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The Weekly Florists' Review, 



DECEMBER 15, 1S3S. 



ST. PAUL, MINN. 



Trade continues good with stock 

 of good quality and in fair supply. The 

 weather for the past two weeks has 

 been bright and favorable for pro- 

 ducing good bloom. From present in- 

 dications there will be a satisfactory 

 cut for Christmas with moderate pri- 

 ces, but a few dark days may produce 

 quite the opposite results. 



Carnations have improved in quanti- 

 ty and quality and will be in crop for 

 the holidays. Roses, however, will be 

 mostly off crop — the severe storm and 

 cold of Thanksgiving week upsetting 

 all plans. Romans and Paper Whites 

 are now in evidence, and as usual, are 

 found very useful in funeral work, 

 which is unusually heavy at this sea- 

 son. Harrisii are badly diseased, and 

 but few good blooms will be in for 

 the holidays. 



Bouquet Green is very scarce in this 

 market, with all visible stocks sold out. 

 Delaware holly is in and is of the 

 finest quality. The demand for all 

 greens is very brisk, with indications 

 pointing to a scarcity in all lines, be- 

 fore Christmas arrives. 



The Florist Club. 



At the last meeting of the Florists' 

 Club, held Dec. 10th, considerable dis- 

 cussion ensued over the subject of 

 state institutions supported by crimi- 

 nal labor selling plants and flowers in 

 competition with the florists, who pay 

 taxes and employ help. A committee 

 has been appointed to look after the 

 matter in the state legislature this 

 winter. The injustice of this competi- 

 tion and of the Oakland Cemetery As- 

 sociation, of this city, which is ex- 

 empt from taxation, but which has 

 erected quite a range of houses, was 

 fully shown in the discussion of the 

 evtning. 



If these institutions are fostered and 

 supported by the state why may they 

 not engage in any branch of mercan- 

 tile business and in time tend to ruin 

 all business enterprises? If such a 

 state of affairs exists in other states 

 the Society of American Florists 

 should bestir itself at once, and secure 

 state and national legislation to stop 

 the pernicious practice. 



John A. May. for the past twelve 

 years with L. L. May & Co., has 

 opened a neat, attractive store on West 

 Cth street. This makes 13 cut flower 

 stores in this city, which is probably 

 several more than is necessary for the 

 trade requirements. x. Y. Z. 



PITTSBURG. 



Mr. William Falconer, superinten- 

 dent of Schenley Park, started last 

 week for Jamaica, West Indies, on a 

 botanical foraging expedition. He 

 sailed from New York last Saturday. 



DENVER, COLO. 



The Gallup Floral & Seed Co. has 

 succeeded the Gallup Floral Co., at 

 corner Fifteenth street and Cleveland 

 place. Perry C. Gallup is manager. 





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BRIGHTON, MASS. 



CUT STRINGS, 8 to 10 feet long, 50 cents each. 



Shipped to any part of the country. 



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Also Wire Rose Stakes 



Extension Carnation 

 Support. 



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tjLEEN'^, N. \ ., i cu. i6, 'Q7. 



Mk. Thekon Parker Urouk 

 lyn, N.V. Dear Sir:— I liavetesiec 

 your latest Model Camanon bup- 

 port, and am free to say tliat I con 

 siderittiie best wire carnation sup- 

 port that I liave ever seen. It is 

 quickly and easily applied, and 1 

 think will prove very durable, and 

 you certainly deserve great credit 

 for the invention. 



Very truly yours, 



C. W. Ward. 



Flatbush, Brooklyn, N. Y., 

 Feb. i8, 'q7. 

 Mr. Theron Parker. 

 Dear Sir:— Your wire stake is 

 certainlyagem. Without hesitating 

 we endorse it as an up-to-date Car- 

 nation Support. Yours truly, ■ 

 Dailledouze Bros. 



W. HoBOKEN, N. J., Feb. iS, *07. 

 Mr. Theron Parker, Brook- 

 lyn, N. Y. Dear Sir:— It gives me 

 much pleasure to congratulate you 

 upon your success in getting up 

 Carnation Supports. I think that 

 those I have had from you are about 

 asperfectas anybody will be able 

 to make them. They certainly till 

 my bill for an ideal carnation sup- 

 port, a thing I havt l;een looking for for a long time. 

 Wisning you every success in tlie sale of them, I am, 

 Yours truly, E. Asmus. 



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THCRON PARKER, Mgr., Inventor and Patentee, 

 22 Morton Street. BBOOKIiYIT, N. 7. 

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50,000 Rooted Cuttings 



Per 100- 



Begonia Incarnata Gigantea $2.00 



Rex, mixed. Mrs. Pollock 2.00' 



" Rex, 30 named varieties 4.00* 



Coleus, 50 varieties 1.00 



'* mixed $5.00 per 1,000 60- 



" separate colors, 6.00 " 75 



Ageratum, Geraniums, mixed 1.00' 



Geraniums, separate kinds 1.50- 



■' bronze, lemon verbena 1.50 



" silver leaf, rose scented 1.50 



" Mme. Sallerii, Vinca var 1.25- 



Impatiens Sultana, assorted 2.00 



Pelargoniums, assorted, named 4.00 



POTTED PLANTS. 



Begonia Incarnata Gigantea 2H-in. 4.00' 



Rex, mixed " 4.00 



" Rex. 30 named varieties " B.OO- 



Cinerarias, best strains " 3.00- 



Asparagus Plumosa Sprengerii " 6.00- 



Impatiens Sultana " 3.00* 



Geraniums, Silver Leaf " 4.00 



Lemon Verbena 4.00 



Forget-me-not, winter flowering 3.00' 



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