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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



FEBRUARY 3, 189S. 



BUFFALO, N. Y. 



A Visit to the Botanic Garden. 



"There's many a slip 'twixt tlie cup 

 and the )ip," and the fortunate (?) 

 bidder for tlie new range of glass is 

 not yet assured, as tlie bids have been 

 thrown out and re-advertised for, to 

 be in by February 10. Prof. Cowell is 

 a disappointed m.-m, and the safe re- 

 ( eipt of a case of Catteya labiata over 

 which that worthy was poring upon 

 my arrival will not assuage his cha- 

 grin. Some appreciative friend down 

 in British Guiana was the sender. Mr. 

 Cowell has already a large number of 

 orchids. Among those in flower are 

 Cattleya laljiata alba, Percivalliana, 

 Oncidium bicallosum and Cavendishi- 

 anuni. Oncidium ungriculatum has 

 been ccrstantly flowering since Au- 

 gust. The ilower is orange and brown, 

 richly marked, borne on a large spike, 

 blooms all winter. Laelia albida was 

 seen in quantity. The fragrance of 

 this variety is very sweet. 



The display of cyclamens is a gor- 

 geous one. Some specimens have car- 

 ried 100 open blossoms by actual count 

 at one time. As there are thirteen 

 sources of supply represented, and al- 

 most all equal, but little preference can 

 be given to any one source. 1 noted a 

 line batcli of Primula obconica grandi- 

 flora, many blooms measuring Hi- 

 inches across, which would be consid- 

 eied good in a Chinese primrose not so 

 long ago. I might mention right here 

 that William Scott has a strain unsur- 

 passed. Some specimens now in bloom 

 are a grand sight. 



Mr. Cowell has quite a batch of rho- 

 dodendrons and Azalea mollis, seed- 

 lings just showing up. He has a pretty 

 lot of Marie Louise violets in pots just 

 crowded with bloom, doing even bet- 

 ter than when usually planted out. 



Fine Stock at Cortu and Lancaster. 



In last week's Review mention was 

 made of visits to Corfu and Lancaster, 

 the out-of-town houses of Messrs. Scott 

 and Palmer, and the splendid stocks 

 each was producing. I can indorse 

 that report. In fact, this season is wit- 

 nessing some of the finest stock yet 

 produced and shipped into the Bison 

 city, not omitting the grand roses be- 

 ing shipped right along to W. F. Kast- 

 ing by George Fancourt, of Wilkes- 

 barre, Pa. 



Mr. E. Salyer now 'With I. G. Marvin. 



Writing of Wilkesbarre reminds me 

 that Edward Salyer, formerly with 

 Messrs. Smith & Son, of Adrian, and 

 recently with Grove P. Rawson. at 

 Elmira, N. Y., is now with I. G. Mar- 

 vin, so we may look for as great re- 

 sults as were accomplished by Mr. 

 Salyer when with the preceding gen- 

 tlemen. W. M. 



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