MARCH 10, 1S9S. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review, 



613 



being required in order to develop and 

 hold the bracts. As there is yearly 

 an increasing demand, the writer 

 thinks it only a question of time be- 

 fore this so-called "flower" will be re- 

 garded as one of the Xnias requisites 

 of every first-class florist establish- 

 ment. 



Mr. Aug. Rolker, of New Yoi k. and 

 Mr. Paul Berkowitz, of Philadelphia, 

 were in town a few days this week. 



Obituary. 



On Thursday, the 3d inst., Mr. 

 Charles Hamilton died suddenly of 

 apoplexy. Mr. Hamilton was in his 

 seventieth year, and was born at Ty- 

 rone, County Armagh, Ireland, in 1S28. 

 After a preliminary education at pri- 

 vate schools and the National acad- 

 emy, he commenced the study of flori- 

 culture in 1843, on the grounds of Sir 

 James Strong. Lyon Abbey. At the 

 expiration of four years he went to 

 Dublin and for a time was engaged in 

 the botanical gardens, when he after- 

 wards entered the Revenue Excise in 

 her majesty's service, which position 

 he held until he came to America in 

 1851. 



He was then engaged in the florist 

 establishment of Solomon B. Davies. 

 During this time he imported many 

 orchids and rare exotics, which sup- 

 plied the large conservatories of this 

 city. In 1862 he established the florist 

 business on the Old York Road, Wav- 

 erly, which he managed until his 

 death. 



In him the Gardenei's' Club loses one 

 of its brightest and most active mem- 

 bers, and his many friends in the craft 

 extend their sincere sympathy to his 

 bereaved wife and daughters. 



C. F. F. 



THE CLARA CEMETERY VASE. 



The accompanying engraving is 

 from a photograph of a vase for 

 flowers in the cemetery, and it is cer- 

 tainly a vast improvement over the 

 miscellaneous receptacles usually 

 found in the cemetery. It is of heavy 

 glass and stands about twelve inches 

 high, the lower end being pointed so it 

 can be imbedded about six inches in 

 the ground and stand firm. The price 

 has been placed at a figure which 

 makes it possible to retail them at 50 

 to 75 cents and leave the dealer a 

 profit of 100 per cent. It would seem 

 that florists doing a cemetery trade 

 should find a good demand for this 

 vase. It is being introduced by Bas- 

 sett & Washburn, Chicago. 



NEW YORK. 



Among the Wholesalers. 



"It is only Lent!" for that reason, 

 however, prices went tumbling down 

 the toboggan slide in spite of a com- 

 parative scarceness in some lines. On 

 Saturday there was a slight upward 

 tendency, a fair day and light ship- 

 ments contributing largely to this. 

 Things are about the same as the early 

 part of the week, a few shipping or- 



ders helping out considerably. Prices 

 will rule, however, low in most lines, 

 as low as any time this season. 



The finest Beauties realize but half 

 a dollar, while Brides and Bridesmaids 

 reach top at $12.50, a few exceptional 

 Bridesmaids selling for ?15. Meteors 

 hold prett.v steady, but stock is slow 

 and not taken bold of like the popular 

 Maid. Testouts and Carnots are still 

 very shy and only small lots are seen, 

 and price in accordance. Morgans and 

 Cusius take chances with the rest. 



There was a slight overplus of fancy 

 carnations that put the top price down 

 to $5. Harrisii remain about the same, 

 though the tendency will be liable to 

 trend upward from now till Easter, a 

 large order for 10,000 flowers for the 

 end of the month using up consider- 

 able of the surplus. Valley, after ral- 

 lying a little, dropped again into the 

 old rut. 



The Clara Cemetery Vase. 



Bulb stuff has not been so heavy as 

 a rule and some of the better class of 

 tulips have realized fair prices. 



Brunners are commencing to assert 

 themselves, but 40 cents is the top 

 price for the best. For average prices 

 see New York market. 



Mr. Thomas Young, Jr., is always 

 busy and his store has an air of neat- 

 ness and dispatch. He takes special 

 pride in his window which is at all 

 times bright with seasonable flowering 

 plants, tulips and hyacinths being 

 much in evidence these days, with a 

 backing of smiling clerks. 



Seed and Bulb Trade. 

 Mr. William J. Elliott has returned 

 from his trip to Bermuda, where he 

 inspected the Lilium Harrisii crops. 

 The disease has worked sad havoc in 

 some sections, while other sections 

 are entirely free from it. The crop as 

 a whole is likely to be much shorter 

 than heretofore. Mr. Elliott was much 

 impressed with the island and its char- 

 acteristics, and returned feeling much 

 benefited by the trip. 



Mr. John Clark, representing Joseph 

 Breck & Sons, of Boston, was a re- 

 cent visitor. Jack is looking the pic- 

 ture of health and from indications 

 business must be good. 



William Elliott & Sons hold their 

 first spring auction next Tuesday, 

 March 15, and will sell a fine miscella- 

 neous lot of goods. 



The Park Board selected Mr. John 

 de Wolf of Brooklyn, as landscape 

 architect-in-chief at a salary of ?4,000 

 a year from thirteen applicants. Mr. 

 de Wolf will be consulted on all 

 changes in the park system of Greater 

 New York. 



Our Special Wholesale Report. 



Business has been dull throughout 

 the week, with a liberal supply of 

 stock. Things have been going on 

 from bad to worse since last Monday. 

 This inactivity is not at all unusual 

 for the early weeks of Lent, but it is 

 just as hard to get down to the lower 

 level of prices, which is its natural re- 

 sult. The higher grades of stock have 

 been most affected and have been dif- 

 ficult to dispose of at steady prices. 



Special Brides and Bridesmaids 

 could be had at prices much below 

 last week's quotations. Long Beau- 

 ties went down to 50 cents and the 

 shorts found indifferent buyers at low 

 figures. Brunner has now entered the 

 field against the Beauties and sell on a 

 par with them, having a preference 

 with buyers at present, because of 

 their superiority in form and color. 

 Jacks, too, are now coming along, but 

 do not find a ready market. 



Carnations, up to Saturday, were 

 plentiful and sales dragged at reduced 

 prices compared with the previous 

 week, fine Scotts and Daybreaks sell- 

 ing as low as $1.25 and $1.50 per hun- 

 dred. There is no use for poor stock 

 and many of the low grade carnations 

 were not sold. 



Valley has dropped in price and. 

 with tulips, Harrisii and freezias, is 

 in limited demand. Daffodils move 

 slowly. The violet market is in bad 

 shape. They are all sold, but at un- 

 quotable figures. 



The Florists' Qub. 



The regular meeting of the New 

 York Florists' Club will take place 

 next Monday, March 14th, and Profes- 

 sor John B. Smith, of New Brunswick, 

 N. J., will lecture on the subject of 

 "Greenhouse Pests." 



The club will also hold its monthly 

 exhibitions for the medals and certifi- 

 cates, and intending exhibitors should 

 "read, mark, learn and inwardly di- 

 gest" the rules governing same and ap- 

 pearing in our issue of February 17. 

 About a dozen more names are on the 

 nominating list and the club is on the 

 high road of prosperity and useful- 

 ness. 



Market Florists' Association. 

 There will be a special meeting of 

 the Market Florists' Association, next 

 Tuesday evening at 7:30, in Leach's 

 restaurant, for the allotment of mar- 

 ket stands and the transaction of busi- 



