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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



February 19, 1903. 



the inside of the mold will give it siic'i 

 an eftect when finished. 



In localities where sand and gravel are 

 cheap, or can be easily procured, the 

 cost of this construction will be very 

 little more, if any, than wood, and in 

 lasting quality will outlive any of the 

 present generation of florists. 



Wliere it is the intention to build 

 large houses for hillside work, Or where 

 walls over six feet high are needed, it 

 is better to have the sub-foundation eon 

 structed with very coarse gravel, or, if 

 it is easier to procure broken stone, sucli 

 as is used for macadam roads, in sizes 

 which will pass through an inch ring, 

 this can be used. The macadam stone 

 should be clean and free from mud and 

 clay, and should be used in proportions 

 of one-half stone to one-quarter good, 

 .sharp sand and one-quarter cement. This 

 can be mixed in an ordinary mortar box 

 with a hoe, or on a plank floor, if a 

 mixing machine is not easily to be had 

 There are quite a number of power or 

 mi.xing. machines on the market whicli 

 would pay where aji extensive job makes 

 them likely to be needed. After you 

 have done mixing the cement you would 

 find the mixing machine a splendid ma 

 chine for running tliniu^li the soil for 

 your roses and carnations. 



An article on the construction of ce- 

 ment benches and inside greenhouse work 

 will follow this later. 



B. P. Critchell. 



BOSTON. 



Mirket Conditions. 



There is a suggestion of spring in ev- 

 erything pertaining to the flower busi- 

 ness, showing most ap|iroci,ably in the 

 increased supply of coal and consequent 

 cut in price. 



American Beauty roses act more win- 

 ter like than anything else: the medium 

 sizes maintaining very eliilly prices in- 

 deed. A great many sliorl ones are land- 

 ing, via the Madburv overland, but only 

 a few long ones. Other roses are com- 

 ing right along, especially the large ones 

 tccoming more plentiful. Everything 

 is coming boldly to the front except, per- 

 haps, the double violets, which average 

 rather poor in quality. 



Business was quite fair during the 

 week and wound up with an enormous 

 <!cmand on St. \'alentine"s day. That 

 gentleman seems to liave been niueh more 

 interested this year than ever before. In 

 former years violets only have been af- 

 fected, but this year all lines were 

 touched. 



The annual trade cxhil>ition will be 

 held at the Park street market on Sat- 

 urday, March 14. Full jiarticulars will 

 be given next week. 



At last new quarters have been en- 

 gaged for the ce-operative market and 

 possession will Ijo taken for K.aster, if 

 possible. Another firm holds a lease 

 until May 1. although tlie rooms are 

 piactically unoccupied. The location is 

 near the corner of Columln\s avenue and 

 Berkeley street, and comprises a first 

 floor and basement of O.OOO feet each, 

 while the Park street quarters only 

 measures about .3, .500 feet. Books for 

 the sale of stock in the corporation 

 were closed February 1 and forty-four 

 shares were promised to he taken. 



Sutermeister. 



No other introduction is necessary. 

 Any pretended florist who does not know 



him is a fraud indeed. I will not at- 

 tempt to tell you how to get to his place. 

 Go out with him as I did, and then you 

 will need all the paraphernalia of an 

 Atlantic liner to find your way back 

 again. He is unlimited monarch over a 

 little kingdom snuggled down in the 

 western shade of Great Blue Hill, Read- 

 ville. 



He came here nearly forty years ago, 

 went to work for an old gentleman, mar- 

 ried his daughter, annexed his green- 

 house business and has been expanding 

 ever since, thus setting the precedent for 

 this Philippine business! 



He is now in the midst of putting over 

 300,000 bulbs through his houses, which 

 cover something like 5.000 feet of 

 ground. I saw proofs of the closest 

 planning I ever saw anywhere, in his 

 arrangements to keep every cubic inch 

 of his liouscs and every cubic inch of 

 his time full of profitable business. 



He sandwiches in a hea\'y crop of 

 chrysanthemums, Jerusalem cherries, 

 bulb material, feverfew and bedding 

 goods with the utmost dexterity. He is 

 surrounded now with flats and pans 

 enough to carry him well through the 

 season, part of them stacked up in cold 

 storage and part .seemingly lightly cov- 

 ered with soil and autumn leaves, for 

 which purpose he uses immense quanti- 

 ties. Five men are kept busy and he 

 himself keeps as busy as two men, large- 

 ly shuttling back and forth lK>tween his 

 domain and Boston, where his word is 

 law on all questions pertaining to the 

 bulb business. Call and see him. 



.1. S. Manter. 



Ixnux.vPOLis. IiXD. — The advance 

 premium list of the Indiana Floral Fes- 

 tival and Chrysanthenuim .show, to be 

 lield in this city, November 10 to 14, in- 

 clusive, is now out and copies may 1)0 

 secured by addressing the secretary, Ir- 

 win Bertermann, 241 Massachusetts Ave. 



QNONNATL 



The Market. 



The supply of roses is increasing slow- 

 ly and the quality is very good. Brides- 

 maids are in l)est sup])ly, there being 

 aboiit enough to fill orders. Brides are 

 not quite equal to the demand. Liberties 

 are way short, but are of good quality. 

 Meteors are also scarce, and the quality 

 is none of the liest. Golden Gates are of 

 good quality, but are short of the de- 

 mand. A few Ivory come in now an<l 

 then, but not enough to speak of. This 

 rose is a good one and without doubt has 

 a future. Tliere are very few Perles be- 

 ing handled in this market now, but few 

 growers having it on their places. Amer- 

 ican Beauties are very scarce, especially 

 long-stemmed ones. The supply of short- 

 stemmed ones is not large, but you can 

 usually find a few. 



It is the same old story as regards ear- 

 nations. They are as scarce as ever, and 

 it does not look as if there wi 

 increase in the cut for some lime. The 

 prices hold about tiie same, but the qual- 

 ity of the stock is not up to standard. 



Bulbous stock is right in it and is in 

 great demand. Dutch and Roman hya- 

 cinths, Von Sion narcissus, tulips and 

 valley all arc selling fine and at good 

 prices. Harrisii lilies are still scarce. 

 Callas are growing more plentiful. 



There was a decided shortening of the 

 violet supply and a consequent stift'ening 

 in price. Princess of Wales still takes 

 the lead when it comes to selling and 



brings the highest price. Double violets 

 take a back seat when the single ones 

 are to be had. 



Asparagus, plumosus and Sprengeri 

 are scarce. Much more could be sold. 

 There is a good supply of line smilax. 



Rose Exhibition. 



The special rose exhibition of the Cin- 

 cinnati Florists' L-lub was held Saturdav 

 afternoon and evening. Considering the 

 unfavorable weather it was a decided 

 success. The quality of the stock shown 

 was very fine. 



W. K. Partridge had a magnificent 

 show. He took Urst prize on Maids, 

 Brides, ileteors and GolcTen Gates. 

 George & Allen had a fine lot of stock 

 staged. Besides their display of roses, 

 they showed a great lot of bulbous stock, 

 including narcissus, valley, tulips, hya- 

 cinths and Harrisii lilies. They won the 

 general display prize; also first and sec- 

 ond on Bridesmaids, Brides and Meteors, 

 and first, second and third on American 

 Beauties and Perles. On best display of 

 violets Corbett & Wilson took first prize; 

 W. Rogers second and third. There were 

 no entries for the Liberty prize. 



R. Witterstaetter staged three vases 

 of seedling carnations, all different, and 

 from which it was a hard matter to pick 

 the best. They were all fine. 



Ed. !Murphy showed a vase of Jlur- 

 phy's White which was fine, and was a 

 vivid example of what could be done with 

 this ever blooming variety. 



Heller Bros., of New Castle, Ind., sent 

 a vase of Franz Deegen. The roses were 

 in good form and attracted considerable 

 attention. 



Club Meeting. 



At 8 o'clock tlie regular montlily meet- 

 ing of the society was called to order. 

 There was an unusually large number of 

 members present and every one seemed 

 to take a personal interest in the mat- 

 ters under discussion. Several matters 

 of importance were disposed of and a 

 very interesting meeting was had. There 

 was considerable talk about stirring up 

 more social interest in the club. It was 

 the general opinion that too little time 

 was given to social gatherings, and it 

 was finally decided that anything done 

 in this line would be bound to licnefit 

 the society as a whole. It would also 

 give the wives and daughters of the flor- 

 ists a chance to become better acquainted, 

 and their interest in the doings of the 

 club, together with their su])port. is 

 something that is much needed. William 

 Rogers and Clarence Ohmcr were ap- 

 pointed to see what could be done, and 

 an entertainment of some sort is to be 

 looked for sliortlj'. 



Visitors were: Paul Berkowitz and 

 B. Eschner. of Philadelphia, and William 

 Trillow, of Chicaso. C. J. 0^^fER. 



GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 



The Market. 



The weather still continues unfavor- 

 able for plant growth and flowers are 

 coming out too slowly to take care of 

 the growing demand. In the shipping 

 trade orders are cut to from one-thir 1 

 to one-half of quantity ordered, and all 

 customers not regular cut out entirely. 

 In a word, a flower famine prevails in all 

 lines except bulbs, with even violets none 

 too plentiful at present. 



In the Chicago market the past week 

 the writer saw callas sent out as a, sub- 



