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The Weekly Florists' Revie\^» 



MARCH 30, 1S99. 



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It was decided that anyone desiring 

 to register the name of a living per- 

 son as a title for a new plant be re- 

 quired to obtain the previous consent 

 of the party. On the subject of a na- 

 tional charter the coi..,r.utee favored 

 united effort to procure such at the 

 next session of Congress. 



With one exception the entire exec- 

 utive board was present and the two 

 days of earnest discussion of many 

 matters pertaining to tne society's 

 welfare cannot fail to bring about sub- 

 stantial results. 



WM. J. STEWART, 

 Secretary. 



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BOSTON. 



Review of the Market. 



With the rapidly approaching East- 

 er holidays, and the over abundance of 

 dark, gloomy weather, making staples 

 rather scarce, the tendency has been 

 to improve the general tone of the 

 market, and all classes of cut flowers 

 have sold fairly well all the week. Car- 

 nations are scarce. Roses in quantity 

 to supply the demand. Bulb stock 

 forms the bulk of goods offered for 

 sale, selling at the average prices. 



Roses of the Bride and Maid class 

 are still held at last week's quotations, 

 but will probably be advanced early 

 next week. Beauties are not so much 

 in demand as they have been, the ever- 

 popular Jack and Brunner now being 

 an item in the rose line. Beauties 

 range from $6 per 100 to $6 per dozen; 

 Jacks from ?1 to $2 per dozen. Car- 

 nations have ranged high all the week, 

 $3 per 100 being the asking price for 

 average stock and running from that 

 to $8 for choicest fancies. The cool 

 weather has been very favorable for 

 the violet growers and quality still 

 holds good; 50 cents per 100 is an av- 

 erage price; bulb stock, ranging from 

 $2 to $3 per 100. Lilies, mostly Harri- 

 siis, from ?1.50 to $2 per dozen. Pots 

 are held at 1.5 cents each bloom, 

 counting everything; Callas, $1 per 

 dozen; valley, $2 to $4 per 100; smilax 

 very scarce, $3 per dozen. 



The Spring Exhibition. 



The annual spring sliow of plants 

 and cut bloom, was held by the Mass. 

 Horticultural Society on March 21 to 

 24 inclusive, and some fine specimens 

 of plants were shown, but as a whole 

 exhibits were not equal to those of for- 

 mer years, the cut blooms especially 

 being few in number and with no 

 great extent of varieties. Among the 

 craft, the interest centered on the rose 

 r.nd carnation blooms, but competition 

 was not very keen. Prizes, etc., were 

 awarded as follows: For vase 100 

 blooms, carnations. 1st to M. A. Pat- 

 ten, Tewksbury; 3d to Mrs. B. M. Gill. 

 Twenty-flve blooms, crimson, 1st to M. 

 A. Patten, with Mangold. Twenty-five 

 blooms, dark pink, 1st to Wm. Nich- 

 olson, with Joost; 2d to M. A. Patten, 

 with same variety. Twenty-five blooms 

 of light pink, 1st to Wm. Nicholson, 

 with Daybreak; 2d to Mrs. E. M. Gill, 

 with same variety. Twenty-five blooms 

 scarlet, 1st to M. A. Patten, with Bon 

 Ton. Twenty-five blooms white. 1st 

 to Wm. Nicholson, with White Cloud; 

 2d, to same, with Evelina. Twenty-five 

 blooms yellow variegated. 1st to Wm. 

 Nicholson, with Eldorado. Twenty- 

 five blooms white variegated, 1st to 

 Wm. Nicholson, with Bradt; 2d to M. 

 A. Patten, with the same. Mr. L. E. 

 Marquisee of Syracuse, N. Y., was 

 awarded a silver medal for a vase con- 

 taining some elegant blooms of The 

 Marquis. Mr. Fisher exhibited some 

 excellent blooms of The Lawson. Mr. 

 W. H. Elliott had some very fine 

 Brides and Maids, receiving two first 

 prizes. Mrs. B. P. Cheney obtained 2d 

 for Brides and John McFarland first 

 for a nice vase of Brunners. Chas. H. 

 Souther was awarded 1st for a collec- 

 tion of cut blooms of hybrid perpet- 

 uals. For violets, H. Demaresque was 

 awarded 1st for 100 blooms of Lady 

 Hume Campbell; A. H. Thorndike 2d 

 for 100 blooms Marie Louise; W. L. 

 Minor 1st for 100 blooms any other 

 double, with Imperial; for 100 blooms 

 single, 1st to H. Rand, with Prin- 

 cess of Wales; 2d to Mrs. John L. 

 Gardner, with La France. 



The exhibition of plants was more 

 extensive, but was confined to bulb 

 stock mostly, very creditable displays 

 being made by W. S. Ewell. who re- 

 ceived several prizes. The Bussey In- 

 stitute, Dr. G. C. Weld and others. For 

 other plants other than bulbs, Dr. 

 Weld received 1st and 2d for a speci- 

 men plant. Indian azalea. For ericas, 

 6 plants, 3 species, 1st to the Bussey 

 Institute. For specimen orchid, 1st to 

 J. B. Rothwell; 2d to Edward Butler; 

 3d to L. Whiting. For specimen plant 

 of climbing rose, 1st to C. H. Souther. 

 Collection hardy fiowering plants, two 

 prizes to the Bussey Institute. Some 

 nice cyclamens were shown by Dr. C. 

 G. Weld, he receiving first in two en- 

 tries, and J. S. Baily 1st on single 

 plant. C. H. Souther had some fine 

 specimens of cinerarias of both the 

 older type and Stellata receiving prizes 



on both of them. W. A. Manda ex- 

 hibited Begonia Vernon, the new dou- 

 ble flowering type, receiving honorable 

 mention; also receiving a first class 

 certificate for a plant of Oncidium St. 

 Legerianum. Mr. Edward Souther 

 made a fine display of different va- 

 rieties of orcliids, receiving a gratuity. 



The News. 



Rose growers have been much in- 

 terested in the Liberty, a vase o£ 

 which has been in Galvin's all the 

 week. It looks now as though the 

 days of the Jack and Meteor were 

 numbered. 



The outlook around the Hub for next 

 season, seems to be very flattering, 

 several growers are making prepara- 

 tions to increase their facilities. 



It is rumored that N. P. McCarthy & 

 Co., the wholesalers, have leased the 

 greenhouses of Mr. Thomas H. Meade, 

 at Dorchester, Mass. 



Visitors this week are: W. A. Man- 

 da, S. Orange, N. J.: Jas. Killen, rep- 

 resenting C. H. Joosten, New York; F. 

 L. Atkins, Short Hills, N. J.; L. B. 

 Craw, of the Lord & Burnham Co., 

 New York. P. 



CHICAGO. 



The Market. 



The unfavorable weather has con- 

 tinued and on only one or two days 

 during the past week has the sun 

 showed his face. As a result the sup- 

 ply continues to shorten and prices to 

 stiffen. Outside quotations are pretty 

 sure to prevail generally for Easter 

 and extra grade stock may go higher 

 than the top figures, especially on 

 roses. The commission man will in all 

 likelihood be forced to take advantage 

 of the line "subject to change without 

 notice" that he inserts in his price- 

 lists. 



Bulb stuff is going better on account 

 of the shortage of other stock. The 

 lily situation is still uncertain though 

 indications seem more tavorable to a 

 fairly good supply. 



Most all the growers are off crop 

 with their roses, but Wietor Bros, say 

 they will have a crop about right, in 

 both roses and carnations. 



A glimpse into the cool room of Ken- 

 nicott Bros. Co. on Tuesday disclosed 

 a large quantity of fine stock. "But 

 it's all sold," said Manny Pieser when 

 asked where the shortage was here. 



Nearly all the dealers report their 

 supply as already oversold. 



Variouf Items. 



The subject suggested for the next 

 meeting of the Florists' Club, to be 

 held April 7, is a review of the Easter 

 trade. At the meeting on April 21 it 

 is expected to have a paper from Prof. 

 Caldwell, of the University of Chicago, 

 on "The relation of bacteria to soils 

 and plant nutrition." 



Mr. A. McAdams has been danger- 



