FBBKDABX 1, 1906. 



TheWeckly Florists' Review. 



707 



The Principal Range at the Establishment of Wietor Bros. Rogers Park, Chicago. 



John Birnie was there, but we did not 

 see his pipes. We also failed to get a 

 sight of Eobert McGorum in kilts, but 

 hope to do so at the coming rose show. 

 We haven't had the pleasure of listen- 

 ing to some of John's favorite Scotch 

 melodies. 



J. A. Valentine's paper was one of 

 the best we ever listened to and merited 

 the applause it received. It was well 

 read, too, and his hearers could catch 

 every word distinctly. 



One of the officials estimated the at- 

 tendance at the show on the second day 

 at 10,000. Certainly there was a jam 

 the whole day. All were delighted with 

 what they saw. 



The banquet room at the Copley 

 Square hotel was far too small for the 

 240 who attended. It was too bad that 

 many had to leave to take late trains 

 home so soon after the speech-making 

 started. 



We believe the only variety shown 

 which was also shown in 1895 was El- 

 dorado, staged by Backer & Co. 



Three small vases of Fiancee were 

 shown, L. E, Small's had been held to- 

 gether by rubber bands. How are the 

 mighty fallen! 



One vase of Flamingo from Elm 

 Court Farm, Lenox, was well grown. It 

 was the only exhibit of that variety. 



The Massachusetts Horticultural So- 

 ciety's exhibits in the small hall added 

 greatly to the interest in the show and 

 were even more attractive to many than 

 the large hall on account of the diversity 

 of exhibits. 



Helen Goddard showed up splendidly. 

 Had it been a little larger it would have 

 been one of the Lawson medalists. 



Several exhibitors were disqualified 

 for using spreading glass vases instead 

 of fibrotta ones. The blooms looked far 

 better in the former than in the latter. 



Competition in the private gardeners' 

 classes for the Boston Gardeners' and 

 Florists' Club prizes and Farquhar cup, 

 was keen. William Kleinheinz, the win- 

 ner in each class, showed extra line 

 flowers. 



Robert Craig was finely staged by Cot- 

 tage Gardens and loomed up among the 

 scarlets. Victory also had a host of 

 admirers. 



In crimsons Harry Fenn was "mostly 



shown, although Crimson Glow and Octo- 

 roon were represented by splendid vases. 



Variegated Lawson as staged by Stev- 

 ens Co. in the small hall took every- 

 one 's eye. F. R. Pierson Co. also showed 

 it well. 



If as much advance takes place among 

 carnations during the next decade as 

 between 1895 and 1906 a 6-inch bloom 

 would seem to be quite a possibility 

 when next the A. C. S. meets in Boston. 



We hope pot plants will be made a 

 feature at succeeding shows. Not a 

 single carnation in a pot was seen at 

 the recent show. What possibilities there 

 are in this direction, especially where 

 there are private estates to grow and 

 show them! 



Sweet peas from Wm. Sim and J. T. 

 Gale were grandly grown and greatly 

 admired. W. N. Craig. 



Some of the delegates came long dis- 

 tances. J. A. Valentine would greatly 

 like to coax the convention some day to 

 Denver. 



V. H. Kramer, of Washington, and his 

 Queen Beatrice rose were there showing 

 up brilliantly, both of them, under arti- 

 ficial light. 



F. K. Pierson 's Elegantissima and 

 Winsor are children of which any father 

 may be proud. They were both at their 

 best for company. 



Dailledouze Bros, had a mammoth 

 flower, Eob Roy, very near fulfilling 

 President Fisher's prophecy. It seemed 

 abnormal and is about the limit to which 

 it seems possible or advisable to de- 

 velop size. Enough is as good as a 

 feast and six inches is sufficiency. 



J. Austin Shaw. 



Convention Memories. 



Messrs. Pettigrew, Farquhar and Nich- 

 olson were a potent reception committee 

 at the banquet and made everybody feel 

 at home. 



Hugo Schroeter, of Detroit, and his 

 fiancee. Miss Russell, of Newport, were 

 interested visitors. Next year it will be 

 Mr. and Mrs. Schroeter who register at 

 Toronto. 



Guy Bate and his everlasting tile 

 bench from Cleveland seemed to appeal 

 constantly to a crowd of growers. 



Gurney Hill's nominating oration in 

 behalf of John H. Dunlop was a tribute 

 of which any man might feel proud. It's 

 no wonder he was elected by acclama- 

 tion. 



Washington was so delighted with its 

 S. A. F. convention last year that it is 

 already in the field for the carnation 

 meeting in 1907, and W. F. Gude usually 

 gets what he goes after. 



Everybody was loud in praise of Bos- 

 ton hospitality. Many remained over 

 Friday to visit the establishments of 

 Fisher, Patten, Nicholson, Peirce, Mont- 

 gomery, Elliott and the fine retail 

 places. 



Elsa Struss, a beautiful cerise from 

 the Cottage Gardens, won the much cov- 

 eted Lawson gold medal. It's not an 

 easy name to remember, but flower buy- 

 . ers will have to get used to it, for it has 

 come to stay. 



Miscellaneous Exhibits. 



Some very interesting exhibits in ad- 

 dition to those in the competitive classes 

 were staged in the small hall. Mrs. A. 

 W. Blake had plants of Laelia super- 

 biens and Cypripedium nitens. Robert 

 Cameron, from Harvard Botanic Gar- 

 dens, showed a splendid collection of 

 Primula Sinensis and P. Obconica, lach- 

 onalias, cyclamens, strobilanthes and Ca- 

 lanthe Veitchii. Julius Eoehrs Co. had 

 vases of named lilacs, also Phalaenopsis 

 Rimestadtiana and oncidimus. J. E. 

 Rothewell, Emil Johansson gardener, 

 showed cut odontoglossums and other 

 orchids. For Laelio-cattleya General 

 French, Cattleya Trianae x Laelia cinna- 

 bariana, he received a silver medal. 



Alexander Ogg secured a cultural cer- 

 tificate for amaryllis. He had bloomed 

 these in seventeen months from seed. 

 The Lowthorpe School of Horticulture 

 for finely flowered baskets of Mahernia 

 odorata received a similar award. N. F. 

 Comley secured honorable mention for a 

 promising seedling acacia flowering free- 

 ly in small pots. Mrs. Frederick Ayer 

 had some well bloomed Chorizema iliei- 

 foliuni. 



Oakes Ames, Sabin Bolton gardener, 

 had a unique and interesting lot of bo- 

 tanical orchids which merited the silver 

 medal awarded. 



Mrs. E. M. Gill had a nice assortment 

 of cut. flowers and H. A. Jahn several 

 very promising carnation seedlings. 



