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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Sbptembeb 29, 1904. 



awards, something that we trust may 

 continue at future shows. 



Plants completely filled the main ex- 

 hibition hall. For best finished group 

 of foliage plants to cover 200 square feet, 

 Mrs. J, L. Gardner, Wm. Thatcher, gar- 

 dener, beat J. S. Bailey, J. Nylan, gar- 

 dener. These exhibitors were in same 

 order for six stove and greenhouse 

 plants, Mr. Thatcher's winning six be- 

 ing Dracaena Goldeana and D. Sander- 

 iana, Dieffenbaehia Bausei and D. mag- 

 nifica, Maranta Porteana and Phyl- 

 loteenium Lindeni. For pair palms the 

 prizes went to Mrs. J. L. Gardner, A. 

 F. Estabrook, Geo, Barker, gardener, and 

 J. S. Bailey. The last named won for 

 five specimen ferns with Davallia Moore- 

 ana and D. Fijiensis majus, Gleichenia 

 circinata glauca, Polypodium aureum and 

 Nephrolepis Piersoni. Mrs. Gardner beat 

 A. F. Estabrook for five adiantums, show- 

 ing fine plants of cuneatum, Farleyense, 

 cuneatum grandiceps, ..^thiopicum and 

 gracillimum. 



J. S. Bailey showed the best twenty- 

 five crotons in 6-inch pots and A. F. 

 Estabrook the best six caladiums. Mrs. 

 Gardner won for specimen Ouvirandra 

 fenestralis and ten Begonia Eex, also for 

 six dracajnas, J. S. Bailey being a close 

 second in the latter class. Peter Cairns 

 won second prize for specimen green- 

 house flowering plant with Epidendrum 

 vitellinum majus. R. and J. Farquhar & 

 Co. put up a fine group of palms and 

 other foliage plants interspersed with 

 large vases of Lilium speeiosum, Farqu- 

 har 's Christmas lily and other cut flow- 

 ers. Julius Eoehrs showed a nice table 

 of orchids and ferns, the former includ- 

 ing such seasonable sorts as Vanda 

 caerulea, Dendrobium Phalsenopsis, Cat- 

 tleya Bowringeana and C. labiata, Cypri- 

 pedium callosum and others. E. J. Mit- 

 ton, J, Lawson, gardener, also had a 

 nice table of orchids arranged with 

 ferns, chiefly cattleyas and Dendrobium 

 Phalsenopsis. Lager & Hurrell had a 

 nice collection of orchids in fine flower, 

 including Lfelia elegans, Cattleya gigas 

 and C. labiata, Vanda caerulea, Oncidium 

 varicosum Rogersii, Odontoglossum 

 grande and others. 



F. R. Pierson Co. showed a table of 

 their new sport of the Pierson fern, 

 named Tarrytown, which scored one point 

 higher than at the spring show, now se- 

 curing a silver medal. Henry A. Dreer 

 showed a beautiful tank of nymphaeas 

 and other aquatics, which received a sil- 

 ver medal. Certificates of merit were 

 awarded Nympha?a Zanzibariensis Penn- 

 sylvania and N. dentata superba, two 

 beautiful new varieties. 



A. F. Estabrook had a collection of 

 large solanums in tubs and Mrs. M. L. 

 Atwood well bloomed achimenes grown 

 in a dwelling house. Robert Cameron, 

 from the Harvard Botanic Gardens, con- 

 tributed an extensive and beautifully ar- 

 ranged group of foliage plants. In ad- 

 dition to a gratuity, a silver medal was 

 awarded for a superb plant of Phyllot- 

 aenium Lindeni and certificates of merit 

 to Calathea Makoyana and C. Linden- 

 iana. Some well-flowered plants of 

 Nerine corusca helped to brighten this 

 group, which was the best we have seen 

 for years. 



In cut flowers dahlias were shown in 

 thousands in first-class condition. While 

 the cactus section was perhaps most 

 largely shown, there was keen competi- 

 tion in the classes for show, fancy, pom- 

 pon, decorative and single varieties. Had 



the show been one day later hardly a 

 bloom would have been shown, the freeze 

 of the morning of September 22 wiping 

 them out. A comparatively new ex- 

 hibitor, E. W. Ela, was the most suc- 

 cessful, winning five firsts, one second 

 and one third. W. C. Winter took two 

 firsts, three seconds and three thirds 

 and J. K. Alexander one first and three 

 seconds. Other large exhibitors who took 

 prizes were H. F. Burt, W. P. Lothrop, 

 Geo. D. Cook and G. H. Walker. W. C. 

 Winter won for the best general display 

 arranged for effect. Geo. D. Cook showed 

 the best novelty in Mrs. Roosevelt, a fine 

 pink decorative variety. 



For twenty named gladioli, J. K. Alex- 

 ander was first, while for 100 spikes W. 

 P. Lothrop won. Carl Blomberg and 

 Mrs. E. M. Gill won in order named for 

 thirty varieties herbaceous plants. Bay- 

 ard Thayer, Wm. Anderson, gardener, 

 took first premium for tank of aquatic 

 flowers with a fine arrangement. Walter 

 Hunnewell, T. D. Hatfield, gardener, and 

 Blue Hill Nurseries each had a large 

 table of herbaceous perennials. The lat- 

 ter secured a first-class certificate for 

 Tritoma Pfitzeri, not a new plant but 

 one which had only received honorable 

 mention previously. J. E. Eothwell, 

 Emil J.ohannson, gardener, had fifty-five 

 varieties of choice cut orchids. Henry 

 Wood showed the first violets of the sea- 

 son. There were numerous promiscuous 

 displays of dahlias and other flowers. 

 For forty varieties of native plants 

 prizes went to Misses Doran, Carl Blom- 

 berg, Mrs. A. Clark, Miss Isabella Shat- 

 tuck and Miss Ida Henderson. As usual 

 there was an extensive and meritorious 

 display of fruits and vegetables. 



Varioos Notes. 



Our first freeze of the season came 

 early and was unusually severe. On the 

 mornings of September 22 and 23 mini- 

 mum temperatures were recorded from 

 20° to 30" above zero, the lower figures 

 being in the Sudbury valley. Practically 

 all tender plants and vegetables were 

 killed outright, a considerable loss be- 

 ing sustained by com and cranberry 

 growers in this state. Such early and 

 severe frost had not occurred previously 

 for thirty-five years. 



The show at Horticultural Hall 

 brought many visitors to town the past 

 week. Among these were F. C. Green, 

 Warwick, R. I.; F. R. Pierson and J. 

 R. Fotheringham, Tarrytown, N. Y. ; 

 Thomas Knight, Rutherford, N. J.; Geo. 

 F. Struck, Summit, N. J., and A. J. 

 Newell, Pomfret, Conn. 



At the meeting of the Gardeners' and 

 Florists' Club, on September 20, three 

 new members were elected. An invitation 

 from Waban Rose .Conservatories to visit 

 that establishment about the end of Oc- 

 tober was unanimously accepted and a 

 vote of thanks tendered to Mr. Montgom- 

 ery for the same. After James Wheeler 

 had described his vacation experiences, 

 including his success in picking out win- 

 ning horses at the Clinton Fair, W. J. 

 Stewart gave a most interesting account 

 of his visit to the World 's Fair, particu- 

 larly of the horticultural section. He 

 considered St. Louis quite a law abiding 

 city, in which opinion he was supported 

 by Mr. Morton, who after describing 

 some of the Chicago cemeteries visited 

 during the late session of the Associa- 

 tion of American Cemetery Superintend- 

 ents, referred to the bedding at the 

 World 's Fair. 



J. W. Duncan and W, N. Craig offered 

 short contributions to the evening's en- 

 tertainment. Julius Heurlin showed a 

 collection of hardy herbaceous plants, in- 

 cluding the new tritoma. Empress, and 

 Charles Sander had specimens of the lace 

 bug which he finds very destructive on 

 foliage of rhododendrons. Spraying with 

 whale oil soap was the best remedy. 



The garden committee of the Massa- 

 chusetts Horticultural Society paid a 

 visit by invitation to the dahlia gardens 

 of W. J. Winser, at Brockton, Mass., 

 on September 21. They found a fine col- 

 lection comprising hundreds of the best 

 varieties. A few hours after their visit 

 the plants were all destroyed by frost. 



W. N. Craig. 



CHICAGO. 



The Market. 



There isn't anything out of the ordi- 

 nary doing but demand has shown an 

 appreciable gain during the past week 

 and conditions are more nearly normal 

 than for some time. Shipping trade is 

 quite active and the local call indicates 

 that some of the leading retailers are 

 finding some good work. 



The average quality of the rose crops 

 shows material improvement and there 

 are now available enough good flowers 

 for all requirements, including consid- 

 erable stock which may be classed as 

 fancy. This applies particularly to 

 Brides and Maids but Beauties are gain- 

 ing steadily and in the past week have 

 not only been of better quality but in 

 better demand than heretofore. Not 

 many long Liberty are seen and Chate- 

 nay has not yet much stem. 



Carnations are steadily increasing in 

 quality and lengthening in stem; the 

 size of flower has been all right ever 

 since the indoor stock began to come in. 

 Several growers who have had Lawson, 

 Enchantress and others under glass all 

 summer are getting superb stock for 

 September carnations. There are still 

 a great many low grade flowers but 

 even these sell rather better than they 

 did because asters are pretty poor now 

 and practically out of it. 



There is considerable inquiry for 

 fancy mums for early weddings and re- 

 ceptions. A few good ones are seen and 

 the supply will increase rapidly after 

 next week. The receipts of violets are 

 increasing quite rapidly and the good 

 ones sell fairly well, but many of them 

 are too poor to be useful. 



The wedding season is causing a bet- 

 ter demand for valley and "green 

 goods," and these are plentiful. Tube- 

 roses are abundant. Good dahlias are 

 selling fairly well but shorts and poor 

 flowers are hard to move. 



Qub Meeting. 



At the club meeting September 22 the 

 subject of the club's work for the Car- 

 nation Society's convention was taken 

 up and the president instructed to ap- 

 point a committee of three with power 

 to appoint sub-committees to arrange 

 finances and all details of entertain- 

 ment. Nominations of officers for the 

 ensuing year developed a surprising 

 and deplorable lack of ambition to 

 achieve honor and renown in the guid- 

 ance of the club's destinies. A commit- 

 tee had to be appointed to make a slate. 

 The committee consisted of Messrs. 

 Vaughan, Hauswirth and Asmue and 



