November 19, 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



1085 



election to the treasurership of the Flor- 

 ists' Club is a well deserved compli- 

 ment. 



Eugene Bernheimer is receiving some 

 natural cycas leaves, rather a rarity in 

 these days of prepared stock. 



Samuel S. Pennoek received the Re- 

 view's Convention number when in Lon- 

 don. He was much pleased with it, add- 

 ing that it was the only trade paper that 

 reached him while abroad. 



A chrysanthemum show has been open 

 for the past two weeks in the east wing 

 of Horticultural Hall in Fairmont park. 

 It has been greatly enjoyed by large 

 numbers of visitors, who throng the 

 building, especially on Sundays. 



Fred J. Michell says he always turns 

 to the Review's classified plant index 

 when in need of plants. Phil. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 

 The month of October and the first 

 half of November stand at the head of 

 the advanced class in misery among 

 the flower growing pupils of the 

 "Hub." The difficulty roots itself at 

 the retail end of the business. All 

 stores report slack trade as compared 

 with late years, at this time, and give 

 all sorts of theories therefor, from re- 

 cent depreciations in values of stocks 

 and bonds to hard times generally. But 

 low prices have surely been assisted by 

 an enormous output of glass-house 

 goods, which have for the greater part 

 of this time been altogether too plenti- 

 ful for the most optimistic view of 

 good retail business. Good pinks at 

 times have been none too numerous and 

 violets were quite scarce just after the 

 first cold snap which paralyzed the out- 

 door crop before the indoor article got 

 fairly rooted. Tables of prices are with- 

 out much foundation. Reliable buyers 

 give reliable growers what both may call 

 fair prices at all times for all or part of 

 their goods. Irregular buyers have been 

 getting an advantage they must partly 

 pay for later on and the street fakirs 

 have been getting an awful inning at 

 their own price. It is hoped this condi- 

 tion is practically over. Perhaps the 

 warm weather has hurried out the chrys- 

 anthemums so that Thanksgiving day 

 will wipe out the remainder as was for- 

 merly the case instead of letting some 

 remain away along till after Christmas, 

 as is getting to be the habit. The rose 

 men hope so, but deep thinkers on the 

 subject predict a market full of good 

 material this winter, a rather slim de- 

 mand with consequent ;„w prices, hard 

 collections and tough financial proposi- 

 tions. May confusion be their lot. 



Notes. 



A few events are happening. Theo. 

 Lieburan, so long with Rosenthal, has 

 bought out the interests of Hambro in 

 the firm of Hambro & Gomperts, doing 

 such a trim little traffic in the little niche 

 in the shade of Galvin 's big store. "Wax 

 Bros, add some elegant fixtures to their 

 store, put on rather the most elegant de- 

 livery team in the city and have a run- 

 away with their new horse in a carry-all 

 which lames up the back of Martin 's 

 head severely and gives all hands a good 

 physical and mental jolt. They are not 

 easily "jarred," either! 



The stockholders of the co-operative 

 market held their annual meeting, put in 

 the same old board of officials, voted not 

 to charge commission any more on sale of 



goods left in their ice chests; voted to 

 put on free delivery teams, running half- 

 hourly in the morning to all stores, sta- 

 tions and express offices; voted to re- 

 consider a last year's vote against it 

 and go to supper in a body. Sounds like 

 strictly a business affair, doesn't it? 



The Waban Rose Conservatories held 

 their annual exhibitory outing and ban- 

 quet to invited guests who report best 

 one of its kind in all respects and espe- 

 cially in display of fine roses. 



Patterson, of Wollaston, opens the 

 bulb season by sending in a few paper 

 whites. 



The bottle of grippe preventive lost 

 in the market one day last week has not 

 yet been found; neither have the four or 

 five men who separately visited a se- 

 cluded corner of the ice chest soon after, 

 yet came down with that disease. 



The Market. 



A slight improvement could be noticed 

 in the condition of the market the past 

 week, though there is plenty of stock 

 and the wholesale market is stOl drag- 

 ging somewhat. The retail business at 

 some of the places is exceptionally quiet 

 for this season. Some of the West End 

 florists report that they were quite busy 

 with receptions and weddings, and quite a 

 bit of funeral work was reported in the 

 South and North End. 



Chrysanthemums are still very much 

 in evidence, and some of very fancy 

 quality, for which the wholesale men say 

 they found very good sale. Timothy 

 Eaton, Major Bonnaffon and Jerome 

 Jones had the call the past week at top 

 prices. A few nice Appleton and Mrs. 

 Perrin also sold well. Good small Ivory 

 are always in demand for work. Top 

 prices on fancy chrysanthemums are $3 

 per dozen, and from $1 to $2 for good 

 stock. 



Carnations are coming in fine and 

 some good fancy stock was seen from 

 Henry Baer, of Peoria, 111., which 

 brought $3 per hundred. Among them 

 were Lawson and Bradt. Other grades 

 of ordinary sorts run from $1 to $2. 

 Stock is plentiful in all varieties except 

 good white, which always sells well. 



In roses, American Beauties are selling 

 well; that is, fancy stock, which is not 

 over-plentiful, but there is a lot of short- 

 stemmed stock in at present. Three dol- 

 lars is asked for fancy and from that 

 down to 75 cents per dozen on the smaller 

 sorts. It is impossible to clean up the 

 daily cuts at present. The best grades 

 of Bride, Bridesmaid, Carnot, Golden 

 Gate and Meteor run from $5 to $6 per 

 hundred and from that down to job lots 

 at $1 per hundred. 



Violets are of better quality and are 

 coming in freelyi These clean up al- 

 most every day at 50 cents per hundred 

 for choice, with ordinary grades at 35 

 cents. Lily of the valley is in fair sup- 

 ply and the extra select stock is in verv 

 good demand at $4 and $5 per hundred. 

 Some ordinary stock is selling at $3. 

 Bulb stock is slow in coming in. A few 

 Paper White narcissi are in, also a few 

 callas. Romans are looked for by the 

 end of the week. 



Club Meeting. 



The Florists' Club meeting held No- 

 vember 12 was well attended and very 

 interesting, it being our annual chrysan- 

 themum exhibition. The finance commit- 



tee made a very favorable report, which 

 was accepted. Three applicants were 

 elected to membership, Walter Hummell, 

 Max Rotter and Vincent Gorley. Theo- 

 dore Klockenkemper and John Koenig 

 made application for membership. E. C. 

 Buechel resigned as chairman of the ho- 

 tel committee and Frank M. Ellis was 

 appointed in his place. Communications 

 were read from Phil Breitmeyer, Baur 

 & Smith, Dr. Wm. Trelease and W. J. 

 Stewart and filed. Six applications were 

 received by State Vice-President Juengel 

 for membership in the S. A. F. 



The chrysanthemums on exhibition 

 were very good. A vase of fine Timothy 

 Eaton, shown by Theodore Klockenkem- 

 per, took first prize. A vase of Liberty 

 by Wm. Schray & Sons took second prize 

 and Bentzen's vase of Pullman, Modesto 

 and Marie Liger won third prize. The 

 St. Clair Floral Co. also showed a big 

 vase of well-grown Eatons and Mayflow- 

 er. E. G. Hill Co., Richmond, Ind., made 

 a big display of twenty-seven varieties in 

 which were Jean Calvat, Wm. Duckham, 

 Miss Lucy Evans, W. R. Charah, Otaheite, 

 Miss Agnes Henderson, Mrs. ThirkeU, 

 Ethel Fitzroy, S. T. Wright, Henry II., 

 Ethelyn, H. W. Buckbee, Convention Hall, 

 Hero of Mafeking, Lidonia, Ida Bar- 

 wood, Percy Plumridge, and many other 

 good sorts. These were judged as very 

 fine flowers and all worthy of mention. 

 Baur & Smith showed their grand pink 

 carnation, Indianapolis, which was much 

 admired, but suffered some from ship- 

 ment. The St. Clair Floral Co. showed 

 a fine white seedling from Alaska, No. 

 10. These looked good. The judges on 

 chrysanthemums were F. J. Fillmore, 

 John Steidel and Otto G. Koenig. On 

 carnations the judges were E. W. Guy, 

 J. W. Dunford and Wm. Winter. The 

 new Breitmeyer rose, which should have 

 been on exhibition, came a day late. This 

 should have been one of the attractions. 

 J. A. Evans, of Richmond, Ind., was 

 present and told us all about the great 

 Indianapolis flower show. 



The question box contained many in- 

 teresting questions and brought out 

 spirited discussions. The trustees an- 

 nounced the essays and discussions for 

 meetings the coming year, which are as 

 follows : 



December, "Stem Rot." by James W. Dan- 

 ford. Discussion, "Heating Greenhouses," led 

 by Mai Herzog. . _. 



January. ••Ferns." by Walter Glllls Discus- 

 sion. "Propagating Roses," led by Frank J. 

 Fillmore. .. ^ _ ■ 



February. "Carnation Growing." by F. J. 

 Fillmore. Discussion, "Propagating Carnations, 

 led by E. W. Guy. .„'»»., 



Marcb, "Landscape Gardening." by J. H. Had- 

 kinson. Discussion. "Propagating and Growing 

 Geraniums." led by Henry Emmons. 



April, "Pot-grown Chrysanthemums." by 

 Georg- Windier. Discussion. "Field Planting 

 and Growing of Carnations," led by A. S. Hal- 

 May, a talk on orchids, by C. E. McClnre. 

 Dlscusstm, "Replanting Rose Stock," led by 



talk ■ 



Mi- 



ssion. "Out-door Stock for Su 

 lei by Emll Schray 

 jssion for July " 



Grlner. Dis 



•Greenhouse Building," 

 ... Dunford. 

 Discission for August, "The Convention," led 

 by J. J Beneke. 



After this the meeting adjourned until 

 Thursday, December 10, at two o'clock. 



Various Notes. 



B. Eschner, of M. Rice & Co., Phila- 

 delphia, is in town. Mr. Eschner reports 

 trade never better since the Milwaukee 

 convention. 



Julius Schray, of Wm. Schray & Sons, 

 spent a few days in Indianapolis, taking 

 in the big show, and reports a very fine 

 exhibition. 



It is said that our old friend, Alex. 



