February 13, 1913. 



The Florists^ Review 



13 



allow anyone to use the hose on these 

 or any other seedlings. The watering 

 can is often sneered at, but it is a nec- 

 essity today in every establishment 

 where good plants are to be grown. 



Primula malacoides, one of the more 

 recent Chinese introductions, is vigor- 

 ous and should not be sown before May. 

 This has appeared in a good many flo- 

 rists' windows during the present win- 

 ter. It is unlikely to displace obconica 

 or Sinensis, but it is of a pleasing loose 

 and airy habit, and is decorative. Seed 

 of a pure white variety as well as laven- 

 der is offered this season. This plant 

 requires late sowing and a cool, bright, 

 airy house in winter. It always nobds 

 careful watering to prevent the foliage 

 from decaying. : 



SNAPDRAGON AURORA. 



The photograph of the silver-pink 

 snapdragon, Aurora, here reproduced, 

 was taken December 26, 1912, and was 

 sent to The Review by George Caft- 

 wright, of the Boston Flower Exchange. 

 Mr. Cartwright states that the variety 

 was raised by F. W. Fletcher & Co., 

 Auburndale, Mass., one of the consignees 

 to the Boston Flower Exchange, that it 

 has been handled by the Exchange for 

 the last two seasons and that the con- 

 signments have invariably been sold 

 before their arrival. 



"The variety," Mr. Cartwright con- 

 tinues, ' ' is free flowering, giving a good 

 crop of medium-length spikes through 

 October. November and December, and 

 a greatly increased quantity of 20-inch 

 to 30-inch spikes from February to 

 June. The individual flowers are extra 

 large and are of good substance, making 

 it a good keeper. The stems are un- 

 usually stiff, requiring no staking. The 

 spikes illustrated were four inches in 

 diameter. I consider it the best of the 

 silver-pink varieties that I have seen. 

 No stock of this variety has been sold 

 and none will be offered at present." 



SAMPLES FOR INSTRUCTORS. 



In reply to an inquiry the John C. 

 Moninger Co., Chicago, says: "Several 

 times various instructors in the state 

 agricultural colleges have expressed a 

 need for samples of greenhouse struc- 

 tural material to use in class work. It 

 seemed to us these samples would be a 

 great help to the instructors in impart- 

 ing a knowledge of the correct princi- 

 ples of greenhouse construction. We 

 finally decided to send out a set of 

 samples showing the parts most gener- 

 ally used in greenhouse building. Bight 

 now we are sending samples to every 

 state university having a class in horti- 

 culture where greenhouse construction 

 is taught as a part of the regular course. 

 So far we are sending them only to 

 state colleges that we know are in need 

 of them, but we would be willing to 

 send a few sets more to other schools 

 that have legitimate use for such ma- 

 terial." 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



For the approaching show in New 

 York the American Rose Society has 

 been offered a special prize of $200 by 

 the New York Cut Flower Co. There is 

 also a silver cup from Moore, Hentz & 

 Nash, valued at $50. There also is a 

 special grower's prize, $15, $10 and $7 

 in cash. This prize is for the actual 

 grower and not for the exhibitor, ex- 

 cepting in the case where he does his 

 own growing. The object is to recog- 



Sflver Pink Snapdragon Aurora* 



nize the man who actually does the 

 good work. This prize was first offered 

 by Frank L. Moore, of Chatham, N. J., 

 and has been renewed by someone al- 

 most every year since. 



Benjamin Hammond, Sec'y. 



THE WESTERN ASSOCIATION. 



The Western Dahlia and Gladiolus 

 Association had announced a meeting 

 and ^hibition to be held at 66 East 

 Randolph street, Chicago, February 7 

 and 8, but the attendance was so small 

 as to afford little encouragement to the 

 prime movers in the organization. Wm. 

 Espel and E. S. Thompson, of Benton 

 Harbor, Mich., brought exhibits. Secre- 

 tary Thompson announces the follow- 

 ing officers for the coming year: Presi- 

 dent, J. T. Fitchett, Janesville, Wis.; 

 vice-president, S. W. Pike, St. Charles, 

 m.; secretary-treasurer, E. S. Thomp- 

 son, Benton Harbor, Mich.; directors, 

 W. E. Fryer, Mantorville, Minn., and 

 Wm. Espel, Benton Harbor, Mich. 



EUROPEAN NOTES. 



Horticulturists generally are now on 

 the qui vive for the Ghent Quinquennial 

 Exhibition, which opens April 26. The 

 buildings are practically completed, and 

 Fred Burvenich, Sr., is busy planning 

 the positions of the principal exhibits. 

 The secretarial work is ably controlled 

 by Lucien de Cock. In the list of 

 judges drawn from all European coun- 

 tries many eminent horticulturists are 

 included, and America is represented 

 by Mr. Roehrs, of Rutherford, N. J. 



Visitors to England this year should 

 note the dates of the following leading 

 exhibitions: R. H. S. spring show. May 



20 to 22; R. H. S. summer show, July 

 1 to 3; National Rose Society, May 1 

 and July 4; National Sweet Pea So- 

 ciety, July 17. All the foregoing are 

 held in London. Leading provincial 

 shows are: Carnations at Leamington, 

 April 10 and 11; Yorkshire Gala, June 

 18 to 21; Shrewsbury Floral Fete, Au- 

 gust 20 and 21. 



The new American seedling rose, Mrs.* 

 Charles Russell, was exhibited in Lon- 

 don before the R. H. S., January 21, by 

 W. A. Manda, who brought the blooms 

 with him across the Atlantic. Despite 

 the trip, they were O. K., a tribute to 

 their lasting qualities, and this was 

 strongly emphasized by their receiving 

 an award of merit from the floral com- 

 mittee, which most assuredly would not 

 have been given if the flowers had not 

 been in the pink of perfection. They 

 were marvelously fresh; so, also, was 

 Carnation Northport, from the same ex- 

 hibitor. 



Another pretty novelty. Cyclamen St. 

 George, from St. George's Nursery Co., 

 Harlington, London, also received an 

 award of merit. This is decidedly 

 pretty and unique, on account of its 

 foliage. The flowers are an intense 

 salmon color, and the olive green leaves, 

 with silver markings, remind one of a 

 Rex begonia. 



Carnation Mary Allwood has received 

 a first-class certificate from the Carna- 

 tion Society. It was raised by Allwood 

 Bros., Haywards Heath. It is a novel 

 and distinct shade of cardinal pink, 

 with large petals and exquisite form, 

 and is good in every way. It is quite 

 distinct in color from anything in com- 

 merce. 



Edward Webb, senior partner in the 



