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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



MAurii :;h, p.tli. 



ni'lily iittiicil li;^iir('-- ii^cil in ilry 

 l;iioi1s .sIkiw \', i iic|(p\\>., Ii.'hI \\\> full wril 

 iliiiLi |i;iiry on pn i;iilc. liPhlc hiiili's 

 ni;ii(l ;ili<l tlciWiT uil'K, (':ii)i i-;ni\ i ii;^ the 

 .•in ;i n;4('iiifiit .'i |'|iin|iri;i i c I'm' ilic ih-i-a 

 Miiri. ']'ll(iin:i> I'. (liiUiii also made ;i 

 licant il'nl. iliuni;!! h"--- lii;^lil\ <-uliin'il 

 I I'h-I lire, witli niaflilr lawn liiiiiiturr in 

 a >liilltnlly a iia nL;i'il M'ttin;^ nt' |ilant> 

 ami tlowrrs. Ilollinan woikcil aiony t lie 

 ^anif lino. Ihc cxci'llcnl taste ij is|ilay(*fl 

 in each lodtli liuMiny a iidwij at all 

 limes. shnwinL; that in JMiston. as in 

 • •tiief eities wliei'e t lit" felailel's partii-i 

 |i;ite ill the lidwei vhiivvs. their wdik 

 has ;i siiecial iiitei'est t'(ir the |iiililic. 



The Public Responds. 



The ^hiiw \\a-- epeneil |iiiiin jit I \' nn 

 time aihl with 'llle eriat.. 'The ^ii\('l IKir 

 i>\' M as--aihlisr| t s was tliile tn inaK'e ;i 



^1 ili; aNn the niayur ut' I'lustnn. ami 



I'liainnan I". K". I'iei'-nii hail pfinieil 



hiniselt fel one oT the Hii.:hts of elo 

 .|llence al whieh he i-- lie-oinin;^ ^o 

 ailept. a^ was jiehttinL; the o'M-asion. 

 The K'olii 1 1 < ra i^ * o.. w hieh hail a 



^|i|enili.l hit of ^eeillillL; 'Totons. took 



the o|i|iort iin ity ot' naniiii;^ one ot' the 

 ^lio>',ie-t \arietie'- I'ni the L'uNernor. 

 wlihh L:a\e till' newspa peiv soiuethin;^ 

 to talk .alioiit and tlie iniMii' ]ioiireil 

 111. to ._io into erstasies ot' admiration 

 and Hi! home to tell tlii'ii' friends of its 

 wiilidef^. It tiie i-iiish ot' the opeiiili",^ 

 iiiL;lit is ii'|M'ated a tew linn's ihiriiij,' 

 the lam cd' tin' show, the ynaraiitors 

 will not only ^et tiieir mone\ liaek, 

 Imt they and the S. A. 1". will lia\(> a 

 pi'olit. '-osily ;is jv J,,, oioat an eNliiiii- 

 t ion. 



SOME SPECIAL FEATURES. 



Boston "'Makes Good." 



l'.o'~ion has tor oxer a year lieon 

 laliorino strenuously to iiiako yood when 

 the time to. the S. A. I\ National 

 Show ;irii\ed, I'essiinists thei'c ^verf in 

 plenty who predicted tliat it would lie 

 a pli\^iial i nipo^sj liil it y to till tli(> hn^^i' 

 Meidi.anie-. liiiihlino with exhilufs, Imt 

 the i-oinmittee in cdiaii^e ha^ workeil 

 Ion:; ;ind ardmui^ly and it- laliois have 

 liee.i eidwiied with a ;.;loiio|is slieeess, 

 for never ketoie in Aineiii-.a has sindi 

 a w ea It h ot' rhini-e mat eria I I leen 

 liroii^ht to^i-ilicr at one tinie nniler one 

 root'. Not coily is the main exhiliition 

 hall fille(l to repletion. Imt traije ex- 

 liildts fill th" lialeoiiies and li.asement, 

 this department tar snrpas^in;^ in inae- 

 n it nde a 1 1 pii \ ion- i-on \ I'lit ion-. 



\'ery -e\i ri- we.alher prevailed Mar<di 

 1' 1 and -'i. 1 ellipel .a t lires of t'lom zero 

 to ll'i iloo )■,.,., .aliove lieihi: lerordeil Hear 

 iJo-toli. riii- -eiioii-ly i licon V enieneed 

 and ha ml ir.a ppeij e\liilii|ors .and some 

 '■iioiie |d;inl- wei.' ininicil. Imt all these 

 idi-i.aejc- Wire overcoiiio. .and when the 

 time t'oi' opeiiinL: anived at ^ p. In., 

 Marrh L'o. pi ai-t iea 1 1 v eveiA' i-\hiliit was 

 I II it- |ilaie and .a lai;^e |ii'oportion of 



the i-|a--i- W> le indued lieloir the 1 lion 



-and- ot \isiIor- le'u.an to |ioiir in. 



The pi omi iim li-i - v\ 1 1 1 ill! i lie -torv 

 III the .award- made and lefoiem-e here 



\V I II roll -iiplellt I \ ohU lie 11 1 .a d i ' to -ollle 



ot tlio-e 1. 1 -irikiiiL; merit, .and these 

 were -o iiiimei oils ,t hat it 1- diHiciilt to 

 ■-iiiL^le out aii\ individii.al exhiliils. p.-n-- 

 I ienl;i 1 |\ when all w I'l > i.|' -mdi -iipei kh' 

 mei il . 



Till' -ili'i.'i la\ .int of the -how 

 -howi d mo,; i\,i Mont la-|e. it w.a- 

 an iiapo--il,i 1 ,1 \ to -it mindi ot' t he 

 -how at a -iiil;!' ;^laiire, a-. I'or in-taiiee, 

 HI lloi I ii-nl; 111 a I hall, and llieie were 

 -o ma n \ nil , one 1 1 .at nie- t hat e\ erv 



fresh turn opened up additional charm 

 iiie vistas. fhe derorations o\' tmntiiie-, 

 southern siuilax, ete., took avvtiy any 

 appeaiam-e ot' hareiiess ami the luany 

 lio jialnis ;ind other fiditiye plants 

 liroke aii\ po-silile monotony. 



Pot Plants. 



T.akiiio the pot plants, the roses were 

 exhiliited in vast (|n;i lit it ies, the iiii 

 meiise ;itid ! le.a 111 i fill 1 v air.aiieed oroupsi 

 of Thoin.as I.'oland and M. II. Wiilsli 

 luany a whole exhiliition in I lienisidv cs. 

 Mr. Ii'(dan<l"s displ.ay was ;irraii<i('d in 

 the t'orni ot' ••' rose e.aiden. with iiistie 

 t'eiice-, pergolas, etc.. eovered with 

 finely llovvered |ilaiits of' Ta iiseiidsehon. 

 Lady tiav, riimson K'.anilder and lli.a 

 wallia. l!eds ot' -mdi v.arieties .as < 'lo 

 tliilde Soiipelt, |)oiolhv (oirdon, heiilii 

 sou, a lovily new pink v.arietv. the 

 yloiioii- new single .\iuerii-aii I'illar. 

 with lis m,issi\|. heads ot' lie.anl i t'li I 

 llowcr-., Iliaw.alha. j\leetra. while l>oio 

 lh\ I'erkiiis .and -onie twetilv other \a 

 lietie- forme! one of' fhe iirost 1 ie,a ill i I'll 1 

 spiiii;^ rose displays I Inad ever -cell. 

 This was ,a liie oxhiliit I'or one man, 

 Inil Ml. h'okand h.ad otliei- of .aJinost 

 eipi.al ma:;nilnde. 



Ml. W'.alsh'- |il.aiit- were eiilirelv 

 ■ ompo-ed of soodliuL;- ot' his oWII lais 

 ill:;. These Wc re in -onie r.a-es pelfeel 

 -peiimeii- eiolit to nine feet lli^ll, aild 

 all Were ot' ( (iii-i leralile si/.e and had 

 -iillie lent 1 ooiii to -how oft I hei r mdi 

 vidmalitv. M-peria 1 1 v iioteworlliv weii' 

 Mrs. .M'. II. Wal-h.' ,1 l.eanliful new 

 doiilde white; laicille. ;i idi.armino liyht 

 piiiix: Wiiioma. .Maid .Marian ami Sum 

 nier .lov. .\ll these .are novelties. 

 Aniiiii;^ the older kinds were: I'aradise, 

 .Milk.v- W'av, .a lovely sjnele whitr; .Mill 

 nehalia. Ladv (l.av. <'elev|o. Ilidiylit, 

 Lady lll.aiii-he Kalmi.a, of' tine nionn 

 Lain laiind lolm. I'ixrids.a and L.a 

 I' i,a 111 m.a . 



Hard-Wooded Plants. 



I I .a I d wooded pl.anl- ale li-llallv seen 

 well done ,it the P>oston shows. Imt 

 never liefoi'i' were they seen in sm-li 

 niimlier- or ot' -iirli ipi.ality as ,at the 

 pre-eiit I'X II ild I ion. Thoima- li'Mland 

 licdilv deserved the -Jiecial tli.ank- ot' 

 the indues, as 111- -llpelii e(dlectlon of 

 erica-, lioroiii::- and .ac.acia- represented 



;i heavy s.-icrificc in iiioney in ord(>r to 

 help make the show a <;raiid success, 

 lie had iiiiiiiy liejiiitit'nl plants of Ihc 

 eraccd'iil Acacia pulicsceiis .and alioiit a 

 dozen other sorts. Then, in ericas, liof h 

 the small flovvorcnl :iiid larjfc, waxy 

 tvpes were shown in ({iiantity, the 

 |d:iiits lieiny in every case profusidy 

 Mow cred. 



(leoryc i'aye, oardener 1o .Mrs. i-'rcd- 

 eri(dc .Xyer, .also jmt up .a yra ud lot ot' 

 such acacias as I )riiniinoiidii. arinata. 

 puhdndla, hvlirida. lonyifoli.a .and lud 

 erophyll.a, and spltMidid specimens of 

 such ericas .as ( alVr.a, imdant heiii, nr- 

 siil.aris, arliore.a .and Mcditcrranea. 

 Kniylil iV Struck, id" New \'ork, also 

 had a cliarini iiy table of ericas, imdud- 

 iiii; cnpressina. persoluta all.;!, perso 

 liila rosea .and Kaliii.ana i inliiiciita. W. 

 W. I'Myar ( 'o. had ;i splendid lot of 

 azaleas. iiKdudiny s(uiie new ones, sindi 

 as Lady K'oosevclt, liesli; St;ir of 

 Sonierycm, laie(> white; K'mhdf Sejdel 

 ami Souvenir de W. W. Ldo.-n', losv red. 



• liailes Sander, omdener to I'rof. ( '. S. 

 S,ar;^eiil, li.ad a Latch ot' a ]iretty new 

 az.ale;i in the vv ,a y of .\niiena. lie .also 

 had a Leant ilul uronp ot' idivi.as .and 

 specimen plants of Liii-.a imda lit liera. 

 A. LcMithv iV < 'o. li.ad plant- of ,a new 

 azale.a manied .\ . I'.. ( '., .a hvLrid Le- 

 I ween a rhoilodemlion .and azahaa. 



The s|ie(-inien I hoiizi'ina i liid f'oli iitil 

 1'roni William Thalidier. u.-irdeiier to 

 ^l rs. .1. L. (i.ardner. allracted much no- 



■lice, ladlio ;;lorioi|sl \ (lowered. I'eilCe 



I'.ros. ' .az.aleas, likacs .and lilies vverc 

 iiotew iirt hv. wliile the hiiee .azaleas 

 from < . I!. NewLold. .len k int ov\ n, I'a., 

 were .a wlnde show in t Inansel v cs. 



Orchid.s, Schizanthus, etc, 



.\nioiiM 1 ho orchids, whiidi were shown 

 III karye nninlKMs, in -|iile of the dafi; 

 lei lie r.alher ;in oil' one for cattleyas, 

 were in.aiiv dioiia' things. hi .liilius 

 L'oelii-' collections were noted the rare 

 .iiiil Le.autifiil I ir.asso cut t lev.as, Difjliv- 

 .in.a W'.ariieri, |)ioLyan;i .Sidi roi'dera', l>i<f- 

 liy.ana ejoas, |)ie|,vaii,a Mendidlii. (jat- 

 1l<>va 1 )iiss(ddort'i, I'lidine. < v pripcdiniii 

 .Maiidiie, .Miltoliia HIeuaii.a and others. 

 L. I!, h.aiie. iiomald .McKeiizie yaiclener, 

 li.ad .al-o a ^raiid lot of choiia^ cypri])e- 

 ilinins. i-attleviis ;uii| odon t oe lossmns. 



• L T. Kiitterworfh had a \von<lerful 



A Glimpse of the National Flower Show. 



