NOVEMBER 30, 1S99. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review, 



which scored commercial sinle s!>, ox- 

 hibition scale S7 point.s. The follow- 

 Ing were shown by Nathan Smith & 

 Son: White Bonnaffon. scored com- 

 mercial scale 89 points; Stellata, scored 

 both scales 88 points; Lavender Queen 

 scored commercial scale S3, exhibition 

 scale 82 points; Intensity, scored com- 

 mercial scale 87, exhibition scale 82 

 points; Pluma, scored commercial 

 scale 86. exhibition scale 85 points. 



CINCINNATI.— Mrs. ,T. G. Robinson. 

 Santa Clara, Cal.. exhibited Margaret 

 Enright, Japanese, white shaded lem- 

 on, scored commercial scale 89 pointsi 



CHICAGO.— Nathan Smith & Son ex- 

 hibited the following: Intensity, 

 scored exhibition scale 82 points; 

 Pluma, scored exhibition scale 83 

 points; White Bonnaffon. scored com- 

 mercial scale 8-5 points; Stellata, 

 scored commercial scale 92 points. 

 ELMER D. SMITH, Sec'y. 



NEW YORK. 



It is a pleasure to once in a while 

 report good trade and much brighter 

 prospects. Wall street is the financial 

 pulse of the country, and New York, 

 floriculturally speaking, is the main 

 spring of trade on this continent. Some 

 there are to be sure who still com- 

 plaiii, aye, will die complaining, but 

 nevertheless business is good and will 

 be better. Cut flower crops have short- 

 ened up somewhat, but 'tis better now 

 than later on. Chrysanthemums are on 

 the wane, but other and more valua- 

 ble flowers are coming in. 



We have met several large plant 

 growers who say this, so far, is the 

 best season they ever had. Extra fine 

 decorative stock is not very plentiful 

 and the season has not properly com- 

 menced yet. No, there are no dukes or 

 princesses going to be married here 

 this year, but it is a fact that such 

 folks do not always spend the most 

 money for decorations; their glory 

 originates in the newspapers. There 

 is enough of prosperity to guarantee 

 a vast amount of money being spent 

 for flowers, so stir yourself and catch 

 your share. 



As for new stores and stands in New 

 York, don't mention it. Every time 

 you ride up an avenue you may notice 

 a new florist. This is particularly the 

 case with Columbus avenue. At Sev- 

 enty-second street we see Giatras has 

 taken in another store; this will make 

 his perhaps the largest florist's store 

 in the city. We wonder whose money 

 this is. You remember the terrible 

 failure there a year ago? All the lead- 

 ing tradespeople lost money and yet, 

 and yet, they are able to continue and 

 enlarge. 



We are informed that a new concern 

 will shortly open at Seventy-fourth 

 street and Columbus avenue; there 

 must be good trade on the West Side. 

 Though very little greenhouse stock 

 is seen in the auction rooms these 

 days, still business is very good there 

 and vast quantities of nursery stock 

 are disposed of at fair prices. 

 We very much regret to have to re- 



port that Mrs. liurns, wife of Alex. S. 

 Burns, of Woodside, is dangerously ill 

 with pneumonia. 



The daily papers have been giving us 

 startling accounts of fatal accidents 

 and other misfortunes to Mr. R. L. 

 Cottonct, proprietor of the Rosary 

 Flower Co. It is true that Mr. Cotto- 

 net received a shake up on the hunt- 

 ing grounds at Westbury. but he is all 

 right again and we are glad of it, for 

 whatever else may be connected with 

 that concern he at least is a perfect 

 gentleman. 



A call from the city prevented our 

 reporting the last meeting of the New 

 York Gardeners' Society, which was 

 held at the Grand Central Palace, Nov. 

 IS. The Florists' Review prize, Scott's 

 Florists' Manual, was awarded to Wni. 

 Scott, president of the society, for a 

 display of thirty varieties of chrysan- 

 themums. Charles Webber and A. Wel- 

 sing also made interesting exhibits, 

 which were certificated. The nomina- 

 tion of officers took place at this meet- 

 ing, but we'll tell you who's elected. 



We're all peaceful here; nobody's 

 been kilt lately, and for scandal we're 

 no school. 



They who try to be authorities on 

 prices are only joking; such a thing is 

 impossible in New York, and to pre- 

 vent indignation meetings in our rural 

 districts we avoid the subject imless 

 once in a while. But what we would 

 like to say is this, that much of the 

 finest stock coming into New York at 

 present can be seen at Thomas 

 Young's, and it will be there till long 

 after the holidays. 



There were some strange faces up at 

 the bowling alleys Monday night. It's 

 funny how long it takes some folks to 

 get around. Here are the scores: 



p. O'Mara 14G 12S 130 



W. Miirshall 128 ISO 147 



H. Siebrccht 114 126 113 



S. ButterfleM 104 154 ... 



T. Lang 174 124 IfiS 



C. Schenck 115 130 130 



J. Toung 145 123 ... 



J. Withere 140 126 112 



P. Traendly 102 118 ... 



M. Hart 94 99 ... 



W. Stewart 99 141 99 



C. EHiott 103 113 ... 



J. Donlon 177 103 133 



J. I. D. 



Notes. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



Business has been exceptionally 

 good the past week, both in cut flower 

 and foliage plants and particularly so 

 in the latter, which we believe is a 

 little ahead of last year. Roses have 

 been somewhat scarce the past week; 

 also good double violets. 

 Prices. 



Beauties, $1.50 to $6 per doz., fancy 

 $8; Liberty, $25 for best; Kaiserins, $4 

 to $6, fancy $S to $10; Brides, Maids 

 and Meteors, $4 to $G, fancy $S; La 

 France, $4 Vs $5; Perles. $.■? to $6. Car- 

 nations, common. $1 to $1.50, fancy $2; 

 E. Crocker, $5 per 100; valley, $3 to $4, 

 fancy $5; narcissus, $3 to $4; violets, 

 single 50 cents, double fl to $1.50; 

 mums, ordinary $1, fancy $2.50 per 

 doz.; mignonette, $2 to $4; asparagus, 

 50 cents; adiantums, $1; smilax, 15 

 cents per string. 



It is rumored that the Greeks are go- 

 ing to open a wholesale cut flower 

 house in this city. They intend to 

 buy direct from the growers, making 

 yearly contracts with them. We be- 

 lieve this will have a decided effect on 

 some of our wholesalers from the fact 

 that the Greek will be satisfied to do 

 business on a smaller margin. No 

 doubt they will do a big business with 

 the street fakir. 



Visitors. 



Our visitors this week were: Mar- 

 shall Clark, New York; Julius Roehrs, 

 Carlton Hill, N. J.; Samuel Feast, Bal- 

 timore; C. L. Dole, Lockport, N. Y.; 

 F. A. Fairbrother, Providence, R. I., 

 and W. C. Krick, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



R. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



There has been no marked change in 

 the condition of the market since last 

 reports. Chrysanthemums have short- 

 ened up and better prices are obtained 

 for roses and carnations. 



There is no overstock of anything 

 just now and the chances are that 

 prices for Thanksgiving week will go 

 up to $6 and $8 per 100 for Brides, Me- 

 teors, Carnots and Bridesmaids; that 

 is, for first class stock, with seconds 

 from $3 to $5. Perles and Woottons, 

 $5 to $6, and scarce at that. First class 

 stock in American Beauties is also 

 very scarce and price will go up as 

 high as $G per dozen. Short stemmed 

 stock is now selling from $8 to $12.50. 



Carnations have taken a jump and 

 fancy stock is selling from $3 to $4; 

 common from $2 to $2.50. They were 

 quite plentiful last week, but are now 

 sold out clean. Good red very scarce. 

 Scotts, Daybreak and any kind of white 

 are fine and sell well. 



Violets are not over-plentiful now 

 and Californias bring $1 per 100 this 

 (Monday) morning; small singles, 50 

 cents. 



Bulb stock has also taken a slight 

 jump. Romans sell at $4; paper whites, 

 $4, and fine valley brings $5. Very few 

 are sold at $4. Smilax has had a" good 

 call and sells at $12.50. It is fine and 

 not over-plentiful. 



Club Meeting. 

 The next meeting of the club will be 

 a very important one and it is the 

 duty of every member to be present 

 and hear the report, made by the ex- 

 hibition committee, on the late show, 

 which was a failure financially. The 

 trustees report that two essays will 

 be read by two of our largest exhibit 

 ors at the show. One by Carl Beyer, 

 on "How to Grow Plants for Exhibi- 

 tions." and the other by Emil Schray. 

 on "How to Grow Exhibition Cut 

 Blooms." As both were very success- 

 ful in taking firsts at our late show 

 President Ammann says that he wants 

 every member present without fail. 

 The meeting will be called promptly 

 at 3 o'clock on Thursday, Dec. 14. 



