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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



1.URCH 19, 1903. 



The prices have not changed in the 

 last month. Violets are a drug in the 

 market and daffodils are somewhat 

 scarcer. Lilium Harrisii are coming in 

 in fair quantities and will be in good 

 suppl.y 1 think for Easter. Valley is 

 plentiful and tulips are about equal to 

 the demand. A few Narcissus poeticus 

 have made their appearance and the pa- 

 per white variety is about finished for 

 this season. 



California wild flowers will be in mar- 

 ket in a few days. These include 

 eschscholtzia, buttercups, wild Ranuncu- 

 lus, blue bells, trillium and wild cur- 

 rant. Fruit blossoms are handled ex- 

 tensively by many of the florists. Quan- 

 tities of cherry, plum, almond, Cydonia 

 Japonica, wild peach and apricot are 

 offered for sale. They make a good show- 

 ing and are valuable for decorating. 

 Marie Louise and Swanley violets are be- 

 ing brought in from San Mateo and 

 Marin counties in small quantities and 

 in a few weeks we will be at the height 

 of our spring flowers. 



Notes. 



The spring exhibition of tlie Pacific 

 Coast Horticultural Society is to be held 

 in the Maple room of the Palace hotel, 

 on Thursday. Friday and Saturday, 

 April 30. May 1 and 2. The premium 

 list is quite extensive and includes prizes 

 both for professional growers and flor- 

 ists and also for amateurs. They range 

 from new roses and carnations topansie* 

 and fruit blossoms. A very successfuJ 

 show is anticipated by the committer 

 having the exhibition in charge. G. 



PITTSBURG. 



Tlie market conditions for tlie week 

 just closed proved very satisfactory, and 

 were contrary to all expectations. 



Tlie early part of the week was very 

 dull and stock began to heap up at the 

 wholesale places; everything was more 

 than abundant; relief came Wednesday, 

 business became very active in funeral 

 work and trade continued brisk for the 

 balance of the week. 



Roses are somewhat shorter in supply 

 due to the dark and gloomy weather; 

 however, the supply is sufficient for tlie 

 demand. 



In carnations the crop is also slightly 

 off; this may be a good thing, as it" will 

 keep back the heavy cut for Easter. 

 American Beauties are very plentiful and 

 are sold as low as .$3 per dozen for the 

 best blooms. Lilies are arriving in 

 large quantities and are offered as low 

 as $10 per 100. The quality is very good. 

 There will be no lily scarcity this Easter 

 in this section; very satisfactory reports 

 are heard that the crop will be good and 

 of a sufficient supply for all demands. 

 This can also be said of tulips. 



The demand for bulbous .stock is verv 

 limited. Daffodils and hyacinths are a 

 glut and can be bought' at your own 

 prices. Tulips are practically the only 

 bulbous stock that is asked for. 



Violets, sweet peas, mignonette and 

 other miscellaneous small flowers have 

 dropped in price. 



Miss E. B. Maxwell, of Wilkinsburs. 

 Pa., is spendinrr a few days at Hotel Riv 

 erside. Cambridge ."springs. Pa. 



Last Monday a rather amusing incident 

 occurred. A street fakir was sellinsr yel- 

 low daffodils and callins out. "Ver's 

 your official shamrock flowers." If the 

 sons of Erin permitted him to survive the 

 day he was a lucky boy. 



The.se are the happy happy days when 



ye growers can afford to laugh at the coal 

 barons. 



Mike Blaha, of Aspinwall, Pa., lost one 

 of his horses last week. The animal be- 

 came untied during the night, ^vandered 

 around and fell into a cistern and was 

 found drowned the next morning. 



My. Robert Faulk, of Allegheny, has 

 returned from Cambridge Springs, Pa. 



Mr. Jacob Flicker, of Homestead, Pa. 

 is seriously ill at his home. 



Resignation of Mr. Falconer. 



Mr. William Falconer, superintendent 

 of the Bureau of Parks, tendered his 

 resignation to Director McCandless 

 March' 16th. He will become superin- 

 tendent of the Alleghen}- Cemetery May 

 1st, and it is understood that he will 

 l^etter himself in a financial way by the 

 change. There is universal regret in 

 trade circles, as well as among the cit- 

 izens generally, that the parks are to 

 lose the services of this remarkably able 

 man. Mr. Falconer will succeed John 

 Perring, who retires after being superin- 

 tendent of the Allegheny Cemetery for 

 almost thirty years. 



Hoo-Hoo. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



The expected glut has not made its 

 appearance and the great demand for 

 stock keeps up. Lent has not been no- 

 ticeable with the wholesaler or retailer, 

 and the great struggle each morning for 

 stock indicates that everybody must be 

 busy in the cut flower line. A great 

 amount of funeral work was turned out 

 the past week, some of which consisted 

 of extra large special designs, making 

 white flowers have the greatest call. 



Violets are in great abundance — rather 

 more than are needed. Still a hundred 

 thousand of tbem were disposed of last 

 Saturday by our wholesale houses, the 

 price averaging $3.50 per thousand. Bulb 

 stock seems rather scarce, especially so 

 with Romans, Harrisiis, and paper 

 whites. Valley is plentiful, with a good 

 demand. 



Roses are more plentiful and of good 

 quality, both home-grown and imported. 

 The demand is big on all varieties. Beau- 

 ties had an extra call, but extra select 

 are veiy scarce just now. 



In carnations there are not nearly 

 enough to supply the demand. The poor- 

 est stock brings as high as $2.50 per 100. 

 Xever before was stock in so great 

 demand and so scarce at this season of 

 the year. 



The Easter plants at some of the large 

 establishments are looking well. Some 

 of the growers say that if the warm 

 weather keeps up for any length of time 

 they will have trouble in keeping their 

 lilies back for Easter. 



Club Meeting. 



The St. Louis Florists' Club held a 

 very interesting meeting last Thursday 

 afternoon at its club rooms in the Odd 

 Fellows building. The attendance was 

 not very large, but sixteen of the regu- 

 lars being present. 



President Dunford opened the meet- 

 ing at 2 o'clock. The entertainment com- 

 mittee, that did its \vork so well, was 

 discharged with a vote of thanks. The 

 committee on express rates was happy 

 to report that the old rates had been 

 restored. 



The South Park Floral Co., of New 

 Castle. Ind., had on exhibition a large 



vase of its new golden yellow rose, Franz 

 Deegen, which was greatly admired by 

 all the judges. Messrs. Ammann, Tes- 

 son and Beneke reported it a grand yel- 

 low rose and a big improvement on 

 Perle. 



Young Walter Gillies, who was highly 

 recommended, was given the club's Shaw 

 Garden scholarship. 



E. W. Guy was reinstated as a mem- 

 ber of the ciub. W. J. Pilcher, of Kirk- 

 wood, and A. G. Bentzen, of St. Louis, 

 were elected members. New applications 

 for membership were made by Walter 

 Gillies and D. R. MeAnally. 



President Dunford read a paper on 

 what he saw on his recent trip to Flor- 

 ida, or, as he called it, "Some Impres- 

 sions on Florida and the South Lands." 

 This was very interesting and was much 

 enjoyed by those present. 



The next meeting of the club will be 

 our annual rose meeting, and a prize of 

 $10 is offered in three parts — $5- for 

 first. $3 for second and $2 for third — 

 to be competed for by local growers 

 only. Mayor Halstedt was present and 

 invited the members to meet at Belle- 

 ville next month, which invitation was 

 accepted with thanks. Tlie date of this 

 meeting will be a week later in the 

 month. April 10, the original date, April 

 0, being too close to Easter, when all 

 hands will be too busy to attend. 



News Notes. 



Walter Sanders, who has been with 

 Small & Sons, New York, for the past 

 seyen months, has returned and is as- 

 sisting his father. Walter's many friends 

 in the trade are much pleased to have 

 him home again. 



Eddie Gerlack. who is in the cut flow- 

 er department at Kuehn's, was confined 

 (o his home all of last week. His many 

 friends wish him a speedy recovery. 



Samuel Parsons. Jr., expert landscape 

 gardener, of New York, has recommended 

 to the Board of Public Improvements 

 that the bond of the Louisiana Purchase 

 ICxposition Co. (World's Fair) be raised 

 from 8100,000 to $050,000, this lieing 

 the estimated and probable cost of re- 

 storing Forest Park after the World's 

 Fair. ' 



Seedsmen Busy. 



Dickmann-Dustard Seed Co., Plant 

 Seed Co. and Schisler-Corneli Seed Co. 

 are all preparing for a busy season. They 

 are engaging extra help and report or- 

 ders coming in heayily thtis early. 



C. Young & Sons Co. report busy times 

 in their |)lant and seed departments, 

 mail orders being especially heavy. 



F. H. Weber reports that he expects 

 to open his new place at Maryland and 

 Boyle avenues about April 1. 



At the Odeon yesterday (Sunday) 

 afternoon W. B. De Las Casas, president 

 of the Boston Park Commission, gave 

 an illustrated lecture on the "Metro- 

 politan Park System of Boston." The 

 talk was under the auspices of the Civic 

 Improvement League. ^Ir. De Las Casas 

 talked entertainingly on park systems 

 and said that $25 000.000 have already 

 been spent in securing the magnificent 

 parks and driveways. The illustrations 

 were scenes in the several parks, and 

 also showed the territory which will 

 eventually be secured by the commis- 

 sion. J. J. B. 



Don't I'AIl to have a strong adv. in 

 the Review's special spring number, and 



send copy for same now. 



