The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



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Frillf d Tuberous Begonias. 



ty of funeral work; but for the lack of 

 stork .1 L:iiiii luany orders have to be 

 uiaJ.' ii|. . t r,i]ie flowers and in some 

 ia~.- ilir (Illicit are refused. Our three 

 w lii>li-a!r 111(11 are not getting in enough 

 Mowers to supply one-half of the demand 

 and the few that come in are not of 

 men the usual second quality. The 

 ])ripps for this second quality stock is 

 aliout what we used to pay for the first 

 quality at this season of the year. Car- 

 iialinns that bring a cent are hardly fit 



:.ut. 



such as asters and tuberose stalks, are 

 not of tlip bf^t and show the effects of 

 the heat and di-v wcTther very much. 



Carnation ■jvwrv- are getting ready 

 to house ilieii plaiii- and most of them 

 report tliai ihe -tml^ is looking better 

 than the\ e\|M. i,.! inal. i- ilie pie-niv dr\- 

 spell. Mr. DiMif.inl ai ivmi,,! ulio'o 



stock is niu.-l, in .leniainl. ,- 1 ^IniL' a 



few new liun-e- all l. ]■ ean.aii..,,-. :^fr. 

 Stei.lle. .il il,e -a,„e |,laee. als,. has some 

 tine -t.iek uliieli 1- l.H.kinff well. The 

 Udes. i;iel,t,i. W inter and Berdan, at 

 Kirkuooil, all eauuition growers, have 

 fine looking plants and are looking for- 

 ward to a good season. J. J. B. 



ONCINNATL 



Stock Scarce. 



To say that the temperature is bet\ 

 95 and 100 at noon every day is a 

 all that is necessary to say regar: 

 trade conditions in this vicinity — i 

 easy lo guess the rest. There is scai 

 any <toek that is fit to sell. 



'I'lie asters that are coming in ar 

 a must inferior grade, being very si 



be 



boused this fall will be small in size. 

 Chrysanthemums, too, are showing the 

 effects of the long dry spell and conse- 

 quently tbey will be late in coming in 

 this fall. Tins is to be regretted, as the 

 arrival ■>!' tlie ilirysanthemum almost 

 always marks ilie lieginning of our fall 



Various Notes. 



Jlr. and Mrs. H. Bayersdorfer, of Phil- 

 adelphia, were in this city during the 

 past week on a pleasure trip through the 

 country. Their next stop is to be Pitts- 

 burg. 



A severe hail storm, together with a 

 small cyclone, was an unwelcome visitor 

 to some of the boys. George & Allan are 

 out several hundred panes of glass. Over 

 the river in Kentucky the storm played 



liavoe with several growers and truck 

 .eardencrs. Mr. Thomas, Dick Schmidt, 

 rfeilTer's Sons and John Fries were the 

 hiMyiest losers. But the loss in every 



eas,. is slight. 



I el. J,. Min|iby is receiving eongratit- 

 l.ii en- . n all si(b's. It's a girl and both 

 in' I iiei .mil baby are doing nicely. 



In liie fad that Buffalo is an ideal 

 eity in wliich to hold the S. A. F. con- 

 vention the writer can bear witness. 

 Having just returned from that much 

 blisscil city which, in some inexplain- 

 able way. must be sheltered from the 

 direet rays of the sun, for during my 

 entire stay the weather was delightful. 

 A cool lake breeze was sure to be in 

 evidence about supper time and I know 

 of no tonic that is more invigorating or 

 more refreshing than it. 



Now I don't want the reader to think 

 that I am saying this in order to ad- 

 vertise Buffalo. It doesn't need it. But 

 I do want to advertise the fact that the 

 S. A. F. holds its convention in this 

 well chosen .spot. 



:\rr. W. A. Adams, at the head of the 

 hotel committee, is the right man in 

 tlie right place and I advise all those 

 who intend to go to Buffalo to corre- 

 spond with liira, stating about what they 

 want in the way of rooms, etc., and they 

 will not be disappointed in his selection. 



You have read a great deal concerning 

 t ho exposition in The Review and there 

 is little more that I can add. The flower 

 liods and gardening are fine and every 

 where the handiwork of Mr. Scott is in 

 evidence. The man whose articles and 

 books on floriculture have done so much 

 to help along the struggling florist has 

 been given a great chance to show his 

 ability and he has been more than equal 

 to the task. 



Bv all means you should see the illum- 

 inaiien of the buildings by nearly half 

 .1 iiiillinn of electric lights. I think it 

 I- I !ie -1 andest and most impre-ssive scene 

 rwv leutrived by man, and one which, 

 liaxing been seen, will live forever in 

 your mind. 



^rpssrs, .T. A. Peterson and Max Ru- 

 dnl|,b leave for Buffalo this week. 



C. .T. OHMER. 



"FRILLED" TUBEROUS BEGONL^S. 



This is a new strain of tuberous be- 

 gonias that originated with W. Pfitzer, 

 Stuttgart, Germany, who states that it is 

 the result of confimnnis ami .arefnl 

 crossings. The la.-lnie. ul,n', i- lepro. 



attractive one and indieales that thi- new 

 strain is worthy of a trial at least. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



Various Notes. 



Business has been very quiet of late 

 and will likely remain so for some time 

 to come. The Epworth Leaguers are 

 holding a convention in our city; but, 

 so far as the florist is concerned, the 

 stir affects him but slightly, the Leag- 

 uers being on their knees most of the 

 time. 



Roses are not first class in quality, 

 but are equal to demand. Carnations 

 are fine and plentiful. Asters are in 

 market but the flowers are small and 

 short stemmed. All other kinds of stock 

 is in in abundance and prices remain 

 low on everything. 



Clark Bros., Fruitvale, are putting up 

 two hou.scs 16x16.5 for roses. 



