FEBRUARY 8, 1900. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



297 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market. 



Businoss much the same as hist 

 week, with the exeeption of a low who 

 report themselves as fairly busy. All 

 kinds of stock is plentiful, except 

 American Beauties and Maidenhair 

 fern. ()utsid(> clirysanthemuins are be- 

 romint; poorer in (luality each day and 

 a week or so more will see the last of 

 them. Harrisii is coming in more 

 plentiful and of better grade. The 

 lirst double daffodils have made their 

 appearance this week, but don't sell as 

 well as the single varieties. 



Prices. 



American Beauties, $3.50 to $4; 

 Bridesmaids, Brides and Meteors, 50 

 cents to $1; Perles, 35 to 50 cents; 

 Cecil Brunners, 12^4 cents per doz. 

 Carnations: Ethel Crockfer, 75 cents; 

 Schwerin, Flora Hill and mixed fancy, 

 50 cents; Bradts and Gold Nu.yget, 35 

 to 50 cents; Portia and Scott, 2.3 cents 

 per doz. Chrysanthemums, 3 dozen for 

 fl; Harrisii, ?3 to $3.50; lily of the 

 valley, 35 to 50 cents per doz.; ningle 

 and "double daffodils, $1.50 per 100; 

 freesias, $1 per 100; paper whites, 50 

 cents per 100; violets, Princess of 

 Wales $1, California 50 cents, double 

 75 cents per doz. 



Various Notes. 



Shannahan, on Powell street, is at 

 the head of a movement to drive the 

 fakirs from the streets, and a petition 

 is being signed by the storekeepers to 

 have the licenses increased from $10 

 per quarter to $10 per month, and if 

 passed may have the desired effect of 

 clearing the street corners of most of 

 the dagos. It is also a fact and much 

 regretted that a few of our Greek and 

 Italian storekeepers keep a small army 

 of men and boys continually on the 

 streets, and these may be classed as 

 the worst of the lot. Give us any kind 

 of opposition in the world but the 

 dago storekeeper; he is hard to com- 

 pete with and a detriment to the busi- 

 ness. 



E. W. McLellen met with an acci- 

 dent a few days ago, being kicked by 

 a horse, and was confined to his bed 

 for two days. 



Mme. Prentice did the table decora- 

 tion at the Hotel Metropole on New 

 Year's day for the Tucker-Macdonald 

 wedding. The ground floor was beau- 

 tifully decorated with smilax, aspara- 

 gus, palms, ferns, etc. The bride's ta- 

 ble was large and round and was more 

 conspicuous from the fact that the oth- 

 er tables were the small tete-a-tete 

 kinds. At the head of the larger table, 

 where the bride sat, two hearts linked 

 together were made of Duchess roses 

 and finished off with a true lovers' 

 knot of broad pink satin ribbon. At 

 the other end of the table an open 

 wreath was made of Bridesmaid roses. 

 The effect was very pretty, as the roses 

 •were cut with plenty of foliage and 

 arranged without any stiff effect. Cut 

 glass bowls of different sizes were set 

 here and there around the table and 



filled' with Bridesmaid roses and 

 Sprengeri sprays. Five cut glass can- 

 delabras were used, three clusters and 

 two singles, and were top|)ed off with 

 the daintiest and most original shades 

 made of pink French paper (the work 

 of the decorator), and in trimming up 

 the candelabras roses were arrang(!d 

 with careless effect. Pink tulle was 

 tied around the base of tlu' largest 

 bowl and around in and out three- 

 quarters around the table, finishing at 

 one of the candelabras with a soft 

 bow. One of the chief points of merit 

 in the decoration was that there was 

 nothing directly in the center of the 

 table, every guest being visible from 

 any point. A large square of real lace 

 was laid over the cloth in the center. 

 On one corner was placed a bowl of 

 roses with the graceful sprays of 

 Sprengeri trailing over, and nothing 

 else to detract from the beauty of the 

 lace but scattered rose petals which 

 seemed to have fallen from a large 

 bunch arranged in the chandelier 

 above, some of the roses having been 

 pulled off to give that effect. The 

 bride's cake was laid in a bed of roses. 

 A few choice roses scattered here and 

 there and tucked in among the tulle 

 put the finishing touches on, and the 

 "tout ensemble" was something not 

 easily forgotten. J. N. 



HEATING. 



Will the following amounts of 4- 

 inch cast iron pipe heat a greenhouse 

 with 800 square feet of glass, with 

 wooden sides, to the degrees of heat 

 indicated when the outside tempera- 

 ture is 20 degrees below zero? 



Forty degrees, 211 ft.; 45 degrees, 

 236 ft.; 50 degrees, 263 ft.; 55 degrees, 

 291 ft.; 60 degrees, 322 ft.; 65 degrees, 

 354 ft.; 70 degrees, 389 ft; 75 degrees, 

 428 ft; 80 degrees, 470 ft; or with 2- 

 inch or 1 '/4-inch pipe to equal the 4- 

 inch pipe. J. J. L. 



In answer to J. J. L.'s inquiry, rela- 

 tive to proportions of heating surface 

 necessary to maintain given tempera- 

 tures in greenhouse, I would say, as- 

 suming that the proportion of exposed 

 wooden walls to the glass surface is 

 as usually existing on ordinary green- 

 houses, the amount of pipe he suggests 

 is liberal, and should maintain the de- 

 sired temperatures very easily. If he 

 decides to use 2-inch pipes, he will 

 need one and six-tenths times as many 

 lineal feet as of the 4-inch, and if 1'^- 

 Inch pipes, about twice as many lineal 

 feet as of the 4-inch. For ordinary 

 greenhouse circulations, I would sug- 

 gest 2-inch pipe in preference to 1%- 

 inch. HENRY GIBBONS. 



New York. 



LOUISVILLE, KY.— Alfred A. Neu- 

 ner, the well known florist of this 

 city, died recently in Stuttgart, Ger- 

 many. 



SUBSCRIBER (Rochester, N. Y.).— 

 Such a list would be too lengthy to 

 print. You will find them all in the 

 trade directory. Please attach your 

 name and address to future inquiries. 



THE FLORISTS' MANUAL. 



The Florists' Manual, by William 

 Scott Flori.sts' Publishing Co., Chi- 

 cago. A reference book for commer- 

 cial florists. 



The author's first aim in preparing 

 this work was to fill a long felt want 

 among florists— a book describing the 

 best plants commercially, with cul- 

 tural advice founded on experience. 

 Viewed in this light, it is a valu- 

 able and instructive work, very 

 complete in its details. But it need 

 not bo confined to circulation among 

 florists and others commercially con- 

 nected, although gardeners and ama- 

 teurs need not expect in it a work ex- 

 actly fitting their requirements. 

 Rather judge it through the author's 

 own words, i. e.: "If those who favor 

 us with a perusal of its pages glean 

 only one hint which may help them 

 * ■* * they will have received value 

 for their money." A work resulting 

 from Mr. Scott's long and varied ex- 

 perience, "from selling a bunch of vio- 

 lets over the counter to planting a tree 

 or seeding a lawn or building a green- 

 house," cannot but throw out many 

 hints of value to any one interested in 

 any line of horticulture or flower gar- 

 dening. The comparatively small index 

 confronting the reviewer at first is far 

 from encouraging, but as the purpose 

 of the author is more clearly brought 

 to light, it is better appreciated. It 

 shows the intention to treat of the 

 most desirable and profitable things 

 to handle — a condensation which many 

 will enjoy. Many interesting sub- 

 jects are brought to headings, such 

 as "Easter Plants," "Watering," 

 "Decorations," "Potting," "Bedding 

 Plants," etc. Not the least of value 

 to the possessor of this book are the 

 beautiful half-tone illustrations, num- 

 bering more than 100. and thoroughly 

 illustrating the subjects treated. 

 Critical persons may object to the in- 

 terspersing of advertisements with the 

 reading matter, though it is not made 

 very obtrusive; yet it must be remem- 

 bered that the work is designed for 

 commercial purposes, and not strictly 

 as a library book. — Meehan's Monthly. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. 



Plant Registration. 



The Conard & Jones Company, West 

 Grove, Pa., register seedling rose "New 

 Century," a cross between Clothilde 

 Soupert and rugosa alba. Described as 

 an ever bloomer, hardy as rugosa. 

 Flower pink, double; fragrance similar 

 to that of the wild rose. Foliage re- 

 sembling that of rugosa. 



WM. J. STEWART, Secy. 



BELMONT, MASS.— John Husband, 

 the florist, has made a petition in 

 bankruptcy. His liabilities are 

 $1,661.79, with no assets. 



TERRE HAUTE. IND.— The floral 

 store formerly conducted by the late 

 C. B. Rippetoe has been purchased by 

 George Hunt 



