MARCH 24. 18US. 



The Weekly Florists^ ^. /lew. 



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View in the Store of Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia. 



through a gymnasium and sanitarium. 



We had a very pleasant talk about 

 azaleas, and Mr. Ohmstede confirmed 

 the good opinion I had formed of four 

 grand varieties, which it would be 

 worth while for some of your readers 

 to make a note of. They are: Mem- 

 oire de Louis Van Houtte, a very large, 

 double rose flower, easily kept back for 

 Easter; Prof. Wolters, a charming 

 pink of the finest habit, and the beau- 

 tiful combinations of Mme. Thibaut 

 pelargonium, but brighter; it makes 

 all the azaleas of that color look dull; 

 is about-the same time in flowering as 

 Van der Cruyssen; Edmund Vervaene, 

 a deep rose in color, the shade of Cart- 

 ledge carnation, very double and 

 makes a splendid bush; the other has a 

 name that would kill an ordinary 

 plant, and I cannot describe it. but 

 you can depend that it's a dandy, or 

 I would not have saved the name, and 

 here it is: Groshersog Griuz Ludwig 

 Von Hesse, which means "his majesty 

 was no hog." All four varieties are 

 grand, and w-e want a change. There 

 is too much Van der Cruyssen about, 

 even if it is a grand old sort. 



However, the longest lane has a 

 turning and there is an oasis in 

 every desert, and the oasis came to 

 us in the shape of Mr. Elmer Smith, 

 of Adrian. Mich. What a treat a few 

 hours' visit from a man of that kind! 

 I put him on the car on his road to 



see Mr. Cowell and trust ere now he 

 is in the bosom of his family, recuper- 

 ating from the complaint of the execu- 

 tive committee and Washington soci- 

 ety. W. S. 



ROCHES! ER, N, Y. 



The cut flower market is overstocked 

 in all lines. Trade has been very slug- 

 gish during the last two weeks and 

 there is little prospect of improve- 

 ment for the current week. Prices are 

 so variable that it is really impossible 

 to say anything about them. First- 

 class Maids and Brides have been sold 

 as low as $4 per hundred and the job 

 lots go even below this figure every 

 day. 



Continuous warm and mostly bright 

 weather has caused the development 

 of an unusual amount of good flowers, 

 which are sent to market every day; 

 unfortunately the present demand is 

 rather limited and a large proportion 

 of the supply cannot be disposed of. 



Several of our florists had decora- 

 tions for the spring openings in the dif- 

 ferent dry goods stores on hand during 

 the week; more of these are to follow 

 soon. These openings are looked upon 

 by a majority as a good thing for the 

 florists, occurring at a time when busi- 

 ness usually is rather slack, although 

 the proprietors of these concerns are 

 not inclined to lay out any more cash 



on these occasions than is absolutely 

 necessary and are apt to hold the dec- 

 orator down to the lowest possible fig- 

 ures, but it is better to accept a small 

 profit in dull times than to get noth- 

 ing. 



W. Mott, the popular representative 

 of H. A. Dreer Co.. Philadelphia, was 

 in town again. He has more friends in 

 this neighborhood apparently than 

 any other traveling agent who visits 

 this city, for he always manages to 

 book a goodly number of generous or- 

 ders before he is ready to leave us. 



K. 



BOSTON. 



Trade Conditions. 



The general report is that business 

 is very dull. The windows of the re- 

 tail florists are gay with azaleas, aca- 

 cias, hyacinths, tulips, etc. A fine dis- 

 play of the new carnation. Mrs. Thom- 

 as Lawson, in the window of Mr. 

 Thomas Galvin seemed to attract much 

 attention, judging by the crowds gath- 

 ering in front of his store. W. E. 

 Doyle's windows are always a center 

 of attraction, being invariably ar- 

 ranged with much taste, some orchids 

 being often used with telling effect. 

 M. H. Norton and James Delay are 

 making beautiful displays of flowering 

 and decorative plants, most effectively 

 arranged. 



The wholesalers have to hustle to 

 dispose of the large stocks received, 

 as the cut is heavy at present, and 

 there is not much likelihood of better 

 prices till Easter. 



Mass. Hort. Society. 



At the weekly exhibition of the Mas- 

 sachusetts Horticultural Society the 

 display was small but choice. Mr. W. 

 W. Lunt, of Hingham, showed for the 

 first time the new hybrid orchid, Lae- 

 lio-Cattleya, Mrs. John D. Long. The 

 cross is between Laelia elegans var. 

 Warnerii and Cattleya superba var. 

 splendens, and it was raised by Joseph 

 G. Lunt. It was awarded the society's 

 silver medal. The same gentleman 

 showed a nicely grown plant of Den- 

 drobium nobile var. Virginalis, a very 

 beautiful variety. 



Mr. Edward Butler, gardener to Mrs. 

 Durant, showed a magnificent speci- 

 men of Dendrobium nobile over three 

 feet in diameter and two feet nine 

 inches high, and a mass of flowers. It 

 was estimated that there were 1,000 

 blooms, all open. He also displayed a 

 dozen vases of cut blooms of various 

 varieties of dendrobes. lycastes, La- 

 pageria rosa, etc., and was awarded 

 a gratuity. 



H. T. Clinkaberry, gardener for C. 

 G. Roebling, Trenton, N. J., sent Epi- 

 Cattleya Guatemalense, a very rare 

 natural hybrid, but did not receive 

 mention, as the flowers had been dam- 

 aged in transit. 



Mrs. P. D, Richards displayed a 



