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Title: Florists' review (microform)
Identifier: 5205536_12 (find matches)
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Subjects: Floriculture
Publisher: Chicago : Florists' Pub. Co
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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ff>:^?y?pp5pni?R^^,»(ii.>)^5)i:»»»'.v4i'.' *j"Ji'ir'"M(«'ipm iiininijiiji " ■ V "■' v^rmn^mm^^'l' ACGU8T 27, 1903. The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 543 his bed for several days without having bc.n near the convention. Among the plant novelties Croton C;:iigii in the Craig & Son exhibit, at- tr:ited much attention. Seibrecht & Srn had Kentia Wendtlandii and other jr,„id things. Peter Crowe showed fine 1)1 ints of Adiantum Croweanum. W, A. :^;i.nda's golden privet was thought a g, lid thing. In H. A. Dreer's collection \v re Kentia Sanderiana, Asparagus iii\riocladus, A plumosus compactus and s( lie new fancy-leaved caladiums. Lager it Hurrell had some little known orchids ami C. C. Pollworth showed Araucaria plimosa. The Hitchings trophy is now the i)rop- 01 ty of the Philadelphia bowlers. Signs to the right of us, signs to the 1( It of us, signs at the front of us thun- dered and roared. Signs of the times. (^ming down from Milwaukee to Chi- cago on the Virginia on Friday, the ^Milwaukee Florists' Club had nearly 800 g\iosts. It was a jolly party and a de- lightful ride. Lunch baskets were pro- vided for all and there was a diversity of entertainment. It was one of the most ))lea8urable features of the convention. We are only eighty-five miles from tlie wickedest city on God's earth," said tlio mayor, "but with us life and prop- erty are always secure." And that same evening a Milwaukee hotel thief robbed one of our most respected ex- ))residents of one of his dearest posses- sions. The pot washer exhibited by C. E. I'inley attracted the attention of the jirowers. The machine is simple and sf- t'oetive and seemed to meet with general approval. One of the good novelties was a ceme- tery vase shown by W. F. Kasting. It is made of heavy tin, covered with white enamel, with a strong wire to go into the ground. It is a cheap and serviceable article, yet makes an excellent appear- ance and will enjoy a large sale. Nothing but words of praise are heard as to the way Milwaukee handled the tonvention. Messrs. Pollworth and Hol- ton make a strong team. F. E. Dorner, Jr., was elected a direc- tor of the Florists' Hail Association, succeeding William F. Dreer. And they didn't take us to the brew- eries. CONVENTION GUNNERS. The success of the annual bowling tournament of the Society of Ameii- <an Florists Wednesday was rivaled on Thursday by the shooting tournament lield on the South Side Gun Club grounds, under the able management of F. S. !~*chmeling. Two events were held and lioth were won by Ohio men. In the first event, forty birds, H. M. Altick, of Dayton, was the winner ^\ith 31 birds, while E. Hippard was a 'lose second with 30. James Eadie, of 'leveland, was third with 28. The sec- '"id event was twenty blue rocks, ten I'uirs. James Eadie, of Cleveland, was *lic winner with 16, while Reid, of Phila- '•'Iphia, was a close second with 15. The •'•ores were as follows: FORTY BIRDS. vltick ai llpparrt ivt •adle 2S i!"l<l 2r, 'iraik 2.". ^irnchnpr 22 'fffens 21 'iinlop 19 •'•"tt 18 RHrtols 16 I'ohl 16 Tofwon 16 McCliiro 15 Uodcors 15 (iraham 14 Zonder 1.1 Kloknpr 4
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Canary Queen Lord Roberts Lucius Mayor Tuppeny Brlfinnia C. J. Stredwlck Countess of Lonsdale Alpha Cactus Dahlias Grown by G. Herbert Haszard, Charlottdowo, P. E. L TWENTY BIRDS. TEN PAIRS. Eadie 16 Graham in R«ld 15 Tesson 10 Bralk 14 Altick 1.3 .Steffens 12 Scott 11 Bartels 10 Illppard » Kodgera 0 Pohl 8 Dunlop 7 DAHLIAS IN CANADA. G. Herbert Haszard, at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, is growing a col- lection of over fifty varieties of cactus dahlias, which are now at their best. The new yellow, Canary Queen, is a variety of exceptional beauty, fine long stems, the flower borne well above the foliage. Alpha is a striking novelty, a good white striped and spotted crimson. Lord Roberts, Mr. Haszard says, is cer- tainly the best white to date. Lucius is a fine orange scarlet with very long stems. Mayor Tuppeny is another good sort, center petals yellow, outer petals orange, with crimson edge. The habit of growth is good. Clara J. Stredwick is a bright salmon shading to yellow, a splendid bloom with very narrow petals. The plant grows only about two and one-half feet tall and is full of perfect flowers.' Countess of Lonsdale is a rich salmon and very dwarf. Britannia is salmon pink. The new dark-colored ones, Night, Uncle Tom, Aunt Chloe and J. H. Jackson, are being watched with interest. DAHLIA NOTES. The present year has been the most favorable for dahlias experienced for years. From all over the country the most favorable reports have been re- ceived. The flowers are not only fine, hut the plants have made good growth and they have been blooming profusely, 11 tit cool, wet weather C'li.linucs, the dahlias will continue to bloom the bal- ance of the season. It is well, however, to here sound the note of warning. The soil should be kept stirred to the depth of an inch or two and no grass or weeds allowed to grow. This stirring of the soil is not only to keep down the grass and weeds but to keep the soil from baking. With the large growths that dahlias have made it would only take a short drought to give them n severe set-back. While all dahlias have been doing well, Twentieth Century and the newer cactus dahlias seem to have given the greatest success. Many correspondents express their surprise that the new cae tns dahlias should bloom so early and so profusely. As a rule, the cactus are stronger growers than the show and fancy sorts, but few were prepared for the immense amount of bloom they have given this year. The trouble with the old .Tuarczi and the varieties im-

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