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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



MARCH 15, 1900. 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURAL 

 ASSOCIATION. 



Executive Committee Meeting. 



A meeting of tlie above committee 

 was held at Toronto during tlie carna- 

 tion meeting of tlie Toronto Garden- 

 ers' and Florists' Association, for tlie 

 purpose of arranging the date and pro- 

 gram of the third annual convention, 

 to be held in Montreal. The days se- 

 lected were Thursday and Friday of 

 the week prior to the S. A. F. conven- 

 tion in August, the actual date of 

 ivhich no one appeared to be quite sure 

 about. Various other matters in con- 

 nection with the convention were dis- 

 cussed and a program arranged which 

 will be interesting to everyone in the 

 profession — commercial or otherwise — 

 and which should attract a large num- 

 ber of delegates. 



Messrs. McKenna and Bennett, of 

 Montreal were present and said that 

 the Montreal brethren hoped to have 

 the pleasure of entertaining a big 

 crowd and gave assurances that every- 

 thing would be done that possibly 

 could be done to make the convention 

 a grand success. 



A. H. EWING, Sec'y C. H. A. 



Berlin, Ont. 



DENVER, COLO, 



Market Notes. 



Bulb stock is in its glory at tlie Park 

 Floral Co.'s window. Mr. John Berry, 

 who attends to the retail trade since 

 their store manager from Thorley's 

 left them, reports business good. 



Hyacinths in pots sell well, also 

 azaleas, for which the demand exceeds 

 the supply. Roses retail at $1.50 to $2 

 per dozen; carnations, .50 to 75 cents; 

 lilacs, $1.50 to $2 per dozen: daffodils, 

 75 cents; valley, 75 cents; sweet peas, 

 35 to 50 cents; mignonette, of which 

 the Park Floral Co. have their own 

 strain, is very large and fine and 

 brings $1.50 per dozen. 



Mr. Charles Webb, of Glauber & 

 Webb, reports trade fair. Beauties are 

 $3 to $5; violets, $1.50 per 100; snap- 

 dragons, $1 per dozen; lilies, 25 cents. 



The biggest demand is for flowers 

 put up and arranged in boxes. There 

 is a "knack" in arranging a box of 

 flowers, and the first sight of nicely 

 arranged flowers makes the impres- 

 sion. 



Mr. 'Wm. L. Lingenlirink. the whole- 

 sale florist, also reports business good. 

 He is short of supply outside of carna- 

 tions, on which he had to cut the 

 l>rice from $2 to $1.50; other flowers he 

 cannot get enough of, and has to call 

 on eastern growers. Roses are 

 cents; carnations, 1V4 cents; daffodils, 

 3 cents; violets, 75 cents per 100; 

 sweet peas, $1.50 per 100; smilax, 17 

 cents per string wholesale. Mr. Lin- 

 genbrink manufactures his own flora! 

 designs and appears to be working up 

 a little trade of his own. 



Mr. Wolf, of the Colfax Floral Co., 

 says everything is selling out of sight 



and they expect to put up two more 

 houses this summer. Their carna- 

 tions are very good this winter. 



Some growers report Easter lilies 

 too early, others too late, and the 

 chances are that they will bring a 

 good price. 



Flora Hill carnation is considered 

 the best white, Crane is the best red, 

 and Scott is hard to beat for pink, Mrs. 

 Bradt is the largest variegated seen 

 around here. 



Daniels & Fisher expect to repair 

 five houses which are said to have 

 been empty all winter. 



The Curtis Park Floral Co., now one 

 of the oldest greenhouse firms in Den- 

 ver, put up lots of floral designs and 

 do a good business in pot plants. 



J. L. Miller has resigned his position 

 at the City Park Greenhouses and has 

 leased Mr. Godley's place. He will 

 grow vegetables and perhaps some car- 

 nations. 



The business outlook Is very good. 

 F. A. HAENSELMAN. 



RUTHERFORD, N. J. 



Julius Roehrs has a remarkably fine 

 stock of Easter plants. His lilies are 

 especially good; most of them have 

 two or three stalks from a bulb and 

 are easily the best we have seen this 

 season so far. 



Almost every variety of flowering 

 plant can be seen here in immense 

 quantity. Azaleas are in all sizes, but 

 special attention is given to specimen 

 grade stock. Houses of Crimson Ram- 

 bler are in the best of form, so are 

 hydrangeas, rhododendrons, acacias, 

 boronias. etc. A special feature is be- 

 ing made of calceolarias this year; 

 this will be somewhat of a novelty for 

 Easter and there is a fine lot of them 

 here. If you are interested in good 

 stock or want to see a great display, 

 visit Mr. Roehrs' place. D. 



EASTER CARDS. 



The Easter cards and folders de- 

 signed for Easter aniiouncements by 

 florists prepared by Dan'l B. Long, 

 Buffalo, N. Y., are certainly very at- 

 tractive and should prove trade win- 

 ners to the retail florist at this season. 

 Samples will no doubt be sent on re- 

 quest. 



BURPEE'S "Vest Pocket Guide to 

 Culture of Flowers" is a neat little 

 24-page booklet giving a great deal of 

 useful information in condensed form. 

 It is issued by W. Atlee Burpee & Co., 

 the seedsmen, Philadelphia, Pa. 



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Life menibersliip. - SUIX) 



Next Convention, New "Vork City, 



August, J 900. 

 Write the Secretary, 



■WM. ;. STEWART, 

 67 Bromfield Street, Boston, Mass. 



Rooted Cuttings, usual prices. 



Coleus, Verschatteltii, Golden Queen, Mixed, 

 Heliotrope, Double Petunias, Salvia, etc. .Alter- 

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Mention The Review when you write. 



EVERT FLORIST INCJIRC 



OUGHT TO inounc 

 HIS GLASS AGAINST 



For Particulars Address 

 iOHN G, ESLER. Sec'y, SADDLE RIVER, N. J. 



TWO notable trade lists are those 

 issued by the Cottage Gardens, Queens. 

 N. Y,, and H. Weber & Sons, Oak- 

 land, Md. Fine half-tone engravings 

 well printed on first class paper are 

 becoming more and more a feature of 

 our trade lists, and the above two take 

 a prominent position. 



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HITCHINGS & CO. 



233 MERCER ST., NEW YORK. 



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