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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



HUrch 10, 1903. 



Patten & Co. and H. A. Stevens Co. 

 scored first and second in white, both 

 showing Gov. Wolcott. Patten & Co. and 

 S. J. Goddard divided the scarlet honors 

 with Manlev and Crane; dark pink went 

 to I.^\vis Small and G. H. Bean, for Law- 

 son; Panl Richwagen and C. W. Ward 

 took crimson, with Roosevelt and Harry 

 renn; Patten & Co. secured variegated 

 by use of Gaietv, and yellow capitulated 

 to Backer & Co. and Patten & Co. (Kl- 

 dorado vs. Dorothy Whitney). 



TIh" cliapter on violets was profusely 

 illustrated. Double went to H. F. Cal- 

 der and J. S. Smiley, on Campl)ell ; sin- 

 gle to G. W. Aver and \^■n1. Sim. with 

 Princess. 



A noticeable feature was a vase of 

 very fine Blanche Ferry sweet peas of 

 Sims'. 



In the seedling class C. W. Ward 

 scored 87 on Aljjine Glow. 80 on Sensa- 

 tion; S. J. Goddard struck 82 on his 

 No. 3: Geo. E. Buxton, 82 on Jlarian 

 Buxton; Roper. 96 and 70 with E. Shep- 

 herd and Seedling 305: L. E. Majquisee 

 count<'d 8.5 on Albatross; A. Covall, 67 

 with Ruby and Buekman 72 with his 

 Octavia. 



H. K. Southworth. one of our heaviest 

 an<l best double violet growers, has con- 

 tracted such a violent case of malaria 

 that he decides to make a business of 

 shaking and wants to shake all other 

 business, including his huge greenhouses 

 in Stoughton. He has had great success 

 w-ith them ami it may Ix- a good plan 

 for some enterprising ]>arty to catch 

 them while the fever of oscillation is on. 

 J. S. M.\XTER. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



TheM^fket. 



The cut Howcr market took a turn for 

 the better on Saturday, the demaiul in- 

 creasing considerably. This improve- 

 ment has been continued this week. 

 Prices have not advanced, but will crr- 

 tainly average much Iwttor than they 

 have lately. There is no especial demanil 

 for fancy roses but a good many are sold 

 at moderate prices. Carnations go well, 

 colored being more sought than white, 

 reversing the conditions of last month, 

 ^'iolets are fine and plentiful. E. Bern- 

 heimi'r is handling a fine lot of singles. 

 Mignonette is rather hard to sell, 

 though fine. Bulbous slock is in its 

 glory, the heavy home supply being rein- 

 forced by shipments of southern daffo- 

 dils, which proves coals in New Castle. 

 S. S. Pennock is receiving a fine lot of 

 gardenias. Arbutus is about, also pus.sy 

 willows. Smilax and asparagus are in 

 active demand. 



Hugh Graham. 



One of our be.-t known Horists died 

 last Saturday of pleuropneumonia after 

 a week's illness at his home near I^)gan. 

 Mr. Graham was in his seventy-second 

 year. He came to this city when he was 

 seventeen years of age ami was associat- 

 ed in turn with three large dry goods 

 firms. In 1807 he started as a fiorist at 

 Eighteenth and Thompson streets, where 

 he built greenhouses and developed a 

 large business. chieHy in funeral 

 work. About eighteen years ago he 

 removed his entire plant to Logan 

 Station, on the P. R. railroad. Thi> 

 place has been increased until today it 

 contains considerably over 100.0(111 sipiare 

 feet of glass. The business part of this 

 enterprise was moved down town first 

 to 1204 Chestnut street, and later to 

 Thirteenth street below Chestnut, where 



it is at the present time. Jlr. Graham's 

 specialty of late years has l>een decorat- 

 ing for" the large balls. He owned all 

 the rugs, curtains and other furnishings 

 used in Horticultural Hall, thus having 

 a practical monopoly of the decoratin,'j 

 done there. Many friends mourn his 

 unexpected death. 



Jersey Again. 

 Did you ever have something that you 

 wante(i to do, which press of work or 

 other reasons had prevented you from 

 doing? If so, you will understand the 

 pleasure I felt in a trip across the river 

 last Sunday afternoon. There were cer- 

 tain little "obstacles to overcome which 

 increased the pleasure. It was raining. 

 It is an experience to cross the Delaware 

 in mist so thick that bells and whistles 

 sound all around from unseen craft. 

 Tliere is only one train : taking it means 

 no dinner. Tliere is something Bohe- 

 mian about two sandwiches done up in 

 brown paper in one's pocket, followed by 

 a feast at a street corner to the delight 

 of the ever present small boy. There is 

 no return train: what of if; A ride on 

 the front platform of a trolley car 

 through the .lersey towns is better. Then, 

 to sum up. there was a conlial welcome 

 at East iloorestown and something worth 

 seeing. 



Walter P. Stokes improved his plant 

 last summer and now lias it in good 

 working shajie. The first house — a new 

 one — was filled with carnations in nice 

 condition. Queen ]^)uise is grown for 

 white and shows vigor — blooms large, 

 stems stitt'. Joost is the pink. It looked 

 the picture of health. Maceo. Crane and 

 Prosperity are grown in smaller quan- 

 tities. Gov. Widcott will U- tried. The 

 young iilants were established in small 

 [Kits. A north side hou.se was filled with 

 tulips in flats, chiefly I^a Reine, potted 

 in a way to win a smile of a])proval 

 from the" novelty man (George Klemm) 

 himself. Cyclamens are aliout over. 



The next house contained hydrangeas, 

 remarkably compact and well clothed 

 with foliage, the buds developing nicely. 

 The siile tables in this house contained 

 a variety of stock for garden and truck 

 patch — coleus. geraniums, egg plants, 

 tomatoes, sage, etc. 



The next house contained the valley — 

 Mr. Stokes' specialty. A very fine lot it 

 was. twelve to fourteen large bells on 

 each spike, plenty of foliage, stems a foot 

 long. Seventy-five hundred is the weekly 

 foi-cing. Sifted coal ashes are used at 

 times as a sub.stitute for sand and pre- 

 ferred as less subject to fungus. 



Tlie Easter lilies were the next plants 

 of interest. Twenty-five hundred are 

 growni. They are remarkably vigorous, 

 the stems heavy and of moderate length, 

 no staking being required. The flowers 

 are about right for Easter. A remark- 

 ablv nice single-span-to-tbe-.south house 

 was filled with the more advanced lilies 

 and some .5-inch Brunners and Chartas 

 to be kept cool. A good sized potting 

 shed, well lighted, was filled with aza- 

 leas. I have omitted the foliage plants, 

 of which a few are grown, also rubbers, 

 taken from fine stock plants, arecas. 

 Boston ferns. Pandanus \eitchii, etc. 



Outside were large frames and a sash 

 house now filled with early cabbages. 

 These, with the tomatoes and egg plants 

 before mentioned, form the bulk of that 

 part of the stock which will go to John- 

 son & Stokes this season. There will 

 be 10.000 tomatoes and 1.000 pot grown 

 egg plants. 



"■ Notes. 

 John L. Xorth, of Sewell. X. J., is 

 sending in .some very fine calla lilies to 

 the Flower Market. 



The Rutledge Nursery Co. has been 

 sending in some very fine Crane to Ed- 

 ward Reid. John ilc'intyre believes them 

 to be the best coming into the city to- 

 day. 



The express companies returned to 

 their former cut flower and plant rates 

 on the loth inst., much to the gratifica- 

 tion of the florists generally. 



Herman Schoenfeld will occupy his 

 new store on or about April 1st. 



H. H. Battles returned from Florida 

 last week. 



F. W. Whitclcy has sold his plant, con- 

 sisting of five greenhouses, at Lansdowne, 

 Pa., to \\". a! 1-eonard, the transfer to 

 be made .Tune 1st. 



Eugene Bernheimer is handling large 

 quantities of hardy ferns of fine qual- 

 itv. 



"H. Bayersdorfer & Co. are receiving 

 heaA-y shipments of Easter goods from 

 Europe this week. 



The Flower ilarket will make a spe- 

 cialty of Easter plants, taking orders 

 from samples. 



The Century Flower Shop reports the 

 largest flower business in its history last 

 week. 



A. Fahrenwald has decided to increase 

 the numlier of greenhouses to be built 

 this season from seven to eight. 



H. Bingham Myers is greatly pleased 

 with the success of his new store, the 

 Colonial Flower Shop. 



Ja^o Xiessen reports business as steady 

 and satisfactory. His new place is con- 

 venient and well ap])ointed. 



St. Patrick's ilay, Tuesday. Avas a 

 great day with W. K. Harris's specialty, 

 shamrock. 



Edward Reid had heavy extra ordci- 

 for carnations ou Saturday: 



Milton W. Woodroffe has secured a 

 number of consignors and a neat store at 

 l;!44 Ridge avenue. Phil. 



BALTIMORE. 



Various Notes. 



ilarch has been mcniful this year and 

 soft weather and high temperatures have 

 contended for the mastery since the 

 month of storms and winds came in. 

 Uist week has a record of four rainy 

 davs and one at summer pitch — yester- 

 day being like a perfect day of June, 

 sending thousands to the country side 

 and to'^ the parks. Tlie trailing arbutus 

 is in flower, far earlier than the average, 

 and aziileas and bullwus stutT is way 

 ahead of the intentions of the growers. 

 On Saturday the markets were full of 

 Dutch hyacinths and the southern ship- 

 ments of narcissus are already enormous, 

 depressing prices and overdoing the mar- 

 kets. Violets will have a short season. 

 They are already declining in numbers 

 and in quality. 



Trade continues moderately brisk. 

 There are no big entertainments, but many 

 smaller social events, all of which re- 

 quire their quota of flowers; weddings 

 and funerals go on. as usual, and there 

 is a fair division of business all around. 



The tJardeners' Club had its annual 

 election of oflicers last week. Robert Hal- 

 liday. who has been its president for 

 several years, on retiring was presented 

 a silver loving cup as a mark of the 

 esteem in which he is held by the mem- 

 bers. 



He is succeeded by Richard ^ incent. 



