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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



NOVBMBGB 16, 1000. 



' "Perhaps our chief bufliness after all 

 is to take an account of stock and a^ 

 where we stand in relatibn to the real 

 progress — the development of newer va- 

 rieties. The newer ones are obviously a, 

 great improvement on their predecessors. 

 We are going forward, every one of you 

 will concede; especially does this apply 

 to exhibition varieties. But we are still 

 too much dependent upon Europe and 

 Australia. Furthermore, it seems to me 

 that private gardeners are too much de- 

 pendent on their commercial friends, and 

 are indifferent, more or less, where or 

 how the newer varieties are obtained. 

 Yet each year how eagerly some of ua 

 are looking for striking novelties over 

 those of the preceding year. 



"Our progress in America, as far as 

 new varieties are concerned, is almost 

 wholly made. by these great houses who 

 have laid such broad and deep commer- 

 cial foundations. Such men as bmitb, 

 Hill, May, and, in the last few years, 

 Totty, have all done much to raise the 

 standard and cteate a love for the flower 

 we at this time represent. 



"It is fully time for the priva,te gar- 

 deners to have a bit bigger try at hy- 

 bridizing and raising new varieties. It 

 is the most fascinating of all works, and 

 once entered upon is sure to be an in- 

 creasing delight and a practical enter- 

 prise. 



"In the message sent you last year 



and the attendance. There were over 

 70,000 paid "admissions in three days. 

 Think of 'that, and be humble! Nay, 

 think of that, and lay plans d^y and 

 night to rouse our people to a similar in- 

 terest ! What could we not accontpliah 

 if we had a corfstituency like thatt 



"The Germans and French have both 

 gone into the growing of the Chrysanthe- 

 mum with great energy, especially the 

 latter, and many fin& varieties can be 

 traced to the handiwork of the French 

 hybridist. Therefore, it behooves us to 

 be up and doing." 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOC3ETY. 



President Duckham has announced the 

 committees to examine seedlings and 

 sports on each Saturday to and including 

 November 24, 1906. 



Exhibits to receive attention from the 

 committees must in all cases be prepair* 

 to destination, and the entry fee of $2 

 should be forwarded to the secretary not 

 later than Tuesday of the week pre- 

 ceding examination, or may accompany 

 the blooms. Special attention is called 

 to the rule requiring that sports to re- 

 ceive a certificate must pass three com- 

 mittees. 



Boston, Mass. — E. A. Wood, chair- 

 man; Wm. Nicholson, James Wheeler. 

 Ship flowers to Boston Floinr Market, 

 care of John Walsh. ? 



Chrytanthemum Mrs. A. T. Miller. 



I ventured to say that perhaps during 

 my absence I might see something 

 worthy of comment this year. I had the 

 great pleasure of attending the Edin- 

 burgh (Scotland) show, and I must con- 

 fess I was completely overwhelmed by 

 it, both by the magnificent blooms shown 



Philadelphia, Pa. — A. B. Cartledge, 

 chairman, 1514 Chestnut street; John 

 Weetcott, Wm. K. Harris. 



Cincinnati, O. — R. Witterstaetter, chair- 

 man; James Allan, Wm. Jackson. Ship 

 to Jabez Elliott Flower Market, care 

 of janitor. 



New York. — Eugene Dailledouze, 

 chairman, 55 and 57 West Twenty-sixth 

 street. New York City; Thomas Head, 

 Wm. Turner. Ship flowers to 55 and 57 

 West Twenty-sixth street, New York. 



Chicago, 111. — ^J. 8. Wilson, chairman; 

 J. B. Deamud and Geo. Wienhoeber. 

 Ship flowers care of J. B. Deamud, 51 

 I Wabash avenue. 



The ofScial scales of the C. S. A. are 

 as follows: 



Oommercial. Exhibition. 



Color 20 Color 10 



Form 15 Stem B 



Fullness 10 Foliage 6 



Stem 18 Fullness 15 



Foliage 16 Form 15 



Substance 15 Depth 15 



Sin 10 Size 8B 



Total. 



.100 Total 100 



Work of G>mmittees. 



Chicago, November 3. — Claremont, yel- 

 low, exhibited by Adam Wolnewicz, Chi- 

 cago, scored eighty points commercial 

 scale. 



Boston, November 3. — White sport of 

 William Duckham, Japanese incurved, 

 exhibited by Charles H. Totty, Madison, 

 N. J., scored eighty-six points commer- 

 cial and eighty-eight points exhibition 

 scale. 



Philadelphia, November 6. — Mile. E. 

 Chabanne, light pink, loose incurved, ex- 

 hibited by the E. G. Hill Co., Eichmond, 

 Ind., scored eighty-seven points commer- 

 cial and eighty-seven points exhibition 

 scale. 



Cincinnati, November 10. — Charles Ra- 

 gee, ivory white, incurved, exhibited by 

 John Fries, Newport, Ky., scored eighty- 

 six points commercial scale. 



Cincinnati, November 10. — No. 74-4-05, 

 pink, Japanese incurved, exhibited by 

 Nathan Smith & Son, Adrian, Mich., 

 scored eighty-three points commercial 

 scale. 



Cincinnati, November 10. — No. 55-4-05, " 

 bronze, Japanese reflexed, exhibited by 

 Nathan Smith & Son, scored eighty points 

 exhibition scale. David Feaser, Sec 'y. 



ALFRED J. LOVELESS. 



Alfred J. Loveless, who was elected 

 president of the Chrysanthemum Society 

 of America at its meeting at Chicago 

 November 7, was born at Langford, Som- 

 erset, England, and from early childhood 

 had a great fondness for flowers. After 

 completing his common school education, 

 at the age of 12 years he started work in 

 Langford house gardens, and at 19 years 

 of age was appointed head gardener 

 there, not from his own desires, but 

 through force of circumstances, and the 

 entire confidence of his employer, Sidney 

 Hill, in his ability to take charge. Here 

 he was first impressed with the impor- 

 tance of cleanliness in everything per- 

 taining to gardening, and the lessons 

 learned then have been of permanent 

 benefit to him throughout his career. 



After serving two years at Langford 

 house,, he felt the need of a change, and 

 much to the regret of his employer re- 

 signed to take charge of the flower gar- 

 iens and pleasure grounds of Killarney 

 house, the seat of the Earl of Kenmare. 

 Here he came in contact with one of the 

 finest collections of herbaceous plants 

 and shrubs in England and here he first 

 learned the importance of color massing 

 in herbaceous borders. After celebrat- 

 ing his twenty-first birthday in Ireland 

 he left to take charge of the gardens of 

 Strathallan hall, Douglas, Isle of Man. 

 Here he remained two years, and having 

 a desire to see America, sailed March 9, 

 1889, for New York, arriving on St. 



