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1 he Weekly rlonsts Keview* 



June 16. 1904. 



from this section will take in the S. A. F. 

 convention and World 's Fair at St. 

 Louis. 



A party of peony specialists visited the 

 nursery of K. J. Shaylor, of Wellesley 

 Hills, on June 12 to inspect his extensive 

 collection of peonies. In addition to tlio 

 standard varieties Mr. Shaylor has forty- 

 three of Tjcmoine's and other French 

 raisers' novelties and many of Kehvay's. 

 A few of the best of the newer sorts 

 noted were: Mme. Emfle Ijemoine, Mar- 

 guerite Gerard, Marie Lemoine, very late ; 

 Sapho, Ilambeau, Galatea and Mm<'. 

 Vaucel. Mr. Shaylor finds an increasini; 

 demand from florists for the better kinds 

 and aims to have the best collection of 

 peonies and gladioli in the country. 



Frosts occurred in some parts of Mass- 

 achusetts during the past week and tender 

 plants and vegetables were much injured. 

 Whole fields of potatoes were blackened 

 in the southeastern part of the state. 



W. N. Craio. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



We are enjoying a lively week, full 

 of bustle and activity, in marked con- 

 trast to last week's dullness. The 

 street says it is the close of the season. 

 Well, we will enjoy it while it lasts. 

 The supply has fallen off. Many grow- 

 ers realize that their stock was ex- 

 hausted and not worth sending in, whilo 

 others are replanting at this, their 

 usual time. The cool wave furtlicr 

 shortened the cut. The demand, on the 

 other hand, has increased, especially 

 among the shops patronized by the " four 

 hundred." The Whelan-Goelet, Fell- 

 Henry and other large weddings of the 

 week consumed much material. There 

 were a lot of smaller affairs and a very 

 decided shipping business from several 

 outside cities. To meet this demand 

 Beauties have been foremost. They are 

 still of fair quality, and the price has 

 stiffened wonderfully. The outdoor 

 sweet peas led by Miss Blanche Ferry 

 have come in force just in time. They 

 are of superb quality, bright and frag- 

 rant, commanding ready sale. The down- 

 trodden smilax grower is having his in- 

 ning at last, cutting strings to his 

 heart's content at prices scarce dreamed 

 of since the advent of his wild brother. 

 Valley sells well. Good carnations arc 

 fair stock but tea roses seem to be on 

 the back track. Gladioli are here in 

 quantity. 



Peonies have reached a healthier 

 state. The awful glut of last week has 

 given way to a moderate supply, about 

 equal to the demand. Tlie beginning of 

 next week will finish the local supply. 



The Florists* Qub. 



Stern duty forbade a report of the 

 meeting at Horticultural Hall last 

 week. As it is better late than never, 

 it was peony night and a great show 

 was given. Frank Gould, gardener to 

 .Tohn T. IMorris, of Chestnut Hill, wns 

 the principal exhibitor, with a magnifi- 

 cent collection comprising many of the 

 best sorts. Great interest was taken 

 in the coming St. Louis convention. 

 Committees were appointed on transpor- 

 tation and hotels. 



BaseBaU. 



The great game of last Saturday, an- 

 nounced in the Kevieav one week ago, 

 was successful in every way. There was 

 fine weather, keen rivalry and a good at- 



IMPORTANT! 



Every Florist will find it to bis interest to watch this space each week. In it 

 will be found some new Ideas of great value. 



We have the entire Stock of Superior New Christmas Bells. When you see 

 them at St. Louis you will want no others. 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., 



60-56 N. 4th 

 Street, 



Phila. 



tendance, proving that florists have 

 plenty of sporting blood. The Flower 

 Market won by a score of 16 to 8, 

 despite the presence of the genial Rob- 

 ert Craig, who cheered his nine. After 

 the game the two teams enjoyed a ro- 

 fection at Ellinger's, nearby. Follow- 

 ing are the teams: 



Flower Market: Hartley, 2b; Schock, 

 3b; .Tordan, n; Davis, ss; Fariano, c; 

 Eble, If; Palmer, rf; Upton, cf, Clarke, 

 lb. 



Craig & Son: Kline, If; Hansel, ef: 

 Kennedy, ss; Swan, 2b; Brown, rf 

 Tiord, lb ; Lawrence, p ; Dieroff, c ; 

 Boyle, 3b. 



Germantown Horticultural Society. 



The June meeting of the society was 

 held last Monday evening. President 

 Neville in the chair. Secretary Redlos 

 read an interesting paper on the peor^- 

 prepared by S. MendelsFon ^feehan. 

 Frank Gould also spoke on the same 

 subject. There was an interesting ex- 

 hibition and good attendance. 



Vaf<ous Notes. 



Edward Reid is receiving Shakespeare 

 gladioli in a variety of colors. 



This week, .Tune 15 to 18, marks At- 

 lantic City's fiftieth anniversary. Many 

 of the hotels are decorating for the oc- 

 casion, drawing upon this city for qua"n- 

 tities of roses, carnations and smilax. 

 Eugene Bernheimer shipped some nice 

 orders for this event. 



The Wm. Graham Co. had the dec- 

 orations for the Whelan-Goelet weddincr 

 on Tuesday. Beauties and smilax were 

 largely used. 



H. H. Battles decorated a lar^e wed- 

 ding recently with clusters of lilies of 

 the valley woven in the bridal canopy 

 and long-stemmed Beauties in the dining 

 room, 



M. Rice sneaks in cheerful vein of 

 his recent trip to Europe. Two humor- 

 ous pen sketches adorn his office Jis 

 souvenirs. One of a belated passenger 

 rushing up the gang idank of a depart- 

 ing steamer just as it is drawn in, the 

 otlier of the same passenger perched in 

 the bowsprit of the returning steamer 

 enjoving the funny things his friends 

 on the wharf are sayinp. 



H. B!«versdorf(»r & Co. are extendiuT 

 their office to give needed room for their 

 clerical force. 



C. F. Edaar & Co. are preparing to 

 put a new flower holder on the market. 

 The idea is a cornucopia-shaped paper 

 with a wire catch nt the top to be fas- 

 tened after the bunch of flowers has 

 been slipped inside. It will come in 

 several sizes. Charles Krueger. at the 

 Reading terminal, has it on trial. 



Wm. .T. Baker has experienced good 

 demand for smilax and his "steady" 

 carnations. 



Samuel S. Pennock has h^d some larce 

 shipping orders for Beauties this week. 



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(English Grown.) 



"The Grand" Mixture trade pkt., 50c 



Primula Forbesl trade pkt., 253 



CINERARIA HYBRIDA GRANDIFLORA 



(Engrlish Grown.) 

 Hunt's "Special" Mixture, trade pkt., 50c 



CALCEOLARIA HYBRIDA GRANDIFLORA 



Hunt's Import Mixture trade pkt.. 11.50 



All the types. Including the self-colored, 

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GLOXINIA GRANDiaORA 



Hunt's Extra Select Mixture, tr. pkt., 60c 

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etc. 



E. H. HUNT, 



76-78 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO. 



Gladiolos Bulbs 



Oar bolbi are not better than 

 tbe best, but better than the rest. 

 TB¥ THEM. 



Cushman Gladiolus Co. 



■TXVAVXA, OKZO. 



Mention Tbe Reriew wben yoa write. 



GiraBd College is the Mecca for florists 

 now. They go to see the grounds and 

 Edwin Lonsdale. Edward Swayne, of 

 Wawaset, was there this week. 



Johnson & Stokes have experienced a 

 good demand for vegetable plants this 

 week. 



John A. Shellem states that he will re- 

 tire from the business on July 1. 



George Burton has been shipping a 

 large quantity of fine Beauties to Leo 

 Niessen from his father's Queen street 

 place. Phil. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



The past week the market was still ac- 

 tive. Not alone were the boys busy with 

 World's Fair decorations, but there were 

 a great many June weddings, both large 

 and small. School work also took up a 

 great deal of our time, but not so much 

 as in former years, when night work was 

 necessary to get the orders out in time. 

 There is a big supply of cut flowers at 

 the wholesale houses and the bulk of 

 them of good quality. In roses Brides 

 are fine. Bridesmaids somewhat oflf color, 

 Liberty fine in color but short in stem. 

 Some good Golden Gates are also to be 

 had. They sell as high as $6 to $8 for 

 fancy and $4 to $5 for firsts. American 

 Beaiities are coming in fine and for long 



