April 30, 1903. 



The Weekly Florists' Review, 



963 



Store Conservatory of Siebrecht & Son, New York, at Easter. 



manure after each crop. Where the I 

 crop is not changed all winter, as I 

 would be the case with cucumbers or to- 

 matoes, liquid fertilizer made from horse 

 or cow manure may be used once a week 

 when the vines are in bearing. 



Soil is not of such paramount im- 

 portance in growing vegetables under 

 glass, the only thing being to see that 

 it is rich enough in plant food so that 

 the plants may make a quick gro\vth 

 and not get stunted. 



Some little discretion of course is 

 needed and I may add, experience. Thus, 

 the soil can hardly be made too rich 

 for growing cauliflower, while in grow- 

 ing tomatoes only a moderate amount 

 of fertilizer should be added to the soil 

 until the fniit has set on the first 

 bunch. A quick soft gi-owth in the case 

 of tomatoes would mean a poor crop of 

 fruit. With common sense and proper 

 temperature one can raise any crop of 

 vegetables under glass from corn to egg 

 plants. C. H. T, 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



The cut flower market is much quieter 

 than last week. Easter weddings are 

 over and social activity is being trans- 

 ferred to outdoor gatherings where 

 flowers cultivated under glass are less 

 used. The outdoor blossoms are to be 

 had in variety. Add to this warmer 

 weather and there is little wonder that 

 prices have fallen. Despite all the^e 

 facts immense quantities of flowers are 

 sold daily at pretty fair figures, espe- 

 cially when something really nice is 

 wanted for a festive occasion. 



Beauties are fine, plentiful and extra 

 good value for the money. Kaiserin is 

 getting into form. Other roses are all 

 good, especially for the season. Carna- 

 tions are down in price, but they are 

 moving pretty well. The cool nights 



have kept violets better than was ex- 

 pected. A good many of fine quality 

 are still coming in. A few hot days 

 and nights would wind them up. Valley 

 and sweet peas will miss the weddings, 

 which have kept them going so well 

 until now. Daffodils, white and yellow 

 daisies, mignonette and asparagus are 

 all of good quality and in fair demand. 

 A great many lilies have been used 

 lately, Easter lilies chiefly for the wed- 

 dings, and calla lilies chiefly, I suppose, 

 for sadder ceremonies. 



Plants. 



The chief business in plants now is 

 in young stuff for next summer's plant- 

 ing. Among roses there is a good de- 

 mand for all varieties of well-grown 

 stock. The private gardeners, who buy 

 hea\'ily, are critical. A poorly grown 

 plant they will pass by with scorn. 

 There is some nicely grown stock about 

 the city. All of it will bring satisfac- 

 tory prices with the possible exception 

 of Brides and Maids, which are apt to 

 sell cheap. Perles are hard to get at 

 any price. The demand for a and G-inch 

 hardy roses for outdoor planting is in 

 full swing. This city is proud of sev- 

 eral specialists in this line, who annually 

 produce quantities of really fine stuff 

 at moderate cost. 



While on this subject it is not out of 

 place to say that the coming of the 

 >s^ational Rose Society to this city next 

 spring is confidently expected to bring 

 out a great display of pot roses in 

 bloom. Several private and commercial 

 growers, whose names are a guarantee 

 of high quality, have said they would 

 exhibit. Dr. Iluey's illustrated talk on 

 many different varieties of the rose will 

 bo a very important feature of this 

 meeting. 



Notes. 



Joseph Heacock has buckled on his 

 armor once more, daily mai-shalling his 



forces in the good fight. (N. B. — The 

 Review hopes Mr. Heacock will not ob- 

 ject to this note; fully half a dozen 

 gentlemen inspired it.) 



Tlie representatives of the bulb grow- 

 ers and exporters of Holland are leaving 

 our shores homeward bound. Most of 

 them have booked a lot of orders for 

 plants and bulbs. It is said that late 

 frosts have seriously damaged the Dutch 

 hyacinths. 



George R. Golden, of Reed & Keller's, 

 was in the city lately. 



John Burton has nearly completed his 

 two houses on the new (Queen street) 

 place. Each house is 135 feet long, 

 which, being added to present houses, 

 150 feet long, make two houses each 

 •.i85x26 feet. 



George E. Campbell, of Flourtown, has 

 been sending in some nice Brides and 

 Maids to Leo Niessen, the crop at Easter 

 having been esjjecially heavy. It is 

 understood that Mr. Campbell will aban- 

 don carnations and devote his entire 

 place to roses next season. 



A. L. McNaughtou, of Norfolk, Va., 

 was a visitor lately. 



Indications point to a hea%y trade in 

 soft wooded plants, beginning next week 

 and gradually increasing in volume 

 until Decoration Day. 



The display of outdoor bulbous flowers 

 is gorgeous this season. The cool 

 weather has colored the (lowers beauti- 

 fully. 



J. Harry Bartram, of Lansdowne, is 

 shipping some good Kaiserins to S. S. 

 Pennock. Mr. Bartram succeeded in 

 bringing a liea\y crop of this rose nicely 

 hardened at Easter. 



Robert .Tamison is now assisting his 

 brother William with their place at 

 Chelton avi»n[ue and JIusgrove street, 

 Germantown. 



The Flower 'Market has handled a 

 great many calla lilies lately. 



Gardens of hardy perennials, each 



