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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Mabch 10, 1904. 



chie's new irhite carnation, which he 

 has named Fred Burki, was one of the 

 best white carnations at the convention; 

 its size, stem and lasting qualities all 

 surely demonstrated this fact. 



The recent floods destroyed many of 

 the railroad and county bridges between 

 Bakerstown and this city, which impedes 

 all traffic for the growers from that sec- 

 tion. It was necessary for the Pittsburg 

 Sose & Carnation Co., J. L. Wyland, W, 

 F, Westhoff, A. Lorch & Co. and Wm, 

 Hoffman to haul their flowers across the 

 vountry last week. 



M, C, DunlevT & Sons, of Carnegie, 

 are • shipping the Pittsburg Cut Flower 

 Co. quantities of very fine bulbous stock, 

 among which is a trumpet narcissus 

 worthy of mention, named Sir Watkins. 

 It has light yellow petals with dark 

 trumpet. 



Uncle John Wyland well foretold this 

 cold winter last faU. He guessed it 

 from the goosebone. He said the goose- 

 bone had a thick covering of fur and 

 reminded him of a thin girl in a rabbit- 

 skin ulster. Something unusual for the 

 goosebone. Uuele John further quotes: 



This winter was confounded long, 



.'.nd more than th;it. darned tough; 

 It came u,or>n us greenhouse folk, 



A Iirooo^'ition rough. 

 While Old Jack Frost hugged the hot steam- 

 pil.e. 



We at night hugged the fire. 

 And all the time the coal bills climbe*! 



Higher, higher, higher. 



Our visitors last week were Mr, and 

 Mj-s. A. il. Herr. Lancaster. Pa., on 

 their wav home from the convention : 

 Miss A. 'L. Wells, Steubenville. 0.; C. 

 W. Ward, New York; B. Eschner, of M. 

 Rice & Co,, Philadelphia; C, S. Ford, 

 representing A. Herrmann, New York. 



Hoo-Hoo, 



FAIRHAVEN. MASS. 



The greenhouses of Walter P. Winsor, 

 •of Fairhaven, are annually thrown open 

 to the public for a few days in February 

 and large numbers of visitors avail them- 

 selves of the opportunity to inspect an 

 exceedingly well kept private establish- 

 ment. The opening day this year was 

 February 25, and once more Peter Mur- 

 ray, the able gardener in charge, had 

 his houses beautifully arranged and a 

 blaze of bloom. Orchids are particular 

 favorites with Mr. Murray and his em- 

 ployer. His show of dendrobituns at^' 

 odontoglossums was superb. Coelogynes, 

 cypripediums, cattleyas. phalsenopsis, 

 cymbidiums and other sorts were also in 

 fine condition. In carnations, Lawson 

 was very fine. A new seedling, named 

 Winsor, similar to Lawson in habit but 

 intermediate in color between that va- 

 riety and Enchantress, was in fine condi- 

 tion. All kinds of bulbous stock, lUy 

 of the valley, primulas, cyclamens, genis- 

 tas, azaleas, Lilium Harrisii and other 

 seasonable flowers were effectively ar- 

 ranged and the whole devolved great 

 credit on Mr. Murray, who is one of 

 Massachusetts' most up-to-date private 

 gardeners. 



ORANGE, N. J. 



The regular monthly meeting and 

 show of the New Jersey Floricultural 

 Society was held March 4. Orchids, 

 carnations, plants in pots and green- 

 house ornamental plants filled the tables 

 and nearly all the strong growers of 

 this section were represented. The ex- 

 hibit of William Barr, of LleweUyn 

 Park, Arthur Bodwell, gardener, re- 

 ceived 95 points, A vase of mixed car- 



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natious from the houses of Sydney and 

 Austin Colgate, George Smith, gardener, 

 received 85 points. Dracaena indivisa 

 and two tritomas from ,Tohn Crosby 

 Brown, Peter Duff, gardener, received 

 75 points. A vase of mixed carnations 

 from A. C. Van Gaasbeek, Wm. Bennett, 

 gai'dener, received 75 points. Arthur T. 

 Caparn, of Short HUls; Malcolm Mae 

 Rorie, of South Orange, and J, C, Will- 

 iams, of Montclair, were the judges. 

 The topic for the evening was the San 

 .Jose scale, lead by J. C, Williams, and 

 in the discussion George Smith, Wm. 

 Bennett, Malcolm MacRorie, W. A, 

 Manda, D. Kindsgrab and Arthur Ca- 

 parn took part. One new member was 

 elected. J. B. T>. 



FLORISTS SHOULD ADVERTISE. 



Do florists who sell at retail advertise 

 sufficiently in this age of advertising? 



Does not the selling of flowers follow 

 the same laws of supply and demand as 

 any other business? Would not any flor- 

 ist make earnest efforts to increase his 

 supply if he found an increasing de- 

 mand? Of course he would; he has 

 reached the profit stage, and every addi- 

 tional demand now means an increase, 

 not onlv of business, but also of prof- 

 its. 



The shrewdest, most far-seeing busi- 

 ness men in the country realize that there 

 is a way to create an additional demand 

 for what they have to sell. That way is 

 by advertising. 



Why, then, should not retail florists, 

 who surely realize the advantages of an 

 additional demand, follow the methods 

 that have proved so advantageous in 

 other lines of trade? 



Florists are engaged in one of the 

 most beautiful businesses in the world. 

 Esthetic advertising has proved to be a 

 most effective bringer of business. It 

 is much easier to advertise flowers es- 

 thetically than it is patent medicine, or 

 even soap. What will benefit one busi- 

 ness is likely to benefit another. Busi- 

 ness is business, wherever we find it. — 

 Retailer and Advertiser. 



Beatkice, Neb. — Articles of incorpo- 

 ration of the Dole Floral Co, have been 

 filed in the ofiice of the county clerk. 

 The company is capitalized for $25,000, 

 The incorporators are S, H,, E, W, and 

 W. A, Dole, of this citv. 



LITTLE FALLS, N. Y. 



Death of C J. Pepper. 



Charles J. Pepper, the well known 

 gardener and florist, died suddenly March 

 3, due to heart disease. About 7 o'clock 

 he was attending to the furnace at his 

 home, corner of Gansevoort and Prospect 

 streets, and not returning as expected, 

 a member of the family went below to 

 learn the cause. Mr. Pepper was found 

 lying beside the furnace in an uncon- 

 scious condition. Medical aid was sum- 

 moned, but he died before the arrival of 

 a physician. Deceased came to this 

 country from England seventy-two years 

 ago, being then a child of two years. He 

 settled in Little Falls in 1861, and in 

 time acquired considerable property. He 

 was a florist and conducted a green- 

 house for a number of years. He was a 

 man of strong convictions and of an 

 uncompromising character. He was a 

 pronounced prohibitionist who was never 

 cast down so long as he had strength 

 to rally in support of the cause. An 

 able speaker, he had conspicuous part in 

 conducting the affairs of the party, whose 

 nominee he was at different times for 

 offices, including assemblyman. He is 

 survived by his wife, formerly Miss 

 Maria Partridge, of XJtica, and by two 

 adopted sons. 



IMPERISHABLE CYPRESS. 



The following paragraph was written 

 and published in 1894; of course it 

 was then, is now and forever will be, 

 true: "The phenomenal durability of 

 cypress is believed to proceed from the 

 presence in its natural chemical com- 

 position of an acid having the active 

 qualities of creosote. There is, of 

 course, some natural cause for its dem- 

 onstrated proof against the ravages of 

 water, air and time, and that cause is 

 equally of course of a chemical char- 

 acter. In other words, nature seems to 

 have treated cypress in a manner some- 

 what corresponding, in its results, at 

 least, to that of the artificial use of 

 creosote as a preservative," — Lumber 

 Trade Journal. 



Bloomington, III, — A, Washburn & 

 Sons are preparing to put up a fine three- 

 story business block of pressed brick, the 

 lower floor to be occupied by their store. 



