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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



NOVKMBBB 17, 1904. 



cially interesting to the visitors. The 

 dimensions of this house are 35x60 and 

 twenty-five feet high. It contains many 

 beautifully grown specimens, among 

 which were noted Cycas circinalis with 

 100 fronds over eight feet in length. 

 Very handsome plants of Kentia Bel- 

 nioreana, K. Forsteriana and K. Aus- 

 tralis, arecas, rhapis, pritchardias and 

 other palms. Theophrastus imperialis, 

 not often seen in good condition, car- 

 ried leaves over four feet long. Two 

 large specimens of philodendron (Mon- 

 stera deUcosa) were fruiting freely. 

 Some fine adiantums over five feet 

 across and beautiful Nephrolepis Pier- 

 soni were noted. The back wall was 

 clothed with ferns and begonias and 

 the ground covered with L»ycopodium 

 denticulatum and Begonia Rex. 



The committee was favorably im- 

 pressed with a .seedling dracaena in 

 the way of D. Cooperi, but with darker 

 and broader leaves. The rose house 

 was in the pink of condition. Varieties 

 grown are Bride, Bridesmaid, Liberty 

 and Wootton. The plants were two 

 years old, had been tied down and broke 

 finely. Mr. Wheeler stated that the 

 average production per plant of Bride 

 and Bridesmaids from October, 1903, 

 to November 1, 1904, was forty-eight 

 flowers, of "Wootton sixty-four. The 

 carnations were remarkably fine, such 

 varieties as Enchantress, Lawson, Mrs. 

 Patten, Boston Market and Fair Maid 

 being grown. 



A new single violet was very inter- 

 esting. It is a sport from Princess of 

 Wales. The foliage is heavy and extra 

 vigorous and the flower larger and 

 rounder and of a beautiful dark blue 

 color. The committee considered it su- 

 perior to Princess of Wales and it is 

 likely to be heard from in the future. 

 Chrysanthemums in all the best of the 

 new and older varieties were noted in 

 quantity. Of these Mr. Wheeler was 

 for years a very successful exhibitor. 

 Batches of Begonia Gloire de Lorraine, 

 cyclamens, primulas, poinsettias and 

 other seasonable plants were in fine 

 condition. It was rather a surprise to 

 see excellent asters still blooming in 

 the open, with shutters and cloth pro- 

 tection at night. Everything on the 

 place was clean and well grown, showing 

 that a skilled practitioner was in 

 charge. 



Various Notes. 



N. F. McCarthy & Co. liavc had a 

 large auction sale of hardy roses and 

 shrubs the present week, stock being 

 from Dutch and American sources. 

 Prices have been satisfactory. 



The first poinsettias of the. season 

 were noted in a store window on Novem- 

 ber 15. One or two growers expect to 

 have a nice lot 6f bracts in for Thanks- 

 giving. Roman hyacinths have also 

 made their appearance. 



W. W. Rawson, of Arlington, was 

 elected by a handsome majority to the 

 governor's council from his district in 

 the late election. 



The new governor of Massachusetts, 

 W. L. Douglas, the well-known Brockton 

 shoe manufacturer, who carried a strong 

 Republican state for the Democracy, is 

 an ardent flower lover. Only a few 

 weeks ago he made a large distribution 

 of plants from his gardens for the poor 

 of his city. 



Welch Bros., who do a very large 

 commission business in Boston, arc re- 

 ceiving some very high-grade roses, 

 carnations and chrysanthemums from 



the many growers whose cuts they 

 handle. They report business as be- 

 ing very good. 



The Gardeners' and Florists' Club 

 elected officers for 1905 on November 

 15. They will hold their next field day 

 with Wm. Nicholson, l^amingham, 

 about the middle of December. 



The chrysanthemum show proved a dis- 

 tinct financial success, the receipts be- 

 ing much larger than in 1903. Music 

 proved a great drawing card and well 

 paid for itself. 



Lord & Burnham Co. are working on 

 the following new contracts: Samuel 

 Kinder, Bristol, R. I., four houses; M. 

 Hazelton, Turner's Falls, Mass., one 

 house; Norcross & Stratton, Grafton, 

 Mass., two houses; Judge Moore, Prides 

 Crossing, Mass., two houses. 



D. F. Roy, Robert Marshall and Wil- 

 liam Anderson were at the show at New 

 York last week and took along about a 

 score of their specimen plants from the 

 Boston show. 



A few blooms of a beautiful deep 

 flesh-colored carnation from Zenas Crane, 

 Dalton, Mass., E. Dolby, gardener, some- 

 thing in the way of Marquis but much 

 superior, attracted much favorable no- 

 tice at the recent show. 



The Rosary, as J. J. Casey's new store 

 on Bromfield street has been called, is 

 very attractive. It is located in the 

 rear of Music Hall and Mr. Casey merits 

 a good share of the public's patronage. 



That the new halls of the Massachu- 

 setts Horticultural Society are admirably 

 adapted for keeping cut flowers in fine 

 condition was attested at the recent 

 show. Most of the carnations were as 

 fresh on November 7 as when staged 

 four days before. 



William Nicholson is still shipping 

 some very fine chrysanthemums to the 

 Park street market. E. N. Peirce & 

 Co.. in addition to a big quantity of the 

 same flowers, are forwarding a fine lot 

 of all the best carnations, their En- 

 chantress being extra good. 



Thos. Galvin, in a window display of 

 orchids last week, showed some remark- 

 ablv fine spikes of Zvgopetalum Mackaii. 



W. N. Craig. 



CLEVELAND. 



The Market. 



Since my last notes on the condition 

 of business, a change has come about. 

 Olio or two functions of magnitude 

 lijive fairly cleaned the market laid a 

 brighter j)rospect is in view. A great 

 number of debutantes' parties and wed- 

 dings are on the calendar and small 

 functions will assist in making this a 

 banner season. 



The d?mand for roses is still slow 

 and the commission man is glad the 

 crop is about off. Prices remain from 

 $J to $5 per hundred. Beauties are be- 

 ginning to arrive and $3 per dozen for 

 the best is asked. Carnations are sell- 

 ing well and the market is deanel up 

 every day. Some very fine Enchantress 

 and Lawson are being handled by the 

 Cleveland Cut Flower Co. Although 

 ' ' mum ' ' is still the word, their time will 

 soon be at an end. Thanksgiving will 

 in all probability wind them up for this 

 season. 



Various Notes. 



A visit of the members of the British 

 Iron Institute at a recent date made 

 ouite a demand for high grade flowers. 

 Several entertainments and a large ban- 



quet wound up their visit. The G. M. 

 Gasser Co. had the banquet decoration 

 at the Chamber of Commerce. It was 

 an elaborate affair and used a very 

 large quantity of stock. Mums predom- 

 inated and a very satisfactory arrange- 

 ment was the result. 



Smith & Fetters had charge of the 

 Hale funeral, which brought out some 

 very fine design work and tasty bunches. 

 Beauties, orchids, valley and mums were 

 used largely. 



James Eadie, of Erie street, is receiv- 

 ing some nice Beauties and Meteors 

 from his new plant on Shaw avenue. 



Parks is doing a fine trade m the 

 Citizens building. He is handling the 

 finest grade flowers. 



At Pentecost's place, on Republic 

 street, Lawson and Crane are doing 

 nicely, with good flowers and long 

 stems. Their mums are good and they 

 will have a large cut for Thanksgiving. 

 A fine batch of cyclamen gives evidence 

 of high culture. 



Just across Rockefeller park we find 

 Fred Naumann looking well. Here is an 

 interesting batch of seedling carnations. 

 Some good red, white and pink are in 

 flower and may be heard of later. Some 

 extra well grown mums, flowers of the 

 exhibition variety, are seen here, and 

 Appletons that could hardly be beat. Mr. 

 Naumann says the florists won't pay 

 enough for high grade blooms so will 

 retail them himself. All the newer va- 

 rieties are being tested. 



Another short jaunt brings us to 

 George Smith's place on Wade Park 

 avenue. Although not a large, plant, it 

 is a model of neatness. The best of 

 stock is produced here and finds a ready 

 sale at the store end. A bench of Law- 

 son was a beautiful sight, healthy and 

 vigorous, full of bud and bloom. Mums 

 are grown here and the finest flowers 

 bring the best results. A superb batch 

 of Begonia Gloire de Lorraine proves 

 tha,t George knows how it is done. Cy- 

 clamen are also good and so are his 

 primulas. In fact everything looks weU. 



Merkel Bros., of Mentor, are sending 

 some extra fine mums of the leading va- 

 rieties to Mr. Wagner, on Erie street. 

 A visit to their greenhouses is a rare 

 treat, as here we see all the up-to-date 

 varieties of mums, both Australian and 

 American, The carnations are doing 

 splendidly. Enchantress is in full crop. 

 Nelson Fisher as done here is very fine, 

 lawson. Flamingo and other varieties 

 are also doing nicely. 



Bate Bros, will have a good cut of 

 mums and carnations for Thanksgiving. 



The Essex Greenhouses are sending in 

 some fine Beauties and carnations. 



Forest Citt. 



NEW YORK, 



The Market 



The week opened with clear, cold, sea- 

 sonable weather. The big flower show is 

 ill full blast and society has endorsed the 

 horse show, as is its custom. Retailers 

 are busy. Violets were in demand beyond 

 the supply and specials easily brought 

 $1.50. But the prices of roses, cnrna- 

 tions and about every other variety of 

 flower remain stagnant. The improve- 

 ment materializes slowly and yet it. is as 

 inevitable, as Thanksgiving is at our 

 doors and Christmas is only five short 

 weeks away. 



Club Meetiag. 

 Monday evening, November 14, the reg- 

 ular meeting of the New York Florists' 



