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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



AUGUST 2or 



CALADIUMS FREE OF DUTY. 

 By a decision of the U. S. General 

 Appraisers at New York, Aug. 11, cala- 

 dium bulbs are entitled to free entry 

 under paragrapli 656, act of 1897, as 

 nonedible bulbs. Following is the 

 text of the decision: 



BKFORE THE U. S. GENERAL. APPRAIS- 

 ERS AT NEW YORK. AUGUST 

 11. 1S98. 

 In the matter of the protest,, 32696f-2212, of 

 Hensel, Bruckmann & Lorbacher, against 

 the decision of the coUector of customs at 

 New York as to the rate and amount of 

 duties chargeable on certain merchandise, 

 imported per Arabia, and entered Febru- 

 ary 25. 1898. 

 Ol-inion by WILKINSON, General Appraiser. 

 The goods are caladium bulbs. The ap- 

 praiser states in his report that "The cala- 

 dium is a plant which is used for orna- 

 mental and decorative purposes, and is cul- 

 tivated for its beautiful foliage." He ac- 

 cordingly returned the merchandise as dutiable 

 ;U 25 per cent under paragraph 251, act of 

 July, 1897. 



In assessing duty in accordance with this 

 return, the collector expresses the opinion 

 that upon the appraiser's report the mer- 

 chandise is exempt from duty under para- 

 graph G56, as claimed in the protest, but that 

 the assessment was made in order to obtain 

 an authoritative decision from the Board. 



Botanists (see Paxton's Botanical Diction- 

 ary, p. 96) confirm the appraiser's statement 

 that the caladium is cultivated for its foliage. 

 Paragraph 251 provides for "orchids, palms, 

 dracaenas, crotons and azaleas, tulips, hya- 

 cinths, narcissi, jonquils, lilies, lilies of the 

 valley, and all other bulbs, bulbous roots, or 

 which are cultivated for their flow- 



corms, 

 ers." 

 The 

 grapl: 



aladii 



not named in the para- 

 and it is a bulb cultivated not for its 

 flowers, but for its foliage. It is, therefore, 

 not dutiable under paragraph 251. 



We find that the goods are nonedible bulbs 

 not otherwise provided for, and we sustain 

 the claim that they are entitled to free admis- 

 sion under paragraph 656. 



HUNT'S REVIEW OF THE CHICAGO MAR- 

 KET. 



Spasmodic conditions prevail, one day see- 

 ing the market very well cleaned up and the 

 next glutted. Local trade is fairly good and 

 very few of the retailers are complaining. 

 Regular shipping is fair with transient orders 

 mostly for funeral work, hence white stuff is 

 somewhat short. 



Yuung rose stock looks better every day 

 and gives promise of an exceptionally fine 

 crop the coming season, Brides and Maids 

 being ahead of others. Perle cut from old 

 plants are now as fine as have been in this 

 market in the past year. Carnations looked 

 rather the worse for wear after these recent 

 heavy showers, but the plants needed rain 

 and we are not complaining. 



The aster crop is in full force, many fine 

 specimens being in the markets. Sweet peas 

 are abundant, but are running smaller and 

 poorer in color. The volume of business is 

 about the same as last year with somewhat 

 smaller receipts. 



Chicago, August 22, 1898. 



THE MEANEST MAN. 



The meanest man has been found. 

 He was wealthy, of course. His wife 

 died and sorrowing friends sent many 

 floral emblems to the funeral. He aft- 

 erward visited the florist who supplied 

 most of the flowers, and wanted a com- 

 mission. The florist wanted to kick 

 him out of the store, but didn't dare to. 

 The more he thinks of it the sorrier 

 he is that he didn't. 



WHEN you want paper flower boxes 

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 are used by leading florists and give 

 excellent satisfaction as well as being 

 reasonable in price. 



SAMIEL S. PENNOCK, 



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