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Februahy 16, 1905. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



729 



In 1899 Prof. Saunders issued a cat- 

 alogue of trees and shrubs tried in the 

 arboretum at Ottawa, Canada, indicating 

 their degree of hardiness, and it is a 

 singular fact that when I compare the 

 long list of those I have tried here, their 

 degree of hardiness coincides with the 

 results at Ottawa, with very few excep- 

 tions, probably due to individual vigor, 

 for in the Ottawa trials some individuals 

 of a species were hardy while others were 

 tender. This similarity of hardiness in 

 this region may be confined to a nar- 

 row zone bordering Lake Michigan. 



W. C. E'gan. 



MASSACHUSETTS GARDENERS. 



Mrs. J. L. Gardner, Brookline. 



At Mrs. John L. Gardner's, whose es- 

 tate in Brookline covers some thirty- 

 three acres, orchids are grown in con- 

 siderable numbers. Some extra fine 

 forms of Cattleya Trianse, of which 250 

 plants are grown, were noted. Dendro- 

 bium nobile was also in season. Some 

 good vandas and other rarely seen East 

 Indian species were represented by fine 

 plants. Phaius grandifolius is a favor- 

 ite for decorating, about 100 plants 

 being grown. These were just opening. 

 The stove house contained a fine selection 

 of well-grown stuff. Camellias are still 

 favorites here. Some planted-out speci- 

 mens were nearly twenty feet high. Bor- 

 onias, acacias and other hard-wooded 

 stock filled one house. At one end of a 

 propagating house a nice lot of phal- 

 senopsis were just coming into bloom. 

 Cinerarias, cyclamens, primulas, genistas, 

 eupatoriums and bulbous stock are 

 grown in quantity for house decoration. 

 William Thatcher is the gardener in 

 charge here. 



J. E. Rothwell, Brookline. 



A most interesting place to visit for 

 all who are interested in orchids is James 

 E. Rothwell 's on Sewall avenue. Long- 

 wood, where one of the best collections in 

 America is to be seen, quite a number of 

 small houses being filled to repletion with 

 well grown plants of the various genera. 

 Cypripediums are prime favorites and 

 there are some 500 distinct varieties and 

 forms of these alone. Many of the choice 

 yellow forms of Cypripedium insigne were 

 noted, including Sanderse, Sanderianum, 

 Joungianum, Ernestii, Laura Kimball, 

 Ballianum and others. Other fine types 

 included Harefield Hall, Coulsonianum, 

 platysepalum and Dominianum. Numer- 

 ous seedlings from good crosses were 

 noted. Two just flowering, C. Leeanum 

 X C. insigne Ernestii and C. Spicerianum 

 X C. insigne Sanderse were distinct and 

 good. 



Many interesting cattleya and Iselia 

 crosses are being made, quite a collection 

 of Lselia cinnabarina crosses being in- 

 cluded. Several of these were in bloom. 

 Some baskets of the pretty Lselia Lind- 

 leyaua were flowering very freely. Odon- 

 toglossums are great favorites here and 

 are well grown. Some fine spikes were 

 open on O. crispum, O. Pollettianum, O. 

 Hebraicum, O. mulus and others. A nice 

 batch of masdevallias are grown in a cool 

 north house, M. Veitehiana grandiflora 

 being the finest in flower. In dendro- 

 biums several of the nobile sections, such 

 as Tollianum and Cooksoni, were in 

 flower, also D. splendidissima grandiflora. 



A small division contained a finely 

 grown lot of phalaenopsis. Most of these 



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RED SPORT 



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Red Sport has proved the greatest money-maker we ever grew, producine more good blooms to 

 the square foot of bench room tbsn any other variety on the place. During the glut the first part of 

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were in flower and comprised P. grandi- 

 flora, amabilis, Schilleriana, Stuartiana 

 and Dayana, such spikes as would make a 

 star attraction in a high-class New York 

 florist's store. Very good results have 

 been obtained here from the use of native 

 leaf-mold, Emil Johannson, the skillful 

 grower in charge, pointing out seedling 

 cattleyas grown in it which were much 

 superior to those grown in fern fibre. 

 Everything on the place reflects great 

 credit on Mr. Eothwell and his excellent 

 gardener. 



J. E. Thayer, South Lancaster. 



At John E. Thayer's, in South Lan- 

 caster, are to be seen a lot of magnificent- 

 ly grown Lorraine begonias. J. E'. Clark, 

 the head gardener, is an adept in their 

 culture. They are the best we have seen. 

 Some beautifully flowered Erica melan- 

 thera were noted. These are found very 

 serviceable for house decoration, lasting 

 finely. In violets, Campbell is still pre- 

 ferred to the single ones. Enchantress 

 was the best carnation. Lawson was also 

 good. Flamingo will be dropped, as it is 

 too slow and shy. Boston Market is grown 

 for white. A fine lot of antirrhinums 



were yielding fine spikes, the color of 

 Rosy Morn being, especially taking. 

 Schizanthus is being grown in quantity, 

 a compact form of S. pinnatus alba and 

 S. Wisetonensis being used. Some well 

 flowered large pans of Coelogyne cristata 

 of the Chatsworth variety were just at 

 their best. Euellia macrantha Mr. Clark 

 thinks highly of and says it is a per- 

 sistent bloomer. A bench of Kronk's 

 cauliflower had been furnishing fine heads 

 for some time and Stirling Castle tomato 

 was carrying a fine crop. 



Nathaniel Thayer, South Lancaster. 



At Nathaniel Thayer's the large house 

 of Beauty roses was off crop when we 

 called. Quite a number of gardenias are 

 grown. Like other growers, A. P. Mere- 

 dith is troubled to some extent with the 

 "yellows." He thinks shallow and more 

 porous compost, and the use of very little 

 animal manure in the same, will improve 

 conditions another year. Calceolaria ru- 

 gosa "Golden Gem" is a favorite in 

 pots, being grown in quantity. Camp- 

 bell violets are grown exclusively. Some 

 very fine forms of Cattleya Trianse were 

 noted. W. N. Craig. 



