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AoctusT 3, 1903. 



The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



555 



J. C. Stelnhauser, Pittsburg, Kan $ 48.04 



Lee E. Dalton, Pueblo, CJolo 94.10 



B. B. Weed, Pueblo, Colo 63.30 



O. G. McCormlck, Logansport, Ind. . . 2.94 



Mrs. Augusta Baker, Pueblo, Colo 400.90 



Wm. lialsle, Keokuk, la 68.30" 



E. G. Donley, Pueblo, Colo 183.00 



H. A. Dunker, Carrollton, Mo. (glass 



at Raton, New Mexico) 169.98 



Martin Doose, Edgewater, Colo 17.05 



A. Gardner, Greeley, Colo 9.30 



Geo. A. Kuhl, Pekln, 111 36.75 



Park Commissioners of Davenport, la. 8.10 

 Sherman Nursery Co., Cbarles City, 



la 60.05 



C. J. Davis, Denver, Colo 19.05 



John T. Temple, Davenport, la 97.58 



H. O. Hannah, Sherman, Tex 189.70 



F. A. Imoberstag, Toledo, 25.72 



James Aldous, Iowa City, la. 3.35 



Bills Floral Co., Davenport, la 371.14 



Haskell Ave. Floral Co., Dallas, Tex. 42.37 



G. Fleischer, Pueblo, Colo . 62.88 



Fred Mosthaf, Saginaw, W. S., Mich. 122.00 



J. W. & E. E. Arnold, Omaha, Neb... 15.68 



Total $19,817.94 



MILWAUKEE PREMIUMS. 



The Milwaukee Florists' Club has 

 issued the preliminary list of premiums 

 for its exhibition next November. In 

 the list it is stated that "the following 

 schedule of prizes, although limited in 

 ecope, and moderate in expenditure, is 

 submitted with the assurance to all 

 growers that the club is fully capable of 

 supporting far more than the accept- 

 ance of any or all of the prizes here 

 offered will obligate it to, and will 

 therefore be pleased to encourage any 

 worthy efforts of growers which may 

 not be covered by the following. We 

 will thank anyone who will acquaint the 

 management with any opportunity of 

 adding to the quality and variety. It 

 will be our aim to have a show of qual- 

 ity rather than magnitivde. " 



The list pretty well covers the usual 

 field and should insure Milwaukee a 

 good show. Those who wish copies of 

 the list should address H. V. Hunkel, 

 secretary, care of Holton & Hunkel Co. 



SWEET PEA REVIEW. 



The present season has not proven by 

 any means an ideal one for sweet peas 

 in the east. A lack of moisture from 

 the start, and two weeks of intense heat 

 in July, have proven too much for many 

 of them, except where an abundant sup- 

 ply of water was at hand. Then again 

 red spider has appeared in some places 

 so badly as to practically destroy the 

 crop. Still, on the whole, we cannot 

 complain, for we have had a fair crop of 

 those very popular annuals. They still 

 retain their popularity as a market 

 flower and the florist who is without 

 them lacks one of the most necessary 

 flowers for summer use. 



While a few continue to sow rows of 

 mixed colors, by far the larger portion 

 find it to their interest to use separate 

 colors, a few of the most popular shades, 

 like pure white, bright pink, scarlet, 

 lavender and primrose, being grown. The 

 call for the dark shades is light. Hav- 

 ing grown many of the leading standard 

 varieties and novelties, and taken note 

 of them as grown by one or two special- 

 ists, we append the result of our studies. 



Whites. 

 Tor those needing a really good early 

 blooming sort, Mont Blanc cannot well 

 be omitted. A dwarf grower, it starts 

 to flower when twelve inches high and 

 lasts a long time in bloom, if seed pods 

 are religiously removed. As between 

 Dorothy Eckford and Blanche Burpee 

 we prefer the former. It gives better 

 stems, larger flowers and is fully as 

 white as its parent. If confined to one 



'^Boby^ Schultz, Madison, N. J., Training His Pets. 



white sweet pea for outdoor culture we 

 would select the peerless Dorothy Eck- 

 ford. Sadie Burpee is out of the running, 

 as is the once popular Mrs. Sankey. 

 Neither is pure white. Burpee's White 

 Wonder has rather small flowers, but car- 

 ries four, six or eight on a stem. We 

 read of its having produced as many as 

 twelve, but have not seen it carrying 

 over nine. 



Primrose. 



Perhaps this color too nearly ap- 

 proaches white for some fanciers, still 

 it is a delightful and popular color with 

 ladies and great advancement has been 

 made in this particular shade. We are 

 still a considerable distance from a 

 golden yellow color, but will undoubtedly 

 obtain within a few years one of as 

 pronounced a hue as Eudbeckia Golden 

 Glow. For the past two seasons we 

 have grown Hon. Mrs. Kenyon and find 

 it decidedly the best of the primrose. 

 In buff shades we note it has won all 

 first prizes again this season at the Eng- 

 lish shows. Mrs. Eckford may be 

 classed as its closest competitor. The 

 old and original Primrose is now out- 

 classed. 



Blush Pink. 



Some growers object to this shade as 

 too nearly approaching white, still we 

 do not know of any more taking shade 

 for a table centerpiece. The two varie- 

 ties. Duchess of Sutherland and Sensa- 

 tion, we consider the best, the advan- 

 tage laying a little with the former. The 

 Duchess is a wonderful bloomer, al- 

 though it does not produce such strong 

 stems, nor carry so many flowers to the 

 stalk as such sorts as Prima Donna, 

 Prince of Wales and other peas we might 

 name. Modesty seems to be synony- 

 mous with Duchess of Sutherland. 



Soft Pink. 



The new Gladys Unwin we could 

 place in the first position. It has proven 

 itself a fine variety. Many of the stems 

 have carried four flowers and the shade 

 is a delightful Daybreak one. Prima 

 Donna, which we have considered the 

 best of this shade for several years, must 

 take second place. It has proved a 

 grand sort, producing vigorous haulm 

 and fine stems. Mrs. K. Smith we have 

 not yet grown, but it seems to be well 

 to the fore in England. The new Coun- 

 tess Spencer is of a wonderfully spor- 

 tive character. The type is deeper th.in 



Gladys Unwin and is a beautiful sort. 

 This sweet pea promises to yield us some 

 of the best sorts in the whole field. 

 Katherine Tracy and Lovely do not com- 

 pare with the sorts named. 



Roie and Carmine. 



Prince of Wales stands at the top of 

 its class, bright rose-colored flowers on 

 long, strong stems averaging three flow- 

 ers, but frequently carrying four. Lord 

 Roseberry, Mrs. Dugdale and Royal Rose 

 are all good, but none of them equals 

 Prince of Wales. 



Orans;e Pink. 



This is one of the most beautiful 

 shades in existence and it is little won- 

 der that it is a great seller in the mar- 

 kets. It is unfortunate that we have no 

 early forcing variety of this shade, for 

 it would be immensely popular. The va- 

 rieties most commonly seen are Gor- 

 geous, Lady Mary Currie and Miss Wil- 

 mott, the last named being the best, tak- 

 ing everything into consideration. Hon. 

 F. Bouve Rie and Oriental should be 

 dropped from the lists. Just now some 

 grand sorts of something akin to orange- 

 red colors are being introduced in Eng- 

 land and are very popular. The variety 

 Helen Lewis recently secured a first-class 

 certificate and silver medal in London, 

 being the best novelty of the season. It 

 is a sport from Countess Spencer and 

 was shown under other names by several 

 other exhibitors. Evelyn Byatt, which 

 secured an award of merit, is also well 

 spoken of, while the new Henry Eckford 

 promises to be a marvel. All the orange 

 shaded sorts will burn to a greater or 

 less extent in very hot weather and 

 should not be allowed to remain on the 

 vines after they are open, or much of 

 their beauty will be lost. 



Scarlet and Crimson. 



A second trial of Scarlet Gem proves 

 that this fine Eckford sort is worthless 

 in America, all the flowers burning worse 

 than any other sort we have grown. This 

 is much to be regretted, as it comes 

 much nearer to being a true scarlet than 

 any other variety in commerce. King 

 Edward VII, from the same eminent hy- 

 bridist, of a darker shade, more nearly 

 approaching crimson, is well adapted 

 to our climate and is a distinct ad- 

 vance over such sorts as Mars and Salo- 

 pian. The flowers are extra large and 

 carried on splendid stems. Eckford 'a 

 new Queen Alexandra, of a rather dark- 



