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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



Tlicre arc nunc piniplc on ll.e streets 

 in the shojipini; iIm-i .f llip lity, a 

 sure sigii fliat ili' i:^ i- im 11111- 'ii> 

 wards apaiii. i;n-ii.i 1- [jni-Ii; lhi>-.<' 

 who are in eaine-i in' Jniirj -ui |in^iiiv;- 

 ly well these days, lieautie. are nn- 

 ohanged from last report; Brides and 

 Maids continue to improve in quality 

 and in popularity ; $3 and $4 per 100 is 

 still the market price for the best. It 

 was premature to aay that asters were 

 on the wane. There are still a great 

 many and they are very useful ; the price 

 remains unchanged. Leo Niessen has 

 handled a large number of these flowers 

 the past week, and also of gladiolus. 

 The latter is low in price. 



A pretty and seasonable Labor Day 

 novelty is the dahlia as grown by W. P. 

 Peacock of Atco, N. J. The colors are a 

 fine double yellow and a scarlet; they 

 are very decorative. S. S. Pennock is 

 handling them. 



William Wood, of Trenton, is sending 

 in fine Kaiserins to S. S. Pennock. 



Various Items. 



The stores are brightening up a bit; 

 more attention is being paid to the show 

 \vindows now that fall is here. 



pot. 



izes from 8 inches down. 

 ily all our other up-to- 

 d:iti pl.in -, \. ly tall specimens are con- 

 spiriiiHi- \<\ iImm :il>sonee — it is not good 

 poliiv I" 'jri'u iliciii loo large when they 

 ear. i>e sold in medium sizes. The seed 

 of this variety is sown in plain soil cov- 

 ered with peat. 



Areca hitescens is second in point of 

 numbers and was also in every size from 

 8 inches down. One especially fine batch 

 in 0-inch pots was made up from three 

 3-inch plants and was a treat to see. Mr. 

 Taplin thinks the lack of scrubbing was 

 of benefit in this case — no, they did not 

 remain dirty, they never got dirty; Jen- 

 nings Bros." evaporating pans are used 

 and scrubbing isn't needed. Eight pans 

 are used to a house 100x23, four on each 

 side placed on the pipes alternately. 

 These are filled with tobacco water and 

 are kept actively at work while firing 

 lasts. Some nice 4-inch plants of this 

 variety were made up from 2-inch plants, 

 considered better than making up from 

 the seed pan. 



Latania borbonica came next in point 

 of numbers and was fine. The 10-incli 

 and 8-inch were especially well done; 

 the former size is scarce. Kentia For- 

 steriana included some good 3-foot 

 plants in 8-inch pots. Pandanus utilis 

 was free from spot and looked promis- 



Decorated Vehicle Entered by the Detroit Floral Co. in the Recent Industrial Parade, 

 Detroit, Mich. 



Charles Thomas has returned to his 

 old location in the former Baldwin place, 

 now being turned into a theater, and se- 

 renely offers flowers despite the turmoil 

 around him. 



The Henry A. Dreer Company are dis- 

 playing the Buffalo Florists' Club's sil- 

 ver cup in their window this week, to- 

 gether with a photograph of their prize 

 winning group of foliage plants. 



Edwin Lonsdale has planted 1,400 

 Queen of Edgely roses in his houses for 

 the coming season. 



The seed stores have an extra force 

 this week preparing to handle the fall 

 rush. 



Charles D. Ball, of Holmesburg, has a 

 thrifty lot of palms of standard varie- 

 ties. W. H. Taplin, the manager, was 

 very busy getting out early orders when 

 I called on Labor Day, but he made time 

 to show me the plants of which he is 

 justly proud. Kentia Belmoreana is 

 here in great numbers. Clean, sturdy 

 stuff that ought to do well anywhere; 

 some single and some made plants, three 



ing; it was chiefly in sizes from 6 inches 

 down. Pandanus Veitchii was stocky 

 and evenly colored; the salable sizes 

 were getting scarce. Dracaena termin- 

 alis in 6-inch pots was beginning to 

 color nicely. Livistonia rotundifolia, 

 when cool grown, is found satisfactory 

 in most cases. Fiscus elastica variega- 

 ta is considered a good house plant. 



Three houses have been torn down and 

 rebuilt since my last visit and these 

 have been fitted up with Garland's iron 

 gutters, considered very satisfactory, ice 

 and snow melting readily. 



The coal men are eager for orders now, 

 following up all possible customers with 

 energy. The rate on the florists' sizes, 

 buckwheat and' pea, is higher now than 

 it was one year ago, yet the outlook is 

 so uncertain that it seems wiser to lay 

 in the entire winter's supply this month 

 than to risk the higher prices which ex- 

 perts predict after Oct. 1. Another rea- 

 son in favor of buying now is that the 

 probability of getting a first-class arti- 

 cle is much greater than in the winter ; 



quite an important point in this item of 



the expense ciilnnin. 



'I'll,. -I III,. , nv liii-\ ll.. lists RS to 



rule lliaL the j^ieuler eoiiics la.st. The 

 less distinguished man must meekly 

 "hold the wire" while the boy at the 



other end ^ut > the ^n^at man. This is 



iKiiiii ,11.., I'll \\lirii :i liiiiiil^le eountry- 



iler 



c.ri i--h.i Ill linl w liat do vou think 



happens when 11. II. Battles calls S. S. 

 Pennock ? 



This is the season of the year when 

 the Brnuty i.'i'nvers feel sympathetically 

 drawn t.iwmd that passage in Shakes- 

 lieare in wliiili Lady Macbeth, who has 

 just imndered her husband's rival. Gen- 

 eral Banquo, is described as washing her 

 hands while walking in her sleep and 

 saying, "Out, damned spot." 



The club meeting was held on Tuesday 

 evening and was well attended. G. C. 

 Watson, Leo Niessen and Robert Kift, 

 talked about the Buffalo convention and 

 what they saw and learned there. The 

 present officers were renominated for an- 

 other term. Phil. 



CHICAGO . 



The Market. 



The supply of roses and carnations is 

 slightly larger than last week, but there 

 is practically no change in prices. The 

 best teas bring $4, with a few extra good 

 Kaiserins going as high as $5. Beauties 

 are coming in more freely, but the de- 

 mand is brisk and the best grades are 

 still scarce. On carnations $1.50 is still 

 top price for the best, and those that 

 bring this figure are generally fine 

 whites. A large share of the cut is sold 

 at $1, and the poorest go at as low as 

 60 cents. Asters are not moving quite 

 so freely, though $1.50 is still obtained 

 for extri select blooms. The poorer 

 grades go at as low as $3 to $5 per 1,000. 

 A few good auratum lilies are still com- 

 ing in, and they go quickly at as high as 

 15 cents a bloom for the best. Gladioli 

 are still in evidence, but are almost un- 

 salable. Hydrangea pxniculata and sim- 

 ilar stock is on sale, but it moves slowly 

 at low figures. 



Shipping trade is picking up rapidly, 

 and the prospects are bright for an ex- 

 cellent season. 



Kennicott is receiving some very fine 

 princeps adiantums that sell at $2 a hun- 

 dred. 



Various Items. 



Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Hauswirth start 

 this Thursday for New York, where Mr. 

 Hauswirth will attend the Great Council 

 of the Red Men, in which he is an official 

 of high degree. Stops will be made at 

 Niagara Falls and Buflfalo on the way, 

 and they expect to be away about two 

 weeks altogether. 



The Harms Park Floral Company have 

 been fortunate with their field grown 

 carnations this year as well as with their 

 asters. The plants they are benching are 

 extra good. They grow mushrooms un- 

 der the benches and find it profitable. 



Mr. E. E. Pieser, of Kennicott Bros. 

 Co., is now in Michigan "doing" that 

 state. 



Mr. and ]\Irs. Buechel, of the Riessen 

 Floral Company, St. Louis, were recent 

 visitors. 



Web Randall has returned from a visit 

 to his old home in Pennsylvania, and 

 brought back with him seven pounds of 

 additional avoirdupois. 



