June 12, 1913. 



The Florists^ Review 



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half a dozen splendidly flowered speci- 

 men plants of the old Oncidium flex- 

 uosum, also a display of hydrangeas. 

 Mrs. J. L. Gardner showed a fine speci- 

 jiien of Anthurium Brownii, also a table 

 of peonies. Mount Desert Nurseries, 

 Bar Harbor, Me., had a nice collection 

 of trollius, German irises and dicentras. 

 A. H. Fewkes had a table of promising 

 >eedling hemerocallis. William Whit- 

 man had large displays of peonies and 

 rhododendrons. George W. Page, East 

 Billerica, Mass., had a table of German 

 ,Tis. George Page, gardener to Mrs. 

 Frederick Ayer, showed Phoenix Eoe- 

 Delenii, Viburnum Opulus and carna- 

 tions. T. C. Thurlow's Sons Co. and 

 :\rrs. E. M. Gill had good displays of 

 peonies. 



William Sim had a grand vase of in- 

 door sweet peas on long stems, the bulk 

 carrying four flowers per stem. M. A. 

 Patten & Co. had a magnificent vase of 

 their new crimson carnation, Princess 

 Dagmar. The flowers were much finer 

 til an those at the New York national 

 show. A. A. Pembroke had eight im- 

 mense vases of carnations, such va- 

 rieties as Benora, White Wonder, White 

 Enchantress, Gloriosa and Pink Delight. 

 No flowers equal to these were ever 

 before shown here at a June show. They 

 were awarded a silver medal. 



E. & J. Farquhar & Co. receive^ a sil- 

 ver medal for a collection of German 

 irises covering over 500 square feet. 

 Iris pallida Dalmatica looming up over 

 all others. They also had large tables 

 of peonies, double and single pyre- 

 thrums and numerous other perennials. 

 For the new Spiraea Henryi they re- 

 ceived a first-class certificate. William 

 Anderson, gardener to Bayard Thayer, 

 showed the new Chinese Hydrangea Sar- 

 gentiana, a large specimen pot plant. 

 The large, velvety leaves are strikingly 

 handsome, the flowers being rather in- 

 conspicuous. It was awarded honorable 

 mention. 



Thomas Meehan & Sons had twenty- 

 five varieties of ornamental-leaved 

 shrubs in tubs, a good many being Jap- 

 anese maples. C. W. Parker had a 

 collection of irises, Wistaria multijuga 

 and other flowers. There was a fine dis- 

 play of vegetables and the first straw- 

 berries of the season from Francis Skin- 

 ner were shown. The exhibition entirely 

 filled the large hall and attracted nu- 

 merous visitors. 



Various Notes. 



Frank J. Dolansky, of Lynn, left .Tune 

 <> for a two weeks ' fishing trip in New 

 Hampshire. 



J. A. Budlong & Sons Co., Auburn, 

 R- I., is sending in quantities of won- 

 'lorfully fine roses for the season, all 

 without a trace of mildew. Their spe- 

 cialties are Double White Killarnev, 

 park Pink Killarney, Cardinal and Kil- 

 larney Queen. 



Wax Bros, report that their Memorial 

 day trade far surpassed all previous 

 records. They are having numerous 

 wedding decorations, as manv as three 

 a flay last week. They had' elaborate 

 decorations for the Waring-.Tennings 

 wedding in Fall River, the Hastings- 

 •'ammage function in Lynn, and the 

 ■^'If'ns-Hutchison wedding in Haverhill, 

 ^"•i^^'iave many more for the balance 

 ^r the month. 



f A ^' ^^^S^^on reports Memorial day 

 l^ade as splendid, and he is getting a 

 ni!?#'"*'?^ share of wedding orders. His 

 de **J*°°®^ bouquets continue in brisk 



• ''• Shaylor, the peony specialist at 



Auburndale, says he never saw the stock 

 in finer condition than at present. He 

 has some fine European novelties and a 

 lot of seedlings. 



E. K. Mundy, of Reading, is at pres- 

 ent a leading shipper of high grade 

 Spencer peas and Gladiolus America to 

 the Boston Flower Exchange. 



I am glad to report John Barr as 

 much improved and able to walk around 

 his carnation field. His many friends 

 all hope his recent operation will give 

 him a long additional lease of life. 



The dates selected for the annual 

 peony show at Horticultural hall, June 

 14 and 15, should prove about right for 

 the main crop of peonies near Boston, 

 and barring all unforeseen contingen- 

 cies a magnificent display will be forth- 

 coming. 



Martin Wax will be married June 17 

 to Mrs. Florence Dowling, at the Hotel 

 Somerset, Boston. Mr. Wax is one of 

 the most widely known and popular of 

 the Boston retailers and has a host of 

 friends who will wish him every success 

 in his married life. An extended trip 

 will be made following the wedding. 

 August 5 Mr. Wax and his bride will 

 sail for Europe on the Franconia. They 

 will visit London; Paris, where Miss 

 Wellden, a sister of the bride and a 

 noted opera singer, will entertain them; 

 Hamburg, etc. At Berlin they will be 

 in the hands of Hugo Lichtentritt and 

 Hanz von Buchwald, noted orchestra 

 leaders. Other European cities will be 

 visited before their return to Boston. 



Mann Bros., of Randolph, are at pres- 

 ent large shippers of Canterbury bells, 

 Spanish iris. Gladiolus nanus, bachelor's 

 buttons. Marguerite Mrs. Sander and 

 pink snapdragon. 



At Carbon^'s store, on Boylston 

 street, I noted attractive displays of 

 hardy perennials. Special window fea- 

 tures were made of aquatics. They have 

 some large wedding decorations this 

 month. Mr. Carbone is at present away 

 on an extended European trip. 



E. H. Borowski, of Roslindale, is one 

 of the large local growers of bedding 

 plants. He has 50,000 geraniums and it 

 would be hard to find finer stock in 

 the country. Mr. Borowski has thou- 

 sands of cyclamens in 4-inch pots, the 

 picture of health. 



Owing to the regular date for the 

 next Gardeners ' and Florists ' Club 

 meeting, June 17, being a local holiday, 

 the ladies' night has been postponed 

 until .Tune 24, at which time the local 

 strawberry crop will be at its best. A 

 splendid entertainment has been pre- 

 pared. 



M. F. Ruane, of Waltham, states that 

 he had a splendid Memorial day trade 

 and sold out clean. He had one or two 

 good decorations for that day. 



A party of local horticulturists, in- 

 cluding Messrs. P. and E. Welch, E. IT. 

 Wilson, Charles Sander, W. .T. Stewart 

 and others, were the guests of H. Hueb- 

 ner, of Groton, this week and visited 

 the famous Laurel Hills to see the dis- 

 play of mountain laurel at its best. All 

 were delighted with the panorama of 

 floral beauty. 



There is considerable talk about the 

 coming Minneapolis convention and it 

 is a certainty that Boston will send a 

 large delegation. 



The grounds of Holm Lea, Prof. C. S. 

 Sargent 's charming Brookline estate, 

 were thrown open to the public June 7 

 and 8 and thousands availed themselves 

 of the opportunity to see the displays 

 of rhododendrons, azaleas, wistarias and 

 other seasonable flowers. 



Harry Quint is adopting unique ad- 

 vertising methods to draw attention to 

 flower bargains. June 7 the following, 

 in crayon, running the full length of hia 

 big window, caught the eyes of the 

 crowd and stimulated business: "T* 

 win a wager in Piccadilly Row, Lon- 

 don, recently a man tried to sell goldl 

 sovereigns for sixpence and only sold 

 two all day, because people thought 

 they were counterfeits. These carna- 

 tions are not counterfeit and only 25 

 cents per dozen." If more retailer* 

 would have bargain days in times of 

 glut it would help the growers, be of 

 benefit to the large army of buyers who 

 cannot afford high priced flowers, and 

 help the retailers at the same time. 



Quite a little greenhouse glass was 

 broken in Lexington by the hail storm 

 June 7. 



William Sim commenced picking out- 

 door sweet peas last week. He has a 

 splendid collection coming on for the 

 big show to be held in Boston .Tuly 5 

 and 6. He has two large houses just 

 coming into crop, which he thinks he 

 can have in good shape for the show by 

 giving a little shade. 



Visitors: H. Waterer and D. Mcin- 

 tosh, Philadelphia; IT. A. Bunyard, 

 New York; Geo. F. Struck, New York; 

 H. Baldwin, New Rochelle, N. Y.; B. 

 Roehrs, Rutherford, N. J. 



W. N. Craig. 



CERTAINLY DOES. * 



Classified plant advertising in The 

 Review has been nearly twenty-five per 

 cent heavier this season than last — be- 

 cause it paid: 



Yon can rut out my Classlflcil .\Us. The Re- 

 view (•ertalnly sells the goods.— W. T. Johnson. 

 Momence, 111., June 2. 191.S. 



Because of the impossibility of ltnow~- 

 ing who has the surplus stock, The Re- 

 view cannot solicit directly for clas- 

 sified ads — they practically "all come ia 

 unsolicited (but are none the less wel- 

 come) from those who have learned that 

 "The Review sells the goo<ls. " It cer- 

 tainly does. 



Cleveland, O.— J. W. Wilson, presi- 

 dent of the Wilson Florist Co., feels: 

 that he has broken the record for haul- 

 ing plants, having hauled 4.725 plants 

 in one load, ranging in size from 2-inch 

 to 7-inch pots, from Storrs & Harrison'? 

 nursery at Painesville, a distance of 

 thirty miles, in five hours in a Modern 

 motor truck. 



Council Bluffs, la.— George McMillan, 

 a laborer employed at the greenhouses 

 of J. F. Wilcox & Sons, died May 31 at 

 St. .Toseph 's hospital, in Omaha, follow- 

 ing a stroke of paralysis. Before enter- 

 ing the employ of the Wilcox company, 

 about a year ago, he had resided at 

 Nevada, Mo. His wife and children, 

 who had continued to live at the Mis- 

 souri town, were immediately notified 

 of his death. 



Batavia, N. Y.— Thomas H. McGuire,. 

 florist for the New York Central R. R., 

 started from Batavia June 2 with bia 

 annual flower train. It consisted of a» 

 engine and two baggage cars, with four 

 men. The force will set out plants at 

 the various stations on the Central be- 

 tween Buffalo and Syracuse on the maitt 

 line and on the Rome, Watertown and 

 Ogdensburg and Pennsylvania divisions. 

 Sixty thousand plants are annually set 

 out. The start is three days later 'thaa 

 last year. 



