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The Weekly Florists* Review. 



APRIL 7, 1S98. 



tra stores for Easter. Norton Bros. 

 have taken the large store at 406 Boyl- 

 ston street, where they have a charm- 

 ing display. 



Jas. Delay & Sons have surpassed 

 themselves in their Easter display. 

 Among the pliints may be noted four 

 immense specimens of Acacia paradoxa 

 eight to ten feet high and nearly five 

 feet through, perfectly grown and a 

 mass of golden flowers. Also notice- 

 able are some fine specimens of Crim- 

 son Rambler rose, well flowered. 



P. L. Carbone has a striking dis- 

 play, the decoration extending on the 

 street each side of his store. It is a 

 great attraction. 



W. E. Doyle has a handsome display 

 at each of his two stores and has al- 

 ready received the order for the deco- 

 ration at Trinity Church, which is al- 

 ways elaborate. 



Galvin Bros.' stores and conserva- 

 tories are a blaze of color in azaleas 

 and bulbous stuff. Araucaria excelsa 

 tied with dark crimson and orange rib- 

 bon between the growths is a great at- 

 traction. 0. H. J. 



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OCEANIC. N. J. 



A grand sociable was given by the 

 Monmouth County Hort. Society on 

 Wednesday, 23d ult. The hall was 

 very nicely decorated and about fifty 

 couples participated in the grand 

 march, which was led by Mr. and Mrs. 

 Robert Beatty. 



Mr. W. Kennedj' sang a song of his 

 own composition, which was very well 

 received. The society's paper. The 

 Mon. Co. Busy Body, was read and 

 contained as usual the latest news. 

 Mr. H. Kettel and Mr. Geo. Stanton 

 sang several songs, which were re- 

 ceived with the usual praise. 



One of the most prominent features 

 was a cake walk. Mr. Hugh Birch and 

 Miss Sarah Minton took the cake for 

 the most comical, and Mr, Rich. Rog- 

 ers and Mrs. Theodore Togg for the 

 most graceful performance. 



It was the most pleasant entertain- 

 ment ever given by the society. Re- 

 freshments were served at intervals 

 and at 12 o'clock all partook of an ex- 



cellent supper. Everybody was home 

 before daylight and on parting all ex- 

 pressed their thanks to the committee, 

 which consisted of Messrs. John Down- 

 ing, Hugh Birch and Thos. Mcintosh; 

 also to the competent floor manager, 

 Mr. Robt. Beatty. 



N. BUTTERBACH. 



WASHINGTON. 



Easter Outlook. 



The boys are keyed up to a high 

 pitch in anticipation of a good Easter. 

 All have quantities of good stuff, and 

 are getting it into the stores and 

 market. Harrisii are, as a whole, fair- 

 ly good, and the supply, I think, will 

 about equal the demand. Usually 

 quantities are shipped here from Phil- 

 adelphia, which seems to have the ef- 

 fect of cutting prices. The current 

 news is that Philadelphia has had 

 hard luck with them this year, losing 

 about one-half from diseased bulbs, 

 and that the other half have been sold. 

 This has kept the prices here steady. 



The stores begin today to dress for 

 the Easter trade, and from a few re- 

 marks I overheard down town the 

 other evening, the displays will excel 

 all previous attempts. 



Mr. Wm. Clark has a house of Presi- 

 dent Carnot roses that is a sight to 

 see. I mentioned some time ago that 

 he had given the house a taste of win- 

 ter, believing in that way he would 

 bring it into flower by Easter with a 

 fine crop, which he has succeeded in 

 doing. 



Notes. 



Many think the war scare will hurt 

 the trade this Easter, especially so if 

 war should be declared this week, 

 while others think it will not. 



The semi-monthly meeting of the 

 Commercial Florists' Association was 

 postponed one week, owing to stormy 

 weather. There is expected a lively 

 time and a good attendance is prom- 

 ised. W. H. K. 



GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 



Florists' Club. 



The Grand Rapids Florists' Club 

 held a meeting Tuesday afternoon at 

 Geo. Hancock & Sons, at Grand Haven. 

 Their house of seedling carnations was 

 the center of attraction. There were 

 many fine varieties, among which was 

 a scarlet of somewhat the habit and 

 appearance of Jubilee, but a little bet- 

 ter color; also a white that seems 

 above the average, and if it were not 

 for a slight tendency to burst, might 

 take its place in the front ranks of the 

 whites. Firefly, their pet red, showed 

 up well. It is a free bloomer, good 

 flower, and save a shade of dullness in 

 color, is a most desirable variety. 

 Gold Coin in yellow is also good, being 

 a color between Pingree and Gold 

 Nugget. 



This enterprising firm utilizes the 



space under the benches for growing 

 pie plant. 



Celery is extensively grown here, as 

 is also tomatoes, they having a tomato 

 canning factory adjoining the gi-een- 

 houses. But what is more to the point, 

 they handle nearly all the new carna- 

 tions on the market, and the florists 

 took advantage of this opportunity to 

 buy what new stock they required. 

 Gold Nugget, Evelina, White Cloud 

 and Genesee were bought in large 

 quantities. 



A bountiful banquet was served at 

 Geo. Hancock's, after which the meet- 

 ing was held at James Hancock's, close 

 by. N. B. Stover presided. No paper 

 was read, on account of the absence of 

 Wm. Cunningham; hence a free-for- 

 all spring flower discussion ensued. 



Discussion. 



Bulbs as cut flowers were not consid- 

 ered profltable to grow by the retailer, 

 on account of the fluctuations of de- 

 mand. Again, just as soon as you are 

 off crop, all your customers are in ur- 

 gent need of bulb stock, and nothing 

 else will suit. 



All are having considerable trouble 

 with the lily disease and ascribe it to 

 various causes. Is there not some color 

 to the claim of immature bulbs being 

 the diseased ones, on account of not 

 being allowed to properly ripen? That 

 being the case, are we not ourselves, 

 in a measure, responsible for this con- 

 dition of affairs by being so urgent in 

 making the bulb agent promise to get 

 the bulbs to the buyer at such an early 

 date that they have to be delivered 

 before mature? It was a noticeable 

 fact that one florist buying of one par- 

 ticular firm had better bulbs than 

 those bought elsewhere. Another, buy- 

 ing of this same firm, found those 

 bulbs the most diseased of any, and 

 vice versa. Buying the bulbs seems to 

 be a hit or miss game of chance, most- 

 ly chance. 



One grower stated that while using 

 sulphur for mildew he used an over- 

 dose and injured the plants in a por- 

 tion of the house where there were a 

 batch of lilies badly diseased, and they 

 were uninjured by the sulphur and im- 

 mediately made a fine new growth, 

 proving to be the best lilies he has. 

 Would not the use of sulphur prove 

 beneficial in treating the disease? 



A vote of thanks was passed Geo. 

 Hancock & Son for their kind hospi- 

 tality. The next meeting will be held 

 at the Eagle Hotel, Tuesday evening, 

 April 5th; subject. The Tariff on 

 Plants and Bulbs; essayist, Geo, F. 

 Crabb. On the way to the depot the 

 'bus broke a spring, presumably the 

 added weight of the carnation stock on 

 board was too much for the springs. 

 We walked the rest of the way. 



LOCKPORT, N. Y. 



Thos. Mansfield has a pretty lot of 

 Easter stock, which will be replaced 

 with a well-grown batch of bedding 

 plants. A big line is sold annually. 



