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The Weekly Florists* Review. 



FEBRUARY 10, 1S9S. 



Messrs. H. Weber & Sons, of Oak- 

 land, and Woodfall Bros., of Glenn- 

 burny, are both shipping choice carna- 

 tions the past few weeks, of which 

 Helen Keller are exceptionally fine 

 specimens. 



Various Notes. 



On Jan. 2S. Mr. Jno. Cook, of Old 

 Frederick Road, was rolibed of four of 

 his valuable rose seedlings. The thief is 

 thought to be a workman who was in 

 Mr. Cook's employ for the past five 

 months and who, on the above named 

 date, absconded. Several articles of 

 apparel belonging to his fellow work- 

 men have also disappeared with him. 



The Baltimore correspondent of The 

 Florists' Exchange was in error when 

 he stated th:it at our last club meet- 

 ing President Pentland considered that 

 paper "the best trade journal." Our 

 president did. however, praise the Ex- 

 change, and also said that up to the 

 advent of The Florists' Review he had 

 given the tirst mentioned paper the 

 preference of the field. The writer 

 agrees with Mr, E, A. S, that "facts 

 are stubborn things." but he also 

 thinks it would be wise not to jump too 

 quickly at conclusions. The subject 

 being merely a personal argument and 

 not a club matter, the trade paper cor- 

 respondents were requested by the 

 chair not to make any note of the dis- 

 cussion. The club highly appreciates 

 the complimentary courtesies which 

 the several trade journals have ex- 

 tended towards them and it is not the 

 ■wish of the organization to offend by 

 making a distinction. 



It was with great regret, on the 3rd 

 inst., that the craft learned of the 

 death of Mr. Ed D;ivis, late vice presi- 

 dent of the Franklin Davis Nursery 

 Co, of this city. C, F. F. 



NEW YORK. 



On the Street. 



Up to Friday of last week our 

 friends the wholesalers wore "one 

 grand substantial smile." and now to- 

 day, Monday, they are as blue as an 

 editor's pencil, and a glut of stuff in 

 sight. Of course it is understood that 

 ■when a wholesaler is blue trade is bad. 

 Last Saturday the market went all to 

 pieces and it had not recovered up to 

 this writing. The day has not been yet 

 though when the demand exceeded the 

 supply, though up to Friday it ap- 

 proached that mark nearer than any 

 time this winter. Now, with little de- 

 mand, there is more stuff, which re- 

 minds me of the farmer who took 

 boarders when he ought to have plant- 

 ed corn and planted corn when he 

 ought to have taken boarders, but then 

 it was ever thus. 



The new crop of roses is coming in 

 and Lent will soon be here. Very little 

 change in prices so far, though this 

 week will see a big drop I am sure, 

 Carnots and Kaiserins are exceeding- 

 ly scarce, the fancy grade selling from 

 |1,50 to $2 per dozen. Beauties still 



continue scarce also; there is very lit- 

 tle demand, however, and the majority 

 are shipped. 



There is a tremendous glut of bulb 

 stuff and prices are almost what you 

 can get. Valley still remains inactive 

 and Von Sions are a drug, 



A few Coelogyne cristata are making 

 their appearance and sell at $.5 per 

 hundred; Dendrobium formosum gi- 

 ganteum, 12c to 15c, and a few faucy 

 "cyps" at 12 cents. The glut of cat- 

 tleyas seems about over and next week 

 I expect to see the price stiffen on this 

 commodity. 



Next Saturday is Lincoln's birthday, 

 a legal holidny here now, and if the 

 weather is good, from a wholesaler's 

 standpoint, it ought to help the market 

 a little, more specially violets, which 

 sadly need a boost. 



Our Special Wholesale Report. 



Signs are not wanting that point to 

 a larger supply of all kinds of stock; 

 fairer weather and shipments slowly 

 increasing. Roses and carnations have 

 stood still for the last month and now 

 only need some sunshine to bring 

 them out. and it looks as though we 

 were going to get it. 



Trade was not brisk, but good 

 enough to consume all the best stock 

 up to Friday, when the demand fell off, 

 and on Saturday there was a frost. It 

 seemed as though the bottom had fall- 

 en out entirely. High prices have pre- 

 vailed on the choicest roses, but in- 

 ferior stock was in limited demand. 



The quality of Maids and Brides was 

 never better, nor has there been so 

 much fancy stock in the market be- 

 fore. Cusin, Morgan and Testout, 

 when good, were sold at good fig- 

 ures. Beauty is generally poor, with 

 the exception of the long stems, and 

 the supply of the latter is still light, 

 though there is considerable of an in- 

 crease in the cut of short sizes. There 

 has been sale for all the good Brun- 

 ners received. 



Carnations are in good supply; pri- 

 ces steady on good stock, but the poor- 

 er kinds are not wanted. The severe 

 weather affected violets to the ex- 

 tent that the bulk of them were car- 

 ried along until the latter part of the 

 week, when they sold at low figures. 

 Some low prices have been taken for 

 valley, as it is still abundant, the 

 price seldom exceeding $2 per 100, ex- 

 cept for occasional small lots, $1,50 is 

 nearer the average, Cattleyas still 

 hang, and prices vary from 20 to 40 

 cents. 



There is a full and sufficient supply 

 of Harrisii, Tulips, narcissus and free- 

 zias are to be seen all over, and sales 

 are made at a price to suit the buyer. 

 Lower prices may be looked for this 

 coming week on all grades of roses. 



Seed and Bulb Trade. 



The weather of the last week put a 

 severe check on the seed business. 

 Snow has fallen very deep in all sec- 

 tions, especially in the New England 



states. It is only temporary, however, 

 and the "wheels of progress" will soon 

 revolve again. Spring bulb trade is 

 commencing to rear its head and there 

 is a general movement of stock in this 

 line. 



Mr. E. M. Parmlee, Picton, Ont., and 

 D. C. Day, representing J. Chas. Mc- 

 Cullough. Cincinnati, were both callers 

 on the trade during the week. 



The Retailers. 



Outside the ordinary society func- 

 tions there has occurred nothing ex- 

 traordinary or that would materially 

 affect the market. The Arion ball at 

 the Madison Square Garden was taken 

 care of by Hanft Bros (that is, the 

 decorative section), and was fulfy up 

 to the usual standard. However, but 

 few flowers were used, "heavy greens" 

 being handled chiefly, and "tinsel." 



I cannot but help notice the window 

 of J. H. Small & Sons whenever I pass. 

 It is never elaborate, but always looks 

 rich and aristocratic. To-day there 

 was a border of selaginella arouud the 

 edge of the window, then a bank of 

 adiantum, out of which stood well 

 flowered azaleas and vases of Acacia 

 pubescens and sweat peas. Suspended 

 from the ceiling were baskets of pretty 

 Davallia bullata draped here and there 

 with strings of asparagus. 



'Various Notes. 



Mr. S. C. Nash, of the New York 

 Cut Flower Co., has returned from 

 Florida, where he has been on a va- 

 cation. He had a very narrow escape 

 on his way south, an accident occur- 

 ring to the train he was on whereby 

 four people were killed. 



BUFFALO. 



Flowers Plentiful. 



The blizzard which covered the coun- 

 try for four or five days made business 

 very dull, although we were by no 

 means hampered in getting our sup- 

 plies, and there was no lack of flow- 

 ers of any kind. Alas! it was the cus- 

 tomers that were not in supply. Ladies 

 don't wear violets on the street when 

 it is 5 degrees below zero and the wind 

 blowing forty miles an hour. They 

 think more of flannels, etc., etc. 'Tis 

 , just, and balmy breezes are here again 

 and immediately there is a revival of 

 business. 



Flowers of all kinds are plentiful and 

 of A 1 quality; prices moderate. Tulips 

 and daffodils are selling quite fairly. 

 Last year we did not have enough 

 scarlet tulips; this year we have too 

 many. Now everybody wants pink. 

 Some fine La Reine have filled the bill 

 and some very fine Rose Grisdelin are 

 still better. Carnations hold their own, 

 but vary in price, which they certainly 

 should for Jubilee, Pingree, Flora Hill, 

 and more particularly that pure white 

 beauty Genesee, should be worth more 

 than Scott, Daybreak, Portia or little 

 Humpty Dumpty Alaska. 



