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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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Eastman estate, Tarrytown; Charles 

 Smith, Holden estate, Yonkers; W. Hea- 

 bach, J. E. Thompson estate. 



A certificate of merit was awarded 

 Harry Wells for an exhibit of pink cos- 

 mos, A similar certificate was awarded 

 N. Hoffman, of the Fisher Baker estate, 

 Yonkers, for an exhibit of mixed 

 cosmos. R. L. Gushman, of the W. B. 

 Thompson estate, exhibited the largest 

 chrysanthemum in the show, and the 

 elaborate exhibit of foliage plants 

 from this estate attracted considerable 

 attention. It filled the whole stage of 

 the hall. A certificate of merit was 

 awarded. A splendid display of palms 

 was shown by the Yonkers Nursery Co., 

 and Milliot's exhibit of flowers and 

 foliage plants filled one corner of the 

 hall. 



Lewis Milliot managed the show. 



LENOX, MASS. 



The autumn show of the Lenox Horti- 

 cultural Society was held October 25 

 to 27 ani proved a most gratifying 

 success. It was of course principally a 

 show by the private gardeners, of whom 

 there are many in the vicinity, but 

 there were a number of special trade 

 exhibits. Elmer D. Smith & Co., of 

 Adrian, Mich., made a display of a new 

 yellow chrysanthemum which has been 

 named Lenox. There was a display of 

 the new white carnation, Wodenethe, 

 and the new rose. Sunburst, from C. H. 

 Totty, Madison, N. J., who also had on 

 exhibition two new white chrysanthe- 

 mums. They were Lady Carmichael, a 

 reflexed flower, and the I. M. Henshaw, 

 an incurved bloom. 



William D. Sloane won the Dreer sil- 

 ver cup for the best arrangement of 

 miscellaneous plants, the chief honor 

 of the show. The principal exhibitors 

 were: 



E. Spiers, gardener to Mrs. J. E. Par- 

 sons; S. Carlquist, gardener to Mrs. B. 

 Winthrop; P. Heeremans, gardener to 

 W. D. Sloane; A. J. Jenkii^, gardener 

 to S. P. Shotter; E. Jenkins, gardener 

 to Giraud Foster; A. H. Wingett, gar- 

 dener to Charles Lanier; J. W. Prybus, 

 gardener to W. M. Salisbury; J. J. Don- 

 ohoe, gardener to Mrs. Morris K. Jes- 

 sup; E. J. Norman, gardener to Mrs. 

 George Westinghouse; A. MacConna- 

 chie, gardener to R. C. Dixie; G. A. 

 Breed, gardener to J. H. Choate; 

 Thomas Proctor, superintendent at 

 Blantyre; George Thompson, gardener 

 to Count de Heredia; D. Dunn, gar- 

 dener to Mrs. Sturgis. 



MANCHESTEB, MASS. 



The annual chrysanthemum show of 

 the North Shore Horticultural Society 

 was held in the Town hall October 25 

 and 26 and was one of the finest yet. 

 The weather was delightful on each 

 day and there was a large attendance, 

 including many of thfe prominent 

 North Shore cottagers. The principal 

 prize winners were: 



Mrs. Lothrop Brown, William Swan, 

 gardener; Mrs. James McMillan, F. F. 

 Brasch, gardener; E. D. Jordan, H. A. 

 Abrahamson, gardener; E. S. Grew, 

 A. E. Parsons, gardener; Mrs. W. B. 

 Walker; Mrs. Lester Leland, Eric Wet- 

 terlow, gardener; Axel Magnuson; R. D. 

 Evans, James George, gardener. 



The judges were Martin Sullivan, 

 Joseph Clark and George W. Duncan. 



Carron S. Elliott. 



THIRTY YEASS A SEEDSMAN. 



They say that the best years of a 

 man's life are from 40 to 60, so Carroll 

 S. Elliott must be right in his prime, a 

 statement which will have the hearty 

 concurrence of anyone who knows 

 either the business or social side of his 

 nature. 



Mr. Elliott was born at New 

 Brighton, on Staten Island, October 15, 

 1863, and this brief sketch is prompted 

 by the recent celebration of his forty- 

 eighth birthday anniversary. Graduat- 

 ing from the New Brighton grammar 

 school at 18, he joined the forces of his 

 father, William Elliott, one of New 

 York 's pioneer seedsmen, so that almost 

 coincident with the birthday anniver- 

 sary Mr. Elliott completed three dec- 

 ades in the business. Thirty years is 

 a long time, even to look back upon in 

 the horticultural trades in New York, 

 where things have moved more than 

 fast during practically all that time, 

 and always in one direction. William 

 Elliott died in 1897 and the business 

 passed into the hands of the two sons, 

 Carroll and William J., who have 

 pushed it along now for fourteen years 

 under the style of the partnership then 

 formed, Wm. Elliott & Sons. They oc- 

 cupy the entire building at 42 Vesey 

 street, dealing in seeds, bulbs, plants 

 and horticultural sundries, the second 

 floor being devoted to the auction de- 

 partment, where William J. holds forth 

 so eloquently during the spring and 

 autumn seasons. 



Carroll Elliott is said to resemble 

 Col. E. H. R. Green, the millionaire 

 Dallas florist who, son of Hetty Green, 

 spends most of his time in Wall street. 



and, like Col. Green, Mr. Elliott never 

 has married. Newspapers have re- 

 ported that Col. Green has had a thou- 

 sand proposals a year, but it is not the 

 function of the present writer to di- 

 vulge how much greater a number have 

 come to the seedsman. 



AZALEAS FOB EASTEB. 



When would it be necessary to secure 

 azaleas to have them in bloom for 

 Easter f How many weeks would be re- 

 quired to bloom them? A. O. C. 



Azaleas are all imported from Bel- 

 gium and have recently arrived in 

 America or are soon due. Your best 

 plan will be to purchase at once any 

 plants required, as you can secure them 

 at more reasonable rates now than after 

 the importers have potted them and 

 probably cared for them for several 

 months. 



Easter, 1912, comes April 7. In order 

 to have your plants in flower at that 

 time, place them in a temperature of 

 60 degrees about six weeks before that 

 dAte and keep them freely syringed 

 until the flowers show color. Some 

 varieties naturally bloom earlier than 

 others,but it is easy to hold them back 

 a few days in a cold house and this is 

 much better than having to force them 

 hard just before they are wanted. Soak 

 the balls of the azaleas well in a tub 

 of water before potting. Press the soil 

 firmly in the pots. Hold the plants in 

 a cellar, pit or cold greenhouse until 

 wanted. Any light place from which 

 frost is excluded will answer. 



C. W. 







