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The Weekly Florists' Review, 



JUNE 23, 1S9S. 



year. They are no great loss, although 

 there are places where they are appro- 

 priate. They were, however, overdone 

 in former years — done to death, like 

 every other fad. 



W. W. Mann, of Guelph, was in town 

 last week on his way home from a visit 

 across the border. B. 



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PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



Business in cut flowers was decidedly 

 lively last week. Now that the elder 

 sisters are safely married, the pretty 

 school girls are the center of attraction 

 for the florist. The commencement ex- 

 ercises are upon us, calling for many 

 tasty arrangements of flowers and 

 sometimes of plants. 



Prices of roses remain unchanged; 

 good stock is eagerly sought. It is re- 

 ally surprising how many blooms are 



used. Carnations are in better demand 

 at from 75 cents to $1 per 100. Some 

 fine Scotts are coming in. Daybreak 

 is yielding to the heat. It is dirficult 

 to keep spider down. McGowan is get- 

 ting small as a rule. 



Sweet peas are too plentiful, proba- 

 bly the only flower that is wasted in 

 quantity. They bring from 25 to 40 

 cents a 100 when fresh and nice. Poor 

 and stale blooms are sold as low as 4 

 cents a 100. Still a great many of them 

 are sold. 



Germantown Hort. Society. 



The June meeting of the German- 

 town Horticultural Society was held in 

 Association Hall on Monday evening. 

 A good deal of excitement was caused 

 by an error in the notices sent out, 

 which announced that a collection of 

 dahlias would be shown. 



The Andorra Nurseries brought a 

 very interesting collection of perenni- 

 als, twenty-three varieties in all. 



Albert Woltemate showed some good 

 caladiums, among them Triumph de 

 Exhibition, a rich, dark • variety in 

 which the colors green and red were 

 charmingly blended. 



The competition for best vase of 

 sweet peas was between two brothers — 

 McGowan — John, who is a gardener to 

 Wm. Bayard, taking first, and Patrick, 

 gardener for C. J. Wister, taking sec- 

 ond. 



Roses grown in open air, six varie- 

 ties, first, John Holmes, gardener to 

 Mrs. J. S. Lovering; second, Frank 

 Smith, gardener to the Misses Nixon. 

 Miss E. R. Johnson and C. J. XVister 

 were each awarded a first premium on 

 strawberries; two varieties, one dish 

 each. 



The exhibition committee reported 

 progress on a show to be held in No- 

 vember. 



After discussing the exhibits and lis- 

 tening to short descriptions from Mes- 

 srs. Redles and Jellett, the meeting 

 adjourned, to meet again on the second 

 Monday in September. 



A Novelty. 



While going up the street a day or 

 two ago I was attracted by a crowd 

 in front of a prominent seed store. The 

 crowd was gathered around a pan of 

 what appeared to be beans, bearing 

 this legend: "We sell beans of every 

 known v-uriety. These are 'Jumping 

 Beans' — 5 cents each, 6 for 25 cents." 



They certainly did hop about in the 

 pan. I touched it gingerly, but no sign 

 of heat or electricity could be found. 



Inquiry inside disclosed the fact that 

 the "beans" had come from an enter- 

 prising dealer in novelties who was 

 said to have brought them from Mex- 

 ico. The seed firm had sold 150 of the 

 beans in two days. It was not stated 

 whether the purchasers expected to get 

 bean stalks from the seed, but it was 

 thought the jumping was due to the 

 spasmodic efforts to escape made by 

 an imprisoned worm. 



Notes. 



John Westcott has returned from a 

 fishing trip. 



The Pennsylvania Horticultural So- 

 ciety's meeting ought to bring out a 

 great display of sweet peas. 



The man who wants a few plants to 

 fill out a bed is closely followed now 

 by the man who wants a few roses to 

 fill out a bench. 



Much discussion is going on as to 

 which paper is the best advertising 

 medium. The Review is the best, ot 

 course, but second place is hard to de- 

 termine. J. W. Y. 



NEW YORK. 



In the Wholesale District. 



" Masterly inactivity " rules the 

 street, and a general feeling of lassi- 

 tude pervades the market. Summer 

 and attending dullness are here in 

 fact, and to see the craftsmen study- 

 ing steamship routes and summer re- 

 sorts is no uncommon occurrence. 

 "We are getting tired of doing noth- 

 ing and shall be glad when the season 

 reopens." is often heard. The past 

 season has been comparatively good, 

 American Beauties being the worst 

 sufferers, perhaps, and general bulb 

 stock, outside of Lily of the Valley. 



Rpses are growing beautifully less 

 each week, and less beautiful, also, 

 and it is getting difficult to find any 

 real good stock free from mildew. Car- 

 nations are selling as low as $2 per 

 1,000, and there are quantities of them, 

 too. Jacks and outdoor roses are let- 

 ting up a little, but the glut of outside 

 stock continues to increase, and with 

 variety, also. A few outdoor sweet 

 peas are to be seen. There are more 

 than enough, however, under glass to 

 go around at this writing. A good 

 deal of herbaceous stock is to be seen, 

 the Coreopsis lanceolata being the 

 most startling. Prices are very poor, 

 however, in this line. Lilium longi- 

 florum sell as low as $1.25 per w:\ 

 flowers, and sell slowly at that. 



There are rumors that a florists' 

 supply house is about to locate in the 

 "district." but at this writing cannot 

 confirm it. 



American Institute. 



At the regular monthly meeting of 

 the horticultural section of the above 

 last Wednesday, hardy flowers and 

 strawberries were the attraction, and 

 a very creditable exhibit resulted. 



Mr. A. Herrington, Madison, exhib- 

 ited his new seedling strawberry, Flor- 

 ham, and was awarded a certificate. 

 W. A. Manda also received certificates 

 for his Wichuraiana hybrids, Gardeni- 

 afiora, Jersey Beauty and Evergreen 

 Gem. 



Siebrecht & Son and John Lewis 

 Childs also had collections of cut 

 herbaceous and other flowers. 



The Oasis Nursery Company also 

 exhibited the new English strawberry. 

 Royal Sovereign, and received the in- 

 stitute certificate. 



A Dinner. 



Last Thursday evening a party of 

 friends sprung a surprise on Mr. Al- 

 fred Dimmock in the shape of an elab- 



