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Afbil 28, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



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sum. K. W. Curtis opened a discussion 

 on early flowering shrubs and named a 

 variety of forsythias, prunus, magnolias, 

 pyrus, cornus and other varieties. Wil- 

 frid Wheeler discussed fertilizers for out- 

 rioor strawberries. Hardy herbaceous 

 plants for early flowering and to be 

 planted in spring were also taken up. 



In the question box were queries rela- 

 tive to the culture of begonias and 

 gloxinias, fall or spring planting of 

 evergreens, Sulpho-Napthol and Aphine 

 as insecticides, the coming S. A. F. na- 

 tional show, and "Are the prices florists 

 get for their productions in proportion 

 to the advance in other lines? If not, 

 how can this be remedied?" The senti- 

 ment seemed to be that flowers, not being 

 one of the necessities of life, as are foods 

 and clothing, must suffer when the latter 

 are unduly advanced. 



Several letters from congressmen were 

 read relative to the resolutions adopted 

 at a previous meeting, favoring parcels 

 post legislation and opposing free seed 

 distribution. Tlie committee on resolu- 

 tions on the late treasurer, Edward 

 Hatch, presented resolutions expressing 

 the club's sense of loss, which were 

 unanimously adopted. Two new mem- 

 bers were elected, 



Peter Fisher was elected treasurer in 

 place of Edward Hatch. John W. Dun- 

 can sent a letter, resigning his position 

 as president, owing to removal to Wash- 

 ington. The resignation was accepted 

 with regret. 



There was as usual a goodly display of 

 seasonable exhibits on the tables. Peter 

 Fisher was awarded a report of merit 

 for a fine new scarlet carnation. Louis 

 Dupuy, Whitestone, N. Y., was awarded 

 reports of merit for Erica ventricosa 

 magnifica and for Hydrangea Hortensis 

 Avalanche. John Dorgan, gardener for 

 Mrs. J. B. Case, Weston, was awarded 

 a report of merit for antirrhinums. The 

 venerable and popular Mrs. E. M. Gill, 

 of Medford, was present and brought a 

 firie display of calceolarias. E. W. Cur- 

 tis, Jamaica Plain, had a large display 

 of shrub blooms. 



Various Notes. 



April 26 K. & J. Farquhar & Co. ex- 

 hibited at Horticultural hall a plant in 

 flower of a pure white, deliciously 

 scented, evergreen leaved clematis, one 

 of the introductions of E. H. Wilson for 

 the Arnold Arboretum. The flowers are 

 three to four inches in diameter, pro- 

 duced four on a panicle. The long, dark 

 glossy green leaves are in themselves at- 

 tractive. Tbe odor of the flowers closely 

 resembles that of orange blossoms, being 

 identical with that of the flowers of 

 Vanda Amesiana. This should prove a 

 wonderfully popular clematis and is well 

 worth a single Chinese trip to introduce. 

 The plant is as yet unnamed. T. D. Hat- 

 field, gardener to Walter Hunnewell, also 

 showed a box of seedlings in bloom of 

 Azalea Indica of Mr. Wilson's intro- 

 duction, found growing in northern 

 China at an altitude of 5,000 feet. 



Daniel Iliffe is busy ' installing the 

 boilers and piping in C. E. Holbrow 's 

 new King houses at Brighton. 



John McFarland is taking in some 

 nice Carnot roses to 2 Park street, aJso 

 8,000 valley per week. 



John McKenzie, of North Cambridge, 

 who is one of our leading bedding plant 

 specialists, has his houses filled to over- 

 flowing with fine stock, and from pres- 

 ent indications will have no trouble in 

 cleaning it all out. 



John Barr's new variegated seedling 



Peter Fisher. 



(Elected Treasurer of the Boston Gardeners' and Florists' Club to succeed the late Kdward Hatch.) 



carnation is showing up grandly at pres- 

 ent. A prominent society lady is de- 

 sirous of having her name attached to 

 the new seedling if it keeps up its pres- 

 ent reputation. Mr. Barr will plant out 

 50,000 carnations early in May. 



The annual tulip display in the Boston 

 Public Gardens will be at its best during 

 the present week. The following among 

 other varieties are specially fine : Thomas 

 Moore, Prince of Austria, Chrysolora. 

 Vermilion Brilliant, Proserpine, white 

 Pottebakker, scarlet Pottebakker, white 

 Swan, Pink Beauty, white Joost vou 

 Vondel. 



The weather has been quite raw of 

 late, but we have been fortunate enougli 

 to escape the blizzard and cold wa\e 

 which has caused such widespread dam- 

 age over the west. The cool, moist 

 weather has been beneficial to all crops, 

 and Avas much welcomed by the over 

 worked nurserymen. 



Leonard Cousins, of Concord Junction, 

 reports the heaviest demand he ever had 

 for pansies, which are a grand sight in 

 his fields at present. 



George L. Freeman, of Fall River, re 

 ports a brisk demand for all varieties of 

 cattleyas. His firm recently received 150 

 cases of Triame in splendid shape. Mr. 

 Freeman is preparing an exhibit of a 

 new white iris, discovered in South 

 America, for the coming orchid show in 

 Boston. 



Edgar Bros, are busy propagating 

 their chrysanthemums to follow sweet 

 peas, and are planning the erection of 

 another 200-foot house. 



W. N. CRAKi. 



INDIANAPOLIS. 



The Market. 



Last week we experienced the coldest 

 snap that has been seen here at this time 

 of the year in forty years. The tempera- 

 ture dropped to 4 degrees below freezing. 

 It is estimated that the loss to the fruit 

 growers and farmers of Indiana was 

 about $10,000,000. It is hardly possible 

 that any of th^ outdoor flowers escaped, 

 and it is safe to say that outdoor stock 

 will be scarce Decoration day. 



The recent cold weather has had a 

 tendency to cause people not to be in too 

 big a hurry to put out their veranda 

 boxes and geraniums. The weather pre- 

 ceding this cold snap was exceedingly 

 warm and it was next to imix)ssible to 

 persuade them to wait. 



Various Notes. 



(lien Moore, son of Geo. F. Moore, of 

 Kushville, Ind., spent a few days in the 

 city last week visiting the different flo- 

 rists. Mr. Moore says business has been 

 good so far this year, and they are look- 

 ing for a big spring trade. 



The State Florists' Association of In- 

 diana will hold its next monthly meeting 

 at the Elks' club on Maryland street, 

 Wednesday evening, May 4. A large at- 

 tendance is expected, as matters pertain- 

 ing to the fall show are coming up, in 

 addition to other important business. 

 The meeting is to be followed by a Dutch 

 lunch, which should help a little. 



Chas, Volrath, with the Roepke-Rieman 

 Co., has been on the sick list. 



A. Wiegand & Sons have been' cutting 

 some fine Cattleva Mossia'. H. li. W. 



