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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



MARCH 31, 1898. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



Trade Conditions. 



Trade conditions during the week 

 past were after all much better than 

 we anticipated at last report and but 

 very little stuff went to waste. A 

 large amount of funeral work helped 

 materially to increase the bulk of bus- 

 iness over the average. The supply 

 in all lines was very abundant every 

 day and with only the ordinary de- 

 mand much of it would have remained 

 unsold, as was the case the week be- 

 fore, but happily, conditions changed 

 and growers as well as retailers are 

 well satisfied with their sales. The 

 warm weather is still with us bringing 

 out flowers of all kinds faster than 

 they are desired, but the quality is 

 very good with perhaps the exception 

 of house grown violets, which are los- 

 ing color and diminishing in size; but 

 those planted in cold frames are in ex- 

 cellent shape now and there is no rea- 

 son why they should not continue so 

 for some weeks to come if slightly 

 shaded on bright, sunny days. 



Easter Outlook. 



Many of the hyacinths in the open 

 ground are ready to be cut now. This 

 is the earliest date of such an occur- 

 rence for this latitude within the re- 

 membrance of the writer. We had 

 such a most remarkable winter and 

 now we are experiencing such extraor- 

 dinary spring weather, which baffles 

 attempts of our growers to retard Eas- 

 ter stuff, especially such things as aza- 

 leas and genistas; much of this stock 

 if not the majority is too forward now 

 and will not be in marketable condi- 

 tion for Easter. The supply of lilies 

 will be short from present indications 

 and those offered will command high- 

 er prices than we were able to obtain 

 for some years past. Hydrangeas are 

 superior to those offered usually so 

 early in the season, not in size of 

 plants or flowers, but because the tex- 

 ture of foliage and flower is much 

 harder, the result of the prevailing 

 bright sunny weather. They are thus 

 not so apt to wilt down in the drier 

 atmosphere of a dwelling house and 

 will therefore be more satisfactory to 

 the buyer. 



A limited quantity of excellent stur- 

 dy and very profusely flowered cycla- 

 men have been kept back successfully 

 for the Easter trade by Geo. J. Keller. 

 His remarkable success is attributed 

 to his well ventilated violet houses, 

 where he kept these plants practically 

 at a standstill during the winter 

 months. All the buds seem to be eager 

 to start up at once with the greatest 

 vigor as the season advances and they 

 are just right for Easter week. 



K. 



NATIONAL FLORISTS' BOARD OF TRADE 



CORNELIUS S. LODER, Secretary. 



Collections, Credits, Etc. 



271 Broadway, - - NEW YORK 



100,000 m\NNAS.... 



strong* Dormant Roots in Iteading* Varieties, orders received 

 until April 10th. at $3.00 per 100; $25.00 per lOOO 



Tuberoses - P<-nr] and r><.uibU- It:ilian, $!.'*{) per 1000. Richard ia Alba Maculata 



— $3. 'ill p<.T liM), Dahlias- strong \\ liole roots in leading varieties ol Cactus, L;irge Flowered 

 and P.imptiiR-. $(Vi)ii p.-r UHl Lilium Auratum— 7 to 9 inches. S4.(H) per ItMl; vi to 11 inches. 

 $H.OOperlon Lilium Speciosum Rubrum— $'>.04>per 100. Lilium Speciosum Album 

 — $7.(Hl ptT liHi Paeonia Officinalis -Best early flowered, red. stnmg roots, $7.50 per 100. 

 Begonia Rex- in JH tuie \.irietus. $1 (H) per 100. Geraniums - Large stock, best bedding 

 varieties. $;ilX) per nXI; $-JO.(,HJ per lOiX). Big stock of Pot Roses. Palms and other greenhouse 

 plants. Large supply of strong dormant nursery grown roses, two-year roots in H. P., Moss 

 and Climbers. Large Flowered Clematis, Hydrangea P. G., etc.. etc. 



If you have wants in Fruit or Ornamental Trees. Shrubs, Etc., we have 'em. 



THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., Painesville, Ohio. 





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Rooted Cuttings ^Jots 



OBRAMIUMS. 



Our selection frtim set nf tweiitv clioice vari- 

 eties, newest and liest, fj per IIHI, $U, per IIHK). 



GObBUS. 



Our selection from set of ten best bedding and 

 fancy varieties, 90 cents per 100; $(i per 1,000. 



Cost a few cents more than some others, but we 

 send you no weak or unrooted cuttings. Cash 

 with order. If you want special varieties write. 



A few Pansies, best strain, tiO cents per 1(H». 



ALEX McBRIDE, Alplaus, N. Y. 



20,000 LITTLE BEAUTY 



.FUCHSIAS. 



Now read\ in bud and bloom. 



Per 100 

 The best up-to-date Fuchsias in market $5 00 



Lord Byron Fuchsia 5 OO 



Begonia Rex in best varieties 4 OO 



Madame Pollock Geranium 3 00 



Plants ready to shift into 4-inch pots. 

 Cash with order. 



F. BRITENBAUGH &. BRC, 



(.Allegheny Cu.) Bennett P. O., Pa. 



100,000 Palms 



Per 100 

 Cocos Weddeliana, :!-in. pots, 6 to S-in.. $15.00 

 Iiatauia Borbouica, 4-in. pots. 12 to 15-in., 



Ito-Jch, leaves 15.00 



Iiatania Borbonica, 4-in. pots. 15 to 18-in., 



*Jto:u-h. lea\i-s 20.00 



Fhoenis Recliuata, 4-in. pots, 12 to 15-in., 15.00 

 .Vni. pots, 15 to 18-in.. 25.00 

 The above quotations apply to quantities of not 

 less than 50 plants of a sort. For smaller quan- 

 tities see Trade List. 



Send for Trade List. Address— 



P.J.BERCKMANS 



AUGUSTA, GA. 



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