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The Weekly Florists' Review.' 



Afbil 7, 1910. 



center of interest on the opening day. 

 Hyacinths were the leading feature in 

 bulbs ; later on, tulips and narcissi will 

 have their day. 



Hyacinths and Tulips. 



The center of the main pavilion repre- 

 sented a flower garden with twelve beds 

 cut out in the turf, in which hj^aciiiths 

 in pots were bedded out. This m itself 

 was a charming- show — a collective ex- 

 hibit from the growers of Overveen and 



There were not many new varieties, 

 the growers relying on old favorites, such 

 as Charles X, Marie Legraye, Pres. 

 Grevy, Pres. Carnot, Leon Simon; also 

 Andenhen and Ludwig Spftth, fine in 

 many exhibits. For plants, Felix & Dyk- 

 huis, of Boskoop; E. Van Nes & Co., of 

 Boskoop, and C. M. Alderden, of Aals- 

 meer, were to the front; and for vases 

 of cut blooms on long stems, Alderden, 

 Harmsen, Hilverda & Co. and J. C. Hohn, 

 all from Aalsmeer. 



Crocuses in the Lisse Section, Haarlem Jubilee Bulb Show. 



Bloemendaal. The culture, the designs 

 and the harmony of colors were the ad- 

 miration of all, and the special prize of 

 honor which was awarded was fully mer- 

 ited. 



Next in importance came the classes 

 for hyacinths in pots, classes of 120, 100 

 and so on; also classes for hyacinths in 

 pans. Naturally, one expects to see in 

 Haarlem the best that can be seen in 

 hyacinths. There were several fine col- 

 lections and some keen contests among 

 the growers. Typically Dutch, they could 

 be seen with cigars in their mouths and 

 pointed sticks in their hands, busy up to 

 the last minute of staging, arranging 

 every bell with methodical precision on 

 the spikes. ^ 



The principal honors went to W. J. 

 Eldering & Son, Overveen; J. C. Gehrels, 

 Overveen; C. Van Der Meij, Lisse; A. 

 Roozen & Son, Overveen, and M. Van 

 Waveren & Son, Hillegom. 

 • Tulips were not so strongly repre- 

 sented as one would have expected. No 

 doubt, they will be more in evidence 

 later. C. Eggink, Voorschoten, and M. 

 Van Waveren & Son secureH the leading 

 prizes; and for Darwins, Van Meerbeck 

 & Co., Hillegom. 



Forced Flowering Shrubs. 



Those who went to see a great show 

 of bulbs were (apart from the hyacinths) 

 somewhat disappointed. What, then, 

 made the show? The forced flowering 

 shrubs from the nurseries of Boskoop 

 and Aalsmeer, notably the lilacs. Prob- 

 ably lilacs in such profusion and perfec- 

 tion were never before seen at an ex- 

 hibition. The lilac forcers from Paris, 

 in company with Jacs. Smits,, of Naar- 

 den, who had the judging in hand, had a 

 long and diflScult task to jperform. 



Groups of Plants. 



The leading class for groups of plants 

 brought out many exhibitors. The gold 

 medal and first prize were awarded to 

 Wezelenburg & Co., Hazerswonde, for a 

 grand collection of rhododendrons, aza- 

 leas, laburnums, wistarias, etc., well 

 grown and rich in many colors. The sec- 

 ond prize went to M. Koster & Son, Bos- 

 koop. In rhododendrons the best collec- 

 tion came from C. B. Van Nes & Co. 

 Boskoop, who were strong with Pink 

 Pearl, White Pearl and Princess Juliana, 



a novelty after the style of Pink Pearl 

 in habit and color, the flowers beauti- 

 fully fimbriated. 



Next in importance were the fine 

 groups of Azalea mollis, A. Sinensis, A. 

 rustica fl. pi., etc. G. Van Waveren & 

 Kruijff, Sassenheim, made a nice dis- 

 play with pink spirseas. Primula ob- 

 conica, . from several growers, for range 

 of colors and size of flowers could not be 

 surpassed. Suspended from the roof of 

 the pavilion, and in pots also. Begonia 

 Gloire de Lorraine were simply spherical 

 masses of inflorescence. Groups of 

 arums, superb lilies of the valley and 

 many other subjects contributed to a 

 grand display. 



The Novelties. 



Novelties were not numerous. In ad- 

 dition to the rhododendrons already 

 named, Van Der Elst, of the Tottenham 

 Nurseries, Dedemsvaart, exhibited Anem- 

 one Pulsatilla rosea, a fine acquisition, 

 but he has not yet a sufficient stock to 

 put it into commerce. He had many 

 offers for a part or the whole of his 

 present stock, but refused to seU. C. B. 

 Van Tubergen, Haarlem, had a fine col- 

 lection of new freesias, in a dozen or 

 more colored varieties, all named. A few 

 of the best are: Abundance, pink, very 

 free flowering; Contrast, white, with 

 deep orange markings; Safrano, yellow, 

 and La Phare, pink. 



Taken all around, the exhibition was 

 a grand success, ably organized by the 

 committee, with E. H. Krelage as chair- 

 man and J. De Brenk as secretary. It 

 reflected credit on their management and 

 on the cultural skill of the Dutch grow- 

 ers. Bee. 



MILLER ON BULBS. 



E, S. Miller, of Wading River, N. Y., 

 lectured before the Massachusetts Hor- 

 ticultural Society, in Horticultural hall, 

 Boston, March 12, on "Lilies in the 

 Home Garden." The lecture was illus- 

 trated by a splendid series of beautifully 

 colored^ stereopticon slides. The speaker 

 gave an entertaining account of the his- 

 tory of the lily, of which about 150 

 species are known to cultivation. The 

 "lily of the field" of scriptures was, he 

 said, an anemone and not a Uly at all. 

 Climatic conditions are so variable in the 



Lilacs From Aalsmeer, Haarlem Jubilee Show. 



