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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



December 27, 1900. 



SAMUEL S. PENNOCK. Wholesale 



-^riorist 



1612-14-16-18 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



American Beauties and Valiey 



( Commencing October 1st, J900, will I 

 I be open from 7:00 a. m., to 9:00 p. m. ) 



Our 

 Specialties. 



Meotlon The Revle 



DETROIT. 



Christmas Trade. 



Christmas, the last one in the 19th cen- 

 tury, has come and gone and take it all 

 in all Las been a record breaker in every 

 way. The weather has been all that any- 

 one could wish for the delivery of stock, 

 and the streets of our city have presented 

 the appearance of those of some country 

 town, on the occa>i ii nf a fair, being 

 continually janumd wiili Imyrrs and 

 shoppers for the la-t i\\" \\<'rk^. 



Prices have ruled liii;liri tliaii formerly, 

 for stock was none too plentiful on ac- 

 count of the dark weather and lack of 

 sunshine for some time back. Carnations 

 were very short. Eoses in better supply 

 but rather soft. Violets also short but 

 some very fine ones coming from Mt. 

 Clemens helped out, Breitmeyer & Son 

 having a house of Farquhar just right. 

 In carnations Rackham had a house of 

 Crane that were very fine and prices real- 

 ized confirmed the retailers in their opin- 

 ions of him as a robber, but they were 

 glad' to get the stock just the same. 



The call at Breitmeyer's seemed to be 

 for baskets, ranging from $5 to $25, filled 

 with plants. 



Sullivan, Detroit Floral Co., and 

 Taepke all report trade as exceptionally 

 good in plants and cut flowers. 



In the green goods line the bulk of the 

 trade is done by the grocery and corner- 

 stores and the florists in general are will- 

 ing they should do it. 



Club Notes, 

 Fojir new members were added to the 



re. II al (hi la-i meeting and the premium 

 li-t «av a4.ij,t.,V for the show which the 

 I'liiij ha- .leri-led to hold ucxt November, 

 12 le> l.j iiielusive, and all seem very 

 enthusiastic in the matter. The plan of 

 having a question for each meeting and 

 discussing it is proving a success and a 

 benefit to the club. RAG. 



JAPAN FERN BALLS. 



How shall I treat Japan fern balls just- 

 received? Subscmber. 



Plunge the dormant fern balls in a tub 

 of water and after they are thoroughly 

 soaked suspend them in a temperature 

 of 50 to 60 degrees. Do not expose the 

 young fronds to the .lire.t lays of the 

 sun. Do not allow ihe l,,ilt, i,, jret dry. 

 but repeat the soakini/ p)." i ^ a^ needed. 

 The foliage appeal-, in iwn or three 

 weeks. It will die off in late fall and 

 a rest should then be given, starting anew 

 after that. When growth is strong an 

 immersion in weak manure water is bene- 

 ficial. H. H. B. 



A LARGE-FLOWERED heliotrope that orig- 

 inated in Quedlinburg, Germany, has 

 been named Heliotropium hybridum 

 grandiflorum mammuth. 



Among the novelties shown at the 

 Paris exhibition by Linden was Ardisia 

 Brandneriana. a dwarf species with 

 shining, undulate leaves. 



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No. 504 Liberty St.. 

 PITTSBURG. PA 



EMERGENCY BOILERS. 



My entire plant of 10,000 feet of 

 glass is heated by one big steam boiler 

 and it has done the work easily. But 

 about 4 o'clock in the morning of Sun- 

 day last, when the thermometer outside 

 stood at only 8 degrees above, I discov- 

 ered a small crack in the boiler. I 

 opened the safety valve and put the fire 

 out at once, and" found that there was a 

 6-inch crack just over the firebox. It 

 was evident it would take a long time 

 to make repairs. I got all the oil heat- 

 ers I could and set them around, but 

 the temperature in the houses fell rapid- 

 ly. Fortunately the sun came out 

 brightly in the morning and I was safe 

 for the day. 



Some miles from my place I found a 

 farmer who had two engines used for 

 threshing grain. I got these at 3 o'clock 

 in the afternoon and by 4 o'clock had 

 them connected \vith my piping and 

 steam enough to keep the frost out un- 

 til I could set a new boiler. As these 

 threshing engines are on wheels they 

 can be quickly moved. I thought the 

 suggestion might be useful to some 

 brother florist when unfortunate enough 

 to have a boiler give out. 



Ant. C. Zvoi.axkk. 



Grand View, X. .J. 



Please send advs. early for our 

 special Carnation Number, to be issued 

 Jan. 10. 



FAi;(a.. X Ih \. T. Shotwell has 



pun ha-. J i!i' lu^iness of the North 

 Dakot:, I I. .Ill ( .... of which A. Nor- 



TU.ATIO> 



married, in . . 



ns and general greenhouse pla 

 references from Germany, Holland, Switzerland and this 

 country; Pc-nsylvania preferred. Address Penn, care 

 of Florists' Review. 



'» mercial place Steady employment f.jr right man. 

 Sta'e experience, wages, etc. Central Greenhouses, 

 Sandusky, O. 



Address Chicago. 



Florists' Review. 



Geo. Stafflinger, Springv 



FOR SALE— Five lots and lO.UtKi feel 

 cage: houses well stocked with c 

 and general pot plant stuff ; 

 adjoining land re: 



Address J. A. C, 



SITU.\TION WAXTKD- By florist in commercial 

 or private place as foreman or manager. Would 

 rent stocked place — o.UOO to 10,000 square feet. Corres- 

 pondence sohcited. P. O. Box ItU, Roodhouse, 111. 



QITU.\TIOX WANTED- As foreman or section 

 O man; American, single, age 41 ; 20 years* experience 

 in growing roses, carnations, violets, general stock ; also 

 good propagate 



W^ 



1 capital to run 

 1 halves. Must 

 G. Ledder, 302 



Michaels, Morton Gn 



riOR SALE— '.'W feet second hand A No. 1 two-incli 

 pipe. Make me best offer. D. M. Alexander, 

 ''esterville, Ohio, Franklin Co- 



FOR SALE. 



A BABE CHANCE. 



articulars, addn-ss M. F. HOBABT, 

 . Box 1441, Penn Yan. New York. 



ITUATION WANTKD- First class grower of 

 roses, bulbs, nolets and general line of cut flowers, 

 references from former and present 



HAIL 



employer for abili 

 preferred; state wa 

 Del. Co. 



HIS 6USS AGAINST 



For Phrticulars Addrccs 

 JOHN G. ESLER. Secy. SADDLE OIVEIL H. J. 



raiOR SALEGREENHOISE PROPERTY AT NYACK, N. Y. A 

 m plot 220x125 feet, on which are four Rosehouses, 

 100x18x6, each house heated by a No. 16 Hitchings Boiler, 

 and seven houses, each about 64x11 feet, heated by flues. 

 This property will be sold cheap to quick cash buyer. 



HITCHINGS & CO., 233 Mercer St., New York. 



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