DECEMBER S, 1S98. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



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Specimen Plant of Croton Reidii. 



Grown in a mixture of Jadoo Fibre and loam by Jno. A. Sliellem. and awarded first prize at tlie 

 exhibition of tlie Penna. Hort. Society, Ptiiladelphia, Nov. 8 to 12. 



a maker or dealer who is thoroughly 

 experienced in and conversant with 

 greenhouse requirements, you will be 

 safe in accepting his advice as to the 

 size of boiler necessary to do the re- 

 quired work, but in other cases it is 

 safer to get the boiler at least one and 

 sometimes two sizes larger than the 

 published capacity of the boiler would 

 necessitate. My reason for this warn- 

 ing is, that most boilers on the mar- 

 ket are Intended for dwelling heating 

 or similar work, in which a high chim- 

 ney and consequently a very quick 

 draught is provided, and in connection 

 with which a sharp bright fire is car- 

 ried, with continual replenishment of 

 fuel, whereas in greenhouse heating, 

 the boiler has to do its hardest work 

 at night, with a deep slow fire and lit- 

 tle attention. 



By request, Mr. Gibbons then gave a 

 very interesting description of the 

 working and effects of his apparatus 

 for temperinc: the water used for 

 syringing pU;'..i- in greenhouses. 



BOSTON. 



Review of the Market. 



With last Saturday and Sunday's 

 storm_ the winter weather so much de- 

 sired by our retail dealers has made its 

 advent, but instead of improving had 

 rather a demoralizing effect on the 

 market, and during the early part of 

 the week there was virtually nothing 

 doing. The past two days have been 

 an improvement, and when the sur- 

 plus stock has been disposed of think 

 that a nice steady market will result. 



Roses seem to have felt the effect of 

 the storm the most, the demand not 



being up to the normal for this time of 

 the season. Brides and Maids run 

 from $4 to $6 per hundred, with sales 

 at much lower figures. Kalserlns are 

 about out of the market, what are 

 coming in are classed with Brides; Me- 

 teors about the same, $4 to $G. Beau- 

 ties of strictly high grade quality are 

 not plenty, with good demand for most 

 all grades; prices range from 75 cents 

 to $t per dozen. 



Chrysanthemums are now a side is- 

 sue, the season for them being about 

 done. White varieties bring from 50 

 cents to $1.50 per dozen, while colored 

 ones sell from $1 to $2 per dozen. Vio- 

 lets have been good property most of 

 the week, with the asking price rang- 

 ing from 75 cents to ?1 per 100. Car- 

 nations of an average quality have 

 sold fairly well all the week, with the 

 quantity of white in excess of colored; 

 prices about $1.50 for white and ?2 per 

 hundred for colored. Good Daybreaks 

 are scarce this season, and will easily 

 bring $3 to $4; strictly high grades run 

 from $4 to $6. Valley, $4. Stevia plen- 

 tiful at 15 to 25 cents a bunch. Calla 

 lilies from $1 to $1,50 per dozen. White 

 Romans and paper whites are now a 

 feature at 50 cents for the former and 

 35 cents for the latter per dozen. 



News Items. 

 The prevailing topic this week has 

 been the storm, and some of the craft 

 have been heavy losers. John Twom- 

 bly, of Winchester, was a victim of the 

 heavy wind, losing two houses, his loss 

 amounting to fifteen hundred dollars. 

 Thomas Dee, of Mt. Auburn, had part 

 of a palm house cave in from excessive 

 weight of snow, while M. R. Cushing, 

 of Cohasset, was damaged by the 



blowing down of a chimney, breaking 

 in about tweuty-five feet of a carna- 

 tion house and making a hole through 

 the roof of a boiler house; almost 

 ruined a nice bench of Bradt carna- 

 tions. 



George E. Delaney, for many years 

 in the employ of J. Newman & Sons 

 and later with Houghton & Clark, was 

 a passenger on the ill-fated steamer 

 Portland, and was drowned during the 

 gale last Saturday and Sunday. His 

 brother Arthur is now in the employ 

 of Norton Bros., and has the sympathy 

 of the entire florists' craft. George 

 was 27 years of age, and extremely 

 popular among the growers. 



Winifred Rolker, of New York, has 

 been in town this week. 



This paper is now on file at the Bos- 

 ton Go-Operative Market and subscrip- 

 tions or advertisements can be left 

 there. p. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



There is little to say about business 

 here, only that it has been dull the 

 past week. But this is always the case 

 right after Thanksgiving and just a 

 few weeks before the holidays. Flow- 

 ers of all kinds are plentiful, at least 

 those grown in this vicinity. Every- 

 body seems to be in full crop and 

 some of our growers claim that about 

 the time we will need them the crop 

 will be off and that roses and carna- 

 tions will be scarce for Christmas. 

 Should this bright weather continue I 

 don't see any reason why we should 

 not have a good supply for the holi- 

 days. A few days of cold weather last 

 week kept the fakirs off the streets, 

 but it did not last long, and they were 

 out again selling good stock at very 

 low prices. Roses have been a drug on 

 the market the past week and the re- 

 tailer had only to name his price. The 

 extra prime stock sold as high as $5, 

 but the bulk went at your own price. 

 Short Beauties, good Perles, Meteors, 

 Bridesmaids and Woottons went as 

 low as $8 per thousand. 



Carnations are also coming in in 

 large quantities to this market; the 

 best of them bring $2 and $2.50; fair 

 stock, $1.50, but with very few sold 

 at $1 per 100. Romans and paper 

 whites are now coming In and sell at 

 $1,50 and $3 per 100; callas $8 and 

 choice valley $4. Violets are very fine, 

 especially those Californias that come 

 from the tides at Kirkwood. The early 

 part of last week they brought only 

 50 cents per 100, but the latter part 

 went up to $1; double, 75 cents, and 

 small single, 25 cents. 



Holly and ground pine wreathing 

 have made their appearance and some 

 of the store fronts have put on holi- 

 day attire already. Some good orders 

 have been placed for these goods. 



Executive Committee Meeting. 



The executive committee held a 

 meeting Saturday night to make a full 



