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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



June 10, 1800. 



Mr. Pockett had a staud entirely com- 

 posed of uew chrysanthemums, his own 

 seedlings, and many of which were un- 

 named until yesterday. Others will be 

 sent to England with, beyond their own 

 merits, nothing more distinctive than a 

 number. Among them are two splendid 

 decorative chrysanthemums — one a dis- 

 tinctive golden yellow, K. F. Felton, 

 named in England after the king's for- 

 ester; anotiier, old gold in color, shaded 

 with apricot, called Freda Bedford. A 

 pale pink, Alice Lemon, was raised by 

 Mr. Pockett, and successfully shown for 

 the medal yesterday by Mr. Neill. His 

 blooms were voted the champions of the 

 show. A column of space might be de 

 voted with profit to Mr. Pockett 's 

 chrysanthemums alone. Two notable 

 blooms among his seedlings are Kara 

 Dow and W. Woodmason, the last named 

 in honor of an old friend. Among the 

 attractive seedlings is Mrs. J. C. Neill, a 

 noble yellow, raised at Malvern. It is 

 interesiing, too, to find W. T. Pockett 

 successfully challenging his father as a 

 grower and shower of glorious chrysan- 

 themums. His Japanese novelties were 

 an interesting .stand. 



"It is ^Ir. Pockett 's intention to en- 

 deavor to raise during the next two years 

 varieties in which the lighter colors will 

 predominate. Good whites and yellows 

 are always wanted, and the Malvern 

 grower has every confidence in raising 

 the standard of the lighter colored types. 

 The dark colors were scarce a few years 

 ago, but there is now a greater number, 

 and there should be no la,ck in this class 

 for some time to come. 



"The three most prominent Victorian 

 raised seedlings being distributed in 

 Great Britain this year are R. F. Felton, 

 yellow, decorative; Mrs. W. H. Lewis, 

 golden amber, shaded rose; and Gladys 

 Blackburne, a buff-colored variety of the 

 Mme. Carnot build. In Great Britain 

 and the United States, Pockett 's Crimson 

 is classed as the best deep crimson at 



David ISyme, large, pure white; Alice 

 Lemon, another variety, heliotrope, with 

 silvery reverse; John West, rich dark 

 crimson, suitable for garden or decorat- 

 ive, a very full and good keeper; Kara 

 Dow, golden bronze of strong constitu- 

 tion; Mrs. A. J. Weller, large, salmon 

 terra cotta; and Rose Ellis, best de- 

 scribed as a mauve pink of the Mrs. Wm. 

 Knox type. The Alice Lemon variety 

 won for J. C. Neill, of Williamstown, the 

 award for the best chrysanthemum in the 

 show. ' ' 



FLOWER SHOW IN PARIS. 



Excelled in Artistic Arrargement. 



The annual flower show of the Eoyal 

 Horticultural Society of France, opened 

 May 17 in the Tuileries gardens, was in 

 every respect equal to the shows held in 

 former years in the more spacious build- 

 ings on the Cours la Reine, for many 

 years the home of horticulture in Paris, 

 but now demolished. The fine artistic 

 touches, the skillful blending of colors 

 and the perfect harmony of the exhibi- 

 tion were features deserving of the high- 

 est praise. 



There was a grand wealth of color in 

 the rhododendrons and azaleas from the 

 nurseries of Moser & Sons and Croux & 

 Sons. Roses were a show in themselves. 

 A spacious annex was transformed into 

 a rose garden, with beds and bowers of 

 roses, dwarfs, standards, climbers, etc., 

 all in pots, principally from the nur- 

 series of Honore Defresne, of Vitry, Le- 

 veque & Son, of Ivry, and A. Nonin, of 

 Chatillon-sous-Bagneux. Although all re- 

 cent introductions were in evidence, I 

 failed to discover anything quite new. 



The Peony Uzhibit. 



Peonies were the next prominent flower 

 to catch the eye, on account of their rich 

 coloring and numerous exhibits. A con- 

 siderable amount of interest was cen- 

 tered in the group from A. Dessert, 



Establishmeot of C. L. Humphrey> Zanesville. Ohio. 



present being cultivated. The flowers are 

 fully seven inches, and when half out 

 every petal reflexes and shows nothing 

 but deep rich crimson. The habit is ex- 

 ceptionally good, and the flower needs no 

 artificial support. The above varieties 

 were conspicuous at last week's show, 

 and six others, newly named seedlings, 

 may be distributed in England and 

 America next year. These comprise Mrs. 



Ghenonceaux, which contained 118 tree 

 varieties, thirty-six Japanese varieties 

 and sixteen new varieties. Favorite, of 

 a salmon-rose color, with large single 

 flowers, was one of the most striking. 

 In doubles, Balzac, rose, and Chantecler, 

 blush, were much admired. Lemoine & 

 Sons, Nancy, exhibited plants in bloom 

 of a charming, yellow flowered variety, 

 quite a unique shade, named Pseonia 



hybrida La Lorraine; a most distinct 

 and bj^autiful flower. Moser & Sons also 

 specialized in peonies, the most conspicu 

 ous in their collection being a grani 

 group' of Beine Elizabeth. 



Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co., Paris, ex 

 hibited on an extensive scale, principalK 

 hardy annuals grown in pots. Of thest 

 the stocks and petunias were magnificent 

 L. Ferard, Paris, and Cayeux & Le Cleri 

 Paris, were also strong in stocks, petu 

 nias, mignonette, verbenas, etc. Swee 

 peas were also shown by these firms, bu. 

 the best exhibit of sweet peas was fron' 

 an English firm, G. & A. Clark, Ltd., 

 Dover. 



Carnations Not Conspicuous. 



Carnations were not very numerous 

 The French growers, as yet, do but little 

 in American varieties. To their credit, 

 however, they are improving the French 

 strain, and B. Carriat, Antibes, had a 

 fine and extensive display, principally 

 seedlings of his own raising, with re 

 markably briUiant colors. 



Gerberas from E. Adnet, Cap d'An 

 tibes, the new hybrids as exhibited at 

 Berlin International, made a charming 

 show, on account of the many varied and 

 rich hues. The flowers travel well and 

 will probably become popular in the 

 Paris and London flower markets. 



Only a few novelties were in evidence. 

 A certificate of merit was awarded to 

 Dimorphotheca aurantiaca, exhibited by 

 L. Ferard, Paris, and to Hydrangea hor- 

 tensis Mme. E. Mouillere, a fine, large, 

 pure white head of bloom, exhibited by 

 E. Mouillere, Vendome. The same ex- 

 hibitor had at least half a dozen new 

 hydrangeas, but the above was the only 

 one recognized by an award. 



Zonal pelargoniums from E. Porrier, 

 Versailles, were creditably shown, espe- 

 cially Buffalo, Michael Crozy, Mile. F. 

 Laborde, Mme. Boursin and M. Louis 

 Chauvin. Bee. 



HUMPHREY'S HOUSES. 



Like so many owners of greenhouse 

 establishments, C. L. Humphrey, of 

 Zanesville, O., combines the growing of 

 vegetables with cut flower crops. Let- 

 tuce, cucumbers and tomatoes are profit- 

 able crops in their seasons, but to keep 

 the houses employed all the time — and it 

 is by never having space idle that profits 

 are made — Mr. Humphrey grows chrys- 

 anthemums in the fall and geraniums 

 and bulb stock in the spring. His pres- 

 ent establishment, as shown in the accom- 

 panying illustration, consists of three 

 houses, one of them 23x60 and two 27x- 

 100. He will this spring add two more 

 houses, each 27x75. In addition to the 

 greenhouse crops, he grows asters and 

 other outdoor flowers in summer. 



SWEET PEA SOCIETY. 



Harry A. Bunyard, secretary pro tem. 

 of the proposed National Sweet Pea 

 Society of America, is in high hopes for 

 the success of the organization. He has 

 just addressed the following letter to the 

 seed trade: 



The above proposed society is now taking 

 concrete form. Tbe exhibition will be held in 

 New York city about the middle of July, exact 

 time and place to be stated later. 



The schedule is now In process of preparation. 

 The following firms have already offered priies 

 to be competed for at the first annual exhibition, 

 &s follows * 



The Arthur T. Boddlngton cup, Clasa A, for 

 the largest collection of sweet peas. 



The W. Atlee Burpee cup. Class B, for the 

 largest collection of sweet peas. 



The Peter Henderson & Co. cup or Its value. 

 Class C, for the best twenty-five vases, dlt 

 tinct varieties. 



