January 21, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists' Review^ 





in the water until they go into the sand. 

 The way he has figured out the cost, 

 there is money in rooted cuttings at a 

 good deal less than the prevailing fig- 

 ures and the grower can afford to give 

 this stock the best care of which he is 

 capable. 



All the stock now flowering with the 

 Thompson Carnation Co. was planted on 

 the benches about the middle of June. 

 This year half the plants will spend the 

 summer in the field. 



CARNATION SHOW AT CHICAGO. 



Exhibits of Splendid Quality. 



The high quality of the exhibits was 

 the notable feature of the carnation show 

 held at the Art Institute, Chicago, Janu- 

 ary 14, under the joint auspices of the 

 Horticultural Society of Chicago and the 

 Chicago Florists' Club. This was only 

 the second of the series of monthly ex- 

 hibitions planned by the Horticultural 

 Society and, so far as number of ex- 

 hibits goes, it not only was a long step in 

 advance of the first of the series but 

 lacked only in the essential element of 

 publicity outside the trade. There was 

 a good attendance of local florists, but 

 not many of the general public knew of 

 the show, and it did little to help the 

 usual daily attendance at the Art Insti- 

 tute. Still, those present found the room 

 coiiitaining the flowers the most attractive 

 one in the big building that afternoon. 



The showing of novelties was notable. 

 The exhibit from greatest distance was 

 that of Albert Eoper, Tewksbury, Mass., 

 who sent his variegated, Bay State, and 

 created a favorable impression. The 

 Wanoka Greenhouses, Barneveld, N. Y., 

 were represented by two of their new 

 ones, Wanoka, crimson, and Apple Blos- 

 som, pink and white; flowers of moder- 

 ate size, but some way giving the impres- 

 sion of floriferousness. From closer at 

 home, F. Dorner & Sons Co. had a fine 

 vase of Pink Delight, shell pink, not a 

 large flower, but one that seems to take 

 the growers' eyes. They also had sev- 

 eral unnamed seedlings of promise. 



Of the home growers. Hunt Bros., of 

 Evanston, sprung a new one in Mary 

 Tolman, a salmon pink that everybody 

 thought looked good. Highland Park 

 Greenhouses showed Lucille for the first 

 time this season, a large flower on the 

 Prosperity order. The Chicago Carna- 

 tion Co. showed a striking novelty as 

 No. 55, bright pink but white at the edge 

 of the petals. They also had a good vase 

 of Sarah HiU and a splendid one of 

 White Enchantress. Mt. Greenwood 

 Cemetery Association showed Defiance 

 and Greenwood, besides several seedlings 

 under number. Greenwood is a salmon 

 pink that scored eighty-eight points and 

 on the exhibition table looks to be the 

 best thing Mr. Eudd has yet turned out. 



Last, but by no means least of the 

 new sorts, were the two reds, O. P. Bas- 

 sett and W. H. Taft. The Bassett had 

 the most conspicuous corner in the ex- 

 hibit and was a center of attraction, both 

 for growers and public. Bassett & 

 Washburn also showed two plants of For- 

 mosa longiflorums. 



Poehlmann Bros. Co. had the largest 

 exhibit of all, including fine vases of 

 eight standard varieties. 



F. E. Pierson Co., Tarrytown, sent a 

 vase of White Killarney rose, which al- 

 most all the growers are adding to their 

 lists this year, and Peter Eeinberg was 

 represented by 100 long Beauties that 



Carnation James Whitcomb Biley. 



got as much attention from the ladies as 

 a whole table of carnations. 



The Judge's Report. 



C. W. Johnson, of Eockford, acted as 

 judge. In his report he gave the newer 

 varieties the following scores: 



0. P. Bassett, red, exhibited by Bas- 

 sett & Washburn, 86 points; Bay State, 

 variegated, by Albert Eoper, Tewksbury, 

 Mass., 85; Lucille, variegated, by High- 

 land Park Greenhouses, 81; Sarah Hill, 

 white, by Chicago Carnation Co., 83; 

 No. 55, pink and white, by Chicago Car- 

 nation Co., 79; Wm. H. Taft, red, by 

 Scheiden & Schoos, 75; Wanoka, crim- 

 son, by Wanoka Greenhouses, Barneveld, 

 N. Y., 81 ; Apple Blossom, variegated, 

 by Wanoka Greenhouses, 83; Mary 

 Tolman, salmon, by Hunt Bros., 

 Evanston, 82; Pink Delight, shell 

 pink, by F. Dorner & Sons Co., 

 La Fayette, Ind., 84; No. 175-06, red, 

 by F. Dorner & Sons Co., 85 ; No. 68-06, 

 white, by F. Dorner & Sons Co., 81; No. 

 6204A, flesh pink, by Mt. Greenwood 

 Cemetery Association, 81; Greenwood, 

 salmon, by Mt. Greenwood Cemetery As- 

 sociation, 88; No. 11004C, crimson, by 

 Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Association, 80. 



Of the exhibits not scored Judge John- 

 son said in his report: 



"White Enchantress, Chicago Carna- 

 tion Co., a fine vase of blooms as regards 

 color, stem and size, but some of the 

 flowers are a little weak and lack in sub- 

 stance. 



"Defiance, Mt. Greenwood Cemetery 

 Association, extra fine color, calyx and 

 stem; flowers a little under size. 



"Vase of assorted yellows, F. Dormer 

 & Sons Co.; some good deep yellows in 

 color among them, but lack a little in 

 size; fair stem. 



"Vase of seedlings, Mt. Greenwood 

 Cemetery Association; some good pinks. 



whites and scarlets; average size of flow- 

 ers good, petalage a little soft. 



"Poehlmann Bros. Co., Victory, En- 

 chantress, White Lawson, Beacon, Mrs. 

 Lawson, Winsor, White Perfection, 

 Winona; color, extra good; size, me- 

 dium ; stem, good ; substance, extra good ; 

 calyxes, all good ; fragrance, good ; 

 worthy of bronze medal. 



"Two Formosa lilies, by Bassett & 

 Washburn; size and number of flowers 

 to each plant extra good; stem particu- 

 larly good; highly commended on all 

 points. 



"White Killarney rose, F. E. Pierson 

 Co., Tarrytown, N. Y.; fine color; sub- 

 stance excellent; stem and foliage par- 

 ticularly vigorous and clean; highly com- 

 mended. 



"Peter Eeinberg, 100 Ame'rican Beau- 

 ties; flowers of fine color, size and petal- 

 age; stem and foliage good; highly com- 

 mended. ' ' 



Nick Miller was in charge as manager 

 and was assisted by Henry C. Dunn, 

 who came all the way from Tewksbury, 

 Mass., with Eoper 's exhibit of Bay State, 

 and who turned in and worked with a 

 will. 



WILL VISIT GROWERS. 



Among the arrangements for the enter- 

 tainment of visitors at the Indianapolis 

 carnation convention is a trip to Eich- 

 mond by way of Cumberland and New 

 Castle. The stop at Cumberland is to be 

 made for the purpose of visiting the 

 greenhouses of Bertermann Bros. Co. 

 The firm has arranged to supply tickets 

 to Cumberland to all who call for them 

 at their store on Massachusetts avenue. 

 One of the illustrations in this issue is 

 an arrangement by Irwin Bertermann, 

 using the firm's new yellow carnation, 

 James Whitcomb Eiley. 



