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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Jl-ND 9, 11)04. 



j)l:ii-c wlifit' ;istt'i's li;i\i' ii"'\<T l;iii\\ii lir 

 I'oif. Tliiii (lut lln' ydiiii)^ |il:iiils i I' iicc 

 cssiiiy. t r;nis|il;int li> llir |iriin;iiH'iit licd 

 M^ MKiii as llicy aif lar<;i' I'lnni^li aii'l 

 vvliiii iiiinlit idiis arc l'a\iiralili'. aii>l. so 

 far as stem rut is i-nnrcracil. nu Irmi- 

 Mi- iircil 111' I'i'arod. 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS. 



Will -diiiL' line jilea.-f tell iiic 1 iii(iiii:ii 

 tli( l;i;vii:\v w liv my sccis nl' Aspaia- 

 j^ii^ ]>liiiii(isii- iiaim-- iicrmiiiah' >o slow- 

 ly ilii^ U'ai'; I have never IcV the bed- 

 U<1 iliy aii<l am \r\\ (aictul not to ovci- 

 waiiT liiciH. I am ai^o caielul not. t«> 

 let a riu^l fdiin < n the -nil. 1 keep 

 tin- I (iii|ii-i aluri' as near Sd lic^iees a- 

 |ii'ssiMi . 1 jijantiil till' MtMJ one inch 

 (icc|> in lallicr |innr licld -nil. well .sifted 

 and the l>ed- Lift the -nil all day. The 

 sec(U Well' planted the l.i-i wccis in 

 March. S. i;. i;. 



^ "Ml may !ia\c had 1 he iiad hick t<i 

 ;.'et linld iif pddf >ecd. t dd ancient to 

 ;.'ei niiiiatc. The lie-l ad\iti- 1 can ,i;ive 

 _\dii iidw i^ to reiridNe all that pnei' -nil 

 tliat \dn -nidtlie|-ed the >eed with, lake 

 it dll' ,ind lr\ and Icaxc unU jii-i eiidiejh 



to ed\i| the -ccd. .\e\l time \ dU ,-d\\ 

 aspaia^jli- lii-l |H'dCllle it dt -dim- jddd. 

 ivliaMc til 111. S<;ak tIi(> ^ffi\ idi twcn 

 tytnni hdin- in waiiii water. Then -dw 

 it c\cnly dll a -niddlli -iirtacc aiiil cnxcr 

 uitli -illcd -ml. jii-t clldiiLlh Id cd\iT 



tile -e((U. 'J'heic j- no n I dl' the liaile- 



ti'liipc laliiie di Ml deoie.-: (lO de<ri ce- 

 IS |deni\ warm eiidiii^h. and ddiiT let 

 the -nil -hiiic till the \diiii^ ]ilaiits are 

 \V(dl lip tlirdiiijh the -nil. (^)iialit\ «d" 

 soil Wdllld make iki dill'ercnci- in \\\r 



start in- dt' the -a-il. Init wli\ mil chdnsc 

 a liirlit Idam. made het.ter -till with the 

 additidii di -iiied leaf mold dr ver\ 

 (ie(a\cil maniiie'.' W. .s<. 



S. A. F. TRADE DISPLAY. 



The idjldwiii:.' are extiad- ficnn the 

 rc\i-<i| rules tor the inanaL'ement of 

 the s, \ ],■ i,;,(j|. di-pla\ : 



riii- -ii|M'i iiit.-iHli'iit -.IkiII niriii-li til.- >.„ii.|y, 

 llin>UL:li 111.' MM-n.iar^ llii'i ■•i.r, :, ij^; ,i(' ihu 

 c.\liil.it..r- Mini .■\liil.ii- |p> 1 |.. III. oil 111,, ihiy 

 <if ..iKTiiii:: 111.' . ..iiv..|ili..pi II,. vji.ill ,.,1mi Iiir 



iiUli lih' -I'.rcl.ir.x willi :i li-i .,| ii..\ .li ics iiiiii 

 lieu lii'vi.-.s sill. mil li'ii fi.r .iw.n.h -.li.l li-;| t.. 

 !><• I'..l- til.- MS.. ,,f 111,. j||,|^,.v 



i;\liiliil..r- -li..\\iiiL' iiii\. It i.-- ..!■ iMi|,r..v.'il il.' 

 vires Wlii.li I|,,.y w i-h l.. li:i\, .■\:iliiili,.il l.v 

 till' jiiii.L'.'s l..r -mil v|ii.,i;il i|,.ii,,. ,,|- :i\\.iril us 

 tlic.i iii:i.\ 1.,. ,||..iii.il «<.illi.\ ..r. >1j;i|| mi.iUc :im 

 ilciiii/.-,! .iiir\ ili.ri'<.| uiili ib,. -ii|i.i iiilc.|i,|..|it 

 in .'iiImiim. 



Thf J.ri -i.|. Ill ^li.ill j|.|i.,iiii. II,, I l,.,v i|i:iii ,,ii,. 

 Iilolitli 11. nlMiiM-.. .,| 111,. . .,iiv,iiii,,n ilir..,. 

 Jil(Ji;cs wli.. -)i:i|| ,.\:iiiijii,. v|,... i.ilh .•iil.'r.Hl 

 fXliiMts .■III, I iiiiik.- i|,'t.ij|i-.l i,|.,.ii ili,.r.K.ii 

 pr<.iiii>tly I., ill.. -,.,rrl:iry ..n ili,. :i i i.-i i„hiii ..f 

 till' Iir>r (i.i.\ ,.r III,' ii.iiv.-iitioii 



l-'.r i.\liil,ii~ ,|i','iMi'il u..iiln i||.i',..,r .li|i|.iiii.i- 

 of Ilir.i' :.-iM.|.s iii.i,\ I.,- L'i\.-ii', us I..l|.,u, ('.t 



tlli.iile .,r .M.'iit. II mill,. M,.iiii.,ii lli;;lilv 



r..niiiii.;ii|,.,J. 



V,. ,11-1111. t i,, II .t- lii-sf. .S,.,-,.ii,| • ■■M..-I." 



<.r ■l.Niri.'.-f. ■ .,r ,.i1i,t iii.iin,.ii jii.li. .ii im,. ...mi 

 li.-uisolis will, ..iliii- ...xliiliiiN ^li:i|| 1,.. in.nl... ;iii,| 



<li|i|.iMi:i- ..I ..|ll;i| \;illl,. lii-iv lie ;i\\:ir.|.',l t" 

 SI'MTIlI . Alill.lt^ ill 111,, sill lliss 



Thd-i- intiiidiiiL; td ..xhihii -hmiKl ap- 

 |||.\ '•• < A Knehn, ll_'-_' Tine -freet. St. 

 I'diii-. till .1 I dni|ilct p\ . I 1 hi. I nil-. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. 



Nathan Smith A Smi d|V.| tli,- tdljuw 

 iiie special prize for the p.d-iiin , hiy 

 s.aiiiheimim simw: .*:.'.■> ,-;i-li t'di- tiic best 

 twclvi- \\hile clii\ s:i lit hciimm-. nt' .\meri 

 cjiii I.r t'drci;^!! iiri^iii. nf .a \aiict\ di- 

 seiiiiiiaii'.l ill l!Hi}; tn ii,. jiidL;'-.! t'l.iiii a 

 ediiimerciai sunidpniiit : -icin-. n.ii j. ss 

 than tiiiity iiH-lii's lnii^ ; npiai ti. pri\;ile 

 i,'a r.leii, I ~ ..ii!y. 



I"i;i;ii U. I.I mm\. s,,r, i.-uv . 



ADIANTUM CROWEANUM. 



The fad that l\'ler Crowe, of Utica, 

 \\hii had been \cr\ sueees-iful at rose 

 .uidwiii^'. found it pmlitable to .nive up 

 that lin«' to devote iiis time entirely to 

 atlianliiin has no donht had its ell'ect 

 upon the sale of the variety which is 

 identilietl with hi- name and wliich is 

 shortly to be di-tributed to the trade by 

 Win. F. Kaslin;.'. of Uullalo. The va 

 riety (roweanum orijj;inated in a batch 

 of Adiaiilum eiuKMlum wliicli Mr. Crowe 

 purchased ;i L:ood many years ago from 

 Alex Montgomery, at \\'abaii Rose Con- 

 servatorie.s. Xiitiek. Mass. It is natural 

 ly of slower reproduction than a rose m 

 carnation and Mr. Crowe has been nianv 

 yi'ars working np a stock and selling 

 the cut fromls in the wholesale mai 

 kets of New York. I'hiladelphia, HiilValu 

 and ]5osldn. He found it a much better 

 -(dier than tlii' (dii eiineatinn and Mr. 

 Kasting in handling the cut fronds reco.i; 

 ni/.ed it as a most valuable novelty, lb' 

 therefore made a contract with Mr. 

 Crowe for tlu- purchase of a jiortion of 

 the stock, with certain reservations a- 

 to the lime in which he might be the 

 s<de di-l ribntdr. Mr. Ka-ting ha- aji 

 |ioinled a nnmiier df the Icadimx seed 

 and plant hniises t hidnghout tlk- ciuntry 

 a- neiici.il .i-jnii- for hi- iidveltv ami 



F^. 



W/Bf 



"The best all-around paper there 

 is. As an advertising medium it 

 pays belter than any other. If 

 we have anything to sell or want 

 to buy, it is our first choice. We 

 certainly could not do without it. 

 We enclose $1.00 for subscription 

 and copy for advertisements." 



J. SYLVESTER. 



Oconto, "Wis. 



June 6, 1904. 



lepdrt- a very larg«' sale in all direc 

 1 iolls. I'Aeiy ;:io\\er of "vireeli gddd-" 

 fur the whole-ale market i- iryin;: 

 (roweanum and hundreds of growers for 

 the retail trade are al-o taking it up. 

 ii. it make- a very line pot plant and 

 i- rejiuted to ha\e wonderful qualitie- 

 df eiidiiianee when exjwised to the try- 

 ill- (-diiditiiins of the dwelling roum. 



PENNSYLVANIA PREMIUMS. 



The l'enn-.\ U.inia Horticultural So- 

 ,-ii.t\- will h(dd it- annual exhibition N'<i 

 \<-ml>ei' s to \1 thi- year and has i.-^- 

 -iied the |)icmiuni li-t in pamphlet 

 fdim. This is one of the -o(-ieties which 

 provides liberally for the ])lant classes, 

 -ilver medals and money jiremiunis rang 

 \\\'S u]* '*^* •*•"'" being olfered for sjx' 

 .linen l»looinin'_' and foliaL-e jdants and 

 for jrou|)s. y\\\ cut chry-anthemnin- 

 Iheie are many clas-es. scnu' of which 

 ,iie restricted to amateurs or private 

 -ardener- only, with lilx'rai premium-. 



(Ill the -.-i-dlid da\ of tin- exiiibitioil 

 iii-i--. i-a 1 iiai i..ii- and \i..|ci- \\\\\ be thi- 



features. For twenty-five blooms of tea 

 roses, preiuiuins of $5 and $.'5 are o£- 

 lered ; for twelve Beauties, the first 

 lireniium is ^'I'l and for best va.se of 

 fifty blooms of a variety not yet dis- 

 -eininated the lirst premium is $30. A 

 -ilver cup is oU'ered for the best Amer- 

 ican seedling not yet disseminated. On 

 the third day of the exhibition lloral ar- 

 rangements will be the feature. F'or 

 mantel decorations there are premiums 

 of .$20 and $10; for table decorations 

 without bloom there are premiums of 

 .>;J5 and $15, for dinner table decora- 

 tion with plants or flowers $50 and $30. 

 ■fhere are also premiums for baskets 

 and plateaus of llowcrs. 'I'he list also 

 iiududes the premium offers on fruits 

 and ve.uetahle-. most of them donated by 

 the IMiiladelphia seedsmen. 



DORCHESTER, MASS. 



Death of L. H. Foster. 



Lucius n. Foster died ;it his home here 

 .\l:iy ;U after an illness of several mouths. 

 lie sulfered an iipoplectic stroke last fall 

 liiit was thought to be gaining until re- 

 cently, when his condition took a turn 

 lor the worse. Mr. Foster was in the 

 prime of life. The last time he was seen 

 liy the majority of his friends in the 

 trade was at the S. A. F. meeting at 

 Milw.-iukiN', when he apjieared in the most 

 idbiist hetilth and good for many years 

 Id come. Iiis death, though not une.x- 

 jiected since his illness, comes as a 

 -hock. Mr. Foster had a large business 

 and w;is widely known in the trade, his 

 n.ime lieing associtited with the nephrol- 

 • pis, .\niia Foster, named for his wit',, 

 si-iit out ti'din his establisjmieiit a collide 

 el' years agn. 



I.iK-iiis II. Foster was iidrn in J)t(r- 

 .-iiester, M;iss., ."iT ye;irs ;igu and was tin' 

 -dll of .losepli \\;irren l'"oster. one of the 

 pi. nc'-r maik<'t gardeners of New Kng- 

 l.iiid in the e.'irly 40 's. lie was educated 

 in the public schools of Boston and 

 :ii;iduated fiom the high school with high 

 .'loiiors and w:is tilways interested, even 

 when quite young, in |)lants .and flow- 

 ers, receiving good, solid instruction in 

 lloricultiire from his father, which jiroxed 

 ,1 great bentdit to him in after 

 xe.irs. Mr. l-'oster will be re- 

 iiieinbereil as a partner in the firm 

 df 'alder & Otis Co.. of Moston, not 

 iii.iiiv years ago and also as a florist .it 

 Sar.-itogii. X. \ .. sever.ai years ago. .\l- 

 v\ays looking to improxc his knowledge 

 ill lloricultiire he starteil in Imsiness fo,- 

 himself, taking his brother as a partner 

 .iiid renting the irreenhonses from their 

 I'.ilber, making a success of their biisi 

 iiess bv coiistai.t attention, honest deal- 

 ing,'- .'iiid ii[iriglit manhood, whicdi ad 

 \aiiceil him to the top of the ladder in the 

 Mdiist Imsiness, which he Imcil. Tie will 

 III remenitieieil as being the first in.aii tn 

 n|i.w the ohi Bun .Silene rose on its dWil 



iiiiits ill this cdiintry, recei\ing the hi(;h- 

 est price t'df that rose that was ever 

 heard dt' lip td that time. He will be 

 |e||ielli!ierei| as tile violet king of the 

 i-.-isi, diily ,1 few years ;igo being one of 

 I hi l.-ii-ne-l growers of M;iri(^ liOnise 

 \i.ih-is ill New l-liieland, of which I'ew aie 

 nidwii here iidw, ,-iiid diily .•( few ye.-iis 

 li^.i he w;i- acknowledged the king jiiii 

 n|iiw,.|- III' the |)aybre;ik caiii.-itioii ni, 

 which he rei-ci\ed -everal prizes, ,-nid fur 



ii;e p,-l-l l-iehl ye.-ir- Ic- IkIs heC 1 1 tlle 



|,-ii-,r, -.t o|ii\\,| dt l',i-teii t'l-ni- in th" 



