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The Rorists' Review 



OCTOBBB 6, 1921 



ly popular as a convention place and 

 contribute largely to the succesir of any 

 meeting. Considering these things and 

 the splendid transportation facilities 

 from every direction, you can easily ap- 

 preciate why it is that nearly all con- 

 ventions meeting hero have a record- 

 breaking attendance. Chattanooga is 

 indeed favored in having so many points 

 of interest in easy reach from the busi- 

 ness district in the visiting of which 

 convention visitors can spend their 

 leisure moments pleasantly, 



"The trips to Signal mountain, Mis- 

 sionary ridge and Lookout mountain 

 would each bo a great treat, even if 

 these points had no historical signifi- 

 cance. But these trips, as well as the 

 one to Chickamauga park, have a his- 

 torical and educational side. Every 

 student of American history knows of 

 the terrific Battle of Chickamauga, in 

 which both armies showed great bravery 

 and suffered great loss; the capture of 

 Missionary ridge by the Federal army 

 charging up the Slope without orders 

 rather than wait at the beginning of 

 the ascent under a withering fire; the 

 capture of Lookout mountain in the bat- 

 tle above the clouds. Signal mountain 

 bears that name because the point over- 

 looking Chattanooga was a signal sta- 

 tion by the use of flags in the daytime 

 and fire at night. 



"All of these places, except Signal 

 mountain, are now a part of the Chicka- 

 mauga national park system and are 

 liberally dotted with beautiful monu- 

 ments, markers and historical tablets. 

 Signal mountain has been brought to a 

 splendid degree of modern development 

 by private enterprise, now having a 

 large hotel and many beautiful homes. 

 "Men in your line of business, devel- 

 oping and catering to the beautiful, can- 

 not fail to be interested in the fact that 

 the heights around Chattanooga, such as 

 Signal mountain, Lookout mountain and 

 Missionary ridge, are peculiarly adapted 

 to the growing of flowers and other 

 vegetation. Each of the mountains has 

 its garden club with a good enrollment 

 of representative people who take niucli 

 pride in the beautification of their 

 grounds. One of your members, W. P. 

 Haeger, has for many years operated a 

 florists' business with gardens and 

 greenhouses on Signal mountain and has 

 recently selected another property mori' 

 remote from the city, but with some ad- 

 ditional advantages, where he has 

 greater greenhouse facilities than at 

 the original location." 



THE TRADE'S BEST SELLER. 



No other book published for florists 

 over enjoyed the sale which has como 

 for the Album of Designs. This book 

 was issued by The Review in response 

 to the demand for something to assist 

 florists in showing their customers how 

 a finished design would look. One rea- 

 son why good salesmanship is required 

 in flower stores is that most of the sales, 

 including practically all the better ones, 

 are for things which must bo made to 

 order, it being impossible to show the 

 customer the article ready for delivory. 

 With the use of the Album of Designs 

 the florist is able to show his customer 

 how the finished design will look — to 

 shovv it in handsomely printed pictures. 

 Through the use of the Album of De- 

 signs most florists are able to close a 

 sale quicker and usually to make a 

 larger sale than could be made witliont 



the pictures. Six editions of the Album 

 have been printed and sold. A seventh 

 edition is just off the press. The accom- 

 panying illustration shows how it looks 

 and it is no secret that, well as the other 

 editions sold, this lucky seventh is sell- 

 ing even faster. 



ACRES OF DAHLIAS. 



On the way down to the Atlantic 

 coast from Camden, N. J., to Atlantic 

 City, along a most remarkable highway, 

 the attention of the tourist is attracted 

 by an immense sign, stretched across the 

 road near Atco, N. J., inviting him to 

 see the "largest dahlia farm in the 

 world. ' ' This unique sign is the prop- 

 erty of the Peacock Dahlia Farms, at 

 Berlin, N. J., and the invitation which 

 it extends so cordially is taken advan- 

 tage of by many who read it. L. K. 

 Peacock was seen September 26 busily 

 engaged in cutting dahlias from this 

 wonderful sea of flowers, while truck 

 loads of commercial and show varieties 

 were ready to start across country to 



The Trade's Best Seller. 



Xcw York for the American Dahlia 

 Society 's show. The acres of dahlias in 

 lull hloom were indeed a wonderful 

 sight. T. P. Langhans. 



HAARLEM QLADIOLUS AWARDS. 



The gladiolus committee of the Gen- 

 oral Bulb Growers' Society, of Haarlem, 

 Holland, has announced the awards 

 made this season on the new varieties 

 of gladioli at the Haarlem trial grounds. 



A first-class certificate was awarded 

 Glailiolus ])rimulinus Souvenir, deep 

 conimon yellow, grown from seeds, from 

 (\ .Tonkhopr & Sons, Hillogoni. This va- 

 riety rocoivoil ;in award of merit Julv 

 1!>, 1920. 



Tiio varieties which received an 

 award of merit tliis summer arc listed 

 l)olow, with description, name of raiser 

 and previous awards received: 



(Iliiilioliis Kiiiiilavonsis Ijiluc Wonrtor, very soft 

 violet pink, wliilo ciiil iiii the petals, crimson 

 spot; from seeds; ,T. .7. (inilleni,ins & Sons. 

 Ijisse. 



<;i:i(iioliK giindnveiisis AFeiliist, brlRbt pink, 

 nrange spot with riivniine; from seeds; Meilnst 

 Nurseries, K. Veltliu.vs, Ltd., UilleRoni. 



(i|jidi(diis priiniillnns Icarus, clear salmon, 

 witli carmine line; from seeds; E. II. Krelage 

 & Son, Haarlem. 



• iladiolns iirimiilinns Slediisa, soft orange, 

 uitli rre.im.v spot; from seeds; E. H. Krelage & 

 Son. 



(Iladiolns gaiidavensis .Taeoba van Beycrcn, 



violet \inieolored dark center; big spike; ttom 

 seeds; P. van Deursen, Sassenbelm. 



Gladiolus gandaveiiBis Orange Queen, very soft 

 apricot, with yellow center with carmine lines, 

 parented with pj-imulinus; imported from Amer- 

 ica; Meilust Nurseries, K. Velthuys, I>td. 



Gladiolus gandavensis Remembrance, clear vio- 

 let, lower petal dark carmine-red with white 

 line, from seeds; Stouteubeek van Til, HlUegom, 



Gladiolus primulinus Sibylla, soft common yel- 

 low, many small flowers on well proportioned 

 spike; from seeds; E. H. Krelage & Son. 



Gladiolus primulinus Athalla, dark orange unl- 

 colored, well proportioned; from seeds; B. H. 

 Krelage & Son. 



Gladiolus gandavensis Regina, creamy white, 

 with soft violet pink, edges rosy white, center 

 soft violet; from seeds; E. H. Krelage & Son, 



Gladiolus primulinus Eurydice, bright pink 

 lower petal with red spot; E. H. Krelage & Son; 

 award of merit, 1918; first-class certificate, 1920. 



Gladiolus primulinus Latonia, soft salmon 

 pink, spot yellow, with carmine line; H. H. Krel- 

 age & Son; award of merit, 1915. 



Gladiolus gandavensis Lady Derby, deep crim- 

 son with carmine spot; Byl & Geitenbeeke, Hil- 

 Icgom; award of merit, 1920, 



Gladiolus Rev. Ewbank, violet blue, dark cen- 

 ter and creamy white spots; Meilust Nurseries, 

 K, Velthuys, Ltd.; award of merit, 1915; first- 

 class certificate, 1920. 



Gladiolus Vesta Tilley, rosy white, violet lines 

 and spot; E. H. Krelage & Son; a«ard of merit, 

 1920. 



Gladiolus primulinus Cltronella, clear citron 

 yellow; B. H. Krelage & Son; award of merit, 

 1920. 



Gladiolus primulinus Ilermoinc, salmon orange, 

 small carmine spot on the lower petal; E. H. 

 Krelage & Son; award of merit, 1918; first-class 

 certificate, 1919. 



Gladiolus primulinus Leetitia, clear salmon 

 pink; K. II. Krelage & Son; award of merit, 

 1917. 



Gladiolus primulinus Niobe, salmon orange red; 

 E. n. Krelage & Son. 



Gladiolus primulinus Psyche, glowing orange 

 red, with warm red spot on the lower petal; 

 E. H. Krelage & Son; award of merit, 1920. 



Gladiolus primulinus Salmonea, warm salmon 

 with orange; E. H. Krelage & Son; award of 

 merit, 1917; first-class certificate, 1919. 



Gladiolus gandavensis Brilliant, clear orange 

 scarlet, lower petals dark orange; P. van Deur- 

 sen; award of merit, 1920. 



Gladiolus Captain Fryat, clear scarlet, spots 

 yellow with red points; Joh. Verduin, Lisse. 



Gladiolus Jacoba van Beyeren, unicolored vio- 

 let, dark center; P. van Deursen. 



Gladiolus Rosalie, soft pink with dark flames; 

 Joh. Verduin. 



Gladiolus White Perfection, white with slight 

 creamy spots; Vis, Enkhuizen. 



Gladiolus Ivory, Ivory white, buds greeny 

 white; Vis: award of merit, 1915; first-class 

 certificate, 1920. 



Gladiolus gandavensis Hohenstaufen, creamy 

 white, big carmine spots, later pink; P. vaii 

 Deursen. 



Gladiolus primulinus Xanthia, clear orange 

 with dark red spots; E. II. Krelage & Son; awird 

 of merit, 1919. 



Gladiolus Premier, violet pink, with carmine 

 simt; Joh. Verduin. 



Gladiolus Rufiled Gem (formerly Kundcrd's 

 Favorite), creamy white, with carmine center- 

 Vis. 



Gladiolus Red Canna. dark violet red, dark 

 line; Meilust Nurseries, K. Velthuys, Ltd.; award 

 of merit, 1917, 



Gladiolus Viola, very soft violet, blue spot: 

 Jleilust Nurseries, K. Velthuys, Ltd.; award of 

 merit, 1920. 



ST. LOXnS CAMPAIGN OPENS. 



The new Allied Florists' Trade Asso- 

 ciation of St. Louis, which this fall took 

 over the local cooperative advertising 

 campaign handled previously by the 

 publicity committee of the St. Louis 

 Florists' Club, began its activities with 

 a 3-column advertisement in the Sunday 

 newspapers, October 2. It advertised 

 corsages for the Veiled Prophet's ball, 

 calling attention to the orchids, roses 

 and lilies of the valley available for the 

 occasion. 



PANSIES TURNING YELLOW. 



I planted several thousand pansy 

 plants in beds which had just been 

 limed. The plants are turning yellow 

 and, apparently, they are not taking 

 hold of the soil. Will the use of ground 

 limestone cause this? H. D. H. Q. 



Without doubt, you have used the 

 ground limestone too freely. Lime 

 properly used is beneficial, but used in 

 excess it is distinctly harmful. It would 

 not be advisable to use it on land on 



