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OCTOBEK 13, 1904. 



The Wcddy Florists' Review. 



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of the Boston fern with valuable charaeteris- 

 tlcs added which are not evident in the parent. 

 The committee took one plant In an 8-lnch pot 

 and found by actual count that there were 200 

 fronds on It, not counting the undeveloped and 

 small ones which were In the center of the 

 plant. The fronds on the plant In question av- 

 eraged about twenty Inches long and two 

 Inches wide at the widest point, so that the 

 pinnae are very closely set, so that they over- 

 lap, making a more finished frond than the 

 parent. The plant in question had a spread 

 of three feet. Plants In 4-lnch pots showed 

 a spread of eighteen inches and a height of ten 

 to twelve Inches. 



The committee was unanimously of the opin- 

 ion that It is a most valuable lntroductK)n; 

 that It win become a plant for the florists to 

 grow universally. It has a crlspness and hard- 

 ness about It which is superior to the parent, 

 jind is one of its very valuable characteristics. 

 It propagates very freely and because of the 

 fact that its character Is established In the 

 smallest size it should find ready sale in all 

 grades. After a thorough examination the com- 

 mittee unanimously agreed that it was worthy 

 of the highest award by the club, and there- 

 fore v^ted that it be awarded the silver fbedal 

 of the club, and herewith record same for your 

 approval. 



The Miller Dahlia. 



The committee of award visited the estab- 

 lishment of A. L. Miller, Jamaica, N. Y., on 

 September 28, on request of that gentleman, 

 to inspect his stock of a white dahlia which 

 he exhibited at the September meeting of the 

 club. Pour members of the committee were 

 present. The committee was Informed by the 

 exhibitor that the variety was imported from 

 Germany under the name of Kaiserln Augusta 

 Victoria. The committee, under the rules, is 

 not empowered to grant certificates of award 

 or medals to any but new varieties, that is, 

 varieties not yet in commerce. The members 

 of the committee were pleased to see the va- 

 riety growing and were unanimously of the 

 opinion that it is a very valuable sort. It 

 Is a decorative dahlia of the purest white, 

 size four to four and one-half Inches in diam- 

 eter, double, showing the center when fully 

 expanded. The plant grows three to three 

 and one-half feet high, sturdy, compact habit, 

 <loes not require staking. The profusion of 

 bloom is remarkable, the rows being one mass 

 of flowers, far more per plant than any other 

 sort in the field. It is unquestionably a valua- 

 ble addition to the race and where white sum- 

 mer flowers are wanted will prove of s^eat 

 value. • 



COLUMBUS, OHIO. 



A meeting of the Columbus Florists' 



Club was held October 4. The election of 



oflScers resulted: President, Sherman 



Stephans; secretary, James McKeller; 



treasurer, Gus Drobisch. 



The committee of three, composed of 

 Sherman Stephans, James McKeller and 

 Albert Knopf, was instructed to make 

 all arrangements necessary for an exhibi- 

 tion of chrysanthemums to be held in 

 November, 1905. It was suggested that 

 arrangements be made with some one of 

 the large charitable institutions of the 

 city for its aid in the exhibition, each 

 organization to take half the profits. 

 School children will be given plants to be 

 grown on fox exhibition. The Civic Im- 

 provement Society came in for com- 

 mendation. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



The market took on something like an 

 old-time boom during the past week, the 

 supply not being equal to the demand in 

 some of the staples. An increasing quan- 

 tity of stock is coming in but all good 

 material is eagerly snapped up. Ameri- 

 can Beauties have brought $5 per dozen 

 for the best. The quality of all roses 

 is much improved. Best Brides and 

 Maids have sold readily at $10. W. H. 

 Elliott, Waban Conservatories and one 

 or two other growers are sending in 

 some grand Kaiserins and Carnots with 

 splendid stems. These sell well. Carna- 

 tions have advanced considerably, extra 

 quality of Fair Maid, Enchantress and 

 one or two other sorts going as high as 

 $6. Quality of these now leaves little 

 to be desired. 



Chrysanthemums are not yet very 



plentiful. Most growers report their 

 flowers a little later than usual. In ad- 

 dition to Fitzwygram, Bergmann and 

 Girard several other sorts have ap- 

 peared, including Monrovia, Glory of 

 Pacific, Polly Bose, Miss Alice Byron, 

 a very useful white; Ethel Fitzroy and 

 Merry Monarch. 



Violets improve in size and color as 

 well as in quantity. All are yet Princess 

 of Wales, although a few doubles are 

 seen around the stores, looking very mis- 

 erable alongside the singles. Lily of the 

 valley holds former prices. A few tube- 

 roses still come in, while new crop sweet 



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Wc have sol^ all ottr surplus of 

 4-inch Cyclamen giganteum through 

 yotir advertisement; kindly discon- 

 tinue same and oblige, 



THADDEUS N. YATES & CO. 

 Philadelphia, Oct. 5, 1904. 



peas have arrived. Asparagus, smilax 

 and adiantum show a slightly hardening 

 tendency. 



Various Notes. 



Hitchings & Co., 819 Tremont build- 

 ing, Boston, have recently closed con- 

 tracts to build the following green- 

 houses: Miss Helen Holmes, Kingston, 

 Mass., one house; G. S. Scott, Belmead, 

 Newport, greenhouse and workroom; 

 G. F. Falford, Brockville, Ont., one 

 house; J. W. Gibbs, Brookline, Mass., 

 conservatory; G. N. L. Abbott, Concord, 

 Mass., one house; S. W. Eobbins, Weth- 

 ersfield. Conn., one house. 



The Boston Flower Mission, which con- 

 cluded its season's labors on October 7, 

 distributed over 30,000 bouquets among 

 the poor and sick of the city during the 

 five months it was in active operation. 

 The work this excellent body of lady 

 workers performs each year helps to 

 brighten many a poor home. 



Intending exhibitors can obtain copies 

 of the schedule of the Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society, with the list of 

 the society's premiums for the coming 

 chrysanthemum show from the secretary, 

 W. P. Eich, 300 Massachusetts avenue, 

 Boston. A list of special prizes is also 

 issued. The full prize list of the society 

 for the spring show of 1905, when the 

 American Rose Society meets in Boston, 

 may also be had upon application. 



Weddings, funerals and receptions to 

 the delegates of the International Peace 

 Congress and the Episcopal Triennial 

 Convention, in which latter the Arch- 

 bishop of Canterbury was the most 

 prominent figure, have helped to make a 

 first-class market of late and prices are 

 very much better than a year ago. 



The Gardeners' and Florists' Club 

 will assist in entertaining visiting mem- 



bers of the C. S. A. next month. All in- 

 dications point to a splendid show. Some 

 superb plants will be shown, while the 

 prospects of entries for cut flowers from 

 this section were never better. Boston 

 means to eclipse the New York show of 

 1903. 



No New England fair equals that an- 

 nually given at Brockton. It is the 

 Mecca for lovers of horse flesh and the 

 triumphs of agriculture. Horticulture 

 was this year but indifferently represent- 

 ed. Early frosts had destroyed nearly 

 all dahlias, which usually make a star 

 feature. Exhibits of these were made 

 by F. L. Tinkham and A. G. Tinkham, 

 of Brockton, and H. A. Jahn and A. C. 

 Church, of New Bedford. Plants were 

 not largely shown, M. Moir having the 

 best display. In designs C. A. Reed took 

 first and fourth, M. Moir second and 

 Mrs. A. Younger third. A miserable pit- 

 tance of less than $100 was this year 

 allotted to plants and flowers, while 

 horse flesh had over $25,000. In spite 

 of wet weather on the principal day over 

 120,000 persons paid admission on the 

 five days the fair was open, gate re- 

 ceipts alone exceeding $40,000. 



The second cold snap of the season 

 came on October 7, temperature falling 

 to from 16 to 20 degrees above zero. 

 Any remaining outdoor flowers in warm 

 locations were wiped out. 



The next meeting of the Gardeners' 

 and Florists' Club occurs on Tuesday, 

 October 18. As there will be much im- 

 portant business, all members are urged 

 to attend. 



J. W. Foote's new pink seedling car- 

 nation is commanding top prices at the 

 new market. Robert Montgomery's roses 

 at the same stand are extra fine. 



B. W, Gilmore, who died at North 

 Easton on October 9, aged 76 years, was 

 at one time a very successful exhibitor 

 of stove plants and orchids at the Bos- 

 ton shows. A dozen years ago he had 

 the best masdevallias we have seen in 

 America. He was also especially suc- 

 cessful in the culture of odontoglossums 

 and miltonias. Mr. Gilmore was a life 

 member of the Massachusetts Horticul- 

 tural Society. He leaves a widow, one 

 daughter and four sons. 



Not the least pleasing feature of the 

 coming chryanthemum show will be a 

 chrysanthemum dinner tendered by the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society to 

 the visiting members of the C. S. A. The 

 committee of arrangements of the society 

 has this matter in charge. 



Warren W. Rawson, of Arlington, eas- 

 ily defeated his opponent in the prelim- 

 inary contest in the third Massachusetts 

 district, pulling nearly twice as many 

 votes. His election would seem to be 

 practically certain. 



W. N, Craiq. 



CHICAGO. 



The Market 



The weather for the past week has been 

 unseasonably warm, the daily tempera- 

 ture from 15 to 20 degrees above the nor- 

 mal. The result has been that all stock 

 has been forced along at a very rapid 

 pace and accumulations have become bur- 

 densome in the wholesale houses. The 

 demand is holding up to previous re- 

 ports, but is not suflScient to consume the 

 receipts in any line. 



The Beauty growers are nearly all cut- 

 ting first-class stock in all lengths of 

 stem, although few shorts are seen. The 



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