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Max 18. 1922 



rites were more in favor at $1 to $3 

 per hundred. There were a good many 

 gladioli in probably a dozen varieties, 

 such as Mrs. Francis King, Augusta, 

 Halley, America, Blushing Bride, Peach 

 Blossom and The Bride, but they dragged 

 considerably and buyers seemed some- 

 what chary about buying them. There 

 was a nice lot of delphiniums and an- 

 nual gypsophila, which sold well, but 

 callas and lilies were largely neglected. 

 Antirrhinum continued in big supply 

 and few of the flowers made over 75 

 cents per dozen spikes. Small lots of 

 outdoor narcissi and Darwin tulips 

 came in, but these cut little figure. 

 There were also small advance batches 

 of ten weeks' stocks and other Me- 

 morial day flowers. It was a most satis- 

 factory Mothers ' day market. 



May 15 saw a fairly good supply of 

 flowers, but carnations were in rather 

 short supply, while prices showed con- 

 siderable recessions. No great slump 

 is probable with these, with Memorial 

 day only two weeks away. There is an 

 abundant supply of sweet peas, daisies, 

 gladioli, snapdragons and other flowers 

 and roses are in heavy supply, favored 

 by the clear, bright weather we have 

 enjoyed of late. There are fair numbers 

 of cattleyas still coming in and plenty 

 of valley, but gardenias are getting 

 scarce. 



Growers and retailers both report a 

 big sale of plants for Mothers' day. 

 Geraniums were much called for, also 

 pansies, double daisies and forget-me- 

 nots, while pelargoniums, hydrangeas, 

 roses, calceolarias and made-up baskets 

 were all in large demand. Some of the 

 retailers said the plant demand re- 

 minded them of Christmas and Easter. 



Various Notes. 



The great show of native ferns and 

 flowers staged at Horticultural hall by 

 Albert C. Burrage finally closed May 

 14, with a gross attendance of nearly 

 85,000, which far exceeded any pre- 

 vious records here. Flowers were fre- 

 quently renewed and on the closing 

 night everything looked nearly as fresh 

 as when first staged. It was an inspira- 

 tion to see the way the crowds poured 

 in, especially when the clear, delightful 

 weather was luring them to the arbore- 

 tum. Public gardens and parkways are 

 now smothered with bloom and the ap- 

 ple and peach orchards in the country 

 are sheets of white and pink flowers. 



A gold medal was awarded to Doug- 

 las Eecleston, superintendent to Albert 

 C. Burrage, for skillful reproduction of 

 natural-growing conditions for New 

 England ferns and flora at the exhibi- 

 tions. The Appleton gold medal was 

 .ilso awarded to Fred Pocock for valu- 

 able assistance rendered. 



William E. Endicott has been elected 

 a trustee of the Massachusetts Horti- 

 cultural Society, in place of the late 

 Richard M. Saltonstall. 



Chester Paine, of Paine Bros., Ran- 

 dolph, and one of the directors of the 

 Boston Flower Exchange, met with a 

 painful accident May 14, when a trac- 

 tor he was driving got out of control 

 and ran over him. He sustained se- 

 rious injuries and one wound was ten 

 inches long. Over a dozen stitches were 

 necessary and it will be at least a fort- 

 night before Mr. Paine can leave the 

 house again. At this busy season the 

 accident is most unfortunate and Mr. 

 Paine 's many friends hope he may have 

 a speedy recovery. 



May 14 many thousands of people vis- 



Note Special Prices on 



Wreaths and 



Wire Easels 



Well made, painted green 



Per Dob. Per 100 



15-in...$0.75 $ 6.00 



18-in... 1.00 8.00 



21-in... 1.25 10.00 



24-in... 1.50 12.00 



27-in... 1.75 14.00 



30-in... 2.25 18.00 



36-in... 3.00 22.00 



42-in... 4.00 



12" TlSo 16''"$L50 — — 48-in...6.50 



14" . 1.25 18" . 1.75 



Well made, painted vreen. 



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 



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 



Dye^ 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 



We wish to inform yo^ that our supply of 

 Ferns is gone until the new ci*ap is grown. This 

 will be about June 10th. 



We wish to thank you all for the kind support 

 you have given us in our business. We will 

 announce in this space when the new crop is 

 ready for delivery. Trusting to have your busi- 

 ness again the coming season, we are, 



Sincerely yours, 



ROBERT GROVES, Inc., 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 Filiaje 



W. W. THOMPSON 



MONROEVILLE ALA. 



