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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



November 14, 1907. 



with Miss M. Hankey. W. "Whitman won 

 in reds, with John Shrimpton; James 

 Nicol second, with Shrimpton; W. A. 

 Riggs third, with Mrs. H. Partridge. For 

 white, W. A. Riggs led with splendid 

 Merza; James JJicol second, with Merza; 

 W. Whitman third, with Fidelity. In the 

 yellow class \V. A. Riggs was first, with 

 Mrs. W. Duckham, and second with Ap- 

 pleton; A. F. Whitin third, with Apple- 

 ton. For any other color, A. F. Whitin 

 was first, with W. R. Church; E. Jenkins 

 second, with Glenview; J. Nicol, third 

 with Dakonia. 



R. Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co. had the 

 best display of pompons. James Nicol 

 won for the best large vase of Mrs. Je 

 rome Jones. For the special prizes for 

 100 blooms in one vase, W. W. Edgar 

 took first and second with excellent Bon- 

 naffon and W. Duckham; E. MacMulkin 

 third, with Bonnafifon. 



For the specials, for retailers only, for 

 table of chrysanthemums Arranged with 

 autumn foliage, Sidney Hoffman was first 

 and E. MacMulkin, second. For similar 

 table for commercial growers, Mr. Hofl- 

 man again led, using Garza entirely ; 

 Mrs. E. M. Gill, second; E. MacMulkin, 

 third. 



Wabau Conservatories took the special 

 prize for fifty roses, with grand Amer- 

 ican Beauties; Carl Juergens second, 

 with Beauty; W. H. Elliott third, with 

 fine Kaiserin. 



For six vases carnations, fifty blooms 

 in each, Peter Fisher captured the pre- 

 mier position and $40 with superb flow- 

 ers of White Perfection, Enchantress, 

 Rose-pink Enchantress, Mrs. C. W. Ward, 

 Beacon and Mrs. Ian Harvey. S. J. God- 



dard took second, $30. Included in his 

 collection were fine Helen Goddard, Oc- 

 taroon and White Perfection. Third prize 

 went to Backer & Co. and fourth to F. R. 

 PiersoJi Co. 



For display of cut orchids, J. E. Roth- 

 well, E. Johansson gardener, was first 

 and Colonel Charles Pfaflf, Geo. Melvin 

 gardener, second. 



For display coniferous trees, J. Breck 

 & Sons won. For group of flowering 

 plants covering 300 square feet, E. Mac- 

 Mulkin led, followed by W. Whitman and 

 Sidney Hofl"man. E. MacMulkin also 

 won for group of orchids, Cattleya labi- 

 ata and Farley ense fern being chiefly 

 used. W. H. Elliott had the best twen- 

 ty-five commercial grown pot chrysanthe- 

 mums. A new class for six plants in 

 6-inch pots, grown six flowers to a plant, 

 proved satisfactory and much better than 

 the usual one flower to a plant. Mrs. 

 Lester Leland took first and second and 

 W. Whitman third. For twelve plants, 

 single-flowered varieties, Mrs. Frederick 

 Ayers was first and third and W. Whit- 

 man second. For the Gardeners' and 

 Florists' Club prizes for table center- 

 pieces the winners were S. Hoffman, F. 

 Hceremans and E. MacN'ulkin. 



Probably the most attractive featurr; 

 of the show was the decorated table of 

 fruit for the special prizes. E. Mac- 

 Mulkin won, Isaac Locke & Co. second, 

 Irwin Rickor & Co. third, and F. Heere- 

 mans fourth. For collection of vegeta- 

 bles, fifteen varieties, E. Jenkins staged 

 a splendid lot, winning the cup offeretl 

 by Farquhar & Co.; W. F. Clemsen sec- 

 ond and Mrs. O. B. Jennings third. 



Among the miscellaneous exhibits, C. 



New Rote, Priocf m, Exhibited at Chicago by E. G, Hill Co. 



( Photographed forty-elgrht hours after being stared.) 



H. Totty had a large collection of single 

 chrysanthemums. Mrs. J, M. Sears, W. 

 C. Ritchie, gardener, had forty varie- 

 ties of singles and anemones. Philip 

 Dexter, James Salter gardener,, had 

 fine seedling anemone varieties and car- 

 nations.. M. A. Patten, C. S. Stuart, Mrs. 

 Marian Pierce, Robert Rust and S. J. 

 Goddard had displays of carnations. A. 

 Roper showed a fine vase of Bay State. 

 His fine new variegated Priscilla, an- 

 other variegated from S. J. Goddard, 

 showed up well, also White Fair Maid. 

 H. A. Jahn had some fine white, crimson 

 and pink seedlings. W. Nicholson had 

 Afterglow ; Wanokia Greenhouses had Ap- 

 ple Blossom; M. A. Patten, a good seed- 

 ling No. 133. 



Mrs. H. D. Underwood had six stand- 

 ard chrysanthemums; R. & J. Farquhar 

 & Co. a handsome group of bays, palms 

 and Lorraine begonias. Groups of the 

 latter flower also came from S. Hoffman, 

 A. M. Davenport and Robert Rust; Geo. 

 M. Haile had fine seedling single chrys- 

 anthemums. R. Vincent, Jr. & Sons Co. 

 received a certificate of merit for a large 

 collection of pompons; Dr. C. G. Weld, 

 W. C. Rust gardener, a cultural cer- 

 tificate for Odontoglossum grande with 

 nine flowers to a spike; W. A. Manda, a 

 certificate of merit for Dracaena Manda- 

 iana; Robert Scott & Son, a certificate 

 for new rose, Mrs. Jardine, which was 

 much admired. F. R. Pierson Co. also 

 received a certificate for their new neph- 

 rolepis, Superbissima. Lager & Hurrell 

 had a nice group of orchids; Julius 

 Roehrs Co. foliage plants and orchids. 

 Ludovia crenifolia and Cyclanthus bl- 

 partitus received honorable mention in 

 their group. 



There were, as usual, many visitors from 

 a distance. The attendance was large, 

 although the weather was unfavorable 

 on the closing day. The committee of 

 arrangements worked hard and deserves 

 much credit for its eflScient labors. 



W. N. Craig. 



BULBOUS PLANTS. 



Anemones and ranunculi are not so 

 much igrown as their beauty merits. 

 They sell well in early spring, when 

 people are tiring of carnations, roses, 

 violets and the ordinary run of bulbous 

 plants. A good way to grow them is 

 to plant them between the rows of 

 double violets, the temperature exactly 

 suiting them. If violets are not grown, 

 they may be successfully grown in flats 

 in a cold hoiise. Anemones fulgens and 

 coronaria, single, and St. Brigid, semi- 

 double, are the best sorts. The turban 

 ranunculi are the largest and showiest^ 

 but the French and Persian are both 

 pretty. 



Polyanthus narcissi of the Grand Mon- 

 arque type are useful in pans. Their 

 odor is rather heavy, but they are an at- 

 tractive plant. Place in a frame on a 

 bed of ashes and cover with the same 

 material. Do not place outdoors. 



Allium Neapolitanum, with large 

 heads of pure white flowers, is an ex- 

 cellent florists' flower. Grow in pots 

 or pans and treat in the same way as 

 iris and gladioli. A little more heat 

 may be given than to the two other 

 bulbs named, when forcing. 



Babianas are not much seen now. They 

 resemble the spiraeas. Their colors vary 

 from lavender and pink to crimson and 

 violet. They do well in rather small 

 pans, 6-inch being a suitable size. 



Oxalises are lovely little bulbs for 

 hanging pots and baskets and may 



