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The Florists^ Review 



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be spread. Gradually harden the plants, 

 and in your latitude it should be safe 

 to plant them outdoors about April 25. 

 C. W. 



MOTT-LY MUSINGS. 



E. J. Byam, of Eome, N. Y., is giving 

 the Bomans a big floral treat this 

 Easter in the new show house, 32x150 

 feet, and the salesroom, 26x36 feet. 

 The latter has a stucco facade, with 

 inside furnishings, including an open 

 fireplace. It is unique and has the 

 most improved system of lighting and 

 heating. The refrigerator is built into 

 the wail, has a heavy plate glass front 

 and has a capacity of one ton of ice. 



The Humphrey Floral Co., of Eome, 

 has touched up the salesroom in keep- 

 ing with the season and is showing 

 some well grown stock. Bebuilding 

 will follow the spring business. 



F. A. Taylor, of Canastota, N. Y., 

 has been successful in growing some 

 acacias from seed brought direct from 

 .loppa by a local Knight Templar, and 

 believes that this is the first time on 

 record Quch a feat has been accom- 

 plished. 



Frank Baker, of Utica, N. Y., is tak- 

 ing advantage of his fine place to give 

 the Uticans a national show on a re- 

 duced scale. New York gave him some 

 points. He mentioned that a represen- 

 tative of a Philadelphia house, who 

 had seen both exhibitions, agreed that 

 Father Knickerbocker had put one over 

 on William Penn. 



William Mathews, of Utica, says he- 

 derives much pleasure from reading the 

 reports. While not quite so spry as in 

 former years, he is always to be found 

 among his pet orchids, and reluctantly 

 hands over the activities of the busi- 

 ness to his son Harry. 



W. P. Pfeifer, of Utica, in addition 

 to having a splendid crop of carna- 

 tions, has one of the finest stocks of 

 lilies and spiraeas in that locality for 

 Easter. 



W. A. Bowlands, of Utica, catching 

 a glimpse of Old King Sol, remarked 

 that a banner crop of carnations for 

 Easter was in sight and all sold ahead. 

 Not content with the dual business now 

 engaged in. Dr. Bowlands expects, to 

 receive the appointment of state box- 

 ing inspector and predicts that the 

 manly art may take the place of bowl- 

 ing, which is now less popular than 

 formerly. In fancy we see him acting 

 as referee at Houston. 



Brant Bros., of Utica, in comment- 

 ing on the big Lord & Burnham Co. 

 house in course of construction, pointed 

 to the fine stock of roses in an adjoin- 

 ing structure and expressed entire sat- 

 isfaction regarding the future in both 

 supply and demand. 



Peter Crowe, of Utica, is expected to 

 add to his houses to accommodate addi- 

 tional stock of the popular Adiantum 

 Croweanum. 



S. Whitton & Sons, of Utica, report 

 large sales for Easter and an abun- 

 dance of stock. 



Williams So Wieder, of Utica, deny 

 the report that they intend selling out 

 at this time, when business shows up 

 so well. 



W. D. Snell, of Herkimer, N. Y., says 

 that the branch at Ilion is proving 

 more than he can conveniently handle 

 and that he will sell it to some hustling 

 purchaser. The Eemington Arms Co. 

 has made large additions to its plant 

 and benefited the trade. 



E. A. Baker, of Ilion, reports a con- 

 siderable increase in business. 



J. O. Graham, of Little Falls, N. Y., 

 found excellent conditions on his return 

 from the east. There were large fu- 

 neral orders and the receipt for the 

 purchase of the greenhouse property 

 recently acquired by him. 



Joseph Traudt, of Canajoharie, N. Y., 

 has made considerable impi'ovements of 

 late and has his usual high-grade stock 

 for Easter. The Beechnut people call 

 for high-class work. 



A. J. Hilton, of Amsterdam, N. Y., 

 commented that even the garage had 

 been utilized to care for Easter stock, 

 which was never better and all sold. 



J. G. Hatcher, of Amsterdam and 

 Schenectady, gave a private show at 

 the Hoffman range Palm Sunday. The 

 splendid assortment and high-grade 

 stock were greatly admired. It was 

 predicted that Easter business would 

 beat all previous records. 



W. D. Stewart, of Oswego, N. Y., re- 

 marked it was not so much the quan- 

 tity of glass as what was under it 

 that counted. He has the finest sweet 

 peas thereabout and is successful in the 

 culture of the orange and lemon. 



C. Beckstedt, of Oswego, expects to 



do a little building after the spring 

 rush. Easter stock and orders are sat- 

 isfactory. 



W. H. Workman, of Oswego, will 

 possibly be in the market for an addi- 

 tional auto delivery car, if business 

 conditions continue. Easter and spring 

 planting sales, together with stock, are 

 in a most healthy shape. W. M. 



LANCASTER, PA. 



The monthly meeting of the Lan- 

 caster County Florists' and Gardeners' 

 Employees' Fraternity was held April 

 17 at the Chamber of Commerce build- 

 ing. Fourteen new members were ad- 

 mitted. The chocolate Easter rabbit 

 was raffled for the benefit of the treas- 

 vi'Y and brought a net profit of $2,345. 

 A festival to swell the- death benefit 

 fund was arranged, to be held the latter 

 part of May. The committee of five 

 has full power to act as it sees fit. 

 Louis Benner, Alphonse Peters, Harry 

 Benner, John Weise and Edward Geiter 

 are the big five on whom the fraternity 

 relies to make the festival a success. 

 Next meeting will be held the first 

 Monday in May, at the headquarters. 



Albert M. Herr honored the fraternity 

 with a visit at the April meeting. 



A. P. 



Ghent, Belgium. — On top of the many 

 troubles of the last twenty-one months, 

 the flooding of the country north and 

 west of this point has added one more 

 disaster to those brought upon the 

 growers here. Many nurseries are un- 

 der water; the floods have come within 

 nine miles of Ghent. 



London, England. — The Kewites in 

 America will be interested to know that 

 in the heavy storm of March 28, among 

 other damage at Kew, the last of the 

 ancient elms, known as the Seven Sis- 

 ters, was uprooted by the wind. Dur- 

 ing the year 1915, 4,300,330 persons 

 visited Kew gardens. 



London, England. — There has been 

 much opposition as the result of action 

 by the Dutch Bulb Exporters' Associa- 

 tion decreeing that in 1916 and subse- 

 quent seasons its members shall charge 

 extra for cases and packing. An ef- 

 fort now is being made to get British 

 importers of Dutch bulbs to sign an 

 agreement to place no orders until quo- 

 tations are made on the old terms of 

 free package and delivery to a Dutch 

 port. A meeting to create public senti- 

 ment was held April 18, during the daf- 

 fodil show. 



London, England. — The spring exhi- 

 bition of the Perpetual Flowering Car- 

 nation Society, held March 29, failed 

 of its usual success. A record blizzard 

 kept away many exhibitors and many 

 visitors. American carnations were 

 slightly less numerous and British va- 

 rieties slightly more numerous than in 

 recent years. W. Wells & Co. won the 

 cup offered by the American Carnation 

 Society for American raised novelties, 

 showing Good Cheer, Aviator and Pink 

 Sensation, the latter being much the 

 finest Variety in the show. 



Aalsmeer, Holland. — When the Ger- 

 man government recently prohibited 

 the importation of luxuries, including 

 cut flowers, it dealt a severe blow to 

 a number of growers here. With Medi- 

 terranean flowers cut off, large consign- 

 ments have gone into Germany from 

 this place this season and prices have 

 been the best realized in many years. 

 The market now has been cut off and 

 there are fears that no other outlet can 

 be found. 



London, England. — During the Chel- 

 sea show a trade conference will be 

 held to devise ways and means of im- 

 proving the situation regarding glass- 

 house operation in England. It is the 

 general opinion that concerted action 

 must be taken to keep the trade alive, 

 as recent prices have been unprofitable. 

 It is said that most of those growing, 

 stock under glass have lost money, 

 while growers of outdoor stock and 

 dealers in seeds have had fairly goo»' 

 business. 



Rotterdam, Holland.— The Holland- 

 America line dispatched no boat be- 

 tween March 23 and April 15, when the 

 Byndam sailed, the delay being due 

 to the dangers of navigating the North 

 sea, because of which the Botterdam^ 

 the largest steamer of the Holland- 

 America's fleet, recently was withdrawn 

 from service. The Byndam carried sev- 

 eral hundred cases of nursery stock but 

 was not able to take all the consign- 

 ments offered. The interruption of the 

 Botterdam-New York service will add 

 greatly to the troubles of American 

 importers. The situation is one in 

 which it is impossible to obtain infor- 

 mation regarding the probable facilities 

 for 'moving fall shipments of Holland 

 bulbs and Belgian azaleas. 



