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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Fbbbuabt 1, 1906. 



had any idea of. To quote Eugene 

 Dailledouze: "The best large white 

 there is grown," and so you may keep 

 on writing up the numerous splendid new 

 varieties. Never before was such a col- 

 lection brought together. 



As you will see by the premiums given, 

 Lady Bountiful beat everything in white 

 and Mrs. Patten scarcely had a rival in 

 its class, while the great but easily 

 grown Enchantress had a clear field in 

 that shade of pink. There has been an 

 impression with me for some months that 

 this great Enchantress does so well and 

 easily with the great majority of grow- 

 ers that it will become too common and 

 the flower buyers will tire of its shade 

 of color and some flower of the shade 

 of. Helen Goddard or Winsor will sup- 

 plant it in public favor. 



The business sessions were well at- 

 tended, although there are a number who 

 do not realize that it is their duty to 

 attend the business meetings. It is poor 

 encouragement for the essayist to see 

 half the audience rise from the seats 

 and leave the room when the essay is an- 

 nounced as next on the program. 



The gem of the meeting was Mr. 

 Valentine's essay on carnations in the 

 Eocky mountains. It was broad and in- 

 tensely interesting and widened into the 

 peculiar soil, water and climate of that 

 vast region which covers such a consider- 

 able portion of our continent. It was, 

 indeed, a treat and would have delighted 

 not only a carnation specialist but any 

 intelligent person wishing to know more 

 of his country. 



"The leistBte by Prof. Hall on "Carna- 

 tion Breeding" was very technical and 

 would have been more suited to a class- 

 room than a mixed audience. However, 

 it brought Mr. "Ward to his feet to tell 

 us of his elaborate method of keeping 

 the ppdigree of all his crosses. All this 

 is very proper and perhaps essential if 

 you want to perpetuate or accentuate 

 any particular color or characteristic in 

 the offspring, but is it not true that any 

 one having in his houses the leading 

 varieties of the day and wishing to do a 

 little in the seedling business can begin 

 where Mr. Ward and all the other 

 laborious scientists left off? The law of 

 heredity is well understood nowadays, 

 not only by florists but by scholars in 

 our high schools. There is no doubt Mr. 

 Hall is a very smart young man and 

 delivered his address in a very attractive 

 manner. 



The most important part of the busi- 

 ness transacted is undoubtedly changes 

 looking to greater caution in giving 

 certificates of merit to varieties. No 



doubt the able committee in whose hands 

 this is left, F. B. Pierson, C. W. Ward 

 and J. A. Valentine, will give us some 

 regulations that will guard the florists 

 against purchasing new varieties sailing 

 under false pretenses and make a certifi- 

 cate of the society something of real 

 value both to the raiser and prospective 

 buyer. 



It was a foregone conclusion that our 

 next meeting was to be in Toronto, and 

 I feel sure there will be no disappoint- 

 ment in any particular. In latitude it is 

 north, but in longitude it is ideal for 

 suiting both east and west and there is 

 no community of florists on the continent 

 more loyal to the profession or more 

 hospitable. We can all look forward to 

 a fine convention in Toronto while we are 

 still looking backward with most pleas- 

 ant memories of the great show at Bos- 

 ton. 



There were many little incidents and 

 side trips occurring, all of which I should 

 like to speak of, but enough for this 

 week, or the editor won't print it. The 

 trip to Mr. Matthew's large houses to 

 see the water circulator in operation and 

 explained by Mr. Castle was a very jolly 

 time. This revolving screw which drives 

 the water through the return pipe not 

 only accelerated the circulation of hot 

 water, but several other things besides, 

 as those in attendance can testify. It 

 was a hot and merry time and it appears 

 that the circulation set in motion had not 

 entirely subsided after a long ride back 

 to town, but appearances are deceiving. 

 Circulation was back to its old normal 

 condition. William Scott. 



Some of the Seedlings. 



Dailledouze 's Kob Boy, which received 

 special mention, has an immense flower, 

 but lacks stem. Given a stiff stem it 

 would be a wonder. 



J. H. Dunlop had one or two nice 

 seedlings. One striped in the way of 

 Mrs. Bradt stood up very nicely; also a 

 nice Lawson sport of Scott shade. 



B. C. Pye 's Senator Crane is of a de- 

 lightful color. It has size, odor, calyx 

 and form, but was a little lacking in 

 stem. We think this can be remedied 

 another season. Mr. Pye also showed 

 a good crimson. 



H. W. Field's scarlet, which received 

 special mention, is not large, but very 

 bright and has a fine stem. It should 

 prove a good commercial sort. 



Backer & Co. seem to have the field al- 

 most to themselves in yellows. One re- 

 ceived special mention. It has a good 

 stem and is of a nice clear yellow color. 



E. L. Enggren, Aqueduct, N. Y., had a 

 promising flesh-colored variety. 



A. Eoper had several excellent sorts, 

 including a very good white and scar- 

 let. The latter should be heard from 

 later. John Kuhn, Philadelphia, had a 

 Lawson sport of a pleasing light pink 

 shade. 



Peter Fisher's Beacon, which secured 

 the S. A. F. bronze medal, showed up 

 well. It is not a scarlet, more of a 

 brick-red color, and is said to be a won- 

 derfully prolific bloomer. Among his 

 other seedlings were Evangeline and 

 Euby. 



John Murchie, Sharon, Pa., showed a 

 very good scarlet which we hope to , see 

 again. 



Pierson 's Helen Gould and White En- 

 chantress had many admirers. The lat- 

 ter should prove popular, though it lacks 

 the stem of Lady Bountiful. 



H. A. Jahn's white, which scored 90 

 points and received the only prelimi- 

 nary certificate, should prove a winner. 

 It has a grand stem, size, calyx and 

 form. We hope to see it growing short- 

 ly and will report on it again. 



C. W. Ward's Alma Ward was the 

 most admired white in the show. It 

 came very near securing one of the 

 Lawson medals. His Mrs. C. W. Ward 

 and Mrs. Mershont also had hosts of 

 admirers. These varieties will not be 

 introduced for three years yet. 



Quite a number of other seedlings were 

 shown, none of them, however, of special 

 merit. 



O)nvention Echoes. 



Enchantress was more largely shown 

 than any other variety, there being forty- 

 nine vases of it in the show. Mrs. Pat- 

 ten made a good second, with forty-four, 

 Lady Bountiful third, with thirty-nine. 

 These three varieties were practically 

 the whole show in their respective 

 classes. 



Too bad that Aristocrat and After- 

 glow arrived off color. They would have 

 been well in the running in the Lawson 

 medal class but for this. 



Pierson 's Winsor was one of the 

 greatest favorites with the ladies. It 

 stood up finely through the show and 

 will be in big demand next season. 



C. W. Ward and Patrick O'Mara had 

 a little passage of arms over Burbank 

 during post prandial exercises at the 

 banquet, which enlivened things a little. 



Many of the delegates visited Waban 

 Conservatories, Peter Fisher, Patten & 

 Co., W. Nicholson, S. J. Goddard, Wil- 

 liam Sim, Peirce Bros, and other promi- 

 nent growers before going home. 



The Class for 100 Blooms Enchantress at the Boston Gunation G)nvention. 



