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The Florists^ Review 



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size of her greenhouses forbids the pro- 

 duction of all that is needed. The stock 

 is in nice condition and reflects credit 

 on the able manager. 



After visiting the several establish- 

 ments the party was driven around the 

 city and through the parks for an hour, 

 which gave a splendid view of this 

 thriving little city. One should not fail 

 to mention the visit to the new store 

 owned and operated by Miss Elsie Coles. 

 Although only open for business 'a few 

 days, Miss Coles finds much business 

 coming in. Everyone wished this plucky 

 little woman unbounded success. 



Dinner was served at the Francis 

 hotel and a short meeting was held at 

 the same place. Theodore Dorner 

 brought a fine bunch of Hoosier Beauty 

 roses and was kept busy answering ques- 

 tions about it. A, F. J. Baur. 



A VISIT TO VINCENT'S. 



The Dahlia Farms at White Marsh. 



On Thursday, October 1, a number 

 of Baltimore and Washington florists 

 journeyed to the annual exhibition of 

 dahlias and cannas at the farm of E^ 

 Vincent, Jr., & Sons Co., White Iktarajrj" 

 Md. They traveled by trafn ftijd auto, 

 some going on the special train and 

 others making their way by- auto to the 

 grounds. On arrival at Cowenton 

 the travelers by train were met by auto 

 busses, on which they were conveyed 

 over the mile and a half of road from 

 the station to the farm. The weather 

 was ideal for the occasion and the 

 largest crowd of the week was there, 

 over 5,000 people being on the grounds 

 during the day. On entering the 

 grounds, as far as the eye could reach 

 were acres and acres, rainbow-colored, 

 of dahlias in full bloom. There were 

 also about fifteen acres of cannas of all 

 varieties, ^but about half of these were 

 the we^^no^a variety, King Humbert. 



The Indfoor DlspUy. 



A ride of a half mile through these 

 glories brought the visitors to the ex- 

 hibition hall. This was a building 

 30x200, used at other times as a pot- 

 ting shed and packing room, but it 

 had been transformed for this occasion. 

 The interior walls were freshly adorned 

 with a coat of white paint, while the 

 ceiling was completely covered with 

 autumn foliage, pine boughs and 

 greens. On all sides dahlias of all de- 

 scriptions and colors, from the darkest 

 maroon through all the blending shades 

 to the purest white, were arranged in 

 artistic manner. 



On one side a wall of moss, about 

 six feet high and 120 feet long and 

 standing at an angle of 45 degrees, was 

 entirely covered with dahlias arranged 

 in arch effect, with columns dividing 

 the entire space into 4-foot panels, each 

 filled with a different color, and stand- 

 ing out from this were 4-foot wreaths 

 of dahlias of contrasting colors, loosely 

 arranged. The whole formed a riot 

 of color and beauty, which had to be 

 seen to be appreciated. On the oppo- 

 site side, on panels about two feet 

 square, were shown nearly all the dif- 

 ferent varieties, numbering about 175. 

 Down the center of the wide hall were 

 large vases holding probably 100 to 

 150 blooms, some of which looked as 

 though the entire plant had been cut 

 to obtain the long stem. These formed 

 the center, with aisles between the 

 rows. Farther down on the side was a 

 bench given over to decorated baskets 



and sprays, made up as funeral de- 

 signs, showing the many ways in which 

 dahlias could be utilized for this pur- 

 pose. . 



The entire display was staged under 

 the supervision of Thomas Vincent, 

 assisted by his brothers, John and 

 Eichard A., and by J. M. Eider. The 

 baskets and clusters were put up by 

 Samuel Feast & Sons, of Baltimore. 



The Stock in the Fields. 



Pages could be written on the indoor 

 exhibition, but we moved from the hall 

 out to the fields, where the plants were 

 to be seen in all their natural beauty. 

 Standing among them, one was re- 

 minded of the famous poem, "The 

 Charge of the Light Brigade," but, in 

 this case there were dahlias, not can- 

 non, to right of them, dahlias to left 

 of them, dahlias in front of them ajnd 

 dahlias behind them. As far as could 

 be seen in any direction, nothing but 

 one mass of rainbow color was visil^le. 

 Of course it would be impossible [to 

 describe more than a small proportion 

 of the 175 different varieties of dahlias 

 grown, so I shall confine myself to' a 

 -fe^.ijf :the newer and more prominent 

 ^^a^rts.' Qolden Gate is the new, large 

 buff' yellow, of partly quilled cactus 

 type, on which enormous flowers are 

 produced. Mrs. Chas. Seybold is in- 

 other large, peony-flowered variety ;of 

 a distinct crimson pink, tipped white; 



this is a strikingly beautiful color.' 

 One of the largest red,v.tr.\ie .CA&tus 

 varieties is Kalif. One variety of a 

 striking color is J. H. Jackson, which 

 IS probably the darkest color known in 

 any flower, being only a few shades 

 removed from black. Geisha is one of 

 the largest peony-flowered varieties and 

 shows a rich combination of color, 

 shading from a golden center to a 

 scarlet edge qn the .inner petals. .There 

 are .plenty of -.other .rare varieties that 

 are well worthy of mention, besides all 

 the iWell knovn , standard sorts, of 

 which there is a large collection 



The cannas were .beautiful. earlier in 

 the fall, but the . coOl . weather had 

 caused them to lose their . flowers to 

 some extent; still they remained glori: 

 ously brilliant. Besides these, the flelds 

 of -geraniums and other soft stock were 

 in bloom, forming a picture no artist 

 could reproduce in its natural beauty 

 and color. 



- Several nationally prominent mem-; 

 bers of the trade were visitors during 

 the week, besides the . general . public, 

 of whom it. was estimated .that ^5,.0.00 

 to j 3.0,000 attended^ This show is an 

 annual feature at the Vincent eatabr 

 lishment and continues to increase Id 

 beauty and popularity each succeeding 

 year. Its equal would be hard to find, 

 and it would.be worth while to travel 

 far for the privilege of viewing it. 



: . ; ■ r : W. F. E. ; 



Brooklyn, N. Y. — A permit has been 

 issued to John Dailledouze for altera- 

 tions to his range at 640 Lenox road, 

 to cost $4,000. 



Battle Creek, Mich. — Work has been 

 started on another greenhouse at the 

 range of the Battle Creek Sanitarium. 

 This is the sixth greenhouse in the 

 range and will be the fourth to be de- 

 voted to vegetables. 



Union Grove, Wis.— The first of the 

 three houses, each 57%x350 feet, which 

 are to be erected by the Union Grove 

 and Yorkville Greenhouse Co., is prac- 

 tically completed and work is well along 

 on the second. 



Allentown, Pa.— The Phoenix Silk Co. 

 will erect a greenhouse next to the 

 ribbon mill for the purpose of growing 

 flowers and shrubbery with which to 

 beautify the surroundings of the com- 

 pany's mills, a work which was begun 

 last year. 



Des Moines, la. — As the three small 

 greenhouses now in Union park are in 

 such bad condition that heavy expenses 

 for repairs are incurred each year, the 

 park department is planning two new 

 ones, if the appropriation can be ob- 

 tained. At any rate, one house, 25x75 

 feet, will be built shortly. 



Cedar Rapids, la.— The PoUand Floral 

 Co. will erect a large range on Twenty- 

 seventh street, between First and Sec- 

 ond avenues, the material for which will 

 be furnished by the Lord & Burnham 

 Co. Part of the glass is expected to be 

 ready for use this fall, while the rest 

 will be completed in the spring. 



Brooklyn, N. Y. — Lord & Burnham 

 Co. will erect- a $2,0<)0 addition to the 

 greenhouse, of A. H. Dollard, at 704 

 Ocean .avenue. ., > . . - 



Beesville, O. — J. W. Gregory & Son 

 have begun ' the .erection 'of -a green- 

 house. This firm is the successor of 

 Wm. Merriweather. 



Clear Lake, la. — Fred Pushee has pur- 

 chased five acres of land and will short- 

 ly commence the erection of a green- 

 house on the property. 



Carthage, Mo. — Stephen Hyde, pro- 

 prietor of the Fairview Greenhouses, is 

 adding a house 60x350 feet, which will 

 be devoted exclusively to roses. 



Hannibal, Mo. — E. A. Hodge is add^ 

 ing a greenhouse to his range on the 

 south side, in order to accommodate the 

 increase in business he looks forward 

 to next year. 



Houston, Tex. — Eobert C. Kerr is 

 building a conservatory above his store, 

 at the corner of Main and McKinney 

 streets, the top story already having 

 been torn down. The idea is the result 

 of Mr. Kerr's trips through the florists' 

 centers in the north, and the structure 

 will cost $5,000. 



Lake Linden, Mich. — The Pearce 

 Hardware & Furniture Co. will erect an 

 addition to the range near Torch Lake. 

 The new house will be 27x75 feet. The 

 company started in the flower business 

 rather as an experiment three years 

 ago, and the success of the venture has 

 been so great as to demand an increase 

 in the size of the range. 



