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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



11 



General Vfe^v of the Carnat'on Show in London, England. 



1 iirips, I would fumigate with sulphur 

 l'\ buruiug a lihcrisl (jiiaiitity in the 

 iiuuse. If YOU fumigate voiir houses 

 i.i't'ure you 1al<c tiic plants dut, T would 

 -iiggest tliat Vdu j-e]i('at tli(> treatment 



Iter tilt' houses nvo all ch'aiu'd out. 

 \ Mil will he far more <-erlain to get 

 'ii.iii all after the jilaiits have been 

 Miiiuvcd. Hum the (dd plants as you 



;ik<' them out, to destroy any that 

 vi:i\- lia\(' escapecj the first dose. 



A. V. J. B. 



CARNATION SHOW IN LONDON. 



'I'iie s]iriiig show ol' the i^iiglish ear- 



i.iiioii society was fixed for May li), 



'111 owing t(j till' I'uiieral ot King YA- 



■..li'l it was jiostpoiied and held .June 



' I'l'ihaps the postponement detracted 



little from the attendance, but all 



"imd it was the finest as regards ox- 



diits ever held under the society's 



isjiiees, and tiu^ later date enai»i(Ml K. 



■■■ Hill, of Uicliinond. Ind.. who had 



i>; landed in Kngland, to put in an 



I'pearance. He reeei\«'d a cordial re- 



"idion and e.xpressed hims(df gratified 



'ith the general e.xcidlence of the 



looms. He was particularly impressed 



ith three Hrifish vari(>ties, l-wigel- 



aim's Carola, liurnett 's M;irmion and 



■inith's j']mpire Day, which seemed riu^ 



li/.e for the best \ase in the show. 



ihn Hxans, repi'esent iiig a \eiitilatiiig 



;'paratus fai-tory in Inrliana, also was 



visitor and in addition to fixing up 



!^ svsteiu at ln'ocdiforcl's idg glass es- 



d'lisliinent he is bringing it to the 



'■lice of (dher greenhouse firms in 



I'Liland. 



I'hc interest of American growi rs 



"iibtless will cei:*ei- on the (dass for 



'le America cup, donateil by tlie AiiK'r- 



• I'l ''arnaticui Society. This was of- 



"led I'or the best exhildt of thiee 



^ "'I i-ic;i ,1 \;n'ielies and w^s won ny 



'>. v.. Wallace, of Eaton Jirav, witii 



day ]);iy, Afteriilow ami I'ink 'l)eli-ht. 



\iiiong the other \-arieties oi Amer- 



"■■III origin, .ind these made up a large 



i''ii't of ; he sjiow. were IJeacon, I'resi- 



'I'l'f. Sarah ilill. Victory. W iiisor. Fair 



^'■lid, i,'(iipert ('raig. White Perfection, 



I'iid; hejj^ht. \Viiiona, Ari^tocmt, Vn- 



•■li:i III i('s~, ;ii;,| one ,iv twd others. These 



^""■r<' ;ill -hown in ''oml form. 



For the recognition of .Vinericnn \;i- 

 rielies a new rule has heeii introduced 

 and cain(( into force for the first time. 

 Jt reads: ''.Ml .\iiieiiean i-;iise(| no\:'l 

 tics e.xhibited in coiupet iti\ c, ami iioii 

 eonijietiti\e exhibits, at ea(di show to 

 be judgeil by a sjiecial comniiltee ol 

 si.x judges apiHunted \cail\' to act in 

 conjumdion with the flor.'il commit t e ; 

 first-elass certificates and ;iwards oi 

 merit to be .awarded accoiiliiig to i he 

 society's scale of jioiiits; im entries 

 necessary; the names of the \arietie^ 

 and the r.aisers' names to be |iiildishe(l 

 eacdi year in the ' ^'eal• liook.' biii not 

 the names of the exhibitors.'' The f(d 

 lowing aw.aids wwr made: l'ii>.t ( l;iss 

 certificate to M;i\- l»;i\'; aw.-iiil ot^ merit 

 to I'ink Delight: .'iward ol' meril to 

 Sujierior. 



The ]irin(d|ial exhibitors w'l-e: \\ . 

 H. Lancashire. (inein>ey; < '. j". W'.itei-. 

 P.idcombe; A. i\ Diittoii, l\er, llmlvs; 

 W. ]I. I'age, Hampton: S. Moniiiier, 

 Farnhatn; \V. H. Wallace, Kaioii Unix : 



< ■. l'aio(dmann, .'>al)'roii Walden: G. 



ba:i-e 11. II. I'.ell and II. d. I lay. 



I >i II lier t able decoi ;il loii^ w i I h cai' 

 lialloll^ Were efl'ectivf :iiid f.irme(l a 



plc'isiiio- t'e.'lllire 111' the show. lull in 

 der..|;ll I \ !■ haskelv. I ii Ml i pil '1 s. etc.. the 

 i-'Pli:pel l! loll w;is >omewli:it lilllili',1. 



Hee 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



r. Horner iV Sons •'o., m 1 ,■ :f;i \ I't I c, 

 lihl.. Ii:is registered tin follnwiii;^ new 

 i-,'i ri.at ions : 



''lorio-^;, ( \o. 12 (Hi), :i cid-v bctweei, 

 Iwn nriiibeied S"edli!'gs; ;i Ilia LIU ' li<-ciil 

 -hade of pure light pink; in growth it 

 is ;i true ^-ommercial t\pe; earlv and 

 ( (ill 1 1 iiiioiis llo\'. eriiig; excellent stem 

 and cai\\; has a woi'kiiig haldt that 

 ]iroduc<'s (piaiitities of hhpoiiis without 

 a break; size, three and one t'ourth 

 intdies ar.d ovei'. 



While Wondf r. White I'elt'ectiou X 

 seedling miller number; pure \vhite; 

 si/e. tlii'ee and oneliall" imdies and 

 o\er; h;is ;.ll the White I 'erfect iou 

 onalitiis. im[.ro\\'d; larger llower, 

 stroiieer stem, stronger L;rowth: m;ikes 

 nemly iloulde the size of phiiit in the 

 saii'e length of time, thereby greatl^' 

 iiicre.-isiii^ its productiveness. 



A. l\ .1. Hanr. Sec \. 



LATE ASTERS. 



When should 1 sow late I lohenzolleri; 

 and < 'rego asters for Thanksgiving 

 tlowcring in pots .' A. O. C. 



lloheiizidlerii and ricn,, nstors for 

 dowering at the time naniecl can be 

 sown from the lieginiiing to the middle 

 of .Inly. They will germinat(> either 

 oiildoois (,r ill ;i cid(|t'rame, \shere water 

 i> more con \ en ieiit ly a[i|ilii'd when nee 

 es-ary. ( '. W. 



Miami, Fla. l-idw.'ir.l Simimei-. wh. 

 repre-enis the bnited States Depart 

 iiient of A:jiicii li iii'e here, as lie;id of the 

 subtropical station, states tli;ii the gov- 

 ernment will bnihl ;i e reenhoiisi- her( 

 dnriiig tlie -.umiiier aiol will m.•ll^e other 

 1 m|>ro\'enieiit s. This will bei^in in dul\, 

 he sa.\s. when the st.atiioi i~ :i^;iiii ii. 

 rh.'iri^i' i'\ the oii\ em meni . 



\l:i.v n.n . \!' 



Winner of the America Cup 



■l:,'lnu . I'Mlk llclltrlil. 



.\t the London Cornr.tion Show. 



