SEPTEMBER 22, 1S9S. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



443 



cott had a eucharis with 417 flowers or 

 W. A. Manda had a Phalaenopsis ania- 

 bilis in a o-incli pot witli a spray of 

 flowers 11 feet long, or Mr. J. S. Wil- 

 son, of Illinois, had raised a bright 

 blue canna, or J. Habermehl, of Phila- 

 delphia, had invented a frost and fire 

 proof bag to transport (not bowling 

 balls) but decorative plants to and 

 from parties when the thermometer 

 was 1(1 below zero, or lastly, if friend 

 Beneke could give us valuable points 

 on store management. 



It seems when reading the trade pap- 

 ers of the last few days that a perfect 

 tidal wave of bowling has struck the 

 whole horticultural world of this 

 Western Hemisphere. We expect to 

 see it break out in Toronto, Hamilton, 

 Montreal and Ottawa, Canada, next, 

 for in the latter town there is a vete- 

 ran who would rather bowl than eat. 

 What does it all mean? The old fools 

 are affected as badly as the young, 

 and men blessed with more than an 

 average amount of brains would soon- 

 er discuss bowls than bulbs. 



If this is going to last I give notice 

 our hard working boys of Buffalo will 

 also lend themselves to this pastime 

 and will form a club that will be in- 

 vincible. We will practice every week 

 till next August and will bring out a 

 lot of young blood that inherits the 

 skill of their sires and we will have a 

 team that will average I'OO per man on 

 regulation alleys, for outof more than 

 3tXi alleys in this city, there is 

 none but regulation. We will get 

 bowling suits and shoes, called 

 sneakers, made for bowling, which 

 is no detriment if you can bowl, 

 but little help if you can't. We 

 will — well we have already. To beat 

 a few florists at the game is nothing, 

 but to come out on top of several 

 thousand experts of all ages, sexes and 

 nationalities is something we do feel 

 proud of; 203, don't mention such a 

 score, 242 on regulation alley, should 

 win a prize — nothing less. We are 

 bowling mad, and it has been forced 

 on us: now look out. W. S. 



PHILADELPHIA. 

 The Market. 



After enjoying a week of cool weath- 

 er with sometimes 5(1 degrees at night, 

 tropical heat has returned with a 

 rather discouraging effect on business. 

 There is something, not a great deal, 

 doing in the stores. The growers are 

 seen with an occasional part load of 

 plants and many of them with a box 

 or two of flowers to feel the pulse of 

 the market. The commission houses 

 are doing, I am glad to say, some ship- 

 ping and, 1 am sorry to say, more 

 faking. For the former trade carna- 

 tions are v.'anted, especially colored. 

 The price is .")<> cents to $1 a hundred, 

 the stock offered chiefly rather short 

 outdoor grown blooms, though W. J. 

 Baker has some that have been in the 

 houses all season and still flower. The 

 fakirs clear up the asters, tuberoses 

 and other things at song prices. 



Roses are a little affected by the 

 heat and are not so good as a week 

 ago. The price is low — .'i;2 a hundred 

 is fair for ordinary Brides, Maids and 

 Meteors, P and $4 for extra nice 

 stock, generally Kaiserin. Beauty is 

 worth from 75 cents to $1.25. It might 

 be better it some of the roses were 

 pinched off, especially the teas. With 

 money so scarce around greenhouses 

 after the long, dull summer it is small 

 wcmder that the temptation to try. to 

 sell something is too great for some 

 of us. 



Swainsoua is in fair demand for fu- 

 neral work. This flower appears to 

 have come to stay. It can be grown 

 almost anywhere if the soil be only 

 poor enough and can nearly always be 

 sold, often with short stems, a rare 

 thing nowadays. 



Germantown Horf. Society. 



The Germantown Horticultural So- 

 ciety opened the fall season with its 

 September meeting on Monday night. 

 There was a fine group of decorative 

 plants, including dracaenas, ferns and 

 aralias — Albert Woltemate's — and 

 some well grown tomatoes, but on the 

 whole the exhibits were not up to the 

 mark either in quality or quantity. An 

 improvement is expected at the Octo- 

 ber meeting. Dahlias were disappoint- 

 ing. There was a collection of wild 

 flowers from George Redles, Jr.; that 

 gentleman talked entertainingly about 

 them and also on some of the other ex- 

 hibits. 



The horticultural world here has 

 been discussing the rebuke given by 

 one writer of cultural notes to another 

 for his unsound advice, violating one 

 of nature's laws. This rebuke has 

 since been susitained by the greatest 

 recognized authority in this country. 

 It goes to show that horticultural jour- 

 nals should be extremely careful whom 

 they employ to write for them on cul- 

 tural topics. Ignorance or carelessness 

 on the part of this class of writers will 

 go far towards destroying the value of 

 the journal to which they contribute. 



Notes. 



Philadelphia's new commission man, 

 George M, Moss, has secured a num- 

 ber of consignors who are shipping to 

 him now with promises of more later 

 when they begin cutting. 



William J. Baker flnds his present 

 quarters small for his business. Car- 

 nations are coming in better and sell 

 well. 



Samuel S. Pennock has just returned 

 to his work. Edward Reid is expected 

 this week from the west. 



W. P. Craig states there will be .".ii 

 per cent more carnations planted 

 around here this season than last. This 

 is certainly surprising, most of the 

 large growers having dropped them. . 

 The explanation will probably be that 

 this circuit includes Chester County 

 and Lancaster, who feed the local mar- 

 ket. 



The Florists' Gun Club defeated the 

 Claymont Gun Club at the Penn Rock 



Company nurseries. Silverdale. on Sat- 

 urday, in a team match, six men a side 

 each shooting at 25 targets, by a score 

 of 113 to H14. The Gun Club team con- 

 sisted of Messrs. Anderson, Burton, 

 Cartledge, Colflesh, G. Craig and Har- 

 ris. Mr. George Craig seems a true 

 mascot. J. W. Y. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. 



Plant Registry. 



Notice is hereby given that in ac- 

 cordance with instructions voted at the 

 convention in Omaha, a registry book 

 is now open at the secretary's oillce, 

 and all persons having new varieties 

 of plants t"> which they propose to give 

 distinctive names are informed that 

 said names, with full descriptions of 

 the varieties to which they are given, 

 may be registered in the ottice of the 

 secretary. Priority of notice shall be 

 considered as securing to any appli- 

 cant the exclusive right to the use of 

 any name as applied to one variety of 

 any particular species, it having been 

 flrst ascertained, after due inquiry, that 

 said name is not already in use as ap- 

 plied to any variety of the same spe- 

 cies already introduced and the rules 

 of the society regarding such registra- 

 tion having been complied with. Upon 

 the completion of such registration due 

 announcement of the fact, together 

 with full descriptive notes and details 

 necessary for the identification of said 

 variety will be made through all Amer- 

 ican horticultural trade papers and the 

 Society of American Florists will 

 thereafter do all in its power to pro- 

 tect the privilege of the individual or 

 firm making such registry to the ex- 

 clusive use of the title as registered. 



Parties desiring to take advantage of 

 these provisions will please communi- 

 cate with the secretary and all infor- 

 mation desired will be promptly given. 



Concession to Members. 



All members of the S. A. F. are here- 

 with informed that by virtue of their 

 membership in this organization they 

 are entitled to membership in the Na- 

 tional Florists' Board of Trade upon 

 payment of an amount two dollars 

 less than the regularly authorized and 

 advertised rates. Application for mem- 

 bership under this privilege should be 

 made to Mr. C. S. Loder, Secretary Na- 

 tional Florists' Board of Trade, 271 

 Broadway, New York City, the appli- 

 cant being prepared to show that he is 

 in good and regular standing in the 

 S. A. F., and the concession will also 

 be available for past members of the 

 Board who, upon renewal, are mem- 

 bers of the S. A. F. 



WM. J. STEWART, Secretary. 



(u Bromfield St., Boston, Mass. 



CORRECTION. 



In our general introduction No. 8. 

 portrait No. 2i;i is that of Mr. C. F. 

 Elley (not Ellery), Baker City, Ore- 

 gon. The insertion of the extra letter 

 was a typographical error. 



