The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



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as March. We bought 500 quite late. 

 They had kept in the original cases per- 

 fectly and are now coming grandly and 

 just what we want for bunches. 



Varioos Items. 



The growers of the neighborhood have 

 been busy lifting their carnations and 

 most of the houses at Corfu and Lancas- 

 ter are filled. 



The many friends of Prof. J. F. Cowell 

 will be glad to hear that the sudden ill- 

 ness with which he was attacked during 

 convention week has entirely disippeared 

 and "Richard is himself again," or rather 

 Frank. 



that I was at all nervous over, thinking 

 possibly they would not be a success, 

 but we are now assured they will later 

 make a fine efi'ect. 



The bed of ornamental grasses by Hen- 

 ry A. Dreer is now at its best and much 

 admired. There are several beds of tub- 

 erous rooted begonias. Most people are 

 afraid to trust these in the broad sun, 

 but with careful watering, followed by a 

 stirring of the soil, they promise to be 

 just as brilliant as geraniums. Among 

 geraniums "Le Soliel" is still keeping 

 up its remarkable flowering qualities. 

 Nothing in a scarlet can be better. "Pas- 

 teur" is also grand. 



of Svlvania, Ohio. But by far the larg- 

 est exhibit is that of H. H. Groff, of Sim- 

 coc, Ontario. Mr. Groft' planted out 

 150,000 bulbs especially for the Pan- 

 American and when they are exhausted 

 his associate, Mr. Arthur Cowee. of Ber- 

 lin, X. Y., has 28 acres more to draw 

 from. Some 10,000 spikes are aontin- 

 ually on exhibition and the number of 

 varieties, the marvelous markings and 

 coloring of the flowers, are truly won- 

 derful. A very pleasant incident in con- 

 nection with this gladiolus show, but 

 which is absolutely authentic, is the fact 

 that a lady on seeing these gladiolus 

 went across the aisle to the telegraph 



Exhibit of H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, at the Buffalo Convention. 



Capt. Braik has discovered that shoot- 

 ing oft' lOO rounds of shell entirely un- 

 fits you for bowling. It deadens the 

 muscle. While this is the case with 

 some of lis it worked difl'erently on John 

 Buiton. Any excuse is better than none. 



Pan-American Items. 



It seems rather soon to be telling the 

 florists what is to be seen at the Pan- 

 American, but after all there are thou- 

 sands who were not here and who I hope 

 will be glad to read in your columns of 

 what we are doing in the horticultural 

 line. On the whole I consider this sum- 

 mer has been very favorable for all out- 

 side growth and the past two weeks has 

 made a great improvement in many of 

 the beds and plantations. 



The herbaceous borders of Henry A. 

 Dreer are most interesting at this time. 

 Many fine things are in bloom. Cannas, 

 are, of course, about the most showy of 

 the plants. A bed of dwarf "Florence 

 Vaughan.'' the exhibit of J. C. Viughan, 

 is particularly attractive just now and 

 so is David Harum; Victory I have 

 spoken of before, a most beautiful flower. 



There is nothing finer on the grounds 

 than a large bed of "Tarrvtowii," the ex- 

 hibit of F. E. Pierson. This has scarce- 

 ly the clear, bright scarlet of "McKin- 

 ley" but is profuse of bloom. It seems 

 to surpass almost any variety. Three 

 other cannas now looking fine are Gen. 

 Washington, a brilliant scarlet; Butter- 

 cup, a pure yellow; and Niagara, a va- 

 riety very much resembling Queen Char- 

 lotte. These last three are the exhibit 

 of Conird & Jones. 



I am glad to say that dahlias are doing 

 well. These are "about the only plants 



The nympheas on the borders of Mir- 

 ror Lakes have been for several weeks 

 at their best and I am proud to sxy that 

 Mr. William Tricker, who has lately 

 paid us a visit, says they could not have 

 done better anywhere. They have added 

 very much to the beauty of these small 

 ornamental sheets of water. The large 

 bisin in front of the manufactures build- 

 ing, devoted to hardy njTnpheas, can at' 

 least be pronounced a decided success, 

 and with its twenty varieties presents 

 a most beautiful appearance, particularly 

 in the early morning. As many know, 

 we had great difficulty in making these 

 basins hold water. Too large a quan- 

 tity of water has been needed to keep 

 them up to the right level. This is by 

 no means the conditions for best results. 

 The warm basin, in which are two plants 

 of 'Victoria Regia and two of Victoria 

 Trickerii. has been fiirly successful. The 

 leaves of victoria, are now about 4 feet 

 and the exotic nympheas are flowering 

 freely. Both are well worth a visit but 

 I am afraid many come to the grounds 

 and do not find them out. Surrounding 

 them is some very ornamental carpet bed- 

 ding done by Mr. Ulrich. 



The large plot devoted to a dozen beds, 

 the exhibit of the Detroit Parks and 

 Boulevards Commission, is now looking 

 very fine and attracts great attention. 

 The gladiolus show in the main horti- 

 culture building and north conservatory 

 has been a feature for the past two 

 weeks. We have had exhibits from the 

 Michigan Seed Company, South Haven, 

 Mich., James Vick's Sons, Rochester, a 

 larger exhibit by Peter Henderson & Co., 

 of Xew York, and several large ship- 

 ments from the Cushman Gladiolus Co., 



otfice and sent this message: "Come to 

 the Pan-American. The gladiolus show 

 is worth the journey alone." 



I can scarcely believe thit at any time 

 during the whole year will the grounds 

 look any better than they do at the pres- 

 ent time. Everything is green and 

 blooming. People are realizing this for 

 the attendance is now up to the 70.000 

 mark and we Inolv for an increase daily. 

 No florist can afford to miss the Paii- 

 Ameriein. I hope to shortly send you 

 an accurate description of all the varie- 

 ties of cannas that are shown here, be- 

 ginning with one grower's exhibit and 

 following with the others. 



Wm. Scott. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



We are hiving a remarkable spell of 

 dull wet weather and in consequence a 

 certain section of the cut flower trade 

 is very dull. Roses can be bought at 

 prices ranging from 50 cents per 100 for 

 the poorest up to $8 for the choicest few 

 of the Victorias, etc. American Beauties 

 are commencing to come in in fairly 

 good quality; $3.00 per dozen is the 

 steady top price for the select whilst 

 the bottom grades are sold on the streets 

 by the Greeks at 5 cents per bunch of 

 six. 



Cirnations are of course scarce and 

 $1.00 and $1.50 per 100 are asked for 

 the few seen. Cattleyas are also few 

 and far between; from 40 to 60 cents are 

 the market prices. Valley is bringing 

 $3. .*4 and $5. White asters have been 

 in fairly good demand; $1.00 per 100 



