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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



MARCH 17, 189S. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



Prospects for Easter. 



Flowers quite plentiful and trade 

 slow, has been the experience the past 

 week; the dullness is relieved to some 

 extent by a more animated demand for 

 flowering plants, which at present are 

 greatly in evidence everywhere. The 

 unusual warm weather brings out a 

 good many of the azaleas too fast with 

 several growers and although we can- 

 not say that there is really an over- 

 supply so far, we may expect such a 

 condition within the next two weeks 

 if the mild sunny weather continues, 

 because many of the plants in some 

 places are advanced too far now to be 

 kept much longer unless a radical 

 change in the temperature comes upon 

 us shortly. Still with all this, we shall 

 have an ample supply of good azaleas 

 in all sizes for Easter week. In two 

 or three establishments we notice that 

 all the plants are just right, barely 

 showing color now and quite a num- 

 ber are kept in reserve even for a 

 still later date. With kalmias and 

 rhododendrons no such difficulties are 

 experienced, they are easily kept 

 dormant and can be brought forward 

 quickly at this time of the year. Metro- 

 sideros are often a little slow in com- 

 ing out. but conditions were very fa- 

 vorable this season. They do not show 

 color yet but the buds are fully devel- 

 oped, ready to burst open. The genis- 

 tas did not require any forcing at all 

 so far and it is not very likely that 

 they will need any. Some of the lilies 

 in town are so forward that they 

 would require the temperature of "a 

 cold storage room to keep until Eas- 

 ter. Other batches are late and want 

 the brightest sun and lots of heat to 

 bring them out in time. All other 

 flowering stock will be very abundant 

 apparently, everybody being prepared 

 for a big demand in this line. 



In Highland park, among the high- 

 ly interesting collection of rare trees 

 and shrubs, the Japan witchhazel 

 (Hamamelis arborea, I believe) has 

 been in full bloom for two weeks now 

 and is quite showy with its clear yel- 

 low long, narrow, thread-like petals, 

 springing from the coppery-bronze 

 colored calyces, which are produced in 

 little clusters, three to six in a bunch, 

 from the eyes all along last season's 

 growth. The flowers are far superior 

 to our well known native H. virginica, 

 which blooms in November or Decem- 

 ber, have a distinct and pleasing fra- 

 grance and being such a very early 

 bloomer attracts universal attention, 

 which it fully deserves. 



A Visit to Syracuse. 



A delegation of Rochester florists is 

 visiting (?) in Syracuse to day (Mon- 

 day). They are expected by their 

 friends in the Salt city and are sure 

 of a very hearty welcome. K. 



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