Mat 20, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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it was given out, but like most visits 

 made by energetic and enterprising men, 

 this pleasure trip was productive of good 

 results. Among them was a most beau- 

 tiful collection of fuchsias. They include 

 Lady Heylesbury, white sepals, rosy pink 

 corolla, the freest blooming fuchsia I 

 ever saw; Display, better known to 

 American growers as Black Prince, under 

 which name it has been grown here for 

 many years (Mr. Lonsdale is inclined to 

 believe the English name to be the cor- 

 rect one) ; Ida, red sepals, white corolla, 

 showy; and Lord Byron, red sepals, pur- 

 ple corolla. This variety is already known 

 to many growers here. 



The fuchsias were reinforced by a su- 

 perb collection of calceolarias, of both 

 the hybrida and rugosa type, and some 

 crosses between them, giving bronze ef- 

 fects that harmonize beautifully with the 

 bright yellows and large flowers of the 

 one type and the russet brown smaller 

 flowers of the other. Last, but by no 

 means least, were the Schizanthus Wise- 

 tonensis and the compacta form made 

 famous by Mr. Lonsdale in his talk be- 

 fore the Florists' Club of this city a 

 year ago. There were also some striking 

 plants of salpiglossis, a new subject for 



pot treatment. They were full of flowers 

 and all exceptionally pleasing. I would 

 like to go on and talk about the crotons, 

 but lack of time forbids, so we will say, 

 ' ' Continued in Our Next. ' ' 



Various Notes. 



S. S. Skidelsky, of Skidelsky & Irwin, 

 has the sympathy of his many friends 

 all over the tjnited States in the loss of 

 his wife. Mrs. Skidelsky died May 13. 



H. Bayersdorfer arrived in Hamburg 

 May 13. 



The partnership between Charles Henry 

 Fox and Joseph Hirsch was dissolved 

 May 15, the business being continued by 

 Mr. Fox. 



Charles W. Morby and Wallace Faust, 

 formerly with Charles M. Keegan, are 

 expecting to open a flower store about 

 the end of this month at the northeast 

 corner of Thirteenth and Walnut streets, 

 Hotel Edouard. 



Nearly 300 persons gathered to listen 

 to the talk given by Walter P. Stokes in 

 Harrisburg, May 11. 



The Eobert Craig Co. has been growing 

 its own strain of cyclamen from its own 

 seed for the last fifteen years. Some 

 plants in 6-inch pots sent out at Christ- 



mas had fifty to sixty flowers each, wliile 

 others, in 6 V^ -inch and 7-inch pots, saved 

 for seed, averaged between eighty and 

 ninety flowers each. 



When Phil called to see the new crop 

 Beauties of W. E. McKissick & Bros, he 

 was invited, or more correctly, dared to 

 climb up two or three steps and look over 

 the shelves. There was a whole shelfful 

 of as pretty a lot of flowers as one could 

 wish to see at any season of the year. 

 "Part of a shipment," Mr. McKissick 

 modestly said. 



Miss Bauer, formerly bookkeeper for 

 Charles M. Keegan, is now with S. S. 

 Pennock-Meehan Co. 



Fred J. Michell, Jr., was, as he him- 

 self graphically described it, lost in the 

 rush. Still, it is not improbable that you 

 can find him at Ten Eighteen. 



D. T. Connor, representing Lord & 

 Burnham Co., has just closed a contract 

 with the Eobert Craig Co. for heating 

 the new greenhouse plant at Norwood, 

 Delaware county. The system which will 

 be installed under Mr. Connor's supervi- 

 sion is the new circulating hot water sys- 

 tem, which is now gaining in favor with 

 the most progressive growers of the day. 

 They believe it more economical than 



