September 14, 1918 



HORTICULTURE 



Flower Market Reports 



(Coutiniicd from page 277 i 

 good ones. Gladioli are still liDlding 

 ^up well. Carnations are getting 

 larger each week. Harrisii lilies are 

 excellent and the demand for them 

 is increasing. Garden flowers are 

 about at an end. Since there are no 

 flowering plants, baskets of cut flowers 

 in choice combinations are mori- used 

 for sick-room and gift flowers, l^rns 

 are selling well. There are a few 

 weddings booked for the early part of 

 this month but they are not elaborate 

 affairs. 



Flowers are improving 



ST. LOUIS in quality. Schools and 



theatres have opened. 



Roses are improving but carnations 



are still very small. 



There has been 

 WASHINGTON plenty of stock 



available with the 

 exception of orchids and white roses. 

 Business good and fair prices prevail. 

 Water lilies are about off the market. 

 Gladiolus is very good. Dahlias are 

 beginning to make their appearance 

 and are helped by cooler weather now 

 prevailing. Cosmos is in. There is a 

 shortage of Easter lilies. Plenty of 

 lower grade asters are offered but the 

 demand is for large flowers and long 

 stems making a scarcity of Al stock. 



FLORAL DISPLAY AT ROCHESTER 



WAR EXPOSITION AND HORSE 



SHOW. 



Upon entering the exposition hall 

 one beheld a scene of beauty. The 

 white walls were banked with ever- 

 greens. At the right door was a heart 

 shaped bed of blood red asters, ex- 

 hibited by James Vick's Sons, com- 

 posed entirely of the new red aster 

 "The Heart of France." Next came 

 the Vick exhibit of annuals and hardy 

 perennials. A large American flag 

 formed of 6,000 asters attracted great 

 crowds each day. George T. Bouch- 

 er's display consisted of crotons, 

 palms, ferns, gladioli and asters ar- 

 ranged effectively. The Park exhibit 

 under the supervision of John Dun- 

 bar consisted of ferns, palm.s. tropical 

 plants, etc. Groups of Begonia Ver- 

 non, tuberous-rooted begonias, glox- 

 inias, etc. gave touches of color to the 

 sombre green of the plant collections. 

 In the peristyle tropical plants were 

 grouped edged with evergreens. Over 

 the doors to the entrance to the 

 Flower Show, boxes of pink asters 

 and Boston ferns were placed. At the 

 Horse Show Hart & Vick furnished 

 the flowers. Huge baskets of 

 hydrangeas touched with red and pink 

 gladiolus were placed on either side 



J. K. AL.I-EIM 



"A LEADER I.N THE WBOLBSUB G)H«ISSION TRADE FOR OVER TBIRTI TEARS" 



Have a demand for more than I can supply. Rose Growers Call or Write. 



118 West 28th St. IMENA/ YORK 



TELEPHONES 



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NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



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Lilies. Longiflomm 



Lilies, Speciosum 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapdragon 



Gladioli 



Asters 



Dahlias 



Calendula 



Siveet Peas 



Grdenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax ••••- 



Asparaffiu Plumociu, & Spren (lOO bunches) . 



Last Part of Weak ! Fint Part of Week 



ending Sept. 7 beginning Sept. 9 



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of the jumps. At the raised hunter 

 jumps beds of aster plants were ar- 

 ranged, 100 plants at each side. The 

 U. S. aeroplanes swooped over the 

 field a number of times scattering 

 bouquets of carnations and asters. 



Arthur H. Newborn had his custom- 

 ary display of prepared baskets. 

 Jacob Thomann & Sons showed gladi- 

 olus, celosia. tritomas, etc. Hart & 

 Vick asters edged with ferns. They 

 also showed gladiolus, gaillardias, 

 celosias, asters, etc. L. J. Bryant's 

 gladiolus exhibit was excellent. In 

 the center of the hall was a pool 

 edged with rocks in which primroses 

 and ferns were growing. 



Two large tents were filled with the 

 products of Rochester War Gardens. 

 The combined products of these .^a-- 

 dens totaled a value of $500,000. 



12,000 plates of produce grown in 

 children's gardens were on display. 

 A separate tent was filled with the 

 garden products shown by Rochester 

 school children. 



NEW YORK STATE FAIR. 



The New York State Fair will be 

 held at Syracuse from the 9th to 14th 

 inclusive. The entries in both the 

 professional and amateur divisions 

 are larger than ever before. The rose 

 exhibits will bring out much spirited 

 competition, as the entries are full. 

 P. R. Pierson. Tarrytown. W. J. 

 Palmer, Buffalo, and Quinlan, Syra- 

 cuse, are prominent exhibitors in 

 roses (professional). In the amateur 

 section the members of the Syracuse 

 Rose Society are exhibiting freely. 



In gladioli they are "going over the 

 top" both amateur and professional — 

 five and six entries for many of the 

 classes. In dinner-table decorations 

 there are no fewer than sixteen en- 

 tries and all the floral art section has 



from four to five competitors in racii 

 class. Plant classes will be full. 

 Jas. Vick & Son, Rochester, F. R. 

 Pierson, Tarrytown, J. E. Prouty. 

 Baldwinsville, and Madison Cooper, 

 Calcium, will all make splendid trade 

 exhibits. 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



The annual dahlia show of the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society 

 will be held at Horticultural Hall next 

 Saturday and Sunday. The American 

 Dahlia Society will also hold its an- 

 nual exhibition in conjunction with 

 that of the Massachusetts Society so 

 that an unusual exhibit of this popu- 

 lar flower is expected. 



In connection with the show an il- 

 lustrated lecture on the dahlia will be 

 given on Saturday at 3 o'clock by 

 Richard Vincent, Jr., President of the 

 American Dahlia Society. 



Wm. P, Rich, Secy. 



VISITORS' REGISTER. 



Boston — F. Lazenby, Marion, Mass. 



New York — R. Vincent, Jr., White- 

 marsh, Md. 



Philadelphia — Fred Eisenberg, Hunt- 

 ington, Pa.; John Walker, Youngs- 

 town. O.; Samuel H. McClements, 

 Pittsburgh, Pa. 



Washington — V. H. Morgan, former- 

 ly with Lord & Burnham, but now a 

 first lieutenant in the Army; W. F. 

 Nehrling. Orlando, Fla.; Mrs. Gust 

 Ludwig, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. 

 Gilbert Ludwig; Alex Scott. Sharon 

 Hill, Pa.; Will Rehder, Wilmington, 

 N. C: John G. Esler, Saddle River, 

 N. J. 



