72 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



rival of a heavy recruit from Liverpool, 

 where he has served upon the police 

 force. Being badly burned out of house 

 and home, he determined to try bis 

 fortune in the land where the honest ef- 

 forts of his five brothers are so suc- 

 cessful. He is big enough to hold down 

 any remarks he may make, but Uncle 

 Sam's farm has use for many more of 

 that kind of stock, even if they do take 

 up a little room. 



The daily papers give glowing ac- 

 counts of the first exhibition in the 

 new horticultural hall. The exhibition 

 is for art alone, no prizes being given 

 and participants are vying with each 

 other to secure best effects. 



In order to prepare the material for 

 his heavy Boston & Main railroad order, 

 J. W. Howard has been utilizing the 

 John Dane place at West Medford for 

 a month or two. His Winter Hill and 

 his Woburn houses are also overrun 

 with an immense amount of stock which 

 is all sold. 



Carl J. Dane has been suff'ering with 

 Bright's disease for some little time and 

 is unable to work regularly. 



J. S. M.\NTEE. 



NEW YORK. 



Qub Meeting. 



There was a fairly good average at- 

 tendance at the Florists' Club meeting 

 on Monday night, and those who were ab- 

 sent have cause to regret it for the en- 

 tertainment committee had provided one 

 of the best programs in many years. 

 Mr. John K. L. M. Farquhar, of Boston, 

 Mass., delivered a most interesting illus- 

 trated lecture on "The Peoples, Cus- 

 toms and Flora of the Hawaiian Islands." 

 Mr. Farquhar handled his subject in a 

 masterly manner, showing a remarkable 

 acquaintance with every detail. Some 

 HO views were thrown on the canvas, 

 illustrating the magnificent scenery and 

 resources of the islands. It would ap- 

 pear that in addition to the majority of 

 our most beautiful commercial green- 

 house plants, there are a numberless 

 class of plants growing wild on these 

 islands which deserve extensive cultiva- 

 tion. 



From the views shown, and the re- 

 marks made, the lecturer succeeded in 

 convincing his audience that, in the 

 acquisition of the Hawaiian Islands the 

 United States had procured a horticul- 

 tural paradise of unlimited possibilities. 

 Experiments were being made in lily cul- 

 ture, and the trial fields of Harrisiis and 

 longifiorums shown went far to prove 

 Mr. Farquhar's assertion that these bulbs 

 could be grown better there than in 

 Bermuda or Japan. It was possible, he 

 thought, to get two crops of bulbs a 

 year, and they could be shipped any 

 month desired. 



There are no florists' stores on the 

 islands, but the natives gather, arrange 

 and offer for sale the beautiful flowers 

 which grow luxuriantly in the moun- 

 tains. Many pretty customs of wear- 

 ing garlands and wreaths of flowers have 

 for a long time been in vogue there, 

 and from the samples of the work shown 

 the florists and peoples of these states 

 could copy much of value. The economic 

 resources of the islands are great. Fields 

 were sho\vn which produced 60 tons of 

 sugar cane to the acre; from this 12 tons 

 of raw sugar could be extracted; all 

 manner of tropical fruit was being 

 grown there, and the lecturer made an 



eloquent plea that the government of the 

 United States should see to it that the 

 best varieties of the tropical fruits, at 

 present growing in the British West 

 Indies and in other places, should at once 

 be extensively cultivated in the Hawaiian 

 islands. 



The Chinese were the best gardeners 

 out there and the climate rendered pos- 

 sible the cultivation of nearly all vari- 

 eties of vegetables. Mr. Farquhar gave 

 the New York Florist club an intellect- 

 ual treat, for which he was given a 

 rising vote of thanks. 



The business end of the club meeting 

 disposed of many important matters. 

 The transportation committee i)laced be- 

 fore the club the terms offered by the 

 several railroads for taking the crowd 

 to Buffalo in August; the committee 

 were inclined to favor the D. L. &. W. 

 and Lehigh Valley systems, but made 

 no recommendations, and left the mat- 

 ter to the club's decision; after a very 

 lengthy discussion, in which every mem- 

 ber present took part, it was finally, on 

 motion of Mr. Weathered, decided to 

 go by the West Shore road. The round 

 trip will cost about $10.70 exclusive of 

 meals. 



The New York party will travel in 

 the day time and it is expected that the 

 number will be about 150. The com- 

 mittee were requested to see the West 

 Shore authorities anent tickets avail- 

 able at Niagara Falls, inasmuch as that 

 is supposed to be a part of the Pan- 

 American show. The decision to go b\- 

 the West Shore was arrived at because 

 that road assisted the club on the oc- 

 casion of the convention here last year. 



Mr. O'Mara reported that he had in- 

 vestigated the matter of accommodations 

 for the club's party during his recent 

 visit to Buffalo, and on his recommen- 

 dation the Larkin Apartment House, 

 leased by the Buffalo florists, was de- 

 cided to be headquarters for the New 

 York Florists' Club during the conven- 

 tion. There will be accommodation there 

 for 150 people, the rooms will be $1.00 

 and $1.50 per day exclusive of meals. 

 There is a restaurant opposite seating 

 1,000 people; the location is pleasant 

 and convenient, being only six minutes' 

 from convention hall, and every com- 

 fort is assured. 



The summer outing committee report- 

 ed perfected plans for the club's picnic 

 and sail to Locust Point, on July 8. 

 It was decided to send each member 

 two tickets which are to be paid for at 

 the boat; anyone desirous of going can 

 procure tickets at the dock. The ca- 

 pacity of the boat is 1,000 and the 

 committee hope to see a full turn out 

 of members, relatives and friends. They 

 assure all that the ghost of lona Island 

 will not appear during this outing. 



Progress was reported on matters per- 

 taining to the club's fall show. Peter 

 Crowe, of Utica, through Mr. Nugent, 

 sent $20.00 as a prize to be offered at 

 the show. On motion of W. J. Stewart, 

 Mr. W. R. Smith, of Washington, D. C, 

 was by rising vote unanimously elected 

 an honorary member of the New York 

 Florists' Chib. Mr. Alex. Wallace, who 

 was acting as chairman of the meeting, 

 spoke of Mr. Smith's services to Ameri- 

 can horticulture. The New York florists 

 would gladly shower any honor or favor 

 in its power on this great old veteran. 



A communication was read from the 

 Horticultural Society of New York, an- 

 nouncing the postponement of their rose 

 and strawberry show at Bronx Park till 



June 26. The lateness of the season ren- 

 ders this necessary and it is hoped that 

 all will assist in making this a worthy 

 show. Schedules can be got from L. 

 Barron, 136 Liberty St. 



Great regret was expressed at the 

 sudden deaths of P. Hilton and wife. 

 Mr. Hilton was a member of the club 

 and superintendent of Salem Fields Cem- 

 etery, on Long Island; his wiie died 

 shortly after him, and they will both be 

 buried today (Tuesday). The club or- 

 dered its floral token sent to both cas- 

 kets, and appointed Messrs. Miller, 

 Metis and Young a committee to draw 

 up resolutions expressing the regrets of 

 the club at their sad and untimely de- 

 raise. 



Business. 



Business in all branches seems to be 

 fairly good for the time of the year. 

 Good roses are short in supply, carna- 

 tions are plentiful, and there is an 

 abundance of outdoor stock available, 

 rendering it possible to easily furnish 

 anv sort of work at short notice. 



J. L D. 



PITTSBURG. 



Club Meeting. 



The regular meeting of the Pittsburg 

 and Allegheny Florists' and Gardeners' 

 Club was held in the Pittsburg Cut Flow- 

 er Company's rooms, 504 Liberty street, 

 Thursday evening, June 6.' We consid- 

 ered the coming flower show, and our 

 intended trip to Buffalo, and sat in ses- 

 sion over a lot of rhododendrons from 

 Schenley Park. 



Because of the unusual cold, wet 

 weather and consequent lateness of the 

 rose season, the club decided to postpone 

 the date of the show from the 13th till 

 the 19th inst. There is every prospect 

 of a good show. Our home people are 

 exultant, and kind friends in Boston, 

 New York, Rochester, Philadelphia, and 

 other places are going to send us ex- 

 hibits of flowers. While we cannot aim 

 at the refinement and grandeur of the 

 recent great fiower show in Boston, for 

 there is no such plant or flower material 

 here, in our own small way we expect 

 to do big things. 



A committee consisting of Mr. Reine- 

 man, Ernest Ludwig and Fred Burki 

 was appointed to look after transporta- 

 tion and other matters pertaining to 

 fiur visit to the florists' convention at 

 Buffalo in August. We expect to make 

 up a delegation of about fifty and go in 

 a body. And some of our boys are pret- 

 ty sporty, too, judging by the way they 

 have taken to bowling, and we all are 

 smacking our lips in expectation of 

 quaffing from the silver cup they hope to 

 win in the Rainbow city. 



Three new names were proposed for 

 membership. 



Then the rhododendron flowers were 

 spread upon the table and passed around 

 for note and discussion. Last winter 

 was very disastrous to these shrubs and 

 the more tender ones succumbed, es- 

 pecially those on clay soils. The un- 

 broken drouth of last year from July till 

 November was largely to blame for this. 

 The varieties shown were from the open 

 plantations and unprotected in any way 

 in winter, hence may be considered as 

 among the hardiest and best suited for 

 outdoor cultivation in this neighborhood. 

 Among them were atrosanguineum, 

 Charles Dickens, Kettledrum, Guido, H. 



