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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



JANI-AKY 13, 1898. 



cents and the finest stock of Brides and 

 Maids, 15 cents, Meteors, Testouts rang- 

 ing slightly higher. Violets are selling 

 exceptionally low at 50 cents per 100; 

 seems ridiculous at this time of the year. 

 Cattleya Tri.Tna; are coming on a little 

 more freely and range all the way from 25 

 cents to 50 cents apiece, according to 

 quality. A few hybrids are putting in ap- 

 pearance, but tliev seem to have been 

 warned about the low prices and are lay- 

 ing back. The be.st Brunners realize 40 

 cents. White lilac sells fairly well at $1 to 

 $\.2S per bunch. 



Bulb stuff is fairly jilentiful and sold 

 well to the end of the week. Romans, 

 paper whites and Harrisii realize only 

 moderate prices, while tulips have 

 dropped to I3 and $•, per 100; Von Sions 

 to #4 per 100. Quite a lot of the pretty 

 Oncidium tigrinum is to be seen, while 

 other varieties of orchids are "scatter- 

 ing." Fancy carnations are realizing 

 good prices, though not .so high recently. 

 They are one of the things that never 

 seem to be o\'erdone. 



Seed and Bulb Trade. 



The balance of trade is being sustained 

 in this line at present. Tuberoses are be- 

 ing shipped and flower and cocos seed is 

 being received. If my tiotes arrive late 

 this week you will know it is the conges- 

 tion at the postoffice from the big editions 

 of catalogues lieiug mailed from nearly 

 all the large houses. 



Various Notes. 



There was a fair attendance at the 

 meeting of the New York Gardeners' 

 Societv last Saturday evening in the 

 Mott Memorial hall. 'Mr. William Scott, 

 of Tarrytown, President, occupied the 

 chair, .^fter the regular routine of busi- 

 ness, Mr. p. R. Pier (you thought 1 was 

 going to say Pier.son), liut its Pierkovsky 

 read an interesting and practical paper on 

 the tuberous rooted begonia and received 

 a heartv vote of thanks for same. 



Mr. H. E. Blauvelt, with the New York 

 Cut Flower Company, has been on the 

 sick list, the result of overwork during 

 the holidays. He also had a long- 

 stemmed .American Beauty fall on his 

 foot. I am glad to say he is able to get 

 around again, however. 



J. C. \ aughan, Chicago; R. KauflFman, 

 Walden, N. Y. ; Frank Mitjuet, Patch- 

 ogue, L. I., were recent visitors. 



Mr. James M. Logan sails for Europe 

 on a pleasure trip next Saturday perS. S. 

 Furnessia. Sir. James .\. Penman will act 

 as grand marshal of the escort corps on 

 the occasion. Good luck to you, Mr. Lo- 

 gan. 



Mr. L. C. Bobbink has been obliged to 

 postpone his intended trip abroad for the 

 present, and was unable to sail on Decem- 

 ber 29th as expected. 



BOSTON. 



Exhibition of Mass, Hort, Society. 



The Massachusetts Horticultural Soci- 

 ety held their regular weekly exhibition 

 to-day. Among the exhibits Mr. John 

 Mutch, gardener to J. E. Rothwell, Esq., 

 Longwood, showed an Odontogblossum 



Vuylstekeanum for which rarity he was 

 awarded the society's silver medal, Mr. 

 Rothwell says it is' the only plant of this 

 variety in this country. A fine display 

 of Chinese primulas was set up by Mr. 

 Barr, gardener to Mrs. Cheney, Welles 

 ley, exceedingly well grown and devel- 

 oped plants for which he took first and 

 third prizes. Mr. James Wheeler, Brook- 

 line, showed some very fine primulas and 

 obtained second prize, and first prize for 

 single blooms placed on moss in a Hat 

 dish. These llowers were from Sutton's 

 strain of seed and all named varieties 

 which he says come very true from seed. 

 The liowers are very large and of extraor- 

 dinary substance. He also exhibited 

 three' plants of Begonia incarnata type, 

 improved by Mr. Chas. Sanders, gardener 

 to Prof. Sargent, and a very decided im- 

 provement on the old variety. The plant 

 is of more robu.st liaV>it, and the flowers, 

 which are very much larger and brighter 

 in color, are produced in dense profusion. 

 D. F. Roy, gardener to E. S. Converse, 

 Maiden, also showed some very nicely 

 grown primulas. Mr, Thatcher, gar- 

 dener to John L. Gardner, Brookline, ex- 

 hibited some finely grown plants of Prim- 

 ula stellata. W, N. Craig, of Taunton, 

 exhibited a very fine vase of Freesia re- 

 fracta altja exceedingly well grown. Mrs. 

 E. M. Gill, of Medfo'rd, staged Lycaste 

 Skinneri and some fine Scott carnations. 

 Mr. Henry Wilde, superintendent for the 

 Blake Estate, Brookline, exhibited a col- 

 lection of vegetables including turnips, 

 carrots, leeks, celery, etc., all of which 

 were finely grown. Mr. Geo. D. Moore, 

 of .Arlington, showed some fine Tennis- 

 ball lettuce for which he was awarded 

 first and second prizes. Mr. H. R. Kin- 

 ney, Worcester, showed lettuce and cel- 

 er)' on which he came third for each ex 

 hibit. Warren Eustis & Son, Belmont, 

 exhibited some exceedingly fine celery 

 for which they were awarded first and 

 second prizes. 



W. C. Winter, Mansfield, showed some 

 exceedingly good tomatoes (varieties, 

 Cheniin, May's Favorite and Stone) 

 which were awarded first, second and 

 third in the order named, also a gratuity 

 for a collection of vegetables, Arthur F. 

 Coolidge, of Cambridge, exhibited some 

 fine turnip radishes which took first 

 prize. W. N. Craig, of Taunton, took 

 first and second prizes for two dishes of 

 very fine parsley. 



Lecture on Fruit Culture. 



A lecture was also delivered by Mr. J. 

 H. Hale, of South Glastonbury, Conn., 

 on Fruit Culture, which was well at- 

 tended. His audience seemed to be very 

 much interested and at the close showed 

 their appreciation with a vote of thanks 

 amid tremendous applause. 



A New Store. 



Philip L. Carbone, of Boylston street, 

 Boston, has opened a branch store at 

 Cambridge, corner of Boylston street and 

 Harvard square. The store inside is very 

 handsomely finished in hardwood and 

 contains a good substantial refrigerator. 

 This store is a great acquisition to this 

 part of the town, and let ns hope Mr. 

 Carbone may find it a good financial in- 

 vestment. 



W. E. Doyle Loses his Pels. 



Escaping gas in his store last Thursday 

 night was the cause of a serious loss to- 

 Mr. W. E. Doyle. When a clerk opened 

 the store in tlie morning before him lay- 

 dead the four large, handsome cats that 

 have been an attraction for years in Mr. 

 Doyle's store and were known and talked 

 about all over the United States. They 

 had been occupants of the store for 

 about fourteen years. It is currently 

 stated that Mr. 'Doyle has been offered 

 fabulous prices for his large yellow pets, 

 but always refused to part with them. 

 Mr. Doyle has received many letters of 

 condolence over his loss. 



The .gas does not seem to have injured 

 the plants much at present, but in so- 

 short a time it is impossible to tell 

 whether they have received muck 

 damage or not. 



'Visitors to the Hub. 



Mr. Paul M. Pierson, of Scarborough on 

 the Hudson, came to look after the busi- 

 ness of his new store. It was only a 

 flying visit of a few hours. 



Mr. Henry B. Black, representing 

 Cordlev it Hayes, New^ York, was look- 

 ing up'the florists in the interests of their 

 fibre ware in buckets and vases for cut 

 flowers. 



The 'Wholesale Market. 



The wholesale market is plentifully 

 supplied with nearly all sorts of flowers, 

 which has a tendency to keep the prices 

 down, but the quality is improving with 

 the rather better w'eather. Business is 

 quiet and likely to be for a week or two- 

 longer. Bulbous plants, such as hya- 

 cinths, Dutch tulips, narcissus, etc., are 

 beginning to show themselves and meet 

 with ready sale. C. H. J. 



BUFFALO. 



Funeral Work Helps Out. 



There has been a decided drop or stop 

 in the social whirl, and if there is an oc- 

 casional tlutter it is only one of the last 

 dying kicks. But this does not prevent 

 florists from doing business. There has 

 been of late more than the usual number 

 of people passing away, and it has called 

 for many flowers; not so much the old 

 fashioned designs which with a certain 

 class are almost obsolete, but violets, or- 

 chids, Romans and valley have been in 

 great demand. A week ago carnations 

 were very scarce; it was dark and dull; 

 now they are coming in far more plenti- 

 fully, and of a quality that can't be beat. 



The Supply. 



Roses that are imported, as well as- 

 home grown, are of first (|uality. From 

 George Fancourt, (Bag him, my boy), 

 conies some excellent Maids, Brides, 

 and Meteors of quality that will make 

 even our Canuck friends look to their 

 laurels. W. J. Palmer & Son are produc- 

 ing immen.se quantities of the leading 

 roses, as well as their usual cut of carna- 

 tions. The cut flower exchange (Sebas- 

 tian Pickleman, President) are certainly 

 headquarters for orchids, exhibiting daily 

 large quantities of Cypripedium insigne. 



