MARCH S, 1000. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



413 



House of new pink Carnation The Marquis. 



ture as one of the huge boilers on the 

 place. Doctors disagree a.? to the most 

 frightful way to exterminate mankind. 

 Boer generals as to the best methods 

 of "kopjering" General Roberts on the 

 veldt, or in the donga, but this is sup- 

 posed to be the first case on record 

 where a disagreement might exist be- 

 tween employer and employe in the 

 florist business. But it looks that way. 



While Mr. James Quinn, one of our 

 best known, best liked and most re- 

 spected florists, was in the Park street 

 market Monday morning, word came 

 to him of the sudden death of his wife, 

 who haa been ill a short time. While 

 hut few of us had the pleasure of her 

 acquaintance, she had the assured 

 reputation of a most estimable woman 

 in every way. Her rare business quali- 

 ties also made her of much assistance 

 in Mr. Quinn's extensive retail trade 

 in Brookline, 



Much sympathy is expressed for the 

 family in its affliction. n. T. 



CARNATION THE MARQUIS, 



We present herewith an engraving 

 from a recent photograph of a house 

 of this new pink carnation at the 

 establishment of the originator, Mr. 

 L. E. Marquisee, Syracuse, N. Y. It is 

 certainly a very interesting picture, 

 and the large number of buds indicates 

 that the variety must be a very free 

 producer. That the blooms rank with 

 the best there is no doubt in the minds 

 of those who have seen the splendid 

 flowers exhibited. 



We also present an engraving of a 

 vase of blooms from a recent photo- 

 graph. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market- 



The cut flower market shows no sign 

 of decline and trade has been running 

 just about as usual, with business good 

 and prices regular. Flowers are none 

 too plentiful, except violets. Carna- 

 tions are not increasing in quantity, 

 but roses are coming iu more freely. 



Prices the past week were about the 

 same as week before. Today (Mon- 

 day) good roses bring from $5 to ?S per 

 100; for extra grades, |10 is being 

 asked. Perles and Woottons, $4 to $5. 

 Last week Kuehn received a batch of 

 the old Papa Gontier, very finely 

 grown and high in color, which puz- 

 zled some of the growers. On being 

 asked if they could name it, some said 

 it resembles the old Bennett; others 

 wondered if it could be the new Lib- 

 erty. It was hard to make them be- 

 lieve it was the old Gontier, as none 

 has been seen in this market since '94. 

 Beauties are still scarce and first-class 

 stock is out of the question; $3 to $6 

 per dozen is asked for those coming in. 



Carnations hold up remarkably well 

 and are bringing good prices; $2 is 

 asked for the common ones and $3 and 

 $4 for fancy stuff, and not half enough 

 comes in to supply the demand. Vio- 

 lets are selling cheaply; Californias, 

 $2 per 1,000, 30 cents per 100; small 



single and southern stock, 10 cents per 

 100, and hard to sell at that. Bulb 

 stock is in fair demand, owing to scar- 

 city of other stock. Harrisii still holds 

 at $12.50 and callas at $10; daffs, Dutch 

 hyacinth, paper whites and Romans 

 bring 2 and 3 cents; freesias, the best, 

 sell at $2; tulips are very fine at $4: 

 smilax still holds at $12.50, but sells 

 slowly, with plenty of it on hand. 



Various Notes. 



The weather the past week has been 

 very bad. Tuesday night a great rain, 

 sleet and snow storm set in, causing 

 much damage to fruit and shade trees, 

 especially in the city parks and Shaw's 

 Garden. The damage can hardly be 

 estimated and will take years of labor 

 to replace. 



Wm. Schray, who was reported sick, 

 is well again, and John Young, who 

 was also on the sick list, is now 0. K.. 

 and reports that hereafter he will be 

 on hand every Monday. 



Riessen Floral Co.", on Broadway, 

 report an excellent business since the 

 first of the year, with plenty of orders 

 ahead even during Lent. 



The West End florists, Weber, Wal- 

 bart. Mrs. Ayers. Miss Newman and 

 Miss Ostertag, say business has kept 

 up remarkably well since the first of 

 the year. 



More interest will have to be shown 

 in our bowling club. This is the first 

 time since we organized, in May, 1893, 

 that the boys have failed to bowl'regu-. 

 larly. It used to be twelve regulars 



