. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 7-t The American Florist. Feb. 6, Toledo, 0. Our club mooting on January 27 was largely atloudoil, the main attraction be- ing exhibits of some of the now carna- tions. We had asked several introducers ami orginators of new varieties to favor ns with a few sample flowers of their new wonders, and succeeded in interestiuu iJasselt & \Vaslil)nrn. C'hicago. Highland Park (ircenhouses. Highland Park, HI., and VV. II. Shumway, Uerliu, Conn. The other introducers had no dowers to cut on account of propagating, or di
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 7-t The American Florist. Feb. 6, Toledo, 0. Our club mooting on January 27 was largely atloudoil, the main attraction be- ing exhibits of some of the now carna- tions. We had asked several introducers ami orginators of new varieties to favor ns with a few sample flowers of their new wonders, and succeeded in interestiuu iJasselt & \Vaslil)nrn. C'hicago. Highland Park (ircenhouses. Highland Park, HI., and VV. II. Shumway, Uerliu, Conn. The other introducers had no dowers to cut on account of propagating, or did not pay any attention to our inquiry. All were well pleased and we believe that some orders will be the result tor the exhibit- or's. Thos. Nagee, Harry Heial and Geo. Bayer were elected as judges, and after a long and careful scrutiny by these three good growers, the score for the three var- ietiesWas announced as follows, the scale of the American Carnation Society be- ing used: O. P. Bassett received 80 points, Lucille SO points, while Edward was not in a condition to be judged, as same arrived in poor condition. Of our local growers, Krueger Bros. exhibited Sarah Hill and Lawson-En- chantress. Sarah Hill was not near so good as shown by the same growers at our December meeting, Lawsou-Euchan- tress was liked, Emil Kuhnke was award- ed the prize for the best 12 red carna- tions, own seedling. The color was about the same as O. P. Bassett, but was not in it for size or stem. .7. L. Schiller exhibited a few Primula obconica,-his specialty, in 4-inch pots; the plants were excellent, measuring al- most two feet in diameter with large flower heads, whose individual flowers measured over lyo inches across. They were of the Arendsi type (gigantea), grown from the originator's strain, the judges commenting very highly on same. This new type of primrose is now of such a high standard and so useful as a cut flower, that it will soon become, in fact is now, indispensable in every ret
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