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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



October 9, 1902. 



HARD BUYING Makes Easy Selling. 



Two Million Bulbs 



Consisting of Lilium Harrisii, Lilium Longiflorum, Hyacinths, 

 French and Dutch, Tulips, Narcissus, Callas, Freesias, etc. The 



time to buy such things is when owners want to sell. We are the owners 

 — you the prospective buyers. Of course, we always want to sell, but just now unusual conditions make us extra 

 anxious. So anxious are we to reduce our enormous surplus, our prices are worth studymg. 

 The quality of our bulbs has such a well-known standard of genuineness that emphasizing the fact is unnecessary. Yet, 

 it you carry this truth in mind when reading our Catalogue and Special Offers, you will fully understand the 

 values we give. If you can use a quantity, we will glaaly make you a special quotation. Otherwise, see our 

 Fall Bulb Catalogue. It is well worth having near-by. 



CLICAS & 

 BODDINGTON €0. 



812-814 Greenwich St. 



New York. 



Corner Jane Street, 

 Telephone 4390 Spring. 



Importers, Exporters and Growers' Agents of 

 SKKUS, I5ULBS and PLANTS. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



Bradford, Pa. — With characteristic 

 grit (i<>orge L. Graham ha.s raised from 

 the ruins caused by the disastrous ex- 

 plosion in the summer a plant which far 

 eclipses the old range, it is but tem- 

 porary, as he intends building a thor- 

 oughly up-to-date block of houses down 

 in the valley close by, where he has a 

 line pietK of land. Chrys.intheraums are 

 looking first-class. Mr. Valentine, the 

 genial clerk in the store says it"s a pleas- 

 ure to liandle the Col. Appleton, Timo- 

 thy Eaton and Mrs. Robinson, with other 

 leading kinds grown here. 



JAME.STOWW, N. Y. — ^"Mum's the word" 

 here just now. They are the first that 

 greet the eye on approaching the mam- 

 moth e.'itablishment of the Lake ^'iew 

 (or, more properly speaking. Broad 

 View.) Rase Gardens. 1 looked for Mr. 

 Rone^', but he was lost in the forest com- 

 prising Merry Monarch, Ed Parr, Wil- 

 lowbrook, Glory of the Paeitic, Bonafi'on, 

 etc. I eould just see the form of Alec. 

 Scott in the distance, and those who are 

 acquainted with him know he is no mid- 

 get by any means. I mention this to 

 give some idea of the height and growth 

 of this popular, though short-lived, flow- 

 er. "Solid beds are the thing," remarked 

 the busy Mr. Roney when finally I landed 

 him. No more benches. What a change! 

 Not a small thing to convert almost the 

 whole plant from benches to beds in one 

 season, but it has been done. Destruc- 

 tion is far more rapid than construction, 

 and it has taken all the resources of the 

 resourceful Mr. Broadhead to get things 

 in shape for fall, but it is almost com^ 

 pleted. The specter of the coal fiend has 

 no terrors with the immense coal bins re- 

 stocked. The vast cellar built for mush- 

 room culture will be utilized in addition. 

 We have seen Beauties grown here from 

 year to year, but certainly never saw 

 them looking more promising than at time 

 of writing. Brides and Maids are also 

 in a healthy state; but little mildew, 

 and by the way. we shall doubtless see 

 more mildewed stock around this season 

 than for many past, owing chiefly to the 

 cost of fuel, which will compel many to 

 hold oflf until the last moment before fir- 

 ing up. Carnations are looking well and 

 are fast growing out of their summer 

 set-back. Causperleptha is found to be 

 a great insecticide and fungicide, but sul- 

 pho-tobaeco soap is the most up-to-date 

 palm wash. The effect is seen in the 

 clean, healthv condition of the stock. 



Tliere maj' be other insecticides just as 

 good. I noted shipments of palms and 

 ferns going out at a lively pace. 



Elmira, N. Y. — John Rudy, gardener 

 to the Hon. J. Sloate F.issctt, is the for- 

 tuiuite jiossessor of a seedling scarlet 

 carnation (.Jubilee .\ Bon Ton) which 

 will, when distributed, be an acquisition 

 to the small list of profitable scarlets. 

 Placed amidst Adonis it is difficult to 

 distinguish it from that grand flower, 

 and it has points that will prove its 

 claim to be a first-class commercial soar- 

 let. Mr. Rudy has a fine batch of mums 

 and may exhibit at Kansas City in No- 

 vember. Grove P. Rawson is at the front 

 as usual with chrysanthemums. Chad- 

 wick is one of the linest and most profit- 

 able varieties. At Holl'man's can be seen 

 a splendid lot of carnations. Lawson, 

 Marquis and Triumph are considered the 

 "big three." Dorothy is a strong favor- 

 ite through this section, and deserved- 

 ly so. 



BiNGHAMTON, N. Y. — Mrs. M. L. 

 Barnes has made considerable improve- 

 ment in her plant, which undtr the 

 care of Henry Wilbur, is in a flourish- 

 ing condition. We never saw stock look- 

 ing healthier than this season. Gilbert 

 & Moore is the name of a new firm. 

 Both have been in the business here for 

 several years and are well known. The 

 combination should work profitably. 



Allentown, Pa. — Eimest Ashley re- 

 ports a busy season, especially ^vith fu- 

 neral work. He is well pleased -with 

 tlie change recently made of retiring 

 from the road. Stock is in excellent 

 condition and prospects for fall business 

 bright. 



New York City. — I took a run into 

 the great metropolis and called on sev- 

 eral of the big importers. Tlie rush is 

 over and they have time to talk. Some 

 commented on the lily report published 

 in ^a contemporary recently, and re- 

 marked that such information was mis- 

 leading, as the crop is full and bulbs are 

 quite up to usual size. Tlie only bulb 

 that is scarce is the Chinese sacred lily, 

 supplies of which are late in arriving 

 this year. One house filled its con- 

 tracts and crowned itself with glory. 

 Early forcing tulips are rather scarce. 

 The crop of cabbage and ciuliflower 

 growing on Long Island promises to bo 

 a good one, with a full seed harvest. 



Albany, N. Y. — John Dingwall has 



given up the raising of bedding stock, 

 lor whioli he has held the banner so majiy 

 years, and will grow carnations more 

 extensively, owing to an increasing re- 

 tail demand. Stock is in excellent con- 

 dition. Fred Goldring will be in the 

 market early with chrysanthemums. 

 Bergmann is an old favorite, and' de- 

 servedly so. Eyres and Danker ea<!h 

 have a range of glass to supply their re- 

 spective stores. Eyres has the old Da- 

 vidson place in town nicely fitted up. 

 Danker lias just built four hoases, Lord 

 & Buinham construction, ufion a fine site 

 a short distance from' the city. Both 

 report a good summer business. 



Am.sterdam. N. Y. — J. C. Hatcher was 

 just on the eve of departing for Wash- 

 ington to witness the gathering of the 

 G. A. R. veterans — grizzled old warriors, 

 of Avhom we have a few in our profes- 

 sion. Son George reports an excellent 

 season, unusually so for summer, man- 

 aging to spare enough time to renovate 

 the handsome store, which is one of the 

 finest in the Empire State. 



Little Falls, N. Y. — T. O. Graham has 

 returned from an extended European 

 trip, loaded down with purcha.ses made 

 on the other side, and with a store of 

 information gained at the same time. It 

 is several years since he made a visit 

 and was surprised to see so many 

 changes. He will not rest until he se- 

 cures a market here on the order of the 

 Glasgow, or noted Covent Garden places. 

 I met here the genial F. Creighton, who 

 succeeded Walter Mott at Dreer's. He 

 leports good business. All speak of a 

 busy fall with the specter of a coal fam- 

 ine renioved. W. M. 



SPRINGFIELD, MASS. 



After a, siege of nearly two weeks of 

 rain, the sun finally broke out Friday. 

 This spell of cloudy weather, with the 

 help of the coal famine, has brought 

 business to a standstill. 



Asters are about gone, and pinks are 

 not coming in very plentifully. There 

 is a soaroify of flowers, but a scarcity of 

 flowers and a lack of business travel well 

 together ; we complain of both. Inc. 



T^IixxEAPOLis, Minn. — The Minne- 

 ii]iolis Floral Co. has secured a permit to 

 IniiUl several new houses at Thirty-sixtli 

 street and .James avenue south, to cost 

 .$:).ooo. 



