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NOVKMBER 12, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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Duckham could develop such dlmeneions 

 as those perfect speeimens exhibited on 

 that occasion. 



I*erfection of form should be the aim 

 of our hybridists, and not only a bloom 

 of immense size, but a combination of 

 these good points is desirable. The 

 chrysanthemum season is being extended 

 in ooth directions, and by a judicious 

 selection of varieties, blooms may be had 

 from early August to January. 



The increasing interest in single and 

 pompon chrysanthemums made it neces- 

 sary to adopt a standard scale of points 

 for judging, which will be presented by 

 the committee at this meeting, and to 

 get started in the right direction several 

 growers were invited to send an exhibit 

 of their varieties to the present exhibi- 

 tion for classification and registra- 

 tion of names, duplicates being both 

 undesirable and confusing. The classes 

 for singles can be largely increased 

 at future exhibitions, when some 

 basis for judging has been adopt- 

 ed, and I trust this is a step in the 

 right direction, to place the single chry- 

 santhemum before the public and estab- 

 lish its usefulness as a decorative plant 

 for the florist as w^ as the private 

 gardener. Its light, graceful sprays, ad- 

 mitting of such treatment as would be 

 impossible with the large blooms, and its 

 being inexpensive, bring it within the 

 reach of all, to be a new source of in- 

 come to the grower, and a satisfactory 

 investment for the purchaser. 



There are still some insect pests for 

 which we have not yet found a reliable 

 remedy. With the adoption of fumiga- 

 tion by the aid of hydrocyanic acid gas, 

 green and black fly no longer worry us, 

 but the cinch bug causes more damage 

 to chrysanthemums generally than is sup- 

 posed, and is not easily prevented, except 

 by strenuous means that jeopardize the 

 life of the plants as well. A safe and 

 effective fumigating agent has yet to be 

 found for dealing with these pests. 



To the several committees appointed 

 for judging seedlings, who so faithfully 

 fulfill the duties assigned to them, wo 

 are deeply grateful, and every exhibitor 

 of chrysanthemums owes his success, in- 

 directly, to the efforts of these men, 

 who advise us of the sterling qualities 

 of the new varieties submitted to them 

 for judgment; their work alone is a 

 suflScient reason for the existence and 

 general support of the Chrysanthemum 

 Society. 



Other Reports. 



Secretary Eraser's report showed 

 twenty-two new names added to the roll 

 last year, offsetting the loss by dropping 

 all those who have not paid their dues. 



Treasurer John N. May reported a 

 balance last year of $340.41; receipts 

 this year, $280; disbursements, $309.09; 

 balande, $311.32. 



C. H. Totty, for the committee on 



scale of points for judging singles and 



pompons, submitted the following, which 



was adopted: 



Pompons. . singles. 



Color 40 Color 40 



Form 20 Form 20 



Stem and foliage.. 20 Substance 20 



dullness 20 Stem and foliage.. 20 



Total 100 Total 100 



The singles to be divided into two 

 classes, the large-flowered and small- 

 flowered types, Mrs. E. Eoberts and Miss 

 A. Holden being examples of the former 

 and Nancy Pekin of the latter type. 

 Singles not to contain over three rows 

 of petals. 



Chrysanthemum Pockett's Crimson. 



Officers Elected. 



Officers for 1909 were elected as fol- 

 lows: 



President — Elmer D. Smith, Adrian, 

 Mich. 



Vice-president — Harry Turner, Port 

 "Washington, N. Y. 



Treasurer — John in. May, Summit, 

 N. J. 



Secretary — C. W. Johnson, Rockford, 

 111. 



PROTECTING COSMOS. 



Cosmos Lady Lenox is such a strikingly 

 beautiful flower that its early destruction 



by frost is nothing less than deplorable. 

 There is no reason why any gardener 

 or florist should lose these beautiful flow- 

 ers by the first nipping frost, when all 

 that is required to save them is the erec- 

 tion of a movable shelter of boards. Or 

 it may only be necessary to enclose the 

 sides and ends with boards, and then 

 merely perfect the protection by cover- 

 ing the top with burlap or some other 

 material of like character when the state 

 of the weather indicates a need for such 

 protection. By taking a little trouble in 

 the manner indicated, a supply of these 

 beautiful flowers can be had for an ex- 

 tended period. M. 



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BOSTON. 



The exhibition of the Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society, which closed No- 

 vember 9, was the best held for several 

 years. Chrysanthemums, both pot plants 

 and cut blooms, were more numerous and 

 of much better quality than a year ago, 

 while the orchid groups were great at- 

 tractions. The growing interest in single 

 chrysanthemums was evidenced by the 



large entries of these, which seemed to 

 attract visitors even more than the big 

 blooms. Specimen plants, which were 

 conspicuously absent last year, were 

 again in evidence, but of more moderate 

 size than those formerly seen in Boston. 

 Decorated dinner tables for ten covers 

 of chrysanthemums brought out six 

 entries. The first prize went to Edward 

 MacMulkin, who used white pompon, 

 Prince of Wales. Mrs. E. M. Gill, who 



