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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



MARCH 23, 1899. 



ing the story of George Washington, 

 the hatchet and the cherry tree in 

 Italian misfit English. 



But the musical numbers should not 

 be overlooked. Some of the piano se- 

 lections were rendered with profes- 

 sional skill and the club quartette did 

 its part nobly. 



The farce with which the program 

 concluded was supposed to represent 

 some lively scenes in a wholesale 

 house. They proved rather livelier 

 than was anticipated. Strong features 

 were Ed. Winterson's sweater, Charley 

 McKellar's straw hat and Walter 

 Kreitling's gentle demand for some 

 red violets. The flowers disappeared 

 from the counter with marvelous ra- 

 pidity and business was concluded in 

 short order. 



Chairman Winterson, of the enter- 

 tainment committee is certainly en- 

 titled to much credit for his successful 

 efforts. 



Flowers for the bouquets were con- 

 tributed by various growers and deal- 

 ers, Bassett & Washburn giving 15 of 

 their best Beauties. 



Variouf Items. 



White Daybreak carnations seen at 

 Kennicott Bros. Co. are as fine as one 

 could wish. It certainly is a splendid 

 thing as grown by Mr. Broadbeck. 



A. L. Vaughan has taken an office 

 with W. E. Lynch at 19-21 Randolph 

 St. 



The Executive Committee of the 

 Horticultural Society met again last 

 Monday and took action which will 

 undoubtedly result in securing the 

 Auditorium for the next Chrysanthe- 

 mum show. 



McKellar & Winterson are showing 

 the "Winner" flower pot stand and 

 jardiniere holder. It is very grace- 

 ful in design and can be readily ad- 

 justed to hold any sized plant in any 

 position. It will surely prove very 

 useful. Fire, that started from crossed 

 electric wires, did some damage in the 

 room adjoining this firm's place of 

 business last Tuesday, but no damage 

 was done them except the temporary 

 loss of their electric light. 



Recent Visitors: C. C. PoUworth, 

 Milwaukee; C. W. Ward, Queens, N 

 Y.; F. Dorner, Jr., Lafayette, Ind.; 

 Geo. F. Crabb, Grand Rapids, Mich.; 

 Walter Mott, representing H. A. 

 Dreer; Geo. M. Kellogg, Pleasant Hill, 

 Mo.; W. W. Coles, Kokomo, Ind.; John 

 Bertermann, Indianapolis; H. J. Goe- 

 mans, representing K. J. Kuyk, 

 Belgium; J. M. Gasser, Cleveland, 0. 



There has been a remarkably steady 

 demand for Harrisii ever since Christ- 

 mas, probably due to the large amount 

 of funeral woi'k that has been called 

 for, and this has kept the crop mar- 

 keted right up to date. 



A seedling carnation sent to Bassett 

 & Washburn by the Bertermann Floral 

 Co., of Indianapolis, so closely resem- 

 bled the Lawson that it could easily 

 pass for it. The flower was fully as 



good in every way — in color, size, stem 

 and calyx. 



Aug. Lange has returned from Oma- 

 ha with his bride. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



The week just past has on the whole 

 been a fairly good one, the volume of 

 business keeping up to the normal, 

 with most all varieties of stock in am- 

 ple supply and fairly well cleaned up 

 at asking prices. Roses have perhaps 

 been somewhat slower than other sta- 

 ples, but good stock sells well, with 

 the cheaper grades going slow. Brides 

 and Maids range all the way from $4 

 to ?16 per 100, only a few bringing the 

 higher price. Meteors, 75 cents and $1 

 per doz.; Jacks and Brunners, from $1 

 to ?2 per dozen; Beauties moving rath- 

 er slow at last week's quotations. Car- 

 nations are rather short, the crops be- 

 ing light all round, so that most every- 

 thing is taken at asking prices. Whites, 

 Scotts and the more common varieties 

 will easily bring $2, while strictly 

 choice Flora Hills, Daybreaks, Bon 

 Tons, etc., bring $3 and $4, with Bradts 

 still holding at ?6 per 100. Violets are 

 fast deteriorating in value and qual- 

 ity, 35 cents being about the average 

 for general stock. Lilies are not very 

 plenty and of poor quality, |1 to $1.50 

 is the price; callas very plenty. |1 per 

 dozen, average price; bulb goods of all 

 kinds plenty; $2 to ?3 is the range. 



The Easter Outlook. 



So far as volume of business goes 

 the outlook for Easter is very fiatter- 

 ing, but there is a possibility of some 

 stock being rather short, especially 

 well grown Icmgiflorums, even at this 

 early date everything in sight being 

 taken up and the chances are that 

 enough pot lilies cannot be secured to 

 supply demand, while quality of cut 

 blooms will not be first class. Of our 

 large growers E. Pierce & Sons, and 

 Wm. Edgar are right in it, showing 

 some excellently grown Japan stock, 

 while the Bermuda stock has proved a 

 failure. There will, however, be plenty 

 of azaleas, genistas and other flower- 

 ing plants to fill up the gap, with 

 some very fine specimens of Crimson 

 Rambler rose. 



In cut flowers the call will probably 

 be for lilies, of which the supply will 

 be limited. Roses will be in ample 

 supply, probably bringing the aver- 

 age Easter price. Carnations are off- 

 crop and will probably be a little short, 

 especially of a strictly high grade qual- 

 ity. Violets will be plenty, but are 

 not a popular Easter flower. Hya- 

 cinths, tulips. Von Sions, trumpets, 

 spiraeas, etc., will be plenty and will 

 fill the gap caused by scarcity of sta- 

 ples. 



The News. 



The spring exhibition of the Mass. 

 Horticultural Society will be held this 



week and bids fair to eclipse all former 

 spring shows, several private garden- 

 ers having made a special effort to 

 have their exhibits flrst class. 



Visitors this week are: E. J. Har- 

 mon of Portland, Me., and Paul Berk- 

 owitz of Philadelphia. P. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



Trade has been very quiet the past 

 week, nothing of special importance 

 going on. At the wholesale establish- 

 ments stock accumulated fast and at 

 one time there threatened to be a glut 

 in almost every variety, but a few 

 spring openings came along and stock 

 was sold out at a very low price. The 

 last week of the French opera sea- 

 son at Music Hall no doubt helped the 

 trade somewhat as a great many flow- 

 ers were seen each night. The market 

 has never been better supplied here 

 as to quality, quantity and variety. 

 Prices have been a little low but about 

 up to the mark of previous seasons. 



Roses in all popular sorts bring 

 from $3 to $S; the latter flgure is only 

 for prime stock, such as Brides, Me- 

 teors, Maids and Cainots. Perles and 

 Wootons bring ?3 and $4 for the best. 

 Good Beauties sell at $3 per dozen; 

 short stock from $5 to SIO per 100. 

 Carnations are down a little and good 

 common stock brings $1 and ?1.50; 

 better stock, .|2 and $2.50; white espe- 

 cially in good demand. Violets, small 

 single, sell at 75 cents per 1,000; Cali- 

 fornia, 30 cents per 100, $2.50 in 1.000 

 lots; very light sales for Southern 

 stock. 



Harrisiis are in good demand and 

 not overplentiful and from present in- 

 dications will be scarce for Easter, 

 both plants and cut blooms. Price 

 the past week was $12.50. Callas are 

 plentiful and sell at from $5 to $8; 

 valley, $3; Romans, $2; Dutch hya- 

 cinths, $3; daffs plentiful last week, 

 but a little scarce now. with not much 

 call. They bring $3; single, 50 cents 

 and $1. Smilax is selling well at 

 $12.50. 



Spring plant trade has opened and 

 the growers have taken possession of 

 their usual stalls in Union market ex- 

 hibiting the general run of blooming 

 plants. 



Easter stock is reported by our local 

 growers as being in good shape with 

 no scarcity except Harrisii lilies. The 

 prospects are that demand will be 

 fully up to expectations. 



Notes. 



George M. Kellogg, of Pleasant Hill, 

 Mo., spent Thursday with us on his 

 way home from the executive commit- 

 tee meeting of the S. A. F. at Detroit. 

 Mr. Kellogg reports a pleasant time. 



The Engelman Botanical Club held a 

 meeting Thursday evening at the 

 rooms of the Missouri Historical So- 

 ciety. Messrs Duessner, Retzer, Win- 



