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November 5, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



A Glimpse of the Autumn Exhibition at Madison, N. J. 



George H. Morgan, Girantl Foster, E. 

 Jenkins, gardener; W. D. Sloane, F. 

 Heeremans, gardener; Mrs. John Sloane, 

 A. ^. Loveless, gardener; Charles Lanier, 

 A. H. Wingett, gardener; Zenas Crane, 

 Frederick G. Crane and Mrs. Robert 

 Winthrop. 



Some fine bush plants vi'ere staged, one 

 beautiful specimen from Mrs. John E. 

 Parsons carrying 300 flowers. For group 

 of orchids there were some splendid ex- 

 hibits, Cattleya labiata, Oncidium 

 Rogersii and Vanda caerulea being much 

 in evidence. A. J. Loveless led in this 

 class, closely followed by F. Heeremans 

 and Ed^in Jenkins. F. Heeremans won 

 the Lenox Horticultural Society'^ silver 

 cup, which is to be won twice for pos- 

 session, for the best 100-foot group of 

 flowering and foliage plants, with a mag- 

 nificent arrangement. He was closely 

 followed by Edwin Jenkins. It is doubt- 

 ful if any other show in America CQuld 

 duplicate these groups. 



A. J. Loveless led with American 

 Beauty roses. Other successful exhibit- 

 ors in the rose classes included F. Heere- 

 mans, E. Jenkins, George H. Morgan and 

 Thomas Proctor. There was a fine dis- 

 play of carnations. A. H. "Wingett was 

 well in the front with ferns and vege- 

 tables. The display of the latter was 

 unusually fine. 



The attendance of society people was 

 large. Judges were: James Wheeler, 

 Brookline, Mass.; William Turner, 

 Oceafiic, N. J.; W. H. Waite, Yonkers, 

 N. Y., and Alexander McKenzie, Glen- 

 coe, L. I., N. Y. C. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The fall flower show of the St. Louis 

 Horticultural Society opened in Armory 

 hall November 3, with favorable weather 

 and a large attendance. The awards in 

 cut blooms were as follows: 



Chrysanthemum blooms, best forty-eight, 

 elKht vaMetlPS, six blooms In a vase, E. G. 

 Hill Co. first, with L. Africalne, Nellie Pock- 

 ett, O. H. Broomhead, Glitter, Mary Ann Pock- 

 ett. Mrs. Mary Mann, Mrs. K. Thome and G. W. 

 Pook; H. W. Buckbee second, with Miss May 

 Seddon, Alice Byron, Charles Longley, Dakoma. 

 Glitter, Mrs. 11. W. Buckbee, \V. K. Meredith 

 nnd 0. H. Broomhead; W. J. & M. S. Vesey 

 third, with most of the above varieties. 



fifty bl(Mjms, not less than ten varieties, 



sliort stem on mossed boards, E. G. Hill Co. 

 first. II. W. Buckbee second, Elmer Smith third. 



Display of pompons, single varieties, E. G. 

 mil Co. first. Elmer Smith second. 



Carnation blooms, fifty blooms, one or more 

 varieties, J. F. Ammann first, with White En- 

 chantress and Rose-pink Enchantress. 



Cut roses, fifty blooms Richmond, W. J. and 

 M. S. Vesey first. 



Fifty blooms Klllarney, J. F. Ammann first, 

 W. J. and M. S. Vesey second. 



Fifty any other pink, J. F. Ammann first, 

 with ("hatenay; W. J. and M. S. Vesey second, 

 with Maid. 



Fifty white, J. F. Ammann first, with Bride; 

 W. J. and M. S. Vesey second, with Bride. 



Floral displays, hamper of mums, F. C. Weber 

 first. 



Decorated reception room, of mums, Including 

 mantel and table decoration also of mums. 

 Fred C. Weber first, C. C. Sanders second. 

 J. W. Dunford third. 



The Shaw medal was taken by Henry 



Dreer with his new Nephrolepis Scholzeli, 



crested Scottii fern. They also took the 



bronze S. A. F. medal and the society's 



silver medal with the same fern. W. 



A. Manda also competed for these medals 



with his new Nephrolepis exalta Alberta. 



Peter Reinberg showed a fine vase of 

 Marshall Field rose. A fine vase of the 

 new carnation, O. P. Bassett, was on ex- 

 hibition. 



Visitors for the first day were: Mr. 

 Mann, of E. G. Hill Co.; J. J. Karins. 

 of H. A. Dreer Co.; B. Esehner, of M. 

 Rice & Co. ; Henry Blixen, of J. F. Am- 

 mann 's, Edwardsville ; and A. S. Hal- 

 stead, Belleville. 



The city park department made n 

 grand show of plants of all kinds and 

 greatly helped to fill the large hall. 

 Michel Plant & Bulb Co. also staged a 

 fine group. There were no decorations 

 of any kind in the hall. The election 

 returns at night drew a large crowd and 

 the committee is greatly pleased with the 

 attendance the first day. Prospects seem 

 good that the show will be a financial 

 success. 



TROUBLE WITH MIGNONETTE. 



I have mignonette planted in a bench 

 and it is about six to eight inches high. 

 The lower leaves are turning red and the 

 small green worms are troublesome. Will 

 you kindly inform me what I can do to 

 kill the worm and also to bring the 

 plants back to a healthy condition, as I 

 am afraid that I am going to lose all of 



them if something is not done immediate- 

 ly? My bench is in my carnation house. 

 I only water as I think it needs it and 

 have good drainage. I have, dusted with 

 tobacco, but the worms seem to grow fat 

 on it. 



J. H. S. 



Either the soil conditions or extensive 

 dryness at the root are the probable 

 causes of the trouble. Your mignonette 

 is in poor compost or one containing too 

 much animal manure. A fertilizer might 

 cause the plants to become stunted and 

 turn red, but I am inclined to the opinion 

 that the soil has been too dry. It may 

 have looked moist on the surface, due to 

 sprinkling with the hose, but might be 

 dry underneath. Scratch over the soil 

 among the plants and give the bench a 

 thorough soaking until you can see the 

 water running out at the bottom. Loosen 

 the soil a little as it dries out and soak 

 well each time you water. If the soil 

 was poor, scatter a light dressing of well 

 decayed barnyard manure on tlie surface 

 as a mulch. The leachings will benefit 

 your plants. 



The green worms you refer to can 

 only be held in check properly by hand 

 picking. This is slow and somewhat 

 tedious, but the only safe plan I know 

 of. I have tried poisons without much 

 effect. Tobacco dust is not a poison 

 strong enough to hurt them. Nicotine 

 extracts are good for controlling aphis, 

 but of no value against these pests. 



C. W. 



VINCAS. 



W^ould it be practical for me to buy 

 now field-grown vincas, pot them and 

 keep in a house cellar until starting my 

 greenhouse in February? Or do you 

 think I can buy as cheaply in February 

 as now? F. E. C. 



It is now getting late to secure any 

 field-grown vincas and, while iV would 

 be possible to carry them even in a 

 light cellar kept clear of freezing, it 

 would be better for you to buy in Feb- 

 ruary from one of the many advertisers 

 who olfer this plant in the Review. 



