Alqust 15, 1912. 



The Florists^ Review 



37 



Home and Greenhouses of C. T. Stevens, Plymoutfa, Mass. 



Knee. Ipo.\s V(» .veins and under. 40 y.-nds; $:;. 

 liv Seftou -Mfi,'. Co.; mouoy buiik, by Sufton 

 MtlS. Co. 



Uuco, jrlrls l."i yenr.s mid iindor. (10 yards; cut 

 (.'lass l)o\vl. by Seftoii Mfg. Co.; cut glass candy 

 dish, by Seftou Mfg. Co. 



Race, boys 15 years and under, 100 yards; $2. 

 by Seftou .Mfg. Co.: *1, by Seftou Mfg. Co. 



Kaee, single ladies. 7<() yards; $:!. l)y Kd !■'. 

 Toepel, Morton Crove: $2. t)y K. V. Toepel. 



Khcc, nuirrled ladies, ,"((l yards; silver buclile. 

 by .\uiericau Florist Co., Chicago; silver buckle, 

 by American Florist Co. 



Uace, men ]»."> pounds and over, 200 yards: 

 silver cup. by Ceo. Wittbold Co., Chicago: $.■'•. 

 by Seftou Mfg. Co.; cigar cutter, by F. Lauten- 

 scblager, Chicago. 



Uace, men 'Mit pounds and over, 100 yards; 

 fob, by Flower Growej-s' Association, Cliieago; 

 roll garden iiose, by Ueverp Itubbcr Co., Chicago; 

 $.-, by W. .T. Boas & Co.. I'biladelphla. 



rtroad Jump, box cigars, by E. F. \Vinters(ni, 

 Chicago. 



Sack race; $;!, by Sefton Mfg. Co.; ?!', 1)V 

 Seftou Mfg. Co. 



Threo-legged race; f.^, bv Sefton Mfg. Co.; 

 .$2, by Sefton Mfg. Co. 



High Jump; $2, by Sefton Mfg. Co. 



Uace, oi)eu to S. A. F. officials onlv. .")0 vards 

 and return; $3, by Sefton Mfg. Co.; |2, bv 

 Sefton Mfg. Co. 



Uace, open to press members only; $.'!, bv 

 Sefton Mfg, Co. 



Hop, skip and Jump; $2, by Sefton Mfg. Co. 



Hall game at 1 p. m. between Chicago Florists' 

 Club and All Americans representing S. \. F. 

 Kach man on winning team to receive prize. .Man 

 making first houu; run, pocketbook, by ,Iolinson & 

 Cbronls. Man who works hardest and gets beat 

 worst, J5, by Benjamin Hammond, Flsbkill, 

 X. Y. Pitcher who makes most strikeouts, box 

 "f cigars, by Herman Schiller, 



GOOD SPANISH IRISES. 



Kindly give us the names of several 

 varieties of Spanish iris which are 

 adapted to outdoor culture and which 

 are good sellers in the markets. Also 

 at what time should iris be set out/ 



W. E. K. C. 



Spanish irises should be planted .iust 

 I 'of ore the ground freezes up. Thev 

 Will frequently start to grow late in the 

 rail and it is a common sight to see 

 shoots four to six inches long before 

 Winter sets in. They are, however, per- 

 tpctly hardy and the most severe frost 

 ^\'ill not injure them unless thev are in 

 ground where water will stand.' A few 

 "■«t-class varieties which are good mar- 

 ^'ct sorts are: British Queen, pure 

 ^Y'te, extra large; Louise, porcelain 

 '•'"e, a beautiful sort; Ca.ianus, clear 

 trolden yellow; Belle Chinoise, deep vel- 

 ArV, ^^^^- ^^^ Humboldt, light blue; 

 '^iidley, pale blue; Thunderbolt, dark 

 ■^•'lyety bronze, large flowers. 

 . 'r you want a succession to the Span- 

 j^" iris, try some Iris Anglica; they are 

 ''"il)ous varieties also, bloom eight to 

 J'^'u days later and have larger flowejs. 

 "« or two excellent sorts are: Mont 

 "'•"•S pure white; Grand Vanguard. 



pale blue; De Lamartiue, white with 

 rose blotches. These English irises are 

 .iust as valuable for cutting as the Span- 

 ish varieties. C. W. 



AT PILGRIMS' LANDING. 



Historic Plymouth, the old and pic- 

 turesque landing place of the Pilgrims 

 in New England, laoasts of at least one 

 enterprising and up-to-date florist in 

 the j)erson of Charles T. Stevens. 

 Although not long in business, Mr. 

 Stevens has built up an excellent trade. 

 He has now sold his horse and put on 

 a twenty horse-power delivery auto and 

 wonders how he got on without it so 

 long. By means of it he can readily 

 cover several ad,ioining towns and vil- 

 lages in a short time. 



July 2, Mr. Stevens' son, Alton, who 

 has worked with his father for a year 

 since graduating from school, and his 

 grower, Fritz Schlecht, sailed together 

 on the S. S. Rotterdam for P'ngland. 

 From there they will go to Holland, 

 Germany, Italy and France, returning 

 in September. After a strenuous sea- 

 son, the trip will do them a lot of good. 



W. N. Craig. 



Martin's Ferry, O. — Davison Bros, 

 are enlarging their greenhouses. 



PARK MEN MEET. 



Officers Elected. 



President— James B. Shea, Boston. 



Vice-presidents — F. C. Steinhauser, 

 Denver; G. A. Parker, Worcester, Mass.; 

 Alexander Stuart, Ottawa, Ont. ; H. I. 

 Kichards, Chicago; E. F. A. Remisch, 

 Topeka; C. G. Carpenter, Milwaukee. 



Secretary and treasurer — ,J. J. Levi- 

 son, Brooklyn. 



Next meeting place — Denver. 



The Proceedings. 



The annual convention of the Amer- 

 ican Association of Park Superinten- 

 ilents was auspiciously opened at Bos- 

 ton August 12, with 100 members in 

 attendance and many visitors. At the 

 opening session Supt. James B. Shea 

 welcomed the visitors in the absence of 

 Ma.yor Fitzgerald. He referred feel- 

 ingly to Mr. Pettigrew's death. Mr. 

 Pettigrew was the first president of 

 the association, which met in Boston 

 in 1S99. Supt. Dunn, of Kansas City, 

 I'rcsided. At tliis session twent.y-three 

 new members were elected. Park and 

 Cemeter.v was adopted as the society's 

 official organ. .Tens Jensen, of Chicago, 

 wanted all politicians debarred from 

 membership. This created considerable 

 discussion. Theodore Wirth, of Minne- 

 apolis, and Mr. Fiske, of Racine, de- 

 fended the society's membership. 



.lohn Farquhar, at the Horticultural 

 Cluh, entertained all visitors at lunch. 

 Later twenty-five autos conveyed them 

 over the park system and Arnold Ar- 

 boretum, where E. H. Wilson, Jackson 

 Dawson and R. "W. Curtis received 

 them. In the evening Fj. H. Wilson 

 gave an illustrated lecture on Chinese 

 and Siberian plants. .T. J. Levison, of 

 Brooklvn, spoke on trees. D. W. Cot- 

 terill, of Seattle, spoke on the Seattle 

 park system. 



At Tuesday's session Mayor Fitz- 

 gerald gave an address of welcome. 

 (}. A. Parker presented resolutions on 

 Mr. Pettigrew's death. Mrs. Petti- 

 grew was elected an honorary member. 

 At the evening session .John Farquhar 

 lectured on the International Show at 

 London, with stereopticon. 



Many visited the large private es- 

 tates and public playgrounds, with spe- 

 cial outings for the ladies attending. 



Store and Delivery Car of C. T. Stevens, Plymouth, Mass. 



