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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



APRIL 21, 1898. 



ERIE, PA. 



One of the best selling plants at 

 Easter was Bougainvillea Sanderiana. 

 Henry A. Niemeyer had a tine lot of 

 this pretty plant and sold entirely out; 

 other stocks sold well. He has a house 

 of pot grown maidenhair ferns in -i 

 and 5 inch pots that are hard to beat; 

 expects to dispose of the majority 

 with a capital batch of spiraeas at 

 Decoration day. 



Roses and carnations are in excel- 

 lent trim. The new kinds. Snow 

 Queen, Rob Roy and Uncle Sam, are 

 doing nobly, the latter needing a few 

 stars to complete "Old Glory" repre- 

 sented in the divine flower. I think all 

 should try a few plants of each of 

 these varieties. 



Two houses, 22xlW and 22x125, re- 

 spectively, have recently been added, 

 composing a substantial and most con- 

 venient range of glass. A large deco- 

 rative business is done, two big houses 

 alone being devoted to plants for this 

 branch. 



I expected to find Henry Tong at 

 Ashtabula, where he recently pur- 

 chased a plant consisting of four 

 houses, each 20xl(>r> feet, in addition 

 to several acres of land. He intends 

 to grow a general stock and cater to 

 local retail patronage. Hitherto smilax 

 has been the sole crop. He will con- 

 tinue the management of the Massa- 

 sauga gardens here, where he has 

 raised such excellent stocks, especially 

 grapes, notably the variety Madresfield 

 Court Muscat. 



I noted a capital thing in a batch of 

 sweet peas grown in pans, with say 

 four stakes on the outer edge and oc- 

 casional bands of twine (Friend Scott 

 would suggest raffiia). These are 

 about three feet tall, stocky, just 

 showing buds in abundance, and will 

 be sold upon the market at doubtless a 

 popular figure. 



Mr. Tong's pet carnation, named 

 Lizzie Tong, is a beauty, much supe- 

 rior to Mrs. Bradt, being freer and 

 more delicately marked, with the 

 sweetest clove scent; a continuous 

 bloomer, not a cropper, undoubtedly 

 the finest fancy of its class upon the 

 market today. W. M. 



CORNING, N. Y. 



As busy as the proverbial bee is A. 

 H. Woeppel with Easter wedding or- 

 ders. Never had such a rush, nor had 

 such fine stock, particularly roses. 

 Brides and Maids. Two houses were 

 recently added for carnations, with a 

 handsome palm house running the en- 

 tire length of his frontage, giving a 

 handsome effect and must attract an 

 increasing patronage. 



IT WILL, BE to your advantage to 

 mention The Florists' Review ever>' 

 time you write an advertiser. 



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