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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



981 



GeiMral View in Main Hall at the Boston Exhibition September 14-17. 



tate, won on pair of lycopodiums, was 

 second for ouvirandra and third for 

 specimen fern. Eather singularly the 

 $50 offered in two croton classes did not 

 draw a single entry, the first time such 

 a thing has happened in Boston. For 

 best collection of hardy coniferous trees 

 in tubs or pots Blue Hill Nurseries took 

 first and second, showing some sixty- 

 five varieties. Edward McMulkin also 

 showed a fine group of these. 



Miscellaneous groups not for compe- 

 tition were unusually numerous and at- 

 tractive. Edward McMulkin, in addi- 

 tion to his prize group, showed a large 

 assortment of paJms, ferns and other 

 foliage plants. Harvard Botanic Gar- 

 dens contributed a very extensive and 

 superbly grown collection of fine foliage 

 plants, such as marantas, phyllotwniums, 

 hehcomas, dracajnas, crotons, etc. These 

 were finely arranged, a silver medal for 

 superior arrangement being accorded, 

 ihere were many fine specimens in Mr 

 Cameron's group, which wa« a veritable 

 monument of painstaking cultural skill. 

 In addition Mr. Cameron showed a col- 

 lection of well pitchered nepenthes, a 

 table of Nerine Fothergilli major dotted 

 among economic plants, a splendid Ouvi- 

 randra fenestralis, a big collection of 

 ftardy perennials in over 100 varieties 

 and a large table of tuberous begonias, 

 his contributions being a whole show in 

 tnemselves. 



mi.tlfr^^'^"^^"; ^^^ * ^'•^"P of o'-na- 

 mental fohaged plants, including Ficus 



pandurata Heliconia ' Edwardu? rex 

 minHnt Sanders, awarded honorable 

 mention; new crotons, etc. W. W. Raw- 



t" over^a'"' "^^'^ '' Impatiens HoT 

 & HnrSl\^°''°^''°'^ «f ^^'^^- Lager 

 chids H Y a group of seasonable or- 

 S of n/V'^''^'' ^«- contributed a 



fiSset^f r^ *'T-u ^^« °«^ nymph^a, 

 liissetti, received honorable mention and 



Victoria Trickeri a certificate of merit. 

 E. & J. Farquhar & Co. showed a num- 

 ber of their new Christmas lily, L. 

 Philippenense, in a group of palms and 

 other foliage plants. The liliums flow- 

 ering were from extremely small bulbs. 

 The strong gardenia-like odor was very 

 noticeable in the hall. H. H. Barrows 

 had a group of Nephrolepis Barrowsii, 

 also the newer, more compact and very 

 much injproved N. Whitmanii. The lat- 

 ter received a first-class certificate and 

 was much admired. It will be offered to 

 the trade in the spring of 1906. 



The lecture hall was filled with dah- 

 lias and other seasonable flowers. Dah- 

 lias made a big show, competition 

 being close' iu all the classes. Some of 

 the leading exhibitors and prize-winners 

 were H.F. Burt, J. K. Alexander, W. 

 G. Winsor, E. W. Ela, A. E. Johnson, 

 -*r. D. Cooke, E. P. Struthers, G. H. Wal- 

 ker and Mrs. L. M. Towle. A. E. John- 

 son showed a table of very fine and dis- 

 tinct seedlings, several receiving honor- 

 able mention. Blue Hill Nurseries took 

 first and second for thirty varieties 

 herbaceous plants, Mrs. E. M. Gill being 

 second. J. K. Alexander and others 

 showed gladioli. From the Boston park 

 department came an extensive and very 

 interesting collection of berried shrubs. 

 Jackson Dawson, from the Arnold Ar- 

 boretum, had what was probably the 

 most complete collection of ornamental 

 iruited crab-apples ever staged, over 

 sixty varieties being shown, also nu- 

 merous pyrus, Vitis vinifera and several 

 American varieties of grapes, the.'whole 

 making a unique exhibit. It was awarded 

 a silver medal. 



In the numerous fruit classes there 

 ^?s keen competition for pears, apples, 

 peaches and hardy grapes. Indoor ap- 

 ples made a much smaller showing than 

 usual, M. F. Plant, T. W. Head, gard- 

 being the only exhibitor. There 



waa a splendid display of vegetables, one 

 of the best ever seen in Boston. 



The attendance was unusually good 

 for a September exhibition. 



W. N. Ceaio. 



ener. 



GLOXINIAS. 



The following note on gloxinias is 

 from John T. Allen, gardener to John B 

 Drexel, Newport, E. I.: 



My phenomenal success with gloxinias 

 this year has induced me to give my ex- 

 perience and suggestions to those inter- 

 ested m the growing of one of our most 

 beautiful flowering bulbs. Having tried 

 many different ways in the past twelve 

 years, and noting carefully the results 

 each year, I am convinced that I have 

 reached the climax of my experiments. 



I make a compost of well-rotted sod 

 and leaf-mold, about half and half fill 

 the pots and place the bulbs in loosely. 

 Water very sparingly until well rooted 

 and be very careful to have the water 

 at the same temperature as the house 

 as gloxinias are very susceptible to 

 changes of temperature. Never use a 

 syringe or allow the foliage to get wet 

 and you will not be troubled with rust. 



In the past years I have been in the 

 habit of feeding with a variety of hijrh 

 grade ferti izers, but this year I have 

 only fed with Bonora once a week, using 

 no other food. It is easily applied and 

 clean and has given me better re 

 suits than any previous year. Feed only 

 after the bulbs are well rooted and until 

 the buds commence to show color. After 

 flowering dry them off graduaHV unMl 

 the bulbs get thoroughly ripe- then re 

 move them from the f oif anS^emove aSl 

 fibrous roots. Place in flats of d^ 

 sand and keep in a place where the te^ 

 perature never goes below 45 degrSs 

 and not above 65 degrees "Agrees 



This year I have averaged from fiftv 

 to seventy-five blooms in linch po"s anj 



