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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



NOVEMBER 17, ISs*": 



Wm. Nicholson, of Framingham, 

 and M. Patten, of Tewkesbury, at- 

 tended the Mum show at Philadelphia. 

 P. 



CORRECTION. 



The item stating that Mr. Thos. F. 

 Galvin had purchased the entire 

 "stock" of my new carnation, Mrs. 

 Thos. W. Lawson, was based upon er- 

 ror. It was not the stock that was 

 sold, but the entire "cut" of flowers. 



The wholesale price of Lawson was 

 given as $2 per 100 in one of the trade 

 papers recently. This also is mis- 

 leading, as Lawson has never yet been 

 sold at anything like so low a figure 

 and will not be for some tim% yet. 

 PETER FISHER. 



Ellis, Mass. 



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The Market. 



This is the long looked for Horse 

 Show week, but it is not what it used 

 to be, still prices, especially violets, 

 have gone away up, just as high as 

 they ever were in the past. My advice 

 to those who know how, is get to 

 growing violets, for there is lots of 

 money in it; they are bringing all 

 sorts of prices, from ?1 to $2. Roses, 

 too, are beginning to stiffen, and are 

 quoted from ?1 to $6 for Brides, Maids, 

 Meteors, etc. Beauties are bringing 

 from $1 to $3 for fairly good stock; 

 Valley, $2 to $3; Carnations, 75 cents 

 to $1.50. 



Mums are much cheaper, and can be 

 got at one's own price. Orchids are 

 plentiful, but maintain good prices. 

 Oncidiums and dendrobes are 4 and 5 

 cents a flower, cattleyas, 40 cents; cy- 

 pripediums, 6 to 12, D. formosum, 20 

 to 25 cents. There is not much worth 

 recording, only that the florists' win- 

 dows are filled with floral horses, sad- 

 dles, horse shoes and all sorts of 

 horsey affairs. 



Two new mums were before the 

 Committee, last Saturday. Col. Ap- 

 pleton, by MacDonald, Riverdale, N. 

 Y. — 92 points; Mile. Lucie Faure, by 

 F. R. Pierson Co., Tarrytown, X. Y.— 

 86 points. 



The Florist Club. 



A well attended, and most interest- 

 ing meeting of the above Club was 

 held at their rooms, 19 West 27th 

 street, on Monday, November 14th. 

 Live subjects were discussed in a 

 most intelligent manner, and there 

 was, we are glad to say, an almost to- 

 tal absence of show off oratory, and 

 parliamentary obstruction tactics; 

 were there more such meetings it 

 would be better tor the Club, and 

 worth more than its present dues to 

 belong to it. 



Wm. Siebrecht read a short practi- 

 cal essay on The Cultivation of Bulbs 

 (which will be found elsewhere in 

 these columns), and the discussion 

 which followed brought out most im- 

 portant facts — beacon lights, so to 

 speak, pointing towards Columbia 

 growing her own bulbs. In his paper, 

 Mr. Siebrecht stated that the matter 

 of wages was a great obstruction to 

 the cultivation of bulbs here. 



Mr. O'Mara said the wage bugaboo 

 had been raised as an excuse for indif- 

 ference on many occasions. He cited 

 the case of budded roses 15 years ago, 

 90 per cent of which were imported; 

 he said growers asserted then that 

 roses could not be budded here in 

 competition with Europe, on account 

 of high wages, whereas to refute this 

 he said, "We bud roses in this coun- 

 try now better than they do In Europe, 

 and home grown stock brings a better 

 price than foreign goods, which we 

 outsell. General nursery stock is sold 

 cheaper here than in Europe, whilst 

 our wages are higher." 



Several members stated that the 

 American laborer accomplished twice 

 the amount of work of the European 

 laborer, and whilst his wages were 

 higher, he more than repaid for it by 

 the work done. 



Mr. John H. Taylor thought that ten 

 years from now California would be 

 exporting Holland bulbs. Mr. Sie- 

 brecht stated that he had been exper- 

 imenting with bulbs for 20 years, and 

 whilst they grew faster here, still his 

 ground got too hard and dry for 

 them in Summen He was of the opin- 

 ion, however, that Great South Bay, 

 L. I., was similar to the land of Hol- 

 land, and was capable of growing all 

 the bulbs necessary for the United 

 States. 



Mr. C. H. Allen said the finest Hol- 

 land bulbs were already being exten- 

 sively grown on Long Islan'd. He 

 knew of 150 acres being devoted to 

 such. The land was 3 feet above sea 

 water tide, and admirably suitable vo 

 bulb cultivation. 



Mr. W. A. Manda was of the opin- 

 ion that the South Jersey Coast, par- 

 ticularly round Atlantic City and Cape 

 May, was capable of producing bulbs 

 equal to any in the world. Capital 

 and patience were all that are re- 

 quired. 



North Carolina and Virginia were 

 named as suitable soil and climates 

 for successful bulb culture, and it was 



the general opinion that inasmuch as 

 we are already exporting callas. tube- 

 roses, gladiolus, and many other bulbs, 

 we should soon be able to grow all 

 our own bulbs. Mr. Esler spoke of 

 the grand display of Washington 

 grown bulbs at the last convention of 

 the 3. A. F., and informed the meer- 

 ing that these were being experiment- 

 ed with at the U. S. Gardens in Wash- 

 ington, D. C. 



There were several interesting ex- 

 hibits at the meeting, W. A. Manda 

 filled the center of the hall with a 

 grand collection of 112 varieties of 

 ferns, and 10 varieties of asparagus. 

 The exhibit was greatly admired; the 

 judges awarded it 85 points. Mr. Man- 

 da deserves the Club's gold medal, 

 were it ten times more valuable, for 

 his monthly exhibits have been a life 

 spark to the Club. Mr. John H. Tay- 

 lor exhibited his new hybrid tea rose. 

 Admiral Dewey, which is a sport from 

 Madame Caroline Testout, and much 

 similar to the white La France, giv- 

 ing promise of a great future. 



Mr. E. Asmus also showed a vase of 

 his new rose. Liberty; the Awards 

 Committee reported that they had in- 

 spected this rose growing in Mr. As- 

 mus' greenhouses, and found It all 

 that was claimed tor it, vigorous con- 

 stitution, beautiful fragrant fiowers of 

 lasting qualities, and they unhesita- 

 tingly recommended it a certificate of 

 merit. Mr. Asmus, on being asked 

 for the parentage of the rose, said: 

 "Every one knew that George Wasr- 

 ington was the Father of Liberty." It 

 is auspicious that this Liberty was 

 born in Ireland, and the writer loves 

 it all the more for it. 



Mr. John N. May exhibited several 

 new seedling chrysanthemums of great 

 merit. 



A discussion was had on the de- 

 tention of florists' importations by the 

 Custom House authorities, and com- 

 plaint was made that much stock was 

 being ruined. The Legislative Com- 

 mittee of the S. A. F. was asked to 

 take the matter in hand. Mr. O'Mara 

 wishes every florist or nurseryman, 

 who has had cause to complain of his 

 stock being injured by the Customs 

 authorities, to write him at 35 Cort- 

 landt street, New Y-ork, giving full 

 particulars and data, so that the Com- 

 mittee will be able to lay the matter 

 properly before the heads of the de- 

 partment. 



The Board of Trustees recommend- 

 ed that the initiation fee be reduced 

 from $5 to $1, and Mr. Alex. Burns 

 gave notice that he would move such 

 as an amendment to the by-laws at 

 next meeting. The Trustees also re- 

 commended that the annual dinner be 

 the usual $5 affair, and the matter 

 was referred to the Dinner Committee. 

 Mr. O'Mara gave notice that he would 

 move the following amendment to the 

 by-laws, "That candidates nominated 

 for ofl[ice, who receive a clear majori- 

 ty on nomination, shall be declared 

 elected." 



