Junk 25, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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Summer Flowers 



Try our Solid Bench grown Roses and American Beauties 



'' The roots are down deep in cool soiL They pro- 



duce hig, strong flowers that stand the heat* 



American Beauties, Kaiserin, Carnot, Killarney, Richmond, 

 Perles, also Brides and Maids. All kinds of GREENS 



AU at Market Prices 



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Giganteum Easter Lilies, $6.00 per 100 



They are the IDEAL stimmer flowers for weddings, decorations, etc Buy your flowers 

 direct from the growers. Otir cooling and shipping facilities are unsurpassed n ;: n 



Bassett & Washburn 



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When 

 You 

 Want 



PEONIES 



And all Other Cut Flowers in Season 



We 

 Have 

 Them 



VAUGHAN & SPERRY,'n»*i^L*S;. Chicago 



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large table of Campanula persicifolia 

 humosa with double blue flowers, as 

 good a variety as the white Moerheimi, 

 awarded a first-class certificate. F. J. 

 Rea had a large collection of perennials 

 and several seedling roses. One named 

 Ruby King received honorable mention. 

 Farquhar & Co. received a bronze medal 

 for an extensive display of Spanish iris. 

 They also had a large collection of her- 

 baceous plants, digitalis, peonies, sweet 

 Williams, etc. Bellevue Greenhouses, 

 West Roxbury, A. E. Poetsch manager, 

 showed a good collection of herbaceous 

 flowers. 



E. J. Mitton, J. Lawson gardener, had 

 a table of cattleyas. Mr. Ayer had 

 fuchsias and allamandas; Harvard Bo- 

 tanic Gardens, Robert Cameron gardener, 

 two excellently arranged tanks of 

 aquatics. 



The display of strawberries was the 

 finest seen in Boston for years. In the 

 class calling for four quarts of any 

 variety the Theodore Lyman prizes went 

 as follows: H. L. Crane, first with 

 Barrymore; H. A. Clark, second with 

 Marshall; George V. Fletcher, third with 



Golden Gate; Mrs. J. C. Philipps, fourth 

 with Marshall; S. H. Warren, fifth with 

 Golden Gate. For fifteen baskets, two 

 quarts in each, George F. Wheeler, George 

 V. Fletcher and F. E. Coburn were win- 

 ners. For best new variety, Wilfred 

 Wheeler led with Golden Gate. The 

 leading strawberries in the show were 

 Marshall, Golden Gate, Barrymore and 

 Sample. For the first time in twelve 

 years Marshall was beaten by the new 

 variety, Barrymore. Golden Gate show- 

 ed up grandly in several classes. 



William Downs received a first-class 

 certificate for a new forcing tomato of 

 Farquhar & Co. 's introduction. W. J. 

 Clemson had the best collection of vege- 

 tables, followed by F. E. Cole. 



The next prize exhibition at Horticul- 

 tural hall occurs July 19 and 20, when 

 ten classes are allotted to sweet peas and 

 a splendid show is assured. 



The new schedule for the January and 

 March shows of 1909 is ready. At the 

 show January 16 a silver medal is of- 

 fered for the best undisseminated car- 

 nation. The spring exhibition will last 

 five days, the dates being March 24 and 



28. Several hundred dollars more than 

 in former years are offered in prizes 

 and some attractive new classes are add- 

 ed. A silver medal is offered for the 

 best new rose not in commerce. For the 

 best mantel decoration prizes of $50 and 

 a silver gilt medal, $30 and a silver 

 medal and $20 and a bronze medal are 

 offered. 



Various Notes. 



William Anderson, of South Lan- 

 caster, with wife and son, will sail for 

 Scotland July 3 for a two months' 

 visit. 



George W. Butterworth, of South 

 Framingham, will sail for England July 

 4, intending to take in many of the 

 notable orchid collections on the other 

 side. 



Some of the earliest shippers of asters 

 have been Mann Bros, and H. W. Vose. 

 George Cartwright is also handling some 

 nice flowers at Park Street market. 



The date of the Gardeners' and Flo- 

 rists' Club picnic will be July 29, not 

 July 26 as announced. Pine Banks Park, 

 Maiden, the rendezvous, should prove a 



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