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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



Ai'iUL 8, 1900. 



As they ;ire low growing trees, with a 

 considerable sproatl, they must not be 

 crowded up in a slirubbery. If planted 

 there, ])lan to gradually cut out less im- 

 portant suliji'ets to give tlieni a good 

 chance to grow. As individual lawn 

 specimens there can be nothing liner. 

 Dotted along a hillside or in groups, they 

 are very telling. J5e sure to give them 

 ample looni to s|)read, as the nuijority 

 will make plants iil'teen to twenty feet 

 in dianu'ter when well developed. 



Prepare a liberal hole for each tree 

 and it will grow with astonisning rapid- 

 ity. Some \arieties are. when young, 

 rather ungainly in sliape, but becoino 

 more synimetrical as they increase in size. 

 The pyiiis do not llower jtrofusely one 

 year and scantily the next, as lilacs some- 

 times do. but are always smothered with 

 bloom each spring. As regards ins(>ct 

 attacks. tln'y are peculiarly free. Occa- 

 sionally ajiliis troubles tiiem, hut whale 

 oil soap controls it. San Jose scale \\\\\ 

 attack them and liorers at times trouble 

 them, but not lo .any cousithn'able extent. 



Some Choice Varieties. 



A i'ow of the lii'st varieties of pyrus 

 are: I'. .Mains tloribunda. one of tlu> 

 finest sorts; tlowers red or losy rt>d, V(>iv 

 showy; fruit size oi large jK'as. reddish 

 in color, disappearing with frost. 1'. 

 Mains 'J'oringo, which was found by I'rof. 

 Sargent gidwing sexernl ihousaml feet 

 above the sea in Japan; li(n\ers vary 

 from pure white to rosy red, the variety 

 atrosanguinea being xcry (lee|p; the 

 fruits of this ]iyrus are much prized by 

 the .lap.'inesc for jucseiving. J', baccata, 

 Siberian ci'.ib, a small, c(uiip;ict. spread- 



sent out in 189(5, has flowers ]iink in 

 color, Hushed with rose, and is free 

 blooming; it is one of the finest of the 

 genus and is being quite largely i)lanted. 

 I'yrus Mains loensis, the western crab ap- 

 ple, is a jiopidar and well known form; 

 the double variety, L\ Mains loensis tlore 

 pleno, is the finest of the whole crab ap- 

 ple family; the individual flowers are as 

 large as Soupert roses and deliciously 

 scented; this variety is more erect and 

 robust in habit than the majority of the 

 l)yrus; also catalogued as P. angusti- 

 folia; no one can go wrong in planting 

 this magnificent sort. 



The ordinary crab aj)ples are worthy 



of a place on any ornamental groun.; 

 What can be finer than specimens 

 Ilyslop or Transcendent, which : 

 veritable sheets of snowy whiteness e;:' 

 season, and make the air for hundreds 

 feet away redolent with their dclioi( 

 odor? 



The foregoing are merely a few of >: 

 best pyrus, or mains, as the botanl 

 now ]>refer to call them. There i 

 (|uite a number of other varieties 

 merit. Tlteir ease of culture, hardinc 

 beauty, both in flower and fruit, a 

 early blooming should commend them 

 manv florists and gardeners for l.-ii 

 scape effects. W. N. (Jr.vk; 



CARNATION SHOW IN LONDON. 



The sixth show of the Perpetual Flow 

 ering Carnation Society was held in Lon 

 don, Kngland, ]March '24. Beyond doubt 

 it was a most successful show, but in 

 several classes there was a slight falling 

 off in the nundjer of entries. This was 

 accounted for by the severe wintry 

 weather of March, which for frosts and 

 low temperatures generally has not boon 





The Transcendent Crab Apple. 



iug tree, pure white flowers, fruit yellow 

 and red; this pyrus is a native of Siberia 

 and .\l;iucliuria ; it rjither closely re- 

 sendiles P. floriliunda. P. M;dus llalliana 

 grows eight to fifteen feet in height; it 

 has an oj/en crown, lose (colored flowers 

 and brownish icd fiiiit, with large seeds; 

 this is also known as P. Mains J'arkinani 

 and is a semi-double form of ]'. Mains 

 floribunda. P. Mains Scheideckeii was 



e()naled for many years. Ilayward .Ma 

 thias, the lionoi'ary secj-et.-uy of the soci 

 etv, was the oidy competitor in CImss 1. 

 for group of c;iniations I'.xlo feet, ainl 

 was awarded first ]prize ;imc[ tlie society's 

 g(dd uu'dal. 



('onsiileral)le interest centered :iiound 

 (lass 1', as the first prize was the clial 

 leiige cup pi'eserited by the .\iuerican 

 ( ■;uri;it ion Soeiety, and this is the (iisl 



occasion the cup has been competed f^i 

 Hell & Sheldon proved the winners. Th.' 

 class is for three vases of American \uv\ 

 eties. introduced in or since 1906. Bell >.V 

 Sheldon put up Afterglow, Aristocrat an.l 

 Winsor; second, A. F. Dutton, Ivor, wiiii 

 Kose-pink Enchantress, A'ictory and Win 

 sor; third, C. Engelmann. Saffron \V:il 

 den, with Afterglow, A'ictory and Wliiti 

 Enchantress. Bell & Sheldon were abn 

 awarded the society's silver gilt nie(l;il 

 for the best vase in the show, Britannia 

 securing them this honor with magniti 

 cent, fresh blooms of graml size :iimI 

 color. 



For thirty-six blooms of any variety, 

 white, W. H. Lancashire, (inernsey, \\;i> 

 first with White Perfection. 



For thirty-six blooms, blush, all tin 

 l)rizes went to Enchantress, in the follow 

 ing order: W. II. I>ancasliire, W. II 

 I'age, of IIani})ton, and Bell & Sheldon 



For thirty-six blooms, light j)ink, rn-r 

 or salnn)n. Bell & Sheldon, first with Win 

 sor; W. II. Lancashire, secomi with Mi- 

 Burnett. 



Thirty-six deep pink or cerise, Lanr:i 

 shire, first with Lawson; Engelmann, sn 

 ond with Afterglow. 



Thirty-six crimson. C. Engelmann, tii -t 

 with Carola, a seedling of his own, n-'i 

 yet in commerce; Lancashire, second wi'li 

 Pi-esident. 



Thirty-six scarlet. Xcw])ort Nurseri' -■ 



lirst with \'i(;tory; Lancashire, set ' 



with K'obert Craig. 



F(U- thirty-six any other color, l^ni:' 

 nmnn came in first with Jessica, ami !■ ' 

 thirty six of any variety not in coinnni' ' 

 the s;ime competitor .Mgain scored. \\ ' ' 

 ( arola. 



Ill the clavse< for eighte(Mi Mooiii^ 

 ;i \ase, the priini|ial ]irizes weic ;iw;n'i 

 as follows: White, P.ell \- Sheldon, li; 

 with Lady P>ounfifiil; C. Mngelmann, ^ 

 Olid with White Perfection. Blush, 

 j-liigelmaiin, first with I'.nchant rt'ss ; I). ' 

 Collins, Swanley, second with the s:i ■ 

 vaiiety. Light pitik, rose or salmon, .\ 

 Dutton. first with Kose pink Lnchantre 

 ( '. I]ng(dmann, secomi with Weico': 

 Deep pink or cerise, liell & Sheldon, li-' 

 with .\fterglow; A. F. Dutton. si^ce ■! 

 with Pink lm|)erial. For crimsons, 

 ^; Sheldon led with President, A. F. i' 

 ton following with ILarlowarden. I 

 scarlets the prizes went to Bell & Sheh 

 and D. M. Collins, both showing lirit 

 Ilia. 



The best decoratixc \ase of carnatii 



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