MxiKH >':t. I'M 



The Florists^ Review 



41 



|)(r liuiiilii'd frdiii No. '2 ii|i\\ .inl. Aiiicr 

 ic.'iM Ui'.'iiity li;is (Iccliiifd ,i little, quo 

 t;itions licitijj $;!•"> to !|<7."i jut liinnlrccl 

 tdi' s|K'ci;ils. This iii;iy Ijc iliic Id tlir 

 iX( rlli'llt ofVi-ridys of I'iciiiiii- ;iiii| t'o 

 liiiiilii.'i. sliowiiif; now cxhiliition Idiin. 

 at sliylitly .•iilvaiiccd luii-rs. 



( ';irii;it ions ;iri' |ilciit i liil, .-iiicl |nic-ts 

 Jockcv from (|;iy to cl;iy. 'I'liry imo\ i 

 ,it ^;! to $"1 pel- Imiidi-cd, while S;it lirdiiy , 

 March IH, tlie r;nij;c was lud s<i j^ood. 

 < )fVerint;s, jicnerally, are pretty t;<iod in 

 i|ll!ility, Jiiid selected flowers liriii;; a lit 

 tie iriore than the ranf^e. 



'I'lie orcdiid coniiition coiititines aliont 

 the same, the ranye foi- cattleyas lieine 

 ahoiit .+ L''i to ^7") per hnndred. willi hy 

 hrids $1 to $1. !.'."( per tlowei'. Sjirav 

 (ir(diids are not particularly alinmlaiit. 

 lint the demand for tliem is Mnall. 



Wliite lilies are |dentifnl. and j^ikhI 

 Mowers are a\ailalde at $ I L' to .f I "1 per 

 hnndred, with perhaps a few lirini^iii^; 

 +L'(|. Lily (if the valley is drii«ey. |l,c 

 >Mp|dy lieinj; larger than the demand, 

 and the top price is $." per- hnndreil 

 -prays. 



'I'liere is .-m a\alaM(die el' scil't m;i 

 terial, sweet peas lieiny pa rt icni.-irly 

 .ilmndanl. I'ansies. calendula'-, stocks. 

 cornflowers, irises. \i(det-, msiisntis, 

 liou\ai'di;i. huddleia, .and ni:iny other 

 Items \ie witii tiilijis, narcissi .and free 

 -i.is tor s.nles, wlii(di. ;it lie-t. .are slow. 



— , Annual Banquet. 



I'hi annual dinner ol' the New ^'orl^ 

 riorisl.-' Cliih, held at tlo' Hotel I'.ilt 

 more Wednesday excnine. .\I.ir<h 1 .'1. 

 w;is ;i ;.;peaf success, the company nam 

 luring nearly 15(1(1, incdudiny aliont a 

 dozen special yiiests. The menu wa- 

 a tine orn;, and the repoit was enlivened 

 liy music from an excellent orchestr.i. 

 I>anciiif; was the chief form of enter 

 lainment, altliouj;h thei'e was sonie 

 vocal music from a |irofessional on tin 

 Keith circuit. An elimination danci 

 w;is ;i featuri', the prizes, h.audsome 

 pocketliooks Jircseiited liy I'hilip I'. 

 Kcssler, lieiuy won liy Mrs. (i. K. .M . 

 Stumpp and Mrs. Kdward Hrenin'r. 

 I'^sery lady received :in interesting; sou 

 venir of tliii occasion. The timet ion 

 elided at a late hour, everyone priseni 

 \(itin^r it ;i most enjoyatde nne. 



Various Notes. 



The .Mlied Florists' Trade As-ocia 

 lion is accomplishing; nnudi work. .\n 

 lirey Nash, the j;eni;il secret ;iiy. \\a- 

 -trou^Iy in evidence :it the ninth inter 

 national tlower sluiw, .ind w.i- in touih 

 with many of those ri'|iresent iny ret.ail 

 interests. Of iMiurse. tile associ.al ion i- 

 now ilependint; larjiely on the retail in 

 terests for support and Mr. .Nash sa\- 

 lie is ;;(iin}; to ^et it. The ori;;in i/a t ion 

 ha- mmdi work Laid out, all in the direc 

 'ion ot' tlMise wonderful ,id\ ert i-eim lit - 

 ill the daily press, wliiidi our ret.iil in 

 ti'i-e-t- i-ndorse so liiehU, ,and, it i- iiii 

 derstoocl. a new series i- to st.irt imim 

 di;it(dy. To accentuate the wmk ol the 

 <iri;a ni/at ion. :i ni.ass ineetine ol tradi 

 interests is under consideration .iiid in 

 •■arl\ April .all in the trade will In- in 

 \iled to take p.art in ;i nieitiui;, which 

 'lUyht to lie coil(|lli-i\ !■ to the |M|ldicitv 

 interest- (if the New ^'o|■k trade. 



I'hiwi r slii.u Week, ju-t ended. liKiuuh' 

 all our local trade toycfher :it the (liand 

 ('entral I'alace, and it yoes without -.in 

 iny tli.-it it was a week of remiiiiscfiice- 

 and ;i yatherintf o^' souls more or less con 

 -leriial in idiaract'T. 



A. I.. .Miller. <'. II. Tottv, .I.is,.p|, 



Waiter Bertermann. 



i( luili'Tiiiiii <if ('oiMiiiiliri' on hxlciier iH'cnnilioiiH tc.r Ihc N.ithiiial I-'Imimt >|iii« . i 

 .M.and.a .iml -e\er;il others are .arranyin;; 1 re.at meiit, luit you c.iniidt ;;o f;i 1 w ron 



to .attend the n.ation.'il tlower show, at 

 Indianai oli-. .1. il. I'. 



()ne of the llovcltie- shewn ;i t tile 

 Niw N (Ilk tlower shew w.i- the \;iiiit\ 

 fair cMirs.aer -hi(dd inxeiited liv Syd 

 iiey U. Wertheimer .and exhiliited liy 

 Wert lieimer liro-. at the -Ikiw. Tlii- 

 i- :i coi-.aer shiidij with an iu\isilile 

 jiocket idiit.ainiiie ,a II rhc neces.-;ir\ 

 \;inity case' reipiisite-, -indi ;i- ,a powder 

 pnlT, mirror .-iiid peii'iiiiie.l jMiwder .all 

 r e ,a 1 1 \ I' n r u - e . 



i u holdiui,' t he pl.ants cool. 



C. W. 



LILIUM MAGNIFICUM. 



Will von plea-e ;^i\e lis a fi'W direc 

 tioii- on how to erow I. ilium m,ii;ii ilic iiin 



in t he ereellhllU-e .' 



W . N. .V S. Wi-. 



I.ililllil III .1;; II iticll 111 is (ille ot the lie-t 

 I'nilll- ol' I., specin-um. The lillllis et' ,a I I 



the -pecio-iiiii- Clime m.aiiily from .la 

 p.aii .and ii-iially .arrive in .\nieric;i from 



No\emlier I ."1 to I )ei-elilllel- I. Sollli' 



.\ meric.a II i;niwii luillis are produced .and 



I .am yidwiii;; sciiie 7 imdi lMr:;et me -oil. .and tliei.' i- no reason wli\ one nr 



Hills in a nii;lit teiiipei .a I me of .iIhmiI ."io more eiit erprisin;; erowers -IkhiI.I not 



deeri'e-. Is il iiecess.ar\ tn tr.insplaiit m.ake ,a linanci.al success of -mli .1 veii 



Mies, pl.aiil- iiitii Larger pet- in eidri to ture, pr(i\ ided they lia\e siiilalilr -nil 



FORGET ME NOT CULTURE. 



Ii.axe the lliiweis for K;is|ri, 111 sh.all 

 |ierinil the routs Id liecdllle pi i| I idl I lid .' 



Aii\' ad\iie \iiii m.a\ 1; i \ e me will lie 



.ippreri.ate.l. I''. H. I'., Jx.lll 



|-"dleel me lints ill 7 ilndl put- -lldlllil 



m.ake 1 nmp.a i.at i\ el \ l,ar;;e pl.aiit- liefme 

 l-!:isli|- and it \ eii will oi\,. |||,-iii .in 

 .1 liii lid.anl siipp|\ iif w.alei .ilnl. in .addi 

 t iiill III this, sdllle liipiid lll.alllll'e iillce .1 



.and clim.alic cundilidiis. Uullis ef mat; 

 iiiticiim .and dtlier fdriiis iil' speciiisiim 

 dd lieiter it' piitled a- sdim alter arii\al 

 .as pds>,il,l,.. .althdiii^li they .are ullen 

 kept in .1 cdld lell.ar until tin fdlldwin;; 

 spriiin. Ndii will tiiid tli.it \ nil call :^et 

 lielter results l.\ efowiii;; se\eral luillis 

 ill s inch or In inch |idts than liy yrow 

 iiie ilnl i \ id ii.a I lines in sin.aller si/es. 



I'se .-I i-dm|iiis| m.aillU rdiniiosed nl 



week, ihe pi.aiils uiil lie iiiiiili liettei. well dec.a\ed liliroiis Id.aiii, with a lit; 



It 1- 



nnii: 



• r \ 1 1 



l'..- -I ei \ et .an 



m.aiiui'i .iinl -.ami .a 



Ided. .and ke 



I wniild advise luiiliiiii; \oiir pl.iiils .a \\ir luillis will dnwn lii the puts, as. Ihe 



little Idwei th.aii .'ill decrees ,a t nitrlit. nidls .are eiiiilled from the li.ase of the 



A lietter teiiiper.al III e Wciiild lie l.'i de sIhkiIs. fiiim Ille tdps (if the Inilli-. .and 



ijrei's. .s-diiie v.arieties df fureet Ille iidl not .at the liottom. ,as in tin rase nt 



lilddiii iiiiiili earlier tli.aii dllieis. If I .•.indidtim. for iiist.aine. After pottint;. 



knew the p.articiil.ar sort \ mi .are eimv -Land the pels nn the lloor oi .1 cell.ar 



int;'. I cciiild .ad\ise \(iii liellei as In the nr liidciw tin- lieiich ill a n leenhdils • 



