FEBRUARY 24, 1S9S. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



549 



importations are larger. The crop of 

 Caladium eseuleutum is hpavv. and 

 calls for the larger sizes increase; 

 these will sell better later. Cannas 

 are offered in large quantities and at 

 low prices, which will stiffen as the 

 season advances. 



Our Spicial Wholesale Report. 



Business, though not brisk, showed 

 a slight improvement over last week. 



Roses and carnations moved better 

 than other stock. There was au am- 

 ple supply of everything during the 

 early part of the week, but towarus the 

 latter end roses again shortened up 

 Brides, Bridesmaid and the other va- 

 rieties of small roses found a ready 

 market, but beyond a steadying of 

 price there was no advance. There is 

 no surplus of good Beauties. Ship- 

 ments are yet light, which sustain the 

 price. Meteor has sold better and ;he 

 average price will compare favorab.y 

 with last week's quotations. 



Bulbs are more plentiful than ever, 

 with little hope of any immediate im- 

 provement in prices. Tulips of fine 

 quality are bringing very poor figures, 

 and this may also be said of Harrisii, 

 which are arriving in increased quan- 

 tity. 



St. Valentine's Day was disappoint- 

 ing in its results to the violet growers, 

 who had evidently made preparations 

 for a big business. The ' shipments 

 were of Easter proportions, but the 

 weather was bad and no doubt shut 

 off a demand that might otherwise 

 have consumed much of the choice 

 stock. As it was, it took the better 

 part of the week to catch up with the 

 shipments of the days following. Av- 

 erage price is rather less this week. 



Valley and hyacinths n ere cleaned 

 up in fair shape at current figures. 

 Smilax is selling well. 



Various Notes. 



Mr. Alfred Dimmock, representing 

 F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, Eng.and. 

 will arrive next Saturday per S. S. Um- 

 bria. 



The first auction sale of the season 

 will be held by J. P. Cleary & Co., at 

 their salesrooms on Vesey street, 

 March S. and Mr. John will again 

 wield the hammer. 



Messrs. Clacas & Boddington have 

 been appointed the sole American 

 agents for the "Union Horticole," 

 France, large handlers of all French 

 products in the bulb and p'.ant line. 



Mr. E. Koffman, of Walden, was in 

 town to-day. He expected a consign- 

 ment of Cypripedium insigne on the 

 Spanish warship Vizcaya. but the 

 frosty reception the boat received 

 killed them all. O lachrymae! 

 Koffman! 



Mr. Chas. R. Christy, of Glenbrook. 

 Conn., is sending in some specially 

 fine roses to Mr. John Young. I noted 

 some Bridesmaids with stems fully 

 three feet, large blooms of excellent 

 color and size. His Brides, too, wou d 

 do justice to any grower. 



Traendley & Schenck are handling a 

 line of good all-round stock, including 

 Lager & Hurrell's cattleyas, fine forms, 

 large Howers and good color, that seU 

 readily, one firm, I believe, taking 

 nearly the whole product. 



Mr. Fred Smythe left for Trinidad 

 last 'Wednesday, per steamship Gren- 

 ada, on a business trip for Siebrecht -^ 

 Son, where he will inspect the stock 

 at their nurseries, palms, dracaenas 

 and other plants being grown there 

 quite extensively- by this enterprising 

 house for importing and growing on. 



BUFFALO. 



The writer has been away the great- 

 er part of the week, and consequently 

 has missed the local news. Business is 

 reported as only fair, and the weather 

 has kept up its record, for no two days 

 have been alike. If there were any 

 visitors in town we missed them, and 

 if they were not of the right sort, no 

 regrets. 



Mr. William J. Palmer, the elder, Mr. 

 D. B. Long and William Scott started ! 

 for Chicago on Wednesday, and had a j 

 very pleasant journey to the great I 

 city, as they were joined by the Cleve- 

 land delegation when a few hours on 

 their journey. The anecdotes of Mr. 

 Graham and refreshments of Mr. Hart 

 kept Uo all awake till a late hour. 



It was a great show, and we are the 

 better for seeing it and seeing our fel- 

 low craftsmen. The two oldest of the 

 party arrived home Sunday morning. 

 That I can swear to. But what became 

 of D. B. Long and all our Cleveland 

 friends? We don't know. 



There was a small but earnest meet- 

 ing of the Florists' club held at the 

 home of W. S. last week. Our annual 

 banquet is a certainty, and a full exhi- 

 bition is a probability, which will be 

 decided on one way or the other 

 shortly. W. S. 



TORONTO. 



Trade Conditions. 



The typical bright, crisp, frosty, Ca- 

 nadian winter has gone back on us 

 this year and a day's sunshine has 

 been a rare occurrence since last No- 

 vember, in consequence of which the 

 growers hereabouts have not been able 

 to fill all the orders of their regular 

 customers. Just now we are being 

 treated to the biggest snowstorm of the 

 season, and the inside of a greenhouse 

 is a dull and dreary place. It is to be 

 sincerely hoped that the coming season 

 of Lent may be enlivened by the sun a | 

 little more, so that there may be gocd ' 

 stocks by Easter time. The plant trade, 

 however, has been picking up a little, 

 and there has been a fairly good trade 

 done in palms, azaleas, ferns and pot 

 bulbous plants. 



Gardeners' and Florists' Association. 



The regular meeting of the Garden- 

 ers' and Florists' Association last 

 Tuesday was sparsely attended, owing 



to bad weather. However, there was a 

 quorum, and a good deal of business 

 was done. Henceforth the annual fee 

 will be $1.00: new members will pay 

 $1.00 entrance fee at time of nomina- 

 tion, as will also old members who 

 have fallen into arrears. B. 



CHICAGO. 



The Market. 



Continued dull and cloudy weather 

 has shortened up stock considerably. 

 Particularly is this true regarding car- 

 nations, for which there is an unus- 

 ually lively demand, especially for the 

 fancy grades, such varieties as extra 

 Jubilee and Flora Hill selling at $5.00 

 per hundred, it being an easy matte.' 

 to dispose of all that can be had at 

 that figure. It wou.d seem that the 

 Carnation Meeting had stimulated the 

 demand for extra cho.ce stock. Fine 

 Daybreaks are held at $.3.00, with ordi- 

 nary stock ranging from $1.50 to $2.50. 



In roses the demand is likewise 

 brisk, with good stock corresponding- 

 ly scarce. Choice Brides, Maids and 

 Meteors are readily disposed of at 9 

 cents. Beauties remain scarce, with 

 not enough to supply the demand, 

 many orders having to go by default. 



There is an increased call for Har- 

 risii, a great many being used at the 

 funeral of Miss Frances Willard. 

 Bulbous stuff continues in slow de- 

 mand, with the exception of tulips and 

 valley. 



Prices on most lines have stiffened 

 up perceptibly, due to Washington's 

 birthday, but a drop of a point or two 

 is almost inevitable, on account of tha 

 nearness of Lent, during which period 

 many less flowers are used. 



A 'Visit to Hinsdale. 



A party of fifty-two of the visiting 

 florists paid a visit to the establish- 

 ment of Bassett & Washburn, Hins- 

 dale, 111., during the convention, and 

 found everything in the usual fine con- 

 dition. Mr. Washburn entertained 

 President-Elect Nicholson and party 

 at a dinner at Kinsley's. 



PITTSBURG. 



The retail trade of the past week in 

 cut flowers has been particularly good. 

 While the coming Lenten season will 

 be characterized by the usual falling 

 off in trade, there are a number of 

 banquets, club affairs and some wed- 

 dings that will swell the volume of 

 business. 



Pittsburg was represented at the 

 American Carnation Society conven- 

 tion by Messrs. Fred Burki and Benj. 

 L. Elliott, of Elliott & Ulam. Both 

 gentlemen report that the convention 

 was an unqualified success. It was 

 particularly noticed, and with pleas- 

 ure, that the growers are succeeding in 

 promoting stronger stem in the newer 

 varieties. 



Among the visitors in town were 

 Messrs. P. Vos. of the Holland Bulb 

 Company, and Martin Reukauf, repre- 



