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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



February 17, 1010. 



Colorado 

 Carnations 



We are now getting the best 

 and largest cut we have ever 

 had :: Can fill any order 



The Pikes Peak Floral Co. 



Colorado Springs, Colo. 



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and a balance on hand. The committee 

 and contributors of flowers and plants 

 were tendered votes of thanks. E. H. 

 Wilson, the noted plant collector and 

 lecturer at the January meeting, was 

 unanimously elected to honorary mem- 

 bership in the club. 



Variottt Notes. 



William H. Elliott is cutting a fine 

 lot of the new rose, Mrs. Aaron Ward, 

 which is in demand at the bon ton stores. 

 W. E. Smith, while of a pleasing color, is 

 not cared for by the retailers. He has 

 an extra good lot of the old Safrano 

 and Bon Silene. Ehea Eeid grows well 

 with him and gives excellent returns on 

 the ledger, better than Eichmond. A 

 few Beauties are being grown, but Kil- 

 larney and White Killarney are the 

 greatest producers and in constant de- 

 mand. 



Ernest Borowski, of Eoslindale, is one 

 of the most progressive of the newer 

 growers in and around Boston. He has 

 had splendid lots of cyclamens and Lor- 

 raine begonias and has a splendid batch 

 of Hiawatha, Lady Gay and Dorothy 

 Perkins ramblers coming on for Easter. 

 These arc all pot grown through the 

 summer. ... 



Francis L. Deery, a popular salesman 

 at Julius A. Zinn's, on Park street, sur- 

 prised his many friends by joining the 

 benedicts February 7, the happy bride 

 being Miss Katherine Dugan, of Dor- 

 chester. 



Henry W. Vose, of Hyde Park, is first 

 in the market with fine Emperor nar- 

 cissi. The same grower has extra good 

 Golden Spur and Henry Irving, as well 

 as hvacinths and freesias. 



S.'J. Goddard reports a tremendous 

 demand for rooted cuttings of carna- 

 tions. In two days he had to refuse or- 

 ders for 16,000, having already booked 

 orders for all he could supply this season. 

 Growers nearly all agree that cuttings 

 are unusually scarce this season. 



Owing to the several halls of the Mas- 

 sachusetts Horticultural Society being 

 rented for three days immediately fol- 

 lowing the dates set for the midwinter 

 flower show, it has been decided to 

 change the dates to February 25, 26 and 

 27, instead of February 26, 27 and 28. 

 There will be some unique exhibits at 

 this show, which promises to be the best 



Wilson's Corsage = Bouquet Holder 



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Holds Corsage-Bouquets securely and gracefully. 



Prevents damage to apparel. 



Adjustable to any diameter of bouquet stem. 



Adaptable to anything from Violets to Roses. 



Does away with corsage pins. 



A handsomely silver plated article and ornamental in itself. 



Ssmples to the trade, 25o each, by mail poBtaKe paid. By 

 the dozen, $8.00, poitagre paid. Oorreapondence aoliclted. 



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Pulton St. and 

 Qreene Ave., 



Brooklyn, N.Y. 



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of its kind ever held in Boston. Car- 

 nations will make an unusually large 

 display. An orchestra will provide mu- 

 sic each afternoon and evening and ad- 

 mission charges will be the same as at 

 the successful spring show of 1909. 



Peirce Bros, think so highly of Car- 

 nation Pink Delight that they are propa- 

 gating it heavily and hope to bench 15,- 

 000 of it next season. 



Backer & Co., of Billerica, are send- 

 ing in fine bunches of their new scarlet 

 seedling carnation, Red Prince, to Park 

 Street Market. It has already won a 

 host of friends. A white seedling, 

 beautifully perfumed, from the same 

 firm, is also showing well, as well as an 

 excellent yellow self -seedling. These are 

 all handled at the Park Street Market 

 by William F. Aylward. 



Visitors last week included F. Mitchell, 

 Waterville, Me.; H. S. De Forest and 

 M. B. Faxon, New York; Andrew Mer- 

 kle, Andrew McLellan and Andrew Dur- 



ward, Newport, E. I.; William Graham, 

 Greenwich, Conn. 



The two rose houses being erected for 

 the Montgomery Co. at Hadley, Mass., 

 are each 41x500. They are of King con- 

 struction and contain many new and 

 up-to-date features. They will be ready 

 for glazing early in March, 



P. L. Carbone had an attractive win- 

 dow of camellias last week. These one- 

 time favorites are now enjoying a return 

 of popularity. 



A number of special prizes have been 

 received for the big May orchid show. 

 The final schedule, containing the fall 

 premium list, will be quite an elaborate 

 one. A number of attractive views on 

 private estates, the Arnold Arboretum 

 and the park system wUl be included. 

 Word has just been received that a 

 group from a prominent Ghent (Bel- 

 gium) firm will be sent. 



Edward Hatch, the popular treasurer 

 of the Gardeners' and Florists' Club, is 



