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Makch 3, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Establishment of Peter Murrayt Fairhaven, Mass. 



PETER MURRAY'S PLACE. 



There probably are a good many flo- 

 rists who do not know Peter Murray, for 

 that quiet, home-loving gardener has been 

 little in the public eye, but there prob- 

 ably is not a florist anywhere in America 

 who does not know the carnartion Peter 

 Murray raised — Winsor. 



The accompanying illustration is from 

 a photograph of Mr. Murray's well-kept 

 place at Fairhaven, Mass. The picture 

 shows how well he is situated. Nothing 

 finer could be asked. With his broad 

 frontage and the apple-pie condition of 

 everything inside his berberis hedge, it 

 is natural that the heavy traffic along this 

 well-traveled road should mean good busi- 

 ness for Murray. And, indeed, so good 

 is business that the glass area will be 

 doubled this season. 



Mr. Murray is another grower^their 

 name is legion — who has a pet seedling 

 carnation of Enchantress color. His is a 

 seedling of Winsor and has done so well 

 that its hybridizer holds high hopes 

 for it. 



BOSTON MIDWINTER SHOW. 



Although gotten up at comparatively 

 short notice, the first midwinter show of 

 the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 

 February 25 to 27, proved a grand suc- 

 cess, paid admissions equaling those of 

 the average spring exhibition. With 

 minimum temperatures varying from zero 

 in Boston to as low as 25 degrees below 

 not many miles north and west of it 

 from February 23 to 26, plants and flow- 

 ers required careful wrapping, but in 

 spite of the intense cold, we saw few 

 frozen shipments. The exhibits filled the 

 whole of the exhibition halls, although 

 there were no classes for rambler roses 

 and a number of other plants usually 

 seen at the spring exhibitions. 



For three palms, distinct varieties, Will- 

 iam Whitman, M. Sullivan gardener, was 

 first. Mrs. J. L. Gardner, William 

 Thatcher gardener, led for twenty hard- 

 wooded plants with a fine selection. A. 

 Leuthy & Co. took the silver medal for 

 the best group of foliage and flowering 

 plants, with a fine selection. Some ex- 

 cellent acacias were included. Mrs. J, L. 

 Gardner was second and W. W. Edgar 

 Co, third, all showing well. Mrs. Gard- 

 ner's group contained some fine specimen 

 chorozema^. 



Primula Kewensis was shown in large 

 numbers and of grand quality. Compe- 

 tition for six specimens was close. Mrs. 



Frederick Ayer, George Page gardener, 

 was first; Winthrop Ames, Daniel Whyte 

 gardener, second; Dr. C. G. Weld, W. C. 

 Bust gardener, third. William Whitman 

 took first and second for six Primula 

 obconica with grand specimens. Mrs. J. L. 

 Gardner was in the lead for six Prim- 

 ula stellata, showing big specimens; W. 

 Whitman was a good second. Cyclamens, 

 as usual, were grandly shown. Dr. C. G. 

 Weld's twenty-four plants, in not over 

 7-inch pots, were perfect models of cul- 

 tural skill. For twelve plants, splendid 

 plants were shown by J. S. Bailey, W. 

 McGillivray gardener, and E. J. Mitton, 

 Joshua Lawson gardener, the first named 

 taking first and third and Mr. Lawson 

 second prizes. For six plants in not over 

 10-inch pots. Dr. C. G. Weld led, fol- 

 lowed by E. J. Mitton and J. S. Bailey. 



W. Whitman proved, as usual, almost 

 invincible in the Dutch bulb classes, cap- 

 turing first for six 10-inch pans of hya- 

 cinths, third for single pan, first and 

 second for six pans of tulips, first for 

 collection of large Trumpet narcissi, first 

 and second for collection of short Trum- 

 pet narcissi and first for general dis- 

 play of spring bulbous plants, his ex- 

 hibits being of grand quality. Mrs. J. 

 L. Gardner took first and second for sin- 

 gle pan of hyacinths and second for col- 

 lection of large Trumpet narcissi. Miss 

 M. A, Band had the best amateur 's col- 

 lection of bulbs. 



For specimen orchid, Mrs. H. F. Du- 

 rant, T. Watt gardener, won with Laelia 

 ancepsjj. T. Butterworth second, with 

 Dendrobnim Wardianum; Mrs. Oliver 

 Ames, H. Cole gardener, third with Ly- 

 caste Skinneri, finely grown. 



The rose men made the reverse of a 

 creditable display, there being hardly 

 any competition for the excellent prizes 

 offered. W. H. Elliott had the best 

 Killarney and White Killarney. Mon- 

 trose Greenhouses won for Richmond; 

 Brant Bros., for Bridesmaid, and any 

 other variety, with Bride. W. H. Elliott 

 showed fine Safrano and Montrose Green- 

 houses, their dark variety of Killarney. 



Carnations were out in force and made 

 a splendid exhibition, the flowers being 

 of high quality throughout. For fifty 

 white. Patten & Co. were first and sec- 

 ond with White Perfection and Shasta; 

 C. S. Strout, third with No. 170. Fifty 

 Enchantress shade of pink, S. J. God- 

 ^ard, first with a fine vase of Pink De- 

 light; Patten & Co., second with May 

 Day; George E. Buxton, third with Pink 

 Delight. Fifty Winsor shade of pink. 



Patten & Co., first and second with Wi- 

 nona and Winsor; S. J. Goddard, third 

 with Winsor. Fifty Lawson shade of 

 pink, S. J. Goddard, first with fine Helen 

 Goddard. Fifty scarlet. Patten & Co., 

 first ; C. S. Strout, second ; S. J. Goddard, 

 third; all showing Beacon. Fifty crim- 

 son. Backer & Co., first with splendid 

 Harry Fenn; S. J. Goddard, second with 

 Buby; Patten & Co., third with Sara 

 Nicholson. Fifty white variegated, A. 

 Boper, first with Bay State; Patten & 

 Co., second with the same variety. Fifty 

 yellow or yellow variegated. Patten & 

 Co., first with Hattie Starrett; Backer 

 & Co., second with No. 14a. 



For fifty blooms mixed, private gar- 

 deners only, Mrs. F. Ayer was first; J. 

 C. Whitin, second. For 100 blooms, any 

 one variety, Peter Fisher was first with 

 May Day. For 100 blooms, not less than 

 four varieties, S. J. Goddard was first 

 with some grand flowers; Patten & Co., 

 second. For fifty blooms of any variety 

 not in commerce, there was a close tussle 

 between Wodenethe, the splendid pure 

 white from Winthrop Sargent, Fishkill- 

 on-Hudson, N. Y., and Alma Ward from 

 Cottage Gardens Co. The first named 

 scored one point higher and secured the 

 silver medal. Patten & Co. showed Daille- 

 douze's new variety, Mrs. C. W. Barron, 

 in good shape in this class. John Barr 

 showed, not for competition, a vase of 

 his new white variegated seedling in the 

 way of Mrs. Bradt, which showed up well 

 and received honorable mention. A dis- 

 {)lay of seedlings from the New Hamp- 

 shire Agricultural College received a simi- 

 lar award. A. D. Emerson, Westville, 

 N. H., showed a dark pink seedling. 

 Bobert Main, Gloversville, N. Y., had hia 

 new white seedling, which, however, came 

 in a sleepy state. Backer & Co. received 

 honorable mention for their scarlet, Bed- 

 Prince, 



For 100 Princess of Wales violets, Dob- 

 bins & Shannon were first; J. H. New- 

 man & Sons, second; Estey Bros., third. 

 For 100 Campbell, H, F. Woods was 

 first; E. Bingham, second; H- F. Calder, 

 third. For 100 any other double, H. F. 

 Calder was first, with Marie Louise; H. 

 F. Calder, second, with Farquhar; H. F. 

 Woods, third. 



For two vases of 100 blooms each of 

 sweet peas, William Sim was first and 

 second. He also secured the silver medal 

 for six vases of 100 blooms each. Mr. 

 Sim 's varieties were Mrs. C. H, Totty, 



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