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March 14, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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weeks, they invariably reach their desti- 

 nation in first-class condition. For a 

 person who is never surprised at any- 

 thing his astonishment at the vast 

 amount of detail involved came in the 

 nature of a real triumph. 



Nature Demands Novelty. 



Human nature enters largely into our 

 trade, and it must be realized that to sell 

 goods to an army of different individuals 

 through printer's ink and to hold this 

 trade requires, first of all, honesty of 

 purpose and individual care for each 

 and every order that is sent out. 



The mail trade man encourages the 

 production of novelties, especially in 

 roses, because each year he must have a 

 leader in the different branches of his 

 business, and nothing is so attractive as 

 a new rose. There have been so many 

 disappointments in the new roses from 

 Europe that we must depend upon our 

 own hybridizers; and for that reason it 

 seems proper at this point to ask the 

 earnest support for the American Eose 

 Society, and encourage it by attending 

 the forthcoming exhibition in Washing- 

 ton. The demand for good roses is ever 

 present. "We cannot secure too many 

 Killarneys, Eichmonds, Golden Gates, 

 Kate Moultons and new roses of these 

 types. The hardiness of the hybrid tea 

 class has brought about a revolution in 

 amateur circles, because the planter of 

 the north can have roses throughout the 

 entire growing season and at the same 

 time they are sufficiently h6,rdy to with- 

 stand the rigors of the most severe win- 

 ters. We should undoubtedly secure a 

 greater variety of hybrid teas, and our 

 exhibitors of new varieties should be en- 

 couraged in every possible way. 



I could say much more with reference 

 to the sending of roses by mail, but I 

 fear that the details would, perhaps, 

 prove tiresome, and I shall therefore 

 draw my remarks to a close by thanking 

 you for your patience and kind atten- 

 tion. 



THE ST. LOUIS EXHIBITION. 



The St. Louis Horticultural Society 

 opened its first spring flower show Tues- 

 day afternoon, March 5, in the Masonic 

 Temple building on Grand avenue. The 

 exhibition in itself was very pretty and 

 the society is to be congratulated on ar- 

 ranging in such a short time so successful 

 a show. 



The display of bulbous stock was fine, 

 especially that exhibited by F. C. Weber 

 and G. B. Windier. C. Young & Sons 

 and Wm. Schray & Sons had two fine 

 groups of plants in bloom. The booth 

 put up by F. C. Weber was handsome, 

 showing good taste in every way. C. 

 Young & Sons also had a finely arranged 

 booth. In the booth of the St. Louis 

 Seed Co. there was a general display of 

 seeds, bulbs and birds. The Koenig 

 Floral Co. also had a booth made of 

 smilax which was pretty. 



Theodore Miller displayed a dinner 

 table Wednesday afternoon, which was 

 tastefully arranged and attracted a 

 great deal of attention. His floral bas- 

 ket, which took first prize, was also a fine 

 piece of workmanship. F. C. Weber and 

 E. J. Windier also displayed handsome 

 made up baskets. 



The E. G. Hill Co., Richmond, Ind., 

 staged a vase of the new rose Ehea Eeid, 

 through S. S. Skidelsky, which was ad- 

 mired by all the visitors. Geo. A. Kuhl, 

 of Pekin, 111., showed some good speci- 

 men ferns and Peter Eeinberg, Chicago, 

 a, new pink rose which came in for its 



P. J. Lynch. 



share of praise. Mr. Kill, of Eeinberg 's, 

 was present with a large display of roses. 



C. L, Washburn, of Bassett & Wash- 

 burn, Chicago, had a fine vase of No. 20, 

 a new red carnation. 



The attendance was good throughout 

 the three days and evenings, for society 

 people were sent free tickets. The judges 

 Avere Alex. Waldbart, E. F. Tesson and 

 Andrew Meyer, Sr. The prizes were 

 awarded as follows: 



Collection of plants in bloom, Wm. 

 Schray & Sons first; G. B. Windier sec- 

 ond; Koenig Floral Co. third. 



Collection of bulbous plants in bloom, 

 F. C. Weber first; Wm. Schray & Sons 

 second; G. B. Windier third. 



Fifty foliage and blooming plants, C. 

 Young & Sons first ; Wm. Schray & Sons 

 second; C. C. Sanders third. 



Specimen plant, Wm. Schray & Sons 

 first on Kentia Belmoreana; Koenig 

 Floral Co. second; C. C. Sanders third. 



Specimen blooming plant, A. Jablon- 

 sky first, with a handsome Acacia arma- 

 ta; F. C. Weber second. 



Six blooming lily plants, C. Young & 

 Sons first, with longiflorum; A. Jablon- 

 sky second; Fred Meinhardt third. 



Display of lily of the valley, H. N, 

 Bruns, Chicago, first; Wm. Schray sec- 

 ond. 



Display of pansies, E, J. Windier 

 first; C. C. Sanders second. 



Display of violets, Wm. Schray & Sons 

 first ; F. C. Weber second ; Wm. Winter 

 third. 



Display of bulbous cut flowers, F. C. 

 Weber second; no first. 



Display of carnation blooms, five vari- 



eties, twenty-five in a vase, Chicago Car- 

 nation Co., of Joliet, 111., first on White 

 Perfection, Eed Elding Hood, Aristocrat, 

 J. A. Valentine and Enchantress; J. D. 

 Thompson Carnation Co. second. 



Fifty white carnations, Chicago Carna- 

 tion Co. first, on White Perfection; John 

 Steidle second, on Lady Bountiful. 



Fifty light pink carnations, Chicago 

 Carnation Co, first, on Enchantress; J. 

 I). Thompson Carnation Co. second, on 

 Evangeline, 



Fifty dark pink carnations, Chicago 

 Carnation Co. first, on Aristocrat; J. D. 

 Thompson Carnation Co. second, on Law- 

 son. 



Fifty red carnations, J. D. Thompson 

 Carnation Co. first, on Eobert Craig; A. 

 Jablonsky second, on Cardinal. 



Fifty variegated carnations, J. D. 

 Thompson Carnation Co. first; A, Ja- 

 blonsky second, both on Mrs. Patten. 



Fifty carnations any other color, A. 

 Jablonsky first, on Harlowarden; J. Stei- 

 dle second, on Enchantress. 



Four vases of roses in four varieties, 

 twenty-five in a vase, Peter Eeinberg 

 first ; W. J. & M. S. Vesey second. 



Twenty-five American Beauties, W. J. 

 & M. S. Vesey first; F. C. Weber sec- 

 ond. 



Twenty-five pink roses, Peter Eeinberg 

 first; W. J. & M. S. Vesey second, both 

 on Bridesmaid. 



Twenty-five white roses, Peter Eein- 

 berg first; W. J. & M. S. Vesey sec- 

 ond, on Bride. 



Twenty-five red roses, Peter Eeinberg 

 first; W. J. & ]\I. S. Vesey second, both 

 on Eichmond. 



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