FEBRUARY 17. 1S9S. 



The Weekly Florists" Revie w. 



509 



Farquhar. James F. M. Farquhar. Bos- 

 ton; John R. Fotheringham, with F. 

 R. Pierson Co., Tarrytown, N. Y. 



The vanguard of the Holland bnlb 

 men have arrived; two of them, Mr. 

 Grawvel, with Speilman & Son, and 

 Mr. B. Kaptein, were on the ill-fated 

 Veendam. and had a thrilling expe- 

 rience. Mr. P. Vos, of the Holland 

 Bulb Co., has also arrived, but came 

 per S. S. Saale. 



Mr. Patrick O'Mara visited Washing- 

 ton last week with reference to House 

 Bill No. 8694, mentioned in another 

 column, and succeeded in having an 

 amendment inserted exempting ilor- 

 ists' stock, whicli we hope will be per- 

 manent. 



Mr. Patrick O'Mara addressed the 

 club with regard to the several liUls 

 before congress and the New Jersey 

 and New York legislatures affecting 

 florists, inasmuch as though the bills 

 were really aimedatthe San Jose scale. 

 Peach Yellows and Peach Rosette, flor- 

 ists' stock really comes under the ban 

 and, if passed, would cause endless 

 trouble to the trade. On motion it was 

 decided to appoint the following mem- 

 bers, to act as a legislative committee, 

 to visit Trenton, Washington and Al- 

 bany, and to appear before the several 

 committees, to protest against any leg- 

 islation that might act as a detriment 

 to the florist trade: Patrick O'Mara, 

 John N. May. and C. H. Allen. 



The dinner committee reported that 

 over 50 members had promised to iA- 

 tend on the 2Gth and present indica- 

 tions are that it will be a "hummer. ' 



Mr. Chas. Allen then introduced the 

 lecturer for the evening. Mr. John K. 

 M. L. Farquhar, who gave an extremely 

 interesting talk on "The Bulb Gardens 

 of Holland and Plant Life in Jamaica," 

 illustrated with a collection of beauti- 

 ful photographic stereopticon views, 

 many of them taken by himself. Mr. 

 James F. W. Farquhar, his brother, at- 

 tended to the practical part, while Mr. 

 "Alphabet" Farquhar guided us 

 through the canals and bulb fields of 

 Holland, illustrating the various modes 

 of growing and propagating of this 

 immense branch of horticulture, of 

 which nearly $5,000,000 worth are ex- 

 ported every year. From thence we 

 were taken to France and introduced to 

 Mr. Peter Crozy, of canna fame, 

 through picturesque Switzerland, the 

 gardens of Kew, London, and some 

 horticultural establishments, thence to 

 Jamaica, the home of tropical fruits 

 and flowers, where Mr. Farquhar trav- 

 elled from end to end. The lecturer 

 was listened to with rapt attention 

 and his concluding sentences were 

 greeted with a burst of applause. A 

 hearty vote of thanks to him was 

 unanimously accorded and it was the 

 sentiment that it was a most enjoyable 

 evening's entertainment. 



The Exhibit. 



Mr. H. C. Steinhoff exhibited some 

 well flowered azaleas of the following 

 varieties: Deutsche Perle, Vernaenea- 

 na, Paul Mardner. 



Siebrecht & Son staged two nice 

 pieces of dendrobium, the Cliftondale 



variety of nobile and Wardianum; the 

 former very rare. 



W. A. Manda showed Cattleya Tria- 

 nae coerulescens, C. Trianae rilba, C. 

 Trianaevar., Dendrobium Dominianum. 

 D. Ainsworthii and variety alba; all in 

 flower and nice specimens, and a varie- 

 gated form of Geonoma gracilis. 



T. W. Wea^hered's Son exiiibited a 

 section of their model greenhouse, iron 

 and wood construction, which for sim- 

 plicity and utility will certainly Una 

 favor. 



Mr. F. L. Atkins showed a sample of 

 the "Brazilian Tonic Plant Food," an 

 odorless fertilizer that looks like snuff 

 and will be used largely when better 

 known, as it contains all the best in- 

 gredients for a plant food. 



Mr. C. W. Ward exhibited an excel- 

 lent collection of carnations of his well 

 known varieties that were much ad- 

 mired. 



Mr. Frank Niquet sent a vase oil his 

 new carnation, Maud Adams, 



New York Gardeners' Society. 



At the regular meeting of the above 

 association held in Mott Memorial 

 Hall, Saturday evening, Mr. William 

 Scott, of Tarrytown, in the chair, the 

 usual routine business was transact^^il. 

 A paper was read by Mr. A. Weagarter 

 for Mr. E. Rimyon, president of ^he 

 Elizabeth Nursery Co.. on Trees and 

 Shrubs; Their Selection and Manage- 

 ment, which was well received and was 

 accorded a hearty vote of thanks. 



There were several exhibits. Mr. C. 

 W. Ward showed some of his usually 

 fine carnations, including the follow- 

 ing varieties: General Maceo, Bon 

 Ton, John Y'oung, Blush. New York, 

 Mrs, G. M. Bradt. Golden Nug.get, 

 White Cloud, Mrs. James Dean, Flame, 

 which were awarded a certificate of 

 merit. 



Mr. Joseph Towell. Paterson, N. J., 

 exhibited his new seedling from D.iy- 

 break. Governor Griggs, very similar 

 to the parent, but much more fimbriated 

 and slightly deeper in color; awarded a 

 certificate of merit. 



Mr. A. Wengarter, Bay Ridge. N. Y., 

 gardener to G. W. Bliss, exhibited 

 some specially well grown carnations 

 of the following varieties: Bouton d'Or, 

 Diaz Albertini, Mrs. G. M. Bradt, Mrs. 

 James Lane, seedling Diaz Alberiini, 

 William Scott and Mars, seedling from 

 Moladach: collection awarded a cer- 

 tificate of merit. 



Mr. W. Bartholomae. the able secre- 

 tary of the association, showed some 

 forced Forsythia Portunei, and Deut- 

 zia gracilis; awarded honorable men- 

 tion. 



Our Special Wholesale Report. 



Milder weather conditions have op- 

 erated to bring in an adequate supply 

 of all varieties of stuff. Trade has not 

 kept pace with the increased amount 

 and a recession of values has taken 

 place ranging from 25 to 50 per cent. 

 The demand has been slow and un- 

 even since the 7th, which is all the 

 more disappointing when it was ex- 

 pected that the t%vo weeks preceding 



Ash Wednesday would prove to be 

 good. 



Maids and Brides show a falling off 

 in quality and the proportion of long 

 straight stems is less than a week ap-O. 

 The color is not so good and the flow- 

 ers are soft. Other varieties seem to 

 have suffered less. The cut of Beau- 

 ties has U^rgely increased though the 

 special size is yet a little shy in bloom- 

 ing. The larger part are short stems; 

 on these the price is low. 



Carnations have held their own liet- 

 ter than roses, but the price on them is 

 not firm. The violet crop is on and 

 shipments are heavy, so that it is not 

 possible to clean out except at low fig- 

 ures. Bulbous stock is a glut. Har- 

 risii, tulips. Van Sion and freezias are 

 at a discount. Smilax and adiantum 

 sell at fair figures. Valley is doing 

 no better with a tendency to lower 

 figures; for prices see market report. 



Various Notes. 



Mr. John JL Hunter, who was re- 

 cently manager of the estate of H. V. 

 R. Kennedy. Hempstead, L. I., has been 

 appointed superintendent of parks at 

 Paterson. 



Mr. J. W. Scallen, the well known 

 Broadway florist, will move to 1246 

 Broadway, a very spacious store. May 

 1st. This is getting to be the center of 

 the shopping district now and it will 

 doubtlessly be a very judicious move. 

 I noted in his window some of the .\ew 

 rose Mme. Chatenay. and Golden Gale, 

 also a new pink carnation Ada Fiehau, 

 very attractive and of good color. 



CINCINNATI. 



The Florist Club. 

 The regular monthly meeting of the 

 Cincinnati Florists' Society was held 

 last Saturday evening, with President 

 Witterstaetter in the chair. The Chi- 

 cago trip was discussed and the boys 

 are still in favor of going via the C.. 

 H. & D. Upon motion it was resolved 

 to procure a crayon portrait of ihe late 

 Robt. J. JIurphy to adorn the meeting 

 place of the club. The secretary was 

 instructed to notify the delinquent 

 members to pay up within sixty days 

 or they would be dropped from the reg- 

 ister. Mr. Witterstaetter reported that 

 he had secured badges for all who in- 

 tended to attend the convention. 



The Exhibit. 



The monthly exhibit of plants and 

 cut flowers was as usual a success. Mr. 

 C. W. Ward, Queens, L. I., Mr. Wm. 

 Swayne, Kennett Square, Pa., and H. 

 Weber & Sons. Oakland, Md., were out- 

 side contributors. The new rose Mrs. 

 Robt. Garrett, was highly praised and 

 admired by all. 



Messrs. George & Allen were as usual 

 in the lead with a fine collection of 

 roses. Their Meteors, Brides and 

 Maids were A No. 1, as was also their 

 bulbous stock, which made a grand 

 display. 



The City Greenhouses had a small 

 collection of orchids which, as usual, 

 proved an attraction for the ladies. 



