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The Florists^ Review 



Mat 15, 191». 



JASMINES 



We have to offer a very heavy crop of fine quality. 



Warm weather and a fine rain have been bringing the Jasmine 

 crop on rapidly. We believe there will be more fine stock for Me- 

 morial Day than ever before. 



100 1000 



Grade B— 4 to 8 inches $1.00 $ 8.00 



Grade A— 8 to 12 inches 1.50 14.00 



Grade X— 12 to 18 inches 2.25 20.00 



CARLISLE & SON, Florists, Alvin, Texas 



spite of the efforts of some to deprecate 

 the holiday, owing to florists "commer- 

 cializing the day." 



The present week's business opens en- 

 couragingly. With the end of the Vic- 

 tory loan campaign, people can now turn 

 once more to flowers. Eoses are of ex- 

 cellent quality. Some nice Kaiserins are 

 now coming in and American Beauties 

 are selling quite freely. Hadley con- 

 tinues in demand, but the growers seem 

 unable to produce it in suflicient num- 

 bers. Carnations hold up well, as do 

 sweet peas. Narcissi and tulips are 

 about over, but gladioli, such as Amer- 

 ica, Mrs. F. King and Peach Blossom, 

 of splendid quality, are arriving, and 

 there is an ample supply of Spanish 

 irises, as well as good ixias and tritonias. 



Yellow marguerites are in large sup- 

 ply and sell better than the white Mrs. 

 Sander. Snapdragoila are of excellent 

 quality, but do not sell particularly well. 

 Callas have sold better than lilies. Ten 

 weeks* stocks come from a number of 

 growers, while Gypsophila elegans is in 

 good supply and demand at 50 cents per 

 bunch. The supply of cattleyas is ample 

 ■for the demand. Lily of the valley is 

 arriving of a little better quality. Local 

 flowers, grown in coldframes, will be 

 available in a few days. Demand for 

 asparagus and adiantum has been rather 

 listless of late. Hydrangeas, roses anS 

 other flowering plants continue to sell 

 well. Herbaceous calceolarias are seen 

 in considerable numbers. Pansies, for- 

 get-me-nots and daisies in baskets meet 

 with a large sale. 



Various Notes. 



Penn had a handsome window for 

 Mothers' day, which attracted a great 

 deal of attention. The store did a big 

 business and most of the staff worked 

 nearly all the night of May 9 getting 

 abreast of the orders. Roses, sweet peas, 

 pansies, carnations and valley sold es- 

 pecially well. 



Arnold Janiten, who acquired the 

 major portion of the Rawson green- 

 houses on Warren street, Arlington, last 

 winter, has his houses remarkably well 

 stocked already, although he did not 

 take possession until January 6. Mr. 

 Janiten had a splendid lot of hybrid 

 perpetual roses for Easter and now has 

 two large houses of stocks, just right for 



Cape Jasmine 

 Buds 



(Gardenia Crandiflora) 



The prettiest and most 

 fragrant flower, with white, 

 wax-like blossom and dark 

 green foliage. 



We expect to begin shipping buds about 



May 18th, and they last until June 10th to 



_ 15th. Memorial Day orders should be in by 



May 21. Special attention given to weddings, 



entertainments and commencement orders. 



Cape Jasmine 



(Orandlflora) ^^^^^_^^^— ^_^— — _— _— ^^-^^-^ 



Prices F. O. B, Alvin 



Class X, 12 to 18-inch stem $2.25 per 100; $20.00 per 1000 



Class A, 8 to 12-inch stem 1.50 per 100; 14.00 per 1000 



Class B, 4 to 6-inch stem 8.00 per 1000 



50 Buds Prepaid for $1.25. 



We will ship C. O. D. to responsible parties. We solicit your orders, which will 

 receive our prompt attention. 



T. W. CARLTON, Alvin, Tex. 



Reference: ALVIN STATE BANK 



Memorial day, bedding plants in quan- 

 tity, as well as large batches of cycla- 

 mens, begonias, etc., all in the best of 

 health. 



J. Seaver & Son, of Framingham, are 

 sending in fine Ward, Matchless and 

 Beacon carnations, as well as sweet peas. 



Andrew J. Mitchell, who last summer 

 sold out his interest in C. T. Beasley & 

 Co., of East Milton, when called under 

 the selective draft, has now located in 

 North Sudbury, Mass., and is at present 

 specializing in carnations. 



The National Association of Garden- 

 ers will hold a conference of New Eng- 

 land members in Horticultural hall, Bos- 

 ton, May 16. Quarantine No. 37 again 

 will come up for discussion. The asso- 

 ciation takes an uncompromising stand 

 against this measure. 



William H. Elliott is cutting an excep- 

 tionally good lot of Kaiserin roses at his 

 Brighton establishment. His Miller, 

 Hadley, Ophelia and White Killarney 

 are extra fine. 



E. I. Farrington, of Weymoutk 



