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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



Sbptembbs 5, 1007. 



mately to grow them than plants lifted 

 out of the open ground. 



In planting perennials some consider- 

 ation should be given to the fact that 

 these plants are to remain where planted 

 for a longer period than bedding plants 

 and consequently more care is necessary 

 in the preparation of the soil for their 

 occupai^cy. 



A gOQ^, strong loam above a clay sub- 

 soil will li^ found th^ most suitable fo^:. 

 these plants, gener?illy speaking, but no 

 matter what the nature of the subsoil is, 

 if the loam is shallow, say not more than 

 six inches, it should be tilled in so as to 

 make it at least a foot in^lepth. Before 

 planting, a good dressing of well rotted 

 manure should be given to the soil and 

 this thoroughly dug and incorporated 

 with the soil. Drainage is essential to 

 the proper development of nearly all 

 plants, and herbaceous perennials are no 

 exception to the rule. R. R. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. -^ , 



While (l^mand for flowers remains 

 light, better prices are being obtained 

 for such as are arriving. Asters continue 

 to dominate the market. Prices .as high 

 as $3 per hundred have been made by 

 first-class stock, and long stems, but or- 

 dinary stock has sold much cheaper. With 

 some growers these are a total failure, 

 owing to the prolonged drought. Carna- 

 tions are few in quantity and are 



and speciosum, the latter now coming 

 from outdoors. Hydrangea paniculata. 

 grandiflora is among th^ outdoor flowers 

 seen, which just now ar* i^oi of especially 

 good quality. 



QubFieUDay. 



A heavy shower the night prior to the 

 field day som^wh^t relieved th? drought 

 and clear skies the following day made 

 ideal conditions for the field day August 

 31, at the Bay State Nurseries, at North 

 Abington. About fifty journeyed on the 

 12:43 train from Boston. Other arrivals 

 swelled the attendance to seventy-five, in- 

 cluding a dozen ladies. The party was 

 met on arrival by W. H. Wyman, the 

 proprietor, and his foreman, Mr. Bennett, 

 and conducted to a restaurant, where an 

 excellent dinner was served. Mr. Wyman, 

 in a few well chosen remarks, welcomed 

 the visitors and hoped they would spend 

 a pleasant afternoon. He was warmly 

 applauded. After cigars had been 

 passed, the party boarded coaches and 

 automobiles and made a tour of the sev- 

 eral nurseries, all of which were found 

 in splendid condition. The cleanliness 

 pervading every department was freely 

 commented on, weeds being allowed no 

 foothold. Mr. Wyman 's holdings in 

 Abington and vicinity are 350 acres in 

 extent, over 100 acres being in nursery 

 stock; of this, ten acres are devoted to 

 herbaceous perennials. 



The blocks of evergreens, maples and 

 other shade trees and deciduous shrubs 

 were all in grand condition. The severe 



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Rhododendron Catawbiense at Bay State Nurseriet. 



wretched in quality, but, such as they are, 

 bring good prices. Roses are impro^^ng 

 H little with tite cooler nights. Kaiserin 

 and Carnot continue the leaders. Killar- 

 ney still seems to catch the popular eye 

 and promises to be much in evi<lence the 

 coming winter. 



Gladioli are rather less i)]pntiful, but 

 ample for all requirements. There are 

 moderate supplies of Liliuni longiflorum 



drought had apparently aflfected them but 

 little, thanks to persistent cultivation of 

 the soil. In the herbaceous department, 

 l)lock8 of phloxes made an especially bril- 

 liant show, while liatris, gypsophila, as- 

 ter, kniphofia, veronica, helianthus, bol- 

 tonia and other seasonable flowers were 

 very attractive. 



The plantings of several thousands of 

 Catawbiense and maximum rhododendrons 



in the woodland near the offices were 

 specially ipteresting. The pM*!>^ ^^ ^P^^ 

 of an unfavorable summer, ^^e doing 

 finely. The visitors were Jyl^oipgraphed 

 before leaving jind W. N. Qr^ia in a few 

 remarks proposed a vote of liftQks and 

 three cheers for Mr. Wyman, ^r«ich were 

 given with a will. Thp return train for 

 Boston was taken at 6:3^ ^fter a de- 

 lightful and instructive day's p\iting. 



Various Notes. 



The annual auction sale of stalls at 

 the Boston Cooperative Flower Market, 

 more popularly known af the Music Hall 

 market, was held August 29, with a large 

 attendapce of growers. Over 100 stalls 

 were disposed of at an average premium 

 of about $45, the highest being $102.50. 

 Quite a number of new men purchased 

 stalls and the sale was the beat yet held. 



Everything is in readiness for the auc- 

 tion sale of stalls at Park Street market 

 September 7. An excellent sale is looked 

 for. 



Mr. and Mrs. D. Finlaysop returned 

 home September 2. after the convention, 

 the Jamestown exposition and other 

 sights were enjoyed, finishing up with a 

 trip up the Hudson river. 



The dahlia show at Horticultural hall 

 September 4 and 5 was a big one in spite 

 of the drought. All the big- grower* sent 

 exhibits. 



Mr, and Mrs. David Lumsden and fam- 

 ily are visiting friends in Detroit. 



William Sim has had a most successful 

 season with tomatoes. Having practically 

 his entire plant devoted to them, he was 

 enabled to market an enormous quantity 

 at very profitable prices. 



H. M. Robinson & Co. are doing a nice 

 summer trade. Hardy ferns are costing 

 them more, but the quality is good just 

 now. 



Bulb dealers are busy unpacking large 

 arrivals of Dutch and F.rench bulbs which 

 came to hand last week. The quality 

 seems to be exceptionally good and de- 

 mand promises to be larger than ever, es- 

 pecially for outdoqr planting. 



Thomas J. Grey was much benefited by 

 his recent European trip and his stock of 

 humorous stories has been materially aug- 

 mented. 



W. W. Rawson & Co. will provide spe- 

 cial cars to Marblehead September 21, for 

 the club field day to their dahlia grounds. 



Mrs. E. M. Gill, of Medford, was one 

 of the ladies present at the last club field 

 day and seemed thoroughly to enjoy it. 

 For a lady of 78 years she is remarkably 

 active. There have been few meetings of 

 the Massachusetts Horticultural Society 

 in a long term of years which she has not 

 attended and she invariably has some 

 exhibit at the various shows. 



The New England Dahlia Society held 

 its annual meeting at Horticultural hall, 

 September 4, at 2 p. m. The membership 

 continues to grow apace. ' 



W. N. Craio. 



THE READERS' CORNER. 



Anomatheca Cruenta. 



I have read with interest in the Re- 

 view of August 22 E. V. Hallock's paper 

 on "Hardy Bulbs and Roots," and note 

 he utterly condemns Anomatheca cru- 

 enta, from which I assumed that garden 

 culture was referred to. The second 

 paragraph of the article may, however, 

 also justify the inference that the ex- 

 perience cited was with bulbs grown un- 

 der glass. My desire is to pay tribute 

 to nn elegant decorative plant. Having 

 grown thousands of the anomatheca, or 



