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Title: The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade
Identifier: americanfloristw21amer (find matches)
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: American Florists Company
Subjects: Floriculture; Florists
Publisher: Chicago : American Florist Company
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
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rpoo. The American Florist, 313 SWEET PEAS CLASSED AS TO COLOR. PINK SELFS (cont'd). Delight Jsa Eokford Peach Blossom Princess lieatrice Red Rid ng Hood Royal Robe Suttons' New Piuk A'enus ROSE SELFS. Crown Princess of Prus- sia Eliza EcJcford Empr ss of India Lady Mary Currie Lady Penzance Mikado Orid Prima Donna Royal Rose The Queen YELLOW OR BUFF SELF8. Golden Gleam Mrs. Eckford Mrs. Fitzgerald I'rtmrose yucen Victoria CRIMSON FLAKES. America Da> break Rising Sun RED AND ROSE FLAKES. -Vurora Invincible Red Invincible .Striped Minnehaha Mrs. .J. Chamberlain Pink Friar MAUVE FLAKES. Columbia Etna Gaiety Vueen of the Isles BLUE FLAKES. Grey Fr.ar Juanita striped Ce estial Wawona MAKOOX AND PURPLE FLAKES Princess of Wales Purple Striped Senator RED AND ROSE BICOLOUS, American Belle Apple Blnssom Blan he Ferry Blanche Ferry, Early Bronze King Coquette Countess Fitzwilliam Countess of Shrews- bury MAUVE SELFS. Admiration Captivation Dorothy Tennant Duke of Westminster Erailjf Eokford Fascination Vesuvius Violet Queen Waverley WHITE SELFS. .Vlba magnifica Blanche Burj.ee Kmily Henderson Mont Blanc Mrs. Sankey New White Old Double White Old Single White Queen of England .Sadie Burpee The Bride White Eagle BLUE SELFS. Captain of the Blues Countess Cadogan Grand Blue Imperial Blue Indigo King Navy Blue True Blue PURPLE AND MAROON SELFS. Black Knight Black Purple Boreatton Distinct on Dukeof Clarence Duke of Sutherland Monarch Othello Shahzada Stanley BLUSH SELFS. Blushing Beauty California Countess of Aberdeen I'uchess of Suther- land DucbesB of Westmin- ster Fairy Queen Katherine Tracy Lovely Modesty Mrs. Glad tone CARMINE SELFS. Adonis Brilliant Llalypso I'hancellor ColoQist liorothy Vick . _, Duchess of Edinburgh Count'ess of Skelmersdale of Fashion Her Majesty fnvinciole Carmin Lord Kenyon Miss Hunt Mrs. Dugdale Sovelty Oddity I'rinoe Edward York Prince of Wales Princess Victoria Salopian Splendour CRIMSON SELFS. -'ardinal Firefly (nvincible Scarlet Mars .)ld Dark Red LAVENDER SELFS -'elestial Jountess Of Radnor .'reole 3oiden Gate Lady Grisel Hamilton Lady Nina Balfour New Countess Princess May PINK SELFS. Jountess oi Lathoin Crown Je.vel Duke of York Earliest of All Emily Lynch Hon. F. Bouverie Lady Beaconsfleld Lemon Queen Little Dorrit Old Red and While Painted Lady Pauline Triumph SALMON OR ORANOE BICOLORS. Countess of Powis Gorgeous Meteor orange Prince r eutal WHITE GROI-ND FANCIES. Alice Eckford Duchess of York Lottie Hutchins Ramona Sensation Stella Morse PICOTEE EDGE. Butterfly Captain Clarke Lottie Eckford Maid of Honor ) CLASSES TO BE ADDED: ^lamon and orange selts. Yellow or buff fancies. Paris. NINTH FLOWER SHOW ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL DURING THE EXPOSITION.— ASTERS, DAHLIAS AND BEGONIAS LEAD- ING FEATURES. —M ERITORIOUS VARIETIES EXHIBITED.—CUT ROSES AGAIN IN EVI- DENCE—SANDER SHOWS SPECLALTIES.— OLEANDERS IN VARIETY.—GOOD FRUITS SHOWN.—VEGETA HLES. The ninth flower, fruit and vegetable show opening, September 12, was surely jne of the best which we have had dur-
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AN EFFECTIVE WREATH OF PROMISCUOUS MATERIAL. ing the Exposition. It is well to remark that it took place in the most favorable weather and the flowers looked much fresher and brighter. The prominent features of that show were the asters, dahlias, begonias and foliage plants. In the contest with asters thechief position was taken by Vilmorin, closely followed by Ferard, Giavereau and Valtier. The displays were all of excellent quality and included the leading kinds of asters. The most admired, however, were the Giant Comet, Japanese and Ostrich Plume vari- eties, which are all very bright and attractive in appearance and to which every year new colors are added. The Ostrich Plume, like the Comet and Jap- anese, is to be recommended to the florists who grow asters for the market. One of our market growers planted a number of pots, as a trial, last season and found such a ready market for them that he will go more into them next year. The new sorts offer a pleasing variety of color, from golden yellow to La Negresse, darkest of all. In the section for dahlias the most note- worthy displays were made by Vilmorin, Molin, Nonin and Danjoux. The finest cactus dahlias shown by Vilmorin were Due D' Orleans, of a most unique, pinkish white color, spotted and streaked with red; Matchless, dark brown; Papa Char- met, velvety coral red; Ruby, ruby red; Starfish, deep scarlet shaded with brown; Bridesmaid, pink and yellow; Mrs. Kinsburg Forster, apricot salmon; Octo- pus, white ground with lilac points; Beatrice, rose and violet; Keyne's White, white with cream center; African, dark brown; Lady Leopold Seymour, bright scarlet shaded brown; Exquisite, salmon andcarmine; Domino,orange; Harmony, yellow and carmine rose; Mrs. Charles Turner, brilliant yellow; Austin Cannell, red and violet; Chancelor Swayne, light violet; Mrs. Thornton, dark rose shaded magenta red towards the center; Kais- erin, canary yellow; Cycle, carmine red, shaded brown, and Wallace, yellow. Among the finest double, large flower- ing dahlias are to be mentioned Mme. Hoste, white ground, striped violet and lavender; Prince de Danemark, dark brown, almost black; E. Mezard, golden yellow, often bordered carmine; Mile. Alice Grevy, white ground, dotted with lavender towards the center; Souvenir

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