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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



19 



and P. obconica, taking first and third 

 for the former and first and second for 

 the latter, other prizes going to Mrs. F. 

 Ayer and Mrs. J. L. Gardner, "William 

 Thatcher gardener. In the cyclamen 

 classes William Whitman, M. Sullivan 

 gardener, Mrs. J. L. Gardner and Mrs. 

 F. Ayer were the winners, Mr. Sulli- 

 van almost swept the deck in the vari- 

 ous bulb classes, including a silver 

 medal and first prize for the best group 

 of miscellaneous bulbs arranged for ef- 

 fect. Some excellent bulbs from ama- 

 teurs were staged by Miss Margaret 

 Band and Henry L. Band. 



A. W. Preston, John L. Smith gar- 

 dener, had a fine bank of cinerarias, 

 schizanthus, acacias, primulas, genistas 

 and bulbous plants; Mrs. J. L. Gardner, 

 specimen cinerarias; William Whitman, 

 a table of primulas; Mrs. E. M. Gill, a 

 fine general display, and William Sim, a 

 splendid table of single violets and 

 sweet peas. The latter were of superb 

 quality and included Wallace, Green- 

 brook, Christmas Pink, Florence Denzer 

 and Mrs. W. W. Smalley. E. B. Dane, 

 Donald McKenzie gardener, had some 

 fine cypripediums. Certificates of merit 

 were awarded to C. Maudiae magnificum 

 and C. Venus (insigne SandersB x 

 niveum). Dr. C. G. Weld, W. C. Bust 

 gardener, had the best specimen orchid, 

 showing Dendrobium nobile virginale; 

 second, J. T. Butterworth, with Cattleya 

 Trianas. W. P. Harvey, gardener to J. 

 B. Leeson, received a silver medal for 

 superior culture of Cymbidium Tracy- 

 anum, a superb plant in a tub, carrying 

 fifteen spikes. The carnation and rose 

 men made no response to the prizes 

 and medals offered, with the exception 

 of Eber Holmes, who had a fine vase 

 of Bichmond roses. W. A. Manda had 

 a large display of Cattleya Trianse, in- 

 cluding many good types. 



Club Eanquet. 



There was an attendance of about 300 

 at the annual club banquet in Horti- 

 cultural- hall, February 28. The tables 

 were beautifully decorated with roses, 

 carnations, sweet peas and other flowers, 

 also flowering plants in pots. C. C. 

 Whittemore catered in his usual effi- 

 cient manner, the menu being the best 

 he has ever served. At the postprandial 

 exercises W. J. Stewart officiated as 

 toastmaster and the speakers included 

 Alderman Walter Ballantyne, acting 

 mayor of Boston, who spoke felici- 

 tously for the city of Boston. Peter 

 Fisher responded for the florists; W. N. 

 Craig for the private gardeners, and C. 

 W. Parker for the Massachusetts Horti- 

 cultural Society. P. M. Miller also spoke. 

 Miss Eisenhardt played zither. Neill 

 Miller sang bass solos. Mrs. McKeon 

 and John Miller sang duets. Miss 

 Connelly proved an excellent elocu- 

 tionist and the Misses Nellie and 

 Jeannie Irvine made a great hit with 

 their dances. Miss J. S. Eifford offi- 

 ciated ably at the piano. After the 

 speechmaking the floor was cleared and 

 dancing enjoyed until after midnight, 

 music being furnished by Hutchins' 

 orchestra, nearly all present joining in 

 the grand march and circle. 



William McGillivray, as floor director, 

 was in his right place. John Beid was 

 assistant floor director, while James L. 

 Miller, W. J. Patterson, Edward Bose 

 and Kenneth Finlayson acted as aids. 

 The reception committee consisted of 

 P. J. Turley, chairman; Duncan Finlay- 

 son, Frank l^urray, W. A. Hastings, P. 

 J. Van Baarda, W. D. Nickerson, Eber 

 Holmes and 'George W. Butterworth. 



These Are the Little Liners That Do'theBosiness 



Various Notes. 



At H. E. Comley's, on Park street, 

 last week I noted some good waxy 

 ericas, rambler roses in variety, white 

 Lselia anceps, Strelitzia Beginae and a 

 fine vase of John Barr's new white 

 variegated carnation, Mrs. B. P. Cheney. 



Prof. E. A. White, of Amherst, with 

 a number of floricultural students, spent 

 two days in Boston and vicinity last 

 week, visiting the leading growers, re- 

 tailers and the wholesale flower markets. 



W. B. Goodenow, of Stoughton, states 

 that double violets with him are bloom- 

 ing less freely than usual. He picks 

 30,000 a week, against 50,000 a year 

 ago. He will follow the violets with 

 tomatoes. 



William Sim has one of his large 

 sweet pea houses in full crop and will 

 have two others in before the national 

 show. 



Many of the largest single violet spe- 

 cialists who grow for our market are 

 in and around Woburn. Among these 

 J. H. Newman is one of the best. He 

 has 30,000 plants and his average daily 

 pick is 20,000, which are all contracted 

 for at the retail stores. 



The Exeter Bose Conservatories, of 

 Exeter, N. H., are excellent growers of 

 Chatenay roses and they have a nice 



coppery yellow sport .from it. Their 

 Bichmond and Killarney are also fine. 



David Duncan, of Arlington, has an 

 extra good variety of bulb stock, both 

 cut and in pans, which finds a ready 

 sale at the Boston Cooperative Market. 



Paine Bros., of Eandolph, among bulb 

 specialties have fine Victoria and Sir 

 Wiatkin narcissi and Couronne d'Or tu- 

 lips, which sell much better than the 

 single Thomas Moore. Murillo is a good 

 seller, also King of the Yellows. In 

 sweet peas they have F. J. Dolansky, 

 Christmas Pink, Mrs. Wallace and Flor- 

 ence Denzer. 



Thomas Eoland, of Nahant, has a 

 magnificent lot of acacias, ericas and 

 other hard-wooded plants coming on for 

 the national show, which will prove 

 something of a revelation to many of 

 the visitors. 



Visitors last week included Maurice 

 Fuld, representing H. F. Michell Co., 

 Phi/adelphia; George W. Strange, rep- 

 resenting W. A. Manda, and Thomas 

 Head, of Stumpp & Walter's. 



Sidney Hoffman is showing some 

 beautiful acacias, ericas, genistas, ram- 

 bler roses and other pot plants at his 

 big Massachusetts avenue store. He 

 has his Mount Auburn greenhouses filled 

 to repletion with stock coming on for 



