May 26, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



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"Dee-lightedr 



[Theodore Roosevelt. ex-President of the United States, and E. H. KrelaKe, President of the Haarlem Bulb Growers' Association, making a tour of the 



Jubilee Bulb Show. Haarlem, Holland, May 1. 1910.] 



ROOSEVELT VISITS HAARLEM. 



Jubilee Exhibition. 



Mr. Roosevelt, on his European tour, 

 visited the Haarlem Jubilee Exhibition 

 May 1. President Krelage welcomed Mr. 

 Roosevelt as the hundred thousandth vis- 

 itor and presented him with a silver 

 model of an ancient ship, which he re- 

 marked might pass for the Half-Moon or 

 the Mayflower, for nobody knew ex- 

 actly how they looked and therefore the 

 reproduction might be taken as a most 

 accurate imitation of either. Neither 

 the Half-Moon nor the Mayflower had 

 tulips aboard and Mr. Krelage suggested 

 the total abolition of the duty on bulbs, 

 insisting that the abolition of the duty 

 ^vould be to the profit of all American 

 citizens, since they would be able to have 

 cheap flowers in every garden. Flowers 

 were the symbols of love and faith and 

 peace, and the more the flowers of Hol- 

 land were spread over the world, the more 

 they would be mighty cooperators, elo- 

 quent interpreters and active propagan- 

 dists of Mr. Roosevelt's noble ideas, to 

 benefit humanity. 



Mr. Roosevelt, in his reply, kept clear 

 of the duty question and paid a tribute 

 to Dutch ability to combine hard work 

 \nth appreciation of the beautiful, and 

 added that Americans, working so hard 

 in the past, felt that in case of necessity 

 enjoyment mudt be sacrificed to work. 



Speech-making over, Mr. Roosevelt en- 

 joyed himself in the exhibition grounds, 

 Mr. Krelage explaining the objects of the 

 exhibition and directing attention to the 

 main features. 



At the time of my last report, the prin- 



cipal attractions were in the buildings, 

 but May 1 the outdoor exhibits were 

 probably at their best, notably the nar- 

 cissi from De Graaflf Bros., Leiden, which 

 included a number of new varieties, such 

 as Golden Jubilee, a splendid giant yel- 

 low ; Uncle Robert, a remarkably large 

 white, and Princess Juliana, a refined 

 deep yellow. 



The Heemstede Association of Bulb 

 Growers produced a lovely effect with 

 beds of hyacinths, as did also the Lisse 

 Association with hyacinths and tulips. N. 

 Dames, of Lisse, was a most successful 

 exhibitor with beds of hyacinths, includ- 

 ing a bed of a new deep rose-colored 

 variety, Le Victoire, edged with another 

 novelty, Arentine H. Arendsen, a pretty, 

 dwarf-growing white. 



Creditable displays of beds of bulbs in 

 variety were also in full bloom from M. 

 Van Waveren & Son, Hillegom; J. J. 

 Grullemans & Sons, Lisse; Warnaar & Co., 

 Sassenheim; S. A. Van Konijnenberg & 

 Co., Noordwijk, and Ant. Roosen & Son, 

 Haarlem. 



The most notable exhibits of shrubs 

 and conifers were from C. B. Van Nes & 

 Sons, Boskoop, especially their new 

 rhododendron, Princess Juliana; Kers- 

 bergen Bros., Boskoop, a choice collec- 

 tion of seedling azaleas; We?elenburg & 

 Co., Hazerswoude, forced flowering shrubs 

 in variety, and J. Hardizer, Boskoop, 

 rhododendrons and conifers. 



C. G. Van Tubergen, Jr., Haarlem, re- 

 ceived the highest gold medal awarded at 

 the second temporary show, for a pretty 

 flower garden with beds of Darwin tulips, 

 colored freesias, anemones, liliums, etc. 

 Other notable features were the rhodo- 

 dendrons from Koster & Son, Boskoop; 



amaryllis from Van Velsen Bros, and A. 

 W. Ingenhoes Van Schaik; superb hy- 

 drangeas from D. Baardze, Aalsmeer, and 

 lilies from D. & J. Keesen, Aalsmeer. 



Kersbergen Bros, made a grand dis- 

 play with the polyantha rose, Boskoop 

 Baby, as did also A. Van Deyl with 

 Azalea Indica. Oosthoek & Co.'s hollies 

 from Boskoop, in various sizes, were re- 

 markable for the profusion of berries 

 which they carried. 



The foregoing are only a few of the 

 exhibits to be seen at this remarkable 

 exhibition, which for variety, extent and 

 duration has probably never been equaled 

 by any exhibition solely devoted to horti- 

 culture. No one can form an idea of its 

 extent and beauty without actually visit- 

 ing it, and, once seen, Haarlem's Jubilee 

 Show will remain in one 's memory for- 

 ever. Bee. 



NAMES OF PLANTS. 



J am Bending you a bloom of an 

 orchid which grows wild in this section 

 and also a frond of a fern that grows 

 about four feet high. Can you tell us 

 their names? J W. W. 



The flower is of an epidendrum, but 

 was so shriveled that exact identity is 

 impossible. The fern was dried up and 

 falling to pieces and cajinot be nwned. 

 If you can, send new spetiimens packed 

 in a tin box and tie damp moss or- cot- 

 ton batting around the bottom of the 

 stems, Q. . 



Sharon Hill, Pa.— Robert Scott & Son 

 have placed their order with the King 

 Construction Co. for two new iron-frame 

 houses, ore 25x1 UO, the other 50x142. 



