March 



1904. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review, 



729 



On Tuesday, March 8th, at 11:30, 

 We will offer at ^ ■ 



AUCTION 



mi the old stand, 54-56 

 Dey St., Six Cases, per 

 Str. Sloterdijk, contain- 

 ing Roses, Azalea Mollis, Rhododendrons, Conifers, 

 Boxwoods, Hydrangeas, IVfagnolias, Clematis, Privet, 



Bulbs, Roots, Etc. ^ ELLIOTT & SONS, 



Auctioneers. 



CATAI.OOS ON AFFI.IC&TION. 



-MrntiriTi Tbe Itcvi 



wlinn yon writo 



DENVER. COLO. 



With the mercury in the vicinity of 

 60 degrees in the shade for the month of 

 February, it would be natural to expect 

 big results in the production of flowers. 

 Tlie influence in this respect has been 

 vei'y satisfactory and especially so in the 

 ■carnation line. Such carnations as are 

 now on the market here lead one to be- 

 lieve that Uncle John's prophecy is near 

 to realization. Forty years ago the Mal- 

 maison was considered the ideal of per- 

 fection in the carnation family, and even 

 as late as ten years ago it was grown 

 ■as the leading pot variety in the vicin- 

 ity of London. But they lacked the fin- 

 ished form of Prosperity, Enchantress 

 and Adonis. Tliese three varieties have 

 taken the lead, both in popularity and 

 price, the past season, and have always 

 found ready sale at good prices. Pros- 

 perity, while not the money maker that 

 Enchantress is, is much sought after and 

 the leading stores here think it indis- 

 pensable, but Enchantress is considered 

 by grower and dealer out here as the 

 money maker of the da.y. One grower in- 

 formed me quite recently that he picked 

 from 500 plants of this variety last 

 December just 4,000 blooms, and when 

 seen the past week they looked to be 

 running pretty close on that record. Of 

 course our bright, warm sun, with plen- 

 ty of genial air, is conducive to such 

 results, which cannot possibly be at- 

 tained anywhere east of this region at 

 the time mentioned. Adonis has created 

 a favorable impression here and will be 

 grown for all it is worth the coming 

 season. It is considered the leading scar- 

 let out here, its only fault being its 

 deficiency in wood for cuttings, as it 

 produces a flower on almost every 

 growth it makes. A prominent Chicago 

 retailer, who has been on a visit here, 

 was very favorably impressed with it as 

 it is produced out here, and has clianged 

 his opinion of it, when compared with 

 what he has seen elsewhere. 



Bulbous stock is now coming into the 

 stores in good quantity and quality. This 

 is the first year in many that either 

 grower or dealer has had any satisfac- 

 tory results from handling it. This con- 

 dition may be accounted for by one of 

 our largest bulb growers not being suc- 

 cessful in getting his order last fall. 

 Those who are fortunate enough to have 

 them on hand are making a profit on 

 them, to their surprise. Lilies are not 

 holding out in health as well as was ex- 

 pected a few months ago, and the pros- 

 pect now is that about one-fourth the 

 crop will be a failure. But .Japan-grown 

 longiflorinns are looking well and those 

 fortunate enough to have them in quanti- 

 ty will to some extent be reimbursed 

 for their losses on Harrisii. 



NEW ROSES! 



CARDINAL and ENCHANTRESS 



1 



ARDINAIi—A cross between Liberty 

 and an unnamed carmine seedling. A 

 strong, robust grower, with large, 

 massive crimson Mowers, deliciously 

 fragrant. Never shows an open center: keep- 

 ing qualities first-class. 



PBlCE-2i.wnch pots. $30.00 per 100. Not 

 less than 50 sold, for the present. 



l^^glU'CHAH'TBESS— A cross between 

 I 21 Testout and an unnamed seedling: the 

 I H| most prolific bloomer under glass: 

 F ^^"l makes no blind wood and never stops 

 growing. Every shoot produces a handsome, 

 clear, pink flower which never fades out: a 

 good keeper. 



FBICE 

 2% and 3-inch pots. $30.00 per 100. 



Casta wltta Order. Stock Iiimited. 



JOHN COOK, 



318 N. Charles St., 



BALTIMORE, IV1D. 



Mt-nrlon thp Review wben you wrltp. 



VESPER. 



ready mw. 



Also the following standard varieties. 



Finest white carnation on market 

 this year, flowers 3 in. to 3% in., 

 fine stem, free bloomer, good 

 keeper and shipper. $1..50 per doz.; 

 $10.00 per 100; $75.00 per 1000. 250 

 at 1000 rate. Rooted Cuttings 



Adonis $7 00 per 100. $60.00 per 1000 



Eachantress fi 00 " 



McKlnley 4.U0 " 30.00 



Kstelle 4.00 •' 3U.00 



MelBon 3.60 " 30.00 



I.aw8ou $2.50 per 100. 



Queen Louise — 2,50 



Mrs. Bradt 2 50 



Flora Bill 2.00 '■ 



Mrs. F..Joo8t 1.60 



$20.00 perlOOO 

 20.00 

 2100 

 16.00 

 12.50 



WM. C. SMITH, 



CASH. 



No C. O. D. 



61st and 

 Market Sts., 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



Montiop. The Review when you write. 



Beauties are keeping up their estab- 

 lished reputation for producing non- 

 productive wood, or no wood at all, at 

 this time of the year. One of our lead- 

 ing growers is utilizing the blind wood 

 for layers and in this manner propa- 

 gates considerable of this stock for next 

 summer's planting. The wood is bent 

 over and brought to the ground and 

 tongued and inserted in the soil at a 

 point when the wood is most favorable 

 for the operation. Tliis stock has proven 

 as satisfactory as that obtained by the 

 usual method of propagation. 



J. A. Valentine is on his semi-annual 

 trip in the East in quest of meritorious 

 stock for his establishment here, and 

 subsequently to take in the carnation 

 convention before his return. 



Both members of the Scott Floral Co. 

 have been on the sick list, Phil from a 

 touch of typhoid and Reynolds from 

 overwork. Both are on deck again and 

 busv as ever. 



Carnation Cuttings. 



Well rooted from perfectly healthy stock. Inspec- 

 tion invited and satisfaction guaranteed. 



Flora Hill. Mrs. Joost. 



Gen. Gomez, Eldorado, 



$1.50 per 100: $12.50 per lOOO. 



Lawson. Prosperity, G.H.Crane. 



Golden Beauty, Queen Louise. 



$2.00 per 100: $18.00 per 1000. 



CASH WITH ORDER. PLEASE. 



C. W. BLATCHLEY, 



PLA]!rTSVIIiI.E, - ■ ■ CONir. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Recent visitors: Arnold Ringier, of 

 Chicago; Samuel ilurra.v, of Kansas 

 C'it.y, and Ernst Wienhoebtr, of Chicago, 

 who has been sojourning in the Rocky 

 Mountain region for some months past. 

 Great Divide. 



Your paper gives more returns than 

 any other. — A. Schoepen, Marietta, O. 



