JUNE 14, 19iXi. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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Read This Now! 



We have worked it over 

 for YOIR benefit. 



Per 100 

 Anthemis, Double Yellow 



Marguerite, 2)i-m $3.00 



3 in 6,00 



Alternanthera, 2J^-m., S20 a 



1000 2.50 



Abutilon.Var.Trailing,2!i-in4.00 



Begonia Rex, 2}i-in 4. CO 



4-in 10.00 



Coleus, 2ii-\a 3.00 



Centaurea Gvmnocarpa, 25i* 



2.00 

 3.00 

 5.00 

 S.OO 



Coba;a Scandens, 25i-in 

 3-m 



Draca-na Indivisa, 3-in. 



3'^-in 10.00 



4-in 15.00 



4}^-in 25.00 



5-m 35.00 



6-in 50.00 



Fuchsias, 2}i-in 3.00 



3-in 4.00 



Per 100 

 Fuchsias, Trailing Queen. 



2!i-in 4.00 



Ficus Elastica, 3}<-in., $3 doz. 



Geraniums, Mars, 2-in 4.00 



Mars, 2K-in 6.00 



3in S.OO 



Rose Scented, 2K-ia 3.00 



Mme. Bruant, 2-in 4 00 



S. A. Nutt, 2^-in 3.00 



3-in - O.Oo 



La Favorite, 3-in- 6.00 



2^i-!n 3.00 



Mme. Salleroi, 2-iD 2.00 



2!4-in S2.50 to 3.00 



3-in 8.00 



Ivy, mixed, 2)i-in 3,00 



German Ivy, 2}iin 2.00 



Lobelia, 2-!i-in 2.00 



Maurandva Vine, 2!i-in 200 



Manettia Bicolor. 2Ji-in 3.00 



Nasturtium, Trailing, 2? 4-in, 2,00 



Per 100 



Pyrethrum, Golden Feath- 

 er. 214-in $2.00 



Little Gem, 3}^-in 4.00 



Pansy Plants, in bloom . , 1.50 

 In bud $8 per 1000; l.CO 



Petunias, single, 2i4-in 3.00 



Single, 3in 4.00 



Double, 2}i-in 6.00 



3-in 8.00 



Palm, Washingtoma Fili- 

 fera,23i-in 4.00 



3-in 



Salvia, 1^4'^n . 



3^-in 



Vinca, 2i^-in. 



3!4-in 



4-ia 



5-in 



6.00 

 2.5 1 

 4.00 

 .. 3.00 

 .. 8.00 

 ..10.00 

 . . 15.00 



WRITE US FOR PRICES ON 

 1.000 lOS. 



Rooted Cuttings. 



Per 100 

 Alyssum, Dbl. Giant, $1.00 



Variegated 1.25 



.Abutilon, variegated.. 1.50 

 Ageratum, blue and 



white 1.00 



Princess Pauline ... 1.25 

 Anthemis Cor., (Dbl. 

 Yellow Marguerite). 1.50 



Coleus, per lOoO, $7 80 



Fancy l.CO 



German Iv\ 1.25 



Geraniumsi Swt. Sctd. 1.50 



Assorted 1.50 



Mixed 1.25 



Happy Thought.... 2.00 



Freak of Nature 2.50 



Bronze 1.50 



Per lOo 

 Geraniums, Silver Lf, $1.50 



Mrs. Pollock 2.00 



Mrs. Parker 4.00 



Mme. Salleroi 1.25 



Mars 2.50 



Mme. Bruant 2.00 



Mme. Taylor 2.0O 



Dr. Livingston 2.00 



Irapatiens Sultani. , , . 1.50 



Heliotrope 1.25 



Lemon \erbena 1.50 



Manettia Bicolor.. . ... 1.50 



Pyrethrum, Litl. Gem, 1.50 

 Pelargoniums, mixed, 3.00 



Salvia 1.25 



Stevia Var 1.50 



Vinca Var, $10 per 1000, 1.25 



GREENE & UNDERHILL, Watertown, N.Y. 



Mention The Review wtien you write. 



profitable branch of the trade, and 

 much to the credit of the florists here 

 fewer monstrosities are seen now than 

 were seen two years ago. One of the 

 prettiest designs last week was a mas- 

 sive cross, seven feet high, made en- 

 tirely of white and pink roses and ar- 

 ranged by Arthur Newell. The price 

 he received for this work must have 

 been above the average, as he is al- 

 ready seriously considering a Euro- 

 pean trip this summer. Arthur is a 

 hustler and is generally kept busy 

 making funeral work; knows how to 

 get good prices; derives good revenue 

 from two stares; always has time for a 

 "smile" and to tell a good story. 



H. J. M. 



; flower commission man, is the proud 



' father of a bouncing boy. 



The Republican National Conven- 

 tion, which is to be held in this city 

 next week, will keep a number of flor- 

 ists busy decorating the various club 

 houses throughout the city. 



Peter Govanis, a Greek fakir, was 

 stabbed to death, on Sunday, June 10, 

 by John Bilikis, another fakir. Jeal- 

 ousy, caused by Govanis' success, led 

 to the trouble. R. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



Except for a few wedding decora- 

 tions there has been very little busi- 

 ness the past week. However, this is 

 looked for, more or less, at this season 

 of the year. 



Prices the past week have been as 

 follows: Beauties, 50 cents to $3 per 

 doz.; Brides, Maids, Kaiserins, Mete- 

 ors and Golden Gate, $1 to $6; Perles, 

 $1 to $4 per 100. Carnations, ordinary, 

 50 cents to $1; fancy, $1 to $2. Cat le- 

 yas, 35 to 50 cents; valley, $3 to $4; 

 sweet peas, 10 to 50 cents; cornflowers, 

 25 cents; cuneatum, 75 cents to $1; 

 asparagus, 35 to 50 cents; smilax, 15 to 

 20 cents. 



Notes. 



J. J. Habermehl's Sons had several 

 large wedding decorations as well as a 

 number of commencements the past 

 week. 



W. L. Baker, son of W. J. Baker, has 

 opened a wholesale cut flower commis- 

 sion house at 106 South Sixteenth 

 street, in the rear of F. W. Whitely's 

 retail store. 



Milton Woodroffe, the wholesale cut 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market. 



Trade the past week has been fair 

 with many of our florists, while with 

 others business is reported as very 

 slack. All kinds of cut flowers are 

 still plentiful, but poor in quality. 

 Most of our growers have slacked up 

 in their shipments to market, owing to 

 the poor quality of stock and prices, 

 and are turning their valuable time to 

 good use in making repairs at their 

 various places. 



Prices: American Beauty, 25 cents 

 to $2; Brides and Bridesmaids, 35 to 

 50 cents; Testouts, 25 to 50 cents; Kai- 

 serins and Meteors, 35 cents; Sie- 

 brechts and Perles, 25 to 35 cents; Ce- 

 cil Brunner, I214 cents per doz. Carna- 

 tions, Hobart, fl; Crocker, 75 cents; 

 Schwerin and Bradt, 35 cents; Scott, 

 15 cents; Hill, 20 to 25 cents; Portia, 

 10 cents. Harrisii, $1 to $2.50 per doz.; 

 sweet peas, 50 to 75 cents per doz.; 

 poppies, 25 cents per bunch; aspara- 

 gus, 10 cents per string; smilax, 6 

 cents per string. 



Notes. 



Miss K. Kohen has moved from Sut- 

 ter street to 1227 Polk street. 



Frank Peterson and J. D'Ortiquac 

 have formed a partnership and opened 

 up at 1125 Sutter street. The store will 

 be known as the "Bon Marche." 



E. Schwerin is building one house 

 for carnations, 50x400. 



Chas. Stappenback reports a veiy 

 fine trade on Decoration Day. As a 

 result the "American" florist smiles in 

 his sleep and I suppose takes one when 

 he awakes. J. N. 



ORANGE, N. J. 



Meeting of the N. J. Flori. Society. 



At the meeting of the New Jersey 

 Floricultural Society, on June 6, Mr. 

 Henry Bird of Newark, by special re- 

 quest of the society, exhibited and ex- 

 plained his new self-watering seed, 

 spore, cutting and propagating pot 

 and received not only a certificate as 

 an invention of particular merit but 

 upon the judges' recommendation re- 

 ceived the unanimous endorsement of 

 the society. 



The pot, at first sight, presents the 

 appearance of an ordinary 10-inch 

 flower pot, though not quite so deep. 

 About two inches from the top is a 

 groove encircling the pot and com- 

 municating with the interior through 

 six or eight small holes. This groove 

 •being without lip or flange is inde- 

 structible; lying in this groove and 

 connecting with the reservoir, which 

 is independent of the pot, is a piece of 

 woolen yarn through which the water 

 is conducted by capillary attraction. 

 The supply of water is controlled by 

 raising or lowering the reservoir or by 

 increasing or decreasing the number 

 of holes. 



A few of the advantages claimed 

 are: An even and uniform degree of 

 moisture is maintained; the seeds or 

 spores are not disturbed or displaced 

 by action of the water; every seed' 

 grows; no scum or deposit is formed 

 on the surface of the soil. 



Fern spores, so frequently destroyed 

 during the lichen stages or just before 

 the fronds appear, by the water being 

 poured on their surfaces, grow and 

 flourish. It is particularly adapted to 

 very fine seeds such as azaleas, be- 



