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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Jolt 7, 1904. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



Extreme dullness now reigns in tho 

 flower market, a condition which is likely 

 to last for two or three months. Thero 

 is plenty of stock coming in, much of 

 it very poor in quality, for which there 

 is little, or no demand. Eoses are getting? 

 very small, Brides and Maids being mis- 

 erable. Beauties are also very poor. 



Carnations still bring $1 to $1.50 for 

 fine stock, but a lot of rubbish is almost 

 given away. Sweet peas, gypsophila, 

 stocks, larkspurs, nymphseas, candytuft, 

 sweet sultan, outdoor mignonette and 

 Lilium elegaus and candidum are seen in 

 quantity. 



June, 1904, may be classed as a cool 

 month, although decidedly warmer than 

 the same month in 1903. The mean tem- 

 perature for Boston was 64 degrees, 

 against a ten years' average of 66 de- 

 grees. Our most uncomfortable day was 

 on June 26, when the thermometer rose to 

 95 degrees and seemed to stay there 

 about All day, if one's feelings were any 

 index. Crops look decidedly better than 

 at this time, a year ago. They have a 

 deficiency of 303 degrees to make up 

 since January 1, so we may pleasurably 

 anticipiate some hot waves between now 

 and Thanksgiving. 



Various Notes. 



Ilitchings & Co., 819 Tremont build- 

 ing, Boston, have been awarded the fol- 

 lowing additional contracts: Arthur Lit- 

 tle, Phillips Beach, one greenhouse ; "Wins- 

 low T. Williams, Yantic, Conn., conserva- 

 tory, palm house and greenhouse; F. A. 

 Sayles, Pawtucket, E. I., ' palm house, 

 plant house, two vegetable houses, two 

 graperies, violet house and carnation 

 house; E. C. Vanderbilt, Newport, two 

 greenhouses and workroom. They have 

 also contracted to build an extensivf; 

 range for W. K. Vanderbilt, at Great 

 Neck, L. I., N. Y. 



Several of the city florists are start- 

 ing to overhaul their stores and make 

 improvements and employes are going on 

 their annual vacations. 



After considerable agitation the new 

 Independent Co-operative Flower Market 

 has finally been incorporated. Chas. E. 

 Dickerman, the Dorchester carnation 

 grower, is president ; Geo. W. Ayer, 

 Beading, Mass., treasurer; Wilfrid 

 Wheeler, Concord, Mass., clerk. Direc- 

 tors in addition to the foregoing, E. 

 Wood, Lexington; E. Cartwrigbt, Welles- 

 ley; J. W. Foote, Maiden; N. F. Comley, 

 Lexington ; John McFarland, North 

 Easton; Donald Carmichael, Wellesley 

 Mass. The capital stock of $5,000 is 

 largely subscribed and the new concern 

 expects to do a thriving business. 



Dr. C. L. Marlatt. entomologist to the 

 Department of Agriculture at Washing- 

 ton, is in Boston to superintend the in- 

 vestigation of the federal government 

 of the moth pest in Massachusetts. Dr. 

 Marlatt discovered a parasite of the San 

 Jose scale in China, which when intro- 

 duced proved very effective and we trust 

 he may be able to bring something to 

 thin the rapidly increasing hords of 

 gypsy moths, which are doing fearful 

 destruction just now. 



Bostonians enjoyed cool and comfort- 

 able weather on "the great and glorious 

 Fourth." Thanks also to the vigilance 

 of Police Commissioner Emmons, fire- 



works were less of a nuisance than usual 

 and accidents fewer. More than one 

 florist took advantage of the fine weather, 

 following a damp spell, to get some of 

 his hay under cover. 



Farquhar & Co. are making extensive 

 alterations inj their seed store. The 

 ground floor in future will be given 

 up entirely to counter trade, while all 

 mail orders will be filled on the second 

 floor. 



Harry Cole, for many years gardener 

 to Cyrus Lothrop, North Easton, Mass., 

 has purchased the greenhouses and stock 

 of A. D. Copeland, on Copeland street, 

 Campello, Mass. There is about 6,000 

 feet of glass and a general stock, in- 

 cluding orchids, which will be grown by 

 Mr. Cole. 



One or two growers in this vicinity 

 see a prospect of good returns in grow- 

 ing narcissus and other bulbs for mar- 

 ket. The writer was shown bulbs of 

 Narcissus Emperor Von Sion and poeti- 

 cus, the past week, quite equal to tho 

 Holland grown stock. There would seem 

 to be an opening in this linn for some 

 wide awake florists. W. N. Craiu. 



The New Market. 



Mr. Craig's recent notes on the new 

 flower market in Boston seem to indicate 

 that he has been misinfornied as to tho 

 true character of the movement. The 

 new market has been incorporated witli 

 fifty stockholders, including some of tho 

 most honest, industrious gentlemanly and 

 sober element among the flower grow- 

 ers of Massachusetts, also having the 

 kindly assistance and best wishes of 

 a good many of the Boston storekeep- 

 ers. W. C. Ward. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



The cut flower trade has been some- 

 what slow the past week and has about 

 dwindled down to summer stillness, as 

 commencements, weddings and social 

 work is done for this season. There is 

 very little outlet for the stock that 

 comes in, which, though not so plentiful 

 as it has been, is quite enough for the 

 demand. There is also a general de- 

 crease in values. 



This is Independence day, a holiday 

 which is not much good for the florists' 

 business and the only one when our help 

 can take a whole day off for enjoyment. In 

 stock such roses as American Beauty, 

 Bride, Kaiserin and Bridesmaid of extra 

 quality clean out fairly well each day, 

 as the supply of this quality is very lim- 

 ited just now. First and second grades 

 of these are more plentiful, but the de- 

 mand not so great. President Carnot 

 and Liberty have a big call when fancy ; 

 price from $3 to $5 per hundred. 



The carnation stock is still somewhat 

 heavy, though the bulk of it is of poor 

 quality. Henry Baer, of Peoria. 111., 

 is sending in some -good fancy 

 stock of these to Kuehn, which 

 average $2 per 100. From $1 

 to $1.50 is the price for home grown 

 stock. These are quite plentiful. Sweot 

 peas are still crowding the market. The 

 white, pink and lavender are very fine 

 and have the call. The wholesale houses 

 are having big demand for these, still 

 prices remain cheap; $1.50 per 1,000 is 

 asked for fancy varieties. Short stock 

 brings from 50 to 75 cents per 1,000, but 



a great many are left unsold. Good lily 

 of the valley is still to be had at $3 

 and $4 per 100. Smilax is plentiful and 

 so are other greens. 



Most of the growers are hard at work 

 replacing the old stock with young plants 

 and the general summer work, such as 

 repainting, repairing and building, is 

 now going on everywhere. 



Various Notes. 



The Florists' Club's meeting which 

 takes place next Thursday afternoon at 

 2 o'clock will be the most important 

 meeting the club has had in many years 

 and the members to a man should attend. 

 Convention matters of importance will 

 be- discussed. The nomination of offi- 

 cers will take place. This alone should 

 be of great interest to all the members. 

 The essay of Brother Dunford promises 

 to be interesting for growers and retail- 

 ers alike. 



Our old friend, "Billy" Kasting, of 

 Buffalo, is here this week as a delegate 

 to the democratic convention, which is 

 in session. "Billy" may be the dark 

 horse that is spoken of. 



Mrs. M. S. Vesey, of Eort Wayne, 

 Ind., was a visitor the past week, the 

 guest of the Misses Meinhardt. 



August Juergens, of Peoria, 111., spent 

 last week here taking in the Fair. 



Geo. M. Kellogg was down from Pleas- 

 ant Hill, Mo., last week on one of his 

 monthly trips to learn convention news. 



Mr. O'Neil, of Chicago, spent a week 

 in tho city calling on the trade and the 

 World's Fair. The Pike had great at- 

 tractions for Mr. O'Neil. 



E. F. Tesson, chairman of the shoot- 

 ing committee, reports that he has se- 

 lected Dupont's park for the shooting 

 contest during the convention, which 

 takes place Thursday afternoon, August 

 18, at 2 p. m. At this park all the great 

 shooting contests of the past have taken 

 place. Ammunition and guns can be 

 had at the park at a reasonable price. 



Frank M. Ellis, chairman of the hotel 

 committee, has a large number of hotels 

 and rooms on his list at a very low price 

 and any of the S. A. F. members who 

 expect to attend the convention would do 

 well to correspond with Mr. Ellis, at 

 1316 Pine street, and have rooms re- 

 served for them. All other committees 

 are hard at work completing arrange- 

 ments for the coming convention. Carl 

 Beyer has already secured a number of 

 valuable prizes for the bowlers. 



BcwUng. 



The florist bowlers had a hot time 

 last Thursday night. The convention 

 team, composed of Messrs. Kuehn, Beyer, 

 Miller, Ellison and Beneke, met the 

 Strong Palace team, champions of the 

 city league this year. The florists were 

 defeated by three pins, total number of 

 pins counting, though they won the last 

 two games of the three played. The 

 totals were as follows: 



Team 12 3 Total 



Palace 854 780 855 2489 



Florists 791 835 860 2486 



J. J. B. 



South Bend, Ind. — The Business 

 Men's Association had a Fourth of July 

 celebration, for which they needed a 

 queen, who was selected by ballot and 

 Miss Bessie May Hogue, bookkeeper for 

 Treanor & Eettic, was voted the most 

 popular young lady in the city. 



