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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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<•i^^st, and notliin^ 'mt jiraisc can Ik' saiii 

 of Jiis stork. And, a^ain, lie is originator 

 of tlic j)rizt.' uinninji Anna I'ostrr fern, of 

 wliicli \vi' all know and licar so niiicli, 

 liavin;; named it after Ids bclovod wife 

 now deceased. -Mi'. I'l'ster was at one 

 time jiresident of tlie I'lorists ' and (iai- 

 deners' Club uf J^oston and also a ineinljei 

 of the .Massaeluisetts Horticultural So- 

 i-iety. Ho leaves one daughter, Miss 

 Kditli P. Foster, for whom the well 

 known Kditli J*. Foster carnation is 

 named. Mr. Foster was a man of lu'oad 

 Aiews and was alwavs willing to ludp 

 .and a<lvauce others, instructing his hire 

 to do the same and Iiy his deatii the 

 liaije has lost a iioMe soul, one wc coidd 

 look to as an extimple in education for 

 the future ad\ancement of the many in 

 our jirofession. Jle fought a good iight 

 lint still !i\cs in our menuirv. 



Daniki, K. Si;i.i,i\ a\. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



I'usiness has been disaiipoint ing since 

 Tlinrsday of last week. The hot weather 

 <if Saturday, Sunday and Monday took 

 Jil'e out of the flowers and out of the 

 llower JoNfis as well. Locally things 

 were deciiledly Hat. They revived sonu'- 

 what liy the middle of the week, the de- 

 rri.-ind being more brisk. The encmirag- 

 in;; fciitnrc^ of the market is the out of 

 to\xn di'inand. There were nninv gooil 

 slii[p|iing orders early in the week. Leo 

 Xicssen h.ad some large orders for chidce 

 I'.eauties. lirides and Maids, which are 

 not nenrly so jilentifnl since the last 

 liol wa\e. Some except i(Hially fine 

 liridesmaids liasc lieeii conung in from 

 Westerly, K. L. to S. S. I'ennock who gets 

 Miui-h choice stock from gr(jw(rs in that 

 lociility. These llowei's were so fine the\- 

 readily brought l:j'^ cents, oi' about don- 

 iile the )narket price. 



('arnations are not particularly good 

 stock now. 'fJH're are some really fine 

 llowers ami soiiu^ sleepy looking ami sour 

 -nielling bunches that are not a credit 

 to the grower or dealer. Many of these 

 l:o to waste and sonu' are otieicd with 

 belter vtnff by the street im-n al o cents 

 a dozen retail. Sweet peas are in fine 

 t'irin. 'J'he outdoor llowers, pot grown 

 "V fr.-imc protected, tire in crop. ( '. F. 

 Meehan w;is one of the first to have 

 ''"'n ill (|uantity. The price is. of 

 '•"urse. lower but" they sell well. Valley 

 has been selling for the Meddings. as 

 ds(, the or(diids obtainable. L«'(. Nies- 

 -'II had bluets, or cornflowers, last week. 

 Lilies, whiidi were rather poor stock :it 

 Itecoration day. went a shade Ix'tter for 

 'lie WerhlingS. ('alias do not seem to l„i 

 ■■'■:iiibi| now. 



bast. ]iut not least, peonies. They are 



in their glory but unfortiiiialel\ tliey 



■'" *!' mendously in excess of lln' demand 



'"1 niaiiy are wasted and maiiv sell at 



' '•'' 'ideiisly ]n\\ prires. 'i'lie o|||t cailllol 

 '■"■' ''eyoiid this week. 



Work Hard; Play Hard. 



' '" -|""'ing e\.'lit of tile week will be 

 ""■ yi'at b;iseb:ill ^aiiie set for S.aiur- 

 "'■'> ••"■''■n II. .luiie 1 1. when the liiistlers 



■' ''"' l'l<'\\er .Marki't will n t their 



'"' ''•'-- actiM brethren of loiberl ' raig \ 

 •"■"II-. al Forty ninth :in<l M.arket streets. 

 ^'.'" M.iu.r .Market team will be minus 

 -'■i\i,.,.., ,,,■ (iipj,. fannnis pony battery, 

 ''"' ''"^ ^^ill have a fast a<:<'regation of 



St. Louis Exposition Building, where the S. A. F. will Meet August 16. 



^.leM .. 



"'i<id- lit of ,i,-torv. wliil.- flu; 



West I'hilaihdpliia team strengthened by 

 some notable players from outlying dis- 

 tricts, feel certain of incie.asing their 

 rejiutations as winiieis. The .Market 

 will close at 4 ji. til. on this eventful da.v. 

 I']\ery llorist with a drop ot' s|iorting 

 blood in his veins shouhl see this fierce 

 contest. 



Various Notes. 



< '. <!. Lapse h has just openeil a store 

 at .Xtlantiir City. 



\i. C. Hayden. of C. F. K.lgar & Co.. 

 and Thomas S. Heattie, of tiie Strat- 

 fonl Flower Farm, were (dected members 

 (d' the l''lorisfs' Club last 'J'uesday even- 

 ing. 



.\d(dph I'arenwald is cutting new crop 

 Mi'autii's. 



(ieorge ]•]. ( arpenfer is saiil to make 

 bouvardia jiay well. Jlis method is to 

 tlower it in hecember, nfit titfeiiiptiiie 

 anotiier croji but fcdlowing with i;;ister 

 !ind bedding jilants. Jle grows aU three 

 cojois of bouvai'dia. 



The I'Morisfs' Howling team and sev 

 eial others in the jirofession sjieni 

 Thursday at r'.ssingtoii. with tiie mem- 

 bers of till' other teams in the bowhis' 

 league and their friends. 



< '. !•". LMgar & Co. have put elettiie 

 lights in their ice box. which is a great 

 iiuprov eiiM'nt. They are receiviii;: sduie 

 nice c.'irn.at ions. 



I-Mward IJeid has lately sohj ;i t'arin in 

 i'akoia for a s:itisfactorv price. 



It is rumored that ]\lyers \- Samtinaii 

 ^y\\i plant a large house with Liberty 

 I his season. 



Miss Wyatt. dangiiter of William 11. 

 \\'.valt. ot' •_■;;(; \drth Thirleeiilh street, 

 was iiiairieij last Monday. 



Kdw.ard Sw.-iyiie, of Wawa^il. siiii 

 some superb white |ieonies til S. S. I'lvi 



nock for Memoi-ial dav. 



C;il-| .luioeiis, ot" Xe\V|iolt. 1,'. L, is 



sending some nice Kaise|-ins \,, \,,-,, \ ies 

 sen. I'liil,. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM MANUAL. 



^ciid (he K'i:viK\v L'.l lents in .oin ur 

 stamps :iiid we will mail ymi ;i lOpv ot' 

 LImer |). Smith's mw book, the (Jiry 

 s.-inthi'minn .M;iniial. It is a jiamphjet 



of tighty JiageS. witil eigjiteeli illustra 



tions. and embodies the exjierieuie ot' a 

 lifetime spent on this speci.aliy. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



Anotiier good week in cut llouers has 

 .inst jiassed. .\c(-oi-diiig to tlie glowin- 

 a'connts of our daily press of the elair 

 orate deeor.ations flia't aie being done in 

 liie different state buildings ,.,t the 

 World's Fair, also weddiii;;- and school 

 \»ork about tin- city, the past week must 

 have been a busy one for our florists. 

 The .almost incessant rain slopped work 

 on tiie outside, though most of it is tin- 

 i^li'''!- -\ b't of pl.antiiig is vet to be 

 done ;it the World's Fair liroi'inds. 



The I'resident's daughter is still with 

 lis. having prolonged her stay, alt.'nding 

 social alf.airs given in jier honor alniosT 

 every day ami night., at whiidi -,, great 

 many cut llowers .are being used ami of 

 course only the choice; stock is wanted for 

 ''""^ 'casions. Those who were fortu- 

 nate enough to fiirinsli these orders vvisi, 

 that .Miss Koosevelt would remain with us 

 all summer. IJuf others of note will visit 

 us this summer, who will receive iiiiicb 

 attention from tin" social folks, and of 

 cnrse floral decor:iti(uis will be one of 

 the features, so the St. Louis llorists ex- 

 pect to be bnsv all this sumiinr with ui.rk 

 of that kind. 



Stock of Ihe lirst (|Uality is \erv 



-'■'"'i'''. but in otiier grades ilieie \\c|',. 

 plenty for all demands the p.ist ue.k. 

 In AimM-ican I'.eauties fancies were lim- 



i''"'- \\itli 'A I deniiind for all thai caim- 



iii. Shorts, too. cleaned up .■vcr\ da\ t'. i- 

 'lesi;^n Work. I'or the |,..xr " I:, ■antics 

 sL'.oO to .+:{ per dozen was askd. other', 

 laii from $l.r>M per dozen down h, ^:, pei 

 I'i'i- Of the smaller i-osc>. mic'i, as 

 L'-ide. Maid, (late. Liberty and .Mele.ir 

 la.re .seemed to be plenty in the market. 

 "f the first and second ^iiide vinck. 

 'I'here wa.s a big demand fur i'ain-y >i.ick 

 Ml these, and prices ranged frnin ^:^ to .•<(■. 

 p'l- M(i. Some e.Ktra fain-v liiiMii:lit .■^s. 

 p''r lOO. In Ihe poorer grades of caiiia- 

 liiins the m:ii-ket is well sup|ilicil .ai pies- 

 'lit. only fancies bein- s,arcc. the de 

 iiiand for these lai^e. .•md s- i,, <:; y,.; 

 I'lo asked for the best ; ^] ii, •■\.:,n \,,r 

 ill'- common small stock, niiido.ir sto,-|, 

 -iilVered a great deal last wck frmn tl,.' 

 Iieavy rains, the demand bein:,'- good fur 

 tins material for the many lawn decoi-i 

 lioiis. .Svveet pe.as an> in ;;reat abnnd 

 aiii-e, [trices ranging I'nuii 'J." to iti,) cini-i 



