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Jdne 25, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



bright, glossy pink. The flower finishes 

 with a silvery reflex. Grand. 



Mile. Eousseau (Crousse) — Midseason. 

 Large bloom that finishes with a cup. 

 Color sulphur-tinted white, with flesh 

 colored center, showing carmine spots, 

 some flowers showing golden stamens. 

 Tine. 



Marguerite Gerard (Crousse) — Late 

 midseason. Enormous flowers of clear, 

 delicate pink, changing to tender, creamy 

 white. Center petals occasionally tipped 

 red. Grand. 



Marie Lemoine (Calot) — Late. Enor- 

 mous sulphur* white blooms, changing to 

 pure white. A very massive flower, prob- 

 ably the largest of all peony flowers. A 

 gem of the first water. Grand. 



Mathilde de Roseneck (Crousse) — Late. 

 Beautiful, bright flesh pink. Color of 

 the old Malmaison rose, with a narrow 

 carmine edge. Extra. 



Mireille (Crousse) — Late. Large, full, 

 imbricated flower, of purest paper white; 

 no markings or stamens. The latest of 

 all white peonies to bloom; in a class by 

 itself. Grand. 



Modele de Perfection (Crousse) — Late. 

 Good sized, perfectly formed, cup- 

 shaped bloom; color clear, bright pink, 

 bordered with silvery rose. Extra. 



Mons. Crousse — Late. Evidently re- 

 named. Is called the American Beauty 

 peony, from the color of its flowers re- 

 sembling that rose. The color is several 

 shades lighter than L 'Eclatante. A most 

 desirable sort. Grand. 



Mons. Dupont (Calot) — Late midsea- 

 son. Very large, well built, cup-shaped 

 bloom. Color ivory white, with lively 

 carmine border on central petalage. 

 Extra. 



Mons. Jules Elie (Crousse) — Early 

 midseason. In Holland called the prince 

 of pink peonies. Immense, globular and 

 very full flowers; broad overlapping pet- 

 alage, forming one of the most perfect 

 peonies in existence. Glossy pink, the 

 entire bloom covered with a silvery re- 

 flex. Grand. 



Mons. Krelage (Crousse) — Midseason. 

 Full, large flowers, of bright currant red. 

 Fine. 



Mons. Martin Cahuzac (Dessert) — 

 Early. Cup-shaped, semi-double flower, 

 of a rich black maroon color, with me- 

 tallic reflex. A very glaring color in a 

 class by itself. Grand. 



Mont Blanc (Van Leeuwen) — Midsea- 

 son. Found growing in Solfatare by Mr. 

 Van Leeuwen. The plant is dwarf in 

 growth, with a peculiarly drooping habit 

 seen in no other peony within our knowl- 

 edge ; foliage being narrow, drooping and 

 of a decidedly dull, dark green color. 

 Buds twist up into a pencil point, car- 

 ried on long, stiff stems, with slight 

 foliage, well above the plant. In this 

 respect like Marie Lemoine. Broad, 

 enow-white guard petals. Center petalage 

 narrow and of a light sulphur yellow, 

 changing to pure white. Carpels yellow. 

 Grand. 



Nigra (Terry) — Late midseason. To 

 those who admire the semi-double reds, 

 this variety will appeal. Good. 



Paganini (Guerin) — Midseason. Me- 

 dium sized bloom. Guards delicate pink, 

 center sulphur yellow. Very free bloom- 

 er. Had this the size, it would be A No. 

 1. Fine. 



Pierre Dessert (Dessert) — Late. Large, 

 full flowers of deep, rich, velvety crim- 

 son. Violet reflex. Extra. 



Pizarro — Midseason. Another peony 

 from Parsons' collection, resembling 

 somewhat the variety Berlioz. Opens deep 

 currant red; each petal finishes with a 



Single Peony The Bride, Pure White. 



pronounced silvery tip. Enormous flower, 

 very distinct and unique. Grand. 



Queen Victoria (Eng. Hort.) — Mid- 

 season. A very free flowering, medium 

 sized white. Good. 



Eubra Superba (Richardson) — Late. 

 Magnificent, rich, brilliant crimson, shad- 

 ing to violet. Very large and double. 

 Grand. 



Solfatare (Calot) — Midseason. The 

 plant is tall in growth, of upright habit. 

 Foliage broad, of a shiny light green 

 color. Buds very flat, carried on stems 

 well foliaged up to the flower. Broad 

 snow-white guard petals; center petalage 

 as broad again as Mont Blanc, of a light 

 sulphur yellow, changing to pure white. 

 Carpels bright pink. Extra. 



Thurlow 's Dark Red — Midseason to 

 late. Origin unknown. Enormous, very 

 double, full flowers, of intense, deep, 

 rich red. The freest bloomer of all the 

 red peonies, if not of all peonies. Often 

 comea in clusters. Superb. Grand. 



There are entirely too many semi- 

 double red varieties of peonies in exist- 

 ence, and then, again, of the worthless 

 tricolors there are a score or more that 

 can be dispensed with to the vast benefit 

 of the business. Who would compare that 

 grand variety, Golden Harvest, with its 

 many charms, to such a variety as Reine 

 Victoria or any of this type or class? 



I have avoided reference to numbers, 

 but the stock of the Perennial Gardens 

 is very large, such varieties as Festiva 

 Maxima, Duchesse de Nemours and Felix 

 Crousse being grown in lots of 10,000 

 strong plants; such varieties as Marie 

 Lemoine, Mons. Crousse, Eugene Verdier 

 and Mons. Jules Elie in lots of 3,000 to 

 5,000 each. John M. Good. 



Tbenton, N. J. — Stevens Bros, have 

 been incorporated, with an authorized 

 capital of $100,000. The incorporators 

 are Wm. K. Stevens, C. S. Stevens and 

 C. W. Stevens. 



Washington, N. J. — The wedding of 

 Alonzo J. Bryan and Miss Anna B. 

 Babcock takes place today, June 25, at 

 the home of the bride's grandmother, 

 Mrs. Anna Pittenger, in this city. 



THE READERS' CORNER. 



G>-operation* 



I have read in the Review the dif- 

 ferent articles from the various writers 

 in reference to cooperation. It is all 

 very well to talk over the different ques- 

 tions that naturally confront us, to ex- 

 change our views and thereby get bene- 

 ficial pointers wherever we are able to 

 catch one, but in my humble opinion the 

 whole thing may be simmered down to 

 this, that the law of supply and demand 

 rules the world, in every branch of busi- 

 ness. 



When the glass factories overproduce, 

 they shut down until their surplus dimin- 

 ishes. It is so with every factory in 

 every line of trade, but not so with the 

 greenhouse man. No? What then? Why, 

 he goes to work and builds ten more 

 houses, in face of the glut, and in so 

 doing we bring on such unwelcome con- 

 ditions as now exist, as they naturally 

 and surely will follow such a course of 

 procedure. 



Our country is growing, its population 

 is increasing and the bulk of our people 

 appreciate flowers, but there is a limit 

 to all things and the flower market is no 

 exception to this rule. So then, if this 

 method of operation continues as it has 

 in the last ten years, it does not require 

 a very large telescope to see that our days 

 of reckoning must come. 



I do not wish to be placed oh record 

 as an alarmist. President Roosevelt 

 passed through,^ «mall town four years 

 ago and, not being able to speak to the 

 people that greeted his presence, he sim- 

 ply cried out from the platform of his 

 car, "Let well enough alone!" Pretty 

 good advice to anyone. 



Frank Jebabek. 



I have read with interest the comments 

 on Arthur A. Niessen's paper on "Co- 

 operation Between Retailer and Whole- 

 saler" and believe this general expres- 

 sion of opinion will prove of great value 

 in solving the problem of disposing of 

 the surplus in cut flowers to the best ad- 

 vantage. The closing letter of Frank H. 



