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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



AnausT 17, 1911; 



Made up arecas also were a feature. 

 Phoenix Soebelenii was well done and 

 the cocoa under the other stock were 

 liHe a brood of chickens under a hen. 

 Mjr. Heacock was assisted by his son, 

 John. 



Henry Eichholz, Waynesboro, Pa., 

 showed plants of his two carnations, 

 Christmas Cheer and Princess Charm- 

 ing. These were in pots, and the 

 Christmas Cheer, Mr. Eichholz thinks, 

 will some day be sold more largely than 

 any other subject as a blooming pot 

 plant for the holidays. It is the ideal 

 Christmas color. Princess Charming is 

 of the Enchantress color. 



Jackson & Perkins Co., Newark, N. 

 Y., exhibited thirty varieties of field- 

 grown roses, three varieties of cle- 

 matis, Ampelopsis Veitchii, roots of 

 Pseonia festiva maxima and a number 

 of pot plants of tiie new hydrangea. 

 Souvenir de Claire, flowers of the Lor- 

 raine begonia shade, for which the ex- 

 hibitor expects a great future. 



Knight & Struck, New York, who 

 recently took over the E. D. Darling- 

 ton place, showed ericas in nearly a 

 dozen varieties, several sizes of many, 

 including some rare as well as all the 

 standard forcing sorts; also Acacia 

 floribunda and A. cultriformis. Both 

 members of the firm were on hand to 

 do the honors. 



Charles D. Ball, Holmesburg, Phila- 

 delphia, showed Kentia Forsteriana, K. 

 Belmoreana, and arecas, made up 

 plants predominating in the larger 

 sizes; also Phoenix Koebelenii. Mr. Ball 

 was never known to bring anything 

 but perfect plants to a convention. He 

 was assisted by his son, C. D. Ball, Jr. 



Godfrey Aschmann, Philadelphia, was 

 a new exhibitor. His special feature 

 was improved Begonia Vernon Tootsie, 

 the greenhouse grown plants having pink 

 flowers and those grown in the open red- 

 dish flowers. His ferns included Whit- 

 mani, Boston, Scottii and Seholzeli. 

 Araucarias, azaleas, cycas, begonias, are- 

 cas, rubbers and table ferns completed 

 the line. Mr. Aschmann personally was 

 in charge. 



Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J., stag- 

 ed five cases of freshly imported cat- 

 tleyas and 115 plants in seventy-sftven 

 varieties of established orchids not in 

 flower. They also showed a number of 



{)lants in bloom, including Cattleya At- 

 anta, Cattleya Dusscndori Undine, 

 pure white; Miltonia Blountii Lubber- 

 siana, Crassavola Digbyana, Dendrobi- 

 um Regium and Cypripedium Mahlerse. 

 J. E. Lager was in charge. 



Lemuel Ball Estate, Wyomissing, Pa., 

 showed the palms, dracsenas, Phoenix 

 Boebelenii and cocos for which the late 

 Mr. Ball was so well known. The dis- 

 play was in charge of Jas. W. Wade, 

 who was Mr. Ball's foreman and who is 

 managing the estate. 



W. A. Manda, South Orange, N, J,, 

 showed Polypodium Mandaianum, box- 

 wood, plants and cut; golden privet, ever- 

 greens in tubs, dracsenas, adiantums, 

 Pteris tremula cristata and a variety of 

 other plants, including five varieties of 

 anthuriums, a new anthericum and 

 Ophiopogan Japonica as a plant for table 

 fern dishes. There also were a number 

 of orchids in bloom. The exhibit was 

 in charge of Robert Karlstrom and 

 F. Mouncy. 



I. H. Moss, Govanstown, Md., showed 

 nearly half a hundred varieties of ever- 

 greens in tubs, each carefully labeled. 

 Variegated privet was exhibited in 

 tubs in several sizes. 



Fred Lappe, Rossville, Md., showed 

 about thirty varieties of cannas, finely 

 flowered, in pots, all seedlings of his own 

 raising and including some things that 

 appear to be improvements over the vari- 

 eties of their color now on the market. 

 Mr. Lappe has not been long at this work, 

 but has taken it up with enthusiasm. 



J. G. Harrison & Sons, Berlin, Md., 

 made a large display of privet growing 

 in boxes like giant window boxes, ever- 

 greens in variety, fruit trees and a gen- 

 eral line of nursery stock. Orlando Har- 

 rison was in charge and had some lus- 

 cious peaches as souvenirs. 



Bobbink & Atkins, Rutherford, N. J., 

 showed 100 varieties of evergreens, all 

 different, in tubs, also palms, bay trees, 

 Phoenix Boebelenii, boxwood and a gen- 

 eral line of store plants. Victor Morgan 

 was in charge, as usual. 



Charles Eble, New Orleans, showed his 

 specialty. Phoenix Boebelenii, outdoor 

 grown, in all sizes. 



Joseph A. Manda, West Orange, N. J., 

 filled a big table with twenty-five fine 

 large pieces ^f freshly imported cattleyas 

 and a splendid established plant of Cat- 

 tleya Dowiana. 



Seeds and Sundries. 



H. F. Michell Co., Philadelphia, had a 

 large line of bulbs, among them hya- 

 cinths in twenty-seven varieties, includ- 

 ing La Innocence of extraordinary size; 

 thirty varieties of tulips, just arrived; 

 twenty varieties of narcissi, including 

 several rare kinds; buttercup, scilla, 

 monster bulbs ; a full line of French 

 bulbs, all sizes of Harrisii and cold stor- 

 age giganteums. On another table was 

 a full line of greenhouse and garden 

 requisites, everything from a spade to 

 hose or a wagon heater. The exhibit 



was in charge of I. Rosnosky and 

 Philip Freud, with several assistants. 

 A budding and grafting knife was the 

 souvenir. 



Stumpp & Walter Co., New York, had 

 some delay in getting their stock to the 

 hall, but staged a line of Dutch bulbs 

 in 140 varieties of tulips and hyacinths, 

 all large, solid stock. They also had a 

 full line of French bulbs, Harrisii, 

 freesias, etc. They make a specialty of 

 garden requisites and showed a big line 

 of implements, insecticides, etc. English 

 wall nails were included, also the Rex 

 tag for the same purpose. A grass shears 

 was shown which can be taken apart for 

 sharpening. W. A. Sperling was present, 

 but the exhibit was in charge of Otto 

 KronmuUer and W. H. Downing. 



J. Bolgiano & Son, Baltimore, moved 

 a large part of their seed testing labora- 

 tory to the exhibition hall and gave a 

 continuous demonstration of seed analysis 

 with samples of grass, clover and field 

 seeds, with scores of bottles of the im- 

 purities found in the samples they had 

 tested. They also showed bulbs, insect^-., 

 cides, poultry foods, garden tools, hosfi^ 

 and a large line of the self-watering 

 porch and window boxes of the Ameri- 

 can Metal Box Co., for which they are 

 local agents. George Sturgeon and sev- 

 eral assistants were in charge. 



The Hubert Bulb Co., Portsmouth, 

 Va., showed bulbs of fifteen varieties 

 of narcissi and as many of tulips, all 

 grown in the vicinity of Portsmouth. 

 These were large, sound bulbs and the 

 firm claims for them earlier and better 

 flowering qualities than for the im- 

 ported bulbs. A line of Holland-grown 

 hyacinths also was shown. W. Guille 

 was in charge. 



Griffith & Turner Co., Baltimore, 



R. L. Graham. 



(Pretldent Baltimore Florists' and OardcnerH' Olnb.) 



