ATKIL : 



The Weeldy Florists' Review, 



555 





The Silvt-r-Sweet Vine (Actinidia polygatr.i true.) 



The bowling rlub held a meeting 

 last Friday evening, at which the res- 

 ignation of Secretary Henderson was 

 accepted and Geo. Asnius elected to fill 

 the vacancy. The other officers are as 

 before. The accumulated dues of mem- 

 bers were "wiped off the slate" and a 

 fresh start will be taken. Starting 

 with this week a series of eight games 

 will be played, and those making the 

 highest average.s in the series will 

 compose the team to play in the match 

 ■with the St. Louis boys. 



SILVER-SWEET VINE. 



{.•\ctinidia polygama— True.) 



Our illustration is from a ijhoto- 

 graph of one of the plants brought 

 from Japan by Prof. Wm. P. Brooks, of 

 Amherst, Mass., taken when it had 

 been growing at Amherst four or five 

 years. The two plants, which are now 

 about ten years old, cover the entire 

 sides and overhead of the veranda, 

 which is 20x10 feet. 



It has proved- perfectly hardy at Am- 

 herst and though a rapid grower is less 

 rampant and mere manageable than 

 Actinidia arguta. which has been sent 

 out by American nurserymen as A. 

 polygama. 



The foliage on the ends of the flow- 

 ering shoots is silvery white, niak'ng 

 the vine exceedingly ornamental, and 

 it promises to be an important addi- 

 tion to our list of rapid growing or- 

 namental hardy vines for covering ve- 

 randas, arbors and buildings. 



BUFFALO. —^ 



As Easter approaches the weather 

 warms. This TVIonday is the first day 

 in a long time that snow would melt 

 in the shade. Inquiry for plants is 

 now the live topic. All are preparing 

 to make a big lead on plants. Kasting 

 has rented a large store near his own 

 and intends to handle a great lot of 

 plants and expects a large consign- 

 ment. This is a good idea and a good 

 place to make exchanges. 



W. ,1. Palmer &. Son are great on hy- 

 brid and Rambler roses, lilies and aza- 

 leas. 



Rebstock has a great quantity of 

 azaleas, hybrids. Ramblers and lilies, 

 but grumbles some at his Ramblers 

 not being as well budded as he would 

 wish. 



W. Belsey has a nice collection for 

 Easter, well balanced for his trade as 

 usual. 



Mrs. Newlands has fine lilies and 

 very fine roses. 



Wm. Milley has an extra good lot of 

 lilies, but slightly on the late side. 



C. D. Zimmerman makes a most at- 

 tractive show at his store and con- 

 servatory on West Chippewa street, 

 and a visit to his houses on Ashland 

 finds them cram full of good Easter 

 stock. 



Neubeck & Myers make a good show 

 with lilies, Deutzias, Ramblers, cine- 

 rarias, cytisus and other stuff, but 

 "Lome" says their trade will compel 

 them to buy heavily. 



i liail no ciiauic lo visiL l)l,ller^s, <\- 

 cept the estal)li,ihment at Cold 

 Springs, where 1 find always a lar^e 

 assortmrnt of neariy everything. Out 

 of tile common run are some fine Am- 

 erican Beauty roses in (i-inch pots, 

 with eight to ten blooms and buds, 

 some very fine mignonette in .") and (i- 

 incli pot.'}, and a number of strawber- 

 ries in .")-inch pot,s with a dozen ber- 

 ries beginning to color. This latter is 

 a (ii i.arture. Tliey may take and they 

 uuiy not. It will also be necessary to 

 have a very conscientious young man 

 to water, as a ripe strawberry in April 

 is tempting, and even the delivery is 

 risky, for the errand boy and the 

 maid, young or old. who takes them in 

 at the door all like strawberries. 



We were rejoiced to see that Peter 

 Crov/v. of Litica did so well at New 

 York: "1st for be;-t display of roses," 

 If he can't bowl he can grow roses, 

 and now the expense of several new 

 and hir.L'er hats is in order. What a 

 magnificent show it must have been! 

 And now the ro.HC society is launched 

 on a prosperous sea it will sail along 

 as triumphantly as the carnation soci- 

 ety. 



Not many visitors this week, but 

 we did see Mr. Fotheringham, of Tar- 

 rytown, and Mr. Van Zanten of the 

 kingdom of Holland. 



I do wish often that I could have a 

 little sport to give you as do oth.^r 

 cities. Our youpg sports are scattered, 

 but we have entered for the New York 

 tournament and there is lots of mate- 

 rial good enough to beat Philadelphia. 

 There is W. J. Palmer, Sr.; J. P. Cow- 

 ell. C. Keitch, Henry Wise, Theodiie 

 Frank and T. Mansfield, and a dozea 

 like them who won't lose their nerves 

 and strength at the boisterous "rcot- 

 ing" of J. Westcott et al. W. S. 



Marvellous Enterprise in Advertising. 



A florist on Main street rented his 

 store to a hatter on the 20th of last 

 month, and from courtesy let the hit- 

 ter in on the 15th so that he cou'd 

 make repairs, etc., but the florist paid 

 the rent to the 20th. On the 16th a 

 near-by florist put a large sign in the 

 window with a hand pointing up the 

 street to his store, as much as to say, 

 "S. is gone, but I am here." This is a 

 little sharp on the man who has will- 

 ingly left the whole neighborhood (o 

 his friend R. 



The sign was removed by the florist 

 whose store it was till the 20th, but it 

 was replaced, removed again and again 

 in the window: finally it stopped out. 

 Such cuteness and sharpness as .this 

 deserve to amass an easy fortune. The 

 writer wishes he had a little more of 

 this gall himself, and used it frequent- 

 ly, but tempered with discretion and 

 fairness to his competitors. 



"SLOW POKE." 



AMERICAN GROWN BULBS. 



I'nder date of March 24, Mr. George 

 Gibbs, Orcas. San Juan Co.. Washing- 

 ton, who is the pioneer in growing 



