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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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of Wales $1 to $1.50, Califoniia.s $1, 

 doubles 75 cents per 100; azaleas, 7- 

 ineh pot.-i, ?<iO per 100. 



Mr. .7. Gilmorc has resiKned !iis posi- 

 tion with E. W. MclA'llan, lUirlingame, 

 and it is reported will start in business 

 for liiniseir at Elmliurst. 



E. Gill, Washington street. OaUlund. 

 will move some time in April, but 

 where the new store will be is as yet 

 unknown. 



II. B. MacGowau and .lohu .laik aie 

 of the opinion that a Florists' and 

 Gardeners' Club would be the proper 

 thing for Oakland. Kight Ihey are, and 

 I for one would be glad to see the 

 above gentlemen succeed in their ef- 

 forts to organize one. Many attempts 

 have been made to form clubs in Oak- 

 land and San Francisco, but each time 

 failure stared us in the face. Jealousy 

 on the part of some of our would-be 

 members seemed to be the cause of our 

 failures. How nice it would be if our 

 Oakland florists and gardeners would 

 come forward and form a club, be like 

 their eastern brethren and entertain 

 themselvos with card parties, flower 

 shows, bowling contests (I don't mean 

 the punch-bowl), etc. I cannot help 

 but sigh every time I take up our trade 

 papers and read of the gay times our 

 eastern florists enjoy. 



Mr. Alex. Mackenzie and the writer 

 visited the greenhouses of A. Gallo- 

 way, Fruitvale, on March 20th. His 

 carnations are simply grand, with a 

 perfect sea of buds. The Lawson, Mar- 

 quis and Olympia will be tried this 

 year by Mr. Galloway. Our next visit 

 was to Mr. Peter Nicholson of San 

 Lorenzo, where we found our worthy 

 friend among his Maids, and they were 

 very fine indeed, nicely colored and 

 with perfect stem. After viewing his 

 Brides, which were also fiuely grown, 

 Peter invited us over to his cozy little 

 dwelling and introduced us to his own 

 dear bride, whom we found to be a 

 very pleasant lady. Then we drank 

 each other's health (we men only), 

 quenching a Ladysmith thirst. On 

 parting, Peter inquired if we intended 

 making any more visits that day, and 

 we replied: "Yes, to the man that has 

 better roses than yours," but we have 

 not found him yet. 



One of our local florists met the 

 writer on the street one day this week, 

 and these were his words: "Mr. J. N.. 

 will you please let up joshing me in 

 the Review?" How thin-skinned some 

 people are. Take Mr. Wm. Phelan, for 

 instance; I never let up on him, and 1 

 am sure I haven't hurt his "Phelans" 

 yet. J. N. 



DENVER, COLO. 



The City Park. 



Since the advent of spring the City 

 Park has put on a more lively appear- 

 ance. The walks and drives are 

 thronged with visitors, the trees are 

 beginning to bud and show life, and 

 the lawn is turning green. At the con- 

 servatories there are from 10,000 to 



20,000 each of santolinas. alternanth- 

 eras, geraniums and liardy perennials 

 in variety which are being grown to 

 beautify the grounds this summer. 



Among the more attractive show 

 plants are A. Scherzerianum gigante- 

 um with its brillianl nmtallic luster 

 and calla lily flower. Aloe socotrina, 

 Gast(>ria ensifolia. the orange with its 

 ripe fruit, Ara.iicaria i-xcelsa, Phoenix 

 dactylifera in bud and agaves of large 

 size. 



A geranium nanu d for the great ad- 

 miral. Ito, is a dwarf among its cous- 

 ins, but is fast becoming known as a 

 rustler. Another geranium, a sport 

 from Caillebotte, .whose good qualities 

 are being carefully studied, has been 

 named for the Hon. Mr. Johnson, 

 mayor of Denver. 



A new shed has been added to the 

 conservatory, which saves much an- 

 noyance and does away with all 'the 

 chaos that heretofore existed. The old 

 shed has been cleaned up. repainted, 

 and fitted up for a parlor and reception 

 hall. The walls and chimneys were 

 repaired and painted; the plants have 

 been nicely arranged to give them a 

 presentable appearance; the grounds 

 around have been cleaned up and the 

 roads graveled just as predicted by the 

 writer last fall. Space on the west 

 side will be used for frames as the 

 plants need more room. 



The winter has been remarkably 

 mild, a typical Colorado winter. Hardy 

 roses have wintered well without 

 cover: tea roses are green near the 

 roots; trees have not suffered in the 

 least and our hopes are that a late 

 frost will not injure the fruit buds this 

 year, which are well advanced. 



Notes. 



A visit to Mr. Walters' greenhouses, 

 at Harmon, disclosed the tact that he 

 is growing about 3,000 dozen of lettuce, 

 which is in good shape except some 

 Denver Market and Cincinnati, which 

 appear to burn under glass when near 

 maturity. Parsley is growing luxuri- 

 antly and this one crop alone pays for 

 the help, as Mr. Walters quotes. Cauli- 

 flower has just been planted; radishes 

 fit to pull; tomatoes in bloom and with 

 half ripened fruit. Last fall Mr. Wal- 

 ters added a small pavilion-conserva- 

 tory, where he keeps flowering plants 

 for show. In all he operates about 

 25.000 feet of glass. 



Daniels & Fisher expect to spend 

 about $3,000 in rebuilding their houses 

 at Mud Lake. Their Red Leaf con- 

 servatory (formerly Givins' place) is 

 in fine shape. Al Seipp, who is at- 

 tending to the latter place, reports Ju- 

 bilee carnation as fine as he ever saw 

 it and is in high glee over the other 

 varieties of carnations as well as the 

 palms, ferns, etc., all of which are in 

 excellent condition. 



Oliver Wheatly, of the Curtis Park 

 Floral Co., reports a big order for fu- 

 neral designs. Mr. Wheatly believes in 

 expansion — he weighs about 225 

 pounds. F. A. HAENSELMAN. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. 



Plant Re.iblration. 



C. H. (jerliig registers geranium A. 

 N. Cierbig, single zonal. Flowers 

 bright apricot salmon, shaded much 

 deeper towards center, with distinct 

 white eye; truss large; foliage deep 

 green, with dark zone; growth strong 

 and compact. 



Lager & Hurrell regi.ster Catileya 

 Trianae, Nettie Martin. Flowers of 

 medium size and well balanced; sepals 

 and petals light lilac; lip very laige 

 and open, somewhat flattened; throat 

 with a large blotch of straw buff color, 

 encircled with a broad band of lilac. 



Chattertou Warburton registers new 

 carnation "Cressbrook," a seedling 

 from Mrs. G. M. Bradt x William Scott. 

 Color, bright pink; size of flower, three 

 to three and one-half inches; stem 

 strong and wiry; plant a strong grow- 

 er, ready rooter, and having no sur- 

 plus foliage. 



WM. J. STEWART, Secretary. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Samuel C. Moon, Morrisville, Pa., 

 wholesale trade list; John H. Dunlop, 

 Toronto, Ontario, catalogue of roses 

 and carnations; Harkett's Floral Nur- 

 sery, Dubuque, Iowa, plants, bulbs, 

 seeds, etc.; Edward Glllett, Southwick, 

 Mass., hardy ferns and flowers, shrubs, 

 roses, etc.; J. M. Lamb, Fayetteville, 

 N. C, trees, shrub..:, roses, bulbs, etc.: 

 John D. Imlay, Zanesville, Ohio, cho;ce 

 seeds and plants; Chas. Black, Hights- 

 town, N. J., fruit trees and small 

 fruits; The W. H. Moon Co., Morris- 

 ville, Pa., deciduous and evergreen 

 trees, hedging, flowering shrubs, hardy 

 garden roses, etc. 



PRIZE CARNATIONS. 



At the spring exhibition of the Mas- 

 sachusetts Horticultural Society, Bos- 

 ton, carnations from the BriarcIifE 

 Greenhouses, illustrated in our last is- 

 sue, were entered in five classes, and 

 won first premium in each. The va- 

 rieties were Mrs. G. M. Bradt, G. H. 

 Crane, White Cloud, Gold Nugget and 

 Mrs. James Dean. 



DENVER, COLO. 



On March 20tli the bowling club 

 rolled the following scores: 



. „ , 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Av. 



A. E. Mauff 199 199 



Ed. Emerich 112 243 1S3 179 



Chas. Thie.ss 182 151 190 174 



A. M. Lewis 193 194 124 170 



John Berry I6O 166 165 164 



M. Bloy 122 192 157 



A. N. Benson 141 122 123 129 



J. A. Valentine 160 92 126 



Geo. Zimmer S8 153 115 119 



Sam. Lundy 123 105 112 113 



J. B. 



CROMWELL, CONN.— Chas. A. Ol- 

 son, an employe of A. N. Pierson, was 

 married March 3. 



