SEPTEMBER 27, 1900. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review, 



499 



Cyrtomium Falcatum. 



A few good asters are seen and the 

 best sell at $1.25 to $2 per 100. Poor 

 grades can't be sold at any price. 



This quality question is getting 

 more and more serious. With an 

 abundance of medium grade stock in 

 the market the poorest will not be 

 considered even by the fakiest fakir, 

 and while in previous years the poor 

 end of a shipment could generally be 

 made to realize a little something, it 

 is now generally a total loss and the 

 grower would have done better to 

 have dumped it himself instead of 

 paying express charges on it. 



Auratum lilies are going very well, 

 the small flowers at $8 to $10 and the 

 large at $12.50 per 100. Smilax is 

 none too good and is rather scarce. 

 Price $1 to $1.50 a dozen. 



In carnations Maceo seems to take 

 well with the buyers. 



Beauties are in better supply and 

 quality, but no notable change in 

 prices. 



Bassett & Washburn get as high as 

 $5 a hundred for their best Meteors 

 and Kaiserins and $1.50 a hundred for 

 their high grade carnations. 



Club Meeting. 



The first regular meeting of the 

 Florists' Club for the season was held 

 last Friday evening. It was devoted 

 to the arranging of a program for the 

 season. A list of subjects was sub- 

 mitted by Mr. Sanders and with some 

 additions this was adopted and names 

 suggested of those whom members 

 thought might prepare papers on the 

 subjects. The program so far as com- 

 pleted appears below. A number of 

 those to whom subjects were assigned 

 were present and accepted and no 

 doubt those not present will accede to 



the wishes of the club. The program 

 follows: , 



Oct. 5. — "The best tulips and hyacinths for 

 forcing and for pot culture," Aug. Jurgens. 

 "How to grow Boston ferns successfully." 

 J. S. Wilson, "The best ferns for filling fern- 

 eries, pans, baskets, etc.," A. McAdams. 



Oct. 19. — "Violets. Is the bottomless pot a 

 success? What are the best new violets? 

 Does it pay to grow single violets and which 

 is the best variety?" Ernest Weber. 



Nov. 2.— "Best method of growing rubber 

 plants," Geo. Wittbold. "The best way of 

 sending cut flowers to market," E. E. Pieser 

 and C. W. McKellar. 



Nov. 16.— "Soils, fertilizers and feeding," W. 

 N. Rudd. "The chrysanthemum, its place in 

 the cut flower market. How many varieties 

 should be grown for cut flowers? What are 

 the best for exhibition purposes? Is the 

 chr>-santhemum as a market flower on the 

 wane? Do the flower shows aid the florists 

 generally?" J. S. Wilson and W. N. Rudd. 



Dec. 7. — "Roses. American Beauties grown 

 in center benches only. Grafted versus own 

 roots for American Beauty and Tea roses. 

 Will the new rose Liberty be a winner? Roses 

 for profit aside from American Beauty, Bride, 

 Maid, Meteor and Perle. Under what condi- 

 tions can roses be grown with profit more 

 than one year?" Luke Collins (foreman for 

 Wletor Bros.) and Geo. Collins (foreman for 

 Peter Relnberg). 



Dec. 21,— "Trials and tribulations of the 

 legitimate florists," Walter Kreitling and P. 

 J. Hauswlrth. 



Jan. 4.— "A succession of plants to keep 

 the greenhouse benches full." John Reardon. 



Jan. 18.— "Carnations. Is the bottomless pot 

 a success In carnation culture? What new 

 varieties of the season give the most profit? 

 Is early lifting In the summer preferable?" 

 James Hartshorne. 



Feb. 1. — "Iron construction of greenhouses 

 versus wood," W. N. Rudd. "Saving of space 

 and other benefits of the iron gutter and Iron 

 posts," Geo. M. Garland. 



Feb. 15. — "How to grow mignonette success- 

 fully and what varieties to grow." E. Buett- 

 ner. "The best bedding geraniums of the 

 present day," Edwin Kanst. 



Mar. 1,— "The florist's business of today 

 compared with that of twenty years ago," 

 Aug. Dresel and Edgar Sanders. 



Mar. 15, — "The easiest way to force lily of 

 the valley," H, N, Bruns and Aug, Jurgens. 



April 5,— "Hardy herbaceous flowers suitable 

 for the cut flower market," G. Swenson and 

 D, F. Hawkes. 



April 19— "The paeony. its place In the cut 

 flower market and the best varieties," Chas. 

 Klehm and Flint Kennlcott. 



The secretary reported that he had 

 not yet had any responses to his let- 

 ters to the florists of Galveston. 



Walter Kreitling reported that he 

 had a "nice, quiet time" at New York. 



A Special Meeting. 

 The following notice, signed by 

 President Hartshorne and attested by 

 Secretary McKellar, has been issued: 

 "By request of members I hereby call a 

 special meeting of the club and florists 

 generally for Saturday, September 

 29th, at 11 o'clock a. m., sharp, at 

 the Sherman House club room, second 

 floor, to take action towards assisting 

 brother florists at Galveston, Texas. 

 Every florist should be represented at 

 this meeting." The Sherman House 

 has kindly made no charge for the 

 use of the club room on this occasion. 



Various Items. 



Many fine fancy carnations are com- 

 ing in from Bassett & Washburn's big 

 range at Hinsdale. They have been 

 cutting fine flowers from inside for 

 quite a while, as they bench their 

 plants early. Their several 600-foot 

 carnation houses are a splendid sight 

 now, and they seem to have succeed- 

 ed in solving the problem of how to 

 grow all extra grade blooms. The 

 stock in their immense range of rose 

 houses is also in the finest possible 

 condition, and the product is first- 

 class right through. It is remarkable 

 how they succeed in keeping up their 

 high standard of quality in spite of 

 the great additions of new glass to re- 

 ceive attention. Thorough organiza- 

 tion is undoubtedly largely responsi- 

 ble for this uniform success. Both 

 Mr. Bassett and Mr. Washburn have 

 had extended experience in the hand- 

 ling of large forces of men. 



The Rockafellow greenhouses at 

 Maywood, containing about 25,000 feet 

 of glass, have been purchased by Al- 

 bert F. Amling, of the same place. 

 He will use the material in building a 

 large addition to his own place next 

 spring. 



The Harms Park Floral Co. now 

 have seven houses rebuilt and planted 

 with carnations, which are looking 

 well. The space under the benches is 

 given to mushroom beds, so a crop 

 will be taken from both on and un- 

 der the benches. They will erect a 

 range of rose houses at once and Mr. 

 Tauch is pushing the work as rapidly 

 as possible in an endeavor to get 

 things in shape before steady cold 

 weather sets in. 



Kennicott Bros. Co. have contracted 

 for thirty tons of old newspapers to 

 be used in packing shipments this 

 season, and have seven tons already 

 on hand. 



The Currie Bros., of Milwaukee, 

 were recent visitors. 



Welter & Thill, who started up at 

 South Evanston not long ago. have 

 seven houses in carnations and are 

 sending some extra fine blooms to 

 Budlong that bring $1.50 a hundred. 



