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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



Aprii, ri. I'.liiS 



WASHINGTON. 



With lots of sunsliine last week flowers 

 have been very plentiful, and from pres- 

 ent indications there will be enough to go 

 around for Easter. Everj-thing looks 

 favorable for a big Easter business. Eas- 

 ter lilies will be very plentiful. The 

 American Rose Company and A. Gude & 

 Bro. will have at least ten thousand each. 

 They are now booking orders at 12 T 

 cents per flower, cut; 15 cents in the pot. 



Up until three days ago it looked as if 

 we were about to be knocked out. Lilacs 

 and spring blo.ssoms of all kinds would 

 have been in full bloom, but tlie ther- 

 mometer night before last registered six 

 degrees of frost, which, of course, gave 

 all of the outdoor stuff a black eye. 



With the exception of jonquils, ,vhich 

 are now in their full glory around this 

 section, and retail at around 'i to 10 

 cents per dozen, which makes us follow 

 in prices with our Butch stuff, Easter 

 prices will be: Roses, 12J to 20 cents: 

 carnations, 4 to G cents; fancies, 8 

 cents; lily of the valley, 4; tulips, 3 to 4; 

 rhododendrons and azaleas, from $1 to 

 $2; single pot hyacinths, 10 cents; six- 

 inch pan hyacinths, 25 cents; spiraeas, 

 25 to 50 cents. 



There seems to be a good many fine 

 Beauties on the market, which will 

 readily sell from $6 to $9 per dozen. In 

 smilax and asparagus there seems to be 

 a scarcity. 



The attendance of the Bowling Club 

 was as large as usual. 



Here are the scores of the evening: 



■n- Ti ,. . 1 2 3 Total 



JV.H. Ernest 191 180 174 551 



C. L. Barber 199 1T5 171 545 



S; '^■S°^^ :, "2 150 170 498 



5 • /• .5""*'^ '"1 "2 161 474 



E- Ix>effler 139 iso 141) 405 



r; ^T- , J^eem"" 144 150 162 450 



W. S. Clark ....127 124 107 418 



A. Esch 119 1U3 168 390 



C. L Barber. Jr 153 121 108 382 



^- „W:. J^'mmell 102 104 101 367 



Wiiv "S, •,• 125 115 126 306 



Wllhe Clark 148 117 lIXl S05 



i. H. Kramer 144 117 79 o-r, 



A. Herold 105 no lf)3 318 



'^- I">"S 119 96 93 3Qg 



F. H. Kramee. 



BALTIMORE. 



Our city and environs were in the very 

 center of the cold snap which caught the 

 country on Saturday. At 12 midnight, 

 Friday, the mercury stood at 72 degrees ; 

 at the same time Saturday it was down 

 to 25 degrees. Great destruction has 

 been done, it is thought, to "truck" and 

 fruit crops, and a great deal of stock in 

 frames has been more or less dam.aged. 

 One effect has been seen at once; it lias 

 put up the price of bulbous stock. Much 

 of this was so far advanced that the 

 supply seemed likely, if not inadequate, to 

 be at least much less in quantity than in 

 former years. Doubtless, however, there 

 will be enough to go around. 



For the week ending to-day (April 6) 

 trade has been fairly active, and the of- 

 ferings of cut flowers have not b"een quite 

 up to the requirements. This means, of 

 course, stuff of good grade, for the medi- 

 ocre, like the poor, we have always with 

 us. 



All signs point to an Easter trade of 

 more than average volume, and plants 

 and cut flowers are being industriously 

 sought for by the retailers. There seems 

 sufficient of all sorts in sight, save per- 

 haps lilies, which are understood to be 

 somewhat deficient. 



B. 



^Mw0xitier% fflycas Stems. 



so Sahc/at/ $tr&^^: 



2 to 3 lbs. 4 to 5 lbs. 6 to 7 lbs. 



Per 

 100 lbs 



$7.50 



Per 

 lOOO lbs 



$65.00 



Mention The Review when you write. 



PACKING CUTTINGS. 



Mr. A. Jlitting, manager of the Cali- 

 fornia Carnation Co., Loomis, Cal., 

 writes that of the shipments of rooted 

 cuttings that come to him those packed 

 across the box as per accompanying dia- 



gram always arrive in best condition. 



He says that too many shippers pack 



the bundles lengthwise of the box, as in 



diagram below, and when the box is set 



on end, as is bound to happen some- 

 time during transit, some plants are 

 sure to be broken. 



To have the moss in right condition 

 for use he runs it through an old 

 wringer. 



UNIONIZED. 



"lis now the honest florist's turu 

 A few things to learn; 

 Those honest, quiet days he prized 

 Have gone a-kiting to the skies— 

 The florist's help's been unionized. 



Now when at half past seven 



He gets a pall and says: 



"Come on. Bill, we'll catch some snails," 



William will haughtily stand still 



And say: "I do not think I will; 



It is not in the union bill." 



And when the clock Is striking four 

 And someone hollers at the door, 

 ■■Ari.se. dejir William." he will say; 

 "Not at this beastly time of day; 

 Go read the union schedule, pray." 



When, as the sun is getting low. 

 The boss says "Clean another row, " 

 There'll be nothing to arbitrate; 

 He'll say "I guess that row can wait." 

 And for the house he'll pull his freight. 



When to the table they repair. 

 If he grows tired of the bill of fare, 

 He'll say "This bill is rather shy; 

 While I'm not used to living high, 

 The union schedule calls for pie." 



That toil may softened be and sweet 

 The bench must have a cushioned seat. 

 And if the steam pipes break or bend, 

 For union plumbers they must send; 

 His ti'iide's to gixiw and not to meiid. 



When work is piling seven feet high 



And the boss is hustling enough to die. 



He will iipproach, ajid with a most annoying- 



cough, 

 Say softly "This is my day oft." 



Oh, honest grower of the flower. 

 You're up against the real thing now'er; 

 Proud master of a broad estate. 

 Bow humbly to the will of fate 

 And to the walking delegate. 



With apologies to the Chicago Daily News. 

 G. W. FRENCH. 

 Morton Grove, 111. 



TRANSPLANTED CARNATIONS, R. G. 



Merm.lla flOOperlOU; 110.00 per 1000. 



Eldorado 1.00 " 10.00 



Giant PlowerinK Pansy Plants. mi.xed, 1000, 13.00 

 Marie Louise Violets. $3.00 per 100; 1000. $25.00 



Asparaf^as Sprenereri— Fine stock, 11.00 per 

 100: 17.50 per 1000. 



Terms Cash. We prepay express charges. If 

 plants are not satisfactory return at once and we 

 will refund your nione.v. 



I.OOMIS F^OBAI. CO., I.OOMIS, CAi;. 



Asparagus Sprengeri ! 



3. 3^2 and 4-inch pots, at $4.00, $5.00 and $7.00 

 per 100 respectively. Ready to shift. 



Carnation Cuttings faVt°chell"'''^ 



Price upon application. 



JOHN BROD, - - Niles Center, HI. 



Roses 



W. 



Dormaiit — Field-Grown. 



H. P's. Mosses, C. Ramb- 

 lers. A large stock in cold 

 # storage for delivery during 

 March and April. Address 



F. HEIKES, Manager, 



Hnntsville AV'liolesale Nurseries, 



Cor. Lewis and O'Fallon Streets, 



ST. LOUIS, MO. 



BuRBANK's Shasta Daisy. 



strong plants, grown without heat. $^,50 per 

 100; S23.00 per 1000. 



For ONE DOLLAR we will mail you 

 SAMPLES at HUNDRED RATES. 



Terms cash. Express charges paid. 



The Knoll Nurseries, - Penryn, California. 



AOTfOO Comet Empress Frederick- 



/%^ I L.|%0« Dwarf and compact; fine for 

 pots; flowers pure white; di- 

 smeter 4 to 5 Inches. Pkt., 20 cts. ; 3 for 50 cts. 



Seiuple's BrancliinjET— Home Grown. White, 

 ahell pink and lavender. H-oz., 30 cts.; oz., 75 cts. 



Queen of Marliet— Best German. In colors, 

 M-oz.. 25 cts.. oz.. 75 Cts. 



Largre Victoria— Best German. In colors 

 Pkt., 2o Cts.; M-oz.,65cts.; oz., $2.50. 



Fresli Tobacco Stems, »1.50 per bale. Cash. 



W. C. BECKERT. ALLEGHENY, PA. 



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mith's Hybrid Moonvinc, 

 Ipomoea Noctiflora. 



Best Moonvine in existence. 

 WE ARE HEADQUARTERS. 



Strong plants, 2Vj-lnch pots, now ready, at S5.00 per 100. 



GODFSET ASCHUANN, 

 1013 Ontario St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Poinsettia Stock! 



strong plants, from bench $8.00 per 100 



" pots 4.00 



AUGUST JURGENS, 



134 to 144 Herndon St., CHICAGO. 



EXTRA FINE STOCK. 



Geraninms— 20 varieties. 3-incli, $5.00 per 100. 



Salvias — Beflm an and Bonfire, 2-inch, $2.00 per 

 100. Verbena— Mammoth, over .50 shades, 

 2-iiioh, $2.00 per 100: 300 for $5.00. 



Alyssnm — Little Gem and Carpet of Snow, 

 $1..50 per 100. 



J. W. MILLER, ■ HATTON, PA 



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