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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



OCTOBBB 15, 1908. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. 



Loveless Asks Aid. 



Now that the chrysanthemum once 

 more claims our notice, it seems an op- 

 portune moment to call attention to the 

 great exhibition soon to be held in Chi- 

 cago, and to impress upon the many 

 admirers of the queen of autumn the 

 importance of lending their assistance in 

 making this a memorable occasion in the 

 history of the chrysanthemum in America. 



It is encouraging to note the progress 

 that has been made in the development 

 of this charming flower, and all growers 

 are invited to exhibit their productions 

 at the national flower show, and to make 

 this the greatest exhibition of perfect 

 flowers that has ever been held. 



This particular section is given over 

 to the Chrysanthemum Society of Amer- 

 ica, and it is the duty of every member 

 to see that our section is much above the 

 average, a credit to our society, an in- 

 spiration to the general public who visit 

 the show, and incidentally an expression 

 of our good will for the S. A. F., under 

 whose auspices the national show is being 

 held. 



Send for a schedule, look over your 

 available blooms, and enter in as many 

 classes as possible. This will be the best 

 means of expressing your interest in the 

 success of the national flower show. 

 Alfred J. Loveless, 

 President Chrysanthemum Society of 



America. 



Work of the Committees. 



At New York October 10 Elmer D. 

 Smith & Co., Adrian, Mich., exhibited 

 Gloria before the committee on seedlings. 

 It is described as Enchantress pink, 

 Japanese incurved, and on the commer- 

 cial scale scored: 



c<dor 17 



Form 11 



Fullness 9 



Stem 15 



Foliage 13 



Substance 12 



Site 8 



Total 85 



David Feaser, Sec'y- 



SOUTHERN EVERGREENS. 



"There is a fair crop in the vicinity of 

 Evergreen, Ala.," says E. A. Beaven. 

 "High grade southern wild smilax is one 

 of the several popular greens that are 

 shipped. This light and graceful decora- 

 tive is becoming more popular every year, 

 as freezing does not affect it and it will 

 keep almost indefinitely in moderate tem- 

 perature. This stock will last in a deco- 

 ration a long time and, as it dries green, 

 it looks well even after it has dried out. 

 It requires no technical knowledge to 

 handle it and dealers find it sells to an 

 advantage to dry goods stores, churches, 

 bar rooms, hotels, cafes and other large 

 consumers, as well as to florists for the 

 better Class of large decorations. This 

 smilax is packed in six sizes, weighing 

 from fifteen to fifty pounds. The small- 

 est package contains enough to cover 100 



feet of wall space and the largest 600 

 feet of surface. The size of the case is 

 2x2x4 feet. A carload is from seventy 

 to ninety packages. 



"Magnolia foliage is packed in the 

 same size cases as smilax and contains 

 from 100 to 600 sprays of the foliage 

 and brings about the same price. Mag- 

 nolia leaves for the manufacture of mag- 

 nolia wreaths are packed in flour barrels 

 or boxes. 



"The holly crop will compare favor- 

 ably with the quality of other years. The 

 standard holly package is 2x2x4 feet. 



"Long needle pines are regarded as 

 beautiful as a palm and are practically 

 indestructible. They stand rough han- 

 dling and are splendid keepers. They go 

 forward packed in paper lined barrels, 

 tops burlaped, containing sixty to 100 

 pines each, and occupy as much space in 



iraVERY now and then a well 

 u9 pleased reader speaks the word 

 which is the means of btingiag a new 

 advertiser to 



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Sttch friendly assistance is thoroughly 

 appreciated. 



Give us the name of anyone from 

 whom you are buying, not an adver- 

 tiser. We especially wish to interest 

 those selling articles of florists' use 

 not at present advertised* 



FLORISTS' PUBLISHING CO. 

 530-60 Caxton Bldg. Chicago 



a car as two standard cases. This prod- 

 uct cannot be stacked, as they will heat 

 if piled and shipped loose. 



"Sabal pine leaves are quoted in sizes 

 from 24 to 40 inches, with stems from 

 one to three feet long, and weigh about 

 forty pounds to the hundred. A stand- 

 ard case holds about 250 leaves. These 

 leaves will keep for months if kept in a 

 cool, damp place, packed in the original 

 cases. They are used in various ways as 

 a decorative, giving a most pleasing con- 

 trast and tropical effect in winter. 



"Chamserops palm crowns have the 

 same keeping quality as sabal leaves. 

 They are the natural palm plant with 

 the roots removed and vary in size from 

 three feet high, with four to six leaves, 

 to large specimens six to eight feet high, 

 with twelve to twentv-gix leaves. They 

 are sold in assorted sizes by the hundred, 

 averaging in weight about four pounds 

 each when packed for shipment. 



"This section has a reputation for the 

 fine quality of mistletoe it ships. The 

 stock is packed in five to ten pound 

 hampers or boxes. Galax leaves, either 



green or bronze, are packed in eases of 

 10,000. Southern gray moss, sometimes 

 called Florida moss, is a moss that grows 

 in large, graceful festoons from the 

 forest trees in this section and is both a 

 novelty and beautiful decorative. It is 

 shipped in 25-pound bags." 



COLOR IN MARKET PLANTS. 



Among the latest introductions, says 

 a writer in speaking of the plants offer- 

 ed at Covent Garden market, London, 

 the new pink varieties of spiraea attract 

 most attention. The prices this season 

 have been too high for ordinary work, 

 and in most instances the plants have 

 not been quite up to a high standard of 

 cultivation. Some growers have formed 

 rather a bad opinion of them, yet the 

 same thing occurs with most new intro- 

 ductions. Taking the plants as seen from 

 various growers, there has been a con- 

 siderable difference. In most instances 

 the variety Peach Blossom has been the 

 best color, and Queen Alexandra has been 

 the best in habit of growth and has had 

 larger spikes of bloom, but they are so 

 nearly alike that for market purposes 

 they will simply be called "pink" 

 spiraeas. In regard to the color, I find 

 that much depends upon careful atten- 

 tion to watering, and a regular supply 

 of manure of moderate strength. It is 

 a matter that is not often referred to, 

 but with many plants which vary in 

 color, it will be found that though sun 

 and light have a considerable influence, 

 proper attention to manuring and water- 

 ing are great factors. 



It seems the same with most plants 

 with pink flowers. Taking the hydran- 

 geas, the same variety varies consider- 

 ably from different growers, and 'Ver- 

 bena Miss Willmott also varies. In some 

 plants selection for propagating is a 

 great point, but with the hydrangeas I 

 have not found that there is any great 

 advantage, soil and treatment being the 

 chief factors in the production of color, 

 and the dwarf plants grown from cut- 

 tings stuck late in the season, after the 

 flower buds are set, seem to come the 

 brightest color. 



Much might be written regarding color. 

 For all market purposes color is of more 

 importance than perfect form in flowers. 

 I find that the clear pink is favorite. I 

 do not know if it is by accident or by 

 her own selection, but two of the most 

 popular flowers we have are Verbena 

 Miss Willmott, and Sweet Pea Miss Will- 

 mott. In regard to either it will require 

 something wonderfully good to displace 

 thorn. 



Westerville, O. — J. F. Sked has just 

 purchased a typewriter. 



Chatham, N. Y. — R. E. Shuphelt, with 

 his mother and sister, will spend the 

 winter at Fruitland Park, Fla. They 

 sailed from New York October 13. 



Richmond, Ind. — G. R. Gause has just 

 completed three new houses, of the 

 Dietsch V gutter construction, with angle 

 iron purlins. The houses are also 

 equipped with the Evans ventilator. At 

 a recent flower show held in this city, in 

 connection with the fall festival, Mr. 

 Gause had an unusually fine exhibit, 

 which the local papers state would cer- 

 tainly have won some prizes if classes 

 had been provided for his entries. He 

 reports that business during the summer 

 has been active, his last month's trade 

 having been exceptionally good. 



