July 7, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



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planting. He puts a large gang to work 

 about August 10 to clear out his 

 benches, and usually finishes planting 

 about September 1. 



The garden committee of the Massa- 

 chusetts Horticultural Society visited 

 The Moorings, Col. H, E. Converse's es- 

 tate, at Marion, Mass., where D. F. Eoy 

 has charge, June 29, and were well en- 

 tertained. This estate is entered for 

 the Hunnewell triennial premium, and 

 quite a number of important changes 

 were noted since the previous visit in 

 1909. 



Charles Techa, Thomas Pegler's effi- 

 cient assistant at C Park street, is away 

 on his vacation this week. 



Among visitors noted last week were: 

 W. P. Dreer, Benjamin Hammond, Fish- 

 kill, N. Y.; F. Mouncy, with W. A. 

 Manda, South Orange, N. J., and W, E. 

 Pierson, Cromwell, Conn. 



There will be no tickets sold this year 

 for the picnic of the Gardeners' and 

 Florists' Club at Pine Banks park. 

 Maiden, July 27. Admission will be 

 free to all. Peter M. Miller, who has 

 charge of the sports, announces many 

 contributions for prizes and general ex- 

 penses. Any others desiring to con- 

 tribute should do so at once, as it is de- 

 sired to issue the full list of sporting 

 events without delay. The committee 

 expects an attendance of 500 at the 

 picnic. 



The Thomas J. Grey Co. is still being 

 kept quite busy. They have of late 

 done a heavy business in farming imple- 

 ments, of which they carry a big line. 



A special car, with an attendance ap- 

 proximating 100, is what is expected 

 from Boston and vicinity for the Eoeh- 

 ester convention. A large enrollment of 

 new members is also a certainty. 



Kaiserin and Killarney are still of 

 excellent quality at W. H. Elliott's. 



Ehea Eeid, Mrs. Aaron Ward and Eich- 

 mond are now over for the season. 



Edgar Bros., of Waverley, are busy 

 filling their houses with chrysanthe- 

 mums. They have had a successful sea- 

 son with sweet peas. 



Mr. and Mrs. W, H. Elliott and fam- 

 ily closed up their Brighton home and 

 moved to their Madbury, N. H., resi- 

 dence July 2. 



M. H. Walsh, of Woods Hole, has a 

 fine display of hardy roses at present. 

 The ramblers will be at their best this 

 week. Owing to no summer rose show 

 being held at Boston this year, Mr. 

 Walsh has had no opportunity to show 

 his blooms here. 



The season just closing has been the 

 most successful Sidney Hoffman has had 

 at his three flower stores. His new 

 store on State street has proved a great 

 success and fills a long-felt want in the 

 financial district. W. N. Craig. 



MINNEAPOLIS. 



Prize winners at the annual exhibi- 

 tion of the Minnesota State Horticul- 

 tural and State Eose societies divided 

 $250 in premiums. The exhibit was held 

 June 23 at the state experiment station 

 in St. Anthony Park, Minneapolis, and 

 about 300 people attended. D. W. C. 

 Euff, of Bald Eagle, exhibited seventy- 

 five varieties of peonies and Eose Hill 

 Nursery, St. Paul, and Jewell Nursery, 

 of Lake City, also had large entries. 



The annual dinner of the societies 

 was held in the dining hall at noon. In 

 the afternoon impromptu talks were 

 given, among the speakers being A. F. 

 Wood, dean of the agricultural school. 



Prizes were awarded as follows: 



Collection of six named roses — First prize, 

 .Tewell Nursery; second, Mrs. H. B. Tlllotson; 

 third, B. T. Hoyt. 



Three named roses, white — First prize, Jewell 

 Nursery; second, Rose Hill Nursery; third, Mrs. 

 H. B. Tlllotson. 



Three named roses, pink — Awards the same as 

 for the three varieties, white. 



Three named roses, red — Awards the same as 

 for the three varieties, white. 



Collection of rugosa and rugosa hybrids — First 

 prize, Jewell Nursery. 



Most beautiful rose — Prize, a bronze medal. 

 Rose Hill Nursery. 



Largest rose — Rose Hill Nursery. 



Vase of Festlva Maxima peonies — First prize, 

 D. W. C. Ruff. 



Vase of light pink peonies — First prize, D. W. 

 C. Ruff; second. Rose Hill Nursery; third, Mrs. 

 Frank Morris. 



Vase of dark pink peonies — First prize, Rose 

 Hill Nursery; second, B. T. Hoyt; third, D. W. 

 C. Ruff. 



Vase of white peonies — First prize, B. T. 

 Hoyt; second, D. W. C. Ruff; third, W. O. 

 Washburn. 



Vase of red peonies — First prize. Rose Hill 

 Nursery; second, D. VV. C. Ruff; third, B. T. 

 Hoyt. 



BEVEBLY, MASS. 



The annual rose exhibition of the 

 North Shore Horticultural Society was 

 held in a large marquee on the Loring 

 and Campbell estate, Beverly, June 29 

 and 30, and was a pronounced success. 

 The attendance of prominent north 

 shore cottagers was large and the com- 

 mittee in charge of the show, William 

 Swan, chairman; John Jaffray, Alex. 

 Shaw, John Chapman and John D. Mor- 

 rison, are to be congratulated on the 

 success which attended their labors. 



Much interest attached to the dinner- 

 table decoration of eight covers by 

 ladies. The first prize went to Mrs. 

 G. E. Cabot, who used light delphiniums 

 with white roses as favors; Mrs. B. 

 Hammond Tracy was second and had a 

 pretty table of blue cornflowers; Mrs. 

 James McMillan was third, with sweet 

 peas. Eric Wetterlow, gardener to Mrs. 

 Lester Leland, with an excellent ar- 

 rangement, was first for the best group 

 of flowering plants. William Swan, 

 gardener to Miss Helen Hooper, was a 

 good second. The best collection of 

 roses arranged for effect for ladies only 

 came from Miss A. G. Thayer. The 

 eagle head cup for the best collection 

 of garden roses was well won by Will- 

 iam Swan. 



The Walsh prizes for displays of 

 hardy roses went to Mrs. James Mc- 

 Millan, F. F. Brasch gardener, and Mrs. 

 E. C. Swift, John Chapman, gardener, 

 each of whom had a fine assortment. 

 Eric Wetterlow had the best table of 

 orchids in flower and William Swan 

 led on gloxinias, as well as peonies. 

 Mrs. James McMillan had the best col- 

 lection of sweet peas; Joseph Lipton, 

 second. Delphiniums were remarkably 

 fine; George E, White had the best; 

 William Swan, second. 



Hardy perennials as usual were finely 

 shown. For collection of not less than 



