MARCH IT 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



647 



son. Not only are these exhibitions 

 of interest to the craft, but the flower- 

 loving public as well take advantage 

 of the opportunity afforded them of 

 admiring the choice collection of beau- 

 tiful flowers. 



F. Dorner & Sons, of Lafayette, Ind., 

 showed Mrs. Geo. M. Bradt and White 

 Cloud carnations both of which were 

 well done. Messrs. George & Allen 

 made a display of roses and bulbous 

 stock. They also had a few choice va- 

 rieties of fern plants interspersed with 

 the cut flowers which made their ex- 

 hibit an admirable one. 



E. G. Hill iV- Co.. of Richmond, Ind., 

 had a few vases of choice carnations. 

 The City Greenhouses made a general 

 display of plfints and cut flowers. 

 Their azaleas and cyclamen were fine 

 and deserve special mention. Fred 

 Walz staged some seedling cannas 

 which proved quite an attraction. Mr. 

 "Walz has quite a collection of thes? 

 plants and knows how to grow them to 

 perfection. Wm. Robertson, gardener 

 for Mr. Schmeidlapp, showed some 

 nice mushrooms and cucumbers, the 

 latter measuring twelve inches in 

 length. 



StoUery Bros, sent a vase of their 

 Argyle carnations which came in good 

 condition. Wm. Murphy had on ex- 

 hibition twelve standard varieties of 

 carnations which made a good show- 

 ing. A. Sunderbruchs Sons had a grand 

 display of palms, ferns and lilies In 

 pots with their cut stock of roses, car- 

 nations and tulips. 



R. Witterstaetter exhibited a larg? 

 vase of Evelina which never looked 

 better. There seems to be no c:-ssa- 

 tion to the blooming qualities of this 

 grand carnation. 



The past week has been rather slow 

 among store men and the prospects for 

 this week are not at all flattering. 

 There is plenty of choice stock to be 

 had with but little demand. Bulbous 

 stock, violets and lilies are at a stand- 

 still. The shipping trade is only fair 

 and is confined to roses and carna- 

 tions. There was lots of good stock 

 to be seen at the Sixth street flower 

 market on Saturday but buyers were 

 few owing to the rainy weather. 



Wholesale prices are as follows: 

 Brides and Maids $4 to $.5, Meteors $6, 

 Perles $4, tulips $3, daffodils $3, Dutch 

 hyacinths ?2 to $i. callas $8. Harrisii 

 still bringing $12.50, valley $3, violets 

 50 cents, carnations, ordinary $1.50. 

 fancy $3. B. 



NEW YORK. 



American Institute. 



The carnation exhibition of the 

 American Institute held last Tuesday 

 brought out several novelties hitherto 

 not seen before in this vicinity, some 

 of them being of unusual merit, also 

 some excellent vases of standard va- 

 rieties. Mr. A. Herrington, of Madi- 

 son; Mr. J. Withers and Mr. C. H. Al- 

 len were the judges. In the evening 

 Dr. N. L. Britton delivered an illus- 



trated lecture on "Leaves and Flow- 

 ers," which was well received. 



The Exhibits. 



E. G. Hill & Co., Richmond, Ind., 

 sent America and James Whitcomb 

 Riley, both of which arrived in ex- 

 cellent condition, considering the dis- 

 tance shipped. The first named re- 

 ceived a certificate of merit, its strong 

 habit, stiff, erect stem, large flowers 

 of a somewhat uncommon and very 

 pleasing red. appealing specially to the 

 judges. J. W. Riley is already certi- 

 ficated. 



J. Towell, Paterson, N. J., sent Gov- 

 ernor Griggs, recently described in our 

 columns, and some unnamed seedlings, 

 the former receiving a certificate. 



Frank Niquet, Patchogue, L. I., ex- 

 hibited Maud Adams, which was cer- 

 tificated. 



.1. & R. Leach, Jersey City, N. J., 

 showed Scarlet Wave, a sport from Ti- 

 dal Wave. This will undoubtedly b? 

 a very fine commercial variety for 

 provincial towns, as it is a tremendous 

 cropper. The flowers of red are small- 

 er than the general run. It, however, 

 scored well on commercial points. 



D. B. Long, Buffalo, exhibited Gene- 

 see. This is the first time seen here, 

 and it made a good impression. 



C. H. Allen sent Ada Rehan, deep 

 pink, and an excellent keeper from 

 appearances, and a handsome vase of 

 William Scott. 



William Swayue, Kennett Square, 

 Pa., exhibited his Empress, an excel- 

 lent dark maroon fringed variety of 

 great fragrance, that attracted consid- 

 erable attention. 



Mrs. Turner, Tarrytown, N. Y.. ex- 

 hibited a pretty pink seedling from 

 McGowan and Scott, recommended for 

 trial. 



C. Besold, Mineola, L. I., showed 

 Mrs. Frances Joost, which was award- 

 ed a certificate; also Helen, for the 

 first time, and some seedlings. 



C. W. Ward, Queens, L. I., sent his 

 standard varieties, John Young, Bon 

 Ton, White Cloud, New York, Mrs. G. 

 M. Bradt, and Mrs. James Dean, which 

 made an excellent showing. Bon Ton 

 received the Institute's certificate, a 

 thoroughly deserving variety; the oth- 

 ers have received honors at previous 

 meetings. 



Club Meeting. 



In spite of "war" talk, the meeting 

 of the New York Florist Club was well 

 attended, nearly fifty members and 

 visitors being present. The competi- 

 tion for the club medals brought out a 

 grand lot of orchids in flower and 

 other worthy exhibits. Owing to Presi- 

 dent Plumb being called home on ac- 

 count of sickness in his family, the 

 vice-president, Mr. John M. Logan, 

 presided. 



Prof. John B. Smith, the lecturer for 

 the evening, was next introduced, his 

 subject being "Greenhouse Pests," and 

 he handled the subject in a masterly 

 fashion. He compared the difiiculties 

 of indoor and outdoor application of 

 insecticides, and mentioned the differ- 

 ent methods of applying same; also 



going into a detailed description of 

 the physiology of some insects, their 

 methods of breeding, etc. He touched 

 on the San Jose scale and the legisla- 

 tion affecting same; also the new dis- 

 ease, "Certiflcatos," which the florists 

 were likely to be burdened with. In a 

 later issue, however, we hope to be 

 able to give the essay in full as deliv- 

 ered by Prof. Smith. Enough to say 

 that it was well received, and the 

 club's hearty vote of thanks was ten- 

 dered to him by a standing, unanimous 

 vote of the members present. 



After the lecture. Presiding Ofiicer 

 Logan, who has just returned from his 

 native heath, and in his "bra Scootch," 

 called the meeting to order. 



The committee on legislation re- 

 ported favorable progress. 



The gentlemen proposed at the last 

 meeting were unanimously elected, 

 and the following proposed; F. W. 

 Bruggerhof, president of J. M. Thor- 

 burn Co., New York; Simon Hamburg- 

 er, president of the Am. Jadoo Co., 

 Philadelphia; Joseph A. Gorton, of the 

 Gorton & Lidgerwood Co., New York; 

 A. Herrington, Madison, N. J.; Her- 

 man Hepple, Nutley, N. J.; C. Besold, 

 Mineola, L. I.; John Scott, Brooklyn; 

 Louis Dupuy. Whitestone, N. Y. ; H. 

 W. Barfend, Westchester, N. Y. 



The standing committee on awards, 

 consisting of A. Herrington. Julius 

 Roehrs and L. Hafner, acting as 

 judges, then made its report. 



The Exhibits. 



Thomas W. Weathered's Son ex- 

 hibited a new patent adjustable fast- 

 ener for attaching to wood or iron 

 rafters, and holding wires in place for 

 vineries, etc.; a simple and neat in- 

 vention, awarded certiflcate of merit, 



W. R. Manda showed an excellent 

 collection of orchids in flower, and a 

 collection of dendrobiums in fifteen 

 varieties, which was awarded a cer- 

 tificate of merit, the whole being a 

 very worthy exhibit. 



Mr. Peter Fisher showed his new 

 carnation, Mrs. Thomas W. Lawson, 

 which comes nearer to being perfec- 

 tion of any carnation I ever saw. Color 

 deep cerise; rigid, erect stem, and 

 grand foliage. Owing to the rules of 

 the club, it could not be awarded a 

 certificate, though an impartial judge 

 gave it 98 points under the carnation 

 schedule of the C. S. 



D. H. Darlington, Flushing, L. I., 

 showed a pretty specimen of Erica 

 Cavendishii, proving that nearly all 

 the varieties of this class of plants do 

 well on Lpng Island. 



Mr. E. ' M. Wood, of Boston, who 

 was present, was then called on to 

 say a few words, and in the course of 

 his remarks said that not many years 

 ago he used to see in the florists' win- 

 dows of New York Boston roses for 

 sale, but the order of things was re- 

 versed, and New York roses were sold 

 in Boston since Pierson pierced the 

 city. He congratulated the florists and 

 the club on its progress and thanked 

 them for their courtesy. 



