JANUARY 1S, I'.WO. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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does not burst in any tcinpi ralure, 

 stems IS to 20 inches long. A cross be- 

 tween Scott anil 'I'iilal Wave, resem- 

 bling the latter in growth but taller, 



Uy M. K. Kraus. New Haven, t'oun.: 

 "Elm City," color white, flowers large, 

 finely shaped and with strong I'lag- 

 rance. petals heavy, of good subslance 

 and nicely fringed; calyx strong and 

 never bursting; stem strong, holding 

 the flowers erect. Plant a good grower, 

 not making unnecessary grass, and 

 now in its fifth year. 



ALBERT M. HERR. Secy. 



Lancaster, Pa. 



THE LAWSON CARNATION. 



Mr. Tho 1 as F. Oalvin. tlie lio.ston 

 florist, reports that orders have been 

 received for over 315,000 rooted cut- 

 tings of the famous $30,000 Mrs. Thom- 

 as W. Lawson carnation. Considering 

 the fact that it is barely three months 

 since the announcement was made 

 that the cuttings of this famous pink 

 would be placed upon the market, the 

 amount of the orders received to date 

 is phenomenal. The plants will be 

 ready for delivery after Febuary 1st 

 and it is advisable that those desiring 

 the same, no matter how small their 

 order may be. sho\ild forward the same 

 to Thomas F. Galvin, 124 Tremont st., 

 Boston. Mass., as soon as possible. 



A LATE CHRYSANTHEMUM. 



On January 12th we received from 

 Mr. Ant. C. Zvolanek. West Hoboken, 

 N. J., a bloom of his new pink chrys- 

 anthemum Miss Florence E. Denzer. 

 Mr. Zvolanek says it is the last blooii 

 of the season, and it certainly is late 

 enough. The main crop was cut for 

 Christmas, we understand, and a bloom 

 of good size and color, such as this, is 

 certainly a very desirable thing to 

 have at that time. The bloom sent is 

 over Ave inches in diameter, has a 

 good form and the color is a very sat- 

 isfactory pink. Of course its great value 

 is in increasing the supply of blooai at 

 the holidays. There is most decidedly 

 a place for it on account of its season 

 of blooming. 



Mr. Zvolanek also sends us some 

 blooms of several varieties of sweet 

 peas that originated with him and that 

 have proved especially desirable for 

 forcing. One labeled "Christmas" was 

 particularly attractive. It is similar to 

 Blanche Ferry — in fact much like that 

 variety when unusually well done — the 

 shade of pink being very rich. 



A white one. a seedling from Emily 

 Henderson, was also extra good, and 

 there were several variegated forms, 

 desirable in their classes. 



We have never before seen sweet 

 peas so good as these at this season of 

 the year, and we congratulate Mr. Zvo- 

 lanek on his success. 



SANDWICH, MASS.— Wm. C. Chip- 

 man is dead at the age of 75 years. He 

 was the introducer of the well known 

 pink pond lily. 



ST. LOUIS. 



Carnation Meeting. 



The first meeting of the St. Louis 

 Florists' Club in the year lUOO was 

 held Thursday, the llth. and it was 

 tho largest in attendance for some 

 tiire. The attraction was our annual 

 carnation meeting and the carnations 

 on exiiibition were the best we have 

 ever had. The exhibit was staged in 

 the center of the room as early as 2 

 o'clock. Though the meeting was 

 called for 3 o'clock, the members began 

 to arrive at 2, and when President Am- 

 mann called the meeting to order, 2.') 

 members were piesent. 



The exhibition committee of the late 

 show made a report and asked for more 

 tinie to make collections; at the next 

 meeting of the club they will be able 

 to make their final repiu't. The euchre 

 committee ma(ie a report and wa-; giv- 

 en full power to act, and the enter- 

 tainment will take place some time 

 next month, 



Jos, Diekman sent in his resignation 

 as a member of the club, Chas. Con- 

 non, Sr., was elected a life member. 

 Four new applications were received, 

 as follows: J. W. Dunford, Central, 

 Mo,; Henry Emundt, Belleville, Ills,; 

 Prof. H. C. Irish, of Mo. Botanical 

 Garden, and Henry Blixen, Edwards- 

 ville. 111, 



A communication from the Chicago 

 Florists' Club was read announcing 

 their annual carnation meeting for 

 January Ifl, inviting St. Louis florists 

 to make an exhibition. 



A recess was called to inspect the 

 carnations on exiiibition. The presi- 

 dent appointed a committee of three 

 to act as Judges. Thev were: E. W. 

 Guy, of Belleville; F, W, Ude, Jr,. of 

 Kirkwood, and John W. Kunz. St. 

 Louis. 



The following well known firms from 

 outside of the city made exhibitions: 

 Richard Witterstaetter, Sedamsville, 

 Ohio, staged Enquirer, a fine pink, 

 Opal, shell pink, Estella, a good red. 

 Rosamund, also a deep pink, and Eli- 

 nore, a good white. 



Fred Dorner & Sons. La Fayette. 

 Ind., showed Morning Glory, light 

 pink, which made a good impression; 

 Mrs. Bradt, G. H. Crane and White 

 Cloud. 



Chicago Carnation Co., Joliet, 111., 

 had the largest display on exhibition 

 and showed the following varieties: 

 Genevieve Lord. G. H. Crane. Chicago 

 (Red Bradt), Gen. Maceo, Gold Nug- 

 get and White Cloud. This display 

 was admired by all. 



E. G. Hill & Co.. Richmond. Ind., 

 had on exhibition a fine large red 

 called Indiana; James Whitcomb Riley, 

 on order of Armazindy, but much bet- 

 ter; and Ethel Crocker, one of the 

 finest pinks. 



H. Weber & Sons. Oakland, Md., 

 showed their famous Genevieve Lord, 

 very fine; also seedlings. No. 110 of 96, 

 good white. No. 115 of 97, fine pink, 

 and No. 30 of 96, another good pink. 



Among the home growers some fine 



and well grown caniiiii^Mi. m .li'^.n. 

 Connon Floral Co.. Wehster (Jrove, 

 .Mo., had Flora Hill, Red Jacket, Amer- 

 ica, V'ictor and Triumph. 



A. Jalilonsky, Wellston, showed some 

 well grown Alaskas. 



Henry Emundt, Belleville, staged 

 While Cloud and Daybreak; both were 

 well grown. 



l-'iank Fillmore had a mixed vase of 

 Kliiia Hill, Daybreak and Albertini. 



.). I'". Ammann, Edwardsville. showed 

 a large vase of mixed and well known 

 varieties that were very fine. 



.After a recess of thirty minutes the 

 meeting was called to order and the 

 judges made the following report: 



On the exhibit of K. Witterstaetter: 

 ICiuiuirer, a certificate of merit; Es- 

 tella. Elinore and Rosamund, worthy 

 of mention. 



10. G. Hill's exhibit: Indiana, a cer- 

 tificate of merit: Crocker, the best of 

 pink, and .lames Whitcomb Riley, 

 worthy of mention. 



Fred Horner's exhibit: Morning 

 Glory, fine pink, Bradt, G. H. Crane 

 and White Cloud, well grown. 



H. Weber & Son's exhibit: Gene- 

 vieve Lord, good pink; Seedlings, Nos. 

 30. 110, and 115. worthy of mention. 



Chicago Carnation Co.: The largest 

 display of well grown Genevieve Lord, 

 G. H. Crane. Chicago. Mrs. Bradt, Gen. 

 Maceo, Gold Nugget, and White Cloud; 

 all worthy of mention. 



Among the home growers, all vari- 

 eties shown by them were well grown 

 and made a fine display, and all were 

 worthy of mention. 



Mr. C. A. Kuehn was elected by the 

 club as their purchasing agent for 

 rooted cuttings and plants for the 

 growers. The question of "Will we 

 hold another Flower Show this year" 

 will come up for discussion at the 

 next regular meeting of the club, 

 which will be held Thursday afternoon, 

 February 8, at 3 p. m. The meeting 

 then adjourned. 



The MarkeU 



The weather for the past week has 

 been mild, cloudy and dark, with very 

 little sunshine. Trade is a little better 

 than the last report. Flowers are not 

 plentiful, yet the demand is such that 

 enough is on hand to go around. The 

 rose stock is not overplentiful and the 

 prices have gone down a little. Beau- 

 ties sell at from $2.5 to $40 for the 

 best. Brides, Maids, Meteors and 

 Perles bring $3 to $6; tew extras bring 

 $8. First class stock of these flowers 

 is very scarce; the greater part of them 

 are of the second choice order. Car- 

 nations were very plentiful the early 

 part of the week and sold as low as 

 $8 per 1,000, but by the end of the 

 week the price went up again to $15. 

 Daybreak, Scott, Flora Hill and Eldo- 

 rado are selling from $1,50 to $2; some 

 extra fine ones brought $3 and $4, Vio- 

 lets are coming better, and California 

 sells at $1; small single, scarce at 50 

 cents; good double brings $1.50. Val- 

 ley is qiiite plentiful at $4. Romans 

 and narcissus are not a glut now and 

 sell well at $2 and $3. The demand for 



