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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Langc's New Electric Delivery Outfit. 



i'.,\ liiiil<liii^ I lie Willis ot' hollow cement 

 bloi-ks or hiiildiiirr a ^rout wall with a 

 (•ore. so ,i> to I'diiri a 2 iiicli air space, 

 the loss oi' lirat would lie coiii|)arativelv 

 small. 



If llio |iii i> <-oiist riicted with an 

 ('veiis|iaii vnni, the walls iieeil not ex 

 tend iiiiii-li alio\c' tin' ot'rieral le\el of 

 the siirf.-icc. :iiid if the soil is mounded 

 .against the ;;r(put there will be little 

 loss of heal, even from a solid grout 

 wall. It |i|-efeired, there would be no 

 (d)jeelioii til the 1 hre(>(iuart erspaii 

 lioiise, and. e>|ii'i-i;ill\- if hollow cement 

 blocks are used, the walls conid be car 

 ried three m- tour feet above the sur- 

 face without a|iiirei-iable loss of heat. 

 This would greatly lessen the Labor of 

 caring t'lir the house. 



NATIONAL SWEET PEA SOCIETY. 



The secniid annual ronxcntion and 

 exhibition ot' the National Sweet I'ea 

 Societ\- of .Vmerica will be helil at Saint 

 Nicholas rink. New Vork. -Inly 12 and 

 lit. The judges will be \\\ T. Ilutcliins, 

 of ("aliforiiia : A. (". Heal, of Cornell, 

 ;ind \V. < '. Kerr, of I'liiladelphia. There 

 also will lie ]ia|iers by Mr. lliil(diins ami 

 others. 



A large (Exhibition is exjipctcd. as 

 there is ;in unnsu;ill\' at ti.aet ive list of | 

 sjiecial prizes, as follows: I 



II.-H-ry 'fill 11.! fii|,, f.ir iln- \„<{ :.'.'. \a-i'> nl I 

 ^wct'l |.4:i- 



KlM-i.i'i- ( ll|.. r..| III, I'm.. si ;lll.l l;llu'i'-t .■nil.-' 

 ticill III sw.rl ).. :i~, 



r.iir|ii'i' ri'iz.', |..r I ho li.-<t vase . ■! wav.'.l nr 

 .•^piMircr i,v|"' ^»^<'i'l inM- iiii niiluci'il laio; iir>. 

 jirizi'. S.".; -i ■ I i.ii/.i'. .v:;; tliii'il pri/i'. .<l'. 



\V. W. l;:iv\M.ii \ III. I'lizi'S Silver "iili 

 \frilal. fur a va-^r i.| suci't |icas iirvi'r lii'fi.ii' 

 • ■vliUiili'il ..!■ ilisv,.|iiiiiaii'(l. af .\iiirrir:ui nriiiiii: 

 Silvi-r .Mialai. 1. i ilic ln'^r 2."i v.tscs Sju'iici'i' nr 

 rnwiii l.\|if>. iiiii'ii ii. ilie traili' mifv: Silvrr 

 .Mcilal. lor till' lii'st L'li spiki'S iif Uawsnii's Simw- 

 lliiki-; Hriiiizc Miilal. fur tlio licst tlirci' vasis 

 I'omprisiiii; wliiii'. lavcinli'r and pint;. ii|ii'ii In 

 .aliiatcili- ii:ilv; Silvi-r .\l('il:il. for tlic llinsl slii- 

 <-t'snfiil cNliiliitnr .TMiiiiis tlic .aiiiatour classi'S. 



Watliins & Siinpsun's I'rizi'. fur the lii'st vase 

 of .Xiira linviii. I'ranl< llnlliv. .Mrs. .\. Watkiiis. 

 .\. .1. Cook. K. .1. ( asilo. 



.\rtlnir 'I'. I'.tiililiiifrlnii Ciip. secnnd prize .*l.''i. 

 fliiril prize .S|o. fm- a eollectioii nf '2Ti varieties. 



lli'iir.\ .\. Hreer Prize, for llie iK'st 2\ vases 

 (if sweet peas, tlie l.'l ini'iiinparalile staiulard 

 varieties as eiiiiiner.ileil in Dreer's (Janlen Book 

 for lOlll; first prize .«Ji>. seemid prize .$.". 



Jerome I!. Rieo Seed Co. Prize, for the tiest 

 v.Tse of wliite sweet peas; first ])rize .fo, secoml 

 prize .«.".. tliird prize .$i;. 



Ilendi rson & t'n. I'rize. $10 cold, to l>e awarded 

 tlie amateur evliildtor of tlip best and most 

 <listinpt eelleetion of I'.'i varieties of sweet pea<. 



including not less tliaii si.'c of tlie Spencer type. 

 Alsii .>;io ;;oid III he award. il llie ainaleiir evliili- 

 il.ir of the two liesl vases ..!' .iiir (Jeoriie Wasii- 

 iii^'tdii anil Marlli.a \\'a<liiii:;|.iii. earli vase 1.. 

 .■(iiilaiii not less tlian L'.'i spr.i.vs. 



Henry I'. Mieliell Co. I'rize, lor the Ik'sI 

 \ases of Frank Dnlliy. Wliite S|ielieer. Mrs. .M- 

 I red Wall-in-i; lirst prize .$."i. seceiid prize ,«.'!. 

 ihird prize .SL'. 



C. I'. .Mnrse A: Co. Cllli. for the liii.st ei.llee 

 lion, open Id Ihe trade only. 



I'lorisls' i:\ehaiiKe I'rize. for llie liesi vase 

 (■(iiintess Sfieiieer; lirst prize $:>. seeoiid prize If^. 



F. It. I'iersoii Co. I'rize. fur the liesl 11! vases 

 • if sweet peas; first firize ^In. serund prize it7i. 



.\phiiie .Mfn. Co. I'rize. for llie liesl lolleetion 

 of swell peas, open to tlie florists unly: first 

 |iriz<' .'Sl.'i. .I'l-ond prize $10. 



Anion Zvulanek I'rize. for the hesi I" vases 

 "f S|ieiieer .■mil (iiwin types. .Sfti. 



.Tolir VoniK.' I'rize. for the hest vase of sweei 

 pe.is never liefore I'xhiliiled. ^-'i. 



Sliimpp iV Waller Prize, for the hest ilm.. 

 vases of sweet l>ei's Slieneer t.\|ie; liisl priz. .V'.. 

 seinini prize .*:!. third prize .<!'. 



.1. M. 'i'hortmrn Co. Prize, tor ihe l..>i \a-.' 

 of pink sweet p. 'as; first prize .s.".. sen. ml |.ii,'.>' 

 s:;. third prize .$!'. 



.liihii Lewis Cliiids I'rize. f..r llie hi-l vas.- 

 ..f white sweet peas; lirst pri/..' s:.. ^eii.uil prize 

 ■S;;. third prize §;!'. 



Snlton \ .Sons Cup. fur the t.esi lahl.- nf sweel 

 j.ea^ In lie arr.iiiireil mi a s|iae. I\:; i.ei ami imi 

 •n e\.i 111 tliree feet in lieiiihl . 



AMERICAN GLADIOLUS SOCIETY. 



Theie was ii meeting ol the executive 

 eominittee of the American Gladiolus 

 •Society June 27, in New York, and the 

 following exhibition committee was aj) 

 jiointed to take charge of the coming 

 show ;it HochestiM', .\. ^'.. August IG to 

 I'.': 11. ^'ouidl. chairman. Syi-aciise, N. 

 ^'.: Arthur Cowce. I'.eilin. \'. \.: K. H. 

 Ciishiiiaii. .S\|\aiiia, < •. : I.. Meitoii (i.age. 



seeiet.-iiy. Orange. Mass. |i w.-is also 

 de.-jiled that .i iii.i I iii is nr |iriv.;iti' g;il' 

 denns WiHlId imt be re,|iiiii.d to |i;i\ t'ol' 

 -ij'.aee fur their exhibits. ;iiid tli.at such 

 sp;iir would be |i;iid I'nr by ihe siieielv. 



I'resideiil I leihlrieksdii li;is ;i | i|ii . i n ted 

 ;i. membership rniiiiiiii t ee. rmii |iiised of 

 llie fidlowiug gelil leiiieii : .). I'.. .Mi-.\r 

 die, '>>) IJarclay street. New Vork: Win. 

 •'ahill. lioltnii street. Smith iHiston, 

 M.-iss,. ;iiid Iv I-;. Stewart. K'i\-es .lunc 

 tii'ii. .Mich. 



I'hcre are tiow twenty iine prizes of- 

 fere. I I'm- the exhibition, eight of which 

 are in the .■iniateur (d;iss, including two 

 added siiii-e my Last report, nameh': 

 Siher (Up by Monttigue Chamberlai"n, 

 • ■rolon, AJass.. tor six bt^st named varie- 

 ties, one bloom each, exhibition by an 

 amateur: and siUcr cup by L. Alerfon 

 (i.age. Orange, Mass.. for b('st colleetion 

 of blue gliidioli. exhibited by an ama- 

 teur. 



'I'he followinir aw ;irds ha\c also been 

 jil.aced in the amateur (dass: 



I". U. i'ierson, Ttirrytown, .\. V., $'} 

 in gold for best collei-t ion ot' white 

 thro.ated named y.arieties; .*.'! in gold for 

 best collection of mottled .and striped 

 varieties. 



Stumpp tV: Walter Co.. .\ew Vork city, 

 + lti in gold for twelve best \-;iri(>ties, 

 tliree spikes each. 



.\. T. Boddingtou. ,\ew Wnk city. i^r> 

 in gold for best collection ot' yellow 

 named \arieties. 



.(olm Lewis C'hilds. Floral Park. NT. V.. 

 *•"» in g(dd for best vase of .\merica, not 

 less than tw(d\'e spikes. 



Ull.K.S CdVKK.M.VC '1 IIF FXII I I'.l IION. 



'. .\II entries iiiii-l I.e inaile to the r irdiim 



secretary. L. .Mertnii (;a,!,'e. three ilavs liefnre the 

 lirsi day of the exliihil ion. on lilanks pinvlded 

 hy 111.' seeretar.v fnr the piiriiose, 



L'. lOxhiliifs ill eonipelilinn fnr prizes must 

 I f the exhihitiir's raisiii>r 



:; Dxhiliils must he in place hefore 12, ii 



( aeli ila.\ on which exhiliiis are to he jiidgeil. 



4. i:\hiliitors are reipiested to keep their 

 llowers ill fresh conditinn iliiriiij; lie- liiii.. ilie 

 exiiiliil inn rein.iins open. 



•"i. i:xliiiiitiirs will lie awarded l.iM niie pie 

 iiiiiim ill ea -h class In which they inmpeie. and 

 ihen niii.\ when tlie exhiliiis on tl'ieiv m.Tit war 

 laiil Ihe .)n.l::es in niakjii;.' aw.inls. 



C. Willie Ihe snciel.v will take rea^.iii.i hi., .-are 

 .if ih.' prnperl.v of the exiiiliitors. yei it will not 

 III aii> vva.\ lie respiipsilile for the in-s ,,i daiiiaiie 

 nf aii.v lliim: exhihiled. 



7 lAliiliiis. after ti(>ini,' stagod. cannot be 

 rciiinvi-d niilil the exhiliitinii is clns,.,|. without 

 Ihe cniiseiit .if the exllibitinll cnnimi 1 1 .e. 



^, 'I'll.' siicieiy reijiiesls exhiliitm- i.. aiia.-h 

 lali.ls In exhiliiis. Cnireet nainill;; nf varieties 

 Is \.ry impnrtant. 



a. Kxhihitors will he required to provide 

 lahles and everything else necess.ir.v for talile 

 deeiiraf ions. 



111. Ill eiilerini;. ever.\- exiiiliitor airrci's to be 

 •_'.i\ el n.il l.v the rules. 



Ii. M eitoti ( I'aoe. ( m . Secw 



Mount Stirling, Ky. lanil l'redri(h. 

 Idrmeily in luisiiKss here, is imw nut 

 .it' the tlorisis' tr.ade. 



Delivery Outfit of P. M. Obertin, Kenosha, Wis. 



