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August 1, 1907. 



The Weekly Rorists' Review. 



23 



WE CORDIALLY INVITE 



Every member of the Society of American Florists to visit 

 our new building during the Convention Week^ and to make 

 themselves at home there. 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 



Wholesale Florists, 1209 Arch St, Philadelphia 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



WHEN YOU SEE IT YOU WILL LIKE 



The qualities of this grand novelty have been passed on 

 by many growers and retailers. All are enthusiastic 

 about its alluring beauty and usefulness. It is the 

 most sjaceful of all Nephrolepis. 



All orders filled in rotation. 



Good strong plants from 2%-inch pots, $4tOO per 

 doz.; $25.00 per IOO$ $200.00 per lOOO. 

 50 at 100 rate. 500 at 1000 rate. 



READY IN SEPTEMBER 



W1H.P.CRAI6, 



1305 Filbert 

 Street 



Philadelphia 



Mention The ReTlew when yon write. 



as a workshop in so far as was necessary 

 for potting and caring for the plants. 

 Each crop was brought forward and ma- 

 tured so far as possible in this house, 

 the idea being that the passersby might 

 see the seasonable operations in indoor 

 gardening. 



The result has been most gratifying. 

 Interest was awakened, many visits of 

 investigation made and business stimu- 

 lated. Of course, cleanliness in a show- 

 house is an absolute necessity at all 

 times. 



This may not be a new idea (there is 

 nothing new in the world), but at any 

 rate it is an idea worth considering. 



Various Notes. 



M. Eice & Co. are making great prep- 

 arations for the coming florists' conven- 

 tion. They will keep open house during 

 convention week. 



Miss Evans, who is in charge of Ed- 



ward Eeid's oflBce, has been visiting the 

 Jamestown exposition, as the guest of 

 Lloyd G. Blick, of Norfolk, Va. 



Henry I. Faust, of Merion, says, 

 * * What 's the use of worrying about poor 

 business f Next winter is coming. " Mr. 

 Faust is a true philosopher. 



George Anderson is deeply interested 

 in the subject of automobiles just now. 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co. made and 

 shipped a very handsomely decorated 

 pair of wedding gates for a special or- 

 der recently. Mr. Bayersdorfer secured 

 the agency for the novelty crepe paper 

 flowers while in Europe. These flowers 

 are wonderfully perfect. 



The Robert Craig Co. has a large house 

 of fine Lilium auratum in full bloom. 



Bowling. 



The third and fourth series of three 

 games each to decide the places on the 



team to represent this city in the con- 

 vention tournament August 22 were 

 rolled at the Terminal alleys. Follow- 

 ing are the scores: 



MATCH JULY 22. 



Robertson 615 Falck 403 



Adelberger 513 Klft 407 



Graham 467 Anderson 44S 



Westcott 518 Harris 407 



Connor 529 PoUtes 523 



Yates 535 



MATCH JULY 25. 



Robertson 566 Dodds 646 



Adelberger 425 Polltes 619 



Klft 414 Falck 483 



Anderson 630 Graham 601 



Harris 411 Westcott 484 



Yates 551 



Phil. 



FOSTERS HOME GARDENS. 



Boston and its environs are noted for 

 the character of the home gardens and 

 for much of the good work in this di- 

 rection the influence of the Massachu- 

 setts Hoticultural Society is to be credit- 

 ed. The society exerts its influence in 

 many ways, among them being a sched- 

 ule of premiums offered by the society 

 through the committee on gardens, for 

 the encouragement of the horticultural 

 development of private grounds. 



There may be an impression abroad 

 that these premiums are intended only 

 for large estates, but in recent years the 

 committee has so arranged the schedule 

 that all classes of private gardens and 

 grounds are eligible, as the following 

 list of prizes offered will show: 



The H. H. Hunnewell triennial pre- 

 mium of two prizes, $160 and $80, is 

 offered for an estate of three acres or 

 more, and special prizes of $50 and $25 

 are offered for an estate of from one to 

 three acres. For still smaller places, of 

 from 5,000 to 20,000 square feet, two 

 prizes, the first a silver medal and $10 

 and a second of $10, are offered for 

 the best flower garden and also for the 

 best vegetable garden. For the best 

 garden of hardy roses two prizes, $30 

 and $20, are offered and the same are 

 offered for the best peony garden. 



Entries can be made at any time dur- 

 ing the season up to September 15, ex- 

 cepting in the rose and peony classes, 

 which, of course, must be visited when 

 in flower. 



In making examinations of smaller es- 

 tates and gardens the committee pays a 



