The Weekly Florists' Review. 



November 28, 1901. 



inches deep. The soil for hyacinths and 

 tulips should be rather rich, and if pos- 

 sible rather a sandy loam; however, 

 bulbs seem to flourish in almost any soil, 

 excepting where it is exceiitionallj' full 

 of clay. Narcissus are somewhat dif- 

 ferent; they thrive, bloom and increase 

 in poor soil better than in rich manured 

 soils. 



For planting of beds of bulbs I am 

 rather inclined to recommend close 

 planting. Not from an increased sale 

 standpoint, but for the reason that if 

 hyacinths are planted 4 inches apart, 

 and tulips 3 to 3i inches apart, nar- 

 cissus 4 inches apart, they will produce 

 a massive effect, show a spirit of liber- 

 ality of the planter, and when they are 

 in their full bloom of beauty the winds 

 will not snap off the flower stalks, but 

 merely waft them slightly to and fro. 

 I do not wish, however, to say that this 

 is the only way, as a beautiful effect is 

 also obtained by fi-inch apart planting, 

 and, of course, a hundred or a thousand 

 bulbs will go much farther. 



To illustrate the popularity of bulbs 

 the City of Baltimore ordered and plant- 

 ed this autumn 190,000 bulbs in all 

 their different parks. Pliihidelpliians 

 who may chance to l)e in Baltimore the 

 latter part of next April should not fail 

 to visit the grand display which this 

 large number of bulbs is sure to produce, 

 as the varieties of hyacinths, tulips, 

 etc., were of the choicest selection. 



At the approach of severe weather 

 cover up the bulbs with long manure 

 about 3 inches deep; tliis covering must 

 not be removed next spring until nearly 

 all the danger of heavy frost is over, as 

 injury would result to the tender growth 

 if allowed to become frozen after being 

 wrapped up and sheltered all winter. 



I shall not attempt to go into a full 

 list of the varieties which produce good 

 results, but will confine myself, owing 

 to a lack of time, to a few specials which 

 always have and always will give satis- 

 faction for outdoor planting; 



Best Hyacinths. 



Peep red, Robert Steiger. 

 Deep pink, Gertrude. 

 Light pink, Gigantea. 

 Pure white, Alba Superbissima. 

 Rose white. Grandeur a Merveille. 

 Light blue, Chas. Dickens. 

 Rich blue, Grand Maitre. 

 Deep blue. King of Blues. 



Best Tulips. 



Yellow, Clirysolora and Pottebakker. 



Scarlet, Belle Alliance and Vermillion 

 Brilliant. 



White, La Reinc ami Pottebakker. 



Pink, Rosa Mundi and Cottage Maid. 



Red with gold border, Kaiserskroon. 



Very handsome and showy beds of 

 tulips are produced if planted in a su- 

 perfine mixture; hardly two alike in 

 color and shadings. 



Hyacinth beds are also attractive in a 

 good mixture, or in separate shades, 

 which are usually much lower in price 

 than named varieties, although the qual- 

 ity can be good as well. 



Narcissus, the most satisfactory varie- 

 ties are the Double Von Sion daffodil, 

 also the Trumpet Major single daffodil. 

 The Poeticus or Pheasant's Eye should 

 not be omitted when planting either in 

 • beds or in clusters. 



Much more could be said alMut bulbs, 

 but, as I remarked before, lack of time 

 in preparing these few remarks unfor- 

 tunately will compel me to close. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



Thanksgiving business in cut flowers 

 is brisk with a tendency towards higher 

 prices, some lines of stock being rather 

 scarce. Beauties are very fine. A few 

 liave brought $5 a dozen; $3 and $4 are 

 the ordinary prices on selected long- 

 stemmed flowers. Brides and Maids are 

 bringing $5 and $ti a hundred ; .$S has 

 been obtained for a few fine blooms; sec- 

 onds bring ■'?3 and $4. The other tea 

 roses are bringing about the same prices 

 for the same grades. Liberty has brought 

 as high as $1.50 a dozen. Valley brings 

 $3, $4 and $5 a hundred. Carnations 

 continue scarce; $l.-50 to $2.00 a luindred 



grade of carnations all fall. Flora Hill 

 and Ethel Crocker are two of his best 

 varieties. 



Sunrise is making quite a name for 

 itself as a new rose. The flowers are 

 about the size of Perle, resembling Sunset 

 in color with the addition of a tinge of 

 pink which adds a wonderful amount of 

 life to the effect, especially under arti- 

 ficial light. 



The big guns said Sunrise was a good 

 rose spoiled by a single defect, a crook 

 in the stem just under the bud. So they 

 decided not to push it. Fortunately the 

 rose is having a furtlcer trial. It has 

 been planted on side benches in several 

 places and the stuft' coming in now is 

 excellent and ought to be even better by 

 Xew Year's. 



The Philadelphia Market. View in Edward Reid's. 



buys good ordinary stock, while fancy 

 Idooms command $.! and $4 a hundred. 

 \'iolets are also scarce, perhaps scarcer 

 would better convey the idea. Doubles 

 are worth $1 to $1.25 a hundred, singles 

 about 50 cents a hundred: $1.00 a hun- 

 dred was paid for some very fine singles. 

 Sniihix brings 12 to 15 cents a string. 

 Asparagus plumosus is in demand at 50 

 cents a string or bunch of sprays. 



Chrysanthemums are selling well. 

 Choice medium sized blooms range from 

 $1.00 to $2.00 a dozen. Edward Reid ob- 

 tained the latter price for one hundred 

 white Bonnaffons on Monday. Chadwick 

 lirings $3 a dozen. Gold Mine and Eaton 

 bring that figure and more when e.xtra 

 fine. 



Various Notes. 



Leo Niesscn has received some nice 

 sweet peas and expects to have a good 

 supply of these dainty flowers for Christ- 

 mas. 



Roman liyacinths are another addi- 

 tion to the cut flower list; they were a 

 trifle short in stem at first but are now 

 longer with flowers of good quality. 



Fred Ehret is receiving some fine 

 Brides and Maids, good flowers on stout 

 stems, clothed with luxuriant foliage. 



A show problem: Where was Wil- 

 liam Munro? 



Geo. M. Moss has been handling a fine 



The American Rose Company sent some 

 nice blooms of their new rose Ivory to 

 Henry F. Michell this week. They orna- 

 ment the show window, together with 

 that wonderful bed of red and white hya- 

 cinths in bloom. Speaking of the latter 

 Mr. Michell laughingly said a New York 

 seedsman had congratulated him on get- 

 ting them in bloom so early. 



Phil. 



BOSTON. 



Trade Conditions for Nov. J 8 23. 



Quite a bit of change during the above 

 mentioned week but, unfortunately, not 

 too much of the kind you carry in your 

 pocket because collections are surely very 

 hard. 



Chrysanthemums gradually decrease in 

 numbers but are holding out better than 

 I really expected. Surely Thanksgiving 

 will knock the stufiing out of the chrys- 

 anthemum crop as well as out of the tur- 

 key's crop! Red roses have fallen off a 

 bit as well as the pink and white ones, 

 but there is no evidence of a scarcity of 

 either, except of red ones for the Yale- 

 Harvard game for which red mums were 

 plentiful if you had the price. From $2 

 to $3 per doz. was the selling price on 

 fairly good ones. But I presume Boston 

 buyers think they got their money's 



