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The Weekly Florists^ Review/ 



August 3, 1005. 



in the gardening and farm depaMments. 

 There are some thirty greenhouses con- 

 structed three and a half years ago by 

 Hitchings & Co., of the most up-to-date 

 types. Palms and foliage plants, many 

 of large size, occupy two large and lofty 

 houses. Another is used as a stove house. 

 Koses all looked in splendid condition. 

 Several houses are devoted to them. Beau- 

 ties were splendid. Liberty, five years old, 

 was in grand shape. Quite a few Rich- 

 mond are also being tried. Several other 

 standard varieties are grown. Carna- 

 tions are all grown inside and F. Heere- 

 mans, in charge of the garden depart- 

 ment, G. T. Philcox being general es- 

 tate superintendent, says this is far the 

 best method of culture. Certainly all 

 his plants looked remarkably vigorous, 

 the best we had seen in our travels. 



Gardenias are prime favorites. A 

 batch of 1250 G. Veitchii had just been 

 shifted into 4-inch pots and there were 

 more to follow. As many as 300 blooms 

 per day are sometimes cut in the height 

 of the season. Crotons, dracaenas, 

 acalyphas, ealadiums and other fine foli- 

 aged plants are grown in considerable 

 numbers. Orchids occupy one house, Cat- 

 tleyas, Vanda ewrulea, Oncidium vari- 

 cosum Rogersii, phalsenopsis, calanthes 

 and coelogynes being mostly grown. 

 Chrysanthemums, grown to single stems, 

 looked first-class. A house of grapes 

 carried very fine bunches, Black Ham- 

 burg, Muscat of Hamburg, Muscat ^f 

 Alexandria, Gros Maree and Lady 

 Downes' Seedling having splendid 

 bunches. Two divisions were planted 

 with nectarines and peaches, most of the 

 first crop having been gathered. Figs 

 are grown in pots and tubs and were 

 fruiting freely, especially Negro Largo. 

 Lister's Prolific was the favorite tomato 

 under glass, carrying medium-size, firm 

 fruit of a bright red color. Several 

 houses are given up to melons. Emerald 

 Gem and Nonsuch are the sorts grown. 

 Mr. Heeremans considers the latter rather 

 the better sort. 



Very large quantities of annuals and 

 perennials are grown for cutting. A big 

 bed of Nicotiana Sanderse in bloom did 

 not fill one with enthusiasm for this nov- 

 elty, but Mr. Heeremans stated that 

 grown in large pots it had been found 

 quite desirable for piazza use. The gen- 

 eral impression in Lenox seemed to be 

 that this plant and the Baby Rambler 

 rose had both been much overrated. 



Charles Lanier, of Lenox. 



Most of the greenhouses on this estate 

 have been quite recently reconstructed by 

 the Pierson-Sefton Co. and are excellent 

 growing houses. A division of chrysan- 

 themums looked very vigorous. Carna- 

 tions were all being grown inside and 

 looked well. A roomy palm house con- 

 tained some very healthy and well grown 

 specimens. Quite a number of orchids 

 are grown, cattleyas in the largest num- 

 bers. An extra fine lot of that useful 

 summer variety, C. Harrisonia?, were in 

 bloom. Oncidium varicosum Rogersii, 

 cypripediums and calanthes are also 

 well grown. A house of nectarines and 

 peaches contained a fine lot of fruit. 

 These form an arch down the center of 

 the house, making a delightfully shady 

 promenade. There are also paths at the 

 side of the house. 



A. H. Wingett, the able and genial 

 superintendent, has just laid out and 

 planted a large new flower garden. Gruss 

 an Teplitz rose looked splendid, being a 



scarlet mass of bloom. In the rose gar- 

 den proper. Crimson Ramblers grown as 

 standards fill one large bed, the Baby 

 Ramblers being grown underneath. The 

 latter again had a bad color and seemed 

 more spidery than any other rose. Ow- 

 ing to the long and severe winters hybrid 

 perpetual roses are not well done in 

 Lenox, but the beds of hybrid teas and 

 ramblers were great successes. The views 

 from Mr. Lanier's mansion are the fin- 

 est in Lenox, the panorama of mountain, 

 lake and forest being enchanting. 



H. H. Cook, of Lenox. 



This was the last place we found time 

 to visit and we were fortunate in find- 

 ing the superintendent, Geo. H. Thomp- 

 son, at home. Here, as elsewhere, chry- 



NOTE 



The Editor i» pleased 

 when a Beader 

 presents Us Ideas 

 on any subject treated 

 in the BSVIBW. As 

 experience is the best 

 teacher, so do we 

 leam fltstest by an 

 exohanye of experiences. 

 Many valnable points 

 are bron^ht ont 

 by discussion. 



Good penmanahlp, Bpellingr and gram- 

 mar, though desirable, are not neces- 

 sary. Write as you would talk when 

 doln? your best. 



WB 5HALL BE QLAD 

 TO HEAR PROM YOU. 



santhemums were well advanced, a big 

 houseful looking first-class. Roomy houses 

 are devoted to roses and carnations. 

 Palms fill one large house. A good many 

 orchids are grown, such as cattleyas, 

 Odontoglossum grande, Oncidium vari- 

 cosum Rogersii, etc. We did not note 

 any plants of the beautiful Miltonia vex- 

 illaria at any of the places visited. It 

 ought to be of special value there as a 

 summer orchid. Grapes are well done 

 here, such varieties as Barbarossa, Black 

 Hamburg and Muscat of Alexandria 

 carrying heavy crops. A house of nectar- 

 ines and peaches was also over the aver- 

 age. A lieated shed for bay trees, which 

 are used in large numbers around the 

 mansion, contained several hundred Lil- 

 ium auratum and speciosum, which would 

 soon be in bloom. Outdoors hollyhocks 

 were especially fine and free from the 

 disease which has discouraged so many 

 from continuing their culture. All the 

 newest sweet peas were seen in the large 

 kitchen garden, Gladys Unwin showing 

 up well. W. N. Craig. 



HAIL LOSSES. 



The Hail Association of America has 

 demonstrated its value to an unusually 

 large number of greenhouse owners dur- 

 ing the past year. Here is a full list of 

 the losses paid from August 1, 1904, 

 to August 1, 1905: 



rhas. RItter, St. Louis. Mo | n.08 



W. H. Ciilp & Co.. Wiehltii, Kan 20.40 



Friink Sachs & Son. Topeka. Kan ."{.eo 



J. R. Oughton. St. r«uls. Mo 15. .30 



.T. K. Rodman, Topeka. Kan 24.46 



Hiram IltiUe, Topeka, Kan 27.79 



Mt. Greenwood Cemetery, Mt. Greeu- 



wood, 111 $ 26.74 



James Hayes, Topeka, Kau 11.68 



Frank Metfembergr, St. Cloud, Minn... 6.75 



Kludler Floral Co., St. Cloud, Minn... 8.75 



Joseph Krug, Alton, 111 70.92 



Oak Grove Cemetery, L/a Crosse, Wis.. 15.70 



Irving Kimball, Champllu, Minn 20.84 



C. W. Nightengale, Hutchlnsdn, Mlun. 13.74 



Elbert Corbln, Grand Island, Neb 23.61 



Anderson Floral Co., St. Cloud, Minn. 11.05 

 Brewster & Williams, Grand Island, 



Neb 384.75 



Z. K. Jewett, Sparta, Wis 9.75 



I'ratt-Ford Greenhouse Co., Anoka, 



Minn 75.60 



E. C. Newbury, MltPhell. S. D 198.24 



Margaret Sweeney, Harrlsburg, Pa... 729.32 



H. Gronbeck; Mechanicsburg, Pa 2.40 



Miss Mlimle Moore, Oregon, Mo 11.33 



Jacob Russler, Chicago, 111 45.75 



W. B. Glrvln. Leola, Pa 10.59 



F. Lestler, East Des Moines, la 142.24 



P. L. Liarson, Fort Dodge, la 136.41 



Percy H. Walter, Wakefield, Kan 23.60 



I. W. Lozler, Des Moines, la 394.70 



H. It. Brown, Seneca, Kan 3.78 



August Mlrring, East St. Louis, 111.. .%.80 



S. Stough, Wichita. Kan 31.59 



C. P. Mueller, Wichita,' Kan 178.13 



T. C. Hemphill, Wichita, Kan 63.08 



C. A. Rose, Wichita, Kan 21.20 



D. S. Hersey, Wichita, Kan 9.06 



I. W. Goree, Whltewrlght, Tex 5.35 



Wni. Shlck. Wichita, Kan 57.42 



C. L. Shanks, Newton, Kan 25.23 



Henry Moore. Manhattan, Kan 21.88 



W. H. Culp & Co., Wichita, Kan 202.90 



Mrs. M. J. Helte, Merrlam, Kan 205.58 



A. F. ThornhlU, Rosedale, Kan 11.30 



F. Keuchenmelster, Wichita, Kan 211.84 



Wm. Shick. Wichita, Kan 69.07 



H. Roth, Lafayette. Ind 144.66 



J. N. Draper. Springfield, Mo 351.04 



F. Dorner & Sons Co., Lafayette, Ind. 366.10 



Miss Janle Osborn, Paris, Tex 3.40 



S. N. Mehlin, Fergus Falls, MiiMi 93.03 



F. W. Ude, Jr., Kirkwood, Mo 51.60 



A. T. Lorch & Co., Delia ven. Pa 5.67 



M. A. Barlck, Seymour. Ind 45.80 



Win Austin, Geneseo. Ill 73.30 



Mrs. Chas. Schmidt, Wlnfleld. Kan... 24.70 



Ernest Heuschell, Webster Groves, Mo. 22.50 



Joseph Toslnt, Sioux Falls, S. D 22.30 



Paul P. Floth, Omaha, Neb 64.20 



Percy R. Walter, Wlnfleld, Kan 6.20 



W. L. Rock Flower Co., Kansas City, 



Mo 144.20 



Samuel R. Faulkner, Omaha, Neb 53.55 



D. F. Hamilton, Kewanee, 111 454.68 



Hess & Swoboda, Omaha, Neb 71.67 



JYank A. Wagner. Tltfln. 398.16 



Alfred Donaghue, Omaha. Neb 91.14 



N. C. Hansen, St. Paul, Minn 77.28 



C. H. Green, Fremont, Neb 29.09 



tieo. Sorensen, Florence, Neb 6.60 



R. A. McPheron, Litchfield, 111 16.80 



Chas. Ederer. Omaha, Neb 44.33 



C. L. Shanks, Newton, Kan 30.03 



HInz & Co., Leavenworth, Kan .348.95 



Frank .Sahan. Red Oak, la 167.60 



Lizzie O. Krebs, Cedar Rapids, la 25.41 



Karl Boll, Fort Madison, la 11.80 



Chas. Raynor, Anchorage, Ky 23.31 



Kring Bros., Falrbury, 111 6.55 



Warrendale Floral Co., St. Paul, Minn. 43.24 



John Stamm, Hutchinson. Kan 986.16 



J. F. Ammann. Edwardsville, 111 79.11 



Wm. Krumm & Son, St. Joseph. Mo. 218.20 



Bertermann Bros., Indianapolis, Ind... 42.75 



C. Humfeld, Clay Center, Kan 1. 024.10 



S. D. Brant, Clay Center, Kan 1,156.50 



J. M. Auge, Fort Madison, la 2.75 



E. II. Gilbert, Wlnfield, Kan 4.'>.68 



W. H. Nlver, Hutchinson, Kan 19.05 



T. L. Saunders. Cleburne, Tex 23.80 



C. M. Weaver. Paw Paw, 111 18.76 



II. A. Dunker, CarroUton, Mo. (glass 



at Raton. New .Mexico) 329.34 



Brewster & Williams, Grand Island, 



Neb 33.00 



Krlng Bros.. Falrbury, 111 193.34 



C. S. Meek, Mt. Vernon, la 3.00 



Ren Boldt. Harris. Colo 1,747.10 



W. Bezdek. Cedar Rapids, In 11.70 



Sarah E. Staton, Columbus, Kan 17.00 



K. H. Zimmer. Woo<lbine, la 8.23 



J. C. Stelnhauser, Pittsburg, Kan 71.86 



Grant Newport. Cedar Rapids, la 35.08 



J. S. Bo.vd, Cleburne. Tex 148.64 



L. A. Glatigny, Sleepy Eye. Minn 19.60 



P. Finn. Carthage. Mo 479.60 



Felix Godard. Rosedale. Kan 7.50 



Francis E. Blake. Colnmbus. Kan 82.00 



Henry J. Crane. Toledo. 164. .'i9 



Lewis Ullrich. Tiffin. 252.66 



Forest Lawn Cemetery. Omahn. Neb. 2.80 



Polsey Floral Co.. Wahoo, Neb 102.90 



E. A. Knhnke. Toledo, 43.90 



.Joseph I>abo, Joliet, 111 ; 1.477.28 



A. W. Crane. East Toledo. 118.38 



Knioger Bros.. East Toledo. 12.87 



.T. C. Fleisclier, St. Paul, Minn 7.3.04 



E. M. Nugent. Columbus. Kan 53.50 



Lizzie O. Krebs. Cedar Rapids. la 66.64 



.Joseph VIck. Cedar Rapids, la .30.40 



Irving Kimball. Chnmplln. Minn 26.62 



Christ Wlnterlch, Defiance. 45.61 



Palmer's Greenhouses, Cherokee. la... 49.30 

 The Cannon Floral Co., Lafayette, 



Colo 441.00 



Paul Paulsen. Omaha. Neb 24.90 



J. O. Zimmerman. Pueblo. Colo 262..36 



J. J. Thomas. Pueblo, Colo 115. .<<0 



Mrs. L. A. Dunsmore, Denver. Colo 2.15 



