Mahcii 20. lOOS. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



lie torn down ;iiiil tlic I.mihI tiscd t'or 

 luiiMiiij;' |nir|iiiscs. A iiimii Imildinji :i file 

 tii|-\- ddi's lint liMVc ;iiiy sucli idc.-i, ;nid 

 iiiii' cst;ililisliiiii'iil sliduld Ix' just .-is |m'1- 

 iii.'i iiriil , (ir iiinif su. tliiiii ;iiiy l';H't(ny. 

 A |ini|ii'r IdcJltioli sliniild l)i' selected 

 witli yie;it eJire; tlieli, <H'\ tlie liest to 

 dii with Mild liiiild t li(ir(Hi<;lily eiioiiyii so 

 lli.-it tlie ]d;u'e ciii: lie iiili<>rited hy your 

 c liildreii ami yniiiihdiildreii. Tlie lact 

 that tlie eidwiiiji' (d' cut roses as a liiisi 

 iievs was lioni inside ot' the last fifty 

 \cars is no reason to sii|i|iose it \^ i II 

 die out insiile of the same time. 



While I am wamleriiiy away fiom the 

 i|Uestioii. allow me to impress on you the 

 imiiorlaiice of takilii^' the liesi ot' care 

 I ■ I' your lioiise '.\lien liiiill. esjiecially in 

 lei^ard to iiaintiny. 



BOSTON SPRING FLOWER SHOW. 



I'.etter than ever, si'emed to lie till' 



L;eniral \erdicl of the s|irinj; show jiisl 

 i|.i«;cd ill r>ostoii. While there was sliylil 

 lalliiiL; olV ill siiiiic i|e|iarl meiils. the 

 iiii|iro\ eiiieiit ill others nicire than com 

 peii-aled for it. and the (|iiality of the 



• xliiliil-^ was iiniisiia My hi^h. The :i r 



I .1 IILielllelit wa-^ excellent .'llld reliected 

 L;le:il clc'dit nil the coininiltee ill ch;irL;e. 



I'lolialily the most sirikiny feature ol' 

 ;iie whiile vhow wa-- the lieautit'iilly ai 

 laiiueil eiiin|i of li'. iV .1. I''ari|iilia r \ 

 I (P.. whiidi ^eciireil the r;ire distinction 

 .'I' a t;old nieilal. Uri'akiiiti away from 



-I 1 redly |iei| ^roll |ii lies, the MeSSI'S. I''a 1- 

 '|iiliar |irodlii-ed a \eritalile tlowcr e;irdeii 



• ■I linld. i lleMii |;i |- nlltlilie. the imillllds o I' 



lily 111' the \:illey a lid wliiti' hyai-inths 

 l.iiii^- es|iecially elfecli\e. l-"or a liack 

 :;iMiiiid Aieca liitc'sceiis, liays and L.aiirus 

 iiMliilis were used. < '.amlidiim and loiiei- 

 thniini lilies were (lotted irrei^iila riy in 

 lii.iit of thi'se with telline' elVecI. An 

 iinineiisi- i|iiaiitit\' of luillious stock, also 

 a/.ale.as, ei'icas. ai-aci;is, ferns. lsole|iis 

 Uiacilis ;iii(| utile!' iii.aterial was used. 

 N'lt ;i |Mi| could lie seen, the plants' ;ill 

 appearing to he ^^inwine n.atiirally. White 

 was the preddin i iia lit color, a little only 

 "t \e||iiw :ind Sdtt |iink liein>; used. 



A i^dld medal \\;is also awardi'd to 

 Walter llunnewell. T. |). Il.atlield ear 

 di inr. for a splendid i-ollectioii of hy 

 I'l id ;ini;ir\ Mis ,,f Mr, jjntlield "s mis- 

 iiii:. I'l.alits III' (yrtdiniiim t'alc.atum were 

 iiseil ;is ;i j^rdiimlwork td hide the pets. 

 Ilarxaid lidtanic (lardens made ;iu ex 

 tensive display, wcdl ;iiraiiee,|. Mrs. 

 •'. 1.. •Gardner. William Thatcher ^a r 

 d' net. had .ainidst n dn/.i'ii line speed 

 iiieiis nf ihcii i/,.||ia Well tIdWered. Tlidin.as 



lo'land li.ad a lalile nt' Lienistas, t ra i I 



111 a \ariety df fnrms. ;ds,, l.ndy <iay 

 i"^e :iiii| Acaida luneifdlia. (ieiieral S. 

 M. Weld. Thdin.is (dies ;;ardener. had a 



hiC' eldlip ,,!' t'diced shnilis. Iillllis. i-ille- 



' iiias, ,.|,.. Dr. ( . C. W(dd h,ad a line 

 -|"ciim'n dt l.'hd.liHl.'iidrdn .Mice fit/, 

 '^illi:iiii. and Mrs, ,\ . W. I'.lake, .1. 1,. 

 >lllith -aidellel, a hllee pl;in1 ef Neph 



I'depiv r,;irrdwsii 



ll' the Cdiilpetitive ,-|;|vves there W e re 

 "ll'lleldUS entries aild the fdlldWine Were 



~"'i •' 'lie leadiiie pri/.es .-iwaided: i'jiir 



"' i'.ilms, lirst ;i,id third, Ivlward Ma.- 

 Mnlkin: sec, llld. I'ri'diMick .\yer. (iedrye 

 l'a;j:e e;,rdeiiei. The last 'named e.\ 

 hiliitdi- w.as lirst fdi six ericas, spe.dineii 

 acacin :in<l tweUe acaci.as. Sunie df his 

 liest acacias were heteniiiliylla. Druni- 

 mdiidi. Idiidifoli.-i ;in,| piil.diidl.a. l'"or six 



'|'"''l \\ led ;;reeiihouse plants other 



ih.in eric.is and azahiis, .1. If. heesoii, 

 ■'aims < '.irtwrieht ;:ardener. ll.ad the l.est 

 dis|ihiy. <'yclaniins. as nsnal. m:ide a 

 line sji,,ui||„ |.',,,. twelve idaiits in net 

 ■'\' r 7 iindi pdis pri/.is ^eiit to Dr. ( . t ;. 



Rose Hiawatha Exhibited at Boston by M. H. Walsh. 



Weld. W. .\. l.'ie-s ;iml K. .1. Mittdii. .1. I .\vei. A. I". Kstalo d,,k an 



L.'iwsdii e;i rih iiir. l-'nr six plants in mil 

 d\er III inch jiots the winners were Dr. 

 ' '. C. Weld, h'redeiick .\yer and K. .1. 

 .Mittdii. William Whitman was liisi fur 

 six cinerarias, diie (dneraria ,iiid six • iiie 

 rari.a stellat.a. .Mrs. (iardiiei luiiie sec 

 diiil t'di' the last named. 



itnllioiis ]ilaiits m.ade an extensive dis 

 play, the i|n:ility liein^ first cl.ass. I'm- 

 six p.aiis of hyaidiiths. W. .\. K'ieev. W. 

 Wliitmaii ami .Mrs. .1. L. (iardiiei were 

 siiccesst'ul. fdi' a siiid|e pan. lirst .and 

 secdiid went td W. Whitm.an. iliiid td 

 .Mrs. (laidliei-; funrth to .\. I', lista 

 liiiiok. (iediee D.aiker <;ardeiii'i. I'd!' six 

 p.aiis tulips, W. .\. K'iees. W. Whitman 

 .and Mrs. (lanlner Wdii in dider named, 

 while fcir three pans. W. Whitman. W. 

 .\. l\ieds and A. !■'. l-lst.aliniok tddk tin 

 pri/.es. l-'cir six idiKjiiils W. Whilm.in 

 was first. Mrs. (lardmr siiMiid. W. .\. 

 K'iees; third. l-'di- collectidii laree Tiiiin 

 jiet narcissi. W. Wliitni.aii led. followed 

 liy Mrs. (i.ardiier and .\. I'. I'.st.aluook. 

 W. Whitinan and .Mrs. (eirdmr h.ad tin' 

 liest collections o t' slmrt Truiii|iet n.ir 

 cissi. W. .\. ix'iyys Won the h'.awsou sjKcr 

 eiiji for the laiecsl collection of iiar 

 cissi uiown liy a |iii\.ate ejirdener. W. 

 Whitinan had first, as usual, for the liest 

 Ueiieral dis|ilay of Indlions |daiits. .ill 

 cl.asses. 



I'or idimliiiid roses, one specinieii, M. 

 II. W.alsh was first with a ni.adiiiliceiit 



I'l.'iiit of Delieht, s. ml with .\rcadi.i 



and third with Lady (i.ay. .Mr. Walsh 

 w.as also first fer six i.imlili is in pdts. 

 Kor twel\e hard\- primroses I'red.rick 



Mr-., tend 

 iier look the |iri/es, ihe list ii.ameil 

 w.as lirs] ,'iihl secniid t'"i' s,-lii/:i III has. 

 Koi di-dUp df l-iastei plants, lidw.aid \lac- 

 .Miilkin w.as lir^i niid sec.md. Mi-, (eird- 

 iier had I he liest six a iiiarv Mi-. 



I'di ;^rdiip df di-.diids cveiiii^ lil'l.y 

 sijliare fei't. Sitll I'.dldeii. I'. \.ar.|ell 

 eardeiier, was tiist. lie aU,. \\..ii t'di- 



three' specinieii Ml.duds, Willi eXeellelll 

 delldrdiiiimis. I'll!' siiiel,. specimen dl'- 



clinls. .Mrs, .1, I,, (l.-irdner w.ih wilh i at- 

 ll.ya Schro'deiie. S.'tli I'.dideii -ecmd. 

 .M is. .1. I . Whiten I liii d I'.o -i\ pi iis, 

 liisi ;ind 1 liird went td Mi-- \\. \ l.'.aml. 

 s.cdiid Id II. A. 1,'aml. 



< III Idses made ;i smnljei iii-pl.iv ih.aii 

 ii-ii.il. j-'.ii I'.ride. Kliei II. dine- wnii 

 lirst :iii,| W. I I, l-dlidli s,T ,ii.l. I'di- 

 l;icllllldlld. \\ . II. l-dlldU \\.'\l. t.dl.iwed 

 li\ Waliaii ' diisi'iv .a t diies .iiid l!lier 



I lelnie-. .\ ll\ dt her \ ai lei \ . W . II. Idll 



dit was tir-l with S:i t'i:i n... In i iie pii- 



X.lle l^ardellels" cl:|-s. Di, I . le Weill 



was Ijrsi t'di Diadi and I '.i o le-m.i Id. 



There w.as, as iis,i;i|. n ;_.ddd di-plav 

 df carnatidiis, j'dr vase nt' loo IddiPins, 

 S. .1. (iddd.ard Wdii with line lleleii ilnd- 



d.ard. The s;||ne exhildldl- le.i t'di ciim- 



sdii with 1 Ian V I'eiin ; secdiid. M . .\ . 

 I'.iiieii w ith llari \ I'l nil : tliird. >..!.< d,,|. 

 d.aid with Ui-tdrdciii. 1 , S. St idiil w ,1- lirst, 

 tHr dayliie.ak |iink with linch.a nt le-s ; -ec- 

 dihl. S. .1, lidddard with Wiii-dr; tiiird, 

 I'attiii with Winsdi-. .Mrs, |;, ,\ Mms- 

 lield led ill the dark pink c!;i-- vvila 

 L.awsdii; se.-cind. W. Whitman wil!i l.:nv- 

 -dii : third. S. .1, (M.dd.ard with Helen 

 • diddard. I'di- scnrlet. S. .1, (n.dd.aid, 



