

March 4, 1009. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



'#*^' 



tf' 



View From the Balcony at the Boston Trade Show, February 27 and 28. 



GRASSHOPPERS. 



In the Keview of January 21 H. C. 

 S. inquires as to the best method of 

 preventing grasshoppers from ruining 

 his outdoor crops of asters, gladioli, etc. 

 In the hope of helping him, I offer the 

 following recipe, extracted from a 

 pamphlet issued by the Department of 

 Agriculture: Horse droppings, 100 

 pounds; common salt, two pounds; Paris 

 green, one pound; one-half pail of water. 

 Mix the whole thoroughly in a barrel 

 and sow broadcast on the edge of the 

 crop and lightly in the crop. This is 

 said to be very effective. 



William Plumridge. 



BOSTON TRADE EXHIBITION. 



A Distinct Success. 



The exhibition held in Horticultural 

 hall, Boston, under the auspices of the 

 Park Street Flpwer Market, February 

 27 and 28, was a pronounced success in 

 every way. It proved far and away the 

 best trade show ever seen in New Eng- 

 land and it Jis ctoubtful if, as an all- 

 around exhibition, it h^s been surpassed 

 by any similar one in America. The dis- 

 play of carnations alone equaled, if, in- 

 deed, it did nott surpass that seen on the 

 occasion of the last visit of the American 

 Carnation Society to Boston, while the 

 quality was much superior. The arrange- 

 ments were excellent and everything went 

 along with a snap from start to finish. 



The greatest amount of credit for the 

 wonderful success of the show was due 

 to the untiring energy of the secretary- 

 treasurer, E. Allau Peirce, who has 

 worked hard to make this exhibition 

 stand out head and shoulders over all 

 its predecessors. His enthusiasm was 

 contagious and everyone worked with a 

 vim and energy pleasing to witness. The 

 committee working with Mr. Peirce was 



W. H. Elliott, George Cartwright, S. J. 

 Goddard, Thomas Koland, William Sim 

 and W, R. Nicholson. The judges, whose 

 decisions gave general satisfaction, were 

 S. J. Renter, Thomas Roland, A. H. 

 Fewkes, E. A. Wood, A. H. Lange and 

 T. D. Hatfield. 



The small exhibition hall was devoted 

 to baskets, table centerpieces, bouquets 

 and tables. The main hall was filled to 

 repletion with the other exhibits, carna- 

 tions as usual being seen in the greatest 

 numbers. The hall presented a very 

 pleasing appearance, the arrangement of 

 the exhibits being very good. 



The Carnations. 



For fifty white carnations, F. R. Pier- 

 son Co. led, with fine White' Perfection ; 

 William Nicholson second, with White- 

 Enchantress. For fifty flesh-pink, Peter 

 Fisher was first and S. J. Goddard sec- 

 ond in a strong class, each showing En- 

 chantress. In the light pink class, F. R. 

 Pierson Co. led, M. A. Patten & Co. 

 second, both showing Winsor, For dark 

 pink, F. R. Pierson Co. was first on 

 Afterglow, S. J. Goddard second with 

 Helen Goddard. Cottage Gardens Co. 

 won in a strong class of scarlets, with 

 Beacon; M. A. Patten & Co. second, with 

 the same variety. William Nicholson led 

 in the crimson class, with Fenn; Wilfrid 

 Wheeler, second. William Nicholson also 

 won the variegated class, with Mrs. Pat- 

 ten; M. A. Patten & Co. second, with 

 Variegated Lawson. 



In the classes calling for twenty-five 

 blooms each, L.en.oine Bros, had the best 

 whites in White Perfection, F. R, Pier- 

 son Co. following with President Seelye. 

 Lemoine Bros, also won the flesh-pink 

 class, with Enchantress; M. A. Patten 

 & Co. second, with Enchantress. For 

 light pinks, Lemoine Bros, were again 

 in the lead, F. R. Pierson Co. second, 

 each showing Winsor. M. A. Patten & 



Co. won in the dark pink class with 

 Afterglow, C. S. Strout second, with the 

 same variety. For scarlets, Lemoine 

 Bros, won with Victory, A. Batley & Son 

 second, with Beacon. Edward Winkler 

 led in crimsons with Fenn, Lemoine Bros, 

 second, with the same variety. M. A. 

 Patten & Co. won the variegated class 

 with Variegated Lawson. 



For 100 blooms in a vase, not less than 

 six varieties, Peirce Bros, won the prize 

 of $25, F. R. Pierson Co. second. A. 

 Roper won the T. J. Grey trophy for 100 

 blooms of one variety, with Bay State; 

 Cottage Gardens Co. second, with Alma 

 Ward. The A. H. Hews Co. cup for six 

 varieties, fifty in a vase, was won by 

 the Cottage Gardens Co. with a superb 

 lot mostly of their own seedlings. The 

 Peter Fisher special for fifty Beacon 

 went to William Nicholson, Cottage Gar- 

 dens Co. second. For twenty-five Beacon, 

 C. S.' Strout was first and B. P. Ulrich 

 second. The Cottage Gardens Co. special 

 for fifty Beacon went to S. J. Goddard. 

 The Witterstaetter specials for After- 

 glow went to the F. R. Pierson Co. and 

 William Nicnolson. The F. R. Pierson 

 specials for Winsor were secured by 

 Peirce Bros, and C. S. Strout. 



For twelve blooms of an unnamed 

 seedling, there was a numerous entry. 

 Peter Fisher won with an immense scar- 

 let, a much improved Beacon, No. 409; 

 F. R. Pierson Co. second, with a dark 

 sport of Winsor, and third with a fine 

 crimson, No. 60. 



For single blooms on short stems, prizes 

 went as follows: White, Peirce Bros, 

 first, with White Perfection; F. R. Pier- 

 son Co. second, with the same variety. 

 Flesh pink, Peirce Bros, first, with En- 

 chantress; S. J. Goddard second, with 

 the same variety. Light pink, Peirce 

 Bros, first, with Rose-pink Enchantress; 

 F. R. Pierson Co. second, with seedling 

 No. 50. Dark pink, F. R. Pierson Co. 



r'll 



^ 



'■>':*J,%''»' ■ 



