June 27, 1012. 



The Florists^ Review 



11 



Motor Truck Hauling Bedding Plants for Arthur F. Coolidge at Harvard 



ums, fuchsias, hydrangeas and calceo- 

 larias. Sonje of the most useful ones 

 which must be raised from seed, or of 

 which bulbs should be purchased are: 

 tuberous begonias, gloxinias, achimenes, 

 gesneras, schizanthus, torenias, celo- 

 sias and petunias. The schizanthus, 

 calceolarias, show pelargoniums and ge- 

 raniums will be the first to flower. The 

 other varieties will make a succession 

 all through the summer. C. W. 



NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW. 



According to the publicity committee, 

 the list of premiums to be awarded at 

 the National Flower Show at New York 

 in 1913 is rapidly increasing. In addi- 

 tion to the prizes listed in the prelim- 

 inary schedule already distributed, and 

 which amounted to nearly $10,000, there 

 are others which bring the total value 

 to date approximately to $16,000; with 

 others promised and to be provided, 

 the total prize list at the opening of 

 the show will undoubtedly considerably 

 oxceed $20,000. In addition to the 

 premiums of intrinsic value, there will, 

 of course, be awarded the usual certifi- 

 cates of merit and culture. Never be- 

 fore in America at a horticultural show 

 has the prize list even approached ths 

 \ iilue of the one in preparation for tne 

 forthcoming show. 



The prizes in the rose section are 

 liberal. Over $1,000 is offered for rose 

 l>lant exhibits, and this amount will be 

 more than duplicated for exhibits of cut 

 roses. The carnation awards will be. 

 on the same liberal scale. The orchid 

 section will be most interesting, the 

 many substantial prizes being calcu- 

 lated to bring out an unusual number 

 of exhibits covering both plants and 

 cut flowers. The twelve classes for 

 bulbous plants and flowers are likely to 

 prove popular among growers of bulbous 

 flowers, both professional and amateur, 

 and it is not too early for intending 

 exhibitors to plan their bulb require- 



ments in order to enter these classes. 

 The prizes in the classes covering the 

 general groups and collecitions of flower- 

 ing and decorative plants are generous, 

 as well as those - for specimen and 

 varietal groups. 



A preliminary schedule was prepared 

 and sent out several months ago, but 

 this naturally covered mainly the sec- 

 tions entailing early preparation for 

 exhibits. The schedule covering the 

 classes for cut flowers and exhibits not 

 requiring any length of time for prepa- 

 ration will appear in the final schedule 

 and will be published next fall or be- 

 fore the first of next year. Copies of 

 the preliminary schedule may still be 

 had on application to John Young, sec- 

 retary of the National Flower Show, at 

 54 West Twenty-eighth street. New 

 York city. 



Chairman Charles H. Tottv has re- 

 turned from a visit to the London In- 

 ternational, primed with ideas innumer- 

 able, many of which should prove of 

 value in the promotion of our "greatest 

 American show." 



sold to anybody and everybody, the 

 Coolidge spring specialty being a full 

 line of bedding plants. To those whose 

 ideas. associate the plant trade with the 

 one-horse wagon more or less in need 

 of repair, the hauling at Harvard illus- 

 tration will be illuminating. 



HAULING AT HARVARD. 



The scene in the accompanying illus- 

 tration is against one of the gates of 

 Harvard University; the one near Me- 

 morial hall, a spot that will be recog- 

 nized by thousands of readers of The 

 Keview and which has fond associa- 

 tions for many. In the foreground is 

 the auto truck of Arthur F. Coolidc^e 

 the Cambridge florist. There were over 

 1,000 bedding plants in market sizes 

 on the. truck when the photograph was 

 made, and underneath the geraniums 

 etc., were boxes of cucumbers grown 

 at the Coolidge establishment. This 

 was an early morning load just previous 

 to Memorial day and consisted entirelv 

 of wholesale orders, either for the stores 

 or the express companies. Later each 

 morning another load arrived to be 



SMALL GODFREY CALLAS. 



T have some Godfrey callas one year 

 old in 31/. -inch pots. How shall I treat 

 them? Should they be rested just as 

 the ordinary callas, or should they be 

 grown to a larger size first? The pots 

 are well filled with roots but there is no 

 sign of a bulb and the plants have 

 never bloomed. Your reply through the 

 paper will greatly oblige. W. H. 



Keep the little plants gro'H^ng right 

 through the summer. An ideal place for 

 them is plunged in a bed of ashes or 

 similar material. This keeps the roots 

 cooler and more moist than if kept in a 

 greenhouse. Or you can plant the 

 young stock outdoors in rich ground, 

 keep them well cultivated, and pot in 

 the fall. Q -^ 



NOT THAT KIND OF FLOWERS. 



Here is a story rescued from the ob- 

 scurity of another publication by Jo- 

 seph Heinl & Sons, Jacksonville, 111.: 



The serv.ints were .abed and the doctor an- 

 swered the l.fll himself. A colored man stood 

 on the Mops lioldlug a large package. 



"Is Miss Matilda, the cook, at home, sah?" 

 asked the man. 



doctor*' -— '''^ ^^^ retired," returned the 

 "Can I leat> dis fo' her, sah?" 

 "Certainly.' said tlie doctor. 



h„??<f 1"°'' "'^ I'tindle, from which flowers and 



buda were protruding, and after bidding the 



.?i?^K eood night carefully carried It tS the 



„ . ,?• '*^"''/'*' ^*' deposited It, paper and all. 

 in a pan of water. > ■- » . 



nff^fr® .fnTn'^'v <''?"«''* nothing more of the 

 v»ili., ."'" ^- "*'."'■'' MatUda's angry Tolce 



"^» J '^■""^■-rsation with the maid. 

 "H«t ,.,f 'v.'''' P''^^son heah," cried tlie cook, 

 ,.,rJ? iM ™,'*,*' "'^"' ^P'lng liat In dla vor dish- 

 pan I d scal^J eiu fo' she'!" 



