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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Sbptembeb 24, 1008. 



water available at a pressure high enough 

 to do the spraying and watering in a 

 few minutes — and after the watering is 

 finished and the reserve supply exhausted, 

 the pumping engine is used to replenish 

 the reserve tank, thus maintaining a con- 

 siderable volume of water under high 

 pressure which is available at any time 

 for fire protection and use in the green- 

 houses without the necessity of starting 

 the pumping engine. 



There has in the last few years been 



from outdoor plants. Lilies and lily of 

 the valley are neither of them in much 

 demand. 



Asters still swamp the market and con- 

 tinue of splendid quality; many cannot 

 be sold at all. Gladioli are fewer, but 

 more cosmos, tuberoses and dahlias are 

 seen. Somehow the latter do not seem 

 to take as market flowers in Boston. We 

 think they will grow in favor as their 

 good qualities are better known. The 

 present week should see a diminution in 



Spraying at Vem L. Schluraffs, Erie, Pa. 



great improvement in methods of supply- 

 ing water for florists ' special needs. The 

 gasoline engine now is designed to pump 

 either into pneumatic water supply tanks, 

 or directly into the pipe line, and is pro- 

 vided with an automatic safety valve so 

 that the faucets may be closed to change 

 the hose connections, or for other pur- 

 poses, without danger from too high 

 pressure. They are capable of operating 

 against any pressure up to ninety pounds 

 per square inch, and are designed to 

 pump both air and water at the same 

 time when used in connection with the 

 modern pneumatic water supply systems 

 that are now employed in many green- 

 house establishments and which seem des- 

 tined to come into general use where flo- 

 rists must provide their own water sup- 

 ply. 



Mr. Schluraflf has done well since build- 

 ing this plant and looks forward to a 

 good season and the need for more g'ass, 

 the Forvice buildings having boon j)ut up 

 and equipment installed with that end in 

 view. 



receipts of asters and it is hoped this 

 may tend to relieve the present conges- 

 tion. 



Dahlia Society's Show. 



The first exhibition of the New Eng- 

 land Dahlia Society and, we believe, the 

 first of its kind in America, was held in 

 Tremont Temple, Boston, September 17 

 to 19 and proved a successful one. The 

 dahlia devotees continue to increase in 

 number in New England and much in- 

 terest is taken by them. The schedule 



included no fewer than 125 classes and 

 nearly all were filled. Some of the largest 

 and most successful exhibitors were: 

 W. W. Bawson & Co., E. S. Manuel, Dor- 

 chester Dahlia Gardens, W. D. Hathaway, 

 E. W. Ela, W. D. Moon, Edward Lefa- 

 vour, A. L. Brown, W. F. Turner & Co., 

 J. K. Alexander, F. L. Tinkham, Miss 

 Fanny Foster, D. W. Babcock, A. A. Bas- 

 sett, N. A. Lindsay, W. H. Symonds, 

 George H. Walter, W. P. Hayden, John- 

 son & Hall and H. F. Burt. 



Special honorariums for displays went 

 to W. H. Tarbox, Alex. MacLellan, J, K. 

 Alexander, George B. Gill, Mrs. E. M. 

 Gill, Towle's Dahlia Garden, Eobert 

 Amend, S. B. Dana, George H. Walker 

 and W. W. Eawson & Co. H. A. Dreer 

 received a special honorarium for his new 

 show dahlia, Dreer 's White, a beautiful 

 pure white variety, much admired. 



W. F. Turner & Co. won the silver gilt 

 medal offered by Dobbie & Co., Eothesay, 

 Scotland, to the most successful competi- 

 tor in the show. E. S. Manuel captured 

 the silver medal of the Horticultural So- 

 ciety of Lyons, France, for the twelve 

 most beautiful French cactus and deco- 

 rative dahlias. W. F. Turner & Co. took 

 the silver honor medal of the German 

 Dahlia Society for the most numerous 

 collection ^of German cactus dahlias. N. 

 A. Lindsay captured Stredwick & Son's 

 special for their new varieties of cactus 

 dahlias. A. MacLellan had a fine collec- 

 tion of new giant seedling singles. 



The largest flower of any decorative 

 variety was Souvenir de Gustave Douzon 

 from W. F. Turner & Co. The largest 

 peony-flowered came from W. W. Eawson 

 & Co., named H. Hornsveld. The small- 

 est flower in the show was the pompon, 

 Belle of Springfield, from H. F. Burt. 



Marblehead, a scarlet cactus from W. 

 W. Eawson & Co., showed up well .among 

 the novelties, as did Marion, pink with 

 white base, from W. H. Eichardson. 

 Euth Forbes, a deep pink cactus, from 

 W. F. Turner & Co., and Eose, a big, 

 deep rose-colored show variety, from W. 

 W. Eawson & Co., were also good. 



The experiment of holding a special 

 dahlia show has proved that it ia possible 

 to get up an attractive exhibition of 

 dahlias alone, and we may expect that 

 future ones will be of even a wider 

 scope. The addition of tables decorated 

 with dahlias, baskets, wreaths, bouquets 



BOSTON. 



The Market 



There is nothing new or specially en- 

 couraging to report about market condi- 

 tions. Far too many fiowers continue to 

 arrive and until a killing frost cuts oft" 

 outdoor supplies, there is little prospect 

 of improvement. Eoses are of better 

 size, but are much too abundant and sell 

 at absurd prices. Even carnations are 

 down with the rest, and selling rather 

 poorly. Some now are coming with quite 

 lengthy stems. A few violets are seen, 

 but cut little figure as yet, being mostly 



Pumping Fngine and Storage Tank at Vern L. Schluraff's. 



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