March 3, 1904. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



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Fred Struvy is planning a trip to San 

 Jose, Cal., his old home, in the early 

 spring. 



John Lanibros expects to take a trip 

 to West Baden after Easter. 



The E. F. Winterson Co. is handling 

 some fine wild smilax from a new shipper 

 in Alabama. They report a good demand. 



J. A. Valentine, of Denver, was in 

 town Monday, en route to the Detroit con- 

 vention. 



The strike of the Western Union boys 

 has had little effect in delaying orders. 

 Messages have been telephoned and then 

 the original delivered by mail. 



The Convention Party. 



The party for the carnation meeting at 

 Detroit left Tuesday afternoon via the 

 Wabash. In the special car were W. J. 

 Smyth, P. J. Hauswirth and wife, W. N. 

 Eudd, N. J. Wietor, Jas. Hartshorne 

 and wife, John Degnan, J. D. Thompson, 

 W. L. PaUnsky, Peter Eeinberg, L. 

 Coatsworth, Adam Zender, E. L. Kirow- 

 sky, P. J. Foley, Leonard Kill, Jas. Jen- 

 sen, Frank Friedley, E. W. Hunt, H. B. 

 Howard; Swan Peterson, Gibson City, 

 lU.; T. L. Metcalfe, Hopkinsville, Ky.; 

 J. A. Valentine, Denver; N. Zweifel and 

 wife, Milwaukee, and Christian Lund, 

 Wausau, Wis. Thanks to the forethought 

 of Mr. Hauswirth, who was master of 

 ceremonies, there were plenty of com- 

 forts on the car and it was a pleasant 

 trip, though the train was nearly two 

 hours late in getting into Detroit, where 

 James Wilson and George Asmus were 

 found awaiting their townsmen. Coming 

 on later trains were C. L. Washburn, A. 

 Lange and wife, Andrew Benson, Chas. 

 Samuelson, Alois P. Frey. Wm. Kroe- 

 schell, John Sinner and Jos. Sing- 

 ler. Mr. and Mrs. Hauswirth returned 

 Wednesday evening to attend the funeral 

 of Walter Kreitling. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



Business has kept up fairly well, al- 

 though there is some accumulation at 

 times. Indications are that there will 

 not be too many fancy Beauties for 

 some time to come. The rose market in 

 general is in good shape. Carnations 

 are hardly selling as well. Bulbous 

 stock, reinforced by southern daffodils, 

 are not lively sellers, although a good 

 many bring fair prices. Valley is very 

 fine and plentiful. W. P. Stokes is send- 

 ing Edward Eeid some superb stock. 

 Violets continue of high quality. Orchids 

 can be had with reasonable certainty, 

 especially cattleyas. Gardenias are com- 

 ing in steadily, with good prospects of 

 their lasting till after Easter. Sweet 

 peas are plentiful. A fair supply of 

 both lilacs and Easter lilies are coming 

 in daily. 



Gardenias. 



A visitor to Sharon Hill this week 

 would be fully satisfied that Eobert 

 Scott & Son had solved the problem of 

 tlowering gardenias in midwinter. This 

 firm has been sending Samuel S. Pen- 

 nock a steady supply of these exquisitely 

 scented white flowers for a number of 

 weeks and there is every indication that 

 they will continue to do so for some 

 time to come. " The plants are chiefly of 

 the variet.y G. Florida, flowered in large 

 pots. Nearly every shoot is surmounted 

 by a bud, borne on a good stem. The 

 contrast between the glossy green foli- 

 age and pure white flowers, resembling 



a cameUa, is very effective. One large 

 batch is being timed for Easter. Mr. 

 Scott is to be congratulated on having 

 solved this knotty problem, which so long 

 puzzled many of our cleverest growers. 



Club Meeting. 



The Florists ' Club meeting on Tuesday 

 night brought out a good attendance to 

 hear A. Farenwald's paper on how to 

 produce Liberty roses. The paper was 

 an extremely valuable one, giving the 

 writer 's cultural methods clearly and 

 concisely, and the essayist received a 

 hearty vote of thanks from the club. The 

 membership is steadily growing. Alfred 

 Burton and William Uidden were elected 

 at the February meeting and E. Weiss at 

 tills meeting. 



Notes. 



Eobert Craig & Son made an assign- 

 ment for the benefit of their creditors 

 last Monday. John Burton has been ap- 

 pointed receiver. 



Edwin Lonsdale's water tank feU last 



Tuesday morning, injuring a portion of 

 one greenhouse and smashing some sash. 

 The tank was a total wreck. 



B. Eschner, of M. Eice & Co., was 

 called home by the death of his sister. 



Mrs. Edgar, of 2307 Eidge avenue, 

 has the sympathy of her friends in the 

 loss of her daughter last week. 



Miss McKinley, of Eandolph & Mc- 

 Clements, Pittsburg, was a visitor in 

 this city recently. 



WUliam J. Muth is now with C. A. 

 Dunn & Co. 



E. G. Palmer, of Doylestown, is now 

 cutting many of his Maids and Brides. 

 He is also very successful with that old 

 time favorite Perle de Jardin. 



Eobert Scott & Son have a very fine 

 house of Liberties. They were cut back 

 after New Year's and give promise of 

 a heavy crop before long. 



John Holt, of North Wales, is sending 

 some nice snap dragon to the Flower 

 Market. 



The J. WolfE-Moore Co., of 1407 Co- 

 lumbia avenue, has had an excellent 

 season. They have earned an enviable 

 reputation for their table decorations. 



Berger Brothers are much pleased with 



their first month 's experience in the com- 

 mission business. 



Robert Craig has been confined to the 

 house by illness. His many friends hope 

 for his speedy recovery. Phil. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



The week opened with supplies enor- 

 mous and the demand almost impercep- 

 tible. Contrary to general expectations 

 Lent has again demonstrated its malign 

 influence upon the cut flower market. 

 The retailers are especially pessimistic 

 and the wholesalers are lamenting the 

 impossibility of closing out their surplus 

 at any figure. Especially is this true of 

 violets, thousands of them remaining 

 unsold. The weather has been so un- 

 propitious that even the street merchants, 

 the great dumping vortex for over-supply, 

 are unable to expose their purchases and 

 even at the low rates at which they 

 purchase they cannot dispose of them. 

 Many thousands of violets have been 

 sold at $10 a thousand and many a box 

 remained under the benches unopened 

 on Monday evening. A sleet storm add- 

 ed to the general gloom. 



Even the top price for specials dropped 

 to 40 cents per 100 and few commanded 

 even this low figure. American Beauty 

 specials were down to 30 cents on Mon- 

 day and the finest Maids went at $10 a 

 hundred. Carnations too ' have depre- 

 ciated almost 50 per cent and the bul- 

 bous stock is simplv a ponderous drug, 

 with no stable value. 



There seems little hope of a change 

 for the better before the end of March. 

 Easter is already in the air. Eetail win- 

 dows are a mass of color and buyers 

 are already placing their orders with 

 the plantsmen, and a general expecta- 

 tion of 'fine weather and a good demand 

 is expressed by all. 



Notes. 



The contemplated flower exhibition in 

 Macy building is not likel.v to material- 

 ize. The growers in the immediate 

 vicinity of New York decided they had 

 no surplus for any extra display, while 

 the demand for space from out-of-town 

 growers did not manifest itself as was 

 expected. 



William,?. Ford, of Ford Bros., West 

 Thirtieth street, has been ill with the 

 grippe during the past week and is not 

 yet able to give his attention to busi- 

 ness. 



Robert, son of J. J. Perkins, is again 

 very ill with pleura pneumonia and little 

 hope is entertained for his recovery. 



New York will be well represented at 

 the Detroit convention. In addition to 

 the company traveling together by the 

 West Shore, President Traendly and 

 J. J. Nugent left Tuesday at 4 o'clock, 

 by the New York Central. Mr. Traendly 

 will present the claims of the club's 

 Eose night, March 14, while away, and 

 announces that already many of the 

 prominent rose growers of the country 

 have announced their intention of ex- 

 hibiting. Amongst them, Peter Eeinberg 

 of Chicago, M. Walsh, Mr. Farenwald, 

 Ernst Asmus & Sons, John N. May. 

 Eobert Simpson, Henry Hentz, Jr., John 

 H. Taylor and John Breitmeyer's Sons. 

 This will not be ladies' night, but an 

 attendance of over 200 will be antici- 

 pated and welcomed. 



The outing committee met at the of- 

 fice of Traendly & Schenck and per- 



