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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



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DETROIT. 



An Atupidoutf Opening. 



On last Thursday the opening of the 

 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange took 

 place in its new quarters, a trade ex- 

 hibit being a feature. The show of 

 chrysanthemums, roses, carnations and 

 plants was a most excellent one, there 

 being exhibits of many new carnations 

 and roses from out-of-town growers. 

 The Thompson Carnation Co. sent Car- 

 nation Robert Craig. The Chicago Car- 

 nation Co. sent Fiancee and Cardinal. 

 Nathan Smith & Son, a new seedling 

 chrysanthemum, James Hartshorne. El- 

 mer Smith, Henry Smith, James Harts- 

 home and Eli Cross were present and 

 several other out-of-town visitors helped 

 to make the occasion "a very enjoyable 

 one. Detroit can now boast of as com- 

 modious and well-arranged commission 

 house as there is in the country, and 

 if trade, in keeping with its facilities, 

 can be secured it will be a grand suc- 

 cess. Mr. Dilger, the manager, lives in 

 the building, so that he can be reached 

 twenty-four hours of the day by phone, 

 and he is willing to get out of bed any 

 hour of the night to take an order. 



Trip to Mt Clemens. 



On October 28 the florists of Detroit 

 and vicinity, on invitation of the craft 

 in Mt. Clemens, visited that city by spe- 

 cial car. There was sixty-five in the 

 party. A stop was made at the green- 

 houses of J. F. Sullivan, where every- 

 thing looked like new, for the place has 

 been repainted throughout. The stock 

 was in fine condition, two houses of Lil- 

 ium Harrisii looking extra fine and 

 showing very little disease. Mr. Sullivan 

 has also painted and redecorated his 

 store, so has both his places of busi- 

 ness in fine shape. 



At the Breitmeyers' the stop was all 

 too short to do justice to the excellent 

 lunch and the fine stock. In roses a 

 bench of 1,000 Liberty showed to what 

 perfection this rose can be grown when 

 properly handled, and right alongside of 

 it were 3,000 La Detroit, with every 

 shoot crowned with a bud. A lesson was 

 learned in the use of a carbon paint 

 for iron. Here about ten feet of pipe 

 at the ends of the two houses of La 

 Detroit were painted, the fumes from 

 which killed all the new growth in one 

 night, thus putting back the plants for 

 two months at least. The carnations were 

 a revelation, for never since the estab- 

 lishment of the plant have they been as 

 fine at this season of the year. The 

 plants are large and bushy, with stems 

 and blooms fit for the carnation exhibit 

 in February. This is from Fred: 

 "White Lawson and Queen for quantity 

 and quality. Lady Bountiful is a 

 close second in white, and the more I 

 see of Flamingo the better I think of 

 it. Nelson Fisher is also a winner." 

 The chrysanthemums are, as usual, very 

 fine, but most noticeable were the two 

 new ones, which the firm bought last 

 year from the originator, H. W. Rie- 

 man, viz.. Majestic and Adelia, the col- 

 or being a snow-white from center to 

 circumference, with stem and foliage all 

 that could be desired. The varieties 

 are Japanese incurved and it was the 

 opinion of all that some extra fine flow- 

 ers would have to be staged to beat it 

 out at the shows this fall. Houses of 

 anemone and pompons and snapdragon 

 were interesting. 



Robt. Klagge, the violet king, has ab- 



Adiantum Farleyense at Thorn Hedge. 



(Grown by Frank S. Jackson, manag'er for H. H. Battles.) 



rogated the title and descended from 

 the throne, for he says "the black-fly is 

 now trying to finish up what the gall- 

 fly left of the violet plants." He has 

 some very promising seedlings in carna- 

 tions, one being a white, of which he 

 has 500 plants. Morning Glory is still 

 grown here and at the place of Ste- 

 vens Bros., across the way, and are fine 

 •at both places. Messrs. Stevens also 

 grow violets and had the beet we had 

 yet seen. At Jas. Taylor's the truth of 

 the old adage, "A man cannot serve 

 two masters," was verified, for while 

 the new dwelling being erected was per- 

 fection, the greenhouses were not quite 

 up to their usual high standard of ex- 

 cellence, but Jim will get there yet, 

 for he is a worker and will clean up 

 before snow flies. 



At J. E. Carey's were found the best 

 violets in town, clean and healthy, the 

 record showing a good cut to the pres- 

 ent time. A short stop was made at 

 Von Boeselager's new place and an in- 

 troduction to the new wife and a lunch 

 concluded the day's hard work, but 

 withal a most enjoyable one, also a prof- 

 itable one, for such visits awaken the 

 spirit of emulation. The visits could be 

 made much more profitable to the visit- 

 ors if made in smaller numbers, say two 

 or three, and much more often and also 

 more profitable to those visited, for I 

 heard one florist say at Breitmeyers': 

 "Gee, it must cost something to wet 

 this crowd. ' ' Rag, 



BALTIMORE. MD. 



Business continues to improve. This 

 week has started off quite satisfactorily. 

 Monday was an exceptionally good day, 

 it being Halloween doubtless causing 

 part of the demand. Much stock was 

 used for All Saints' decorations. Now 

 that the weather has become suflSciently 

 cold to finish up about all the outdoor 

 stock, we may look for general advance- 

 ment in the trade. All the retailers have 

 a more cheerful look. Chrysanthemums 

 are in good supply and of good quality. 

 Whites are selling best. Last week pink 

 was very slow to move at any price un- 

 til Saturday, when they were unloaded 

 to the market and street merchants at a 

 somewhat reduced figure. The top price 

 for the very best is $2.50 per dozen. A 



few of the very earliest brought $3. The 

 average is about $1.50 for good stock. 

 Roses are going at from $3 to $5 per 

 hundred. Carnations $1 to $1.50. The 

 stock is generally good. 



W. J. Halliday will soon move to 

 his new store on Charles street, oppo- 

 site his old stand, having secured a 

 handsome store just being completed. 



C. E. Smith & Co., 121 North Liberty 

 street, are improving their store. They 

 are also adding the property in the rear, 

 which will be converted into a large con- 

 servatory connecting with the main 

 store. A. F. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



Conditions have not changed materi- 

 ally from a week ago, prices remaining 

 about the same all around and the mar- 

 ket has continued to clean out satisfac- 

 torily. The output of chrysanthemums 

 haa now reached its flood-tide. In whites 

 there has been quite a scarcity, very 

 little but ivory being procurable. Such 

 varieties as Appleton, Mutual Friend, 

 Bonnaffon and Merza are now coming 

 in. The high-class stores display a num- 

 ber of fancy blooms, those from Waban 

 Conservatories being superb. In pinks 

 some nice lots of Duckham and A. J. 

 Balfour are noticeable, also a few of 

 Dr. Enguehard, which latter seems like- 

 ly to be a fine commercial sort. 



Roses are abundant and of improving 

 quality. Carnations still bring $3 per 

 hundred, for fancies, ordinary grades 

 running as low as $1. Violets are now 

 of fine size and color. Princess of Wales 

 is the leader, as is Enchantress among 

 carnations. Prices average about 50 

 cents per hundred on violets. A slightly 

 hardening tendency is noticed in green 

 stock, a heavier call being noted. 



Plans for the Show. 



The numerous entries received assure 

 us the finest chrysanthemum show ever 

 held in Boston. The committee of ar- 

 rangements has decorated the large hall 

 very tastefully and Messrs. Farquhar, 

 Cameron and Wheeler have put a lot 

 of valuable time on this part of their 

 work. It is evident that all available 



