MARCH 17. 1S9S. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review, 



645 



Corner in Cut-Flower Department. 



Supply Department. 



GLIMPSES OF THE WHOLESALE STORE OF VAUGHAN, McKELLAR 



& WINTERSON, CHICAGO. 



Some lots, however, should the weath- 

 er remain bright and warm, will prob- 

 ably be too early. Cinerarias, under 

 normal weather conditions, will be in 

 good shape although with some they 

 show the same tendency as the aza- 

 leas. Lilies are somewhat uncertain. 

 Many growers, owing to the heavy in- 

 roads of the lily disease, have a much 

 smaller stock than in former seasons, 

 and in some cases, what are to be seen, 

 show evidences of serious trouble still 

 to come in the way of crippled flowers. 

 Other lots will need every day in order 

 to be in soon enough and the weather 

 will have to Ije very favorable even at 

 that. With the variety of other stock 

 and with fairly favorable weather 

 there will be enou.gh to answer require- 



ments unless business should be phe- 

 nomenally good. 



Hydrangeas will in many instances 

 be too late, or at least while they may 

 sell, will be much too soft to give good 

 satisfaction. A few lots look about 

 right, but not many. Genistas, mostly 

 in the smaller sizes, will be about the 

 best stock offered in yellow flowers, 

 though their tendency to shed makes 

 them often unsatisfactory. Rhododen- 

 drons, spiraeas, deutzias. hardy roses 

 and other similar stock will be offered 

 to supply the demand for variety and 

 seem to be in good supply and quali- 

 ty. Bulbous stock in pots and pans 

 will of course be offered, apparently in 

 about the usual quantity by various 

 growers. In a few instances there will 



not be so much of this stock as in 

 former years. 



In cut flowers, so much depends di- 

 rectly upon weather conditions that it 

 is not possible to say much, although 

 there is little doubt that in roses and 

 carnations there will be no shortage. 

 It is possible that there may not be a 

 very heavy crop of the latter as they 

 stand now- in such condition that they 

 may be between two crops at that 

 time. Should the weather be extreme- 

 ly favorable, it might hurry up the 

 coming crop sufficiently to bring it in 

 by Easter, but in any case the variety 

 of stock offered at that time makes a 

 shortage m one or two things of com- 

 paratively slight importance. 



The weather has been steadily warm 

 for a considerable time now and all 

 stock is showing a vast improvement 

 by reason thereof. Outside the trees 

 and shrubs are beginning to swell 

 their buds to a rather risky extent 

 should a belated cold snap swoop down 

 upon us a little later. There is, how- 

 ever, no use in borrowing trouble on 

 that score just now. Florists have 

 plenty of others to pick from. 



Notes. 



Miss Eadie has returned from her 

 Florida trip and reports a very pleas- 

 ant time. 



Mr. McRory, representing W. A. 

 Manda and Jos. Rolker, of A. Rolker 

 & Sons, have been recent visitors. 

 Mr. Van Leuwen, of Beerhorst & "Vfan 

 Leuwen, Holland bulb growers, also 

 dropped in lately fresh from the otheY 

 side. 



Mr. C. H. Cushman and Mr. Adam 

 Graham left town Monday afternoon 

 to attend the Washington meeting of 

 the executive committee of the S. A. 

 F. Messrs. Elmer Smith, of Adrian 

 and W. W. Coles, of Kokomo, also 

 passed through en route for the same 

 destination. NEMO. 



ST. LOUIS. 



Annual Carnation Meeting. 



The March meeting of the Florisfs' 

 Club was well attended on Thursday 

 the 10th, this being our annual carna- 

 tion meeting. The following growers 

 made exhibits: Fred Dorner & Sons 

 Co., Lafayette, Ind.; William Swayne, 

 Kennett Square, Pa.; Hopp & Lemke, 

 Grand Rapids, Mich.; Stollery Bros., 

 Chicago; C. Besold, Mineola, N. Y.; 

 Miss Flick, Fort Wayne, Ind.; R. Wit- 

 terstaetter, Sedamsville, Ohio; John 

 Burton, Philadelphia; J. F. Ammann, 

 Edwardsville, 111.; E. W. Guy and 

 William Trillow, Belleville, 111; John 

 Steidle, St. Louis Co.; F. W. Ude and 

 F. Richter, Kirkwood; Henry Aue, 

 Lindenw^ood, Mo.; Frank Fillmore, St. 

 Louis. 



The meeting opened at 3 p. m. sharp, 

 with all the officers at their stations. 

 The chrysanthemum show committee 

 reported progress, and are now in ne- 

 gotiation with the manager of the 

 Coliseum for terms, Messrs. E. A. 



