August 13, 1008. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



have been unable to verify any one of 

 them by experience. The best of culture 

 and closest attention do not seem to keep 

 it away, and sometimes I have wondered 

 whether it could be transmitted from par- 

 ent to seedling through the seed. Bor- 

 deaux mixture and kindred preventives of 

 fungous diseases do not seem to be of 

 any use, as we have found by experience. 

 A sure preventive of this disease would 

 be welcomed by hundreds of growers. 



We never plant asters two successive 

 seasons on the same ground, but that does 

 not always prove successful. Nor can we 

 say that certain varieties are more sub- 

 ject to the blight than others. One sea- 

 son it will be one variety and the next 

 season it will be another variety, and 

 maybe they will be growing side by side. 

 We have frequently seen this. We have 

 come to look upon the aster crop as de- 

 cidedly .a lottery. A. F. J. B. 



BAR HARBOR, ME. 



The first flower show on the island 

 of Mount Desert and, we believe, in the 

 state of Maine, was held in the new 

 Building of Arts, Bar Harbor, August 6 

 and 7 and, although gotten up at two 

 weeks' notice, was a splendid success 

 in every way. The beautiful building 

 but recently erected, standing on a high 

 eminence and commanding an enchant- 

 ing view of the island's mountain 

 scenery, was an ideal spot in which to 

 hold a florists' exhibition. The interior 

 proved too small to accommodate all the 

 exhibits and collections of vegetables, 

 which were staged in the rear of the 

 building, on verandas, while on the beau- 

 tiful lawn were dotted numerous speci- 

 men hydrangeas in tubs, the steps also 

 being furnished with bay trees, palms 

 and hydrangeas. Much of the credit for 

 the successful launching of a flower 

 show here is due to George B. Dorr, one 

 of the most prominent residents and 

 owner of the Mount Desert Nurseries, 

 who worked indefatigably for its suc- 

 cess. . 



There were five entries for the best 

 group of plants arranged for decora- 

 tive effect, all being of excellent qual- 

 ity, J. I. Kane, Kenneth McLean gar- 

 dener, taking first. Palms, adiantums, 

 tuberous begonias and gloxinias were 

 used to good effect. John S. Kennedy, 

 W. T. Burton gardener, was a good sec- 

 ond. The class for twelve tuberous be- 

 gonias brought out some splendid entries 

 from John 8. Kennedy, J. E. Bowen and 

 others. Gloxinias were also well shown. 

 Fuchsias, achimines, ferns, Bex begoni- 

 as and other plants were each exhibited 

 of excellent quality. A certificate of 

 merit was awarded to Joseph Pulitzer, 

 A. W. Ekstrom gardener, for a superb 

 specimen of Allamanda Hendersoni, 

 growH as a standard with an umbrella 

 shaped head. The same exhibitor had 

 a similar award for a fine collection of 

 fittonias and other stove and greenhouse 

 plants, and secured first for specimen 

 fern with a well grown specimen of 

 Nephrolepis Whitmani. 



The Mount Desert Nurseries, William 

 Miller manager, had an interesting col- 

 lection of nephrolepis, including Todea- 

 oides, Whitmani and Amerpohlii. Mil- 

 leri, a new dwarf sport, was awarded 

 honorable mention, and another unnamed 

 sport was shown, in character intermedi- 

 ate between Bostoniensis and Scottii, 

 with divided fronds. They also showed 

 Begonia corallina and, from their North- 

 east Harbor branch nursery, a fine dis- 

 play of sweet peas. H. A. Dreer had 



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a display of aquatics. George S. Bon- 

 doin, Bernard Morris gardener, received 

 a certificate of merit for a fine lot of 

 hydrangeas in large tubs. Joseph Pulit- 

 zer also bad several well flowered tubs 

 of these. E. C. Cushman, John Ren- 

 wick gardener, had an immense begonia 

 in the way of fuchsioides, eight feet 

 high and of proportionate width. 



Although the island of Mount Desert 

 suffered from a six weeks' drought this 

 summer, the display of cut flowers was 

 of a higher quality than could be found 

 at this season at any other horticultural 

 show in the east; both perennials and 

 annuals were splendid. The pentstemons, 

 phlox, collections of garden annuals, aco- 

 nitums, sweet peas and gladioli were of 

 splendid quality. 



For the best basket of cut flowers ar- 

 ranged for effect there were no less than 

 sixteen entries. Joseph Pulitzer, A. W. 

 Ekstrom gardener, won with a beautiful 

 arrangement of Shirley poppies and Gyp- 

 sophila elegans. J. E. Bowen, A. E. 

 Chilman gardener, who was second, used 



lavender flowers in variety, which pro- 

 duced a pleasing effect. The model flow- 

 er garden, from the Miller boys at Mount 

 Desert Nurseries, attracted much favor- 

 able notice and received a certificate of 

 merit. 



There was a good display of fruits. 

 G. W. Vanderbilt, Edward Kirk garden- 

 er, was first for white grapes with splen- 

 did Muscats, awarded a cultural certifi- 

 cate. Miss Morrill, Charles Heath gar- 

 dener, received a similar award for a 

 fine bunch of Black Hambros weighing 

 six pounds and fourteen ounces. Melons 

 from G. W. Vanderbilt, A. C, Gurnee, 

 Charles Shand gardener, and J. S. Ken- 

 nedy were handsome. There was an ex- 

 cellent display of vegetables, collections 

 of twenty, fifteen and ten varieties, each 

 being well competed for, the collection 

 of peas comprising Alderman, Peerless, 

 Duke of Albany, Sharpe's Queen and 

 others from J. S. Kennedy being note- 

 worthy. The state entomologist had a 

 large and well scrutinized display of 

 insect pests. Other exhibitors, in ad- 



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