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HORTICULTURE 



June 19, 1920 



HYDRANGEAS 



ASSORTMENT OF BEST FRENCH SORTS AND 



OTAKSA 



Nice 32 inch plants for growing on, $16 per 100, $150 



per 1000 

 Strong 21 inch plants, $8 per 100, $75 per 1000 



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U» EKl^KJ I M^i\ \^\J» Brokers boston, mass. 



Short P. O. Address : L. J. Reuter Co., Boston 72, Mass. 



THE MARKET. 



Market reports show a very quiet 

 situation all along the line. Supplies 

 have been ample and sales have not 

 been brisk. As one salesman In Bos- 

 ton expressed it, "The market has 

 been backing up all the week," which 

 interprets the situation ver>' well to 

 the average florist. Reports from 

 Pittsburgh and some other cities show 

 that there is a downward tendency in 

 prleea. 



Roses sell as low as 2c. for short- 

 stemmed stock, but good American 

 Beauties in Boston are selling up to 

 25c. In New York, Buffalo and Pitts- 

 burgh, the price of roses runs from 4 

 to 15c. Carnations sell steadily at 

 about 3c. Callas in Boston are bring- 

 ing from 50c. to $1. This seems to 

 be the price in other sections, al- 

 though they may run a little higher in 

 New York. Lilies are from S to 10c. 

 Sweet peas have been almost a glut 

 in the market, partly because Uie 

 stock is by no means first-class. It is 

 possible in almost any market to buy 

 them at 75c. per 100. 



Peonies of course are in abundance 

 in Boston and are bringing from $1 

 to $2 per dozen. As a matter of fact. 

 peonies are the special feature of the 

 market everywhere, are fairly good in 

 quality and the demand is also fair. 

 Candytuft and feverfew are now sell- 

 ing from 20c. per bunch up, in Boston. 



SUICIDE OF BOSTON FLORIST. 



A bullet wound in his right temple 

 and a revolver clutched in his hand, 

 Benjamin Kozminsky, 32 years, a flor- 

 ist, was found dead in the rear of his 

 store at 3190 Washington street, Rox- 

 bury. Four days previously he had 

 married a girl recently crowned as 

 the prettiest girl in the section where 

 she lived. 



On the cash registers in the store 



were three letters uf exphmatiun and 

 farewell. Two of them were to his 

 wife. The first asked her forgiveness, 

 and said that he "could not stand" 

 mysterious attacks of nervousness 

 which had troubled him ever since 

 his service overseas. It expressed un- 

 dying love for her, and urged her to 

 forget their brief happiness and recon- 

 struct her life without thought of him. 



DEATH OF CHARLES W. CROSMAN. 



Charles W. Crosman, president of 

 Crosman Brothers Co., seedsmen, of 

 Rochester, N. Y., died recently, aged 

 73 years. He was well known as a 

 seedsman, having succeeded his 

 father, Charles F. Crosman. He car- 

 ried on the business after the death of 

 the father with his brother, George F. 

 Crosman. Mr. Crosman was born in 

 Rochester on January 13, 1S47, the eld- 

 est son of Charles F. and Mary L. 

 Crosman. He received his education 

 in the public schols. He aided ma- 

 terially in promoting the Interests of 

 the city and took great pride in its de- 

 velopment. He was greatly interested 

 in all that pertains to agricultural and 

 horticultural developments. 



GARDENERS' & FLORISTS' CLUB 

 OF BOSTON. 



A very enthusiastic meeting was 

 held Tuesday evening, with over two 

 hundred members present. There 

 were three new members elected. 

 There was an unusually large num- 

 ber of exhibits, among the most 

 prominent being a large vase of Lili- 

 um candidum from Daniel White, 

 North Easton; collection of peonies. 

 James Methven; Pyrethrums and 

 Aquilegias from W. N. Craig: large 

 display of iris; splendid roses from 

 Peter Arnott, Chestnut Hill, and many 

 others. 



The entertainment furni-shed by 



-Mr. J. Harris, of Penn., the Florist's, 

 was the best ever heard before the 

 club. There were selections by a male 

 quartet, duets, solos by ladies and 

 gentlemen, and a violinist entertained 

 also. During the singing of the S. A. 

 F. song, "Say It with Flowers," young 

 ladies with baskets of flowers passed 

 through the audience and distributed 

 choice blooms. Through the courte- 

 sy of Mr. Henry Penn, everybody pres 

 ent was presented with a copy of the 

 song. 



A collation followed the entertain 

 ment, and dancing then continued uii 

 til the we sma' hours. 



DAMAGE DONE BY HAIL. 



As we go to press, reports are com- 

 ing in of considerable damage done by 

 a severe storm which struck Boston 

 and vicinity Tuesday afternoon. In 

 some sections there was a heavy fall 

 of hail, with the result that a great 

 amount of glass was broken. It was 

 said that Framingham growers were 

 particularly unfortunate in this re- 

 spect. It is understod that William 

 Nicholson had about 4,000 lights 

 broken and about 2,000 panes in the 

 houses of Sam Goddard were demol- 

 ished. Besides the damage done to 

 glass, there was considerable injury 

 to outside stock which was badly cut 

 up by the hail. 



Owing to the lateness of the season, 

 it has been necessary to postpone the 

 June exhibition of the Rhode Island 

 Horticultural Society until June 22nd. 



It is announced that Miss May 

 Clark, who has been conducting the 

 Humphrey Flower Shop in Spring- 

 field, JIass., the last few years, is to 

 be married to Paul H. Wildey of Mer- 

 iden, N. H. The wedding takes place 

 pretty soon. 



