JUNE J5, 1S99 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



49 



matter what variety, will make any 

 box of cut flowers look pretty. Com- 

 mon hardy ferns are often used to the 

 detriment of many flowers. Most of 

 us slap them in with anything, either 

 to fill the box or to make an excuse 

 for greens. If we only would stop to 

 look we would see that there are but 

 few greenhouse flowers which common 

 ferns are suitable companions for. Col- 

 ored water lilies are in and are being 

 used for tank table decorations. Once 

 in a while we are expected to make 

 aquatic scenes, miniature lakes and 

 mountains, etc. If the table is a large 

 one and you are allowed lots of room 

 you can do fine work with various col- 

 ored lilies floating on their own small 

 leaves. The white ones are just com- 

 ing in from Connecticut, and we shall 

 refer to them again. 



Greenhouse roses with a few excep- 

 tions are inferior to the garden ones 

 just now. We shall soon have a scarc- 

 ity of roses of any kind. We need 

 more summer roses in this country, 

 and growers should devise means of 

 supplying that want. One man on 

 Long Island had fine Brunners all last 

 summer; they were the best roses ob- 

 tainable in the New York market, but 

 were inadequate to the demand. Car- 

 nations are plentiful today, many 

 varieties, especially the scarlet, bloom 

 most at this time of the year. Carna- 

 tions are useful now because they are 

 a good keeping flower in warm 

 weather; they will also be scarce later 

 on. We feel the day is fast coming 

 when there will be ho season for any 

 flower, but there will be an ample sup- 

 ly of the most important at any time. 



Plants. 



Aucuba Japonica, surrounded by 

 scarlet geraniums, fills many a tub in 

 New York, and pretty they look. Cro- 

 tons are being used for bedding out 

 and the effect of a good group is 

 charming; plunge them and mix the 

 colors well. Ivy leaf geraniums are 

 used for edging but they make the 

 finest of hanging baskets. Variegated 

 Funkias look well in boxes or vases. 

 A great many nasturtiums are being 

 used in boxes. A few years ago Buf- 

 falo had the reputation of having the 

 best filled window boxes in the United 

 States. Don't forget a large bush or 

 two of tamarix is good to have 'round 

 you; a sprig of its foliage or flower 

 goes well with anything. 



We'll be out in the garden next week 

 and shall tell you what we see in it; 

 in the meantime keep your stock well 

 watered, plants, particularly such as 

 arecas, won't stand any neglect; a 

 good syringing morning and evening 

 is best for all, and a group of palms 

 out in some shady place is a fine thing 

 to look at. IVERA. 



DECORATED VEHICLES. 



Carnivals of Flowers with a parade 

 "f decorated vehicles as a leading fen 

 ture seem to be gaining in popularity, 

 and the florist is occasionally called 

 upon to design decorations of natural 

 flowers in spite of the tendency to use 



paper flowers noted in several cases. 

 The paper flower will soon run its 

 course and the florist will become a 

 more and more important factor in 

 these events. 



The annual "battle of flowers" and 

 floral parade is one of the institutions 

 of the city of Nice, where we believe 

 the floral parade originated, and the 

 accompanying engraving of the winner 

 of the first prize in a recent parade, 

 which we have reproduced from Die 

 Bindekunst. will be of some little in- 

 terest, and possibly suggestive to flor- 

 ists having such decorations to ar- 

 range. 



NEW YORK. 



The Weather. 



• Last week all New Yorkers were 

 imagining themselves in "Cuba. The 

 weather was more than torrid, the 

 thermometer for the most part of the 

 week stood around the hundred mark 

 and the weather bureau gave out the 

 information that it was the warmest 

 June on record, here. All manner of 

 outdoor crops have suffered greatly on 

 account of drouth, there having been 

 very little rain since March. Of course, 

 warm weather has its influences on 

 the florist business just as much as it 

 has betimes on the florist himself. Peo- 

 ple rush out of the city and forget all 

 about flowers, and it's very hard to 

 keep posies for the very few who wish 

 them, and then again that dry, con- 

 tinuous glaring sun rushes out-door 

 flowers so much that many kinds 

 which usually last all through June 

 are even now beginning to get scarce. 

 This is particularly so with Jacques 

 and many other important decorative 

 jewels. 



Auctions. 



Plant auctioneers have been and 

 still continue to be very busy. Elliott 

 disposed ofimmense quantities of mis- 

 cellaneous plants, and Cleary had the 

 Dressel sale at Weehawken, at which 

 good prices were realized, and also the 

 Philadelphia palm sale, which was 

 long winded, though successful. 



If one had greenhouse room and 

 could devote some care to these auc- 

 tion plants, there are often occasions 

 when very good bargains can be made, 

 especially now many plants can be got 

 cheaper than you can import them for 

 in the fall. 



New York Gardeners' Society. 

 The last meeting of the above so- 

 ciety for this season was held at Ter- 

 race Gardens, on Saturday, June 10. 

 There was a very good attendance and 

 lots of enjoyment. The committee had 

 arranged for a small strawberry show 

 and some remarkably fine berries were 

 shown. Wm. Duckham, Madison, N. 

 J., won first prize in the class calling 

 for 3 quarts, 3 varieties; he showed 

 Sharpless, Marshall and Wm. Belt, the 

 latter being extra fine. Wm. Scott, 

 Tarrytown, got second in the same 

 class with Bubach No. 5, Sharpless and 

 Lovett's Early. The same exhibitor 

 won first prize in the class calling for 



2 quarts, 2 varieties, with Bubach No. 

 ."> and Sharpless; he also won first for 

 the best quart of Sharpless. Joseph 

 Manda, South Orange, N. J., exhibited 

 a vase of Brassia verrucosa, which 

 were remarkably well grown, and An- 

 drew Taaffe showed several vases of 

 roses. 



After a short business session, in 

 which' the committee were instructed 

 to arrange for the annual dinner and 

 exhibition in September, refreshments 

 were consulted, and then the bowling 

 alleys were manned. Prizes were of- 

 fered in the last game, but owing to 

 the inexcusable haste of Father Time 

 only five frames could be rolled; even 

 these were rushed, and records were 

 never thought of. There was a desire 

 on the part of many present to organ- 

 ize a permanent bowling club, and this 

 may be done in the near future. Fol- 

 lowing are the five frame scores of the 

 evening: 



Bnrtholomae 311 O'Mara .. 



Owens 26 Scott 



Piorkovsky 4S| Penman . 



Manda 561 Hamilton 



Marshall 811 Donlan 



....104 

 .... 33 

 .... 35 

 .... 49 



62 



Duckham 521 Whvte 25 



Withers 4S[ Marida 54 



Herrington 33 Taaffe 4S 



Leuba 381 Sage 25 



Reynolds 351 Cooke 2S 



McCord 61 Whvte 5t 



Scott 25| Neubrand 29 



P'irst prize, O'Mara; second prize, Mar- 

 shall; third prize, Donlan. 



Market Florists' Association. 



The New York Market Florists' As- 

 sociation held a meeting at 253 Center 

 street Monday evening, June 12, for 

 the purpose of considering the best 

 means of procuring a better market in 

 New York. Only a few of the mem- 

 bers were present, however, and noth- 

 ing definite was done. Some of those 

 in attendance considered it advisable 

 to have vegetables and fruits sold 'in 

 the, same market; this, however, did 

 not meet the. views of some of the 

 prominent growers, and unless greater 

 unity and energy is shown it woHld 

 appear that we must still wait, still 

 continue to buy our small plants by 

 candle light in an isolated part of the 

 city. What we need in New York is 

 the same kind of philanthropy that 

 created Covent Garden, or an un- 

 dauntable missionary who can lead the 

 plant growers into a temple of broth- 

 erly love and prosperity. It is scarce- 

 ly fair to expect the poorest and small- 

 est growers to do all the work. A good 

 plant market would benefit every plant 

 grower, and the project of a suitable 

 market place should be a matter of 

 deep consideration for all. 



Florists' Club Bowlers. 

 The New York Florists' Bowling 

 Club met at their alleys Monday after- 

 noon and reorganized. P. O'Mara was 

 elected captain, vice E. Leuly, who re- 

 signed. J. A. Penman, secretary, and 

 Alex Burns, treasurer. It was decided 

 to continue bowling, but the meetings 

 will be held from 2 to 7 p. m. every 

 Monday afternoon, instead of even- 

 ings, at the same alleys, 57th street 

 and Sixth avenue. Membership dues 

 will be $1 per month, and those having 



