The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



March 11, 1909. 



land they are grown in enormous quanti- 

 ties, chiefly outdoors, but in our warmer 

 and drier climate we can hardly hope to 

 succeed with them as we can in pots. 



In England, such growers as W. Wells, 

 of Merstham, who raises many new va- 

 rieties himself and handles all Goacher's 

 novelties in addition; Norman Davis, of 

 Framfield; H. J. Jones, of Lewisham; 

 Hobbies Limited, of Dereham, Norfolk, 

 and other chrysanthemum specialists do 

 a tremendous business in these early va- 

 rieties. 



Some Good Varieties. 



A few of the best varieties to grow 

 are: Goacher's Crimson, bright crim- 

 son, large flowers; Horace Martin, deep 

 golden yellow, a sport from Crimson 

 Marie Masse, makes a fine pot plant, is 

 grown as much as eight feet across in 

 England, carrying 1,000 or more flow- 

 ers; White Quintus, pure white, makes 

 superb sprays, stem rigid, the great early 

 market variety in Covent Garden; Ealph 

 Curtis, creamy white, also a sport from 

 Marie Masse; Robbie Burns, rosy cerise, 

 a sport from Marie Masse; Mme. Marie 

 Masse, lilac mauve, one of the best; 

 Mytchett White, pure white; Crimson 

 Marie Masse, a bronzy yellow sport from 

 Marie Masse; Mme. Casimir Perrier, 

 white tinted pink, makes a splendid bush 

 plant; Rycroft Glory, golden yellow. 



There are a host of other varieties, but 

 half a dozen of the foregoing will suf- 

 fice for any florist. 



The accompanying photographs were 

 taken October 1 and were plants grown 

 in 7-inch pots, which had been propa- 

 gated early in April and were grown out- 

 doors from the end of May until early 

 in September. The stock plants from 

 which they were taken were received 

 by parcels post on or about February 20 

 from England, which is a convenient 

 way to import small quantities. 



W. N. Cbaig. 



HOME GARDENING. 



The imperative demand that the home 

 gardener should be given some instruc- 

 tion in horticulture has led the Rhode 

 Island Horticultural Society and the 

 State Board of Agriculture to establish a 

 free evening school for this instruction, 

 which will be conducted on the evenings 

 of March 16, 17 and 18, in the lecture 

 room of the Providence Public Library. 

 The only requirements are that those who 

 register shall attend each evening. Regis- 

 tration may be made by mail to the 

 Rhode Island Agricultural College, at 

 Kingston, and in return a ticket will be 

 sent entitling the recipient to a reserved 

 seat at the lectures. 



Specialists in their respective lines 

 will deliver addresses, and a question box 

 will be provided and all difficulties 

 solved. Registration is desired before 

 March 13, so that, if necessary, a larger 

 hall may be secured. The following are 

 among the speakers that have been 



arranged for: March 16, Wilfrid 

 Wheeler, of the Massachusetts State 

 Board o:^ Agriculture, Secretary of the 

 New England Fruit Show, on "Small 

 Fruits"; March 17, Herbert Wolling- 

 wood, on "Orcharding"; March 18, J. 

 K. M. L. Farquhar, on "Landscape Gar- 

 dening as Applied to tLe Home," illus- 

 trated. ' W. H. M. 



Chrysanthemum Horace Martin. 



SCOTT MEMORIAL FUND. 



At the Niagara Falls convention the 

 undersigned were appointed a committee 

 to receive subscriptions for a memorial 

 to the late William Scott. At that time 

 the committee received a large number 

 'of subscriptions, and many individuals, 

 florists' clubs, business houses and the 

 trade press interested themselves in the 

 movement, turning over to the committee 

 the sums raised by them, together with 

 the names of the contributors, which ap- 

 pear in the appended list. 



Consultation with the family of the 

 late Mr. Scott, and with others inter- 

 ested, indicated that possibly the best 

 form that the memorial could take would 

 be a monument to mark the grave in For- 

 est Lawn cemetery, Buffalo, N. Y. It 

 seemed desirable to complete the matter 

 with as little delay as possible, but con- 

 siderable time was consumed in that the 

 block of granite must needs be quarried 

 specially in Vermont, for the stone se- 

 lected. The memorial is now in place, 

 however, and the unexpended balance of 

 the fund has been turned over to Mrs, 

 Scott for the maintenance of the plot. 



The contributors to the fund were: 



Florists' Review $100.00 



American Carnation Society 10.00 



Washington Florists' Club 10.00 



J. McHutchlson 10.00 



W. A. Manda 10.00 



F. H. Traendly 10.00 



John Breltmeyer's Sons 10.00 



E. V. Hallock 10.00 



W. N. Rudd 10.00 



F. R. Plerson 10.00 



W. Atlee Burpee & Co 10.00 



John Young 10.00 



Isaac Moss 5.00 



A. and W. F. Gtide 5.00 



J. C. Vaughan 5.00 



II. E. Phllpott 5.00 



Wm. K. Harris, Sr 5.00 



John Westcott 6.00 



John Birnie 5.00 



S. S. Skldelsky 5.00 



Henry Elchholz 5.00 



C. F. Baker & Son 6.00 



Peter Crowe 6.00 



Storrs & Harrison Co 5.00 



P. J. Foley 6.00 



A. T. Boddlngton 6.00 



Quaker City Machine Works 6.00 



C. E. Crltchell 5.00 



Poehlmann Bros. Co 5.00 



F. Burkl 5.00 



J. A. Valentine 5.00 



Julius Roehrs Co 6.00 



W. W. Gammage 2.00 



Florists' Supply Co 2.00 



W. J. Lawrence 2.00 



James McKenna 2.00 



J. H. Dunlop 2.00 



George Robinson 2.00 



Wm. C. Smith 2.00 



Baur Floral Co 2.00 



F. M. Smith 2.00 



A. T. Hey 2.00 



J. E. Lager 2.00 



Harry Bunyard 2.00 



A. Fitzgerald 2.00 



A. H. Poehlmann 2.00 



E. G. HIU 2.00 



L. Smith 2.00 



J. V. Phillips 2.00 



J. A. Manda 2.00 



C. B. Weathered 2.00 



W. H. Slebrecht 2.00 



J. F. Sullivan 2.00 



F. H. Kramer 1.00 



Geo. C. Shaffer 1.00 



Geo. Trussell 1.00 



H. Simmers 1.00 



A Friend 1.00 



W. Mnston 1.00 



Mark Mills 1.00 



Wm. K. Harris, Jr 1.00 



J. Austin Shaw 1.00 



J. Irwin 1.00 



W. A. Rowlands 1.00 



A Friend 1.00 



H. N. Hoffman 1,00 



Morel Bros 1.00 



Paul Mader 1.00 



Geo. W. Carr 1.00 



