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The Weekly Florists' Review.' 



November 19, 1908. 



Tweaty-five pliik, E. G. Hill Co. first, H. W. 

 Buckbee second. 



Twenty-Uve yellow, Vestal & Son first, H. W. 

 Buckt>ee second. 



Twenty-five red, H. W. Buckbee first. 



Twenty-five any other color, H. W. Buckbee 

 ttrst, Vestkl & Son second. 



■Rie (;iJene*e Co., of Glencoe, 111., took the 

 first ' on k display of 500 double violets, and Kd- 

 ward Marquardt, of Uhinebeck, N. Y., took 

 second. 



Mrs. C. E. Ferguson, Little Rock, was first 

 on banging basket. Vestal & Son second. 



Display of crotons, George Wlttbold Co., Chi 

 cago, first. 



Best palm, Vestal & Son first. 



Best phoenix, Wlttbold Co. first. • ' 



Boston fern, Mrs. O'Neal first, Hostett*'* & 

 Geldmaker, Little Uock, second. 



• Asparagus plumosus, Hostetter & Geldmaker 

 first. 



Maidenhair fern, Vestal & Son first, Wlttbold 

 Co. second. 



Orange plant in fruit and for rubber plant. 

 Vestal & Son first. 



Araucaria, Vestal & Son first, Wlttbold Co. 

 second. 



Collection of chrysanthemums, six varieties, 

 twelve blooms to the variety. Vestal & Son first, 

 competition for this cup contlned to the territory 

 south of the Ohio and west of the Mississippi. 



Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J., first for dis- 

 play of cut orchids in variety, and also for 

 display of growing orchids. . 



Foeblmann Bros. Co., Chicago, ,the Hotel Ma- 

 rlon trophy for display of cut roses in variety. 



One hundred red carnations, Poeblmann Bros. 

 Co. first, E. H. Hunt, Chicago, second. Same 

 awards for 100 Lawson. 



One hundred Enchantress, Poehlmann Bros. 

 Co. first. Helm Bros., Blue Island, 111., second. 



One hundred white carnations, Carl Neiman 

 first, Poehlmann Bros. Co. second. 



One hundred striped carnations, Poehlmann 

 Bros. Co. first, E. H. Hunt second. 



Three hundred carnations, six varieties, Poehl- 

 mann Bros. Co. first. Helm Bros, second. 



One hundred crimson carnations, E. H. Hunt 

 first, Frank Schramm second. 



Poehlmann Bros. Co. was first for general 

 display of carnations, and E. H. Hunt secopd. 



Fifty American Beauties, Poehlmann Bros. Co. 

 first, Bassett & Washburn, Chicago, second. 



Fifty Richmond, Poehlmann Bros. Co. first, 

 Joy & Sons Co., Nashville, Tenn., second. 



Fifty Brides, Poehlmann Bros. Co. first. 



Fifty Bridesmaids, Poehlmann Bros. Co. first, 

 John Wolf, Savannah, Ga., second. 



Fifty Potter Palmer and for fifty Klllarney. 

 Poehlmann Bros. Co. first. The same firm won 

 on fifty Perle. 



Fifty Rhea Reid, E. G. Hill Co. first. 



Fifty Marshall Field, Peter Relnberg, Chi- 

 cago, first. 



Poeblmann Bros. Co. first for general dis- 

 play of cut roses, second going to Bassett & 

 Washburn. 



Fifty blooms Arkansas-grown mums. Vestal & 

 Son first, J. U. Underwood, Levy, second. 



Single varieties. Vestal & Son first, Mrs. 

 Ramsey second. 



Ten white mums. Vestal & Son first. Cottage 

 Floral Co., Little Rock, second. 



Ten pink mums. Vestal & Son first. 



Ten yellow mums. Cottage Floral Co. first. 

 Vestal & Son second. 



Ten red. Tipton & Hurst first, Cottage Floral 

 Co. second. 



Ten blooms odd color, Tipton & Hurst first, 

 Vestal & Son second. 



Fifteen blooms In three white varieties. Ves- 

 tal & Son first. 



Fiftc-en blooms In three pink varieties, Tipton 

 & Hurst first. Vestal & Son second. 



Fifteen blooms in three yellow varieties, Ves- 

 tal & Son first. 



Fifteen crimson. Cottage Floral Co. first. 



Fifteen blooms odd color, and for the best 

 fifteen blooms, fifteen varieties. Vestal &. Son 

 first. 



Vaughan's Seed Store, Cnicago, took a novelty 

 prize on a grafted chrysanthemum plant. 



Collection of house plants. Cottage Floral Co. 

 first, Hoekstra & Geldmaker, of Sweet Home, 

 second. 



Collection of chrysanthemums grown outdoors, 

 J. U. Underwood, of Levy, first. 



Collection of roses, chrysanthemums and other 

 flowers grown outdoors, Tipton & Hurst first. 



John Karstens, of Chattanooga, Tenn., was 

 first for twenty-five blooms of a new rose, with 

 Mrs. Jardlne. 



There was a section devoted only to 

 amateurs, in which competition was close 

 and in which much interest was taken. 



LENOX, MASS. 



At the recent exhibition ; of the Lenox 

 Horticultural Society, October 28 and 29, 

 the following new chrysanthemums, ex- 

 hibited by Charles H. Totty, Madison, 

 N. J., received certificates of merit: 

 Merstham Blush, Chas. H. Totty, Mers- 

 tham Crimson and Mrs. O. H. Kahn. 



Elmer D. Smith, Adrian, Mich., also 

 exhibited Leslie Morrison, an immense 

 flower; Frank Payne, Mrs. Phillips and 



Mrs. G. W. Pook, the first two named 

 receiving certificates of merit. 



E. Jenkins, Lenox, also received a cer- 

 tificate of merit for the new singly white 

 chrysanthemumy Anna. ;jvs .8% G. H. L 



ORANGE. N.J. 



The New Jersey Floricultural Society 

 held its fourteenth annual flower show 

 November 13, at its assembly rooms in 

 this city. The exhibits were up to the 

 usual standard, which has given this body 

 its just celebrity, .and chrysanthemums, 

 roses, carnations and orchids were in 

 force. Among the trade contributions 



was an extensive exhibit of decorative 

 pompon chrysanthemums from E. Vin- 

 cent, Jr., & Sons Co., of White Marsh, 

 Md., including eome of their i^j^intro- 

 ^uctionsj^'^W.^ w^rfe •peculiarlyTfttexest- 

 ing from the fact 'that they comprised 

 some of the new, fashionable colors in 

 dry goods. They attracted considerable 

 attention, being massed upon one table 

 with three contrasting colors in a vase. 

 Lager & Hurrell and the local trade were 

 represented, and among the visitors were 

 Mr. McTaggert, of Thorburn 's, and W. 

 E. Marshall, of New Itork. 



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^reesias. 



If the earliest batch of freesias is 

 growing on a shVf or light bench in 

 a sunny house, wher^ a night temperature 

 of 52 to 55 degrees is maintained, it 

 should be possible to get in a fair pro- 

 portion for Christmas. A little extra ef- 

 fort to do this should be made, as holi- 

 day, prices on this sweet bulbous flower 

 are always about double what- they are 

 later. 



Freesias need a lot of water at the 

 root, and many growers do not give them' 

 nearly enough. The soil may appear 

 moist on the surface when underneath 

 it is dry. If the leaves hang down it is 

 a sure sign they -are too dry. Soak them 

 well and notice next morning how much 

 more rigid the foliage is. Ii^nure water 

 twice a ,week, now that the flats and 

 pans are iiatted with roots, will strength- 

 en the flower spikes. 



Azaleas. 



A few of the earlier azaleas are al- 

 ready coming into flower. They will be 

 a little too early for Christmas, but at 

 Thanksgiving there is always a nice 

 little trade in flowering plants. As the 

 flowers begin to expand, keep water off 

 them. Rub out any young growths being 

 made. These frequently come ahead of 

 the flowers, particularly if forcing has 

 been done in a warm and moist house. 



Any other plants you may desire to 

 have for Christmas should be started 

 right away. There now remains only 

 five weeks until that holiday and, with 

 diminishing heat and light, forcing does 

 not bring on the plants so rapidly as 

 in thp 'early spring, when the climatic 

 conditions are reversed. Do not attempt 

 any varieties which do not naturally 

 flower early. Such sorts as Hexe, Charles 

 Enke, Apollo, Deutsche Perle and Ver- 

 vseneana are among the best of the 

 earlies. 



Astilbet. 



The roots of the astilbes, or spiraeas, 

 as they are still more popularly known, 

 will arrive in a few days, some being al- 

 ready to hand. We always like to give 

 these a thorough soaking in a tub of 

 water on arrival, as many are badly dried 

 out in transit, afterwards heeling them 

 in the open until they have had one or 



two good freezings. If potted without 

 freezing, they seem to start irregularly 

 early in the season, although later in the 

 winter the rest seems to answer just as 

 well. 



In the way bf varieties, the old 8. 

 Japonica is inferior to such sorts as 

 compacta multiflora, which can now be 

 bought as cheaply as the older variety. 

 Afttilboides is also a beautiful variety, 

 as well as Gladstone, which carries im- 

 mense trusses of snow white flowers. 

 The three last named spirseas take about 

 ten days longer to force into bloom than 

 the old Japonica. For selling as pot 

 plants no customer would select the 

 older sort, if any of the other three were 

 offered. . 



The beautiful new pink spiraea, Queen 

 Alexandra, is still rather high priced for 

 the average commercial grower. It will 

 pay, however, to try a few of them. 

 Its charming peach-pink color always 

 makes it a quick seller. This spiraea pos- 

 sesses extraordinary vigor, small clumps 

 making splendid plants. 



Antirrhiaums. 



Already some nice flower spikes are 

 opening on the early antirrhinums. While 

 the mum season lasts there is little 

 sale of these, but now that it is passing, 

 well grown spikes of popular colors will 

 sell well. To secure really good spikes, 

 such as are seen at the exhibitions or 

 in the better class stores, requires consid- 

 erable care. The number of stalks per 

 plant must be limited to three or four 

 and all other shoots rubbed oflf. It 

 really pays better to get this number 

 of big stalks rather than treble the 

 number of smaller ones, if you are sell- 

 ing at wholesale. If retail trade will 

 take the smaller sizes, it will be well to 

 grow both gradesJ 



Any space vacated by mums can now 

 be utilized for some of the later antir- 

 rhinums. A night temperature of 48 to 

 50 degrees is ample. In a warmer house 

 the plants grow spindly and the flowers 

 lack substance. 



Stevia. 



With the passing of the mums, stevia, 

 the cheaply grown but useful little flow- 

 er, comes into season. It wants to be 

 grown cool; anythihg clear of freezing 



