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The Weekly Horists' Review. 



DECEMBER 15. 189&. 



in three different series before per- 

 manent ownership is secured. The 

 first series will start the second Fri- 

 day in January, the medal games to 

 be played on the Friday evenings that 

 alternate with the meeting nights of 

 the Florists' Club. 



Following are the scores and aver- 

 ages made last Friday night: 



1st. 2na. 3d. Av. 



C. W, McKellar 143 143 



G. Lange 141 141 



G. Asmus 133 133 



J. S. Wilson 142 125 112 129 



Jno. Degnan 133 132 117 127 



P. J. Hauswirth 124 130 112 122 



W. Krellling 125 121 112 119 



Jas. Hartshorne U3 123 85 107 



&1. WInterson 104 104 



A. Henderson 86 99 ... 92 



M. Barker 85 85 



After the ten-pin games a party of 

 veterans played some hot games of 

 four-back, the high record of the alleys 

 being first broken with a score of 69 

 by P. J. Hauswirth, and then again 

 broken by E. F. Winterson with a 

 score of 71. The onlookers went wild 

 with enthusiasm and the proprietor of 

 the alleys did the proper thing under 

 the circumstances. 



THE FLORISTS' REVIEW 



G. L. GRANT, Editor and Manager. 



PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY 



THE FLORISTS' PUBLISHING CO. 



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334 Dearborn Street. 



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 scriptions accepted from those in the trade only. 



Advertising: rates: Per incn, $r.oo; J< page. $13.50 

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 times, 10 per cent: 26 times, 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 

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Copyright 1S08. ^ 



A TRADE PAPER'S DUTY TO ITS 

 SUBSCRIBERS. 



Under the above caption the Ameri- 

 can Florist, which is under the full and 

 complete control of J. C. Vaughan, the 

 Chicago seedsman ana florist, takes 

 "Two florists' papers" to task for 

 printing commendations of Jadoo. It 

 adds: "We have made diligent inquiry 

 and have failed to find any prominent 

 commercial grower in this country 

 using it to any extent." 



Among a host of others we have be- 

 fore us copies of letters written by Uin- 

 gee & Conard Co., West Grove, Pa.; A. 

 Blanc & Co., Philadelphia; Albert M. 

 Herr, Lancaster, Pa.; Penrock Co., 

 Wilmington, Del., and Siebrecht & Son, 

 New Rochelle, N. Y., in each of which 

 Jadoo is very highly commended. Does 

 the American Florist mean to say that 

 none of the above can be classed as 

 prominent commercial growers? 



The whole trouble with the Ameri- 

 can Florist is that it does not receive 

 any of the advertising which its con- 

 temporaries "seem very willing to ac- 

 cept." 



It is undoubtedly true that there 

 have been failures with Jadoo, as has 

 always been the case with new things 

 placed on the market, and we do not 

 believe it to be a panacea for all the 

 ills that florists' plants are heir to. 

 But we do believe that it possesses 

 merit and that florists find it valuable 

 when properly used. 



When Jadoo was first introduced in 

 this country practically all the experi- 

 ments were made in pure Jadoo Fibre, 

 but experience has shown that gooa 

 commercial plants can be grown in a 

 mixture of one-third Jaaoo Fibre ana 

 two-thirds loam, and that this is piob- 

 ably the most satisfactory as well as 

 least expensive way in which to use 

 it. The fact that hundreds of florists 

 who have used Jadoo Bpeak highly ot 

 it is surely entitled to as much consid- 

 eration as the statements of a few who 

 talk it down, probably for reasons of 

 their own. 



But to see the American Florist ar- 

 rogate to itself the position of Mentor 

 to its contemporaries is really amus- 

 ing, in view of the fact that it is the 

 only publication in the field controlled 

 by a man who has goods to sell to the 

 trade and novelties to introduce — the 

 Burbank canna, for instance. Enough 

 said! 



BOSTON. 



Review of the Market. 



The week just passed has been an 

 improvement over the preceding one, 

 although business and prices are not 

 yet up to a satisfactory standard, but 

 the approach of the holiday season 

 will probably enliven the market and 

 be the means of making everybody 

 happy. Ot staples, there is no scarcity, 

 with perhaps the exception of violets, 

 which up to this time have been rath- 

 er shy about throwing bloom. Spills- 

 bury 's single Princess de Galles auv 

 Horrigan's double I.,ady Campbe" are 

 a standard for quality and easily bring 

 $1.50 per hundred, while an average 

 quality will only run rrom $1.00 to 

 fl.25. 



Roses have been quiet and consider- 

 able stock remained unsold every day; 

 Brides and Maids running from $4.00 

 to $8.00 per 100; Meteors about the 

 same; Carnots from $S.00 to $12.50. 

 Beauties are in fair supply, with de- 

 mand about equal; prices steady, run- 

 ning from $1.50 to $2.00 per dozen. 

 Carnations have been inclined to be 

 druggy all the week, especially for the 

 common run of stock; the asking 

 price has run from $1.50 to $2.00 per 

 100. Fancies are doing better; Flora 

 Hills bring $3.00; Bradts from $4.00 to 

 $6.00. 



Chrysanthemums are still in evi- 

 dence. Kidder Bros, and Pierce are 

 bringing in some very nice ones, in- 

 cluding Rieman, Murdock, Maud Dean 

 and Wanamaker, prices averaging 

 about $2.00 per dozen. There are also 



quite a few of inferior quality selling 

 at 75 cents to $1.00; callas not plenty, 

 $1.00 to $1.50 per dozen; valley steady 

 at $4.00. Harrisiis made their first ap- 

 pearance for the season this week, H. 

 N. Eaton, of Sudbury, being the grow- 

 er; $2.00 per dozen is the selling price. 

 Bulb stock not very plenty as yet. Pa- 

 per whites quoted at 35 cents per doz- 

 en; Romans at 50 cents per dozen. 



News Items. 



James Delay & Son are tUe success- 

 ful bidders for the flower stand in the 

 new Southern station, and expect to 

 get established by the first of the year. 

 It is reported that there were forty 

 applicants for this privilege. 



It is rumored that J. Newman & 

 Sons, of Tremont street, are to open 

 a store in New York early in the new 

 year. 



Welch Bros, are making their usual 

 extensive preparations for the holi- 

 days, and are headquarters for flrst- 

 class stock of Christmas Greens. The 

 samples they are showing are fully up 

 to the standard they always aim to 

 carry. 



The Co-operative market are Intro- 

 ducing the new Washington incandes- 

 cent system of lighting, kerosene be- 

 ing substituted for electricity, at a 

 great saving of cost, with an increase 

 of light. 



The Crowl Fern Co., Good & Waters 

 agents, are occupying a stall in the 

 market, and are making a great push 

 for a share of the holiday trade in 

 green goods. 



C. H. Allen, of Floral Park, was a 

 visitor this week. P. 



ROCHES! ER. N. Y. 



Store fronts are now gayly deco- 

 rated in greenery of every description. 

 The inclement weather prohibits an 

 outdoor display of plants, but the win- 

 dows are full of them. Pot plants for 

 holiday gifts are coming into favor 

 more and more with every year, 

 though apparently the sales in cut 

 flowers are as large as ever. Of the 

 latter, the supply for Christmas will 

 probably be below the demand if the 

 dull weather conditions should con- 

 tinue. Roses, carnations and violets 

 are very slow in coming on with the 

 cloud covered sky and snowfalls ot 

 several inches every day in the week, 

 though up to date no serious deficiency 

 was noticeable and the demand was 

 not below the average for the last two 

 weeks either. Since Thanksgiving 

 prices have slowly but steadily ad- 

 vanced in all lines. A number of wed- 

 dings and diverse entertainments kept 

 all hands busy and although none ot 

 these affairs, with the probable excep- 

 tion of one or two, called for very 

 elaborate or fancy house-decorations, 

 these items always create increased ac- 

 tivity in the flower trade. 



Mr. Louis Knapper, whose name is 

 familiar in trade circles, has assumed 



