Skptbmbeb 25, 1913. 



The Florists' Review 



17 



The Rochester Florists' Association at the Aster Seed Farm of James Vick's Sons, September 19, 1913. 



aemi-double flowers of many brilliant 

 hues, have large stems and are beauti- 

 ful. Either the Persian or turban 

 ranunculus may be grown. They em- 

 brace about every imaginable color, 

 some being almost coal black. Their 

 treatment in pans, flats or benches is 

 just the same as for anemones. They 

 both like cold treatment, not over 45 

 degrees at night. 



AT THE VICE SEED FARM. 



The members of the Kochester Flo- 

 rists' Association, their wives and 

 friends, numbering about sixty in all, 

 were entertained at the Vick seed farm 

 Friday, September 19, by James Vick's 

 Sons. All present expressed the great 

 pleasure it afforded them to see such a 

 wonderful spectacle. The farms of the 

 seed firm contain 250 acres and are in 

 the town of Ogden. A tract of sixty 

 acres is devoted to the growing of 

 asters, thirty-five acres of which are 

 now in full blossom. Under special 

 cultivation, this field is a mammoth 

 expanse of white, red, purple, lavender 

 and pink blooms. Millions of flowers 

 are presented to the eye in a solid 

 mass, appearing in the distance as a 

 large carpet of color. The field of 

 asters is circled by a driveway, so that 

 visitors can enjoy the display from 

 every point of view. Through the kind- 

 ness of W. H. Dildine, Geo. B. Hart, 

 H. E. Bates and others, automobiles 

 were provided to convey the guests 

 around the farm. Two hayracks were 

 also provided to meet the members at 

 the trolley line. The members of the 

 Florists' Association spent several 

 hours examining the asters and were 

 then entertained at luncheon by the 

 firm. 



Before disbanding, John Dunbar, 

 president of the association, expressed 

 the hearty thanks of the florists for the 

 hospitality of the firm in providing 

 such a delightful opportunity. Charles 

 H. Vick, president of the firm, ac- 

 ifnowledged the thanks of Mr. Dunbar, 



and said he only regretted that the 

 invitations had not been issued earlier, 

 so that a larger number might have 

 taken advantage of the opportunity. 

 H. J. H. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



The equinoctial weather arrived Sep- 

 tember 20, a little ahead of the sched- 

 ule. It was the end of another bad 

 week in the wholesale cut flower mar- 

 ket. Shipments were lighter than ex- 

 pected, quality was lacking and there 

 was little life or interest manifested 

 with the usual week-end buying for 

 over Sunday. Another week should 

 see the end of this lethargy and the 

 start of the fall activity. The first 

 killing frost is depended upon to end 

 the supply of outdoor asters and gla- 

 dioli. In fact, shipments of these have 

 already been lessened, and only the 

 greenhouse-grown gladioli are now in 

 evidence. There are few good asters, 

 and no surplus yet of fancy dahlias. 

 The dahlia shipments last year lasted 

 until the end of October. 



There is considerable mildew on the 

 roses, owing to the cloudy and unfa- 

 vorable weather. American Beauties 

 hold well, with 20 cents as the limit 

 for the best of them, and their size 

 and quality are improving rapidly. The 

 same may be said of all rose shipments, 

 and Shawyer, Eussell, Milady and all 

 the other favorites and novelties of a 

 year ago are making a strong bid for 

 perpetuity. Prices for the lower grades 

 of all roses are gradually improving. 

 The carnation is again making its an- 

 nual claim for recognition. Stems are 

 longer, the size of flowers nearer nor- 

 mal, and by the end of the week there 

 will be no lack of supply. 



Valley was the sensation of the week. 

 It was quite scarce, and at times 

 touched $5 per hundred; $4 seemed to 

 be the closing price as the week ended. 

 Lilies also were in wide demand and 



maintained their higher level of $6 per 

 hundred. Orchids are now abundant 

 and prices are falling, as was expected. 

 There is a great abundance of tritomas, 

 hydrangeas and tuberoses, and the fall 

 palm and fern deliveries grow in quan- 

 tity every day. 



Various Notes. 



Flower shows are announced on every 

 side of New York by the gardening 

 societies, the majority of tjfem in Octo- 

 ber or the first week of N^ember. The 

 dahlia show of the American Insti- 

 tute this week, in the Engineering 

 building, will be a fitting opening, and 

 the big mum exhibition in the Museum 

 of Natural History on Seventy-seventh 

 street a little later will draw a large 

 attendance. 



The auctions of plants, bulbs, etc., 

 on Vesey street began last week, and 

 will continue every Tuesday and Fri- 

 day until snow flies. One of the larg- 

 est buyers last week was J. B. Nugent. 

 The attendance is largely suburban and 

 will grow rapidly. Some fine bargains 

 for retail florists can be found fre- 

 quently, especially in decorative palms. 



Louis Schmutz, Jr., and Mrs. Schmutz 

 sailed for home on the St. Louis, Sep- 

 tember 13, after an enjoyable trip 

 in Europe. 



A. Kakuda, of the Yokohama Nurs- 

 ery Co., will return to New York about 

 the middle of October. 



Charles Schwacke, formerly with 

 Chas. F. Myer, has opened an ofRce in 

 the Gherkin building. 



In the severe hail storm which vis- 

 ited Long Island a short time ago, 

 much glass was destroyed in Bay Shore, 

 Islip and Babylon. John Ingram, of 

 Oyster Bay, lost 1,200 square feet of 

 glass and was uninsured. 



K. T. Brown, of the Cottage Gar- 

 dens Co., Queens, N. Y., announces the 

 commencement of the cutting of the 

 new crop of Matchless September 15. 



The exhibitors of floricultural prod- 

 ucts at the Syracuse State Fair last 

 week from this section will hesitate 



