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OCTOBEB 10, 1912. 



The Florists' Review 



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Miscellaneous Plants. 



The miscellaneous pot plants were 

 staged October 7. The awards were 

 as follow*: 



Collection of stove and greenhouse plants — A. 

 <;. Canfleld, Sprlngfleld, III., first; Geo. M. Brlnk- 

 erbott, Springtiold, 111., second; Janttsen Seed & 

 Floral Co., Springfield, 111., third; Geo. A. Kuhl, 

 rekln. 111., fourth. 



Twelve palms, single — Geo. M. Brinkerhoff, 

 first; Geo. A. Kuhl, second; A. C. Canfield, third; 

 •lanssen Seed & Floral Co., fourth. 



Six palms, single, three varieties — A. C. Can- 

 field, first; Geo. A. Kuhl, second; Geo. M. Brink - 

 <>rhoff, third; Janssen Seed & Floral Co., fourth. 



Two palms, made up — Geo. M. Brinkerhoff. 

 first; Geo. A. Kuhl, second; Janssen Seed & 

 I'loral Co., third. 



One palm, single — A. C. Canfleld, first; Geo. A. 

 Kubl, second; Geo. M. BrinkerhoflT, third; Janssen 

 •Seed & Floral Co., fourth. 



One Cycas revoluta — Geo. M. Brinkerhoff, first; 

 Ceo. A. Kuhl, second; Wirth & Gaupp, Spring- 

 field, 111., third. 



Four araucarlas — Geio. M. Brinkerhoff, first; 

 .Tansseu Seed & Iflwaf Co., second; A. T. Hey, 

 May wood, 111., thiod.-v 



Twelve crotons, tnjtirlety — Geo. M. Brinker- 

 hoff, first; Geo. A. HHn, second; Janssen Seed 

 & Floral Co., third, uy. 



Best foliage plant— ^. C. Canfleld, first; Jan- 

 ssen Seed & Floral C6., kecond; Geo. M. Brinker- 

 hoff, third. .-Si'- 



Twelve begonias, ftg'e ring, in variety — Geo. 

 M. Brinkerhoff, finrtf^wirth & Gaupp, second; 

 A. C. Canfield, third. ' 



Ten cyclamens — Gullett & Sons, Lincoln, 111., 

 first; Geo. M. Brinkerhoff, second; Janssen Seed 

 & Floral Co., third. 



Two orange trees, in fruit — Janssen Seed & 

 Floral Co., first; Geo. M. Brinkerhoff, second. 



Twelve ferns, distinct — Geo. M. Brinkerhoff, 

 first; Geo. A. Kuhl, second. 



Six ferns, distinct — Geo. M. Brinkerhoff, first; 

 Geo. A. Kubl, second. 



Four adiantums, distinct — Geo. M. Brinkerhoff, 

 first; Geo. A. Kuhl, second. 



Four Nephrolepis Bostonlensis— A. C. Caafieid, 

 first; Wirth & Gaupp, second; Geo. M. Briaker- 

 hoff, third. 



Four Nephrolepis Piersoal, or other sports of 

 Boston — Gullett & Sons, first; Wirth & Gaupp, 

 Hecond; Geo. M. Brinkerhoff, third. 



Four Nephrolepis Whltmanl — Geo. M. Brinker- 

 hoff, first; Geo. A. Kuhl, second. 



Four Nephrolepis Scottil — A. C. Canfield, first; 

 Geo. M. Brinkerhoff, second. 



One Nephrolepis Bostonlensis — Geo. M. Brink- 

 erhoff. first; Gullett & Sons, second; Wirth & 

 Gaupp, third. 



One Nephrolepis Piersoni, or other sport of 

 Boston — Gullett & Sons, first: Geo. A. Kuhl, 

 second; Geo. M. Brinkerhoff, third. 



One Nephrolepis Whltmanl — Geo. M. Brinker- 

 hoff, first; Geo. A. Kuhl, second; A. C. Canfleld, 

 third. 



One Nephrolepis Scottil— A. C. Canfield, first; 

 Geo. M. Brinkerhoff, second. 



One Cibotium Schiedei — Janssen Seed & Floral 

 Co., first; Geo. M. Brinkerhoff, second; Geo. A. 

 Kuhl, third. 



Four dracaenas, four varieties — Janssen Seed 

 & Floral Co., first; Geo. M. Brinkerhoff, *cond; 

 Oeo. A. Kuhl, third. 



Four Pandanus Veltchii — Geo. M. Brinkerhoff, 

 first: Janssen Seed & Floral Co., second; Geo. 

 \. Kuhl, third. 



Twelve Baby Ramblers, in bloom— A. C. Brown. 

 .Springfield, 111., first; Geo. M. Brinkerhoff, sec- 

 ond; Geo. A. Kuhl, third. 



Twelve Soupert roses, in bloom — A. C. Brown, 

 first; Geo. M. Brinkerhoff, second. 



Six Asparagus pluraosus — Geo. A. Kuhl, first; 

 •Tanssen Seed & Floral Co., second; A. C. Can- 

 fltUl, third. 



Fifteen fancy-leaved caladiums — Geo. M. 

 Brinkerhoff, first: Janssen Seed & Floral Co., 

 8<oond; Geo. A. Kuhl. third. 



Hanging basket fern— A. C. Brown, first; Geo. 

 M- Brinkerhoff, second; Gullett & Sons, third. 



Hanging basket Sprengeri^jJeo. A. Kuhl, first; 

 f;<'o. M. Brinkerhoff. second; A. C. Brown, third. 



Basket foliage plants, for effect — Geo. M. 

 Brinkerhoff. first; Geo. A. Kuhl, second. 



Two window iMxes — Geo. M. Brinkerhoff, first; 

 Wirth & Gaupp, second. 



Kern dish — A. C. Brown, first; Gullett & Song, 

 stfond; A. T. Hey. third. 



Collection of bulbs for fall planting, named — 

 Jimssen Seed & Floral Co., first. 



Kaster lilies— Janssen Seed & Floral Co., first; 

 ^'I'o. A. Kuhl, second. 



Meriden, . Conn. — Joseph Greenbacker 

 Was awarded first prize for a design 

 exhibited at the Berlin fair. 



Hutchinson, Kan. — L. K. Bever is 

 erecting the first of a series of green- 

 houses, each to be 18 x 120, on his home 

 place, near the Milwaukee addition. E. 

 Pfiland, a florist of extensive experi- 

 eiii'e, has been engaged as grower and 

 is superintending the construction of 

 the houses. Rooms for display pur- 

 poses, with a basement for storage, will 

 a'^o be built. 



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LATE PERENNIALS. 



They Are Useful to Florists. 



The hardy herbaceous perennials 

 flowering during September and the 

 early part of October are useful to flo- 

 rists. Many of them come at a time 

 when annuals, including asters, have 

 suffered severely from rain and wind 

 storms, and before chrysanthemums or 

 carnations are obtainable in sufficient 

 quantities. Inclement weather, which 

 will practically destroy most of the 

 annuals useful for cutting, affects the 

 more robust perennials but little, and 



A. Miller. 



(Assistant Superintendent of Floriculture, Illinois 

 S tote fair.) 



for this reason no one with any consid- 

 erable call at retail for cut flowers can 

 well afford to be without them. For 

 any who have so far omitted planting 

 a sufficient stock of hardy perennials, 

 the month of October is the best of the 

 whole year for nearly all those which 

 will be named. All are inexpensive 

 and nearly all increase rapidly in size. 

 Entirely apart from their value as cut 

 flowers is the fact that so many people 

 now are planting hardy perennials, and 

 any florist carrying a selection of good 

 varieties is sure to have many calls for 

 plants. 



Heleniums. 



The heleniums, or sneezeworts, are 

 nearly all late flowering perennials. One 

 of the exceptions is H. Hoopesii, which 

 grows twenty-four- inches high, is 

 orange yellow in color and flowers late 

 in June. The best known and most 

 desirable member of the family is H. 

 autumnale superbum, with large heads 

 of deep golden yellow flowers; it is at 



its best during September and early 

 October. This is a rampant growing 

 variety and needs keeping within 

 bounds. It should also be replanted 

 every second year to produce large 

 heads. When in large masses it pays 

 to cut out half or more of the growths, 

 as this materially benefits the remain- 

 der. This variety is fine for cutting. 

 It grows five to seven feet in height. 

 There is a form called H. autumnale 

 rubrum, with flowers shaded crimson. 

 H. grandiflorum striatum, yellow with 

 reddish stripes, is a distinct variety, 

 not so tall growing as autumnale. 



The varieties Biverton Gem and Biv- 

 erton Beauty, both originating at Henry 

 A. Dreer's, of Philadelphia, are dis- 

 tinct and desirable. The first named 

 grows three feet high; its flowers are 

 deep gold, suffused with terra cotta, 

 becoming deeper as they grow older. 

 Biverton Beauty is of a soft yellow 

 color, with a dark center; it flowers 

 with great freedom and grows four to 

 five feet high. 



Pyrethrum Uliginosum. 



The late flowering giant daisy. Py- 

 rethrum uliginosum, is not half suf- 

 ficiently known and appreciated by flo- 

 rists. During September, when at its 

 best, it is a telling object in the peren- 

 nial garden, and few hardy plants eaual 

 it in value for cutting. The plants at- 

 tain a height of four to six feet, ac- 

 cording to the soil they are growing 

 in. If transplanted every secqnd year, 

 the fiower stems will be much stronger 

 and will come more branched than 

 when allowed to crowd. 



Anemone Japonica. 



It is surprising how few trade grow- 

 ers even know what the beautiful Jap- 

 anese anemones are. They are rarely 

 seen in store windows and, in spite of 

 their hardiness, ease of culture and free 

 flowering qualities, they remain to a 

 large extent an unknown quantity in 

 florists ' establishments. Anemones 

 should always be planted in the spring; 

 then they are sure to grow. They are 

 easily propagated by root divisions, 

 placed in sand in a warm propagating 

 bench. After these grow and strike 

 out new roots, they can be potted singly, 

 gradually hardened and planted out 

 early in April. A liberal winter mulch 

 of leaves or straw should be given 

 after the first sharp frost. 



These anemones are splendid in de- 

 sign work and a large vase of them, 

 nicely arranged, is telling. Their flow- 

 ering time is just ahead of the mums, 

 when good outside flowers, or in fact 

 flowers of any kind, are none too plen- 

 tiful. They like rich ground, and in 

 such soil they will grow four feet or 

 more in height and give cut flowers 

 for several weeks. 



Montreal, Que. — Maurice Wolff has 

 opened a new retail store at 462 St. 

 Catherine street, West. 



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