MAY 17, UiOO. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



763 



BUFFALO. 



Ai last overcoats are put, away for 

 the lieiiefit of the moths and some- 

 thing like spring is here. It has been 

 one of the best seasons for nursery- 

 men that we ever remember, for in- 

 steasl of jumping from winter to 

 spring, as we used to road in those 

 publications sent to "Hold Hingland" 

 to induce settlers to cross the Atlantic 

 and take up land somewhere a little 

 south of Hudson's Bay, it has been a 

 long, slow, cold time, with nothing to 

 start vegetation. 



There is an abiiniiance of Ibnver.s — 

 lather too many. One of our very 

 large clothing stores was giving away 

 roses to every customer. I under- 

 stand they were supplied at $10. OH per 

 thousand. Perhaps there is no great 

 harm done. It may foster a love for 

 flowers in some homes where they 

 were before strangers. On account 

 of the Pan-American, which is already 

 bringing many strangers to our city, 

 there is going to be an increase in the 

 decoration of the grounds on our lead- 

 ing residence streets, and by 1901 

 there will be a marked increase in all 

 kinds of decoration, so the plant men 

 have a bright future for at least two 

 years, and it is likely to be perma- 

 nent. 



A good many bay trees have come 

 to Buffalo this spring, the elegant 

 dining room and smoking and recep- 

 tion rooms of the Ellicott Club buying 

 no less than three dozen of the vari- 

 ous styles and sizes, and several fine 

 pairs are now seen on Delaware ave- 

 nue. Prom what we hear the importa- 

 tion of these must have been immense. 

 How long it will last is a guess. 



There is one thing helps to sell 

 them; you can truthfully tell your 

 customer, even in this blizzard afflict- 

 ed town, that they can and should go 

 out on the lawn by the middle of 

 April, and should remain out ordinary 

 seasons till the end of November. 

 During their four or five months' hi- 

 bernating a coach house will keep 

 them about as well as a greenhouse, 

 and better than a hot one. In a warm 

 hall Or room they are only a partial 

 success, doing very well for a few 

 months, but gradually giving up the 

 ghost. Billy Palmer, who takes lunch 

 every day in the Ellico'-t Square, 

 says so many of these funereal trees 

 makes bim think he is again in Flor- 

 ence, where he acquired the correct 

 Italian accent. 



Our markets are getting to be great 

 places for the distribution of plants. 

 It is to be hoped they will rush them 

 on and get as many killed as possible, 

 then by .lune 1st the greenhouse men 

 who don't go to market will have their 

 innings. Not only pot plants, but now 

 yon can get everything in Washington 

 Market — fruit trees, herbaceous plants, 

 vegetable roots, herbs, and all other 

 green things, and sweet scented 

 things, including codfish, saner kraut 

 and limburger, but the aggregate and 

 conglomerate odor would never he 



mistaken for "the spicy breezes that 

 blow soft o'er Ceylon's Isle." And a 

 walk through the labyrinth of stalls 

 is dejjressing to your spirits and you 

 feel that you are in a cheap business. 

 but a look at a Main street store re- 

 vives you again and you sensibly 

 think that there is a sloppy side to 

 every business. 



Mr. Nelson Bogue. of Batavia. was 

 in town this week, and so was Mr. A. 

 Dimmock. of England and He^giuni. 



Mr. Danl. B. Long has removed from 

 rather inconvenient quarters to a fine 

 room in the Lewis Block, corner Swan 

 and Washington, where I lately found 

 him arranging his immense stock of 

 designs, calendars, and other florists' 

 requisites in the literary line. 



"Nellie" Scott is visiting her brother. 

 D. John, in Philadelphia, and has 

 strict orders that if David has any 

 "entangling alliances." he must go to 

 night school and play bowls only once 

 a month. In fact, the journey is to 

 look into the general behaviour and 

 welfare of the youth. 



Pan-American News. 



During the progress of the exhibi- 

 tion the Horticultural Department will 

 hold several exhibitions of flowers. 

 Premiums, medals an^ diplomas will 

 be offered for the best exhibits for 

 various classes at each exhibition. 

 The announcement is thus early made 

 so that intending exhibitors will have 

 an opportunity to prepare suitable 

 stock to produce exhibiJon quality. 

 The dates are not definitely settled 

 on. and in the case of roses it will be 

 difficult to fix a date to suit wide de- 

 grees of latitude, but there is prob- 

 ably not more than two weeks' dif- 

 ference between New York city and 

 St. Paul, and the second week in 

 .lune will find many fine flowers in 

 both localities. 



The second week in May will be de- 

 voted to carnations. Roses the sec- 

 ond week of June. Sweet peas during 

 the first or second week of July. 

 Gladiolus the first and seoond week 

 of August. Dahlias the first week of 

 September. Cannas the third week of 

 September. The writer would be glad 

 to hear from anyone who can suggest 

 a better date to suit the majority of 

 our northern growers. 



WILLIAM SCO'TT. 



Room 72R Ellicott Square, Buffalo. 

 N. Y. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



At this rate flowers must be scarce 

 at the end of the month, and this par- 

 ticular rate will not have to continue 

 much longer to bring about that state. 

 Nothing is really over-plentiful and 

 the coming crops cannot become far 

 enough advanced to be of use for Me- 

 morial day without unexceptional 

 weather conditions, if at all. Roses 

 seem to be in the most dangerous sit- 



uation and it would seem as if no out- 

 door goods of any amount can be 

 looked for to help the situation. 



Of course, the wholesalers are busy 

 arranging their stock of dry and 

 metallic floral sup|)lies, which, how- 

 ever, have not been used to such a 

 heavy extent during the past two 

 years as formerly, probably on ac- 

 count of lower prices on the genuine 

 goods. 



Prices. '. 



Prices have run low the past week 

 to the regular trade, but the street 

 boys have complained that they have 

 hardly been given a fair show. The 

 point of view makes a difference. But 

 it is hard to please even one of these 

 two classes of retailers, and woe to 

 him who supplies a street stand near 

 the door of his regular customer of 

 more pretension. At least he must 

 not take a sensitive eB,r into the store 

 upon his next visit. 



Daily papers tell an interesting tale 

 of how two wide-awake real estate 

 agents have formed a syndicate with 

 sufficient paid-up stock to replace 

 the old Horticultural hall with a first- 

 class modern office building as soon 

 as the Horticultural Society can re- 

 move into their new building, one 

 year being given as a limit. 



There is an uneasy feeling among 

 bedding plants. As yet there is no 

 call for them, and if as heavy a de- 

 mand as usual does come, there are 

 not enough goods to supply it. Dis- 

 appointment seems inevitable and all 

 hands are praying for the time-hon- 

 ored permission to choose the lesser of 

 two evils. B. T. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



Various Items. 



The cut flower market is in very 

 bad shape at present, there being a 

 surplus of all kinds of flowers. It is 

 almost impossible to sell anything but 

 roses. There is little or no call for car- 

 nations or other flowers. 



It looks very much as though Phila- 

 delphia was going to get rid of the 

 flower fakir at last, as the police have 

 received orders from headquarters "to 

 start" them wherever seen and arrest 

 them if they resist. The question Is. 

 What will become of the surplus 

 stock? 



Out-door valley is very plentiful this 

 year, while the stems and bells are not 

 so large as in former years. It sells 

 from 1 to 2 cents. Cannas are again 

 very scarce, which is due to the great 

 numbers frozen out the past winter. 



Griffin Bros.. Frankford. Philadel- 

 phia, report the present season as be- 

 ing the best they have ever had in the 

 history of their business. Bedding 

 stock is their specialty. 



Rupert Kienle, 12 South Seventeentli 

 street, opened up his new store tha 

 past week. He will run it in connec. 

 tion with his old store for the pres- 

 ent. 



