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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



May 22. 1902. 



to-date growers would have all their 

 houses so fitted. How much would it 

 be worth in the winter cut to be able to 

 give the roses and carnations a May or 

 June growth all summer? 



All this is possible with mechanical 

 devices already available. It is merely 

 a question of expense. And while the 

 original outlay required would be con- 

 siderable, the difference in the market 

 price of strictly first class and third or 

 foiirtli class stock surely warrants a 

 considerable outlaj-. 



As to summer shading, it is well 

 known to science that ■common alum is 

 "opaque to heat and transparent to 

 light," while on the contrary iodyne is 

 opaque to light while transparent to 

 lieat. As alum is cheap and can easily 

 be applied to the glass in the shape of 

 a wash (a professor of physics whtim we 

 consulted says it should be applied hot 

 if possible), we fhink it may meet the 

 requirements of the case. 



As this is the season for shading, we 

 trust that as many readers as possible 

 will experiment with this shading and 

 report results to us. It seems as though 

 its greatest value just now would be in 

 shading the pink carnations, thereby pre- 

 serving their color without unduly with- 

 holding light. 



Minneapolis, Minn. — Jos. H. Prior re- 

 ports the weather as very uncertain and 

 that tlie temjieraturc was within two de- 

 grees of freezing the night of Jiay 8. 

 Firing is still necessary. Very little bed- 

 ding has been done yet. The weather lias 

 been excellent for setting out hardy 

 shrubs. There seems to be an unusual 

 demand for Hydrangea paniculata ; every 

 one wants a few. 



NEW YORK. 



The exhibition of the Xew York Hor- 

 ticultural Society, held last Wednesday 

 and Thursday at the Xew York Botanical 

 Garden, was a very successful affair and 

 attracted a large number from the city. 

 The wca'ther was ideal and the conserva- 

 tories, lectures and exhibits ]iroved most 

 entertaining. These con.servatories, when 

 fully furnished and complete, will be the 

 finest in the world. The contributions of 

 palms and plants with which they are al- 

 ready filled have been sent from every 

 part of the country, many of tlieai from 

 large private establishments iu this vi- 

 cinity. 



Dr. N. L. Britten's lecture on "Feat- 

 ures of the Xew Zealand. Flora," with 

 stercopticon views, was well attended and 

 very interesting. On Thursday a lecture 

 by one of the lady teachers, giving illus- 

 trations of every part of Bronx Park in 

 winter and summer, with views of the 

 inner furnishings of the conservatories, 

 and many other features of interest 

 proved the best drawing card of the 

 week. 



The council of the Horticultural So- 

 ciety announced completed arrangements 

 for an international conference on plant 

 breeding and hybridization in the fall, 

 Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 and 2. This promises 

 to be a great success. The active support 

 of all the important national and state 

 organizations has been promised and del- 

 egates appointed. Papers have been 

 promised by Wm. Saunders, Ottawa, 

 Out.; E. J. Wickson, Fniversity of Cali- 

 fornia; BjTon D. Halsted, New Bruns- 

 wick N, J.; David George, New York 

 Botanical Garden; L. H. Bailey, Cornell 



University: J. C. Whitten, Columbia Uni- 

 versity; H. F. Eoberts, Manhattan, Kas. ; 

 C. C' Hurst, England; F. AV. Burbidge, 

 Dublin, Ireland; W. W. Tracy, Detroit, 

 Mich.; W. A. Cannon, Columbia Univer- 

 sity; S. A. Beach, Geneva, X. Y.; E. S. 

 Goff, University of Wisconsin ; C. L. Al- 

 len, X'ew Y'ork ; S. VT. Fletcher, Washing- 

 ton; W. Van Fleet, Little Silver, X. J.; 

 M. de Vilmorin, Paris; ; E. G. Hill. Rich- 

 mond, Ind.; C. W. Ward. Queens. X. Y'. ; 

 A. Wintzer, West Grove, Pa., and others. 



The exhibits were numerous and cred- 

 itable, most of the first prizes falling to 

 H. Sicbrecht & Son, whose entries were: 

 Crotous, palms and foliage plants, foli- 

 age and flowering plants, orchids, ferns, 

 begonias and flowering trees and shrubs. 

 F. Weinberg of Woodside was first for 

 Alpine and rockery plants, also succu- 

 lent plants. AV. H. Wooil of Green- 

 wich, Conn., won first prize for flowering 

 shrubs with a collection of over sixty 

 varieties. The Bedfoi-d Agassiz Associa- 

 tion secured first pre:niuni for a collection 

 of wild floivers. S. E. Close of Green- 

 wich, the second. The exhibit of orchids 

 by Lager i!t Hurrell of Summit, X. J., 

 was almost totall.v destroyed through the 

 carelessness of the express company. 



There were six entries for the 

 i?M prize offered for "the best horticul- 

 tural novelty iu plant, flower, fruit or 

 vegetable." The fruit and vegetables 

 were "not in it." The other entries were: 

 Tritoma Crocata, by John Louis Childs, 

 of Floral I'ark, X. Y'.; a Caucasian 

 mountain ivy from J. H. Troy of Xew 

 Rochelle; a zygopetalum from H. A. 

 Clinkaberry of Trenton X. J., who re- 

 ceived a special prize for cut orchids; 

 the Farquhar rose, from R. & J. Far- 

 (juliar of Boston; the Xeiilindepis "An- 

 na Foster," from L. II. Foster of Dor- 

 chester Mass., and Xephrolepis Piersoni 

 from the F. R. Pierson Co. of Tarrytown, 

 X. Y. All the entries were of exceptional 

 lieauty and merit. The .judges accorded 

 the Pierson Co. the oO simcdeons for 

 Xephrolepis Piersoni. 



Items. 



Sunday Avas coniinemor;iti'd by the 

 Daughters of the American K'evoluticui 

 ami the graves of all the revolutionary 

 soldiers Iniried in Trinity were decorated 

 with lilies, including that of Alexander 

 Hamilton. 



This has been a wonderful season for 

 bay tree importations. Xotwithstanding 

 the immense stock brought over hist year 

 the end of the season foun<l them ali 

 distributed and this year they seem to 

 be more popular than ever. They arc 

 e\erywlierc — iu front of the retail stores, 

 the large hotels, the theaters, etc. 



-Mex. JlcConnell reports a good trade 

 in cut flowers and especially in landscajie 

 work. He has issued an excellent cata- 

 logue and has some large esfa; es In 

 charge. The largest o.f these is the Gouhi 

 estate at Lakewood, where sunken gar- 

 dens are being established, with marble 

 surroundings, at a cost of a i|uarter of 

 a million dollars. 



Clark's Sons have moved their cut llow- 

 er department into their new store at 

 Seventy-fifth street and the Boulevard, 

 where they have 6,llllO feet of floor space 

 and cellars correspondingly large. They 

 jiro|)Ofe to complete their establisliineiit 

 with every modern convenience. Their 

 greenhouses, further uj) the Boulevard,' 

 they will retain another year. 



Air. Marshall Clark has just enilureil 

 an operation for apiiemlicitis. and at hist 



accounts was recuperating, with good 

 hopes of complete recoverv. 



Mr. Robert McClellan, with Wadley & 

 Smytlie. has also had a successful tussle 

 with this disease, which seems to be a 

 popular one among the florists. 



Mr. Wadley is still convalescing at his 

 home in X'ew Rochelle. His recovery has 

 been very slow, but ultimate recoveiy 

 and the saving of both limbs is now as- 

 sured. 



A movement to make the opening hour 

 of the new market 6 instead of 5 a. m. 

 will be considered at the annual meet- 

 ing of the Cut Flower Co. on Saturday. 



The windows are gorgeous with dog- 

 wood, rhododendrons and every kind of 

 spring flower, and business is as good 

 as can be expected at this season. 



The excursion to Milwaukee next 

 month by the nurserymen from this vi- 

 cinity promises to be a large one, and 

 many, if not all, will go via the popular 

 Delaware & Lackawanna Railroad. 



Dennis Connor of Philadelphia was a 

 visitor at the bowling alleys Monday 

 evening. Mr. Connor has just completed 

 arrangements with Lord & Burnham Co. 

 whereby he assumes charge of their inter- 

 ests in and around Philadelphia, a very 

 fine position for a worthy and popular 

 man, whose friends are legion. 



The Xephrolepis Fosteriaiiua shown at 

 the Botanical Gardens has been on exhi- 

 bilicui in Xew Y'ork the remainder of the 

 week and many of the prominent retail- 

 ers have placed large orders for future 

 delivery. 



Bowline. 



A very good attendance at the allej'S 

 Mouda.v evening. The scores follow: 



The Market. 



The market conditions are fair for 

 the end of May despite the very variable 

 weather. We have had some pretty hot 

 days and damp nights. The stuff' com- 

 ing into town holds up pretty well. There 

 are some good flowers of all kinds and 

 most of them bring fair prices. There 

 is, of course, much poor stock, and this 

 vexes the spirit of the seller. Beauties 

 are still seen in grand form; indications 

 point to there being a good supply for 

 the June demand though hardly as many 

 as during the past fortnight; specials 

 preponderate; $'2 to $3 per doz. is the 

 price. Brides and ilaids bring $4 to $6; 

 the creamiest of the cream, $*. These 

 prices will give an irlea of the other teas 

 and hybrid teas. Carnations range from 

 .$1 to" $1.50 for the best ordinary; $2 

 to $3 for fancies; .$5 is still obtained 

 for a few Prosperity. Sweet peas are 

 fjoi'i.g off and the outdoor stock is eager- 

 ly expected. There are some pretty nice 

 tiowers though; 50 cents per 100 will 

 buy nice pink, 75 cents to $1, lavender 

 ;iiid white. 



Pa'onias are the novelty iu the market, 

 red and a few wliite and pink are the 

 colors. Francois Supiot is bringing in 

 a quantity; he had probalily i,000 blooms 

 on the back of his business wagon on 

 Monday. Prices on pieonies range from 

 ••f-1 to $8. Smilax is more iilentiiul. 

 There will be enough goml strings for 



