. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo2. The American Florist. 901. THE NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB AT WITZELS POINT QROVE, JULY 7, 1902. (See page 886, issue of July \i.) E. L. Lewis and J. S. Crane. J. E. Roth- well was given a certificate of merit for Cypripedium Lord Derby (C. Roths- ctiildiannm X superbiens.) The display of small fruits was exceedingly fine. Cut flower trade is as dull as it can be. Last week was even worse than its .predecessor—large receipts of roses and carnations, most of which had to go to the street fakir because nobody else
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo2. The American Florist. 901. THE NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB AT WITZELS POINT QROVE, JULY 7, 1902. (See page 886, issue of July \i.) E. L. Lewis and J. S. Crane. J. E. Roth- well was given a certificate of merit for Cypripedium Lord Derby (C. Roths- ctiildiannm X superbiens.) The display of small fruits was exceedingly fine. Cut flower trade is as dull as it can be. Last week was even worse than its .predecessor—large receipts of roses and carnations, most of which had to go to the street fakir because nobody else would touch them at any price. It is not ?likely the supply will continue so large, as the growers cannot get enough out of the shipments to make it pay to send them to the city. There is practically no -•tandard of value at present on anything -in the flower line. The semi-centennial of the Massachu- settB State Board of Agriculture will be celebrated with appropriate observance at Horticultural Hall on July 22. Many eminent speakers will give addresses. Among these will be Hon. James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture; Gov. Crane, Lieutenant-Governor Bates and four ex-govemors of Massachusetts. The most notable feature of the arbor- way and other parts of the park system at present is the blooming of the beauti- ful Michigan wild rose, Rosa setigera. The winter was again unkind to them and many plants were killed back, yet the display is exceedingly brilliant. Wakefield is worried over the ravages of the larvae of the pine saw fly which has attacked fiercely and denuded sec- tions of the splendid pine grove which has been the pride of the town. After having had to destroy some 600,000 nests of the brown-tail moth this seems rather severe. Mr. a^(l Mrs. W. W. Edgar sailed for EngtandZon the Commonwealth, on July 16. A. Leuthy also went on the game steamer. James Rough ia contemplating a trip later. Secretary W. J. Stewart has gone to Asheville on convention busi- ness. The
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