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The Florists^ Review 



March 22. 1917. 



NEW FEENCH HYDEANGEAS. 



Excellent Easter Plants. 



A most instructive exhibit at the 

 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society 's 

 spring show, held in Horticultural hall, 

 Philadelphia, this week, March 20 to 

 22, is the group of French hydrangeas 

 grown by Henry A. Dreer, Inc., at the 

 Eiverview range of greenhouses. The 

 plants, mostly 2 years old, are all in 11- 

 inch tubs. They are in full bloom, well 

 finished and present a handsome appear- 

 ance. They afford an excellent oppor- 



shoot, and, being a constant grower, thus becomes 

 practically cverblooming. Add to this tlie fact 

 that it lins been proven unusually hardy and we 

 find we have a Kort we can cordially recommend 

 for outdoor planting. 



Lilie Mouillere — Wonderfully substantial, fairly 

 early, unusually symmetrical as to growth; color 

 a bright, cheerful carmine. 



Mme, Augusta Nonin — A decidedly distinct 

 shell ])ink and a most vigorous plant; light fo- 

 liage. 



Beaute Vendomoise — A vast improvement on the 

 fertile-flowered Mariesi; the attractive fringe of 

 sterile flowerets around the fertile center malte it 

 interesting as well as attractive. 



Mme. Leyon — Great, heavy trusses of waxy 

 white flowers are Iwrne on vigorous stallis. We 

 consider it one of the most promising white va- 

 rieties. 



-Mousselene, Mme. E. Mouillere, Radiant. Gen- 



Hydrangea Lilie Mouillere. 



tunity for comparison of varieties, new 

 and older, an opportunity that is of 

 great value to growers of Easter plants. 

 The group proves that every one of the 

 varieties can be easily force<l into bloom 

 for the earliest possible Easter, March 

 23. E. H. Michel, hydrangea expert of 

 Henry A. Dreer, Inc., has kindly fur- 

 nished the following notes for the read- 

 ers of The Review. 



Baby Bimbenet— Have watched this wonder- 

 fully interestinR variety for five years with con- 

 stantly increasing appreciation of its superior 

 worth as a reliable early i)ot plant. Its compact 

 habit in connection with its free and early flower- 

 ing proiiensity ma ices it unsurpassed for early 

 Easter and market purposes. 



Mme. Foucard — Words fail to permit a proper 

 dettnition of the variations in the peculiar shades 

 of pink or rose that differentiate the various 

 French hydrangeas. Mme. Koucard is deeper in 

 color, rather more red tiian E. G. Hill; there is 

 more fire in it. Its panicles are compact and 

 somewhat irregular, yet inclined to be conical. 

 As a whole this promises to be a sensational 

 novelty when introduced, as hoped, in 1918. 



Louis Foucard — Really great, but not quite so 

 majestic as Mme. Foucard. 



Mile, Lucienne Chaure — A delightfully soothing 

 delicate rose with large, compact, flat panicles 

 of beautifully rounded fringed florets. Exquisite 

 reflnei.-ent is its greatest virtue, yet the plant is 

 Tigorous and floriferous. 



E. Or, Hill — Not a novelty, yet not sufficiently 

 well known nor appreciated. One of the earliest; 

 a positive bloomer. It has great, full trusses of 

 a most pleasing rose pink. Every shoot has a 

 flower. 



Mont Rose — A delicate rosy pinlc; large trusses, 

 freely produced. It blooms from practically every 



•■ral <ie Vibraye, Mile. Rene Gaillard, Mme. Mau- 

 rice llamar, Souv. de. Mme. B. Chautard and 

 ,\valanche are eight reliable standard sorts. They 

 may bo depended upon to give satisfaction. 



To impress the reader with the value 



of the above notes it may be added that 



all the varieties described were grown 



by Mr. Michel personally. 



A Substitute for Azaleas? 



When James J. Karins, western repre- 

 sentative of Henry A. Dreer, Inc., was 

 asked to select the best novelty from 

 among these French hydrangeas, he 

 chose Mme. Auguste Nonin, on account 

 of the charming contrast between its 

 delicate flowers and pale green foliage. 



The thought suggested by these lovely 

 plants is that in their beauty and va- 

 riety of color and shades of color may 

 be found an acceptable substitute, 

 should need be, for the azalea as an 

 Easter plant. Phil. 



NEW YOEK. 



The Market. 



' ' Show week is always dull ' ' — so say 

 they all. The last week was no excep- 

 tion to the rule, and, to add to its bur- 

 den, a heavy rain March 17 quenched 

 all financial hopes. The retail demand 

 was extremely light and has been dur- 



ing all of March to date. Any advance 

 in values before Easter seems out of the 

 question. 



American Beauties give indications of 

 having reached their top, and it is re- 

 markable how long they have main- 

 tained their 75 cent value even for the 

 choice selected. All the other roses are 

 held at about the same quotations as 

 those of the previous week. Hadley is 

 growing constantly in favor. All the 

 novelties hold well for choice flowers 

 and the short-stemmed blooms have not 

 gone lower than $10 per thousand. The 

 street merchants were handicapped by 

 both snow and rain. 



Carnations • are becoming unusually 

 plentiful, but prices up to date have 

 been maintained. The best are selling 

 at $3 per hundred. In large purchases 

 the medium-grade stock does not sell 

 for more than $10 per thousand. Busi- 

 ness is expected to rally after the flower 

 show closes and spring weather comes 

 to stay. 



A few longiflorum lilies advanced to 

 8 cents last week, but most of them 

 find their level at $6 per hundred. Val- 

 ley holds at the quotations of the last 

 four weeks, the best of it not bringing 

 over $4 per hundred. Gardenias are in 

 surplus now and lower in price, especi- 

 ally for the mediocre shipments, which 

 sell as low as $5 per hundred. There 

 are plenty of orchids and the prices 

 have not changed. Occasionally 50 

 cents is asked but seldom received. The 

 bulk of them go at $20 to $30 per hun- 

 dred. 



Violets are slightly firmer, on account 

 of the bad weather for the street men, 

 through whom most of the arrivals are 

 now distributed. The surplus of tulips 

 is larger. Only the choice varieties 

 bring prices satisfactory to the growers. 

 The low grades meet with no demand, 

 even from the street merchants. Daffo- 

 dils are more in demand by the ' * scaven- 

 gers," and these, with sweet peas and 

 violets, constitute fakers' stock in 

 trade. Callas are no longer scarce. 

 Freesias are about gone. A few may 

 last until Easter. Southern gladioli soon 

 will be followed by southern daffodils. 

 There is an abundance of pansies, 

 daisies and mignonette, and no diminn- 

 tion in the sweet pea flood. 



Various Notes. 



The executive committee of the 

 S. A. F. had a happy and harmonious 

 meeting here March 16 and 17. Presi- 

 dent Kerr impressed all who had the 

 pleasure of meeting him with his prac- 

 ticality and enthusiasm. Ex-president 

 MacRorie came all the way from the 

 Golden Gate and says he will be back 

 again for the August convention. 



The Kervan Co. is credited with the 

 first arrival of arbutus. 



W. E. Maynard, Recently in the nurs- 

 ery business at Great Neck Station, is 

 about to open a cut flower store there. 



The big rain storm made St. Patrick 's 

 day a sad memory for the 30,000 Irish 

 paraders on Fifth avenue. Many whole- 

 salers disposed of vast numbers of sham- 

 rocks. C. C. Trepel said that at whole- 

 sale and in his many stores the total sales 

 of small pots were close to half a mil- 

 lion. 



The plant auctions open later than 

 usual this year, on account of the lack 

 of importations. 



March 13 Jack Trepel celebrated the 

 second anniversary of his wedding. 



John R. Walsh, of the Anglin & Walsh 

 Co., Williamsbridge, N. Y., left recently 



