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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



BUFFALO. 



We liavp been' blessed witli ii few fine, 

 bright (iiiys, wliieh luive liecii especially 

 welcome to those lily buds wliich were 

 biiekward. Although' having very sharp 

 frosts every night we aic gradually ta- 

 pering off, with every sign that a few 

 days more will brim; Die wc:iI1ht we so 

 much ae-iiv loi Kii-lrr. 'I lir M.iiii -.Irrrl 

 stores ;lic lii.lK:liL- .1 ^■'l \ 'j.n .ippi ;i I iilK .■. 



Palmer i- :il\\,i\~ ii|' I'i iliii' I. .1-1 wrk 

 his windi)\\ h.i- '-i" 'u 1* .n 1 1 .r 1 nr. lie 



had the now fa 1- I'.c-, k Ar^v^u. which 



as every one know- i- Noilli ami South. 

 America. ,nnd on it ,1 Impji- ImlVa'n. The 

 ground \\"i 1. .> .1 - -.il.i 1' .1 ■■ ' - .ni 1 tlir 



two colli I I ' I I - • ' I ■■ I ' i ' ' ' .1' ' > -.■ i-l I rll 



out in "ill ! 'II 'I "•■ 'I i"i I' 



was all -ill liii.iiiiii .1 In ,1 will .1. -i 'J 11 I'll 

 buffalo standiig on a ylol.c. Although 

 this is not so much art as it is fine me- 

 chanical work it attracted throngs of the 

 passers-by. 



As I said in my last letter, there is 

 every probability of a lively J'.aster for 

 the florists, and from the present outlook 

 I scarcely think there will be enough 

 good stuff to go roiuul. Mi-. Henry Wise, 



But with all this these are not to be 

 the chief source of accommodation for 

 visitors. It would be within bounds to 

 say that there are tlunisanus of homes 

 in Buffalo, good substantial residences, 

 and their owners are anxious and will- 

 ing to make a little money this summer 

 by renting out rooms to visitors. This 

 ^oinic iilonr will airoiiiiTioilate, I be- 



\i,\,-, liiu tlioii- I |iiii|.lc. The rates 



,,i ili,-r |.ii\air !iiai-i- are already 

 known to l.c Iroin one to 1 wo dollars for 

 a pcr.son. This includes a breakfast 

 and other meals it required, but usually 

 in exposition cities a breakfast is all 

 that i- expected as there are plenty of 

 I r-i iini iiiils and other places to obtain 

 niiiiU lu-iiles going home to the Ixjard- 

 iiiL' liou-c. Whatever apprehensions 



not accommodating 11- 1 n tlim-ands 



of visitors are, I IkIum, ininrly dis- 

 pelled, for from all sidi- ui- iiio having 

 applications from people who arc anx- 

 ious to rent their rooms, and I wish par- 

 ticularly to say that these are not a 

 poor class of houses but good, substan- 

 tial buildings, and what is better than 



Qjjf^-^y ^IP 



Large ulaaioius Uulb$. 



"the wise man of the East — Aurora," 

 gave us a call this week. Mr. Wise has 

 been very successful this winter with the 

 Imperial violet. I have not heard much 

 about tin-', -strange to vay. and yet it is 

 much liiijii. ipiitr ,1 fujiiint. and has 

 finer foliiiL'r tiun ili. M.uir Louise. If 

 it does a- well lioihi a II \ ii- it has with 

 Mr. Wise it will certainly soon displace 

 the old favorite. 



Mr. Harlan P. Kelsey was also here. 

 Every one ought to know this bright 

 nurseryman, who was the author of tne 

 galax. We are too busy this week to 

 write much gossip but there is one im- 

 portant subject that I want my readers 



We have heard from reliable sources 

 that there is a rumor going round the 

 i-ountrv that the hotels and restaurants 



up their prire- a little al.oxr llieir usual 

 figures, but it will be a very small per- 

 centage of the great army of visitors to 

 the Exposition who will depend on go- 

 ing to these hotels. Buffalo, for the last 

 live or six years has built a great many 

 very fine apartment houses: in fact in 

 that line the city has been overdone. 

 All these are now converted into hotels. 

 There are, besides that, a great many 

 temporary structures being put up spe- 

 cially for the accommodation of visitors, 

 several of them of 



that, all in the beautiful residence por- 

 tion of our city. 



There are already several agencies that 

 can be applied to and rooms engaged 

 months ahead. But Mr. W. A. Adams, 

 of 479 Main street, is chairman of the 

 florists' hotel committee, and he has 

 proni'sed, and 1 know will send a com- 

 nniiiiiiil ion I'l all the trade journals an- 

 nouih iii'j I In In I that he is ready to re- 

 cei\r :i|i|ilii ,ii liiM- from all or anyone 

 who wi-li.- Ill I iiL'ai'e rooms. W. S. 



GLADIOLUS BULBS. 



The cnL'iavings arc from photographs 

 of ulailiolus bulbs and bulblets grown 

 at Sitadowvale Farm. The largest bulb 

 >hown in the cut with the rule. is. I be- 

 lieve, the largest yet brought to the 

 attention of the public, measuring after 

 two numths" curing a trille over four 

 inches in diameter. It is of the Le- 

 moine strain, and one might suppose 

 from its size that it received extra culti- 

 vation, which I assure you is not so, 

 for it was grown in a large field, six 

 acres, with other varieties, and was not 

 noticed until digging time, when the 

 foreman's attention was called to its 

 unusual size. 



While having this bulb photographed 

 I had some ot'iers taken to more especi- 

 ally show the healthy condition of stock 

 grown in our soil. The varieties photo- 

 graphed comprise Oroff hybrids, I^e- 

 nioinei and Gandavensis. The bottom 

 row contains conns of Lemoinei. The 

 next row, bulblets, erne year from corms. 



and the other rows, bulbs one year from 

 small bulblets. We have an irrigating 

 plant here, capable of taking care of all 

 our fields, and we never allow our stock 

 to show the want of water, for during 

 droughts we have men who spray the 

 fields at night with a 2-inch hose. The 

 following day, after the top moisture 

 is dried out, cultivators are put through 

 every row of gladioli, so as to retain 

 the moisture underneath. 



While on the subject of large bulbs, let 

 me say that while a large gladiolus bulb 

 is admittedly the best for blooming pur- 

 poses, it does not follow that in select- 

 ing from a mixture one should take all 

 large bulbs, for it has been clearly dem- 

 onstrated that there are very many tine 

 varieties grow'n which, although given 

 extra care and cultivation. re.-poiiil to 

 such treatment not in tin- iiii'i-il i/i- 

 of bulb, but rather i.i pi n r - ' 1 



more blooming bulbs. 01 ^ .• . 

 frequently Imth. Such Nainin- .1- 1 1 - 

 are of course eliminated by -ikiiiiij 

 only the largest, and it is no womln tlmi 

 the average retail buyer complain- 1 I 

 quality w^ien he insists upon ha\iiiLr 

 nothing but large bulbs, and does not 

 leave the selection to one who knows tin 

 character and habit of most, if not every 

 vaii.tx. Ill' oHVi-. What i^ nio-t -h-ii 

 al,l,. 1'- a rlr.in. In.iltln. w.-ll -liiilinl fat 



rpiantity and low price. 



AUTIU'K COWEE. 



ha^ 



last week: jirir, - Ikim- li.M up ipiilc well 

 and stock lias bi'cii ^i.iiicwlial -ane. No 

 doubt many of the growers are holding 

 back their stock so as to obtain better 

 ])rices. First-class stock has iiot been 

 over-plentiful during the week and the 

 wholesale market shows a few changes 

 over the past week. Carnations are not 

 coming in quite so plentiful as they were. 

 i;o-,,.-"ol' -ood .pialitv keep at regular 

 ,,,1,.-, cNirpt ill large' lots. Meteors are 



Ma 



ties ha^ 111. 11 line with 11.. I rihiiojli lo i;o 

 around. i;.i-l.r ].rii.- will no .loiibt 



othei- ro-c- will nin from U to $10 per 

 100. 



In carnations lliire are very fine flow- 

 ers: Daybreak and all whites' lead in de- 

 (nand. None are sold under $2, from that 

 np to .$.■?, extra fancies bring $4. 



Bulb stuff is not so much overstocked 

 as it was; Dutch hyacinths are scarce, 

 though no doubt lots of them will be seen 

 in pots this year for Easter plants. 

 Komans are selling well at $2. so is 

 valley at .$4; daffodils are rather stag- 

 nant and trumpet major is a drug: callas 

 do not sell well; Harrisii and longiflorum 

 are steady. It is the opinion of tin' 

 wholesalers that while Easter sabs will 

 be large the prices will not advame 

 much. Smilax seems scarce just now and 

 asparagus sells widl at ."ill cents per 

 string. 



Various Notes. 



