NOVEMBEB 7, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



New Display Rooms of the E. Wienhoeber Co., Chicago. 



tho (larkrr i,;i\vsi)ii similes may Iw cut 

 down smncwlint. yof as loiijj as wv liavo 

 good xaiiftics in cacli sliaik', Ijotli sliadtjs 

 will fdiitiinic to he jrroun as they iiro 

 now. 



It will, no (loulit, lie lenieiiihered tliat 

 wlien IMrs. Lawson was lieiiiji iiitroiluced, 

 considerable doubt was expressed by 

 prominent growers as to the desirability 



of such a deep sliadi- of pink, the 

 prcdoniinatinj; vai'ieties being of a light- 

 er shade, such as Win. Scott, Kose Queen, 

 Edna Craig, Melba, Vietor, etc. Mrs. 

 Lawson, however, uith lier other good 

 qualities, soon made a place for herself 

 Jind gradually crowded all the others off 

 the growers' benclies, and out of the 

 market. It proved, in a most convincing 

 manner, that its color was no barrier 

 to its popularity, when it offered size, 

 stem and superior keejting and shipping 

 qualities. Now that this deep shade is 

 established as a class and new varieties 

 are being raised in that class of color, 

 and of first-class quality, there is little 

 likelihood of its ever becoming unpopu- 

 lar. In fact, any variety, of whatsoever 

 shade of pink, if it be a clear shade, 

 will become popular if it is prolific 

 enough to ]>ay the grower well, and is 

 large enough and handles well enough 

 to make it desirable for the retiiiler to 

 handle. And, by the same token, it 

 might be said that whenever the vari- 

 eties representing a certain color fall 

 behind the procession in these qualities, 

 that color will disaj)j)ear from the mar- 

 ket until another is ofl'ered which will 



rank with the best \arieties of the 

 day in the other colors. A. F. J. B. 



LAST SPRING'S NOVELTIES. 



A few words about last spring's iio\cl 

 ties will not be amiss. It is too early 

 to pass final judgment on them as yet, 

 but still, one will begin to foiinulate an 

 opinion e\cn this early and it is well 

 to bear in mind how they ha\e acleil 

 the early jiait of th(> season. Another 

 season one can avoid mistakes if a 

 \;iriety shows up better later on, but 

 failed to make a good showing (>arly. 



AVinsor looks like a s|>ieiidirl thing 

 in every way except the stem. We will 

 have to get a longer stem on it another 

 season, though it is coming up better 

 now. 



Beacon made fine jilants in the field 

 and what blooms we ha\e li.ad were of 

 splendid size, but of jtoor color so far. 

 Lately the color has deepened consider- 

 ably, and in a few weeks it will likely 

 be all right. Stem and calyx are fine. 



Red Kiding Hood is jiicking up ra|)id- 

 ly now, and may prove worthy of a 

 place, but up to date the color has 

 been poor. 



Ked Chief is a free flowering, medium 

 sized scarlet of fine color. We made the 

 mistake of allowing it to come right 

 into crop after being hoiiseil, instead 

 of encouraging it to make a strong- 

 growth first. 



Aristocrat made poor plants with us 

 in tho field, on account of not being 

 pinched enough. It is picking iiji now. 

 though, and has made some splendid 

 blooms. It needs careful handling in 

 tho field. 



Mabelle made fine plants in the field, 

 and is making strong growth inside, 



illi- l;ile III lliriiwin^ 



but will lie a Ilit 

 its croli nt Idoniii^. 



llonnie .Maid seeni> to wmii i-lnse piin-h 

 ing ill the field in mdiT In ;.>et a imsliy 

 p|;iiil. It eipiiies in ••ai'lv. makes line 

 stems and lilixnns li^^lit I'ldiii llie slart. 

 lis ciiliir is a lie;iiit i t'lil .•iiiiiliiiial iiiii ut' 

 light ;ind dark pink. 



I'ink Imperial is 1 lii<i\\ i iig n|i tin; 

 stems for wliieii ii is inniMiis. What 



bluuins \\i' lia\e li;id li:i\ ' I II id' line 



(|n;ilily. and we exjieet this \aiiet\' to 

 tint. It lias iJie ajipea ra in-e of' a Imig- 

 steimneil l.awsiHi. A. I'. .1. I*. \ I It. 



AZALEAS. 



Till' inijiiiiy for a/aleas is imt iiiifa- 

 vor.'dile, s.ays a (iermaii roiiteiii|ioiarv, 

 when one nutes nil the one side the ex- 

 traordinary great numbers mi ofVer. and 

 the cheaji prices which the I'.elgian iiiir- 

 sei\ men are inclined to lake for their 

 wares, which in Coiise(|iienc • uf n\eipro- 

 diictioii li;i\e gone back tu an extraordi- 

 nary extent. ()willg to the ('onl sutlinier, 

 the Mower bud de\ idi ipiilent is belnw the 

 normal .and not so regular as iisi;al. The 



(|iiality is on an average g I. altlioiigh 



the growth is mostly shnit and compact. 

 As alw.ays, the early \arieties well adapt- 

 ed for t'orcing are those inestiy m re 

 qiiest. and it is reported that in erneial 

 the larger examples of these are alnndv 

 sold. 



PK.rosKi'.v. Mi(i[.--C. A. Kihviiis. who 

 h:is been doing Imsimss jn-re in ilie nld 



(lokte greenhouse under the nan f 



I'etiiskey Floral ('<>.. h.-is s,,ld ,,tf the 

 stock and gone to Xanaiino, l!. >'. 



