The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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NEW YORK. 



The usual and cxpefU'd relapse dul 

 not oi'iur to Imsinoss, there having 

 been a fairly sood anuuint of weddings 

 and a general generons and good na- 

 Inred feeling among the people wliieh 

 has been of much lienelit to the flor- 

 ists. The wearing of flowers appears 

 to again bo on the increase, an(l from 

 what we see the condition of trade is 

 anything but deplorable. The plant 

 department in every section is a very 

 busy one, the good weather seems to 

 have come to stay, and in consequence 

 everyone seems to be hustling. The 

 general prospects in this section of 

 the country could not look brighter, 

 and if it hasn't reached you it will do 

 so. 



Magnolias, forsythias and other 

 flowering shrubs are in bloom and 

 many of the trees are bursting into 

 leaf, putting on their spring dresses, 

 as it were. Observant folks tell us 

 that the season is late, two or three 

 weeks. 'Tis generally better so on 

 account of the fickleness of our cli- 

 mate. We may get a bit of wintry 

 weather yet; we can never be sure 

 till after the 20th of May, though the 

 chances are that we may see nothing 

 wrose than an occasional white frost. 



The re-echoes from Easter tell us 

 the most gratifying news. Everyone 

 says he has done well and it is now 

 to be hoped that an endeavor will be 

 made to wipe accounts off the books. 

 If Ihe flower business cou!d b? put 

 more on a cash basis it would be more 

 respectable. There is a good deal of 

 contemptible smallness about the man 

 who wears clothes which have not 

 been paid for. and he's no better than 

 a mean parasite who lives on what 

 belongs to others. Let us have a 

 rounding up of old accounts, put bet- 

 ter feeling and more pleasure into 

 the business by being under less ob- 

 ligations. 



Out west we notice there is a breeze 

 over the weekly payment system. 

 Many wholesalers make an effort to 

 pay weekly or semi-weekly in New 

 York, and it's a puzzle how they can 

 do it when to our knowledge they hrive 

 to wait for semi-annual and in many 

 cases annual payments from some 

 very high sounding retailers. It's a 

 pity, but more of a disgrace, and 

 should be rectified. 



On Saturday afternoon a meeting of 

 horticulturists was held in the lectuie 

 hall of the new museum building of 

 the Botanical Gardens. Bronx Park, 

 for the purpose of organizing a New- 

 York Horticultural Society. About 30 

 were present. James vVood of Mount 

 Kisco acted as chairman, and I.,eonard 

 Barron, secretary. A committee of 2.5 

 was named to formulate constitution 

 and by-laws, and five of this commit- 

 tee were empowered to suggest names 

 for officers. The next meeting of the 

 committee will be held in the Berkely 

 Lyceum at ■} p. m., on the 9th day of 

 May. Nothing definite was done. The 

 floricultural trade papers are not in 



the confidence of tlic ijmiiicjlcrs ^irnl 

 consequently can only surmise. 



We are not in a position to say that 

 it is intended to hand over the build- 

 ings and grounds of the Botanical 

 Gardens to the proposed new society, 

 but if it can be organized on the lines 

 of the Massachusetts and i'ennsylva- 

 nia societies, it can be nuule a medium 

 of great good in this city. New 'V'ork 

 is society ridden; a consolidation of 

 all the small organizations into one 

 powerful body is a most desirable 

 goal; just at present, though, it is in- 

 opportune. 'We would jirefer to see 

 every effort concentrated on making 

 the S. A. F. convention a great suc- 

 cess, and if there is any good thing 

 on tap in the way of more useful so- 

 cieties, that event would be a good 

 means of reaching forces which are 

 most desirable. However, it is a free 

 country and a splendid missionary 

 field. 



The conservatories at the Botanical 

 Gardens will be finished in about six 

 weeks. They are a magnificent lot of 

 buildings, a credit to the great city 

 they represent. It is to be hoped that 

 the profession will assist in filling 

 them with the best in the land. 



On Saturday Mr. Van Brunt deliv- 

 ered a most interesting lecture on 

 "Wild Spring Flowers'' and illustrated 

 it with beautiful colored stereopticon 

 views. The lecture was given befoie 

 an audience of several hundred peo- 

 ple in the lecture hall of the mu.^eum 

 building, at the Botanical Garden?. 

 Mr. Van Brunt has the largest and 

 finest collection of floral views and pic- 

 tures in the country, and some effort 

 should be made to have them shown 

 at the coming convention: it would b? 

 a great treat. 



We regret to announce that, after a 

 lingering illne?s. Mrs. .1. L. Schiller, 

 the wife of J. Ludwig Scliiller. seeds- 

 man, of this city, died on Sunday, 

 April 22d. Mr. Schiller had charge of 

 the German exhibit during the World's 

 Fair. 



The state intends, so it is reportel, 

 to create a school of agriculture and 

 horticulture on the Briar Cliff farms 

 at Scarborough, N, Y. 



Bowling scores last night were: 



1. 2. ?, 



W. .Siebrecht 1:B 12S 1".', 



Burns 14.i liG . !■» 



Traendly 146 147 IT.l 



Von Asch 124 12,S ]1« 



Stewart 140 W9 114 



T, Lang lliS 173 1,T1 



Thielman 1S.1 IBO 191 



t>On!an 176 1.19 IGfi 



F. Mc-Malion 74 Rl! 



C. -Allen lis m 



Moody 117 irjr. 



O'Mara .■...;.....' 14n 1".:, 



J. I. D. 



BOSTON. 



There is nothing remarkable taking 

 place here. The advent of spring has 

 made roses of all kinds probably more 

 plentiful than ever before in the his- 

 tory of the business. Prices on them 

 depend largely upon the generosity of 

 the buyer, and fakirs infest every 

 street corner with thousands, of them. 

 Nothing else has been overplentiful 



unless we figure upon a slight accumu- 

 lation of lilies, mignonette and fine 

 white flowers. Good violets are scare- 

 and carnations remain a little so, with 

 a littk; deviation from that rule .n 

 case of Daybreaks. 



Not so much talk of building green- 

 house additions as usual at this time 

 of year. Probably prices on materia'.s 

 cause an extra amount of thinking be- 

 fore speaking, but Mr. Walsh predict.^ 

 an appreciable fall in these prices an:l 

 he is situated better than any one else 

 to hear reasons for any prophecies he 

 may make. 



Not so extended a list of sick ones 

 at present. Lester Mann has been 

 having a hard fight with a very severe 

 case of pneumonia ever since his sick- 

 ness ■was reported five or six weeks 

 ago and there is no improvement yet. 

 Mr. Flynn. the indefatigable "Larry" 

 of G7 Bromfieid street, after a solid 

 week preceding Easter, gave up Satur- 

 day night and has been on the sick 

 list ever since. B. T. 



KANSAS CITY, MO. 



Easter trade was all that could be 

 expected. Most dealers report an in- 

 crease of 2.5 to 35 per cent, and a de- 

 cided increase in the sale of plants. 

 Lilies were in good demand and supply 

 about equal to it. Prices were not ad- 

 vanced very much except on rosts. 

 Carnations were in short supply. A 

 few of the grov/ers held stock back 

 until the last moment. As a result 

 the dealers pushed plant sales vigor- 

 ously and when these growers got 

 around with their stock there was not 

 a very brisk demand for it. We live 

 anii learn. 



The weather was perfect Friday and 

 Saturday and up to Sunday noon, 

 after which we had a good soaking 

 April shower. 



One of the local daily papers has set 

 on foot a plan for beautifying the city 

 that promises most excellent results. 

 Prizes have been offered as follows: 



By the Kansas City Times— For the 

 prettiest lawn of 25 feet or over— flowers, 

 shrubbery, parterres, etc., all to be con- 

 sidered. $250.00. 



By the Metropolitan Street Railway 

 Co.— For the best floral displav, $100.00. 

 For the .'second best floral display. $50.00. 



By the Barber Asphalt Co.— For the 

 best lawn kept by children of 16 years 

 and under. $100.tXi. 



By the Kansas City Electric Light Co. 

 —For the best kept garden on one or two 

 lots, front and back to be considered, 

 $50.00. 



By the Doggoit Dry Goods Co.— For the 

 largest number of plants from seeds, 

 grown by children under IG years, $25.00. 

 For the second largest number, $20.00 

 For the third largest. $15.00. For the four 

 next. $10.00 each. $40.iH). 



By (^riitcher & Welch— Second premi- 

 um, same conditions as Times' prize, e.K- 

 cept that competition is limited to lots 

 with frontage of 100 feet or less. $50 00 



By Kmery. Bird. Thayer Dry Goods Co 

 —For best and most artistic bed of foli- 

 age plants, arranged in formal design on 

 private lawn. $100.00. 



By ThriYnas M. Spofford- For the best 

 lawn. 100 feet or under, taking especial 

 account of shrubbery. $50.00. 



By the Kansas City Star— To the own- 

 er or tenant of the neatest home in Kan- 

 sas City, neither cost of house nor size 



