Al'RlL 14. 1898. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



809 



Crotolaria Langenstrata. 



as regards the entertainment of the 

 executive committee of the S. A. F. in 

 this city. 



It appears that the florists of the 

 District of Columbia who ignored the 

 committee now feel slighted at not be- 

 ing invited to the meetings and enter- 

 tainment. In all the trade papers ap- 

 peared announcements that the execu- 

 tive committee would meet in Wash- 

 ington. March 15. and in those an- 

 nouncements suggestions were invited 

 from any and all as to the work of the 

 committee. It seems to me that it 

 would have been only common cour- 

 tesy for the florists who held aloof to 

 have extended a hand of welcome to 

 the members of the committee, and if 

 they had a grievance, to state it to the 

 committee, and not afterward state it 

 in print. 



As I personally made the arrange- 

 ments for the entertainment of the 



committee. I am in a position to state 

 that they were not made by "a certain 

 government official." Being the broth- 

 er of the president of the society, it 

 seemed as though it would not be best 

 for me to take the initiative, but after 

 waiting till the Monday preceding the 

 meeting, and finding no steps what- 

 ever had been taken, I felt forced to 

 go ahead. My first step was to visit 

 the leading members of the Commer- 

 cial Florists' Club, including Mr. W. 

 H. K., and ask their opinion in refer- 

 ence to entertaining the executive 

 committee. They each informed me 

 that they could not take any part, un- 

 der the circumstances, nor could they 

 be present at the banquet, giving vari- 

 ous reasons. 



I was thus obliged to go ahead with- 

 out the assistance of these members of 

 the craft, but I did secure the co- 

 operation of Messrs. J. H. Small. Jr., 



Benj. Durfee, and \Vm. Clark. No one 

 was asked to contribute a single penny. 

 Thus it will be seen that the state- 

 ments of \V. H. K. have no foundation 

 in fact. That gentleman must have 

 imagined some things and then taken 

 them for facts. That "a government 

 oflicial steered the party" is untrue. 

 That the florists were not wanted is 

 not so. That there was any effort 

 made to keep the florists in the dark is 

 false. That they were approached on 

 the eve of the banquet and asked to 

 help defray the expenses is also not so. 

 Stick to the truth and evervthing will 

 be all right. ADOLPHUS GUDB. 



Washington, D. C, April 6. 



CROTOLARIA LANGENSTRATA, 



As swainsonas are now popular at- 

 tention should be drawn to Crotola- 

 ria langenstrata, seen in the illustra- 

 tion, generally known as the "yellow 

 swainsona," little seen in our floral es- 

 tablishments. There are several spe- 

 cies, but the one named is the best 

 known in commercial circles. The 

 color is a beautiful saffron yellow, 

 slightly veined with deep red. The 

 leaves resemble those of the clover, 

 except that they are without veins. 

 The habit resembles that of the swain- 

 sona, and it requires practically the 

 same treatment. It is useful either as 

 a pot plant or for cut flowers, and 

 grows well planted out. It requires 

 pinching twice before being allowed to 

 flower, and does best in a temperature 

 of 55 to 60 degrees. 



Propagation is by either cuttings or 

 seeds, the latter being produced quite 

 freely, but like all perennials seedlings 

 will not give flowers as soon as plants 

 from cuttings. Of insect enemies red 

 spider is the most to be guarded 

 against. b. 



BOSTON. 



Review of the Market. 



Easter week turned out all that 

 could be desired as a successful busi- 

 ness investment in the floral line, both 

 for the wholesaler and the retailer. In 

 the wholesale department the run up- 

 on roses, carnations and violets was 

 immense, the latter in many instances 

 were very poor, owing to the warm 

 and sunny weather throughout March, 

 but those that were anything like de- 

 cent flowers were soon sold at good 

 prices. 



Carnations were never suflSciently 

 plentiful to supply the demand. I 

 heard one wholesale firm say on one 

 day's sale that thirty thousand had 

 been sent to them and early in the 

 day they were crying a scarcity anu in 

 the evening could have disposed of 

 forty thousand more, consequently the 

 price was at all times in the week at 

 the top notch. 



Roses were also in great demand 

 and scarce, although extra large ship- 

 ments were made by some of the lar- 

 gest growers, but every evening closed 

 with the cry of being sold out of most 

 stock. 



