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APBIL 6, 1911. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



General View of the Carnation Section at the National Flower Show. 



epect the establishment of A. N. Pier- 

 son, Inc., and March 29 W. E. Pierson 

 escorted a party of twenty-five from 

 Boston, entertaining them at dinner at 

 the hotel in Cromwell and providing a 

 special parlor car for the return to Bos- 

 ton in the evening. 



EXHIBITION ECHOES. 



Duncan Finlayson placed on exhibi- 

 tion March 31 superb plants of Den- 

 drobiums Wardianum and nobile, the 

 finest dendrobes in the exhibition. 



The Gardeners' and Florists' Club 

 entertained over 1,000 at their reception 

 in Paul Eevere hall March 29 and all 

 appeared to enjoy themselves. 



It was really surprising how many 

 accosted J. C. Hatcher, of Amsterdam, 

 N. Y., with "How are you feeling, 

 Elliott?" The Amsterdam asparagus 

 specialist bears a striking resemblance 

 to the Brighton asparagus king. 



F. E. Pierson was a tired but happy 

 man when the doors closed April 2. 

 Mr. Pierson has practically lived in 

 Boston for months and has even had to 

 postpone council meetings in his home 

 city and allow mayoral duties to rest 

 on account of the show. 



The car ride to historic Concord and 

 Lexington March 30 was enjoyed by 

 150 ladies. This was under the aus- 

 pices of the Gardeners' and Florists' 

 Club. There was a lecturer on each 

 car and lunch was served en route. 



The gold plated Syracuse plow in the 



exhibit of T. J. Grey Co., with a 

 wooden plow 140 years old, attracted 

 a lot of attention. 



Many of the large exhibitors from a 

 distance, such as W. A. Manda, Bob- 

 bink & Atkins, Julius Eoehrs, F. E. 

 Pierson Co., Bobert Craig Co. and 

 others, sold all or a large part of their 

 exhibits. All of Bobbink & Atkins' 

 huge bay trees were sold. 



Mrs. W. H. Elliott entertained the 

 Ladies' S. A. F. at her beautiful 

 Brighton home March 31, Lunch was 

 served and a business session held. 

 About 100 attended. 



John Dunbar, of Eochester N. Y., 

 delivered an interesting illustrated 

 lecture on "Trees and Shrubs" in Paul 

 Eevere hall March 31. It is, however, 

 diflBcult to get an audience to attend 

 any lectures or business sessions while 

 there is so much of interest in the 

 exhibition, 



Peter t^isher's silver medal carnation, 

 Benora, caught on and Mr. Fisher 

 booked orders for over 50,000 cuttings 

 during the show. And yet the carna- 

 tion men say March is too late for their 

 meeting! He did not show his new 

 cerise variety. Gorgeous, to be intro- 

 duced next year, as he is propagating it 

 heavily, 



Farquhar's group contained some 

 plants in flower of the beautiful new 

 Chinese Lilium myriophyllum, one of 

 the most charming of the whole genus. 

 The pure white trumpet flowers have a 

 delightful odor. 



F. B. Pierson 's beautiful specimens 

 of nephrolepis in eighteen varieties 

 were a constant center of attraction. 

 It would seem as though there would 

 soon be this number of forms of Kil- 

 larney rose. We noted white, double 

 white, pink, double pink, deep pink, 

 red, variegated and light pink, and the 

 end is not yet. 



The English visitors were charmed 

 with the exhibition and surprised at its 

 dimensions for a spring show. Their 

 chief criticism was of the tendency on 

 the part of nearly all exhibitors to 

 overcrowd their displays and the lack 

 of artistic arrangement, as compared 

 with European shows. They suggested 

 that it would be a good thing to have 

 one or two men like Cypher, of Chelten- 

 ham, over to show us how to arrange 

 groups effectively. There is no doubt 

 of the justice of this criticism, not onlv 

 of this, but of practically all other 

 American flower shows. 



The greenhouse builders, hose men 

 and other dealers in sundries all report 

 fine business, and while all would have 

 been glad to see the show continue 

 longer, they appreciate a rest from the 

 most strenuous ten days they have had. 



LADIES' S. A. F. 



The Ladies' Society of American Flo- 

 rists was entertained right royally and 

 thanks are returned to the ladies of the 

 Boston committee and Gardeners' and 

 Florists ' Club, for the good times. Espe- 



