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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



May 26, 1910. 



Get your Stock for M^^ R^SImm/^WwIrf"^^ This June. You'll 

 Weddings ■II ITlll YVClUi\\?t> find it pays. 



Fancy Beauties, Roses and Carnations 



( Milwaukee is famous for the quality of its Beauties and Carnations.) 



Sweet Peas, Valley, Adlantum, Swainsona, Lilies, Peonies 



and all other Cut Flowers In large supply. 



The warmer the weather the better Milwaukee Flowers compare with those produced in less favored sections. 

 Plenty of Asparagus Strings and Sprengeri Bunches. Wi also have a big lot of Plants. Send for list. 



We can take good care of all orders at lowest market rates. Write» phone or wire us — we do the rest. 



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462 Milwaukee Street, 



MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



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No. 40, Turnip. 



No. 767, Tudor. 



No. 60, Globe. 



FLORISTS' BASKETS 



These Baskets are practical for many 

 uses, making fine table baskets for plants 

 and flowers. 



We make 20O different styles. You 

 will buy our baskets sooner or later. 

 Why not commence now? We will 

 send first order on approval. 



Illustrated catalogue upon request. 



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new life and growers are now kept on 

 the jump. Geraniums are still leaders 

 and promise to be none too plentiful. 

 There is also a splendid trade being 

 done in cannas, verbenas, pansies, myo- 

 sotis, vincas, petunias, heliotropes and 

 other popular Memorial day plants. In 

 the way of larger plants for vases, Dra- 

 caena Australis, phcenix, hydrangeas, 

 Boston ferns, geraniums, variegated 

 vinca and acalyphas are selling well, 

 but geraniums continue to be easily the 

 leaders. Vases of one solid color are 

 growing in popularity, while the mix- 

 tures are less in demand. 



The Orchid Exhibition. 



Some of the largest exhibitors were 

 already on the ground at the opening 

 of the week, preparing to set up their 

 groups for the show opening May 26, 

 and everything now points to a superb 

 show, as well as a big attendance of the 

 public. In class 1, calling for a 400-foot 

 group, there are five entries, viz.: Julius 

 Eoehrs Co., J. T. Butterworth, Lager 

 & Hurrell, Charles G. Eoebling and W. 

 A. Manda. There is a sum aggregat- 

 ing $1,750 in money, besides medals, in 

 this class alone, and a battle royal is 

 assured. Other large orchid exhibitors 

 include Mrs. B. B. Tuttle, M. J. Pope, 

 gardener; Walter Hunnewell, T. D. 

 Hatfield, gardener; Joseph A. Manda; 

 E. B. Dane, Donald McKenzie, gar- 

 dener, and Lars Anderson, Duncan Fin- 

 layson, gardener. R. & J. Farquhar's 

 large group of new Chinese plants, in- 



troduced by E. H. Wilson, will be an 

 attraction, also the collections of big 

 specimen wistarias and azaleas from 

 Prof. C. S. Sargent, Charles Sander, 

 gardener, and huge rhododendrons from 

 Walter Hunnewell. Cattleya gigas alba 

 from Lager & Hurrell will be one of 

 the many unique orchids shown. 



The orchid judges are: Oakes Ames. 

 J. E. Rothwell, T. D. Hatfield, A. Her- 

 rington and A. J. Loveless. The regu- 

 lar plant and flower committee will pass 

 on all plants, other than orchids. Next 

 week's issue of The Review will con- 

 tain a full illustrated report of the 

 show. 



Various Notes. 



The annual exhibition and conven- 

 tion of the American Peony Society 

 will be held at Horticultural hall, Bos- 

 ton, .Tune 9 and 10. Present indica- 

 tions are that these dates will be right 

 for herbaceous peonies in this section, 

 of which there will be a great outpour- 

 ing. There are thirteen classes in 

 which prizes are offered by the Peony 

 Society, and seventeen others offered 

 by the Massachusetts Horticultural So- 

 ciety. In tne latter are classes for 

 thirty or more varieties double; twelve 

 varieties double, three flowers of each; 

 specimen bloom, double; twelve or more 

 varieties Japanese single; vase of 

 blooms in society's large china vases, 

 with long stems; six each named varie- 

 ties of white, rose-pink, salmon pink, 

 red or crimson and any other color; 

 twenty-five blooms white or blush, pink 



or rose, red or crimson and any other 

 color; twelve varieties double new, com- 

 mercial growers; display covering 100 

 feet, arranged for decorative effect, and 

 best new variety. 



Much interest is being taken in the 

 coming club field day to William Sim's 

 establishment at Cliftondale, Saturday, 

 June 4, and a large attendance is cer- 

 tain. Mr. Sim has a big new 500-foot 

 house largely planted with Spencer 

 varieties of sweet peas just coming in. 

 Some of these he will probably exhibit 

 at the orchid show this week. He 

 picked his first bushel of tomatoes May 

 i:0. Of these latter he has numerous 

 houses, following violets, which are in 

 grand condition and will soon give fruit 

 by the ton daily. 



Edgar Bros, received the material for 

 their new Lord & Burnham house this 

 week. It will run at right angles to 

 the older houses. The dimensions will 

 be 43x200, with sides eight feet in 

 height to allow of ample headroom for 

 sweet peas. A fine crop of Spencer 

 sweet peas is now being picked from one 

 house, and mums in thousands will be 

 planted early in June. 



Thomas F. Galvin, during the early 

 part of last week, had a delightful win- 

 dow display at his Tremont street store, 

 consisting of bouquets of all types as 

 made since 1860 down to the present 

 day shower bouquet. Thousands of 

 visitors stopped to examine the bou- 

 quets, some of them bringing back 

 pleasant memories to many. All were 

 artistically made. 



