MARCH 24, 189S. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



689 



Herbaceous Calceolaria. 



[From TIk" Florists' Manual, by Wni. Scott. J 



however, there are flurries of snow in 

 [he air, and it seems as if the order of 

 the "lion and the lamb" is about to be 

 reversed, but we are too far advanced 

 in the month to expect much more 

 winter, for, if you recollect, the ground 

 hog saw his shadow this year. 



The spring bulb trade has been very 

 satisfactory so far, though prices have 

 been cut to low ebb. "The men on the 

 road," commercial travelers, I think 

 they call themselves, are sending in 

 some heavy orders, and are already 

 quoting prices on fall bulbs, which are 

 problematical at this early date. The 

 sale for dahlias is exceptionally heavy 

 and Japan stuff has moved very lively. 

 Other lines are quite up to the average. 



The youngest firm in the trade, 

 Stumpp & Walter Co., feel much flat- 

 tered with their first season's business. 

 Mr. Henry Eike, the genial secretary of 

 the company, is kept busy drumming 

 up outside trade, and says the Craw 

 fertilized pot is a winner. 



Suzuki & lida announce they have 

 moved to more commodious offices in 

 the Bowling Green building. No. 11 

 Broadway, and say the call for Japan 

 stock has been phenomenal. 



H. H. Berger & Co. report that they 

 are getting an extraordinary number 

 of inquiries for Lilium longiflorum 

 bulbs. This commodity seems fair to 

 rival its first cousin, Lilium Hnrrisii, 

 in the future. 



Clucas & Boddington Co., large hand- 

 lers of Asparagus Sprengerii, say that 

 the demand for plants has entirely ex- 

 hausted the supply of imported stock. 

 This variety is meeting with excep- 

 tional popularity in the retail stores. 



when cut, and also as plants. They 

 report, also, heavy spring sales in all 

 lines. 



'^'"arious Notes. 

 Mr. F. L. Atkins has disposed of his 

 interest in the American Bulb Co., and 

 will in future trade under his own 

 name. He was recently appointed sole 

 agent of the Societe Horticole Gan- 

 toise, of Belgium, and will handle be- 

 sides a general line of horticultural 

 stock. Mr. Atkins is an F. A. M. and 

 a thoroughly posted man in his line, 

 the florist's trade, and worthy of gen- 

 erous support. His address in future 

 will be Orange, N. J. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



Stock Prices. 



Business both in plants and cut flow- 

 ers was quiet last week. A good many 

 palms were moved for Easter orders, es- 

 pecially of the larger sizes, and orders 

 are being booked for flowering plants 

 to be delivered early next month. 

 The price on most cut flowers has fal- 

 len, and much stock goes on the street 

 or fails to find a market at all. Beau- 

 ties bring from 50 cents a dozen for 

 very short stemmed flowers up to $4 

 and even $5 for a few specials: $1..50 to 

 $3 will buy nice blooms. Brides and 

 Maids are $4. $6. and a few specials, $S: 

 Meteors, $2 to $6; carnations, $1 to |3, 

 the bulk of the stock bringing $1.25 to 

 $1.50; valley, $2 to $4: callas, $10; 

 Easter lilies, $10 to $12; pansies, 25 to 

 50 cents; violets don't sell at all; mig- 

 nonette, $2 to $5; sweet peas, 75c to 



Germantown Hort. Society. 



The March meeting of the German- 

 town Horticultural Society on Mon- 

 day evening was well attended. The 

 society showed its progressive spirit 

 by accepting the committee's report 

 proposing to abandon the annual chry- 

 santhemum show, substituting special 

 exhibitions of the orchid, rose, carna- 

 tion, violet and plants, both flowering 

 and foliage, instead. The committee 

 was continued with instructions to 

 report a definite plan. This does not 

 mean that the society will discourage 

 chrysanthemum growing; far from it. 

 It simply means that the Queen of 

 Autumn will share honors with her sis- 

 ters instead of monopolizing public in- 

 terest. The principal exhibition will 

 probably be held as formerly in No- 

 vember. 



It was moved by Mr. L. Le Boutillier 

 that the society institute a competition 

 for the best lawn and flower garden, 

 with prizes amounting to $200, the idea 

 being to attract the small property 

 holders to compete. A committee was 

 appointed to work up the plan. 



Penn. Horticultural Society. 



The following evening, Tuesday, saw 

 the Pennsylvania Horticultural Soci- 

 ety assembled to hear Mr. L. F. Ho- 

 mer's paper on "The Progress and De- 

 velopment of Ornamental Planting at 

 Cairnwood," where Mr. Homer is gar- 

 dener. 



It was decided to continue the soci- 

 ety's representation in the State Board 

 of Agriculture. Edwin Lonsdale, who 

 has so ably filled that position in the 

 past, being continued as representa- 

 tive. 



The Cinerarias for the Henry P. 

 Michell prize were exceedingly fine. 

 First went to John McGowan. garden- 

 er to Wm. Bayard, of Germantown; 

 second to J. McGregor, gardener to 

 Mrs. Thomas A. Scott, of Lansdowne. 



Francois Supoit brought violets. 

 Princess of Wales, which is becoming 

 very popular. Luxonne, and also a new 

 variety. La France. 



Roberts Le Boutillier's gardener, 

 Michael Punch, showed a fine specimen 

 Cymbidium Lowianum both here and 

 on the previous evening in German- 

 town. Additional interest is given Mi-. 

 Le Boutillier's orchids by the fact that 

 he has himself collected every p'ant 

 in his greenhouse. 



Effect of tbe Tariff. 



A good deal of discussion has lately 

 taken place on the exact effect of the 

 tariff on the price of imported bulbs 

 and plants, whether the grower or 

 consumer pays the duty. Theoretically 

 the consumer pays it. I am, however, 

 led to believe that this is only partly 

 true this season and that the extra 

 expense has been shared in many cas- 

 es. The price of one line of merchan- 

 dise, largely imported for thi.? mar- 

 ket, was started at about twenty-five 

 per cent advance over last season and 



