The Florists^ Review 



Afbil 13, 1916. 



so I presume I cannot put any outside 

 for some time, but I think they should 

 not be left out of the ground long. I 

 have only one house and grow mixed 

 stock, mostly carnations. 



H. C. 0.— Cal. 



You can start the tuberoses in 4-inch 

 pots of sandy loam, or they can be stood 

 on moss placed in the bottoms of flats. 

 They must be damped sparingly until 

 the roots start, then a little more freely. 

 As you have late frosts, it would not be 

 safe to plant the tuberoses out before 

 the first week in June. You will find 

 that they succeed better in light rather 

 than heavy soil. If your soil is natur- 

 ally heavy, add plenty of sand to make 

 it more porous. Planted out in June, 

 about all your tuberoses should bloom 

 before frost. If any do not open, dig 

 them up carefully, pot them and place 

 them in your greenhouse. 



To carry the bulbs over winter, dig 

 them up, pack them in flats of moder- 

 ately dry, sandy soil and store them in 

 a temperature of 48 to 50 degrees. Do 

 not wet the soil at the resting period, 

 or you will lose many of them by rot. 



C. W. 



OBITUARY. 



E. Seece. 



E. Eeece, one of the senior members 

 of McKay, Eeece & Co., seedsmen of 

 Nashville, Tenn., died unexpectedly on 

 the morning of April 1 while taking a 

 bath. There is little doubt that Mr. 

 Reece 's death was hastened by the re- 

 cent fire in East Nashville, in which his 

 home, at 622 Russell street, was burned. 

 While he was in failing health during 

 the last few months, he was actively 

 engaged in matters of the seed business. 

 It is believed that worry over the fire, 

 not over his own in particular, but over 

 the whole disaster, affected his nervous 

 system and probably resulted iu heart 

 failure while taking a cold shower 

 bath. 



Mr. Reece was 72 years of age and 

 was born at Alexandria, Tenn. At the 

 age of 16 he enlisted in the Confederate 

 army, in a company formed by his 

 father at Nashville. He served through- 

 out the war, and for a time was courier 

 for General J. Wheeler. When Lee sur- 

 rendered Mr. Reece was one of those 



who helped to place in safety the gold 

 and silver of the Confederacy. At the 

 close of the war he returned to Nash- 

 ville, where he entered the employ of 

 tobacconists. Later he organized the 

 Enterprise Soap Works, the controlling 

 interest in which he disposed of on his 

 return to Alexandria. He was about 40 

 years of age at that time and was presi- 

 dent of banks at Alexandria and Smith- 

 ville. After some years Mr. Reece de- 

 cided again to make his home in Nash- 

 ville, and formed a partnership under 

 the name of McKay, Reece & Co., deal- 

 ers in field seed and grain. The partner- 

 ship covered a period of twenty years. 

 The firm was a member of the American 

 Seed Trade Association. 



In 1870 Mr. Reece married Miss 

 Laura Driver, of Nashville, who sur- 

 vives him, as do two married daughters. 



TBI-CITIES. 



The Market. 



Business last week was only fairly 

 active; there was no particular rush in 

 any line, and prices were about the 

 same as those of the week previous. 

 Roses are in good supply and of ex- 

 cellent quality, as well as carnations. 

 Funeral work, however, has used the 

 stock and left no surplus. Tulips are 

 scarce, and daffodils are of excellent 

 quality, but not too plentiful. Antir- 

 rhinums of fine quality are coming in 

 and find a ready market. A shortage of 

 potted plants was the one feature of the 

 week. With the exception of Easter 

 lilies and Dutch hyacinths, plants were 

 scarce. 



Various Notes. 



Julius Staack, of J. Staack & Sons, 

 Moline, has made a settlement with the 

 city of Moline for $6,000. This disposes 

 of the damage suit which he instituted 

 against the city for damages caused by 

 floods last year. Mr. Staack reports 

 business good and funeral orders numer- 

 ous. He has a fine stock of Easter 

 lilies that will come just right, accord- 

 ing to appearances. 



H. H. Hensley, of Rock Island, is busy 

 building a greenhouse 20x100 feet on 

 his four acres at Center station. 



Joseph Tuckis, of Rock Island, re- 

 ports business good and a heavy run of 

 funeral work. 



Miss M. Tearney, of the Bills Floral 



Co., reports business about the average, 

 with a decided shortage in potted 

 plants. W. G. 



BUFFALO. 



One of the DUplayi la the Trade Section of the National Flower Show. 



The Market. 



Buffalo market conditions are sat- 

 isfactory, although they could be bet- 

 ter. Business has not the vim to it 

 that it usually has. Beauties are be- 

 coming good again and it does one good 

 to see them once more. The prices on 

 Beauties are satisfactory. Russell and 

 Ophelia are in good demand, the quality 

 being good in both varieties. Carna- 

 tions are in fair supply and there is no 

 difficulty in disposing of them. Prices 

 are holding up well. The Ward carna- 

 tions seem to be the most popular and 

 they certainly are the best selling car- 

 nations that cannot be used in funeral 

 work. Of course, growers are not apt 

 to find it that way, because they do not 

 seem to produce as freely of Ward as 

 other varieties, such as Philadelphia 

 and Enchantress Supreme. White Won- 

 der and White Perfection are grown 

 considerably for white, while Beacon 

 manages to hold its own among the red. 



At present there is a plethora of 

 Easter lilies and there is no immediate 

 relief in sight. Callas continue along 

 the same lines and sell fairly well. 

 Sweet peas manage to retain their pop- 

 ularity. Couronne d'Or tulips are in 

 heavy demand. Daffodils and jonquils 

 are mostly of an inferior quality and 

 good ones are rather scarce. The sup- 

 ply of valley is slowly increasing and 

 the orchid situation remains unchanged. 



Miscellaneous stock, such as calendu- 

 las, Roman hyacinths, freesias, daisies, 

 myosotis and mignonette, sells rather 

 spasmodically, clearing one day and 

 dragging the next. Some extra fine 

 snapdragon may be had and greens of 

 all kinds are sufficient for demands. 



Various Notes. 



Recent visitors were P. M. Phillips, 

 of S. A. Weller, Boston; T. Doyle and 

 H. S. Baker of Warsaw, N. Y. 



The montnly meeting of the Buffalo 

 Florists' Club was held on Tuesday, 

 April 4. 



Now that Easter is not far off, all 

 kinds of plants may be had again. 

 Spiraeas, which have long been looked 

 forward to, have again appeared in the 

 market. 



The branch store of W. J. Palmer & 

 Son had a large table decoration at the 

 Hotel Lenox last week, which was car- 

 ried out in pink and yellow, with pussy 

 willows. 



Fred W. Wise has good reason to 

 be" proud of his carnations. His En- 

 chantress carnations are particularly 

 fine and a good crop of them is due for 

 Easter. He says that business has been 

 more than good. 



Theodore Franli has purchased a new 

 motor truck to aid him in his deliveries. 



At S. A. Anderson's store last week 

 there was a fine display of seasonable 

 blooming plants. 



William Ehmann, of Corfu, reports 

 that his carnations will be at their best 

 for the Easter business. His sweet peas 

 are fair, but not as good as those of 

 previous years. He is making up for 

 this with other stock, such as callas, 

 with which he always has success. He 

 thinks the Victory carnation much su- 

 perior to Beacon, as it is not so apt 

 to split. 



