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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



MARCH 17, 189S. 



OMAHA, NEB. 



Trade keeps up well and it seems 

 that Lent has but little effect on busi- 

 ness. Stock is good and plentiful with 

 prices steady. Easter lilies do not look 

 so well as in previous years. The dis- 

 ease seems to be increasing every 

 year. Peterson Bros, has the only 

 stock which is not suffering from the 

 disease. 



Henry Peterson, of Florence, Neb., 

 has some California violets which are 

 unusually fine; no better were ever 

 sent to this market. 



The Trans-Mississippi exposition 

 buildings are nearly completed. Mr. 

 Ulrich, the landscape gardener of New 

 York, has arrived to beautify the 

 grounds. The weather is very favora- 

 ble and the indications are that every- 

 thing will be in fine shape by June 

 first, the opening day. 



At their last meeting the florists de- 

 cided to give a ball before the end of 

 the season. 



J. J. H. 



SPRINGFIELD, MASS. 



Business has been quite lirisk of late, 

 and white roses and carnations have 

 been rather scarce. The standard re- 

 tail price of carnations here is 35 cents 

 a dozen for the common varieties and 

 50 cents a dozen for the new ones. 

 Among the new ones Conch Shell 

 stands very high. It is a delicate light 

 pink in color, built high in the center, 

 fringed and very fragrant. 



Charles R. Miller had the decorations 

 for the assembly ball Feb. 22. Palms, 

 southern smilax and bulbous flowers 

 were largely used. Mr. Miller has a 

 large stock of azaleas in bud and 

 bloom. 



The window decorations of Aitkin 

 & Sou are worthy of special note. 

 They are exceedingly attractive. 



W. F. Gale, now our city forester, is 

 busy working on insect destroyers. 

 His florist business will be continued 

 under the supervision of one of his 

 assistants. H. G. 



EVERY FLORIST OUGHT TO 



INSURE HIS GLASS AGAINST 



FOR PABTICtTLARS ADDRESS 



JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y, SADDLE RIVER, N. J. 

 Always Mention the.... 



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A LETTER FROM WM. SCOTT REGARDING 



GCMESCE GARNATIOM 



BuFF.ALO, February 8, 1S9S. 

 DANL B. LUNG. 



Dear Sir: -Vou ask for my present impression of carnation Genesee, of which I 

 am growing a bench of l.'JOO plants. 



Its habit of growth under glass is perfect and needing little support. 



In size, purity of color, form and good stem, it leaves little to be desired. A ran- 

 dom selected bunch of 2o flowers, picked on the 5th inst. for my retail trade, just as 

 they grew, without any sorting, showed stems averaging 16 inches long, and blooms 

 averaging 2}% inches diameter. A very valuable feature is that in a hundred tiowers 

 there is scarcely one to discard as not up to standard. 



Both last year and the present winter, it faroutsells any white we have yet handled. 



The most sincere result of my impressions is that next winter I shall grow it ex- 

 clusively, for In my opinion its many and assured good qualities make it a commer- 

 cial white superior to any that I have yet tried. 



I am convinced that this tine white could be lifted with buds well advanced, thus 

 ensuring tiowers early in October. 



My soil is a dark, sandy loam. One quart of bone flower to one barrow load of 

 soil was used, but no animal manure. Yours very truly, WM. SCOTT. 



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Rooted 

 Splendt 

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Tree Roses, Snowballs, Hydrangeas, Clematis, Paeonia, Rhododendrons, 

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