The Weekly Florists Review. 



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RETAIL FLORISTS. 



(CONTINUED.) 



Chapin Bros. 



so-islS'strct, LINCOLN, NEB, 



Hugh Graham 



FLORIST and DECORATOR 



104 S. Thirteenth St. 



GREENHOUSES 

 Dgan Station. Old Yorl 



Philadelphia, July 3rd, 1903 



I beg leave to notify you that I have 

 succeeded to the Florist business of my late 

 Father, Hugh Graham, and will continue at the 

 same places 104 So. 13th St., and Nurseries, 

 Logan Station, Philadelphia. Hoping our busi- 

 ness relation may continue as before, I beg 

 to remain, 



Yours truly, 



Tfc 



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Is a book of 224 large pages (same size as those 

 of the Florists' Review j, and contains about 200 ar- 

 ticles on commercial plants and cultural operations, 

 each giving " the meat " only, from the personal ex- 

 perience of a thoroughly practical man who is in 

 daily touch with each department of the business 

 and who has that rare quality of being able to tell 

 others what they want to know. The articles 

 are arranged alphabetically, like those in an ency- 

 clopaedia, and in an instant one can turn to the sub- 

 ject upon which light is desired at the moment. The 

 book is illustrated by over 200 fine half-tone engrav- 



"y 

 William Scott 



Price, $5.00 Carriage Prepaid. 



Florists' Publishing Co., cax bTd.ng. Chicago. 



CINCINNATI. 



The Market. 



The hot. dry weather still continues 

 with no signs of relief. In fact, the 

 weather prophets say that it will be still 

 hotter this week, which is not very en- 

 couraging. Business is now down to a 

 regular summer basis, and the majority 

 of stock looks it. There is very little do- 

 ing with the retail men, but there is 

 no wood stock going to waste. The 

 weather has beer so dry that carnations 

 iu the field are beginning to suffer and 

 ruin is needed. Sweet "peas are also 

 showing signs of the dryness and those 

 that are not treated to the hose quite 

 frequently will soon be cooked. 



The temperature in greenhouses has 

 about finished roses, and mCst growers 

 have thrown them oul and have the new 

 stock well on the way. With others, 

 though, some fine stock is being cut and 

 such varieties as Golden Gate. Ivory, La 

 France and Kaiserin are doing first- 

 class. Brides and Maids are very poor. 

 Some fair Meteors are to be had. but 

 there are very few Liberties. Beauties 

 are very good and sell well. The supply, 

 though, is not very large. 



Carnations from the north continue 

 to arrive in good shape and sell very well 

 and at good prices. Several growers 

 about here are still cutting some very 

 good stock in spite of the hot weather. 

 White carnations are most in demand, 

 but good red ones find ready sale. Sweet 

 peas "are a glut. I wish to say that it 

 is a great mistake to sprinkle them with 

 water before shipment. This treatment 

 has been the ruination of thousands 

 during the past week. Pack them dry 

 by all means, if you want to get any 

 returns for your stock. 



Notes. 



The store men are now having their 

 troubles trying to make a presentable 

 window display. Julius Baer had quite 

 an effective display of various colored 

 poppies. They were quite a novelty and 

 very pretty. Pond lilies are also being 

 used by several stores and are always 

 attractive, intermingled with ferns. 



Max Rudolph is very busy housing his 

 carnations. He believes in early housing 

 and claims to get the best results. The 

 quality of the stock he produces seems 

 to bear out his views. He is one of the 

 few growers who has made a success with 

 Evelina. It is certainly a fine flower 

 and producer the way he grows it. 



Mr. Donnelly, who has been manager 

 of the Rosebank greenhouses, has re- 

 signed his position and returned to 

 Boston. It is his intention to sail for 

 England shortly and from there to South 

 Africa, where he will try his luck. 



W. Rodgers has gone to Frenchliek 

 Springs. Ind., to spend a few weeks' 

 vacation. 



H. D. Edwards of Newport. Ky.. left 

 for Old Point Comfort. He intends to 

 visit several eastern cities. 



The florists' outing is but a little 

 over two weeks off now, so make your 

 arransements to come. Date: Thurs- 

 day, July 23. Place: Coney Island. 

 C. J. Ohmeb. 



Neosha, Mo. — J. G. Angel reports a 

 good season and fine prospects. He will 

 extend his rose house 100 feet this sum- 



I could not get along without the 

 Review. — Wm. High, Purcell, I. T. 



