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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



August 31, 190&. 



esting and filled the main exhibition hall. 

 It being aster day, there was an exten- 

 sive display of these flowers. Por fifty 

 vases in not less than twelve varieties 

 there were seven entries, the successful 

 contestants being Mrs. L. M. Towle, H. 

 B. Watts and Mrs. J. L. Gardner, Wm. 

 Thatcher, gardener, in order named. For 

 thirty varieties herbaceous plants Blue 

 Hill Nurseries won with a splendid as- 

 sortment. 



Harvard Botanic Gardens, Robert 

 Cameron, gardener, staged a very large 

 collection of herbaceous plants, two large 

 tables of asters and one of tuberous be- 

 gonias. Mrs. E. M. Gill had a general 

 display, W. G. Winsor and A. F. John- 

 son large collections of dahlias, those 

 from the latter being all seedlings. Blue 

 Hill Nurseries had a fine collection of 

 perennial phloxes. From the Boston 

 park department came a fine collection 

 of viburnums in fruit which proved very 

 attractive. Some of the sorts shown 

 were: V. Opulus (several forms), denta- 

 tum, Lentago, Lantana, Sargentii, veno- 

 sum, dilatatum, cassinoides and pubes- 

 cens. There were the usual large dis- 

 plays of fruit, vegetables and fungi. 



Various Notes. 



The annual auction sale of stalls in the 

 Park street flower market took place on 

 August 26 and drew a very large attend- 

 ance. James F. Carroll officiated as 

 auctioneer. Bidding was remarkably 

 keen and premiums ruled much higher 

 than in 1904. First choice went to Peirce 

 Bros, for $115. WUliam Sim secured 

 two at $90 each. In all nearly 100 stalls 

 were disposed of at a premium of $4,000. 

 This is in addition . to a rental of $20 

 per annum each. The premiums aggre- 

 gated about double those of a year ago 

 and quite V a number of new stallholders 

 have joined the market. Indications are 

 that more floor space will be needed ere 

 long. 



Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Gomley have re- 

 turned from a six weeks' visit to rela- 

 tives in England and report delightful 

 weather and an enjoyable time. 



The directors of the Music Hall mar- 

 ket anticipate a good sale of stalls at 

 their auction on August 30. 



H. H. Rogers, of Sudbury, has been 

 shipping exceptionally fine Semple and 

 Comet asters to the Park street market. 

 These bring $1.50 per hundred. 



Fletcher, of Auburndale, fijids Physos- 

 tegia Virginica excellent in design work. 

 He has grown all the newest sweet peas 

 the past season and has sold quite a 

 number of outdoor grown flowers at 60 

 cents per iMpdred. His new Easigold 

 chrysanthemum is looking well. 



TVe proposed big exhibition of the S. 

 A. F. in Boston next March is exciting 

 considerable interest. As the Carnation 

 Society meets late in January and the 

 Rose Society joins with the Massachu- 

 setts Horticultural Society's spring ex- 

 hibition in March it looks like almost a 

 plethora of shows unless some amalga- 

 mation can be arranged. 



T. F. Galvin had a beautiful window 

 of choice nymphaeas the past week. In 

 orchids some fine La^lia elegans and 

 Oncidium varicosum Rogersii were noted. 



W. N. Craig. 



HYDRANGEAS OF GUERNSEY. 



Horticultural visitors to the Island of 

 Guernsey at this time of year (and there 

 are many of them) cannot but be struck 

 by the magnificent examples of Hydran- 

 gea Hortensia, which abound in all parts 



of the island. Not only do they luxuri- 

 ate and reach such proportions as can 

 only, be met with at home in the south- 

 ern countries, but . the ccsrulean hue of 

 the great masses of bloom, so interesting 

 and sought after by English growers, ap- 

 pears to be the rule. 



Looking at them, one almost wonders 

 why the islanders, who appear to export 

 everything they can, even if they go 

 short themselves, do not try to place this 

 bloom upon the markets, where its nov- 

 elty, apart from its uniqiie coloring, 

 would appeal to sellers and buyers alike. 

 Perhaps the great difficulty would be to 

 preserve its freshness en route. 



The "blueness" of the hydrangea has 

 been a theme of discussion time and 

 again in the horticultural press, so I do 

 not intend to discuss it now. I only re- 

 cord the fact that nearly all the hydran- 

 geas in the island are of that most desir- 

 able hue, and that fact should perhaps be 

 of assistance to those who wish to pene- 

 trate the cause of that blueness. The soil 

 is mostly disintegrated granite; the sea 

 breezes sweep over every perch of land, 

 and somewhere among these conditions 

 those causes must be sought. — Horticul- 

 tural Advertiser. 



BOUVARDIAS IN SUMMER. 



Some years ago, when small neat flow- 

 ers were far more appreciated for sprays, 

 buttonholes and similar purposes than 

 they are now, I used, when all danger 

 from frosts was over, to plant out the old 

 bouvardias in a sheltered part of the 

 reserve gatden, where, supplied with 

 water, they ' could always be depended 

 upon to keep up a succession of their 

 charming flowers throughout the summer. 

 These came in no great quantity it is 

 true, but a useful picking could always 

 be obtained. I was, however, greatly 

 surprised to see such neat, grandly flow- 

 ered plants of several varieties in an ex- 

 hibit at the recent Chelsea show, the 

 plants being as fresh and full of bloom 

 as we are accustomed to see them some 

 two or three months later. 



The following were the most promi- 

 nent of the varieties shown: Humboldtii 

 corymbiflora, which has always been 

 earlier in flowering than the others, its 

 long-tubed, pure white, highly fragrant 

 flowers being much admired; Priory 

 !Beauty, a rather pleasing shade of pink ; 

 The Bride, a rather small, pure white 

 flower; President Cleveland, bright daz- 

 zling scarlet, a good grower, and decid- 

 edly the best of it^ color. The above 

 are all single-floweri^d varieties, but the 

 following two doubled were equally fine: 

 President Garfield, light pink; and Al- 

 fred Neuner, pure whitfe. Apart from its 

 beauty, this last is of especial interest as 

 it was the first double-flowered bouvardia 

 in cultivation, having been sent to Eng- 

 land from the United States, where it 

 originated as a sport about twenty-five 

 years ago. — Gardeners ' Magazine. 



KANSAS QTY. 



The Market 



Very encouraging reports are made 

 in the city and vicinity as to the state 

 of trade. Tha weather is considerably 

 cooler and the change brings with it a 

 corresponding increase in business. Some 

 of the stores have had very large fun- 

 eral orders. The past week has eclipsed 

 the corresponding week of last year in 

 the amount of sales, with prices much 

 better. Eoses are coming in much bet- 



ter and prices have advanced a trifle. 

 Carnations are still "out of sight." 

 Asters were in good demand, owing to 

 their adl&ptability for funeral -work. 

 The denland for such outdbiir flowers 

 as gladioli, tritomas, rudbeckias, etc., 

 has fallen off considerably and very 

 little business is expected in that line 

 from now on. 



Various Notes. 



The florists of Kansas City organized 

 a bowling club and held their first meet- 

 ing last Tuesday evening at Geo. M. 

 Kellogg 's. The following officers were 

 elected: Lawrence Schwager, president; 

 Ed Ellsworth^ secretary; F. Fromhold^ 

 treasurer. A contract was made with 

 the Royal alleys for the first and third 

 Tuesday nights in each month. Geo, 

 M. Kellogg has donated a silver cup 

 valued at $50 to be competed for the 

 week of the flower show and other 

 firms have signified their intention of 

 donating prizes of equal value to be 

 competed for by the florists visiting the 

 show. An effort -will be made to inter- 

 est the ladies so that they, too, will 

 come in for a share of the good things. 



A new firm has started in business 

 here, at 403 E. Fifteenth street, under 

 the firm name of De Nys & Co. They 

 will carry a full line of cut flowers and 

 plants. 



Miss Alma Beeler, with Geo. M. Kel- 

 logg, returned the last of the week from 

 a two weeks' vacation. 



Miss J. E. Murray has made quite a 

 change in her store. The decorators 

 took charge some days ago and a de- 

 cided improvement is seen. Miss Mur- 

 ray reports business as very fair the 

 past week. 



W. L. Morris, of Des Moines, la., was 

 a visitor here last week and took part 

 in the bowling with the boys Tuesday 

 night. 



Lawrence Schwager has purchased as 

 fine a lot of kentias as has been seen 

 here for some time. He has become an 

 enthusiastic bowler and the visiting 

 brothers must look out when they go 

 up against him. 



Ed Ellsworth has taken to attending 

 weddings these days. What with his 

 duties as secretary for the club, and his 

 practice for the championship cup, 

 coupled with his increasing business, 

 he is on the jump. 



The report from that genial, all-round 

 good fellow, Arthur Newell, is that the 

 past week's business has been the best 

 for this time of the year he has had in 

 years. A call at his store is one of the 

 pleasures of a visit to Kansas City. 



Arnold Ringier, of the W. W. Bar- 

 nard Co., Chicago, blew into this city 

 last week on his rounds and all the 

 boys were glad, for when he comes he 

 brings a lot of new yams and gives the 

 boys something to think of u^til he 

 comes again. 



Other visitors were Mr. Weppner, of 

 the Geo. Wittbold Co., Chicago, and E. 

 D. Sifert, of Dayton, O. Narcissus. 



White Marsh, Md. — R. Vincent, Jr., 

 & Son are putting an addition to their 

 extensive plant by the erection of a new 

 office and packing house 30x210 feet, 

 four stories high, the first floor or base- 

 basement to be used for storage of 

 dahlias, etc. It also will contain an 

 electric plant. The second floor is for of- 

 fices and the packing department, the 

 two upper floors for storage of boxes, 

 baskets, etc. There will be elevator and 

 all other modem conveniences. 



