SKI'IKMHIi; U'l, 11)1 I . 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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General View of the September Exhibition at Helena, Montana. 



lijc auspices of soiiic of tin- lib«'ial 

 s|ijiited ladies of the I'ity, who devotod 

 tlicir time aud iiiouey to making it a 

 >-uecess. The object of tliesc flower 

 shows is to encourage the growing of 

 flowers in the yards and homes of tiie 

 i-itizens, thereby adding to the attract 

 iveness of this already beautiful eity. 

 Prizes were given for the b(>st ilisjilays 

 of flowers or plants grown and owned 

 by the exhibitors and also for the best 

 kept yards. The result must liavo been 

 ^'ratifying to the promoters, as the 

 large auditorium was filled with a gor 

 u'POus display of plants and autumn- 

 Idooming flowers, such as asters, core 

 '>|isis, cosmos, dahlias, gladioli, phloxes. 

 Iiollyhocks, roses, sweet jK'as, et<*., 

 ^rowii in such ])erfection as only car<' 

 till attention could secure. 



The prizes wer»> given Ipv the mer 

 'liants aud |)rominent citizens ol' the 

 ' iiy, and a number of cash prizes were 

 uiven by the State Nursery < o. The 

 ■-how was entirely free, no admission fee 

 Iteing- ehargeil. An excidlent orchestra 

 tu'iiished music during the evenings, 

 ^vliil»> an admiring crowd of \isitors 

 l:lled the large h;i1l. 



The State Xiusery Co. made a largi^ 

 'lis|play of palms, ferns, ornamental 

 toliaged plants, blooming plants and 

 • lit lh»wers. 



The ("olumbia (Jardens. of Butte, 

 sent a most attractive collection of cut 

 Mowers, mostly hardy juTennials. 



Kxhiliitions of this character should 

 I'c encouraged by florists, as they tend 



to develop a taste t'ur. and a knowledge 

 of, flowers among the general public 

 which will lead in .-in iucre;ised de- 

 mand for flowers, piimts .'lud seeds. ;iiid 

 eventually benefit the tlorists. 



J. r. K. 



THE DORSET VIOLET. 



W'v are going lo try the new single 

 violet. Dorset, this year, and should 

 like to know whether it requires the 

 same treatment as other single \arieties 

 or stamls a higher tem|)crat ure. WimUl 

 it be profitable to grow it together with 

 sweet peas, snaixlragons, stevias, etc., 

 after the mums are gone? We have the 

 \ iolets in a coldfr;ime at present. 



.\. V. C. 



Violets, espt'cially the single ones, 

 are sonu'times grown in the same house 

 with s\veet pe.-is. When the pea rows 

 ;i I'e ti\e to six t'eet apart, this is possi- 



ble'. Violets pref(M' a lower temperal ure 

 than swi'td pens, and in order to have 

 good \ iolets the night teuipei-at uii' 

 should be held at III i<, 41' degree.. 

 Sweet peas in the earl\ stages o! 

 growth will do well in this temperaturi'. 

 but they will nee«l S to |ii degrees more 

 heat wliC'ii the flowering period is 

 reached, and this will soon run out the 

 \iolets, whicli. liowcver. should ha\ e 

 given quite a crop ol' llowers lieforc 

 this time. Stevias c.-m lie riiii a> conl 

 as \i(dets; anything just eliai' of frosT 

 will answer. Sn;i[icli;i;^()iis wjiiit ).'i tn 

 ."ill degrees if they are tn ^row ;iii.| 

 llower sat isl'a<-tori ly . 



The Dorset \iolet I ha\e ^rnw n with 

 i'rincess of Wales, whirh is. ^n far. 

 muidi th(> fiii(>st single in rdinmerce. 

 Dorset, with ;i temiieraturi' ol' 4n de 

 grci's, came short stemmed, had im odm 

 and was jioor. What it woul. do m 

 grown warmer. I cannot sa\. Some 

 growers are said to do well with (io\ 

 ernoi- llerrick grown at ">ii degn'e-. 

 Perhaps Dorset nuiy like innr' he.n 

 than Princess. Perhaps some r. ;ii|. i- 

 who li;i\ e had success with Dnr^.'t \ 

 give their views. ( '. W 



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Merrill, Wis.— Work is well advance. i 

 on the addition to Nick (Jrei\ «dding s 

 greenhouse. The framewdrk i^ iion 

 and the walls are concrete. 



Portage, Wis.— Mrs. .\. Kaiser, ilie 

 Mihvauk(>e florist, has opened a branch 

 store in the Einjiorium Mock, cii 

 De Witt street, in this citv. 



