October 2l\ 1'Jo:j. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



879 



MADISON, N.J. 



A Wonderful Region. 

 It would take a week of steady visita- 

 tion and sunshine to do justice to that 

 modern rose-garden of Eden, Madison 

 and vicinity. A day and a half, there- 

 fore, of the wettest of wet weather en- 

 abled me to only touch the hem of its 

 garment and left for a more convenient 

 season the completion of a delightful 

 visit. Having seen this gem of God's 

 country only at the yearly Florists' and 

 Gardeners' Club banquets, and after the 

 evening shades had fallen, I was not 

 prepared for the magnificent view that 

 spread before me in every direction from 

 twenty to thirty miles. 



With the Rose Growers. 

 Rose growing establishments seem to 

 emerge from every side, and to tell the 

 story of one of these rose factories is 

 to give an epitome of all, for wherever 

 we go Brides and Maids reign triumph- 

 ant, and with few exceptions these are 

 the staple varieties, and form the bulk 

 of the shipments that make their influ- 

 ence felt so forcibly every morning in the 

 busy wholesale marts of New York city. 

 Some of the establishments visited are 

 models of neatness, thrift and enter- 

 prise; all of them should be. Many of 

 the growers are ' ' old timers ' ' who have 

 grown gray in the business, and whose 

 reminiscences are decidedly interesting. 

 C. H. Totty has the nucleus of a splen- 

 did range, with an abundance of land, 

 and every promise of permanency and 

 progress. His stock of roses and carna- 

 tions are as good as the best, some ex- 

 ceptionally grand Lawsons especially giv- 

 ing evidence of expert culture. A de- 

 lightful home and family add to his 

 facilities for extracting a" goodly share 

 of life's sunshine and his venture into 

 the responsibilities of independence is 

 already a pronounced success. 



NeiT him is the plant of that veteran 

 wholesaler, James Hart, of West Thir- 

 tieth street, a name synonymous with the 

 wholesale cut flower trade when most of 

 his present associates were in the nursery 

 business, and when it took grit anil 

 money combined to establish a trade and 

 hold it through the vicissitudes of that 

 adventurous era. Mr. Hart was strug- 

 gling with a mildew visitation when I 

 called and was by no means alone in 

 his sulphurous atmosphere, the long 

 damp spell having brought the same af- 

 fliction to nearly every grower whose es- 

 tablishment was visited. Pleasant calls 

 were made upon Schultz Bros., James 

 Dunlavey, Wm. Mulholland, M. B. Mc- 

 Guire, Michael Noonan, William Charl- 

 ton, Bichter & Barton, E. J. Fenton, 

 Edward McGinnis, Michael Brady and 

 Benj. Gary. Our old friend Wm. Plumb 

 also had a warm welcome, as usual, and 

 surprised us with the finished condition 

 of his range of glass, every house being 

 in ship-shape order. There are dozens 

 remaining whose establishments I hope 

 to visit shortly. 



Good New Chrysanthemums. 



especially interesting at Mr. Duckham's 

 and the exhibition in New York in No- 

 vember will receive some of the grand- 

 est blooms ever placed before the pub- 

 lie. A superb white, Miss Florence Moly- 

 neux, a mauve pink, nearly twelve inches 

 in diameter; William Duekham, a splen- 

 did keeper, yellow; Mrs. E. Thurkell, 

 General Hutton, yellow, and Harrison 

 Dick, an orange, were especially admired. 

 In the conservatories about every va- 

 riety of palm and fern is in evidence 

 and all are in as perfect condition as it 

 is possible for them to be. Orchids, 

 roses and carnations and, in fact, every- 

 thing that is of value in floriculture is 

 here, as far as the space at his disposal 

 will permit. The same perfection pre- 

 vails in the lawn decoration and the 

 evergreen garden, and the hand of a mas- 

 ter artist can be seen on every side. 



J. Austin Shaw. 



CINCINNATI. 



The Market. 



The demand for stock has greatly in- 

 creased in the last week; general condi- 

 tions are much improved and everyone 

 seems to be doing his share. Prices f,re 

 being gradually boosted and were it not 

 for the large quantity of stock that 

 is coming in there would be a decided 

 rise. Chyrsanthemums are coming in 

 large numbers and .the price is a trifle 

 lower than last week, but this is only 

 for the poorer grades. Pink 'mums do 

 not seem to sell as well as they might. 

 White takes the lead, as usual, but there 

 is a brisk demand for yellow and not 

 enough good stock to take care of it. 

 Many growers make the mistake of cut- 

 ting their blooms before they are much 

 more than half open, so as to get them 

 to market a few days sooner. The 

 blooms, being but half matured, will not 

 hold up outside of an ice box. Tims 

 the retail buyer who expects a chrysan- 

 themum to last four to six days at least, 

 finds that they wilt down over night and 

 it is next to impossible to revive them. 

 It will be money in the grower's pocket 

 if he will leave his blooms to mature 

 perfectly. 



Short-stemmed roses are still a trifle 

 over plentiful, but the increased demand 

 has helped move large quantities of them 

 that have been finding their way into the 

 barrel. Longer stemmed ones are selling 

 out clean and at fairly good prices. 

 Beauties are scarce and so are Meteors 

 and Liberties, but there is an abundance 

 • >f all other kinds. Carnations are com- 

 ing in much heavier, but still there are 

 scarcely enough. All varieties have been 

 showing a decided tendency to go to sleep 

 very quickly. It is hard to account for 

 this, but it makes handling them verj 

 unsatisfactory. 



Violets are arriving in much larger 

 quantities and there are takers for all 

 ofthem. The quality is very good. The 

 price still remains about 50 cents. Cos- 

 mos i^ still in large supply, as we have 

 had no frost as yet. A few callas and 

 llarrisii are arriving. Vallev is «-lliii U 

 well. Greens are plentiful. 



Various Notes. 

 The B. K. & B. Floral Co., of Rich- 

 mond, Ind., is sending in a good many 

 blooms of their new red carnation, Rieh- 

 m.mcl Com. This variety is improving 

 very rapidly and the flowers now measure 

 two to two and one-half inches. Tt has 

 a beautiful color ami strong perfume, 

 also g I length of stem mid judging 



from the quantity being cut from small 

 space, it is very prolific. It is hardly a 

 fancy variety, but looks to be a money 

 maker, and that is what the average 

 grower is looking for. 



The Queen City Flower Co. has dis- 

 continued business and the Rosebank 

 Co. will occupy its store in the near 

 future. Miss Edith Kyrk, who was man- 

 ager for the Queen City Flower Co., has 

 opened a store in Avondali 



The retail stores along Fourth street 

 are filling their show windows with 

 chrysanthemums and the display is very 

 beautiful. This will undoubtedly do more 

 to boom the sale of this flower than 

 any other method of advertising. 



L. A. Jennings, of New Castle, Ind., 

 and Mr. Lodder, of Hamilton, Ohio, 

 were callers. C. J. Ohmer. 



THE INDIANAPOLIS SHOW. 



With fourteen successful shows in the 

 past, Indianapolis is to have another 

 exhibition November 10 to 14, upon a 

 larger basis. The premium list this 

 year is heavier and more complete than 

 for any other show in the United States 

 for 1903. Extensive preparations are 

 under way to decorate Tomlinson hall 

 with thousands of electric lights and 

 yards of laurel. Tomlinson hall has been 

 remodeled and will lend itself as never 

 before for decorating. 



A great many of the growers of the 

 middle west have already signified their 

 intention of exhibiting, and the request 

 is made by the manager of the exhibi- 

 tion that the entries be made early, so 

 that room may be provided for all. The 

 show has been extensively advertised 

 throughout Indiana, Illinois and Ohio, 

 which will guarantee all exhibitors a 

 large advertisement on their exhibits. 



Two able and well known judges, 

 Emil Buettner of Chicago, and Theo. 

 Bock, of Hamilton, O., have been select- 

 ed. On Thursday evening, November 12, 

 the State Florists' Association will enter- 

 tain all visitors to the show, and a 

 merry time is anticipated in this re- 

 spect. 



Among the more prominent exhibitors 

 at the show will be John N. May, Sum- 

 mit, N. J.; E. G. Hill Co., Richmond, 

 Ind.; W. J. & M. S. Vesey, Fort Wayne, 

 Ind.; Gunnar Teilmann, Marion, Ind.; 

 Nathan Smith & Son. A.Irian, Mich.; 

 P. Dorner & Sons Co., Lafayette, Ind.; 

 Basset! & Washburn, CI icago, and oth- 

 ers, besides Baur & Smith, Henry Rie- 



i Bertermann Bros., . I. Heidenreich, 



F. Huekriede & Son and many others 

 from Indianapolis. 



RENT FOR PALMS. 



One question I have never seen an- 

 swered in the Review is as to the proper 

 price to ask for the use of palms from 

 month to month, the proposition being 

 that a large hotel wants a lot of plants 

 and wants them changed each month, the 

 old ones taken away and fresh ones 

 brought. The house is heated by steam 

 but. the plants would have to stand bad 

 treatment at times. Phoenix, latanias 

 and arecas are wanted. What would be 

 a fair price say for plants ranging all 

 the way from 3-inch to 12-inch pots? 

 Southerner. 



Bay City, Mich.— Shepherd & Son 

 have about completed the season's ad- 

 dition to their already large greenhouse 

 plant on Columbus avenue. 



