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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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tor seed crop are not bad. Many sjrts 

 iliat are new were shown, including a 

 .oventh member of the firm's Daybreak 

 family- This is Light Blue Daybreak, to 

 jjo out in 1911. Yellow Daybreak, 

 Salmon Daybreak and Rose Daybreak, 

 which were shown, are to go out in 1910. 

 I'oreign novelties included Queen of 

 Spain, chamois yellow center with flesh 

 .liter petals, and Orchid Plume Scarlet, 

 ,\iiich is a distinct new color in this 

 lass. F. W. Yick and A. F. Vick accom- 

 |iiinied the exhibit. 



Plants. 



Henry A. Dreer. Philadelphia, had one 

 ,if the largest displays the house has 

 vet made, occupying 600 square feet of 

 s|)ace. Nephrolepis Scholzeli, recently in- 

 1 loduced by the firm, had the place of 

 lionor; there also were Bostons and 

 representatives of most of its varia- 

 I ions. Cocos Weddelliana was shown up 

 to 10-inch pots, plants over five feet 

 high. Cocos plumosus, kentias up to 

 the decorating sizes, Ficus pandurata, 

 uraucarias, ferns for dishes, and stock 

 of the sizes for growing on were shown 

 ill quantity. The bulb table had French 

 stock, tulips and Harrisii. Glazing 

 ])oint8, tubs and hose were there as 

 usual. The exhibit was in charge of 

 ,1. J. Karins and J. A. Euppert, who 

 have been with the house twenty-three 

 years each, and J. J. Goudy, whose term 

 of service is now twenty years. 



Robert Craig Co., Philadelphia, had 

 the bright spot with its display of 

 eighty-five varieties of crotons; it grows 

 120 varieties and propagates 5,000 a 

 month. Notable sorts were Edwin Lons- 

 dale and Robert ("raig, both of which are 



popular sellers. There was a table of 

 fine Lorraines, another of cyclamens, a 

 variety of Boston and its sports, varie- 

 gated rubbers, kentias that were well 

 finished, oranges, large Ficus pandurata, 

 draca'nas, asparagus and many others. 

 The display was irt charge of Wm. P. 

 Oaig and Duncan Macaw. J. M. Mc- 

 Cullough Sons Co. bought the entire 

 exhibit. 



Vaughan 's Seed Store, Chicago, showed 

 azaleas just yirrived direct from Ghent, 

 probably the first time that azaleas have 

 been shown at an August convention in 

 this country. 1 n the plant line, the firm 

 had samples of the commercial sizes of 

 j)al!ns and ferns, asparagus and similar 

 greenhouse stock. Dieffenbachias and 

 pha?nix, with crotons, were included. A 

 new plant was Begonia Rex Adolph Men- 

 gel. A display of cut blooms of gladioli 

 was maintained throughout the week, in 

 eluding Princej)s, America, Mrs. King, 

 anil a sport from the latter not yet 

 named. There also were cut blooms of 

 new hardy phlox and of new dahlias. A 

 large table was filled with bulbs, includ- 

 ing French anil Dutch stock, Harrisii, 

 and freesias. Among the supplies shown 

 was a new sprayer. An exhibit was made 

 of five varieties of peonies. The ex- 

 hibit was in charge of Horace Chees- 

 man, Guy Reuburn, and Alex Henderson. 



Julius Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J., 

 shippeil an entire carload, including 

 thirty varieties of evergreens in large 

 tubs, bay trees, boxwood, some large 

 plants of Phoenix Canariensis and Phoe- 

 nix Roebelenii, kentias in many sizes, 

 large draca?nas, a table of crotons, Pan- 

 danus Veitchii and that now seldom seen 

 palm, Livistona rotundifolia. They also 



had a group of camellias, which are re- 

 ported again eoniing into favor, and a 

 table of freshly imported and estab- 

 l's!ied orchids. Some fine i)lants of Adi- 

 antum F'arleyense were a feature. The 

 exhibit was in charge of .lulius Roelirs, 

 •Jr., and .1. .Mullcr. 



F. R. Pierson (Jo., Tarrytown, N. V., 

 made a comprehensive display of the 

 Boston fern family. Beginning with the 

 original type, they showed the following 

 variations: The new elegantissima com- 

 j)acta, superbissima, Piersoni, Amer- 

 pohlii, elegantitsima, and the newest, 

 veiidissinm. On the i)ulb table this firm 

 showed French and Dutch stock, Har- 

 risii and freesia, from Bernuida, and 

 eandidums. J. K. Kotheringhani and 

 Theodore Trevellian were in charge. 



Bobbink & Atkins, Rutiierford, N. J., 

 Iiad one of the largest ilisplays in the 

 hall. They shipped a solid carload of 

 plants, valued at more than .$l,oOO. In 

 the exhibit were 100 different varieties 

 of evergreens in tubs. There were some 

 large ivies in tubs, trained to cover bal- 

 loon trellises. The kentias ranged up to 

 large sizes. There were some larg0 bay 

 trees and Pha-nix Canariensis, with 

 araucarias, ficus and many other plants. 

 Victor Morgan was in charge. 



J. A. Peterson, Cincinnati, siunved a 

 striking novelty in Dracaena Victoria, 

 with pronounced deej) yellow variegation ; 

 Mr. Peterson picked this u[) while in 

 Europe two years ago. In begonias he 

 showed nice plants of Lorraine, Light 

 Pink Lorraine. Agatha, and his new 

 variety. President Taft. He also had 

 the usual fine plants of F'arleyense, Bos- 



Best General View Postib'e of the Trades Display at Cincinnati. 



(The supplies were on the balcony at the left and in the rooms at the front, the pots and pottery were under the balcony, and the heatinR apparatus and 



building: material on the main floor back of where the camera stood.) 



