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The Weekly Florists^ Re view* 



Ap»h. 1^ 1909. 



Thomas Roland's Silver Medal Group at the Boston Spring Show, 



S|( mIIi . liivi wiih l\ill;iiiLc\ ; .1. !■". Am 

 iiKiiiii, ^i''-iini| with ( 1i;it('ii;iy. 



\';i^i (if t w I'lllV (i\ I' wllilr rnsrs. \\". .1. 

 .\ .\i. S. \'(-sc-y.' lirsl witli \W\>U': .1. I . 

 A Miiiiaini. si'idihl ;i]sn with Mi'idc. 



\ ;iso of t\v(MUy li\i' rcil. .1. I'. AimiiiiiH]. 

 lii^t with J^ii-hiiioiiil. 



Ill th(^ (lis|il;iy .--tcMk l''rc(| II. Wdiri- 

 iii;iih' .-I clc-ii; s\\ vc\i mi lilsl . 



|)i-|i|;iv iif lilv i>f llic \,-ill.'v, r. II. 



\\rl,..|-. t'i)Sl. 



I li^|il;i\ ->)■ \ \n\r\>. V. II. W'i'lirr. lii-i . 



l!;i-<k<'! lit >J)!illi: lliiWcls. I'. II. Wilirl. 

 lil-t; Kiiciiin- Kloi;i| (li.. "-I'milil. 



;in|i' ili'ri 



iiiitiiiii 'ii' "-I'liiii: tliiwii: 



II. WcIhm. H'^t. 



l'i-|il;i\ (it' liiirWv ^hniii-. In lilucmi. in 

 i-lmlin;^ tifi'-- mill \iiir-., imi iiiurr tlnin 

 t'oiir ni' any nm' \;irii;\. William Sclnav 

 \ Sm|w. (ir'<l: Khi'Iml; llmiil I'n.. vcninil. 



BOSTON'S SPRING SHOW. 



A Great Success. 



Till inIiiIhi iiiii liiicti\ ii-l I'll I'll III Ml 

 la>l VM'i'k'- li'i':\ii-,\\ , ami which I- -till in 

 |pr()yrc~-->. ih. inajnr iniiiinii ut' tlir hail 

 iii;^ cxhiliit^ lii'iiiu -iill in |p|arr, i> tar 

 the liin^i -in-ri — fill tiiiin i\i'ry |iiiin; nf 

 \\c\\ 111 any hm; irn ll n i ;i I ■-liiu\ ISosJuli 

 ha^ yi'l Inhl. It \\a- ihi.u^ihl llial with 

 i\\(i liit; tiaili >liii\\.'- 1 iiaiii'ilialcly |irrri'ii 

 my tin \ia---,'ichii'^,'i I ■- I lull iriilt iiial So 

 I'icty '.^ >liii\\. ihi' ialii'i iiiiylit siiU'it, lint 

 .IS a mallei nt' larl ii mily sccmcil to 

 :^al\"a iii/i' iM'v\ lit'i' ami ml iiiisia>-in ami 

 llic ifriiiii ll, r;ikiliy ;it Ii'inlailrr ut' tin- 

 pubHi- atli'stnl ihi' iin|inl;irily nt it. ( »ii 

 thi' thii'il ila\. Maii-ii "Jii. cash receipts i'.\ 

 iiM'iii'il li\ ^I'Xcial hnmlii'il iloilars tlic 



Illtal Ircl'ljits Inl I 111' ^pliliy sIlOW <)t' 



1!)I^S. Satiiiilax lnnkc :ill n'ciinLs aj^aiii 

 .•iii<l ii \\,!s i|i'<-iih'il til hiilil the siunv (ipcn 

 to iiiclmle Siinila\. April I, 'I'lic aitcml 

 .•iMcc ihis week ciiiit i lull's L^iiiiil. 



The Japanese Garden. 



Till' imimn-'' ^n.-i-c-- .iT i hr >|iii\\ i- 

 i|in' 111 ihi' .l;i p;; iii'-c yaiihi; \>\ ]\. & .1 . 

 I'\ai'(]iilmr i\ • n. This iv mi ;i mayiiitiiih' 

 ncx'i'r lii't'iii 1' at ti'iiipii'.l .it .-iiiN I'xliiliit imi. 

 I'ithrr in .\ini'ric;i m I'iiiiupi'. ll ciitaili'il 

 .'III lint lav iif 1 hiiii^a ml- nt' .li.ll.'ir-. I h. c 



licinti' scdvcs lit' wayiiii loails nt' plants re 

 (|iiin'i| til t'liinisli ii. The ilcsiiiiiiiii.;' ami 

 planting; uiic ilinic with cxipiisilt' taste: 

 the variety nt' |ilaiits iiseil was leuion, 

 t'inin the liji; maymilias, cherii(>s, t'or- 

 sythias ami |ii'aches ilnwii in the tiniest 

 luck plants. Tree ami lieil lacemis |ie(i 

 iiies. clirysa lit hemiiirs. lilies, ;istillies, 

 priiniilas aial Imsts nt' nlhe.' Ilnweriny siili 

 ieds were utilized, ami all the e\'er).;reens 

 |ieciiliar to the land of the Mikadn. I'mler 

 artiiiidal liyht the sacred moniitaiii nf 

 .lajian, Fuji vaina. lookoil realistic in the 

 distance. \\"e wi'i'e pleas('<l to note tlie 

 iiithiisiasm nt' the iimst lilieral patrons 

 n\' liort iciill lire for this |ieciiliaily iiitiM'^ 

 isiiiiL; ami s;itisfyinii style nt' yardeu. .\ 

 ^nld inedal. the highest award of the so- 

 ciel V . was i iiai|ei|iia t e t'or this snp,>i'l) 

 Liardeii. 



The Pot Plants. 



liiilieii ('amernii's l)i}>' gruu[i in tin 

 main hall was arrau<;e(l in that jieiitle 

 man's usual linished style and well niei 

 ited tie sihcr medal awarded. Thomas 

 K'oland 's sihcr medal i;roiip ot' I'lasler 

 plants has never lieeii eqnaitMJ in I'oston. 

 The lie.aiii ifiil .\cacia pubeseeiis ami a 

 linst nt' niher chnice tlilnj^s Were all spleii 

 didly yrnvvii, and a yold medal wniild imt 

 have been too hi,i;li an awaial. Mdward 

 .MacMnlkin "s secnml prize <;roiip was alsn 

 line, the best that ycntleman lias evei 

 slaved. 



M. II. W'aNh "s raiiiblei's were, as iisiial. 

 ,1 i^real feature. He captured all prizes 

 in the rambler classes. Amonji' his new 

 snrts We noted .Maid Marion, a beautiful 

 single jiink. awarded certiiicate of merit ; 

 l'''iiar Tuck, sinf^le ]iink; Kalmia, single 

 pink; Troubadour, douliie searlet ; .Man 

 a Dale, laryc sinijle pink, loose ilowers; 

 ;ind Ivxiadsa. Of older kinds, |)eli;ilit. 

 Lady <iay, Hiawatha and .Vlilky Way 

 w ere excellent . 



The azaleas wtMe sptM-iallv yood, K. 

 .MacMnlkin. W. Whitman. M. .Sullivan 

 yanb'iier. and iv W. Breed beitifj prize 

 wiiiiieis. !•",. Mac^lnlkin, .Mrs. F. .\yer. 

 (ieoryc I'aye yardeiier. and W. Whitman 

 had the best palms, while for ericas, jNIrs. 

 .\yer had the Held to herself. .T. li. Lee 

 sun, .1. ('artwriyht yardeiiei', had the only 

 entry oi miscellaneous liai'dwooded 

 |ilaiits. The liellevue Nurseries, with a 

 )irett\ luck garden, secured first for mit 

 less than twenty fi\e varieties of lierba 

 ceoiis an I alpine plants in bloom. 



< yclaiiieiis, as usual, were uji tn Uns 

 Inn's hieli standard. Dr. ('. ('<. W(dd, W. 

 < '. Knst gardener, K. .1. Milton, .Mrs. I". 

 Ayer ;iml .1. S. Hailey. W. McCillivray 

 ;iardeiier, takiiin' the prizes. Jolin i>arr 

 hail a handsniiie table ot' «-oininercial 

 stnck in "i-inidi pots, ('inerarias were e.\ 

 t ra <;<iod, esp(>eially W. Whitman's ( '. 

 stellala plants, beiny tour to five feet 

 .across. ()tlier winners were W. \. K'iyiis. 

 Dr. C. (;. Weld. .1. S. Hailey and Mrs. 

 .1. L. (iardner. W. Tliati her gardener. 



Dntcli bulbs wci'e (if line (piality. W. 

 Whitman had tlie best yroup arul wmi 



Edward MacMuIkin's Mantel Decoration at the Boston Spring Show. 



