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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



OCTUIiKU 14, 



SPINDLING FERNS. 



After reading tlu' notes on terns in 

 the last iuinil)er of the Review, we make 

 bold to inquire still further about ferns. 

 What causes long fronds? We see on 

 the market Whitmani and Piersoni ferns 

 not more than eight to ten inciies 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 

 whitewjush, 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 difii- 

 culty? Should they have a heavier soil 

 or some other fertilizer? We should be 

 very grateful for a few pointers along 

 these lines. Thanks for information al- 

 ready trained tlirough the Review. 



^ ^ 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-nn)ld 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 S TATE FAIR. 



Display of Made-up Work, 



The display of made up work at the 

 Illinois State Fair, staged Wednesday, 

 October G, far exceeded anything hereto- 

 fore shown bv the retail florists of the 

 state. The center of the large dome 

 building was filled with the baskets, bou- 

 (luets and designs, large and handsome 

 pieces, and almost all of it work that in 

 years gone by would easily have taken 

 first i)remium, but this year many fine 

 pieces were outside the money, although 

 there were three jirizes in each class. 

 Two Chicago retailers entered, the Schil- 

 ler store in six classes, every entry taking 

 a first jirize. The talde decorations were 

 a special feature, the first premium being 

 .•ii^O. The talilc nt (icorge M. lirinkerhoff, 

 • lone in or(lii<ls. valley and adiantum, was 

 snni)le and dainty, thoroughly deserving 

 iif the recognition it received. 



It is gratifying that the display proved 

 niie of the miist attractive features of the 

 fair, many thousands of persons crowding 

 .ibout the section. The awards were as 

 follows: 



Basket of cut flowers, Schiller Estate, 

 Cliicago, first; Wirth & Gaupp, Spring- 

 tield. second : A. < '. Brown. Sjiringfield. 

 ihir.i. 



Boucpu't of roses, A. Ijange, Chicago, 

 ^^r<t : (ieoruc A. Kuhl. Pekin, 111., second; 

 Wirth & Gaupp, third. 



Bou(juet of mixed flowers, Wirth & 

 Gaupp, first; A. liange, 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, Schiller Estate, first ; 

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



Corsage bouquet, George A. Kuhl, first; 

 A. Lange, second; George M. Brinker- 

 hofl:; third. 



Dinner table arrangements, George M. 

 Brinkerhoff, first ; (Jeorge A. Kuhl, sec- 

 ond ; A. Lange, third. 



Standing cross, Schiller Estate, first ; 



Geranium Dr. Cothran. 



(ieorge M. Brinkerhoff, second; A. 

 Lange, third. 



Wreath on easel, George A. Kuhl, first; 

 A. Lange, second; George M. Brinker- 

 hotr. third. 



Best floral arrangement, set piece, 

 Schiller Estate, first; George A. Kuhl, 

 secoml; Wirth & Gaupp, third. 



A NEW GERANIUM. 



The new geranium. Dr. Lincoln Coth- 

 ran, originated at the establishment of 

 Kichard Diener, at Colma, Cal. It is a 

 cross between Beaute Poitevine and 

 (^ueen 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 ami one-half to two and three-quar- 



ters inches across. The trusses 

 large and carried well above the 

 The ])lant is of low, branchini 

 ^Ir. Diener says the color does i; 

 and that the keeping quality is 

 This geranium has been on e.\ 

 before the Pacific Coast Ilort 

 Society at San Francisco and 

 tracted a great deal of attent; 

 geraniums are just now coniin 

 into favor along the coast. 



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CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIE •. 



The Chrysanthemum Society oi ner- 



ica will hold its annual exhibition the 



American Institute, 19 West Forty irth 



street, New York city, November ) to 



12. In addition to the regular i ■ of 



premiums a considerable number i snp 



cial prizes have been offered, onr; 

 them the following: 



Now York Florists* Club trophy, for ; six 

 blooms seedling or variety never bet ■ ix 

 lilbiteil In this country, to he judgcil n,],., 

 itoth the exhibition .and commercial si;;' tlic 

 liiQ;hest total number of points undc, hnii, 

 scales to decide the winner, silver meil im,! 

 bronze medal. 



Chrysanthemum Society of .\merica [iri • f.ir 

 ten blooms of any one variety, silver oui 



II. \V. Buckbee prize, twelve blooms, i., oUi 

 varieties, American seedling, silver cup 



J. C. Vaughan prize, for private ganii n, r~ 

 only, specimen l)ush plant, silver cup. 



Stunipp & Walter prize, for ten i ' a^ 



Miriam Hankey, silver cup. 



W. Wells & Co. prize, for six blooms I'^ik 

 ett's Crimson, gold, silver and bronze im '!;iN 



W. Wells & Co. prize, twelve sprays iis.ntcil 

 siriglo varieties, silver and bronze medal- 



I'". !{.■ I'ierson Co. prize for private ;;:ir 

 deners onlv, twelve blooms in four variiii.- 

 :;i Inch stems, $10. 



I'eter Henderson & Co. prize, for tw.lvi 

 vases Ostrich I'lume chrysanthemum, iv. iv^ 

 varieties, three l)looms to a vase, $10 aiii •<■ 



Elmer 1). Smith & Co. prize, twelve vi-i- 

 anenicine varieties, one variety to a viisi ^i\ 

 of which are to be introductions of llKV.i sir, 

 and $10. 



Charles II. Totty prize, six blooms an, m 

 trotlMction of 1909, $15 and $10. 



Skidelsky & Irwin Co. i)rize, twelve i.vs 



pompons, twelve varieties, $1. 



Foley Mfg. Co. prize, best undissem; .:"! 

 seedling, $10. 



Traendly & Schenck prize, twelve I* i"^ 

 Appleton,' $0 and $4. 



William Duckham prize, twelve !■; - h'^. 

 twelve varieties, lli-inch stems, $10 and 



KANSAS CITY. 



The Market. 



Business has been good. There e 

 been quite a number of large fun is 

 and every florist has had orders for ! ■ • 

 Stock, although quite plentiful, has i: 

 kept well cleaned up. American Bea ^ 

 were used in profusion at some ot ' 

 funerals, also many Bichmond rose- 

 casket covers, etc. Carnations arc s 

 but they are looking fine in the ;;' 

 houses. * There are few chrysantlien 

 in this market and the demand is 

 for the prices are high. Pink anu 

 dahlias are not plentiful but the sale 

 good. Green is plentiful. Large qu 

 ties of wild smilax were used in df 

 ing the electric light poles on oiir 

 cijial business streets this week, it I 

 the week for our fall festivities, 

 weather was excellent and our cit\ 

 crowded with visitors. 



Missouri Valley Fair. 



The Fair and Exiiosition undei 

 .'luspices of the Missouri Valley A^i 

 tural and Horticultural Society was 

 in Electric j)ark October 2 to 10. 

 park is in the southern part of tli' 

 and was an appropriate place to h" 

 fair. The grounds and buildings 

 decorated in profusion with corn. " ' 

 cane and various kinds of grain 

 grasses. This gave the appearance oi 

 old-fashioned fair-grounds. The i'' 

 l)avilion was made into a horticul'' 



