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Title: Florists' review (microform)
Identifier: 5205536_25_1 (find matches)
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Subjects: Floriculture
Publisher: Chicago : Florists' Pub. Co
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^!^8WSn(wr;jT"3?"5'?f"'S:n>JwrT*<, .•T;i^.«?7;sji;fw^i;^.«;"-' " .'-^ NOVKMBBK 25, 1909. The Weekly Florists^ Review* out knowing more of the way in whicn they were grown, when planted, the dis- tance apart, etc. I can hardly understand such a strong growing plant as Col. Appleton throwing over its flowers and having broken stems, as T. C. B. states. If the plants have been planted very close together, po that they are weak and spindly, it might be accounted for in that way. I have never in my experience seen Appleton, when given a reasonable amount of room and reasonable amount of feed, produce anything but satisfactory flowers. If T. C. B. cares to give me a little more detailed information, I shall en- deavor to wrestle further with the ques- tion. Chas. H. Totty. CHRYSANTHEMUMS IN ENGLAND. National Society's Show. After the extremely wet and sunless season which we have experienced— probably the worst for thirty years—it «ould not be expected that exhibition blooms would show up well at the chrysanthemum shows. Nevertheless, at the first important show of the season, that of the National Chrysanthemum So- ciety, which opened in the Crystal Palace, London, November 3, there was a credit- able display, surpassing the expectations of many. True, the show was not equal to those of former years, as the leading growers were unable to put up such im- posing groups, on account of the weather conditions, but the competitive classes were well filled. Some Prize-winning Varieties. The great vase class for twelve vases «f specimen blooms of Japanese chrys- anthemums, with a first prize of £12, was spiritedly contested and the winner was found in W. Iggulden, Lock's Hill Nurseries, Frome, who put up the follow- ing varieties: Mme. G. Rivol, C. H. Totty, Lady Talbot, Mrs. Norman Davis, Gladys Blackburn, William Gee, F. S. Vallis, Mrs. A. T. Miller, Frank Payne, Reginald Vallis and Mrs. W. Iggulden. The best display of chrysanthemums on a circular floor space of 200 superficial feet (first prize, £8 8s), was won by W. Howe, gardener to Lady Tate, Streatham Hill, i'or forty-eight Japanese blooms, distinct (first prize, challenge cup and £9), many of the best growers entered and the place of honor was awarded to T. "Walker, gardener to A. G. Hammersley, Esq., Bourne End. His best blooms were F. S. Vallis, Lady Talbot, Edith Smith, Mrs. A. T. Miller, Mrs. Norman Davis, J. H. Silsbury, Mrs. G. Mileham and President Viger. A large gold medal was awarded to Norman Davis, Framfield, for a fine deco- rative display, the leading features of which were bold pyramidal stands of Mrs. Norman Davis, Mrs. A. T. Miller, Miss Lilian Hall, Pockett's Crimson, Clara Wells, etc. Exhibit of W. WeUs & Co. W. Wells & Co., Merstham, put up a most interesting and pretty group and were awarded a gold medal. By the way, W. Wells, the senior partner, is at pres- ent in the United States, picking up all the points he can gather in connection with his favorite flower. No doubt he is in evidence at the leading shows. The group included Alice Lemon, a new pink Japanese; Robert Thorpe, a new single white, and Phosphorescence, a most prom- ising market variety in the way of
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Chryrianthemum Onunda. Source d'Or, but a vast improvement upon it. The coloring is intense. W. J. Godfrey, Exmouth, also secured a gold medal. His exhibit contained promising novelties in Laura Hill, a terra cotta Japanese with straight, broad petals, and Acquisition, a fine yellow Japanese variety with broad, curling petals. Dwarf Pot Plants. Butler Bros., who are among the lead- ing growers of chrysanthemums as pot plants for Covent Garden, demonstrated remarkable culture in dwarf, bushy plants, about eighteen inches long andvhe same in width, carrying on an average nine blooms, disbudded, grown in 5-inch pots. As decorative plants these are now much in demand, the small size of the pots enhancing their value for the variety of purposes they may be put to. Another important exhibit to which a gold medal was awarded was that from Philip Ladds, Swanley Junction, one of the leaders in the chrysanthemum cut flower trade for Covent Garden. He made an extensive and imposing display of varieties as grown for market, arranged in fine decorative style. H. J. Jones, Lewisham; H. Cannell & Sons, Swansley, and many other growers were well represented, and quite a break from the general run of the exhibits was found in a collection of roses grown in the open and exhibited by Hobbies, Ltd., Dereham. It was remarkable to see in No- vember such fine blooms of Hugh Dick- son, Mme. Abel Chatenay, Betty, Mme. Melanie Soupert and many others, and yet everyone was grumbling about the weather. John Green, the genial treas- urer of the National Chrysanthemum So- ciety and president of Hobbies, Ltd., evi- dently knows how to circumvent the weather conditions, for he practically shows roses all the year around. Bee. BENEFIT FROM FLOWER SHOWS. (A paper liy J. I-'. Animann, of EdwardsvIUe. III., read at a meeting of tlie St. Louis Florists' Club, Xoveinbor 11, 1909.) The question, "What do the retailer, the wholesaler and the grower derive from the flower shows?" could be an- swered in many ways and a lengthy pa- per written, on account of the many benefits each branch of the profession derives from flower shows. I shall, how- ever, just try to point out a few of the most important facts pertaining to each branch of the trade. The retailer derives much from the flower shows, especially if he is alive to the situation and takes an active part in the exhibitions. While most re- tailers who do not exhibit give as a reason too much trouble and expense, yet it is a fact, nevertheless, that a well managed flower show is the best edu- cator and cheapest advertiser known to the profession today. When you find as many private individuals ready to donate time and money to prizes for an exhibition Avhich they consider educa- tional and elevating to mankind, as is the case in flower shows, it is only the drones of the profession who will not grasp at the opportunity to advertise themselves, as well as help the good movement along by taking active part in the exhibitions. The retailer belongs to the only branch of our profession which comes in direct touch with the consumer. The more ways and means he can provide to cre- ate a demand for the prodifct, the more he is benefited. Where is that means more at hand than at a flower sh'owT

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