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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



SKriKMBEU 5, 1907. 



iiiiilcly to firow tliciii than jdants liftcil 

 mit uf tlio opt'ii <;r()iiiiil. 



in |>l;tntin^ [nTciiiiials .sonir ((Misidi'r- • 

 at ion sluuild Ih' <;ivcn tu the fact tliat 

 tlicsc |ilants arc to remain wlicic |)lantci| 

 t'of a l(in;^cr [icriod than licihliny |>l:inls 

 and c(insc(|ncnt Iv nioic (arc is' ncccs>arv 

 in tlic prcparaliDii of ihc soil for llicii- 

 occnpancy. 



A yood, sti'oiiy loam aluivc ;i iday snli 

 -oil will lie found tin mo-t snilalde for 

 tliese plant.s. ;_'eiierally spi^aUini;, Imt no 

 mattei- wliat the nature of the subsoil is, 

 if the loam is shallow, say noi more than 

 -i.\ iradics, it shonlij lie liUed in so a- to 

 make it :it least a fool in depth, iteforc 

 planting;, a L:(>od dre-'-inii o i' well rotteij 

 manure should l>e ^iNen to tin- soil and 

 ;liis ttiiin>u^hl\ duL; and im-oi poi'ateil 

 with the soil. |)rainai;c is essential to 

 tlie proper dexelopment of ne;irl\' ail 

 plants, :ind heiiiai-e(Mis pi'rennials arc no 

 .■\i-i'ption to the inh'. !(. K'. 



BOSTON. 

 The Market. 



While i|i-:ri:iiMl I'lil llowi'is iiMriailis 

 IlL^hl, liellel prices all' lieili^ olilinlied 

 to! viicli ;,< ^ne .•i)ii\in;^. Aslris coiilinuc 

 !o doiiiinale the ni.-irkrl. I'riecs a- hiiih 

 :is -^'.'i pi'i liuiidicil ha\e lii'cn in.adc ]>y 

 hisi class ^iiud',, and lon^ stems, Inil or- 

 iliiiniy sloik h;is sold miich ehc;i|i,.|. With 

 -.(■Mil- throwers these :irc a lot.al t.ailiire, 

 ouiii^i lo ihe pidloiii^cd droii^^hl. ( 'arna 

 lioiis ale few in i|iiaiitity and are 



ami s|)cciosnm, the latter now coining 

 from outdoors. Hydrangea |)aidculata 

 giamlillora is among tin- outtloor flowers 

 seen, wiiich .jnst miw ai'' imt of es|iecially 

 !,;ood ijuality. 



Club Field Day. 



A hea\y sIiowit the night I'l'iin' to the 



liehl day somewhat relie\cd the drouglit 



and ileal' skies the following day made 



ideal conditions foi' the (ield day .\ugust 



I .'il, at the I'ay State Xuiseries, at North 



I Ahington. .\liout lifly i<iurneyed on the 



I rj:l.') tiain from iioston. ()thiT arrixals 



swelled the attendance to sc\ enty li\ «', in 



j eluding a do/.t'u ladies. The party was 



met on arri\al by \V. 11. W'ynian, the 



proprietor, anil his foreman, Mr. Ileiinett, 



and conducted to a rcstaiiiant. where an 



e\( .'lleiil dinner was set'\cd. .Mr. W'ynian, 



j in a lew well chosen I'emai'ks. welcomed 



I ihe \isilors and lio|ied lliey W'c.dd spend 



,'i pleasant afternoon. He was warmly 



j applaudeil. Atler cigars had been 



passed, the party boarded coai-hes and 



automobiles and made a loiii' of the sc\' 



eial nurseries, all of which wi'i'e t'oiind 



in splendid condition. The cleanliness 



|ierv;iding i\e!'y deparlnienl was I'veely 



j I'onimenleil mi, w Is beiny allowed no 



j fnothidil. Mr. W'ynian 's holdings in 



I .\bingliin and \icinily ;ire li.")!) acres in 



extent, o\cr imi acres Iieing in nursery 



slock; of this, ten acres are de\olef| to 



j lii'ibaceoiis perennials. 



1 The blocks ot' e\er;ireens, maples and 



other shade t I'ees and deciduous shrub- 



i were all in "ji.-iml condition. The severe 



Rhododendron Catawbiense at Bay State Nurseries. 



\\i''tclii'(| ill ijHalil\. b'li. ^iic)i :i» ihi-y aic, dlou^hl h.'id .'ipparciil ly alVecIcd Ihcm but 



loiiiL: ^ood prices. b'osi's all' i mpim. in:^ liitle, thanks in persisleiit culli\ation of 



I litili' with the cooh'i ni^hi-. Kai-eiin the -.-oil. In the lierbai us depart uient . 



and <'arnot conliimi' ihc Icadds. Killai blocks ot phlo.Nes made an es|ieciall\ bril 



'ii'\ -till ^1 em- to catch the p'lpiilai' I'Vc ii.'in; -how, while liatr'rs, gypsophila. a- 



ind |aiiui-i- to Im' riiiich in cv i.jciici' Ihe Id. knipholia. MTonica. helianlliiis. bol 



'"MiiiiL; ^^lll!l'l toiii.'i and olliir seasuiialile lloweis Wdc 



lilaHi'di .'III- lalhi'i ic--. '.jinl i lid. Inil \i'ry ,'.1 1 lad i \ e. 

 ample ii^y all i eiiii i leincnl s. Their are Tlir pl'ii)tinL;s ot' several ihoii^ands nt' 



i:io,I,i:iti -niipli'v .it' l.ilinin 1. iii;^ i lloiu m < al ,'i w biciisc .md maxiimim i liododeiidroii- 



in tlu' woodland near the oflSces were 

 s|>ecialiy interesting. The plants, in spite 

 of tin iiiifavoral)l(! snnimcr, were doing 

 finely. The visitors were photographed 

 before leaving and W. N. C^raig. in a few- 

 remarks proposi'd a \'ote of thanks and 

 three eln'ers for Mr. Wyniaii, which were 

 gi\('n with a will. The return train for 

 iioston was tttkeii iit Oi.'iQ, after a de- 

 lightful and instructive day's outing. 



Various Notes. 



'Idle annual amdion sale uf stalls ill 

 the Iioston ( 'oiiperative Flower Market. 

 more popularl,v known as tlie Music Hall 

 market, was ludd .August 29, with a large 

 attendance id' growers. ()v«'r 100 stalls 

 were disiiosed of at an axerage preniium 

 of abmit +1."), til.' highest being .$10L*.5tl. 

 lj)uite a niimbir of new men |)urehase(l 

 stalls and the sale was the best yet held. 



I']\cryt liing is in readiness for the aiic- 

 lioii sale of stalls ;it I'ark Street market 

 Se|iteinbei' 7. .\ii i.'Xccllcnt sale is looked 

 for. 



Mr. and .Mrs. I), finlayson returned 

 home September 1', after the convention, 

 till' .lainestowii exposition and other 

 sights wei'e enjoyed, finishing u|i with a 

 trip up the Hudson rixer. 



The dahlia show at Horticultural hall 

 Sepleinber 1 and •"> was a big one in spite 

 of the drought. .Ml the big growers sent 

 exhibits. 



Mr. and Mrs. l)a\id Lumsden and ftiin 

 ily are \isiting friends in |)etroit. 



William Sim has had a most successful 

 season with tiunatoes. Having pra<'tic;dly 

 his entire jdant de\oted to them, he was 

 enabled to market an enormous (juantit.v 

 at \ery profitable prices. 



II. .M. K'obinson iV ( o. :ire doing a nice 

 summer trade. Hardy feins are costing 

 them mole, but the ijualitv is good just 

 now . 



liiilb dealers ai'e biisv unpacking large 

 ai'ii\alsof Hutch and P'rencli bulbs which 

 came to hand last week. The (piality 

 seems to be e.xcejit ioiia Ily good aiul ile 

 mand |iidmises to be larger than e\er, es- 

 pecially for ontdoyi' planting. 



Thomas .1. (Irey was much lienetited bv 

 his recent l''uropean trifi and Ids stock of 

 humorous stories has been mateiially aug- 

 miiited. 



W. W. l\a\vson iV ( 'o. will provide spe 

 cial cars to Marbleliead September lii, for 

 the club field dav to their dahlia grounds. 



•Mrs. ]■]. M. dill, of .Medford, was one 

 of the l.idies pi'csent at the last clnl) field 

 dav and seemed thoroughly to en,ioy it. 

 for a lady id' ~i^ years she is remarkably 

 acli\e. There ha\e been few meetings of 

 the Massachusetts Horticultural Soidety 

 in a long tei'iii (d years which she has ncd 

 attended and she invariably has sonu* 

 exhibit at the \arious shows. 



The New I'lngland Dahlia Society held 

 iis annual meeting at Horticultural hall, 

 Srpteinlier t, at - p. m. The membership 

 coiiiiniies to yiow apacr. 



W. \. (KAh.. 



THE READERS' CORNER. 



Anomatheca Cruenta. 



1 li;i\(' read \'. illi inteiest in the Ii'k 

 \ii,\v of .Niigiist L'L' v.. \' . ilallock's papei' 

 on ''Hardy i'.ulbs .-iiid h'oots, '" and note 

 he iiltei'ly condemns .\ iimmitheca cru- 

 enta. t'l'oin which 1 assumed that garden 

 cnltuie was referred to. 'i'he second 

 |iara;^raph of the article may, however, 

 also justify the inference that the ex 

 perieiice cileil was willi biilbs grow 11 un 

 del' ;.d,'|ss. My desire is to pay tribute 

 to -Ml elegant ilecoi"ili\e )ilant. Having 

 L;iown ihoiis.'inds ot' the anoinatlieea, or 



