JANUARY 4, 1900. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



J 25 



weather has driven peddlers off the 



streets, to the benefit of store trade. 



Although New Year's trade has al- 

 most dwindled to nothiiis in some 

 cities, compared with what it used to 

 be, yet in New York tliere was (luite a 

 brisk trade in cut flowers, which werft 

 of better quality than those supplied 

 for Christmas. It is expected that on 

 next New Year's day, being the dawn 

 of the tv.'entieth century, there will be 

 an enormous trade in flowers, and 'tis 

 not too soon to think of it. 



New York Stores at Christmas. 



We lynew that our readers would be 

 glad to get a glimpse of some of the 

 world famous florists' stores of New 

 York and we are pleased to be able to 

 have them in this issue. These views 

 were taken on Christmas eve, without 

 having given any notice, and when 

 hundreds and thousands of people were 

 in the stores and streets. There was 

 no preparation, and whatever you see. 

 except perhaps one or two faces, was 

 just as the stores were, in topsy-turvy 

 shuffle of a rushing business. 



We wish to remind you of the fact 

 that most of the best work does not 

 show, but you will notice something 

 different in each store; study these 



View in Stumpp's. 



View in Small's. 

 NEW YORK STORES AT CHRISTMAS. 



pictures well; you may learn some- 

 thing from them. It was not our in- 

 tention to illustrate grandeur or size 

 of store; these i)oints are not shown. 

 We merely wished to show you some 

 of the work and stock. Stumpp and 

 Hodgson have beautiful stores on Fifth 

 avenue, next door, we may say, to some 

 of t'^*; richest people in the world. The 

 others are in the busiest retail section 

 of Broadway. We have given you two 

 views of the wholesale florists, one of 



Koffman's ten thousand Cypripedium 

 insigne (a photo of the largest group 

 of these flowers ever shown), and a 

 portion of the interior of the store of 

 Thomas Young. Jr., on Christmas eve. 

 We wish you all a happy and pros- 

 perous New Year. IVERA. 



ONE DOLLAR will bring the Re- 

 view to you every week for a year. 

 Fifty-two numbers — less than 2 cents 

 a week. 



KEEPING CARNATIONS. 



Editor Florists' Review:— Almost 

 every florist is more or less interested 

 in tlie keei)ing qualities of the various 

 varieties of carnations after being cut. 

 .\ remarkable case has come to my 

 notice to-day which is a record break- 

 er. On Thanksgiving day, Nov. 30th, 

 I cut 12 mixed carnation blooms for a 

 friend. They were .lubilee, Mre. Bradt, 

 Flora Hill, White Cloud, Mrs. Joost, 

 Daybreak and Victor. To-day, Dec. 

 26th, I saw four of those same blooms 

 in good condition and likely to last 

 three more days. They were two Flora 

 Hills and two Mrs. Bradts. They were 

 kept in a cool room and of course had 

 fresh water and the stems cut every 

 day, but even with such treatment 

 four weeks is a long time to keep car- 

 nation blooms. A. F. J. BAUR. 



Indianapolis. 



CARNATIONS REGISTERED. 



By Philip Heilig. Franklin, Pa., the 

 following three: 



Christmas Rose — A rich cerise, flow- 

 ers three to three and one-half inches 

 in diameter and two and one-quarter 

 inches deep. Fragrant and slightly 

 fringed, stem long and strong. A 

 strong, healthy grower, not subject 

 to rust, and flowers from December 

 until October. 



J. E. Sibley — A rich maroon, medi- 

 um to large flowers, strong calyx, and 

 finely fringed. A free bloomer on 

 long, slender, stiff stems. Foliage 

 narrow, a dark bluish green and 

 healthy. Can be grown without sup- 

 port and planted closely. 



Dorothy Forbes — Light pink, a 

 shade darker than Daybreak. Flower 

 well built in the center, round petals, 

 very large and lasting and with a 



