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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



October 14, inog. 



SPINDLING FERNS. 



After reading the notes on ferns in 

 the last number of the Eeview, we make 

 bold to inquire still further about ferns. 

 What causes long fronds? We see on 

 the market Whitman! and Piersoni ferns 

 not more than eight to ten inches tall 

 and quite bushy. We use a loose soil, 

 with a mixture of sand and leaf-mold 

 and a portion of well rotted manure. 

 We also have the glass well shaded with 

 whitewash, in order, as we think, to pre- 

 vent the ferns having too pale a color. 

 They seem to do well and are of a rich 

 green color, but have only four or five 

 long fronds instead of the desired eight 

 or ten short fronds. Where is the diffi- 

 culty? Should they have a heavier soil 

 or some other fertilizer? We should be 

 very grateful for a few pointers along 

 these Unes. Thanks for information al- 

 ready gained through the Eeview. 



J. S. & S. 



The trouble with these ferns is un- 

 doubtedly too much shade, and also too 

 light a soil. No shading whatever is 

 needed on the glass at this season of the 

 year, and even during the summer much 

 better plants of the various forms of the 

 Boston fern are grown with only a very 

 light shade. A good loam soil, such as 

 would answer for carnations or chrys- 

 anthemums, will give much better re- 

 sults than the leaf -mold mixture in which 

 they are now growing, the latter tend- 

 ing to produce long fronds with weak 

 stems and a generally loose habit. 



W. H. T. 



ILLINOIS STATE FAIR. 



Display of Made-up Work. 



The display of made-up work at the 

 Illinois State Fair, staged Wednesday, 

 October 6, far exceeded anything hereto- 

 fore shown by the retail florists of the 

 state. The center of the large dome 

 building was filled with the baskets, bou- 

 quets and designs, large and handsome 

 pieces, and almost all of it work that in 

 years gone by would easily have taken 

 first premium, but this year many fine 

 I)iece8 were outside the money, although 

 there were three prizes in each class. 

 Two Chicago retailers entered, the Schil- 

 ler store in six classes, every entry taking 

 a first prize. The table decorations were 

 a special feature, the first premium being 

 $50. The table of George M. Brinkerhoflf, 

 (lone in orchids, valley and adiantum, was 

 simple and dainty, thoroughly deserving 

 of the recognition it received. 



It is gratifying that the display proved 

 one of the most attractive features of the 

 fair, many thousands of persons crowding 

 about the section. The awards were as 



follows: T, i. i 



Basket of cut flowers, Schiller Estate, 

 Chicago, first; Wirth & Gaupp, Spring- 

 field, second; A. C. Brown, Springfield, 

 third. 



Bouquet of roses, A. Lange, Chicago, 

 first; Georee A. Kuhl, Pekin, 111., second; 

 Wirth & Gaupp, third. 



Bouquet of mixed flowers, Wirth & 

 Gaupp, first; A. Lange, second; A. C. 

 Brown, third. 



Flat bouquet or spray of roses, Schil- 

 ler Estate, first ; George A. Kuhl, second ; 

 Wirth & Gaupp, third. 



Flat bouquet or spray of carnations, 

 Schiller Estate, first; George M. Brinker- 

 hoflf, Springfield, 111., second; Wirth & 

 Gaupp, third. 



Bride's bouquet, SchDler Estate, first; 

 A. Lange, second; George A. Kuhl, third. 



Corsage bouquet, George A. Kuhl, first ; 

 A. Lange, second; George M. Brinker- 

 hoflf, third. 



Dinner table arrangements, George M. 

 Brinkerhoflf, first; George A. Kuhl, sec- 

 ond; A. Lange, third. 



Standing cross, Schiller Estate, first; 



Geranium Dr. G>thran. 



George M. Brinkerhoflf, second; A. 

 Lange, third. 



Wreath on easel, George A. Kuhl, first ; 

 A. Lange, second; George M. Brinker- 

 hoflf, third. 



Best floral arrangement, set piece, 

 Schiller Estate, first; George A. Kuhl, 

 second; Wirth & Gaupp, third. 



A NEV GERANIUM. 



The new geranium, Dr. Lincoln Coth- 

 ran, originated at the establishment of 

 Richard Diener, at Colma, Cal. It is a 

 cross between Beaute Poitevine and 

 Queen Olga. The color is soft pink, with 

 white center. The florets are large, as 

 big as a silver dollar, and under Califor- 

 nia conditions sometimes much larger, 

 two and one-half to two and three-quar- 



ters inches across. The trusses ; 

 large and carried well above the 

 The plant is of low, branching 

 Mr. Diener says the color does n 

 and that the keeping quality is 

 This geranium has been on ex! 

 before the Pacific Coast Horti- 

 Society at San Francisco and 1 

 tracted a great deal of attenti. 

 geraniums are just now comin;.' 

 into favor along the coast. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOOE TY. 



The Chrysanthemum Society of Amer- 

 ica will hold its annual exhibition .;t the 

 American Institute, 19 West Forty- tourth 

 street. New York city, November 10 to 

 12. In addition to the regular Wst of 

 premiums a considerable number oi' spe- 

 cial prizes have been oflfered, among 

 them the following: 



New York Florists' Club trophy, for bost six 

 blooms seedling or variety neyer beftire ex- 

 hibited In this country, to be judged under 

 both the exhibition and commercial scalp, the 

 highest total number of points under both 

 scales to decide the winner, silver medal and 

 bronze medal. 



Chrysanthemum Society of America prize, for 

 ten blooms of any one variety, silver cup. 



H. W. Buckbee prize, twelve blooms, twelve 

 varieties, American seedling, silver cup. 



J. C. Vaughan prize, for private gardeners 

 only, specimen bush plant, silver cup. 



Stumpp & Walter prize, for ten blooms 

 Miriam Hankey, silver cup. 



W. WeUs & Co. prize, for six blooms Pock- 

 ett's Crimson, gold, silver and bronze medals. 



W. Wells & Co. prize, twelve sprays assorted 

 single varieties, sliver and bronze medals. 



F. R.' Pierson Co. prize for private gar- 

 deners only, twelve blooms in four varieties, 

 24-inch stems, $10. 



Peter Henderson & Co. prize, for twelve 

 vases Ostrich Plume chrysanthemum, twelve 

 varieties, three blooms to a vase, $10 and $5. 



Elmer D. Smith & Co. prize, twelve vases 

 anemone varieties, one variety to a vase, six 

 of which are to be Introductions of 190!i. $15 

 and $10. 



Charles H. Totty prize, six blooms any in- 

 tnuluction of 1009, $15 and $10. 



Skldelsky & Irwin Co. prize, twelve sprays 

 pompons, twelve varieties, $1. 



Foley Mfg. Co. prize, best undisseminated 

 seedling, $10. 



Traendly & Schenck prize, twelve bl(K)m8 

 Appleton, $6 and $4. 



William Duckham prize, twelve blooms. 

 twelve varieties, 12-inch stems, $10 and $j. 



KANSAS QTY. 



The Market. 



Business has been good. There !;ave 

 been quite a number of large funeials 

 and every florist has had orders for thise. 

 Stock, although quite plentiful, has l^en 

 kept well cleaned up. American Beaiiiics 

 were used in profusion at some of ilie 

 funerals, also many Richmond roses, in 

 casket covers, etc. Carnations are scr. ce 

 but they are looking fine in the gri a- 

 houses. There are few chrysanthenr is 

 in this market and the demand is s< v, 

 for the prices are high. Pink and id 

 dahlias are not plentiful but the sales . e 

 good. Green is plentiful. Large qua '• 

 ties of wild smilax were used in decu t- 

 ing the electric light poles on our ! ' 

 cipal business streets this week, it b> --l 

 the week for our fall festivities. '' 

 weather was excellent and our city 

 crowded with visitors. 



Missouri Valley Fair. 



The Fair and Exposition under ' 

 auspices of the Missouri Valley Ag"' ' ;; 

 tural and Horticultural Society was K' ;^ 

 in Electric park October 2 to 10. 11"^^ 

 park is in the southern part of the ''' ' ^ 

 and was an appropriate place to hoi'i ^ 

 fair. The grounds and buildings ^f;^ 

 decorated in profusion with corn, ^"^'"^ 

 cane and various kinds of grain i^"' 

 grasses. This gave the appearance ot - 

 old-fashioned fair-grounds. The la^^S^ 

 pavilion was made into a horticultu • 



