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The Weekly Florists^ Review 



OCTOBEB 20, 1904.; 



VOU are Ihe JUDGE. If YOU are looking for 



Chrysan them urns ! 



Or Other Flowers You can get what 



You want at 



E. H. HINT, 



Wabash Ave., 



Chicago, III. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



At the monthly meeting of the Garden- 

 ers' and Florists' Club on October 18, 

 satisfactory reports were received from 

 the various committees in regard to the 

 entertainment of visiting members of the 

 C. S. A. A banquet will probably be 

 decided upon. Members of the two flower 

 markets are also co-operating. 



J. K. M. L. Farquhar arrived home 

 from his European trip on the Oceanic 

 October 12. He reports a very enjoyable 

 business outing. The coming exhibition 

 will now demand a good deal of Mr. 

 Farquhar's attention. 



Peter Ball, the well known florist, 

 opened a store in Maiden on October 15. 

 The opening was most auspicious and we 

 have no doubt that it will prove a money 

 maker for him. 



The funeral of E. S. Spaulding, chair- 

 man of the selectmen of Lexington, on 

 October 16, was the occasion of a fine 

 display of flowers. N. F. Oomley made 

 up some very handsome pieces. 



At the new market stock continues to 

 clean out nicely. Messrs. N. F. Comley 

 aad Pater are sending in the best vio- 

 lets, several thousands a day each. Fair 

 Haid, Queen and Lawsou are reported 

 the best selling carnations here. Some 

 nice pansies are also coming in. 



W. P. Rich, W. H. Spooner and J. A. 

 Pettigrew attended the exhibition of the 

 Worcester Horticultural Society as a del- 

 egation from the Massachusetts Horti- 

 cultural Society on October 13. They 

 report a fine exhibition and a first-class 



time. 



James Wheeler has great faith in the 

 new pure culture mushroom spawn. 

 His experience with it last year was 

 most gratifying. In a bed spawned on 

 September 21 mushrooms appeared on 

 October 12, which is remarkably quick 



time. 



The gypsy moth continues to attract 

 considerable attention from property 

 owners in the infested sections. A rep- 

 resentative gathering of mayors, select- 

 men, tree wardens and others was held 

 in Boston on October 11 to try and ar- 

 range for concerted action. A further 

 conference will be held in November. 

 A mass meeting of Arlington residents, 

 presided over by W. W. Rawson, dis- 

 cussed the same question on October 14. 

 It was voted to ask for an appropria- 

 tion of $3,000 at the next town meetina; 

 to assist in fighting the moths. Dr. 

 C. L. Marlatt, of Washington, who spent 



three weeks in the infested sections last 

 July, has issued his report. He believes 

 that control of the pests can only be 

 obtained by concerted action over the 

 whole of the extensive infested area. 



The directors of the Park Street Mar- 

 ket, at a special meeting, awarded a 

 stall to Geo. E. Buxton, of Nashua, 

 N. H. It was felt that, although Mr. 

 Buxton resides outside the state, his 

 goods are of &uch high class that they 

 would be a benefit to the market. W. 

 Glidden will act as salesman for Mr. 

 Buxton. 



S. S. Skidelsky, of Philadelphia, who 

 was in town the past week, pushing the 

 sale of Cardinal and Fred Burki carna- 

 tions, reports a fine sale for these novel- 

 ties. He will make an exhibit at the 

 approaching show. 



J. A. Budlong & Sons Co., of Provi- 

 dence, R. I., are bringing in some superb 

 Bride and Bridesmaid roses to the Park 

 Street Market, splendid foliage, grand 

 stems and grand blooms. 



Quite a variety of chrysanthemums are 

 now to be seen in the store windows. 

 Some of the popular sforts are Willow- 

 brook, Kalb, Robert Halliday, Monrovia, 

 Ivory, October Sunshine, Miss Alice 

 Byron and Mrs. Robinson. 



The white sport from Mrs. Coombes 

 submitted to the Boston committee of 

 the C. S. A. on October 15, at the Park 

 Street Market, by A. Herrington created 

 a favorable impression. The flowers 

 were hardly sufficiently developed and 

 we hope to see it shown again, as it 

 has all the ear-marks of a good commer- 

 cial variety. 



Alex. Montgomery is planning for a 

 committee meeting of members of the 

 American Rose Society on the occasion 

 of the coming chrysanthemum exhibition. 



NWilliam Nicholson thinks that field- 

 grown carnations make the best stock. 

 He is now cutting grand blooms from 

 his new house planted on July 28. Of 

 the new varieties Mrs. Patten, White 

 Lawson and Lady Bountiful are doing 

 finely. Flamingo so far is disappoint- 

 ing. It grows well and is full of flowers, 

 but blooms look sleepy on the plant and 

 are sound asleep twenty-four hours after 

 picking. In whites Wolcott and The 

 Queen are leaders. Eldorado is still the 

 best yellow and J. H. Manley the best 

 commercial scarlet. Enchantress leads 

 in its color, followed by Fair Maid. 

 Harry Fenn and Harlowarden are the 



best crimsons. Lawson is still the best 

 of its color. 



S, J. Goddard reports Enchantress 

 away ahead of a year ago with him, 

 readily selling at $4 per 100 and no 

 complaints of its becoming sleepy. This 

 experience appears to be general. Fair 

 Maid he likes well, but does not con- 

 sider it in the same class with En- 

 chantress. Lady Bountiful lacks petals 

 early in the season and feels the check 

 of lifting but gives some nice blooms. 

 White Lawson is extra good and will 

 be more grown another season. The 

 Queen is immense, a wonderful producer. 

 Mrs. Patten is very fine and Flamingo 

 just as sleepy, although color, stem and 

 habit are ideal. Marion Buxton, of a 

 lovely soft shade of pink, like old Grace 

 Wilder, is doing flnely. 



H. M. Robinson & Co, have secured 

 space in Province street for a salesroom 

 of ferns and other greenery. 



The Waban Rose Conservatories' new 

 salesroom, opposite Houghton & Dutton, 

 the dry goods merchants, is now open 

 and looks very neat and cozy. 



William E. Doyle is having a big call 

 for the new rose, Wellesley, at his stores 

 on Boylston and Beacon streets. Flow- 

 ers are deep pink in color, edges of a 

 lighter shade and blooms very fragrant. 



The Gardeners' and Florists' Club 

 meeting on October 18 brought out an 

 extra large number of members, John 

 K. M. L. Farquhar spoke on European 

 hdrticultural advancement as seen in his 

 recent trip. 



There were some handsome wedding 

 decorations the past week. At the 

 Lowell-Lloyd nuptials at Emmanual 

 church white chrysanthemums were 

 chiefly used. Doyle was the decorator. 

 At the Lawrence-Peabody wedding at 

 Trinity church Bride roses and white 

 chrysanthemums were used to fine effect. 



The autumnal tints on trees and 

 shrubs have been magnificent of late. 

 In Franklin park, Boston, the colors 

 have been especially fine. In the park- 

 ways and arboretums the berried shrubs 

 are very attractive. Some of the roses, 

 viburnums, among which V. Opulus is 

 very brilliant; loniceras, cratsegns and 

 euonymus are especially notable. The nut 

 crop is especially heavy and with the 

 abundance of berries would seem to in- 

 dicate a severe winter if the predictions 

 of the weather-wise count for anything. 



P. Wlelch, of Welch Bros., states that 



