhibit of H. E. Wilson at the Rochester Industrial Exposition. 



