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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



iUT 5, 1904. 



waged in the sections infested by this 

 pest and thousands of nests destroyed. 



Various Notes. 



An invitation has been ixlcmled to 

 the Daughters of the American Kevolu- 

 tion, who are holding their convention in 

 Boston this week, to attend the exhibi- 

 tion of plants and flowers at Horticul- 

 tural Hall on May 7. 



Superintendent Doogue has been mov- 

 ing a number of large trees en the Com- 

 mon lately. Boston's historic recreation 

 ground presents a rather incongruous 

 spectacle at present, the ground being 

 manured, plowed and harrowed, prior to 

 seeding. The addition of new loam and 

 manure should greatly stimulate the 

 trees, which were in a half-starved condi- 

 tion. 



The public gardens are now putting 

 on thev gay spring attire. Narcissi are 

 at their best and towards the end of the 

 present week hundreds of thousands of 

 tulips will be in bloom. Some beds of 

 double wall-flowers are quite effective 

 and much admired. The use of bulbous 

 plants in the more select residential sec- 

 tions of Boston is yearly increasing. 



Superintendent J. A. Pettigrew and his 

 small arm}- of men are very busy these 

 days in the extensive Boston park sys- 

 tem. An immense amount of planting 

 is being done. Considerable damage to 

 shrubs was sustained during the past win- 

 ter. Mr. Pettigrew's planting is not 

 merely for immediate effect, without any 

 other particular object in view, but he 

 plans and plants for the benefit of fu- 

 ture generations. W. Js. Ckak;. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



Saturday, the last day of the month 

 as well as of the week, was a really good 

 day for the florists. At least one whole- 

 saler telegraphed for more carnations. 

 Stock generally was pretty well sold out. 

 This week has not opened so well. 

 Flowers are accunuilating considerably. 

 due to increased production, combined 

 with a lack of life in business. 



Sweet peas have been in good supply 

 and brisk demand, proving that they are 

 as popular as ever in season. Xota hr.ne : 

 in season. Xo healthy mortal cares about 

 strawberries in midwinter. Carnations 

 are still selling well, the colored sorts a 

 shade better than the whites. To judge 

 from appearances. Beauties are down in 

 price again, but by no means in quality 

 for they are excellent. The other roses 

 have fallen a little. Their ranks have 

 been strengthened by some fine Kaiserins. 

 The overplus of lilies is past; they bring 

 better prices now. Valley has been com- 

 ing into the market in quantity a little 

 more tJian sufficient to meet the demand. 

 Pansies have continued popular. Leo 

 Niessen disposed of 5,000 bunches last 

 week, about his regular quantity. Dou- 

 ble violets can still be se<'n of good qual- 

 ity. Outdoor bulbs are in flower. They 

 are not serious factors, except possibly 

 in reducing the demand. 



Southampton. 



It is a well understood thing among 

 the growers what going to Southampton 

 means. You take the lit lie. one-track 

 road for Xewtown fno. not Newtown 

 Square) through pretty, rolling country, 

 past Fox Chase, Paper Mill and other 

 suggestive stations until you reach ,t 

 prosperous looking place where nearly 



everybody leaves the train. That is 

 Southampton. You avoid the bus driver 

 and strike off into the country. After 

 a short walk between neat cottages and 

 fertile fields you approach an imposing 

 range of glass, much larger than a few- 

 years ago. It is Stephen Mortensen's, 

 tlie original of the famous "Samuelson 

 of Uatboro," about whom my friend K. 

 grew so enthusiastic. "The combination 

 between the soil and Samuelson," he said, 

 '■[>roduces splendid Bridesmaids." There 

 was Stephen himself ready to extend the 

 glad hand of welcome and show you one 

 of the neatest places imaginable. 



The entire place is de\oted to roses 

 grown for cut flowers. Beauties, Brides, 

 Bridesmaids and Liberties being the 

 varieties grown. The last named sort 

 has won favor and will be more largely 

 planted for next season. It is now mak- 

 ing fine canes from the lower eyes. A 

 narrow house formerly used for mignon- 

 ette has produced as good Libertie.-: 

 through the winter as the large house. 

 Grafted plants of Bridesmaid have shown 

 more vigor and bloomed more freely than 

 tliose on their own roots. The)- will, 

 therefore, be more largely planted this 

 summev and from them will be taken the 

 cuttings for the following year's stock, 

 to secure the greatest possible vigor. 

 Bride is looking w-ell and has evidently 

 been blooming profusely. Tlie method 

 of heating is by hot water. The entire 

 cut of this place goes in each morning, 

 .Sundays excepted, on the 5:30 a. m. 

 train to Samuel S. Pennock. 



A Spare Moment. 



It was a pleasure to watch the snap 

 and system displayed by a band of work- 

 ers in a large seed store one morning 

 this week. The pleasure was increased 

 when the head of the house, Henry F, 

 Michell, stopped to say a pleasant word. 

 Business, he said, was late in beginning, 

 but now it is ahead of past years. He 

 spoke of the wonderful beauty of salpi- 

 glossis, the so-called poor man's orchid, 

 as grown from their seed by Edwin Lons- 

 dale, Florists ought certainly to sow it 

 now, and also in the fall, for cut flow- 

 ers. Another seed worth sowing for 

 the same purpose is lupinus, now ob- 

 tainable in separate colors. Both varie- 

 ties of seed n-ill bloom four months after 

 sowing. 



Various Notes. 



Wm. J. Riehle, of Lansdowne, Pa., has 

 ordered building material from Lord & 

 Burnham Co. for two houses each 2.3 x 

 100 to be used for growing carnations. 

 Mr. Riehle is a beginner in "the business. 



.\bram Hostetter, of Manheim, Pa,, 

 will erect one new house, 20 x 100 feet, 

 and rebuild two old houses, one 20 x 72 

 and the other 20 x 172, using Lord & 

 Burnham's material throughout. 



N. D, Comly, of Bustleton, Pa., will 

 erect one house 20 x 150. Like the pre- 

 ceding grower his specialties are violets 

 and carnations, altliough he is unique in 

 following his violet crop with rhubarb, 

 which has proved profitable this sprins. 



D. T. Conner can be found each morn- 

 ing at the Flower IMarket by wouldhp 

 greenhouse builders, to whom he would 

 be happy to show his Lord & Burnham 

 models. 



Charles F. Edgar & Co. state that they 

 are receiving nice Kaiserins. 



Eugene Bernheimer is handling fine 

 sweet peas in three colors. 



Charles E. Meehan, manager of the 

 Flower Market, went out tn W. K, Har- 



ris' the other day. He found a new 

 \ariegated form of bougainvillea con- 

 sidered very promising. Tliere w-ere a 

 fine lot of Crimson Rambler roses in 

 pots, not yet in bloom; some narcissi, 

 princeps and poeticus; a promising stock 

 of the butterfly primrose, a fine lot of 

 decoiative plants and many other good 

 tilings, including a hearty welcome. 



The street says it is so. 



Voices that will not keep still 



Bayersdorfer & Co. 



Have heavy orders to fill. 



Wm. J, Young is to be congratulated 

 upon the arrival of a little daughter. 



M. Rice has been successful in securing 

 some very promising novelties in Eu- 

 rope. Phil. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



Better weather conditions revive ac- 

 tivity in both retail and wholesale cir- 

 cles. Backward spring has retarded 

 planting in all its branches. Trade im- 

 provement was noticed the past week 

 among the plantsmen, seedsmen and 

 landscape gardeners. Among the florists 

 in the stores the counter trade is gi'ad- 

 ually falling oft' and the warm days pre- 

 vent them from making their usual win- 

 dow displays. Some fimeral work is al- 

 waj-s going on among the down-town 

 store men, but in the west end the re- 

 tailers do more decorative work for re- 

 ceptions, weddings and dinner parties. 

 A lot of cut flower work was done last 

 Saturday for tlie opening of the World's 

 Fair, as a number of state buildings 

 were decorated with plants and large 

 bunches of roses, carnations and lilies, 

 all presenting a handsome appearance. 

 Everybody had a holiday on Saturday, 

 but as usual the poor florists had to 

 work and some of them very hard. ' 



Choice cut flow-ers are not any too 

 plentiful, but more of the ordinary 

 grades are in than the demand calls 

 for. Roses of all kinds are in large 

 supply. Fancy stock runs from $6 to 

 $S, fiVsts $4 "to $5 and seconds $2 to 

 .$3 per 100. Fancy American Beauties 

 are coming in better, with a fair de- 

 mand at $4 per dozen, with shorts as 

 low as $5 per 100. The best stock in 

 carnations is selling clean, with fancies 

 at $4 and $5, firsts $2.50 and $3 and 

 ordinary at $1.50 and $2 per 100. Fancy 

 Lawson, Prosperity and Wolcott are in 

 great demand but some of the common 

 sorts are generally left over after the 

 morning sales. Bulb stock is in the 

 same condition as last reported ; very 

 little sale for it with plenty of it 

 dumped. Almost any price will buy the 

 best Harrisii and callas are quite plen- 

 tiful at from $6 to $8 per 100. Sweet 

 peas are fine at $1, and from that down 

 to 50 cents per 100. Southern lilac is 

 coming in but not in very good condi- 

 tion. The first sold at $5 per 100 

 sprays. 



Tlie latter part of the week the fine 

 weather kept the greenhouse men con- 

 stantly on the go delivering plant or- 

 ders. Trade in this line is going to be 

 big, as everybody is going to look his 

 best for the visitors coming to see the 

 great World's Fair. 



Death of John 'Y'oung. 



It pains me to report this week the 

 death of our friend and craftsman, John 

 Young, head of the firm of C. Young 

 & Sons Co, Mr. Young died suddenly 

 on Friday night, of neuralgia of the 



