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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



915 



St. Patrick'.? day brought forth a lot 

 <if green carnations, and they sold well. 

 H. D. Edwards, of Newport, Ky., has 

 discovered a method by which good re- 

 .sults are obtained. This year he had 

 numerous out-of-town orders, one from 

 Cleveland. Ohio, for 300 blooms. It is 

 Mr. Kdwards' intention to place on the 

 market the chemical he uses in produc- 

 ing his greou carnations. The blooms 

 are not dyed externall}', but tlie chem- 

 ical is forced into the bloom through 

 the stem. 



Rodger Peterson has gone to Philadel- 

 phia to accept a position in the trade. 

 C. J. OlIMEB. 



ST, LOUIS. 



The MiikeU 



From reports of the ditl'erent retail 

 stores, Lent has not interfered very much 

 with business. A number of large 

 funeral orders and decorations for down- 

 town openings are reported the past 

 week. St. Patrick's day was celebrated 

 here on Sunda.y, and was more generally 

 observed than usual. Quite a large 

 quantity of cut flowers was used, in the 

 shape of harps, bouquets and wreaths, 

 also large numbers of gi'een carnations 

 were worn, which were the liandiwork of 

 a few of the down-town tlorists. 



There is a great deal of talk nowa- 

 days among the growers, wholesalers and 

 retailers as to Easter stock in both cut 

 (towers and plants. From appearances 

 after visiting a few of the larger places, 

 tliere will be an abundance of both, as 

 the weather has been favorable, and if it 

 does not get too warm, which hastens 

 plants along, everything will be fine for 

 the St. Louis florists. 



With the conditions of business as 

 above mentioned, prices are holding up 

 faiily well. Because of the warm spell 

 which we have had stock is coming in a 

 great deal more plentifully than it has 

 been. The demand, according to the 

 wholesalers, has been surprisingly good, 

 and some days everything is cleaned up 

 early. The quality of roses and carna- 

 tions is exceedingly fine. Good long 

 Beauties are not overplentiful. They 

 sell at from $3 to $5 per dozen. Beau- 

 ties with medium stems are more plenti- 

 ful, also short-stemmed blooms. Tea 

 roses are quite abundant and those of 

 the first grade sell best at from .$6 to 

 .$8 ^er 100. Plenty of second grade ile- 

 teors are in the market, also Liberty. 

 Carnations are keeping ti]) in quality. 

 Plenty of these are in the market and 

 the trade is buving some good stock at 

 •$2 and $3 per 100. Extra fancy run, $4, 

 sell well and are cleaned up every day 

 and only common sorts are left over. 



Bulb stock had a busy week of it, 

 there being plenty of it and quite a de- 

 mand. Extra fine Harrisii are in at 

 •$15 per 100. Callas, too. are fine and 

 plenty. Bulb stock is somewhat cheaper 

 than reported last week. Violets are 

 plentiful, but seem to clean up almost 

 every day^ at from 2.5 to 40 cents per 

 100. Pink and white sweet peas are 

 fine, at 35 and 60 cents per 100. Some 

 good smilax is again in the market. 

 Other greens are in gooil shape. 



Various Notes. 



D. Newsham, of Xew Orleans, is in 

 the city, in charge of the display of the 

 Louisiana state horticultural department 

 at the World's Fair grounds. 



Prof. Frederic W. Taylor, chief of 

 the horticultural department at the 



World's Fair, delivered a lecture on the 

 evening of March 17 at the Kings High- 

 way church. The subject was "Agri- 

 culture and Floriculture at the World's 

 Fair." 



C. Young and Sons Co. is making a 

 fine show of bulbs, seeds and plants in 

 the store on Olive street. Wni. Young, 

 of this firm, is reported very sick. 



Busy times are reported by the St. 

 Louis Seed Co. and the Schisler-Corneli 

 Seed Co. 



Arthur Ellison was down with a case 

 iif grippe the past week, but is some- 

 what better today. 



E. F. Tesson is very busy tliese days 

 on his farm in Clayton. Bob is raising 

 ginseng roots. 



George Waldliart has a line lot of rlio- 

 dodendrons in bloom, also a big stock 

 of other plants. Some of the best grade 

 of cut flowers are to be seen in his show 

 windows. 



Mrs. M. il. Ayers makes a big show 

 of fine blooming plants of all kinds. 

 Mrs. Ayers espects a busy month. 



Mrs. Ellison and Miss Newman, in the 

 same neighborhood, are also showing 

 some elegant blooming stock and cut 

 flowers. 



Bo^vlinf. 



The Florists' Club on Monday night 

 defeated the Belleville boys in a match 

 game. The scores were as follows: 



St. Louis. tst. 2d. .3(1. T'l. 



Beiieke 13,t ISI 166 4S2 



never 128 152 177 457 



Miller 12S 206 160 494 



Kuehii 219 169 135 523 



ICilisou 191 13S 166 495 



Totals SOI 846 804 2451 



BeileTille. 1st. 2d. »3d. T'l. 



Wolf 171 1S3 155 509 



Voreade 126 133 132 391 



Sietreid 169 198 134 501 



•Jii.v 132 137 215 484 



Mauer 217 185 145 547 



Totals 815 836 7812432 



J. J. B. 



TORONTa 



The Market. 



Trade during the past week has been 

 fairly good, especially for white stuff, 

 as there has been quite a demand for 

 funeral work in large pieces, which use 

 up many flowers. We have had genuine 

 March weather, with three or four new- 

 fangled frills. Some of the growers 

 who seme weeks ago were chasing hard 

 for Easter orders for lilies and were 

 afraid that the lilies were going to be 

 left on their hands, now have the assur- 

 ance that they will be, from the simple 

 fact that they won 't be in bloom in 

 time. 



Various Items. 



At this time last year, our market 

 gardeners were working their outdoor 

 gardens and many of them had their 

 early stock planted. This year the same 

 land has from four to five feet of snow 

 on it yet. 



The Toronto Gardeners' and Florists' 

 Club held its regular monthly meeting 

 on March 15, with a fairly good attend- 

 ance. The business of the carnation show- 

 was taken up. The .judges' report was 

 read and adopted and a vote of thanks 

 tendered to the different exhibitors for 

 their magnificent displays. Several new 

 regulations were put on record in regard 

 to future shows. One of these was a 

 much needed one and prohibits the dis- 

 play of placards by exhibitors, nothing 

 larger than 8x10 cards being allowed, 



D. J. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



The occasional glimpses of the sua 

 and consequent milder weather have 

 brought in more flowers of improved qual- 

 ity. Long-stemmed Beauties are com- 

 ing in more freely and it is promised 

 that by next week there will be as fine 

 a stock of this grand rose as one could 

 wish to see. The price has fallen a lit- 

 tle and some of the specials have to be 

 cut down to make up the scarcity in the 

 medium grades. A good many of the 

 short-stemmed flowers are poor and nat- 

 urally find their way to the street. There 

 are some very fine Golden Gates coming 

 in now. The tea class generally is in 

 excellent form, though there are, of 

 course, many poor ones. An acquisition 

 to the rose class is Gen. Jacqueminot. 

 Some excellent fiowers of this rose are 

 seen at E. Hernheimer 's. Carnations 

 are thought to be shortening a little; 

 the quality is generally very fine. In- 

 dications point to a good crop next 

 week. Valley is plentiful and of high 

 grade. Cattleyas have disappeared. 

 Cypripediums, Dendrobium formosum 

 and Coelogyne cristata are scarce. Vio- 

 lets are fine and very plentifid. Bulb- 

 ous flowers have fallen off a little, with 

 prospects of an increased supply next 

 week. There is a good supply of Easter 

 lilies at present. The prospects appear 

 to be that the demand will equal and 

 probably exceed the supply at Easter. 

 There will be a good many calla lilies 

 and some Lilium auratum to help out. 



Various Items. 



Edward Reid has been doing a good 

 shipping business in cut flowers and has 

 a lot of Easter plant orders booked for 

 delivery next week. His stock is packed 

 at the greenhouses and shipped direct 

 to the purchaser, insuring prompt and 

 safe delivery. 



The Henry F. Michell Co. obtained 

 judgm.ent against J. Edward Addicks, 

 gas king millionaire and would-be sena- 

 tor from Delaware, for a bill for seeds, 

 bulbs and implements used on the farm 

 at Claymont. The bill has been running 

 for three years and amounted to $350. 



The engagement is announced of iliss 

 Caroline Burrell to J. Liddon Pennock, 

 junior member of the firm of Pennock 

 Brothers. Their many friends wish them 

 all possible happiness. 



W. and Harry F. Evans, Rowland- 

 ville, have been very successful with 

 their Easter lilies, which are all sold. 



William Swayne, of Kennett Square, 

 has issued a very neat catalogue in the 

 form of a postal card booklet. 



Wm. .L Baker is receiving fine valley. 

 His Shasta daisies are excellent. 



John Burton, receiver for Robert 

 Craig & Son. is putting forth his best 

 efforts in the work of reconstruction. 



The plants and store fixtures of H. B. 

 Myers, trading as the Colonial Flower 

 Shop, were sold by Freeman last 

 Wednesday. 



Robert Scott & Son have a very fine 

 lot of Crimson Rambler roses in pots. 



E. Bernheimer has been receiving some 

 nice flowers of Mrs. Potter Palmer. 



Answers to Correspondents. 



Review readers are invited to send any 

 questions relating to culture or market- 

 ing of plants and flowers in Philadelphia 

 to Phil, in care of any of the leading 

 seed or commission houses or the Flower 



