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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



SBt>TBMBBB 1, 1904. 



' * Two waterings of lime are given dur- 

 ing the year to keep the soil Bweet. In 

 repotting the plants, all possible fine soil 

 is shaken from the bulbs. The plants 

 grown in tubs are rested during Decem- 

 ber and January, the syringe being used 

 to keep the leaves from vrilting and pests 

 in check. The tub illustrated was made 

 up of small bulbs potted with 8-inch pots 

 four years ago. The first crop of flow- 

 ers comes in February. An average night 

 temperature in vnnter of 55 degrees is 

 given. ' ' 



DEATH OF DEAN HOLE, 



The Eev. S. Eeynolds Hole, dean of 

 Eochester since 1887, and for many years 

 president of the Rose Society of Great 

 Britain, died August 27 of heart trouble, 

 passing away while asleep. 



Dean Hole was one of those genial 

 clergymen not seldom found among the 

 prelates of the Church of England who 

 combine with thorough ecclesiastic abil- 

 ity and sincerity a wide capacity for the 

 enjoyment of life. "With all his fondness 

 for outdoor life it was in his garden that 

 he found his greatest pleasure and the 

 successful cultivation of roses was the 

 thing for which he was most widely 

 known. His gardens at Rochesterj near 

 the cathedral, and at Caunton, where for 

 many years he was curate, were filled to 

 overflowing with roses which he loved 

 and cared for as if they had been his 

 children. In the preface to his '-'Book 

 About Roses," wMch ran through eigh- 

 teen editions and was translated several 

 times, he said: 



"I write this book about roses be- 

 cause having grown them for more than 



been one of the most active as well as 

 the most influential and best beloved 

 members of the Biitish Rose Society. 



His "Book About Roses" has undoubt- 

 edly had a wider reading than any other 

 work on the subject. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. 



Western New York. 



We can easily stand a little more glass. 

 "Western New York at present appears 

 to me to be very attractive for the man 

 who wants to invest in glass, especially 

 if his capital is limited. There are 

 many nice little towns which by them- 

 selves can afford to support good sized 

 establishments, while any surplus can al- 

 ways be turned over to the stores or 

 commission men in the next big city. Of 

 transportation facilities there is no lack. 

 These remarks about more greenhouses 

 in western New York aie not so much 

 meant for the already large establish- 

 ments, but I rather believe that many a 

 smaller man or, better say, many a man 

 with a small place, can safely increase 

 his glass area. The small man has, and 

 I think always will have, as good a chance 

 to exist as the big fellow, as long as he 

 produces good stuff. "We all know it re- 



Eucharis Amazonica Grown in a Tub. 



.twenty years, having won more than 

 thirty cups ' open to all England, ' having 

 originated the first rose show, and having 

 at most of the subsequent exhibitions 

 acted as judge or exhibitor, I ought to 

 have something to say worth hearing to 

 those who love the rose." 



The dean was uorn in 1819 at Caun- 

 ton, Nottinghamshire, and was educated 

 at Newark-on-Trent and at Brasenose 

 college, Oxford. He was ordainea deacon 

 in 1844, priest in 1845, and vicar in 1850. 

 In 1885 he became chaplain to the arch- 

 bishop of Canterbury, and a year later 

 select preacher to the "University of Ox- 

 ford. In 1887 he assumeu his duties as 

 dean of Rochester. 



His best efforts have been given to 

 the welfare of the rose and he has long 



STATE VICE-PRESIDENTS' REPORTS. 



Taken in the aggregate these reports are bo volaminous as to preclude their publl- 



i cation in full. There are, however, many points in them of such great value or interest 

 as to warrant a careful consideration. The salient points of a number of the reports follow. 



unless he receives it in first-class condi- 

 tion it is of little or no value to him. I 

 am a grower and speak from a growers' 

 standpoint. I do not approve of the 

 grower selling direct to the retailer, as 

 the wholesale man is our happy medium, 

 and we both, grower and retailer, need 

 him and should strive to protect him, but 

 flowers should be liandled as such and not 

 like hay. There is some extensive build- 

 ing going on in and south of Peoria, 

 which means more stock both in roses 

 and carnations for the St. Louis market 

 the coming season^ — J. F. Ammann. 



Western Massachusetts. 



The novel business, which originated 

 here in the beautiful Berkshire Mils, of 

 furnishing florists hardy supplies, has 

 steadily increased for the last twenty-five 

 years, until Hinsdale is known as the 

 center for that line of goods, which are 

 gathered from all the towns in the west- 

 ern part of the state, also from Vermont 

 and New York, there being several hun- 

 dred people employed in this line of in- 

 dustry, the goods being shipped to nearly 

 every city in the country, there being six 

 wholesale dealers besides many who are 

 in it on a smaller scale. The business has 

 become so extensive that certain parties 

 thought it best to have the legislature 

 pass a law 'prohibiting the gathering of 

 anything unless a permit was obtained or 

 the land was leased for that purpose. 

 This law provides a punishment by im- 

 prisonment of not more than six months, 

 or by a fine of not more than $500. — • 

 L. B. Brague. 



G>nnecticut. 



In July I sent out about fifty letters 

 to the principal growers and dealers in the 

 state, enclosing a question blank, the 

 answering of which would enable me to 

 present a comprehensive report to the 

 society. The circular letter called the at- 

 tention of the craft to the aims and pur- 

 poses of our society and the good work 

 already accomplished and also contained 

 a cordial invitation to join the society, 

 for which purpose I enclosed an applica- 

 tion blank and a stamped addressed en- 

 velope. The result was twelve answers 

 and one application. The answers were 

 all alike, speaking in the highest terms 

 of the prosperous year just passed, and 

 encouragingly of the future, but for all 

 the acknowledged prosperity, there was 

 only one that was prosperous enough, or 

 who considered himself so, to invest a 

 five-dollar bill for membership in our na- 

 tional society. — Theodore "Wirth. 



Western Missouri. 



The past year has been the most suc- 

 cessful in the history of the business, all 

 lines showing an increase of from twenty 

 to twenty-five per cent. Many losses 

 from hail occurred during the year. A 



quires brains rather than money to suc- 

 cessfully conduct a greenhouse, and just 

 now I think western New York is as 

 good a field as any in the "United States. — 

 Chas. H. Keitsch. 



Southern Illinois. 



I think it easy to account for the fall- 

 ing off in business in some wholesale 

 commission markets since most all the 

 large growers are selling their product 

 direct to the retailer; in fact, it seems 

 most growers are drifting tbat way, for 

 which, in my opinion, no one is more to 

 blame than the wholesaler himself for the 

 careless way in which cut flowers are 

 handled. In these times of strong com- 

 petition, the retailer doing a first-class 

 business must have first-class stock, and 



