. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 50 The Florists Rcviev/ SEFTIUBaB 8, 1921 lycastes, dendrobes and zygopetalums never looked better. It is a real delight to visit a com- mercial establishment where attractive flower borders, well kept, flank the ap- proach. Here, thanks to thij landscape abilities of Mrs. George W. Butterworth and Miss Rachel Butterworth, a charm- ing and tastefully planted formal gar- den greets the customers, a garden in which verbenas, petunias, browallias, nicotianas and other annuals hobnob with perennials like Anemone japonica, Artemisia lactiflora, blue sal
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 50 The Florists Rcviev/ SEFTIUBaB 8, 1921 lycastes, dendrobes and zygopetalums never looked better. It is a real delight to visit a com- mercial establishment where attractive flower borders, well kept, flank the ap- proach. Here, thanks to thij landscape abilities of Mrs. George W. Butterworth and Miss Rachel Butterworth, a charm- ing and tastefully planted formal gar- den greets the customers, a garden in which verbenas, petunias, browallias, nicotianas and other annuals hobnob with perennials like Anemone japonica, Artemisia lactiflora, blue salvias, Mich- aelmas daisies and larkspurs. The absence of red flowers, notably scarlet salvia, was a welcome relief. Too bad that more florists cannot plant such a garden as this, restful, satisfying and charming in its simplicity. _ Miss Butterworth is now visiting Philadelphia and Long Island, probably with the idea of getting new garden ideas for Framingham. In the former city, gardens seem to have a special attraction for her. Various Notes. F. E. Palmer has a grand lot of cycla- mens this season at his Newton street greenhouses. There are 2,500 of them. Some are in 10-inch half pots, others mostly in 5-inch and 6-inch, with tough, leathery foliage and bristling with flower spikes. Begonias, hydrangeas, solanums, chysanthemums and other stock are coming along in fine shape for the coming season. At the dahlia show in Horticultural hall, September 10 and 11, the Dahlia Society of New England provides seventy-two additional classes, all for the dahlias, with liberal cash premiums, in addition to the classes provided by the Massachusetts Horticultural So- ciety, and a big exhibition is assured- Miss A. E. Irby and Miss Kate Harris, of the Flower Shop, Memphis, Tenn., were visitors here last week, at- . tending the wedding of a friend in Braintree. They visited the flower markets, commission dealers and lead- ing retailers and were entertained with a dinner at the Copley Plaza h
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