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August 17, 1905. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



693 



Sullivan, Norman Sullivan, A. Bemb, 

 Theo. Mitchell, Eobt. Watson, Wm. 

 Hilsehers, Thomas Brown, Geo. Eeynolds, 

 Harry Smith, Bruno Schroeter, Jr., 

 Bruno Schroeter, Sr., and Wm. Dilger, 

 of Detroit. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Kuehn 

 and family, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Juengel, 

 Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Beneke, Mr. and Mrs. 

 P, H. Meinhardt, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. 

 Ellis, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Berning, Mr. 

 and Mrs. John Steidel, George Wald- 

 bart, Carl Beyer, Henry Lohrenz, W. J. 

 Pilcher, George Angermueller, Dr. A. S. 

 Halstead, V. Gorley, Otto G. Koenig, C. 

 Irwin and G. Denker, of St. Louis. Mr. 

 and Mrs. A. N. Peck, F. J. Peck, Miss 

 Helen Patten, Geo. Bayer, Mrs. Suder 

 and Miss Grace Peck, of Toledo. E. H. 

 Cushman and Master E. F. Cushman, of 

 Sylvania. Miss C. B. Flick, Miss M. 

 Flick and Euth Flick, of Fort Wayne. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



Rather quiet conditions have pre- 

 vailed during the past week. The roses 

 (doming in are just about sufficient to go 

 around without much change in prices. 

 Carnations are rather scarce. The best 

 are now from outdoors, although some 

 very nice Fair Maid grown inside is ar- 

 riving. Prices on these are higher, good 

 stock has brought $1.50 to $3, some poor 

 grades as low as 75 cents, the latter be- 

 ing very small. Sweet peas are not espe- 

 cially good, 15 cents to 20 cents being 

 average prices. Asters are in very heavy 

 supply and the quality extra good. 

 Prices have slumped heavily, few going 

 beyond 50 cents and many as low as 25 

 cents. Good light gladioli have sold as 

 high as $8, less desirable colors down 

 to $2 and $3. Green stock remains about 

 the same. Quality is very good at pres- 

 ent. 



Exhibition.] 



Annuals were the principal feature of 

 The exhibition on August 12. Large col- 

 lections of these came from Mrs. J. L. 

 Gardner, W. Thatcher, gardener, and 

 Mrs. E. M. Gill, who won in order named. 

 Robert Cameron, from the Harvard Bo- 

 tanic Gardens, showed (not for competi- 

 tion) a very extensive collection of an- 

 nuals, finely staged, also a large table of 

 perennials. Blue Hill Nurseries had a 

 fine collection of phloxes, which included 

 some very good seedlings. Mrs. L. M. 

 Towle and W. G. Winsor had tables of 

 dahlias, the former showing many excel- 

 lent seedlings. Joseph Thorpe had a col- 

 lection of asters and sweet peas and Mrs. 

 E. M. GUI a general display. 



Fruits and vegetables were well 

 shown, plums, peaches and pears being 

 very good. In the vegetable classes the 

 collection of endive from W. J, Clem- 

 son, J, O. Christensen, gardener, was 

 very fine. The judging in this section 

 seemed to be more satisfactory than 

 usual. 



Gladioli will be the star feature at the 

 ♦exhibition on August 19. John Lewis 

 •^'hilds and others will make large ex- 

 hibits. 



The garden committee of the Massa- 

 ♦ husetts Horticultural Society visited the 

 herbaceous garden of Robert Roulston, 

 Koxbury, on August 14 and found a very 

 interesting old-fashioned garden. 



A. F. Estabrook, president of the Mas- 

 sachusetts Horticultural Society, will en- 

 tertain the officers and some other mem- 

 "*ei"8 of the society at his summer resi- 



dence in Swampscott on August 17. A 

 special train has been chartered by Mr. 

 Estabrook to convey his guests to and 

 from the North Union station. 



Various Notes. 



A meeting of members of the Gar- 

 deners' and Florists' Club was held at 

 Horticultural Hall on August 12 to con- 

 sider S. A. F. and O. H. matters. Com- 

 mercial growers and private gardeners 

 were equally represented and all pres- 

 ent had something to say during the 

 meeting, which lasted two hours in spite 

 of the sweltering heat. Among the 

 speakers were James Wheeler, W. H. 

 Elliott, Wm. Nicholson, K. Finlayson, 

 W. A. Eiggs, Alex Montgomery, A. H. 

 Fewkes, D. Finlayson, W. P. Rich and 

 W. N. Craig. 



The unanimous opinion was that a new 

 title for the S. A. F. was very neces- 

 sary. The caudal appendage was a mis- 

 nomer and would never attract garden- 

 ers, as it had been hoped. A new title 

 which found acceptance was that of the 

 "American Horticultural Society." The 

 fact that private gardenera were de- 

 barred from the list of subscribers of 

 certain trade papers until recently was 

 commented on and it was the opinion 

 of those present that a private gardener 

 should be kept on the executive board 

 always, also that this latter board should 

 be elected and not appointed. 



A good deal of emphasis was lain on 

 the fact that the S. A. F., owing to a 

 short-sighted policy had allowed the car- 

 nation, rose, and other organizations to 

 form independent bodies when they all 

 should have been under the wing of the 

 parent society. It was hoped an amal- 

 gamation on terms agreeable to all might 

 yet be effected, as it would strengthen 

 all concerned. 



These were some of the ideas brought 



out and we hope a portion of them may 

 be adopted ere long. There is no reason 

 why Massachusetts alone should not have 

 500 members instead of a paltry fifty 

 as at present. The fact that this state 

 has merely one-fourth the membership it 

 had fifteen years ago in spite of the 

 great increase in commercial and pri- 

 vate establishments would seem to show 

 there was something radically wrong in 

 the way the S. A. F. is managed. If it 

 does not wish* to become a mere trade 

 organization for social gatherings, sight- 

 seeing and the transaction of such busi- 

 ness as the various dealers in horticul- 

 tural commodities can effect, some such 

 changes ought to be made. 



A largely attended meeting of stall- 

 holders in the Music Hall Market was 

 held on August 12 to consider the ad- 

 visability to letting stalls to those out- 

 side the state of Massachusetts. After 

 considerable discussion it was voted to 

 make the market open to all growers in 

 the United States. This, it is believed, 

 will result in a number of growers from 

 outside the state coming in. 



T. F. Galvin reports August trade as 

 quite good. Their business last June 

 was the heaviest on record. 



Farquhar & Co. have work well ad- 

 vanced on new storage sheds for trees 

 and shrubs at their Eoslindale Nurser- 

 ies. 



Mrs. E. M. Gill, of Medford, had the 

 misfortune to fall and sprain her left 

 shoulder a few days ago. We are glad 

 she is improving satisfactorily. 



The Boston convention delegates, while 

 less numerous than at the last Washing- 

 ton meeting, made quite a good sized 

 party. The intense heat we experienced 

 for several days ere their departure, 

 accompanied by excessive humidity, made 

 some stay at home who would probably 

 have gone had it been cooler. 



Z. D. Blackistone. 



(Chairman Committee on Shootln>r Tournament ) 



