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Sbptbmbkr 26, 1007. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



tea and hybrid tea roses, receiving a cer- 

 tificate of merit. 



The classes for groups of foliage and 

 flowering plants brought the largest num- 

 ber of entries in the history of the so- 

 ciety, eight groups being staged. For 

 the first time a florist, in the person of 

 Oscar Schultz, took first in the class for 

 a group of foliage plants, Colin Kobert- 

 8on being second and John Marshall 

 third. Mrs. Eobert Goelet was first for 

 palms, ferns and flowering plants, Mrs. 

 Astor second. Oscar Schultz was first 

 for a group of ferns, and B. J. Berwind 

 second. The class for a table of foliage 

 plants was again keenly contested by 

 four exhibitors. David Mcintosh was 

 first, John Marshall second and Colin 

 Robertson third. James Boyd was first 

 for six dracBBnas in 8-inch pots. Colin 

 Bobertson was first for specimen crotons. 

 James Eobertson was first for specimen 

 cycas. Colin Robertson was first in all 

 classes of specimen palms, with Oscar 

 Schultz a close second in one with a fine 

 specimen of Phoenix Rcebelenii. 



Both fruit and vegetables were exhib- 

 ited in larger numbers and of better 

 quality than at any previous show. 



The first for annuals was won by Jo- 

 seph Gibson, with John Watson first for 

 perennials. James Boyd was first for 

 gardenias. Mrs. Goelet took first for 

 carnations. Hugh Williamson and his 

 son James took first and second respect- 

 ively for miniature flower gardens. 



The chief attractions on the seconil 

 day of the exhibition were the made-up 

 baskets and centerpieces. For the best 

 centerpiece of dahlias, Gibson Bros, were 

 first, Oscar Schultz second and John 

 Marshall third. For a basket of dahlias, 

 Oscar Schultz was first, Gibson Bros, sec- 

 ond and John Marshall third. For a bas- 

 ket of other flowers, James Boyd was 

 first with American Beauty roses, John 

 Marshall second with allamandas and 

 Gibson Bros, third with Killarney roses. 

 In the class for six vases of cut flowers 

 James Boyd was first, Colin Robertson 

 second and Joseph Gibson third. 



On the third day of the exhibition the 

 interesting attractions were the table 

 decorations, and what made these of un- 

 usual interest was that several society 

 ladies entered the lists and decorated 

 their own tables personally, with the 

 result that Miss Wetmore, daughter of 

 Senator Wetmore, was first for a decora- 

 tion of outdoor flowers. In the class for 

 a table decoration, for which Mrs. Ber- 

 wind offered liberal premiums and speci- 

 fied that the exhibits must show original- 

 ity, there was only one prize awarded, 

 to John Marshall, for a unique arrange- 

 ment of allamandas and Adiantum Far- 

 leyense. In the other class for table dec- 

 orations, Oscar Schultz was first, Colin 

 Robertson second and John Marshall 

 third. 



The attendance at this show was far 

 in excess of any show given by the so- 

 ciety in recent years, doubling that of 

 the July show and the autumn show of 

 last year combined. 



Nephrolepis Amerpohlii was generally 

 conceded to be the finest of that type of 

 fern yet introduced, while its running 

 mate, N. Todeaoides, because of its more 

 upright growth and robust center fronds, 

 was thought to be able to stand more 

 hard use and syringing in its cultiva- 

 tion. 



Several oflBcers of the New England 

 Dahlia Society made their presence 

 known by the lodging of a protest 

 against an award of the judges. The 

 protest was found to be well founded 



The Same Plant with a Hart Handle Attached to the Pot. 



and the judges promptly reversed their 

 decision. The judges, visitors, commit- 

 tee and many prominent exhibitors dined 

 at the Perry House on the opening day. 

 The judges were Alexander MacLellan, 

 John T. Allan and Daniel Coughlin. 



R. R. 



THE READERS' CORNER. 



Use of Night Soil. 



I do not agree with Mr. Totty, in the 

 Review of September 12, as to the use 

 of night soil. I have used it for a num- 

 ber of years with . good results. My 

 method is, use a pailful of soil to fifty 

 gallons of water. Put the soil in a bag, 

 drop the bag in a barrel and turn on the 

 hose. In that way there is nothing but 

 the liquid used. On a bTight day the 

 odor is gone in a few hours. J. G. W. 



Remedy for White Fly. 



In an attempt to kill off sow bugs I 

 accidentally found a remedy for the 

 white fly. I mixed flour and sugar and 



Paris green and put it on the sides of 

 the benches, and I noticed that as the 

 mixture got soft and the sugar melted 

 the wliite flies swarmed around it and 

 fed, and soon they all disappeared. That 

 was last spring, and I have not seen 

 any since. I tried corn mixed with su- 

 gar and Paris green for the sow bugs, 

 but they do not touch it, eating only the 

 wheat flour. They eat but once. 



I hope that this little item will help 

 some others, for I always flnd the Re- 

 view helpful, and "Give and take" is 

 my motto. J. G. 



GUANO. 



Guano, a corruption of the Spanish 

 huano, meaning dung, is, as everybody 

 knows, almost entirely derived from the 

 excrement of seabirds deposited in a hot 

 and rainless country. It has been kept 

 so dry that in the absence of one impor- 

 tant condition for fermentation — mois- 

 ture — it has only very slowly decomposed 

 through centuries, and, being covered up 

 with sand and other debris, has been re- 

 markably well preserved and the loss of 



