September 6, 1906. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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A Revival of the Old-Fashioned Bouquet Holders^ Lace Chiffon auid Ribbon. 



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pies, oak, elms and other shade trees 

 were extra fine. Leads over six feet 

 were noted on maples and five feet on 

 oaks. This is light and very strong 

 ground. The large breadths of all the 

 more popular deciduous shrubs were in 

 splendid condition, while evergreens were 

 equally good. Large shipments were be- 

 ing made of hemlocks, but the supply of 

 these also was not equal to the demand. 

 Adjoining the packing sheds and of- 

 fices a pretty, undulating ten-acre lot 

 of woodland is being prepared and plant- 

 ed with Catawbiense and hybrid rho- 

 dodendrons, kalmias, etc. Sufficient trees 

 are left to provide adequate shade. Ave- 

 nues are . ag cut through it and the 

 whole will, when completed, make a 

 lovely park. A new shed for storing 

 rhododendrons and roses is being com- 

 pleted, with which addition the fltoring 

 and shipping facilities will be greatly 

 improved. More woodland .is being con- 

 stantly cleared for additional nursery 

 stock, and when it is remembered that 

 in 1904, when Mr. Wyman started in 

 business in a humble way, the major 

 portion of his present nursery was in 

 forest, and that now he has one of the 

 best equipped nurseries in the country, 

 it must be admitted that he has accom- 

 plished wonders. One particularly pleas- 

 urable feature here is that thorough 

 cleanliness pervades every department; 

 weeds are not allowed to grow at all. 

 A. E. Eobinson, late foreman for W. T. 

 Smith Co., Geneva, N. Y., makes a very 

 competent and courteous manager. 



Vtriout Notes. 



"William Nicholson had the first chry- 

 santhemums of the season, at the Park 

 street market, on September 1. 



T. F. Galvin had a window decoration 

 last week of Physostegia Virginica, lo- 



cally named Texas heath, which looked 

 pretty. F. A. Fletcher, of Auburndale, 

 is a large grower of this desirable peren- 

 nial. 



Alexander McKay is sending in quan- 

 tities^f fine outdoor-grown LiUum longi- 

 florum and gladioli. 



William Campbell has succeeded B. 

 McGinty as head salesman for N. F. Mc- 

 Carthy & Co. 



Large quantities of Dutch bulbs ar- 

 rived at the local seed stores the last 

 week and dealers report an active in- 

 quiry and demand for them. 



James Farquhar has returned from a 

 trip to Nevada, where he made arrange- 

 ments to have large consignments of 

 sheep manure shipped for his firm. This 

 will be handled at their Boslindale plant. 



W. W. Rawson & Co. are growing a 

 fine collection of dahlias at Arlington 

 this season and have put up excellent 

 stands at recent local shows. 



Patten & Co., of Tewksbury, are pull- 

 ing down several old houses and replac- 

 ing by modern, up-to-date ones. 



John Barr, in addition to carnations, 

 which he grows especially well, has a 

 batch of 3,000 cyclamens, in the culture 

 of which he is a past master. 

 - The idea of holding a combined 

 S. A. F. convention and exhibition in 

 November, 1908, in lieu of August, is 

 not favored by many here. Florists can 

 better leave their establishments in Au- 

 gust than at any other season, and a 

 change to a later date could seriously 

 cripple the attendance. 



Daniel Iliffe has moved his shop and 

 office from Somerville to 49 "Washing- 

 ton street, north, Boston, and next sea- 

 son will have facilities to fill orders 

 promptly. He has just furnished iron 

 work for a house 40x200 being built by 

 C. H. Patch, Arlington Heights. 



H. M. Bobinson & Co. have just leased 

 a new store with 8,000 feet of floor 

 space. They report business as satisfac- 

 tory for the summer season. Their dag- 

 ger ferns and galax are excellent, while 

 a consignment just to hand of 10,000 

 cycas leaves are of fine quality. 



Edward "Wood, of Lexington, is finish- 

 ing his new house, 25x160, and thinks 

 he will grow sweet peas in it in lieu of 

 violets, as at first planned. 



Albert Boper, of Tewksbury, has just 

 completed a house 83x300 for carnations, 

 but has had same\ planted some time. 



Alfred Ackermai), state forester of 

 Massachusetts, has designed to accept the 

 Peabody chair of forestry in the Univer- 

 sity of Georgia. Governor Guild in ac- 

 cepting his resignation commended his 

 work in this state. 



Jackson Dawson recently made an- 

 other find of Scotch heather in the north- 

 ern part of Massachusetts, some eight 

 acres in extent. He secured some 600 fine 

 plants, but will wisely decline to make 

 the exact location loiown, as vandals 

 would soon clean out the whole lot. 

 These originated from seeds scattered 

 seventy-five years ago. At the Arnold 

 Arboretum he has a peach from scions 

 received from Pekin, China, the flower 

 of which he states is superior to that 

 of any now grown in America. He also 

 has some splendid grapes which should 

 prove hardy, as they withstand 90 de- 

 grees below zero in China, as well as 

 many other valuable plants. 



"Welch Bros, are receiving some excel- 

 lent Beauty roses and report trade in 

 cut flowers as slowly recovering from 

 the summer stagnation. P. "Welch re- 

 turns from his vacation this week and 

 will rush work on their fine new sales- 

 rooms, which will open October 1. 



W. N. Craw. 



