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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



29 



Heating Apparatus and Building Material Exhibits at the Baltimore Convention. 



tv)if^. rliiitx \ ;iri('i ics ot' plilox :uiii 

 as many ol' (■■iiiiia^, ( )t' i-diirsc, the 

 •icliM-t inn 111' varictirs was ot' tlu' Ijcst. 



If. W. Kocrni'i'. .Mil\vaul<c(', liail a 

 lai'yc ilis|i|;iy ot' i-iit IiIodims of yladioli. 



.lacol, 'I'lioniinn \ Sons. Ifoclicstcr. 

 \. v.. IkI'I a small Imt notal)l(' cxliiliit 

 ot i;la<lioliiv iilooms, an iiiimuiicd wliitn 

 >('('c|lin;; nl' tlii'ir own riiisin^'. Jt 

 looknl |iart iiiilarly i;ooii with a \ asc of 

 Kuropa. tIo' (icrman white that is sold 

 at .*•_', ."ii |icr liulli. 



Green Goods. 



.ioni-. till' llollv Wifalli M.-in. Milion. 

 I>('l.. \\a'- a new cxli iliit or. ' . (■. .loncs. 

 u lio wa- in i-|j:ii ;.;i'. Imill two arliors of 

 wild ^milax for the disjdax of holly and 

 lanrt'l wicatli^ and ii>|iiny. IioxwikmI, Icn- 

 ioth<if. ftr. In .-iddilion to tli<' natnial 

 j^rcciiv, ;iM planl. [iit'iiari'd maenoliji, 

 licci-h. 'Iii'vtiin* and oak f«dia<;i' wci'c 

 ■~lio\\n. M^i'd in a variety ot' attractive 

 way-. 'I'll.' •■liolly Wreath Man'" iloes 

 III"! iipntini' iiim-rlt' to Indly. liy any 

 nn-an-". 



The Slinvv fern < o.. I'itt-lield. Mass.. 

 ii.id lianly tein-. not cut. as efciwino jn 

 tlie WiiiicK. ,it t i;ic-l i\ (dy airanL;ed. I,. K. 

 S|i;i\\ \\;is. ill rh;i|-;^e. 



Plants. 



'I'hi' i.'oi.eit t'r.-ii:; <'o.. riiiladel|.h ia . 

 had an I \ en larger display than ill other 

 \e;ii-.. 'I'll!' featnie wa--. ot' conise. the 

 collect i^ili lit' cidtolis. wlliidl is withiMlt :ill 

 eijiial in Aiiieiica. <)t' i:;imed varii'ties 

 eiylit \-ti\ I- \\ere vlmwn. and of ( r.aiy 

 "-eedlin^is. niii-tl\^ nnn.-imed. there were 

 -■ixty foin. Altholieh se\e|-;i| -.:i/,cs of se\ 

 eial kiiiiN were shown, there were no two 

 idaiit-- alike in tin' entire cidlection. The 

 cyidaineii- were s|ileiidiil plants for ihi-- 



liii f \e,-ir and the < 'incinnat i ami Lor 



raine lie^onias were a prominent fea- 

 ture. .\ii()ther i^roiip eoiitaiiied 

 liramdied I'icus paiidurata that were 

 exceptional, also |)rai;eiia terininalis 

 and |i. Ma>>aiii;eaiia that were oxtra 

 l.'iiL'e piece-. rinenix iJoelielenii wns 

 wtdl done ,'md some excellent inadoiiii 

 arec-as wfie shown. Tlie exhiliit w.i-- 

 in ehary of I*. .\. < rai^;. W. i". ( raii: 

 and I'nni-aii Macaw. 



Henry .\ . I»re<'r, I 'hi ladelphia. m;ide a 

 laryei- display than at :uiy previous con 

 vent ion. !MMl sipiare feet ot' space lieine 

 rei|uired. three sections of .''.Oil feet eaidi. 

 ()ne section was entirely jialins in sala- 

 Ide si/.es, imdndin^ idl the commercial va 

 rieties, while another w.as largely small 

 stock for yrowinj; on. ( ocos Weddelli- 

 ana in larye sizes were conspiciioiis and 

 there were araiicarias in thirteen sizes. 

 The tdiiotiiiiiis were said to represent 

 the stock ill eieht lionses .'it iviverton. 

 \ .■irieyatcd |Mn<'apple also was a feature, 

 ('idtonsand IMnT'iiix iiNndieleiiii were well 

 shown. The thir<l section imdiided a full 

 line (d' iiermuda, hnt<li ami i'^remli 

 liiillis. tiilis. ijhizinj; |Mdnts. etc.. with cut 

 liloiMiis ot' a selection ot' the fiiii'r yl;i- 

 dioli, nsters. phlox ami th<' donhle frin;;ei| 

 petnni;i. pi-olialily liHi v uses in all. .\ 

 iHwv line was pot "low n ramlder roses for 

 Master forcing; s;imples were shown in 

 ilowcr. The exhiliit wns in charge ot' .1. 

 .1. \ariiis. .losi'|ph (liMidy. .1. K'lippeit. 

 <M'o. I'arsoiis and several ijssistaiits. 

 Tlie souvenir was a tiorists' Kiiif(\ 



I'. K'. I'ieison <'o.. Tarrytowii, .\. \' .. 

 occupied (me entire -section with th(> lios 

 ton fern and it-- descendants; riersnni. 

 Scottii. Maynitic,-), Snpcrliis-ima, liar 

 risii, (liatrasii. ('oinp;icta. l-dej^a lit issiina 

 improved. \'i ri<li-sima and the yoiineest 

 child. .Mnscosa, to make its delnit thi- 

 s<'ason. .\ fe.atnre was two extra lai'iiC 

 perfeii pl.ants of <'oinpacta and Kiee.in 

 tissima iinpr<ived. <)ii another talde was 

 :i full line ot' llarri--ii Imllis urown lUi 

 St. i)a\id Island. ;i larye line ot' iiva 

 (dnths and tulips and. later. ;i full liiii' 

 ot' {''reiicli hullis. ill-;! ;irri.ed. The e\ 

 liiliit was in cliarec ot' Messrs. folheriiiL: 

 h;iin anil Trevillian. as usual. 



Storrs \- llarrison ('o.. I 'a inesv i lie. • •,. 

 showed a variety of lii'ld yrow n roses t'o|- 

 foil iiij;. friuii a stoc-k of (i(dd roses said 

 to c-ovi'r nearlv sixty ;icres. A c|uantiiv 

 of dish ferns were exhibited, also palms. 

 :'spidist ras, arain-arias and ''ocos Wed- 

 deliiaua to yi) with the ferns in dishes. 

 S. K*. Welch was in iharye. 



• 'oiianl A: .loiies ( 'o.. West (Wove. I'.i.. 

 showecl a larec line of shrulis. imludiny 

 altluea-. lierlieris. deutzias. fiusvt li i:is. hv 



draneea--. phi l:ic|elphii-. privel. -pira'U--. 

 viliurniim- ami wei;^idias. .also honey- 

 suckle and .\inerican I'illar rose. iJiit 

 when the <Mit Idiumis of caiinas arrived. 

 showiiiu the liest stamlarcl varieties and 

 the seedliiiys of Antoine W'intzer that are 

 well termed ■'c.-inna lilies.'' they lie- 

 c;ime the feature ot' the exhibit. The 

 (inn has liecoiue .\nierican a;^('nts for 

 "'The (ieiius K'osa.'' liy Klleii Williuott. 

 that K'oliert i'yle thinks will liecome tin' 

 standard work on the suliject. 



.lillius lioidirs ( 'o.. K'lit lierfiu d. N . .1.. 

 had a l.ar^ic lot ot' palms in ail varieties 

 ;ind sizes. crotiuis. ardisia-. I'liouiix 

 Ix'oelielenii. I';indanns X'eitchii. di;ic:en,as 

 ami liays, ;ill in cimimen-ial -i/e-. The 

 exhiliit was in charge nt' .1. Miillcr .-ind 

 I'. Sea ley. 



.1. A. I'etersoii. ( 'iiicinn:it i. Ii.-ol ;i talile 

 ot' |-';iileyense, .\-pleiiiiini iiidn- avis. 

 I'andanus N'eitidiii .■ind l;e<ionia I.iU'raiiie 

 and r>. ( 'imdnnat i. .all well ^rown. K'. W. 

 Peterson was in idiari^e in hi-- f;ither*s 

 .•diseiice in l-'nrope. 



I'eiinock .Metdian ( o., IMi i lad(d ph i;i . 

 ;ind .\. X. rierson. ( romwell, ('onii.. 

 wlio are to jointly ilissetuinato tho \n- 

 rii'ties. made a joint display ot' Doulde 

 \\hit(> Killariiey ainl Killarney (^)ueeii. 

 two new- roses that ori;ii n.ated at tiie 

 l!iidloii;,r jdaci' in K'hoile Island and 

 which li.ave lieen under oliservat ion 

 for some time. The two were shown in 

 splendid condition lor midsuiumer. The 

 sttMiis were ot' eri(,,l leneth, stroiie'. and 

 the t'olia;.'!' was lii'a\\ and clean. The 

 llower ot' the v.hite s|iort is not only 

 more diuilile than White Ixillarney. luit 

 it i- much lir^er. and the cidor is al- 

 most pure vvhiti': tlie jiinkish tiiiuc^ is 

 loilv to he found in till' center i)\' a 

 tew lilooni- ami one has to hunt for 

 it to see it. Killariiev (^ueen is a line 

 hrieht. deep rii-h |iiiik. -^ever.•ll sh;i(los 

 darker than Killarney. and the varietv 

 eives ev idenc-e of lieiiiy a stroiie- 

 e rower. 



Joseph lleaco(k < o.. Wviicote. F'a.. 

 showed its u-ual line ot' well ;^rown 

 p.alins. ridnt'orceil l,y some tine plaiit- 

 of ( ilMitiiiiu Sidiiedei. I'.otli kinds ot 

 kentias were sliow n. single |daiits in 

 all -i/es and also made up idaiit-. 



