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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Jaxiari- 30, 1902. 



temperate characteristics. Mr. James 

 W. Smith presided gracefully and in a 

 neat speech introduced "Great Scott'' 

 No. 2, tlie toastmaster of the evening. 

 No set speeches had been arranged for, 

 but the flow of eloquence was still flow- 

 ing when the last train obliged the New 

 York contingent to depart. Amongst 

 the new members of the society we found 

 our old friend Peter McDonald, who is 

 now living in Irvington and busy with 

 landscaping work there. 



The tables were beautifully decorated 

 with many of the new varieties of car- 

 nations. The chief of police of Tarry- 

 town was present, and gave an air of 

 protectiveness to the attair that was 

 unexplained until it developed that he 

 was himself a practical horticulturist. 



Mr. O'Mara was the first speaker and 

 gave a very witty address, involving the 

 senator and the "chief" and the myster- 

 ies of hybridization, closing with per- 

 sonal reminiscences of twenty years ago 

 and experiences with the gardeners on 

 the Hudson when he first practiced liis 

 abilities as a salesman amongst them, 

 several of the personal friends of those 

 days being present. 



Senator McClellan spoke of his early 

 experiences as a "master gardener" in 

 the south of Scotland and proved him- 

 self a practical horticulturist still, a 

 fact of which he seemed to be proud. 

 He told of the high standing of the gar- 

 deners in the old country, advocating 

 their training and the raising of the 

 standard here, and eloquently dwelling 

 on the glory due the men who have de- 

 veloped new varieties of flow^ers. Though 

 still a young man, the senator declared 

 he had "learned enough to quit the busi- 

 ness" before ex-Prcsident O'Mara was 

 born! but his real interest was una- 

 bated. 



Mr. Withers, of American Gardening, 

 was the next speaker and gave a very 

 interesting address upon the "benefit 

 to gardening from horticultural socie- 

 ties," especially dwelling on the high 

 lines on which the Tarrytown society 

 had developed, the elevating effect of 

 these yearly gatherings upon the young 

 men in the business and the future of 

 the "American hybrid" gardener, as 

 compared with the "imported article." 



Mr. Lyman E. Brown, of Poughkeep- 

 sie, president of the Duchess County 

 Horticultural Society, proved himself to 

 be "the young-man-eloquent." His 

 speech was a masterpiece of pathos and 

 eloquence, as he dilated on the "old 

 home on the farm" and the old-fash- 

 ioned flower garden, and his recitation 

 on "The Old, Old Home" was admirably 

 rendered. 



It was only natural, after this, that 

 Mr. C. W. Ward, of Queens, waxed rem- 

 iniscent — told of the log cabin in the 

 north woods of Michigan where he was 

 born, now the site of the county court 

 liouse, while the woods around the cabin 

 have developed into a populous city. 

 He accorded to James Vick the honor of 

 his own love of flowers and horticultural 

 development; told of the mysteries of 

 hybridization ; the individuality of 

 blooms which evidenced the characteris- 

 tics of the growers, and closed with a 

 brief history of the carnation, and a 

 humorous story delivered in the in- 

 imitable patois of the half-breed hunter 

 of the north woods. 



Mr. Butterfield, of the Florists' Ex- 

 change, sang some of "the old songs" 

 sweetly, as usual, and Mr. Shaw, of the 



Review, read the "Annual Poem," writ- 

 ten for the occasion and reproduced be- 

 low. After the departure of the New 

 Yorkers the members and guests remain- 

 ing continued the festivities in music 

 and speech and song until the "wee 

 sma' hours." Altogether it was a gath- 

 ering full of interest and benefit long to 

 be remembered, and the Tarrytown soci- 

 ety gives evidence of good feeling, ambi- 

 tion and co-operation that will long con- 

 tinue it, in growth and prosperity. 



AUSTIJN'. 



^^ The Press. 



In the great city, wandering up and down 

 Amid its hustling, rustling, bustling crowd. 

 I seemed to hear a voice in accents loud 



Above the din say. "On to Tarrytown!" 



Its influence like a mantle wrapped me 'round; 



I could not still the magic of its spell. 



The "spirit moved me" constantly, and— well, 

 You see, 1 had to come to Tarrytown. 



And why not? Here are men of great renown; 



'Tis good to see them, hear their welcome 

 voice: 



Such greeting surely makes all hearts rejoice, 

 And this one always gets at Tarrytown. 



From east to west, or north to south, what town 

 Has grander views and vistas, sweeter air? 

 What river, mountains, maidens, can compare 



With those we see right here in Tarrytown? 



Well, of the "press" what can I say that's 

 new? 

 It's older than the hills. I do believe. 

 For Adam started it with Mother Eve, 



And still it lives. Ask Chauncey M. Depew! 



The wine "press" had its start in Eden's gar- 

 den. 

 The com"press," too, began its business 



there. 

 De"press"ion now and then made Adam 

 swear; 

 Ex"press"Ion came with E\'e's first "Dolly 

 Varden." 



The press! The press! The power beyond the 

 throne! 

 Oreat dictator of nations vast they sway. 

 Thy ma^ic touch turns darkness into day, 



The crown of regal majesty's thine own! 



Thou say'st the word, and lo! all earth re- 

 sponds: 

 Through thee the wide, wide world Is made 



akin. 

 And trust and right and liberty shall win 

 When potently thou strikest human bonds. 



God prosper thee, thou giant of the ages. 

 Most wonderful of all since time began! 

 Make thee subserve the common good of man. 



Perpetuate our orators and sages. 



Carry the message over land and sea. 

 The sweetest message sent by voice or pen. 

 Of lasting "Peace on earth, good will to 

 men!" 



.\nd hasten thus the heaven that Is to be. 



"But what." I hear you say, "of 'press' age 

 that pertains to we'uns? 

 What of the horlcultural, and whither are 



we drifting? 

 And don't you think the news you give us 

 needs a lot of sifting? 

 "WTiy not to this land cater now and less to 

 Kuropeans?" 



Ah. well! 'Tis not for me to speak: I'm young 

 yet at the "blzziness;" 

 There's Butterfield and Withers, too, and 



your own Mr. Pierson. 

 And from your brilliant ranks I know you 

 have full many a dear son 

 Who could the subject tackle, sir, and not have 

 "such a dizziness." 



But if you press the question, why, of course, 

 "tile fiag's unfurled," 

 And. as a modest amateur. I venture this 



opinion- 

 Forgive me If on your account I dare to 

 "spread my pinion" — 

 The Horticultural Press of our own country 

 "beats the world!" 



AUSTIN. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



The variety of cut flowers is increas- 

 ing. In roses, Brunnors are to be seen, 

 Ivory is very fine and the general list, 

 with possibly the exception of Beauties, 

 are coming in more freely. Spring flow- 

 ers are popular, many of the retailers 



making them a specialty. Freesia is 

 good and plentiful, such freesia as was 

 not dreamed of ten years ago. 



Tulips are to be seen everywhere, 

 Keizerskroon and the Prince of Austria 

 being notable additions to the list. 

 Fred Ehret received 2,000 La Eeine in 

 one day and sold them all. Daffodils 

 are also plentiful, the single varieties 

 being specially fine. These fiowers go 

 a long way toward making up the short- 

 age which is sometimes felt in roses and 

 even in carnations. The white varieties 

 have been in brisk demand. Daisies are 

 improving. Callas are scarce. 



Notes. 



Henry F. Michell has a new migno- 

 nette, "Marvelous," with flower spikes 15 

 to 18 inches long. It received a silver 

 medal last week from the Pennyslvania 

 Horticultural Society and was much ad- 

 mired. The stock is being grown by 

 John Albright, of West Laurel Hill. 



Walter P. Stokes, Moorestown, N. J., 

 has begun sending white lilacs to Fred 

 Ehret. 



Wajs Bros., of Y^ork Lynn, are send- 

 ing a large white seedling carnation. 



Samuel S. Pennock is now offering his 

 hardy ferns, which were cut in the fall 

 and kept in cold storage. These are 

 superior to the freshly gathered stock 

 and bring a higher price, $2 a thousand. 



J. J. Habermehl's Sons are doing their 

 own electrical work. This is a great 

 convenience, decorations being no lon- 

 ger delayed by the lateness of the elec- 

 trician. 



Joseph Heacock, of Wyncote, is send- 

 ing in some fine longstemmcd Beauties. 



Pennock Bros.' window this week is 

 of a golden hue. Genistas, yellow tulips 

 and daffodils form the groups. 



Robert Crawford, Jr., considers great 

 development possible in the Christmas 

 trade in flowering plants. He suggests 

 that poinsettias be grown either in 4- 

 inch pots or made up into pans, the 

 plants not to be over 6 or 8 inches in 

 height. He likes both varieties of Lor- 

 raine, preferring the old sort to the light 

 pink. 



C. H. Fox makes a specialty of cheap 

 plants in quantities. His sales of rub- 

 ber plants at 15 cents each have created 

 comment. 



The Florists' Bowling Team defeated 

 the Pan-American in three straight 

 games, securing first place in the Bowl- 

 ers' League. The following is the score 

 of the florists: 



Moss 158 175 157 



Dunham 167 168 190 



Moore 166 191 144 



Allen 159 166 158 



Mooney 159 186 188 



807 886 837 

 The Pan-American team's totals were 717, 

 741 and 717. 



George M. Moss will read a paper on 

 the "Cutting, Packing and Shipping of 

 Cut Flowers" before the February meet- 

 ing of the Florists' Club. 



David Cliffe, of Germantown, has a 

 nice lot of small pteris and other ferns 

 for ferneries. 



J. Otto Thilow, of Henry A. Dreer, 

 will read a paper on "Flower Seeds" he- 

 fore the Germantown Horticultural So- 

 ciety at the February meeting. 



Edwin Lonsdale visited Harrisburg 

 last week for the purpose of arranging 

 final details for a Farmers' Institute 

 meeting for this city, 



Phil. 



