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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Februauy 1, 1906. 



had :iny iilo.i of. To quote Jui^ciio 

 I >;iillo(l()n/.t' : ' ' 'I'lic Itcst larj^e wliitc 

 thfic is ;l;iii\\ II. ' ' ami so you uiay keep 

 Mil w I it illy up the iiuiiiorous sjiIoiKlid new 

 vaiictics. iS'ovcr before was siieh a col- 

 li il ion liruuyhl tdj^etlier. 



As you will see liy tlie preniiums given, 

 Kaily lionntil'iil beat e\ eiytliinj^ in white 

 anil Mrs. I'atliii srareely had u rival in 

 its class, wliih^ the ,yreat but easily 

 Liii'Wii J'lii' li.-iiit nss ha<l a clear fielil in 

 ih.at sh.'Mie nf )iink. There ha.s been an 

 impression A\itii nie for some months that 

 this i^reat lim li.antress does so Avell and 

 easily with llie yreat majority of grow- 

 ers th;it it ^^ill bercurie too comniou and 

 the tlower buyers will tiie of its shade 

 (if coitii' and smile flower of the siiade 

 of Jbleii (lodihiid or Wiiisor will sup- 

 )dant it in ]udilir favor. 



The business sessions were well at- 

 tended, although I here ai'e a number Avho 

 do not reali/.e th;it it is their duty to 

 attend the busiin-s meetings. It is poor 

 eilcolliagelllelil t'ol the essayist to See 

 iialf the aiidieiire rise from the seats 

 and lea\e tho room when liie essav is an- 

 nounced a^ iio.xt (01 liie |iidgiain. 



'J'lie gem of I lie ni(,'eting was ,Mr. 

 \';ilent iiie '^ os--ay on (•;iinat i(ms in the 

 (ilocky nioniiiaiiis. ll was broad .and in- 

 tensidy inlcic'-t ing .-mil wiihuieil into the 

 peculiar soil, w.atci ;ind (dimate of that 

 \ast region whiidi ro\.Ts sindi a consider- 

 able jiiu'tion of our conlineut. it was, 

 indeed, a treat and would have delighted 

 not only a (arnatioii specialist but any 

 intelligent person wishing to know moie 

 of liis country. 



'J'he lecture by I'rof. Hall on "Carna 

 tion P.reeding ■ ■ was \ ery technical and 

 would Innc been more suited to a (dass- 

 room than ,i mixed audience, ilowever. 

 it brought Air. Ward to liis feet to tell 

 us of his elaboiatt' method of keeping 

 the pedigree of all his crosses. All this 

 is very projur and peihaps essential if 

 you want to perjietuate or accentuate 

 any particular color <>v characteristic in 

 the offsi>ring. Imt is it not true that any 

 one ha\ing in his houses the leading 

 varieties of the d;iy and wishing to do a 

 little in the seedling business can begin 

 wlicro Mr. Ward ,ind ;ill the other 

 Laborious scientists hll olV.' The l.aw of 

 heredity is w( II nnderstoo(l nowadays, 

 not only b\ lloii^ts but by s(diolars in 

 our high si-liool-. There is no doiibt Mr. 

 TIall is a \ei\ siii.art young man and 

 dfdivered hi- .iddre-- in a very attractive 

 tnanner. 



The most i'lipoitaiit ]iait of the busi- 

 ness transacted is undoubtedly changes 

 looking to ;jicater c;iiitioii in gixing 

 certificates ot' nieiii td \ .-i riet ii"-. No 



doubt the able ccmiinittee in whose hands 

 this is left. F. IL i'ierson, C. W. Ward 

 and J. A. Valentine, will give us some 

 regulations that will guard the liorists 

 against imrchasiiig new varieties sailing 

 under false pretenses and make a certili- 

 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 fell 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 ^vcst and there is 

 no community of florists on the continent 

 more loyal to the profession or more 

 hospit.able. We can all look forward to 

 a line con\eiiti(ui in Toronto while we are 

 still looking baikward with most pleas- 

 ant memories of the great show at Bos- 

 ton. 



There were many little incidents and 

 -ide trips occurring, all of which I should 

 like to speak of, but enough for this 

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

 trij) to Mr. Matthew's large houses to 

 see the water circulator in operation and 

 e.x]daiiicd 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 

 w.ater, but several other things besides, 

 as those in attendance can testify. It 

 was a hot and merry time and it appears 

 that the circulation sot in luotiim had not 

 entirely subsided after a hmg ride Ijack 

 to town, but ajipearaiices are (K'ceiving. 

 I 'ii( Illation was back to its old normal 

 condition. Wll.I.IAM SOOTT. 



Some of the Seedlings. 



Dailledouze :s }U>\j JJoy, wliiidi received 

 special lueiition, has an immense llower, 

 Init lacks stem, (iiveii a stiff stem it 

 would be a wond('r. 



.1. II. Diiiilo]! had one or two nice 

 s( (' lliiigs. One striped in the way of 

 Mrs. Hradt stood up \'erv nicely; :ilso ;i 

 nice ],awson sport (d' Scott shade. 



!.'. ( . I've 's Senator ('rane is of a de- 

 liglitfiil color. It has size, odor, calyx 

 and form, but was a littl(> lacking in 

 stein. We think this can I'C remedied 

 aiiolher srason. Mr. I'ye ;iiso showed 

 a ;^(iod ciiiiis(Ui. 



II. \\ . field's -cailet. which received 

 s|>eci^l mention, is not lai'ee, but vei'y 

 blight .and has a fine Metn. It shcuild 

 pid\i- ;i ;^oo(l coinmercial sort. 



r.acker iV; ( 'o. seem to liave the liehl al- 

 inoNt to t!ieins(l\es in yidlows. One re- 

 eii\i'i| sjMcial mention. ll has a goo(l 

 -teiii and is III' a nice cle;ir xcllow color. 



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

 promising Ilesh-colored variety. 



A. Roper 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 

 Kuby. 



John JMurchie, Sharon, Pa., showed a 

 very good scarlet which we hope to see 

 again. 



Pierson 's Helen Gould and "White Eii- 

 ( hantress had many admirers. The lat- 

 ter should prove popular, though it lacks 

 the stem of Lady Bountiful. 



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

 jioints and received the only prelimi- 

 nary certificate, should prove a winner. 

 It has :i grand stem, size, calyx and 

 form. Wo 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. W^ard 

 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. 



Convention Echoes. 



Mnchaiitrcss 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. 

 'Hicse throe varieties were practically 

 the whole show in their respective 

 (dasses. 



Too bad that Aristocrat and After- 

 glow arrived off color. They would have 

 iieen well in the running in the Lawson 

 medal class but for this. 



Piersou 's Winsor was one of the 

 greatest favorites with the ladies. It 

 stood up fiiudy through the show and 

 will be in big demantl next season. 



('. W. Ward and Patrick O'Mara had 

 a little passagi^ of arms over Purbank 

 during post prandial exercises at the 

 b.anquet, which enlivened things a little. 



.Many of the delegates visite(l Waban 

 Conservatories, Peter I'isher, Patten & 

 < o.. W. Xicholson, S. .L Coddard, Wil- 

 liam Sim. Peirc(^ P>ids. and other promi- 

 iieiii ■^lowers betdre going homo. 



The Class for 100 Blooms Enchantress at the Boston Carnation Convention. 



