Title: The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade
Identifier: americanfloristw22amer (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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\jgoi. The American Florist. 1513
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WILD ROSES IN A BOSTON PARKWAY. I These are but casual and general ideas, yalneless -without the practical and 'working rules, but in them lies the suc- cess oi our national rose society and its future. Let every rose grower and everj^ florists' club, aid in making the exhibi- tion in March, 1902, a complete and lunqnalified success. Roses in Parkways. I The two photographs herewith repro- duced show what can be done with a (plantation of the wild prairie rose of Michigan (Rosa setigera) with Rosa Wichuraiana as a ground cover. These views were taken last summer in one of the parkways of the Boston park sys- item, one from the driveway and the other from the walk which is separated from the driveway by this beautiful belt of roses. The effect of the long, arching branches of the pink prairie rose against the white ground work of the Wichurai- ana was indescribably lovely. Mr. Pettigrew's system with the prairie rose is to cut out all the old wood alter blooming, which insures a growth of vigorous young canes for the flowering of the next season. Unfortunately the plants have been severely injured during the exceptional winter just past and the display this summer will not equal that of last year. Tipton, Ind.—George Shaw, who has been seriously ill, is convalescing. Camdbn, N. J.—Edward Harris and Robert Hogarth have formed a partner- ship in the flower and plant trade. Notes of English Exhibitions. The meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society of Great Britain, on April 23, was certainly a record one. Many exhibi- tors were disappointed, the hall being quite inadequate to accommodate the numerous exhibits, and many good things had to be returned without having been staged. The Auricula Society took up some space, but, independent of that, there would have been an over-full hall. There was nothing very startling among the auriculas, but there were some very fine primroses of the polyanthus type, especially in the yellows, the trusses being large and the individual flowers of good size. There were also some good blue varieties, but these had only one flower on a stem. Orchids were a great feature of the meeting. Thomas Rochford was awarded a gold medal for a splendid group of Odontoglossnm crispum, which included some very fine varieties. B. S. Williams & Son and H. Gow & Co. were other trade exhibitors, each staging good groups. Daffodils were another great feature, Ihe principal exhibitors being Veitch & Sons, Barr & Sons and Bath & Co., although a good collection came from Ireland. Several amateurs showed seedling varieties, some of which appeared to be likely to become popular for market work. Roses were well shown by several exhibitors, those cut with long stems being far the most attractive. Hardy deciduous flowering trees were again a great feature. Cuthbush & Son mad" a grand display with azaleas guelder roses and white wistarias, welj flowered standards of the latter being very attractive. Lilacs were also fine, especially the double varieties in Williams & Sons' group. In Cutbush & Son's group laburnums and standard cratsegnses of various sorts showed how w^ell this class of plants is adapted for decorations. Some prettv tinted varieties of ferns came from Hill & Son, and H. B. May staged a group of Pteris Alexandra;, which may be best described as a magnified form of Pteris Mayi. This should certainly prove a good market fern. Carter & Co. had a fine group of cine- rarias representing agrand strain in well grown plants. These were backed up with tall plants of the stellata type. H. J. fones showed Begonia Gloire de Lor- raine in good condition for so late in the season, plants in 5-inch pots and about nine inches high being a mass of bloom. Calla Elliottiana was also very fine. Messrs. Wallace had an interesting col- lection of hardy herbaceous and alpine plants. A. Perry also staged a pretty group, and Peed & Sons made a good display. Laing & Sons were large exhi- bitors, their group consisting chiefly of hardy flowering plants. J. Paul & Son's roses were good. B. Cant and J. Mount were also among the rose exhibitors. A splendid group of anthuriums came from the gardens of Sir Trevor Lawtence. The wholeeihibition demonstrated the need of better accommodations for these interesting and popular meetings, and this was fully emphasized by the fellows at the special meeting called by the council for the purpose of consideripg the question of procuring new trial

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