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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



JAN\'ARY 12. 1S99. 



of tlie seed^to grow quickly, the re- 

 Biainder may come up at intervals be- 

 tween now and the year 2000. 



There is no excuse for having any 

 part of your propagating bed vacant 

 now. No better time for cuttings to 

 root Quickly, and by putting in cut- 

 tings now you can throw away the 

 old stock plants that you lifted in the 

 fall for that purpose. This will apply 

 to such plants as coleus, heliotrope, 

 salvia feverfew, ageratum, etc. 



WIW. SCOTT. 



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NEW YORK. 



New York Florist Club. 

 The first meeting of the above club 

 for 1899 was held on January 9, and a 

 very interesting meeting it was, too. 

 President Plumb made an eloquent ad- 

 dress outlining the policy and future 

 ■workings of the club; some of the 

 points he particularly emphasized 

 were that steps should be taken to- 

 ward giving the S. A. F. a rousing re- 

 ception in New York in 1900. That 

 there was such a vast amount of news 

 and educational matter appearing in 

 the horticultural press of today, ren- 

 dering it unnecessary for florists' clubs 

 to be wholly devoted to education, 

 consequently social entertainments 

 brought out better attendance, and he 

 hoped to see more of them. That 

 the club should endeavor to give an 

 exhibition in New York this year. 

 Secretary Young read his annual re- 

 port showing the vast amount of work 

 the club had done, and the excellent 

 condition it was in at present. Treas- 

 urer Weathered substantiated this by 

 proving a large balance of cash on 

 the right side. Mr. Burns reported 

 for the bowling section, and stated 

 that they had got the alleys in good 

 shape, and the members were working 

 enthusiastically with a view to hav- 

 ing the New York team heard from 

 at Detroit next August. 



The awards committee reported that 

 they had visited Mr. J. N. May's place 

 at Summit for the purpose of inspect- 

 ing his new carnation, "Melba;" they 

 awarded it 85 points and recommended 

 it a certificate of merit. Owing to ill- 

 ness in Mr. Hatner's family, the an- 



nual dinner committee, Messrs. Haf- 

 ner, Troy and Raynor, were unable to 

 report; however, it is expected the 

 club's dinner will be up to the usual 

 standard, and will take place early in 

 February. The entertainment com- 

 mittee reported that they had pro- 

 vided eight lectures and many forms 

 of entertainment, and refreshment 

 during the year 1808, and that there 

 was a small balance left from the 

 amount appropriated by the club for 

 such. 



Mr. O'Mara reported that the com- 

 mittee on legislation had completed its 

 work, and that the national secretary 

 would publish it through the trade 

 papers. The initiation fee of the club 

 was reduced from $5 to $3, otherwise 

 the by-laws remain unchanged for 

 another year. 



It was announced that the medals 

 offered by the club for the best ex- 

 hibits during 1898 were won by: W. 

 A. Manda, gold medal; C. W. Ward, 

 silver medal; C. B. Weathered, bronze 

 medal. 



Exhibits at the Meeting. 



Frank Niquet, Patchogue, L. I., 

 showed a vase of his new carnation, 

 Maud Adams. This carnation, which is 

 a pleasing shade of Beauty red, has 

 already been certificated by the club. 

 Honorable mention was given this ex- 

 hibit. 



Joseph Towell. Paterson, N. J., sent 

 a vase of his new seedling carnation. 

 Gov. Griggs, similar in color and form 

 to Daybreak. The committee recom- 

 mended inspection of it growing be- 

 fore passing upon it. 



President Plumb showed well-grown 

 mushrooms, and Essex hybrid toma- 

 toes, also a vase of fine carnations, all 

 of which received honorable mention, 



The Market. 



The condition of the flower trade is 

 such as to deserve pity for those who 

 depend on it for a large income. Just 

 now it seems to be in a stupor after 

 the great Christmas rush, and rush it 

 was, to be sure. It was a great Christ- 

 mas, breaking all records in the sale 

 of plants, and New Year's broke all 

 records for dullness — there was noth- 

 ing doing, and the new year so far 

 has been most uneventful. Still, cut 

 flowers, with a few exceptions, are 

 neither plentiful nor good, and prices 

 in consequence are high for the grades 

 of stock obtainable. Ordinary roses 

 run from $2 to $10; it's a long scale, 

 but double the number of grades; 

 Beauties, $3 to $50; carnations, ordi- 

 nary, 50 cents to .?1.25; specials, $2 to 

 $5; hyacinths, $1 to 2; valley ordinary, 

 .f2 to $3; special, $4 to 5; smilax, $10 

 to $12; asparagus, $40; narcissus, $2; 

 violets, ordinary, 50 cents to $1; spe- 

 cial, .$1..50; cyps, $6 to 8; cattleyas, 

 $25 to $50. Of course there are oc- 

 casions when the above figures are 

 lowered or raised — we aim to give a 

 fair average. Every man's goods is 

 better than the other until the street 

 peddler sizes it up. 



Notes. 



All the trade here regrets the illness 

 of Tierney, the old expressman; he 

 has never been the same since he lost 

 a considerable amount of money some 

 time ago. Heavy and tormenting in- 

 deed must be the conscience of those 

 responsible for this honest old man's 

 condition. 



Paul De Longpre has Just concluded 

 a very successful exhibition of his 

 splendid pictures. "Roses de France," 

 at Knoedler's galleries on Fifth ave- 

 nue. It's a great pity florists in gen- 

 eral have not the opportunity to see 

 these pictures, as they illustrate many 

 of the principles of floral art. Mr. De 

 Longpre is most happy in his com- 

 bination of color, his numerous roses 

 can be identified at a glance. Nature 

 speaks from every leaf and flower. He 

 seems to delight with the old gems, 

 such as Marechal Neil,, Souv. de la 

 Malmaison, La France, etc. Mr. De 

 Longpre is probably the best living 

 flower painter, and all should see his 

 works. IVEiRA. 



BUFFALO. 



Business has dropped off to its usual 

 quiet state. New Year's, that was once 

 such a busy time, is now little more 

 than a good busy winter day, still it is 

 not decreasing of late, for the business 

 done this year was an advance on that 

 of the past few years. Twenty-five 

 years ago I remember our veteran, W. 

 J. Palmer, who then could have said, 

 "I am monarch of all I survey, my 

 rights there is none to dispute," con- 

 sidered New Year's a greater business 

 day than Christmas, but that was be- 

 fore the universal recognition of 

 Christmas as a joyous day by all 

 classes. At the latter date Jew and 

 Gentile and all creeds of belief and un- 

 belief suffer with an eruption of good 

 feeling toward their fellow beings and 

 the impulse is to make others happy, 

 and New Year's has resolved itself into 

 a time of much grosser tendencies 

 when the individual assumes the more 

 barbaric attribute of mn;ing himself 

 rotund, red-nosed and .io'.ly. 



From many sections of the city 

 comes the report that it was the larg- 

 est holiday trade we have ever had. I 

 include, of course, Christmas as well as 

 New Year's and the Intervening days 

 which are always devoted to "sass- 

 iety" doings. From the far south of 

 our city near the banks of the classic 

 Buffalo creek where the majestic Red 

 Jacket once roasted his juicy wood- 

 chuck or chastised his rebellious 

 squaws, there comes the tidings from 

 Mr. Henry Buddenborg that business 

 was all right. He says there was a 

 much increased call for moderate sized 

 plants and an excellent demand for 

 flowers, but was compelled to keep 

 prices down near the normal mark of 

 the season. Mrs. Hinman. another Elk 

 street florist, reports business beyond 

 her expectations. Broadway— we have 

 one and a broader one than Greater 

 New York, even if you don't hear so 

 much about it— is becoming quite a 



