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TheWeekly Florists' Review, 



Cultural Notes. 



>o\v that lomilar tiniiL; lias coiii- 

 iiieiUied, V..U I. 111. I lir v.rv .mi.IuI in the 

 watering. T!,,' -mi i- ih,i -,, -i,,„i- any 



at all". Thu .suii .l.H--, nut. dis out as 

 rapidly and uiueli less water i.s lequired, 

 especially if a heavy mulch is on. At 

 tlie same time the steam or hot water 

 pipes will dry out the soil quite rapidly, 

 wherever they are close to the l>euch, 

 and you must continually look out for 

 tiii'se dry spots each day. Go over the 

 lienehes every morning and examine the 

 soil liere aiid there and then go over 

 them again with the hose and water care- 

 fully where it is needed. If a pipe runs 

 aloiig underneath a bench and close to 

 it you must watch carefully so the soil 

 does not dry out at the bottom, as this 

 is extremely harmful to (li.' jilanls. In 

 fact, if vou" water iii.i|.irl\ >oiii Lrnches 

 will need a good sual.iii- ..II umi every 

 now and then, and then it slumld lie done 

 thoroughly so that the water will go 

 clear through to the bottom. Notice 

 carefully those varieties that need a 

 good deal of water and also those that 

 want to be kept a little on the dry side. 

 It will not take you long to see the 

 effect on the plants. 



I cannot tell you what varieties you 

 must water heavier than others as it de- 

 pends largely on your soil and the tem- 

 perature you maintain in your houses. 

 Those varieties that make narrow grass 

 blades and wiry stems usually need less 

 water than those varieties which make 

 broader blades and thick fleshy stems 

 and thick-petaled blooms; as. for in- 

 stance White Cloud and Jubilee need 

 inore water than Scott and Flora Hill. 

 Then again a heavy soil will hold mois- 

 ture much longer than a light porous soil 

 and will not need watering as often, 

 but more damage is done too if it is al- 

 lowed to become too dry. 



It has been said, and very truly too, 

 that if you can water right you need 

 not worry about not having good suc- 

 cess and durins these next four months 

 vou ^vill prove either that you do know 

 or that vou do not know how to water. 



Along" toward spring more water 

 is needed again and as the soil is full 

 of roots and evaporation is rapid there is 

 little danger of overwatering. 



A. F. J. Baur. 



NEW YORK. 



The Week. 



The past was a busy week for most of 

 the florists hereabouts, and quite a tew 

 were more than tired out after the wor- 

 rv and work attached to the dozen 

 siiows recently held in this section. This 

 week the very atmosphere is full of 

 horse show. Most of the principal flor- 

 ists decorate their windows or stores 

 with something appropriate to the horse, 

 and some pretty and some awfully fun- 

 nv thiniJS are seen. Yellow chrysan- 

 themums' and black satin ribbon regales 

 one window, whilst violets anu blue rib- 

 bon and tassels growl at one another 

 in the next; then come saddles and 

 boots and whips, aye, the very horses 

 themselves appear 'mid heaps of varied 

 colored mums. 



eral horses and horses' heads that have 

 never been equaled, and they are only of 

 wire anil <jvci,n iiinis and pampas grass. 

 Visitors :iic wil^iiiiH in this hotel, and 

 all wlici iiin -IniiLi -I r this work. 



It is iliili.iili .It this writing to s.ay 

 what the llower end of I lie i;i.^il limse 

 show will be. Yestenlm iIm' in.iikct 

 was cleared of all goml -i''U n lair 



prices. Violets, that i-, 'j I \i"lrls. 



are scarce and luin- lnv pini'-, i"i i lu'v 

 are looked upon .1- mi .--.niul |,iii of 



this national pai.nl .ix ,1 ,li ,--.■,! |>fo- 



ple. We have liL-aul lliat. sunir ^^lowcrs 

 have been offered as high as $2.50 and 

 $3 per 100 for their violets — anything 

 goes these days. 



Gardenias and carnations are much 

 worn by the men, and cattleyas and val- 

 ley adorn many a diamond spangled 

 gown. It seems to us from the crowds 

 on the avenues and in llic liodU that 



all the rich folks have mmui I line. 



and doubtless the florists nl nil nllu'r 

 cities miss some of their palruns tliis 

 week. Of course, there being so many 

 hundreds, we might almost say thou- 

 sands, of florists in this city, any in- 

 flux or increase in trade causes little 

 or no excitement, but a great event such 

 as we are having at the Madison Square 

 Garden this week certainly brings an im- 

 mense trade with it in flowers as well as 

 in other goods, and it is safe to say 

 there will be decorated tables at din- 

 ners, etc, during and after the show. 



Everywhere one goes or looks there 

 are piles of chrysanthemums: they're 

 getting to be monotonous to some. Wed- 

 dings there are to be sure where greens 

 and mums are being used, but there have 

 been no record-breaking decorations; all 

 so far this season have been on the cheap 

 scale. 



An Exhibition. 

 A two days' flower show was held at 

 the Berkeley Lyceum, West Forty- 

 fourth street", on Nov. 13 and 14. Some 

 very fine chrysanthemums were shown. 

 A. Herrington won five firsts and two 

 second prizes. His fifty T. Eatons were 

 immense. I. L. Powellwon a first with 

 twenty-five Weeks. W. Russell won 

 first in thirty-six blooms, six of each. 

 George Hale and James Bell, John Mc- 

 Nicol and William Scott won several 

 prizes. 



E. G. Hill sent some fine Eatons: La- 

 ger & Hurrell showed some choice or- 

 chids; C. W. Ward several prize \yin- 

 ning vases of carnations ; H. A. Spavins, 

 Mt. Kisco, showed some promising seed- 

 ling carnations; H. Clinkaberry sent 

 many fine seedling cyps: H. Siebrecht & 

 Son, John N. May, J. Roehrs, H. Nic- 

 ols and George Middleton put up inter- 

 esting exhibits which won many prizes. 



Bowling. 



What did the sleepy Philadelphians do 

 To the wide-awake New Yorkers— whew ! 

 It was simply awful, downright pre- 

 meditated slaughter. We hear all kinds 

 of stories anent the bowling match rolled 

 by the New York and Philadelphia teams 

 ill the Quaker City Nov. 12, on which 

 occasion the floor was wiped up with 

 ambitions and reputations. The defeat 

 of the New Yorkers is placed to the 

 howler- mill iiil.'vf.'Ki. by many who 

 were tl,.,,. Tlinv i- ,1 -tmi,^. ,lcsire 

 that lii'tli iiiiiii- I'linr 1--11IH1 ii'jmn on 

 neutral iillrv- in li rili^-. and that 



ll.iis,. ;|1mI lll;l-ril- li- llllr.l off. NcW 



'i.irk ncrx-r. :ih' n-i 1 rli fur Philadel- 



iiliia liiMu^: Iri 11. -CI liiiili teams come 

 together Tin sti.m-c iiHcns, where a bet- 



ter test can be made for championship 

 material. Bowling scores in New York 

 last night were: 



Burns 148 148 I0I Guttman 128 133 161 



Lang 109 200 178 Elliott 119 135 135 



O'Mara 140 185 1711 Thellmann ..160 181 15» 



Traendly ..n48 171 1(12 M!inBfleld....l43 138 13» 



Lentz 173 IBO 181 



There is some talk of having a ladies' 

 night at the alleys. Possibly the girls 

 want to see where the boys spend so 

 much time. J. I, D, 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



The market was in a chaotic state 

 last week, Saturday was a busy day; 

 some of the other days were not. This 

 week the conditions are better. Indica- 

 tions point to a brisk demand from now 

 on. The retailers are preparing their 

 choicest combinations to satisfy the 

 friends of the lovely debutantes. Large 

 teas are being given daily in their hon- 

 or, and it is no unusual sight to see at 

 least one hundred bouquets tendered to 

 one of these society buds. 



Chrysanthemums are moving very 

 much better; it seems probable that the 

 demand for these autumn flowers will 

 equal the supply until their reign is 

 over. Prices are stiffening a little bit 

 with prospects for an advance for 

 Thanksgiving Day. 



Various Items. 



Samuel J. Bunting, Fifty-eighth and 

 Elmwood avenue, has six houses of roses, 

 three of Brides and Maids, two of Kai- 

 serin and one planted with Beauties 

 and the Four Hundred. The latter is a 

 sport from Beauty, of a deeper shade. 

 Whether distinct enough to warrant its 

 cultivation as a separate variety remains 

 to be proved. There are several hun- 

 dred plants and preparations are being 

 made to give this rose a thorough trial. 

 It may be of interest to add that the 

 Four Hundred sported with D, T, Con- 

 nor, now :Mr. Bunting's foreman, about 

 four or five years ago. 



There is one house of chi-ysanthe- 

 mums, Bonnaffon, Wanamaker, Viviand- 

 Morel and Maud Dean and several other 

 midseason varieties being at their best, 

 Easter plants are a specialty here. Ten 

 thousand lilies are coming on ; there are 

 also many hydrangeas. 



Samuel S. Pennock is receiving some 

 especially fine Timothy Eatons. 



Joseph Heacoclc received a silver cup 

 for his exhibit of fifty American Beau- 

 ties at the Baltimore show last week. 



Fairmount Park has a good chrysan- 

 themum display which has attracted 

 crowds of people. An effort was made 

 this vear to heighten the effect by using 

 more" of the red and bronze colored va- 

 rieties to set off the lighter colors. 



A prize was offered for the best minia- 

 ture garden at the Chestnut Hill show. 

 There were three competitors. Curious- 

 ly enough the best exhibit was disquali- 

 fied on the ground that while very fine 

 it was imperfect, as there was neither 

 an entrance nor an exit. 



George M. Moss made a total of 528 

 in three games in a local bowling match 

 on Saturday night. 



Ijost, on Tuesday evening, Nov. 12, at 

 the bowling alleys in Horticultural hall, 

 Philadelphia, a" valuable package of 

 dough. The finder will please address 

 the New York Florists' Bowling Club, 



