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The Weekly Florists' Review, 



While on the question of stock, we find 

 it very hard work to get stock that is 

 nearly as good as our own. We have to 

 grow it several years before we get it 

 where we want it, if it is good enough to 

 keep at all the second season. And while 

 I used to think it advisable to get at 

 least part new stock every year, 1 begin 

 to doubt the advisability of it for the 

 above reasons. R. E. Siiuphelt. 



James Pentland, Oldest Florist still in Active 

 Trade in Baltimore. 



BUFFALO. 



When we have cold weather, by all 

 nicMiis let ii< li:ivi> snow. And we have 

 siiiK\ ,\,i\uiiMc. It is salvation to 

 Hill Ih I li.M , .111^ plants and winter wheat, 

 that ^.Tcal. Liii al of the eastern farmer. 



liusine.ss keeps up fairly well and the 

 supi)ly of llowers is not overdone. There 

 will be no lack of violets for Valentine's 

 V;>\ . ami - unrtliiiiLj i- necessary to keep 



li -.■.111- ilii' p'aiiiiiiL; iif tulips must 

 lia\r Imtii null Ii -iiialln than in former 

 years, for there are not any going to 

 waste; in fact, hardly enough for the 

 demand. Although there would be no 



as it used tn be, and thci=e spring flowers 

 are welcome as old friends whom we have 

 not met for months. 



I was down in Hartford, Conn., last 

 week on a Hying trip to attend the Con- 

 necticut Pomologieal Society. There was 

 a decided evidence of pork nnd beans in 

 thi^ tvi.i.al \.-« I'n.,I,iii.l l,:«ii. liut also 

 a in. -I , Ira. I... I . . iL I . I I lift and 

 wi'all li. .jiaii.l lull '.| I II .III, . . i : ilrcssed 



I'-I'l- I ■ M '-' I'i!- -^ >-n Spy 



apjilc Ml- Cr.iwfoiil pi'aili <,r the "yel- 

 lows." or lire blight or San Jose scale — 

 in fact, it was diflicult to talk of anything 

 after the audience had listened to the 

 brilliant and witty Jlr. Hale, who among 

 fruit growers of this country is a colos- 

 sus. But I had the privilege of telling 

 them of the beauties of the Pan-American 

 in general. 



From present appearances there will be 

 at least four of us to attend the conven- 

 tiim in Halliniore. I do hope those Bal- 



timore men are not outdoing themsehes 

 to surpass anything that has previously 

 been attempted at a carnation eonventum 

 but from what we can hear theie is no 

 doubt there will be a great show and in 

 riijual.li- time. Wm. F. Kasting, Charles 

 ( .11. Ill li. I . Win. .1. Palmer and your corre 

 -|i. Mil. Ill -mI! he there, and possibly one 

 1.1 !».. ..I III IS who have not yet made up 

 their minds. 



Visitors in town of late have been Mr 

 King and Charles Viek. of Rochestei, and 

 Mr. S. S. Skidelsky, of Philadelphia 



The most important event among the 

 lorists of late has been the changing ol 

 ocalidU of Mr. W. A. Adams" udiox It 



Ills 



:in-- llir -t.iie two thuds 

 jatk of the ilei.lli of the sture. 1 here it 

 s. ilireetly you enter the store, to dazzle 

 i-oiir eyes, and its contents must be seen, 

 i- ..Illy one advantage. 

 Il.'liiii.l ii i- .1 L'l.iiil |ilace for drummers. 

 a.U.iii-iiiL .i^.iii- iiiendly calls." and 

 c.tlii'r iiiipi .iiil.ililr |ir.iple to hide behiuil 

 when u'lmii riistnniers enter to buy. Hide 

 deadheads behind an icebo.x, but let your 

 gudds shine out. A very successful M. D. 

 of my neighborhood who rides round in 

 the most luxurious of carriages and has a 

 dili'erent one for every day in the week 

 savs: "Wash all vou have got and hang 

 ou't all your wash." W. S. 



BALTIMORE. 



Trade Notes. 



For the seven days preceding this writ- 

 [ Feb. II) we have had more wintry 

 \|ierienced in 

 HI. the record 

 -tcnm of hail 

 tiire to about 



Edwin A. iieidewitz, Chairman Committee 

 of Arrangements for Baltimore Convention. 



but some fine flowers are also coming in, 

 Andrew Anderson being at the head of 

 the procession of producers of this varie- 

 ty, .Xkiliiiisi \ Scin are shipping a new 

 carnal i. II ..t ilirir own raising; very 

 shn« \ ami liaii.l-nme, a dark crimson 

 with |iin|.li-li -ha.le, of good size and 

 Inivj -I. Ill I 1.1. 11. k ( . Ilauerand Cook 

 lii.i- ,11. -. II. 111. J t.i market extra fine"' 

 nii,::ii..ii. ' ■. ^imav .■..mes in in excess 

 of iei|uii nm uL, ui the trade, and ship- 

 pers from a distance, of whom there are 

 several, cannot find it remunerative. 

 A verv. handsome dinner decoration 

 W...lih.-dav for Mrs. 

 Pciriii l.> William .1, llalli.iax, Amer- 

 ican r..:illli..- weir II-.. 1 111 I. ...-.■. avtistic 



iiunil 



icent 



Trade continues good, and flowers in 

 larger supply, but not yet abundant. 

 There is not manifest, so far, any great 

 improvement in quality, but prices are 

 well inaintainecl. Short Heaiities abound. 



lal.. lo>es, with 



.1 asparagus or 

 I mir of the flow- 

 -I I iiction of view 

 1 line's day the 

 1 where Liberty 

 li.ral adornment. 

 I-. iiie decoration 

 - niusicale this 

 lit ities of roses, 

 im to the color 

 ...Ills, will be em- 

 ...ling Lent is 

 .vents, and the 

 profit thereby. 

 .;ely a question 

 is to come from. 

 The Carnation Meeting. 

 Enthusiasm increases in the approaeh- 

 tion meeting and show, the gen- 

 eral public seeming to share in the inter- 

 est which prevails. The various com- 

 ic arrangements in 

 er}- efTort possible to 

 the main feature. The 

 <itv arc alive to the 

 inn to 



1 .1. . ..Hill - of the exhib- 

 iiij- It a fine display 



1..I I h. ..iiiiiig after being 

 li 111 a.hance, it will be 



as this show is counted 



