The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



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oceans of paeonies, the latter at this 

 writing ranging from $4 to ?5, though 

 by the end of this week prices are 

 likely to take a tumble. Carnations 

 are exceptionally good and with long 

 wiry stems; the past weather seems 

 to have suited them; $1.00 per hun- 

 dred is about the average top price, 

 however, while big stocks are sold as 

 low as 50 cents, with Scott mostly in 

 favor and bringing the best price. 



Graduating day at the Packer Insti- 

 tute, Brooklyn, and the reception this 

 evening has caused a little extra rush 

 during the day, as from accounts a 

 tremendous lot of flowers are to be 

 used. Packer Institute claims to be 

 the largest seminary in the United 

 States. 



Mr. E. Koffman, of Walden. X. Y., 

 is in town and is superintending the 



Japan goods and tuberoses, and could 

 not supply the demand for California 

 seeds. They hear that sweet peas and 

 all other crops are likely to show a 

 shortage next season owing to the 

 drought and frosts that have been 

 prevalent so far. 



J. M. Thorburn & Co. will move to 

 their Cortlandt street store about the 

 end of the month. In reply to my in- 

 quiry about trade Mr. F. W. Brugg'^r- 

 hof reported "a big improvement over 

 last year." 



Various Notes. 



Mr. William R. Siebrecht, second son 

 of H. Siebrecht, of Siebrecht & Son, 

 will be married tomorrow evening at 

 New Rochelle to Miss Alice May Lent. 

 The decorations will be very elaborate 

 and I hope to send detailed descrip- 

 tion next week. 



growers, wholesalers, and retailers, 

 completely cleaned out of everything 

 in the line of natural flowers, while 

 the trade in dried flowers and designs 

 did not quite come up to expectations. 

 Among the growers stock is not very 

 plenty, but the demand is so light that 

 quotations seem out of place. Roses 

 are down almost to summer prices; in 

 fact, a buyer tor a large lot could al- 

 most name his own figure. Sellers are 

 asking from $3.00 to $6.00 per hun- 

 dred, with extras bringing $8.00. Jacks 

 and Brunners are out of the market, 

 while Beauties are in sufiicient quan- 

 tity to supply the demand, averaging 

 from $2.00 to $4.00 per dozen. Carna- 

 tions are a drug, $2.00 per hundred be- 

 ing an outside figure, while such stock 

 as lilies, stocks, spiraeas, etc., are sold 

 at buyer's prices. 



View at the May Exhibition of the Cincinnati Florists' Society. 



arrangement of his wholesale store, 

 which he will open about July 1 at .">2 

 W. 29th street. Here's success to you, 

 Mr. Smilax King. 



I saw today one of the finest pieces 

 of Cattleya Gigas I have ever seen. 

 The plant, which was only in an 8- 

 inch basket, was on exhibition at the 

 store of MacDonald & McManu.s, who" 

 handle a very complete line of orchid 

 flowers. 



Seed and Bulb Trade. 



Next week, starting June 14th, the 

 Seed Trade Association hold their an- 

 nual convention at Old Point Comfort, 

 Va., and several of the local craft, in- 

 cluding Mr. A. L. Don and Henry 

 Nungesser, will be present. 



H. H. Berger & Co. report a very 

 good spring trade and have no stock 

 left whatever. There has been a large 

 call for tuberous begonias, caladiums, 



Next Monday evening will be '.adies' 

 night at the regular meeting of the 

 New York Florists' Club, and members 

 are invited to bring their wives, "their 

 sisters and their cousins, and their 

 aunts." 



Prof. Elson. of the New England 

 Conservatory of Music, will entertain 

 the members with a lecture on "Mu- 

 sic and Flowers," and a very enjoyable 

 meeting is anticipated. P. S. — Single 

 men may bring their sweethearts. 



Mr. Wadley, of New Brunswick, was 

 a recent visitor. 



BOSTON. 



Review of the Market, 



Decoration trade was entirely satis- 

 factory, in spite of all the wet weather 

 which preceded it. and on Monday ev- 

 erybody had a smile on their face; 



The Plant Trade. 



Only two entire sunny days in the 

 last three weeks is enough to discour- 

 age most anyone, and the plant grow- 

 ers are no exception. It looks now as 

 if the business was either going to 

 come all in a rush, or that we are 

 going to be badly left. Down at the 

 markets, where growers have at this 

 time of the year got rid of one or two 

 loads a day, they have now to cart 

 fully one-half of their load home, 

 while what they do sell is below regu- 

 lation prices. 



At the auction room, there are quan- 

 tities of stock, and of fine quality, but 

 buyers are scarce, all looking for bar- 

 gains, which are in abundance, and 

 our auctioneer gets pretty dry trying 

 to induce visitors to Invest. Usually 

 Decoration week is a banner week for 

 plantsmen, but the rush did not mate- 



