April 27, 1911. 



The Weekly Florisu' Review. 



15 



Two Groups Staged at the San Francisco Spring: Show by £. W. McLellan & Co. 



here and there, so as to rise above some 

 lower growing plants succeeding under 

 similar conditions, they are quite satis- 

 factory. They are also useful in piazza 

 or window boxes, when not too much 

 exposed to the sun's rays. Plants in 3- 

 inch pots should be shifted into 4-inch 

 if they are getting potbound. These 

 will make a popular selling size for 

 May and June sales. Where there is a 

 call for summer-flowering plants in pots, 

 and at all summer resorts there is such 

 a call, fuchsias prove extremely useful. 

 Old plants kept over are, of course, 

 the best if something sizable is wanted, 

 but the young stock potted into 4-inch 

 pots and later shifted into 6-inch pots 

 will make pretty plants if they have 

 one or two pinchings and are well 

 looked after. By judicious pinching or 

 removal of the flowers, the plants can 

 easily be had in flower at any par- 

 ticular time. 



Asters. 



The earliest plants of Queen of the 

 Market and Early I>awn have been in 

 benches for some time and are now 

 growing nicely. They want plenty of 

 ventilation and the surface soil should 

 be kept carefully loosened. Plants in flats 

 should go out in nursery rows in the 

 field as soon as weather will permit. 

 In the meantime give them a coldframe 

 and remove the sashes, except to ward 

 off soaking rains and frosts. The ground 

 in which they are to be planted should 

 have been well manured, plowed deeply 

 and well harrowed before the plants go 

 out. It is no use setting asters in poor 

 soil. If you want fine flowers, carried 

 on long stems, they must have good 

 soil to grow in. 



While asters can be sown as late as 

 the middle of June, the present is a 

 good time to start a large batch of such 

 vigorous sorts as Vick's Branching or 

 American Branching, Semple's Giant 

 Comet and other popular varieties. The 

 seed can be sown outdoors, or, better 

 still, in shallow drills in a coldframe. 

 The outdoor sowing will be all right in 

 the warmer states, but in more norther- 

 ly latitudes a glass covering is often 

 desirable until nearly the end of May. 



THE SAN FRANCISCO SHOW. 



The spring show at San Francisco, 

 March 30 to April 2, was fully reported 

 in the Pacific Coast Department of The 

 Eeview for April 13, but reference is 

 again made to it, as the trade at large 

 will be interested in noting the extent 

 and the effective staging of the exhi- 

 bition as shown in the accompanying 

 illustrations. The new Fairmount hotel 

 afforded appropriate surroundings and 

 the skill of Angelo J. Kossi, retail flo- 

 rist, who was manager, was apparent 

 in the arrangements; a retailer always 

 has an eye to the artistic. 



This was one of the most successful 

 shows ever given on the coast, both 

 from a financial and artistic standpoint. 

 The general public took a tremendous 

 interest, as the heavy attendance 

 showed, and practically all the growers 

 in San Francisco and vicinity aided, 

 both by their exhibits and attendance. 

 The weather was all that could be de- 

 sired and everything was just right. The 

 display of seasonable flowers was the 

 finest ever seen in San Francisco, and 

 too much credit can not be given to 

 those who had the affair in charge. 

 Although it was too earlv for much of 



an assortment of outside stock, witb 

 the exception of bulbs, these, with a 

 large variety of greenhouse flowers and 

 flowering plants, filled the large hall. 



The MacKorie-McLaren Co. had, in 

 addition to the group shown in the illus- 

 tration, another of palms and ever- 

 greens in tubs, which took up a large 

 portion of the hall. 



•E. W. McLellan & Co. received first 

 for collection of roses grown under 

 glass, also for narcissi, Lilium multiflo- 

 trum. Iris Hispanica, -freesias, sweet 

 peas, lilacs, fruit blossoms and Crimson 

 Kamblers. The principal part of their 

 exhibit, but not all, is shown in the 

 illustration of the two groups at the 

 head of this page. 



The retailers participated strongly in 

 this show and profited largely by it. For 

 the most original floral design, a large 

 hat. Stein & Levin received first award, 

 and the second prize went to Podesta fc 

 Baldocchi. The Misses Hannon received 

 first for a basket of cut flowers, witb A, 

 E. Warlow, Miss C. F. Williams and 

 the Hackel Floral Co. following in rota- 

 tion. Pelicano, Eossi & Co. were awarded 

 a special for a large and comprehensive 

 assortment of Easter suggestions. 



Pasadena, Cal. — The spring flower 

 show of the Pasadena Gardeners' Asso- 

 ciation was opened at the amphitheater 

 of the Hotel Maryland, April 13. The 

 'exhibition covered an acre of ground. 



Group of MacRorie-McLaren Q>. at San Francisco Show. 



