Decejibeb 11, 1902. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



95 



Greenhouses of J. A. Budlong, Bowmaxiville, Chicago. 



not so marked. The reason advanced is 

 that iu the one case the brilliant coloring 

 is not needed, as practically onlv one 

 side — the upper — of the petal is seen. 

 In the case of the pendulous flower it is 

 the outer side of the petal that is pre- 

 sented to the eye, and so it is to be made 

 the conspicuous surface. \\liy these 

 things occur thus and so is all written in 

 the book of evolution. To be sure, it has 

 taken a long time to bring these colors 

 about in the haphazard way of nature. 

 We expect the modern florist to accom- 

 plish in a few years more than natural 

 selection has done in thousands. 



The evolutionist of to-day can make 

 his crosses between forms gathered from 

 tlie uttermost parts of the earth, and is 

 not ctfnfined as nature has been to slight 

 variations growing accidentally in jux- 

 taposition. If one chi-ysanthemum 

 bloom shows the desired character- 

 istic there is' no reason why all 

 cannot be made to do so. Like 

 ])ioduces like, and unlike produces 

 inilike. .just as surely to-day a.s it did a 

 thousand years ago, and there is no good 

 reason to believe that we have reached the 

 limit in any direction. As we accumu- 

 late knowledge we incease in power over 

 all things and a little obstacle like the 

 coloring of a bit of cellular tissue should 

 not be insurmountable. 



Perhaps I have left you still just as 

 far from an answer to the question as 

 you were when I began. However, what 

 has been may be again, and even new 

 combinations are possible. It has been 

 demonstrated that both pure red and 

 blue pigments exist in the species, and 

 the possibility of intensifying and iso- 

 lating them seems to me to be not un- 

 reasonable. Because we have never seen 

 these colors appear is no reason why 

 they may not yet come. At any rate. I 

 think we shall all agree as to the desira- 

 bility of this increase in color, though we 

 may differ as to the probability of reach- 

 ing the goal. And I feel sure that if 

 this change is ever broughr about it will 

 be due in a great measure to the inspira- 

 tion of the C. S. A. 



AMONG THE GROWERS. 



J. A. Budlong, Chicago. 



In this issue we visit pictorially the 

 establishment of Mr. J. A. Endlong. 

 Bowmanville, Chicago. The general 

 view takes in a wide range of t«rritor.v 

 and does not show up the houses very 

 well. On one side is the older range, 

 containing nine houses each 22x300 and 



eight houses 20x200, and on the other 

 is the new range, containing t*n houses, 

 each 27x200. The new range has the 

 Garland iron gutter and iron post con- 

 struction, and the posts are set in con- 

 crete. 



The entire establishment is heated by 

 steam from one battery of boilers, con- 

 taining six boilers of 85-horse-power 

 and two of 50-horse-power. The steam 

 coils are all 2-inch and Mr. Budlong is 

 satisfied this size is best for his pur- 

 I>ose. 



In roses. Brides. Maids, Beauties and 

 Sfeteors are the big four at this estab- 

 lishment. Liberal" has been tried to 

 some e.vtent, but does not seem likely 

 to supplant ileteor here. Golden Gate 

 is considered all right ,in limited num- 

 bers. They do not now replant their 

 roses e<^'f^ry year, believing they get 

 equally good results by resting and top- 

 dressing. They have carried over some 

 ])lants to the third .year with very sat- 

 isfactory' results. But when carried 

 over beyond the second year they re- 

 ])lant in fresh soil. 



They expect to add six new houses 

 each 27x.300 for carnations next year, 

 to the present range of which an inte- 

 rior view is given in this issue. 



Mr. J. A. BuQlong now gives little 

 personal attention to the business, his 

 son, A. H. lUidlong, ha\-ing relieved him 

 of the cares of same. He is therefore 

 able in pleasant weather to take little 

 jaunts on his bicycle — to Boston and 

 back, to the Ohio river, or other points 

 within eas.y wheeling distance. He is 

 also fond of music and has just invested 

 in a new graphophone. He says that be 

 has selected all "jf^jful music," which 

 would indicate that he is getting his 

 share of prosperity. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



TheMarkeU 



The cut flower market is easier than 

 one week ago; a great many more flowers 

 are coming in. The demand is good but 

 not so brisk as it was; prices have not 

 advanced. Some of the stock grades 

 high. Double violets are rather scarce; 

 valley is hardly as plentiful as a week 

 ago. Edward 'Eeid has a good thing 

 in sweet peas; he is receiving both white 

 and pink, or more properly speaking, 

 pink and white. The white are held at 

 a slightly higher figure than the pink; 

 both sell well. White carnations are 

 in better demand than the colored; some 

 of the poorer grades are on the street at 

 low prices. Greens are selling well. 



The Flower Market. 



Chas. E. Meehan feels greath' encour- 

 aged by the support given the market. 

 The growers who bring their stock in 

 each morning are increasing in number 

 and nearly all are pleased with their 

 sales. More buyers are coming in as the 

 season advances, giving the place the at- 

 mosphere of a mart. The floor and wall 

 spaces are being taken in a way to indi- 

 cate that it will not be very long before 

 the big surface is covered. Already more 

 wall space has Ijeen taken than is taken 

 in the combined markets of New York 

 and Boston. The action of the board of 

 directors in accepting consignments on 

 a commission of 1.5 per cent from those 

 who do not rent stalls is bringing some 

 good out of town stock. Leo Niessen 

 has a very attractive stand in the market 

 for the sale of Christmas greens and 

 other supplies useful to the retailer. 



Notes. 



C. H. Campbell reports a very good de- 

 mand for earl.v chrysanthemums, both 

 cut flowers and pot plants. Of the Jater 

 sorts \V\. H. Lincoln is still found satis- 

 factory. Jlr. Campbell spent three years 

 in California as a seed grower, doing 

 well. He returned here last summer and 

 on Jul.v 1 succeeded his brother, George 

 E. Campbell (now of Flourtowai) in 

 charge of the place at 3601 Germantown 

 avenue, where pot plants are a specialty. 



The Floral Exchange has experienced 

 an encouraging demand for their rose, 

 Queen of Edgely. H. C. Geiger says that 

 the orders are often booked a long time 

 ahead and that at times their 10,000 

 plants cannot produce enough to keep 

 pace with the demand. 



Charles Smith, formerly of this city, 

 now of Harrisburg, came on to attend 

 the party given bv Pennock Bros. 



John Burton and John N. May have 

 just returned from a week's trip. They 

 visited, among other places, Tlie E. G. 

 Hill Co.. Richmond, Ind., and the Dale 

 Estate, Brampton, Ont. 



P. W'elch, of Boston, was in town last 

 week. 



It is rumored on the street that George 

 Craig, Robert Crawford, Jr., and Robert 

 Kift will give a dinner dance to their 

 friends among the growers before Christ- 

 mas! ! ! 



Harrj' Bayersdorfer brought a very 

 handsome screen from Europe on a spe- 

 cial order from Hugh Graham. 



Edwin Lonsdale is sending in some fine 

 Ivory and Golden Gate to the flower 

 ma rket. 



M. Rice & Co. are making a new palm 



