At'tiiST S. 1!1(I7. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Flower Day at Oak Grove Cemetery, Springfieldt Mass. 



I)i)lliv, i;itlii'r (iaiki'i' in color, sliould 

 ilispljiic it. .\a\v Jiliic loiiniiiis tlic 

 Icmliii;,^ hliic oil l)oth sidos of tlic Atlaii- 

 1i<- .'iimI Mrs. Walter Wii^lit aiiionj,' 

 iiiMuxcs, wliilc Diikc ot' Wt'stiiiinstiT is 

 sii|irrriii' ill the violet and iini]de class, 

 l'l;ick l\inj;lit lia\iii<^ its own way in 

 tlir maroon class. 



( orniny to inajicntiis. (icorm> <iordon 

 Icil the list in London. It is not a |)o|m- 

 lar loloi' licre. In picotee-ciloed, l)aiiitv 

 and Lottie Lckt'ord won, while .\tneric!i 

 worsted all coni|pet itors in the striped 

 .•mil flaked red and I'ose class. Princess 

 ol' Wales liein^i snpreine in the idass for 

 stri]ied and flaked purple ami Idue. 

 Jeanne (iordoii cannot lie heaten as a 

 liic(dor, while for iiiarliled varieties we 

 note that Helen I'ierce was the oidv 

 \arietv shown liy the whole cd' eiy;htecii 

 ciiinpet itors. I'of t'.aticies. Ai^nes ,l<ili?i 

 ston ,'inil Syhil llcktoid were the win- 

 ners. 



Best of Each Color. 



Sji'iin;^ 'hiwn lie nninher ul' varieties 

 lo :i lew wliirh will pi'ove of i;re;it com- 

 i|ler.i,-|| \allie, ilie t'ollow i n l: Would Seeni 



to si;iiid cut :is strictly first-idass: 



\\liiic- horoiliv l-:ckford and Xora 



In w i n. 



I'ink^ • dad\ -^ I'nw in ami < 'ountess 



Spi'Ucel-. 



S(.irlets (|)ueen Alexandra and Kino 

 IMward \ll. 



Ii'ose .1 iiliii 1 iiyina n. 



L.avender L:idv Cri^el ll;imilton, 



>Liu\e Ml-. \v. \VriL;ljt and I'rank 

 holLv. 



< »r,-iiioe Helen Lew is. 



^Iiiped Aiiiilii-a. 



I'.lne N:i\v l;li(e. 



M.-uLled ilel< n I'ierc. 



lla\in:^ Ui"\vn all the f. iie^.MUL; loin-. 



teen varieties and taken c-areful note of 

 sorts erowii elsewheic or on the exliihi 

 tion talile, 1 can saf<'ly reciunnieml them 

 as ln'iiijj the liest of their respective 

 colors. If reduced to half a do/.en soits 

 i would jiick Dorothy Lckford. whiti'; 

 (ilauys I'nwin. pink; Helen Lewis, 

 oraiiiie; John Inyman. idse ; (^)ueen 

 Alexandra, scarlet; ami Laily (liisel 

 Hamilton or I'rank Lolliy. li^lit Mne. 



W. \. (KAK,. 



ENGLISH SWEET PEA SHOW. 



Tliele wei'e a surprising nuirilier ot' 

 so called novelties exhiliitecl at the show 

 of the National Sweet I'ea Society at 

 London, I'".ni;l;in<l. .luly Itl. Imt only the 

 tollowiny ohtained awards: 



liosie .\dams. a lar^e waved llowei-. 

 ot' a l>ri;4lit liron/.y purple, distinct ami 

 effective : award of merit. 



Silas ('ide. laiLie wavv oi' inunle-- 

 Spencer tlowi'r. rich maroon in color: 

 award cd' merit. 



The .\l;ir<|uis, amitiier laru'' waved 

 llowei, color rosy lilac; award ot' ineiii. 



St. (ieorye. a ('ountess Spencer tvpe 



of l^velyn Hvatt color; edml in color 

 and shape. Iiut appjii'ently rather -InTt 

 i II stem ; a w a rd ot' merit . 



\am-y I'erkin. a ( ounie-- Spem-i'i 

 type ot' lIiMiry Lckford coloiin^; award 

 of merit. 



I'llsie llerliert. creamy-white. with 

 narrow ed^e pale pink; a laiee llowei 

 ot' wtivy shape; award ot' merit. 



Lvelyn liemus. cream, siilfused palest 

 pink ; a waicl ot' merit. 



< »ne lenitirkalile tliiiii,'- .-ilHiut thi- 

 show . savs the Ilort ictdtnra 1 .\<lvert isei . 

 vv;is tlie ofeat mimlter ot' novelties ot 



the ('onidess Spencer type. l-^veiv one 

 ot' the varietii's which received an aw.ard 



of meiil was of this shape, .iml there 

 were heaps cd' ethers set up for awards, 

 or to lie found aiiU)ny' competitive 

 (dasses. it also struck us that there are 

 i;ettiny a yreat mimlper of varieties too 

 milch alike; to lake the wavy pinks, 

 ihcie are Mrs. .\. Watkins, ('ountess 

 Spencer, .Vudri'V (tier, \'era JetTery. 

 Mrs. H.ird<astle', Sykes. Paradise, Mai 

 colni ;ind (iladys I'nvvin, and perhaps 

 -ever.al mole we have missed, which it' 

 ilisiinct. are yet very much .alike in 

 decorative (dfect ; three (d' varying 

 -hades ot' pink Would lie i|uite enouoll 

 l"i ;ill practical purposes. Those who 

 are tryino- for iiovelties have now, in 

 deed, a ditlicult task liid'cu-e them; all 

 [uelialple colors seem already ajipropri 

 ••ited. while it seems difliciilt to imaeiue 

 uiiich improvement in either si/e or 



t'ollll. 



A SECOND MEMORIAL DAY. 



How It Works in Springfield. 



1 h ■ custom ol' hav iiii; a n ;i nniia I 

 ' ' ihiwer d;iy. ' ' on vvhidi all lot liold-i- 

 , are invited to decorate ni;t\,..,. ha- lif 

 <-ome ;i popular custom in -everal c.^uie 

 leries. It is a matter which llorists 



should t.ake up with the ci'iiieteiy people 



in towns where it would lie an iiinova 

 tion. for the eustoin ot' li;ivin<;- .a -ecoti'i 

 !»ecorati(ui <lay in the l:ite summer or 

 early autumn deserves all the support 

 the trade enii eivp it. The idea, once 

 tried, is .jiiite ci'rtain to have the friem; 

 ship (d' the eeineterv (diici:il-. as if •- 

 iiivarialdy jiroductive ot' much inter. -t in 

 the cemetery. 



; '*•■','< (IroVe ceaieierv. Spriliellcld. 



I Mass., adopted the idea in l!lo;;. .-iml 

 , Siiperintemh.ii! .1. C. S:icketi has f,,iind 



