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The Weekly Florists'^ Review^ 



Jdlt 28. 1004. 



NURSERY NEWS. 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. 



Pres., E. W. Klrkpatrlck, McKlnney, Tex.; 

 Vlce-Pres., C. L. WatrouB. Ues Molnea; Secy, 

 Oeo. C. Seager, Rochester; Treas., C. L. Yatea, 

 Rochester. The 29tb annual convention will be 

 held at West Baden, Ind., June, 1U06. 



There is considerable inquiry for Ber- 

 beris Thunbergii in quantity for new 

 work planned for fall. 



The orders already booked assure a 

 big business in peonies in September, 

 both wholesale and retail. 



The Amesbury Park Association has 

 been organized for the purpose of secur- 

 ing a public park for tiie city of Ames- 

 bury, MasB. 



It is said that a Mrs. C. W. Jacocks, 

 near Orlando, Fla., has an improved pe- 

 can in such good local demand that she 

 has received $3 a pound for the nuts, 

 besides doing a nice business in nursery 

 trees. 



C. H. Joosten was well known to most 

 of the nurserymen of the United States 

 and his demise so soon after many had 

 met him in the best of iiealth at the 

 Atlanta convention is a sho.rk. His ca- 

 reer is briefly sketched in the New York 

 notes in this issue. 



The lilac is more than holding its 

 own; in fact, it is in greater demand 

 each year. From the great number of 

 hybrid varieties Wm. A. Peterson selects 

 the following as best of their colors: 

 Marie Legraye, white; Charles X, light 

 purple; Rubra de Marley, rosy purple; 

 Souvenir de Ludwig Spaeth, dark pur- 

 ple. 



C. W. Ward says that, while conifers 

 and evergreens may be planted in the 

 latter part of August and during the 

 month of September, even up to the mid- 

 dle of October, and a large proportion 

 live and do well, his experience has dem- 

 onstrated that early spring is the best 

 time for planting the general run of 

 evergreens. 



NEWPORT, R. L 



The Market. 



The Newport season can be said to be 

 just getting into full swing, and the past 

 week has seen a much better business 

 among the florists. There have been 

 quite a number of lunchoons and dinners 

 given the past few days, and as August 

 approaches theso will incroase greatly. 

 August is the great month here among 

 the summer colony, for it is then that 

 the entertaining is at its height among 

 the "400." Sweet peas are more popu- 

 lar this year than ever, especially lav- 

 ender and pink shades; but the market 

 has been flooded with tliom, and until the 

 past fow days they have boon almost with- 

 out value. Some of the best growers hold 

 their peas for 25 cents ])or hundred, and 

 sell at this figure or not at all. It is 

 a good plan, as certainly good flowers 

 well bunched are worth that. The best 

 American Beauty roses sell on Bellcvue 

 avenue for $5 to $6 per dozen; Liberties 

 and Raiserins for $3 to $4 a dozen ; 

 gardenias 50 cents each, and valley $2.50 

 t« $3.50 per bunch of twenty-fivo. Out- 

 door hardy stuff goes v>iry well, and is 

 sold as circumstances direct at good 



prices. Trade on the whole is very good 

 indeed. 



Horticttltttral Society. 



The Newport Horticultural Society 

 held its last July meeting Wednesday 

 evening with Vice-President Alexander 

 Mcljellan presiding. There was consid- 

 erable business to be done making ar- 

 rangements for the annual exhibition 

 September 19, 20 and 21. It was decided 

 to have music the last day of the show, 

 and dancing in the eveniug after the 

 exhibition is over at nine o'clock. There 

 has never been a year when more interest 

 has been shown, and everything now 

 points to the largest and best show the 

 society has ever held. Winfield Scott 

 Sisson and D. J. Coughlan were elected 

 members of the society. 



Various Notes. 



Never have cactus dahlias Ijeen as pop- 

 ular here as now. They will have a great 

 run this summer. Already the society 

 people are having decorations of dahlias 

 exclusively for dinners and luncheons. 

 The dahlias are favorites because they 

 bloom when other outdoor flowers are 

 scarce and most) needed for the great 

 number of dinners and other August 

 functions. Special colors that are favor- 

 ites are being grown in large blocks on 

 all the big places. Especially do the 

 gardeners like Katharine Duer, the ele- 

 gant scarlet; and, by the Avay, this dahlia 

 originated here in Newport, and I will 

 tell you more about it home day. Mrs. 

 Charles Turner, for a yellow is planted 

 very largelj and also niauy other solid 

 colors of tne cactus type. 



The highway department tree trimmers 

 are at work on the big elm in front of 

 the city hall and there is a great amount 

 of comment heard because the tree, which 

 is one of the landmarks of Broadway, 

 is apparently slowly d^nng. When the 

 granoiethic sidewalk was placed in front 

 of the city hall it was remarked that 

 there was too little space about the tree 

 for its proper growth, and the prediction 

 seems to have become a fact. 



The police received a complaint on 

 Friday from a well known citizen that 

 the flowers he and other relatives had 

 placed on his wife's grave had been re- 

 peatedly stolen. Many complaints of the 

 same nature have been heard consider- 

 ably of late and some steps must cer- 

 tainly be taken to put a stop to it. 



M. Butler & Son report tliat the season 

 just closed has been on t)ie whole a mast 

 excellent one although very trying, be- 

 cause the late spring made everything 

 come together; but it is over and the 

 customers have been somehow kept sat- 

 isfied. Zero. 



Brooklyn, N. Y. — Chas. Zeller is 

 building a workshop 30x40 to cost 

 $1,000. 



Charles City, Ia. — ^Mark Wetherbee 

 entertained the local florists' association 

 July 22 and 23. 



Omaha, Neb. — The Nebraska Florists' 

 Society will hold its annual picnic 

 Wednesday, Aug. 3, at Courtland Beach. 



PEONIES. 



Festiva Maxima $35.00 per 100 



Fine White, generally called Queen 



Victoria 9.00 per 100 



Rose, the tall-icrowiDK.beavy-blooni- 



Insr variety ^ 6.00 per 100 



For other varieties or 1000 rate write 

 GILBERT H. WILD, Sarcoxie, Mo. 



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PRIVET. 



Extra BtroDR, bushy, 2}i to 8^ ft., 125.00 per 1000. 

 Strong, 2 to 2j«i ft 20.00 



1000 Coreopsis, strong clumps 4.00 per 100. 



Achillea The Pearl, strong clumps. 6.00 



Gaillardla Grandiflora, clumps 6.00 " 



Golden Glow, strong clumps 2.50 " 



Helianthus Maximilianl 2.60 



Roseum 8.00 



OASH WTTB 0BDEB8, 



W. G. EISELE, West End, N. J. 



Box 100. 



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PETERSON NURSERY, 



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PEONIES 



and Hardy 

 Ornamental Stock 



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You can Plant at any time 



■ H. P. and other Roses from 4 and 5-ln. pots, fine 

 plants. Crimson and Yellow Rambler, Clotbllde 

 Soupert, Coquette des Blanches, La France, Gen. 

 Jacq. etc.. 12c. Larffe-flowerert Clematis, finest 

 purple, white, lavender and pink sortB. 4 and 5-in., 

 at 18c ; one- year, from 3-in.. 9c. Clematis Pani- 

 culata, from 4 and 6-ln. pots, I2c. Ampelopsis 

 Veltchii. 4 and 6-io.. lOe. Perennial Phlox, fine 

 named sorts, 4-in.. 10c. Golden Glow, 4- in., 10c. 



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VERGREEN. 



An Immense Stock of both larfre and 

 small sized EVERGREEN T REES In 

 great variety; also EVERGREEN 

 SHRUBS. Correspondence solicited. 



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