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The Weekly Florists' Review, 



JANUARY 26, 1899. 



Mr. L. J. Stuppy, St. Joseph, nlo., 

 was a visitor Wednesday. Part of his 

 mission was to see the new carna- 

 tion Evanston at home. He visited 

 Evanston and was most favorably im- 

 pressed. 



Bowling. 



Following are the scores and aver- 

 ages made at the alleys last Friday 

 night after the club meeting: 



1st, 2nd. Av. 



J. S. Wilson W7 ••: 157 



E F. Vi^lnterson lit' l"" 1™ 



C. W. McKoUar 121 1=8 139 



A. Lange 1'" 1" 1| 



A. Henderson \f U4 123 



J. Degnan IJl 129 ™ 



W. Kreitllng IW 121 1-° 



G. L. Grant IW ••• l" 



J. A. Shaw 92 ■■• 9- 



C. Schwelgert " ... »-i 



But the feature of the evening was a 

 pair of games played on the side by 

 Messrs. Ernst Asmus and O. P. Bas- 

 sett. Each won a half of the nair 

 and honors were even. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



Cut flower prices have been good. 

 Beauties brought from $4 to $6 per 

 dozen, while Brides and Bridesmaids 

 were decidedly scarce; the few that 

 were to be had were snapped up at 

 $10 to $12 per hundred. Meteors were 

 very plentiful, hence the liest only 

 brought $6 to $S per hundred. Tliere 

 was a marked increase in the supply 

 of carnations, hence it was necessary 

 that they should be very fine to bring 

 $2 per hundred; many were to be had 

 at $1 per hundred. Of Romans the 

 supply exceeded the demand, and the 

 very finest sold for $3 per hundred, 

 while the greater part were sold for 

 $2. Violets were also in abundance, 

 with doubles bringing $1 per hundred, 

 while Californias sold readily at 50 

 and 75 cents per hundred. There were 

 a few freesias to be had at $4 per hun- 

 dred. 



Tulips have appeared in good shape 

 and in quantity; they bring $4. The 

 varieties are Scarlet Due, Montresor, 

 Yellow Prince and La Reine. Valley 

 is fine at $4; Romans the same for first 

 class blooms, but the smaller flowers 

 may be quoted at $2 to $3. Double 

 Daffodils have arrived and bring $6. 



We are informed that Samuel Pen- 

 nock is getting in some very fine 

 mig'nohette. This we understand sells 

 very readily at $5 per hundred. 



We understand there was a slight 

 improvement in the plant trade over 

 last week. 



Various Items. 



Wanamaker's spring opening in 

 plant sales Has caused quife a sensa- 

 tion among the store men. The re- 

 tailers say these sales have a decided 

 effect on their receipts, and it gener- 

 ally lasts for three or four weeks. He 

 is offering a full line of kentias, are- 

 cas, latanias. rubtSers and dracaenas, 

 also the miniature Primula Forbesii. 



A farmers' institute, consisting of 

 two sessions, afternoon and evening, 

 was held under the auspices of the 

 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society 

 and 'the Philadelphia Florists' Club, 

 in HorticuUural Hall, .January 17, 

 where various subjects pertaining to 

 house plants and their management, 

 hardy trees and shrubs for lawn and 

 garden, also the farm and dairy, were 

 taken up and put under discussion. 



We are pleased to hear that Ed 

 Habermehl, of the firm of J. J. Haber- 

 mehl & Sons, is rapidly improving, and 

 promises to be among us again in a 

 few days. 



Among the novelties being offered 

 we notice an anemone with the spe- 

 cific name of Queen Charlotte, offered 

 by Dreer. Froiii the writer's own per- 

 sonal knowledge this was given a fair 

 test last summer as an outdoor plant. 

 Upon questioning Mr. Eisele as to its 

 qualities, he claims that it is one of 

 the best early tall flowering plants 

 yet offered, it being of a strong, robust 

 habit, standing the hot summer re- 

 markably well. It is semi-double, free 

 flowering, the flower of a pleasing 

 pink, a color that is not often found 

 among hardy perennials. The flowers 

 are produced in clusters and borne on 

 a stout stem. One of its very good 

 qualities is that it will, after being 

 cut, open all its buds. The flowers are 

 much larger than those of the ordinary 

 varieties. With all these good quali- 

 ties, it can't help becoming popular 

 and make a very desirable plant for 

 the cut flower grower, hence we think 

 it is one of the novelties that has 

 come to stay. 



Mr. Harry Prince, a member of H. 

 A. Dreer Co., is conflned to his bed 

 with a severe attack of typhoid fever. 



R. 



BOSTON. 



Review of the Market. 



The wholesale business this week 

 has been good and the outlook for the 

 remainder of the season is very fa- 

 vorable. Roses have taken the head 

 of the list and the rose men that are 

 lucky enough to have any kind of a 

 crop are right in the swim. Brides 

 are running rather short in quantity 

 and prices are firm at from $8 to $16 

 per 100. Maids are more plenty, al- 

 though the asking price is about the 

 same as for Brides. Meteors run from 

 $1.50 to $2 per dozen, while Beauties 

 are held at last week's quotations. 



Carnations, although not so brisk 

 as the roses, are selling well, especially 

 for No. 1 blooms of all kinds; $2 per 

 100 is the price for average stock, 

 some even going lower than that. Day- 

 break, Flora Hill and Eldorado will 

 bring $3, and Braut s sell readily at 

 $6 per 100. Short whites are held at 

 $L50. ""' 



The violet market is about the same 

 as last week, with average quality sel- 



ling at 50 cents, although the dark 

 colored Marie Louise and The Farqu- 

 har will in some cases bring a slight 

 advance. Valley is of fine quality^ 

 held at $4 per 100. Bulb stock is in- 

 creasing in quantity; lilacs still at 

 $1.50 per dozen; Romans and Paper 

 Whites, $2 per 100; single trumpets, 

 $3 to $4; Von Sions. about 60 to 75 

 cents per dozen; freesia. $2 per 100; 

 odds and ends, same as last week. 



News Items. 



The many friends of Mr. John Gal- 

 vin the veteran florist of New Eng- 

 land, extend their sympathy at the 

 death of his youngest son, William, 

 who died in Cuba this last week. He 

 was 36 years of age, and a brother of 

 our well known retailer, Mr. Thomas 

 F. Galvin, of Tremont street. 



The prevailing topic among the 

 "Hub" florists this week has been the 

 amount of fine advertising the daily 

 press has given to the Lawson carna- 

 tion. The retail demand is enormous, 

 far exceeding the supply. 



Mr. E. N. Pierce, of Waverly, is tak- 

 ing an extensive vacation trip, intend- 

 ing to visit the islands of Jamaica and 

 Cluba, returning by the way of Mexico. 



W. J. Murphy, N. F. McCarthy & 

 Co.'s right hand man, is laid up with 

 a severe attack of the grip. 



W. H. Elliott, of Brighton, is taking 

 a vacation, having been called to 

 serve a term as a Norfolk county jury- 

 man. P. 



TORONTO. 



The Gardeners' and Florists' Asso- 

 ciation held their inaugural meeting 

 on the 17th inst., which was of a so- 

 cial character, and there was a very 

 good attendance. Mr. Vair, the newly 

 elected president, was conspicuous by 

 his aosence (looking after the Kilties, 

 I suppose). The chair was taken by 

 the first vice-president, Mr. Wm. Jay. 

 After the routine business had been 

 dispensed with at express speed, the 

 fun commenced. 



One of Mr. Dunlop's genial employes 

 had brought down a phonograph with 

 an over-grown fog norn attachment. 

 With this he entertained the members 

 with songs, etc., never before heard, 

 some good, some better, and some even 

 very spicy. The latter, the older mem- 

 bers seemed to enjoy the best of all, 

 getting right up to the mouth of the 

 fog horn, thus stopping the sound from 

 coming our way. (They thought per- 

 haps they were doing it all for our 

 own good.) 



Brother Thomas Manton mounted 

 the rostrum and gave an excellent 

 stump speech, portraying the cockney 

 like a native. 



Conee. crackers, and cheese was pro- 

 vided by some person or persons un- 

 known, but was nevertheless put out 

 of sight. One piece of cheese (Che- 

 shire) donated by the treasurer was 

 said to have come over in the May- 

 flower; some said it had kept well. 



