. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. BOSTON NOTES. (CoMtlMueil from piiKe lOK.) fci'l coiifidi'iit that a nuniher of cliaiif^i'S will 1)0 fortlicoining before long, in s]tite of the fact that some nurserymen, citrus {>ro\vers and two orchid firms sup- ]>ort the (|uariintine. Orchid specialists are amused at the claims that orchid seedlings, mainly cattleyas, can be flow- ered in three and a lialf years. The writer lias flowered one or two hybrids in that time, usually not of the best i|uality. but an average of eight years is necessary to flower the average cat- tleya hybrids, a
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. BOSTON NOTES. (CoMtlMueil from piiKe lOK.) fci'l coiifidi'iit that a nuniher of cliaiif^i'S will 1)0 fortlicoining before long, in s]tite of the fact that some nurserymen, citrus {>ro\vers and two orchid firms sup- ]>ort the (|uariintine. Orchid specialists are amused at the claims that orchid seedlings, mainly cattleyas, can be flow- ered in three and a lialf years. The writer lias flowered one or two hybrids in that time, usually not of the best i|uality. but an average of eight years is necessary to flower the average cat- tleya hybrids, and the (juestion is, if the quarantine is retained unmodified as regards orchids, who will support orchid seedling raisers for the next six or eight years until their seedlings bloom f W. N. Craig spoke before the Par- ents' and Teachers' Association of Wakefield on "Gardening for Pleasure and Profit," May 23. At the ladies' night of the Gardeners' and norists' Club, June 20, there will be the finest entertainment ever given on such an occasion. J. Harris, of Penn's, knows how to secure an ag- gregation of talent and a rousing at- tendaTice is certain. The Swedish glee club, of thirty voices, should jirove es- pecially good. Carbone's deserve commendation for the splendid stand they have taken in advertising tliat they will hereafter re- fuse to carry or sell any mountain lau- rel, ground pine or mayHowers. Who will be the next up-to-date firm to come in line? It is most regrett.'tble to note the in- creasing tendency to discourage the sending of flowers to funerals. In one issue of last week's Boston Tr.'inscrijit, two-thirds of the whole number of ol)it- naries containecl the t(to common "Kindly omit flowers," or, "Friends are earnestly recpiested not to send ;' lu .•in issue of the Boston Hertibi, .May IS, ;ill but four of the death notices contained the same lines. Of course, many flowers are sent in spite of these notices, but what i
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