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The Florists^ Review 



May 4, Vjt: 



street, Fraiikliji, is calliu}; for extra 

 men for outdoor work. 



Carl Jacobs is now in charge of tlie 

 flower department at S. S. Kresjje's 

 store, Pawtucket. W. H. M. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



Business at the wholesale markets 

 continues a bit flat and values are com- 

 paratively low. We have had continu- 

 ously clear skies now for over a fort- 

 nij(ht and production, as a result, has 

 been larye. There has been yood retail 

 buying, but too many flowers are ar- 

 rivinji; to be used in the re}juiar chan- 

 nels of trade. Now is the time to <iive 

 flowers jiublicity and movi' the large 

 suj)plies which liave to be carried over 

 daily. Roses have had a ratlier hard 

 week and prices have crumpled badly. 

 Buyers can secure flowers at inucli tlieir 

 own jirices after the early morning rush 

 is over. The Kiilarney and ()]>iielia 

 roses now coming in are of rather poor 

 quality, but ('(dumbia, Scott Ki'y, Pre- 

 mier, Ward, Butterfly and tlie reds, like 

 Crusader and Hadley, remain gooil. 



Carnations are overdone and ])riees 

 are weaker than in tlie last report. 

 Cood quality flowers move wtdl, but a 

 great many second-grade blooms are 

 now seen. Winkler's Morning (Mow is 

 now strongly asserting itself, while 

 Ward is in excellent demand. Pink De- 

 light is somewhat on the wane, ('alias 

 and lilies arc selling at low |>rices and 

 snajxlragons. although of grand (pial- 

 ity, are a veritable drug. It is too bail 

 this useful flower comes in with such a 

 rush at this season; it is one of the most 

 satisfactory of all flowers for keejiing. 



Heavier arrivals of marguerites are 

 hard to assimilate. Sweet pi'as are over- 

 done, and theic are a good many of in- 

 ferior (juality. Daff'odils are neaiing the 

 end and there are few tulijis left. C)nl.\' 

 •small shi|)ments of gi.'idioll ;iri' coming 

 in, as well as some nice S]);inish irises. 

 (iyiisojihila is jiopular and sells out 

 • piickly, as docs hardy larkspur. 



There ;ii'e fair supplies of cattlcyiis 

 .and gardeni.-is, and more \alU'y is 

 iiei'deil. Siii;ill sup]dies of orange blos- 

 soms are iintcd. Pot plant trade con- 

 tilHU'S good. 



Various Notes. 



The (diiet' horticultural e\cnt of local 

 interest this week is the great show of 

 n.ative ferns and flowers naturally ar- 

 raiige<l, which o]iened May .'5 and which 

 will continue for at least a week. .\l- 

 t hough great expense has been entailed 

 in pri'|iariiig this uni<|ue and notable 

 ♦exhibition, it was decided to make it 

 absolutely free to the jiublic, ;ind record 

 attendances are looked for. There was 

 a i)riva1e view of the show May II, when 

 admission was by ticket only. In con- 

 iiectif>n with the show, a program of 

 lectures on New Kngland wild flowers, 

 their jirotectioii and cultivation, was 

 arranged for. At '.\ ji. m. May 4 there 

 will be an illustrated lecture on ''Why 



)ur Wild Flowers Are Kare,'' by Prof. 

 M. L. Fernald, of Harvard. M:iy ."> H. 

 W. Faulkner, of W.ashington, Conn., will 

 j^ive an illustrated t.'ilk on ''The Con- 

 servation of Our Wild Howers.'' M;iy ti 

 "The Cultivation of Nature Plants" 

 will be handled by Dr. Robert T. .lack- 

 son, of I'eterborough, N. 11., and May 8 

 Norman Taylor, of the Rrooklyn Ho- 

 tanical (iardens, ■ will give an illu-- 



Note Special Prices on 



Wreaths and Easels 



Wire Easels 



Well made, painted gre< q 



Per Do«. Per 1 )0 



15-in...$0.75 $ 6.C0 



18-in... 1.00 8.C0 



21-in... 1.25 lO.CO 



24-in... 1,50 12.00 



27-in... 1.75 14.C0 



30-in... 2.25 18.C0 



36-in. . . 3.00 22.00 



42-in... 4.00 



Per Dob. P«p Doi. ,„. „ 4R-in 6 SO 



12" .$1.00 16" .$1.50 wip,E».ei '^»-m... 0.3U 



14" . 1.25 18" . 1.75 



Well made, painted sreen. 



The Best 



Wire Basket 



and Why 



Made of Galvanized wire and 

 crimped. Closer meshed to hold 

 moss better and less of it. Sturdy 

 and strong. 



Measure inside ring 



Each Doz. ■ » » ■ ■ 



8-in $0.25 $2.50 ^««"i*i •■i^i^Wft 



10-in 30 3.00 



12-in 35 4.00 



14-in 40 4.50 



16-in 50 5.75 



Fresh Log Moss 10-lb. carton, $2.00 



Dyed Log Moss 5-lb. bag, $3.00; 10-lb. bag, 4.50 



Sphagnum Moss 5 bales for 6.25 



C. C. PoUworth Co., Milwaukee, Wis. 



NOTICE TO FLORISTS 



In this Cold Storage Plant 84x98 ft., built by ROBERT GROVES, Inc., for 



proper handling of 



FANCY FERNS 



is stored the largest stock any one dealer has in the U. S. Write for price 

 ROBERT GROVES, Inc., 127 Comm.rei.i St.. Adams, Mass. 



PREPARED BRONZE GALAX 



Magnolia, Short Oak for Wreaths 



Other items. Catalogue. 



W. M. WOODRUFF'S SON & CO. 



LOWGAP. N. C. 



Dagger Ferns- Wild Smilax 



Huckleberry Filii^e 



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