Mabch 21, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists'' Review^ 



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In seedlings are one or two new sorts 

 which Mr. Fisher thinks may even beat 

 Beacon. In whites, Lady Bountiful was 

 not doing so well as in the previous 

 year. "White Lawson was excellent. 

 White Perfection will be more largely 

 planted. Its habit is rather poor, but 

 the flower is of magnificent size and 

 substance and absolutely pure in color 

 at all times. Alma Ward was pleasing, 

 immense flowers of excellent form car- 

 ried on fine stems. It should displace 

 Prosperity. Evangeline, one of Mr. 

 Fisher's seedlings of a lovely salmon 

 pink color, is found a profitable sort 

 to grow for cut flowers. Enchantress 

 is still grown in quantity and a num- 

 ber of the rose-pink sport will be 

 benched next season. A good batch of 

 Winsor also will be planted. Elsa 

 Struss was not doing especially well. 

 For dark pink, Nelson Fisher is grown 

 and does finely. For variegated Mrs. 

 Patten is grown exclusively. Young 

 stock in pots and flats and the stock 

 in the cutting house were all in fine 

 condition. 



Qub Meetin£. 



Carnation night brought out a splen- 

 did attendance to the club meeting 

 March 19, 125 being present. There 

 were a good number of exhibits, but 

 these would have been even more nu- 

 merous but for the spring show of the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society 

 coming three days later, for which 

 growers were saving their blooms. W. 

 W. Eawson staged exhibits of lettuce 

 and radishes. Wm. Sim had sixteen 

 vases of sweet peas and was awarded 

 a report of superior merit. Peter Fisher 

 , received a report of merit for Alma 

 Ward carnation and also showed Bea- 

 con and Evangeline. A. Roper was 

 given a report of merit for his carna- 

 tion. Bay State, and also showed other 

 seedlings. E. B. Beals had several 

 seedlings. H. A. Stevens Co. had a 

 splendid lot of flowers, including sev- 

 eral seedlings. Wm. Nicholson received 

 a report of merit for a splendid lot of 



Afterglow. Elijah Wood had a fine scar- 

 let seedling. F. R. Pierson Co. staged 

 White Enchantress and Winsor. Dan- 

 iel Iliffe had a revolving iron plant 

 stand on exhibition. 



F. E. Palmer read a report from the 

 committee on boiler legislation, speak- 

 ing of the State House hearing and 

 the work done by the committee. The 

 report was accepted and the committee 

 thanked for its labors. The question 

 of a club banquet came up. The exe- 

 cutive committee recommended holding 

 one in April, as was done in 1906. It 

 was voted to do so. 



J. K. M. L. Farquhar and W. J. 

 Stewart spoke on S. A. F. matters and 

 the Washington rose show. J. W. Dun- 

 can proposed Jackson Dawson for hon- 

 orary membership. 



There was an animated and prolonged 

 discussion on carnation growing. F. E. 

 Palmer preferred indoor culture all 

 summer. M. A. Patten considered the 

 two systems about equal in results. 

 Peter Fisher said indoor culture has 

 proved far superior with him. F. R. 

 Pierson said that he has found indoor 

 culture best in roomy, airy houses. 

 W. J. Stewart and W. N. Craig advo- 

 cated that more attention be paid to 

 fragrance. J. K. M. L. Farquhar, James 

 Wheeler, H. A. Stevens, A. Roper and 

 D. Finlayson spoke on other phases of 

 carnation growing. 



Eight new members were elected. 

 The secretary announced the death of 

 one of the club members, Neil B. Glass, 

 February 26, in the Boston city hospi- 

 tal. President Westwood urged a large 

 attendance March 23 at the field day 

 to W. W. Edgar's, Waverley. The sum 

 of $25 was voted for a special prize to 

 be offered at the chrysanthemum show 

 in November. 



Refreshments were served, as usual, 

 and the meeting did not adjourn until 

 quite a late hour. 



VariotM Note*. 



Members of the Gardeners' and Flo- 

 rists' Club are reminded of the field 



day at W. W. Edgar's, Waverley, Sat- 

 urday, March 23, leaving on 1:30 p. ni. 

 electrics from Park street station. A 

 cordial invitation is given to non-mem- 

 bers to join in the excursion. 



The spring exhibition of the Massa- 

 chusetts Horticultural Society, which 

 will open on Friday this week, prom- 

 ises to be well up to the average. The 

 near approach of Easter will affect the 

 displays from commercial growers to 

 some extent. A full report will be 

 given in next week's issue. 



St. Patrick's day, which was offi- 

 cially observed March 18, caused an 

 active demand for shamrocks. A good 

 many green carnations and roses were 

 also in evidence. It is surprising how 

 people can be led to buy these abomi- 

 nations, but the dyeing process seems 

 to increase each year. 



Mann Bros., of Randolph, have, as 

 usual, grand lots of lilies, ramblers, 

 spiraeas, bulbous stock and other Eas- 

 ter plants of first-class quality. 



Tailby & Sons and other growers are 

 bringing in nice Spanish iris which 

 finds a ready sale. 



E. Sutermeister, C. J. O'Brien and 

 John J. Fee are handling quantities of 

 fine bulbous stock and will have a 

 splendid lot of cut blooms as well as 

 pots and pans for Easter. 



While winter still lingers somewhat 

 in the lap of spring, conditions are a 

 little more congenial. Seed merchants 

 are now doing a heavy counter trade 

 and will be kept on the jump from this 

 time onwards. 



A. H. Hews & Co. report pot trade 

 as phenomenally brisk and they are 

 having hard work to keep up with their 

 orders. W. N. Craig. 



Pittsburg, Pa. — H. B. Beatty, treas- 

 urer of the S. A. F., has returned from a 

 southern trip. 



Tipton, Ia.— J. D. and T. W. Patter- 

 son have purchased the Shiffer & Godden 

 greenhouses and have already taken pos- 

 I session. 



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