The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



December 1, 1904. 



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HAVE YOU TAKEN NOTE OF THE WAY THE STOCK FROM 



POEHLMANN 



SWEPT THE DECKS AT THE BIG FLOWER SHOWS? 







AT CHICAGO: 



II Rose Entries. II 1st Premiums. 



A TOTAL OF 



30 Entries and 27 Premiums. 



If you want the best stock 

 the market affords, now 

 you know w^here to g^et it. 



LET US HANDLE 



YOUR STANDING ORDERS 



THIS SEASON. 



AT ST. LOUIS: 



17 ENTRIES 



IIHD 



15 PREMIUMS. 



POEHLMANN BROS. CO 



35-37 RANDOLPH STREET, 



9A £. D. Phone Central 3573. 



GREENHOUSES : MORTON GROVE, ILL. 600,000 FEET OF GLASS. 



Chicago 



liamsport, where he it* engaged as fore- 

 man to D. E. Gorman of that city. 



It is a curious fact that A. Farenwald, 

 of Hillside, and E.- Towill, of Roslyn, 

 are next-door neighbors. 



Edwin Lonsdale is building a rock fry 

 at Girard College. 



While not formally opened, J. J. Ha- 

 bermehl's Sons received and sold flowers 

 at their new quarters at the Bellevue- 

 Stratford. 



Jackson Dawson's son was a visitor in 

 this city last week. 



The Henry F. Michell Co. report an 

 excellent demand for valley, spiraea arid 

 tulips. They expect to close the buJh 

 'season with their best record to date. 



Answers to G>rrespondents. 



Beview readers are invited to send any 

 •questions relating to culture or market- 

 ing of plants and flowers in Philadelphia 

 to Phil, in care of any of th,e leading seed 

 or commission houses or the Flower Mar- 

 ket. Each question will be submitted to 

 a competent person and answered under 

 number. Correct name and address must 

 always accompany inquiry, but will not 

 be published. 



23.— I grow a variety of cut flowei-s 

 for the Philadelphia market, chiefly roses, 

 carnations and asparagus. Later I will 

 ■have some bulbous stock. Can I do bet- 

 ter by sending a man around to the re- 

 "tail stores or by sending to a commission 

 house? I am not very far out of town. 

 • Ans. — You will make more money by 

 sending to a commission house. 



Phil. 



LAFAYETTE, IND. 



State of Trade. 



The dull spell experienced during the 

 past few weeks seems to have been 

 broken at last and a season of business 

 activity is noticeable on every side. 

 Thanksgiving trade proved unusually 

 brisk, the supply of flowers, especially 

 carnations, which at this season of the 

 year are by no means a scarcity, barely 

 keeping up with the demand.' Carna- 

 tions scarcely matured had to be 

 "pressed into service," the result being 

 a clean and close cut. What is note- 

 -worthy is the fact of the increased de- 

 mand for fajicy carnations, a demand by 

 "no means confined to the so-called upper 

 classes. The average buyer, as though 



keeping pace with the progressive 

 grower, wants the best and is willing 

 to pay accordingly. I have heard it 

 expressed time and again, and by men 

 who know whereof they speak, that the 

 flower shows are mainly responsible for 

 the discrimination between the good, 

 bad and indifferent, shown by the flower 

 buying public. Be it as it may, the fact 

 is potent that there is ample room for 

 good and meritorious .varieties, whether 

 roses, carnations or chrysanthemums. 



A Visit to Domers'. 



A treat which I had long anticipated 

 came to pass when I visited F. Pornt v 

 & Sons' establishment. As usual, I 

 found the place a model of neatness, 

 cleanliness and good order. Notwith- 

 standing the hustle and bustle, the nu- 

 merous telephone rings for * ' hurry up " 

 orders, it being the day preceding 

 Thanksgiving, things seemed to move 

 along with dock^like regularity. To 

 visit Dorner one necessarily has his mind 

 as well as his eye on carnations. First 

 of all we took a stroll through the white 

 section, where the I>ady Beautiful and 

 The Belle can be seen in all their glory, 

 finer, it seemed to me,, than last season, 

 when they were put on the market. Be- 

 tween the two, as I saw them here, it 

 would l)e hard to take one's choice, both 

 being ideal in growth as well as perfect 

 in bloom. The Lady Bountiful, however, 

 is Mr. Dorner 's favorite. What bids fair 

 to create a bit of furore a year or two 

 years hence is a white seedling in its 

 third year. The average bloom^ and 

 there were about two dozen in sight on 

 the few plants, fully measure<l four 

 inches in diameter. The calyx is per- 

 fect, the stem long and erect, the growth 

 ideal. 



Speaking of seedlings, one must go 

 through the house especially devoted to 

 seedlings and see thousands of them, 

 some in the first, others in the second 

 and third years ' growth. Among the lat- 

 ter there are a number of scarlets that 

 look very promising indeed, although 

 Mr. Dorner himself is rather skeptical 

 as to the merits of some, I may say 

 of the most, having selected but one in 

 that class. Its color is a brilliant scar- 

 let, the bloom is large and well built 

 up in the center, stem and calyx fault- 

 less. Then there are pinks galore, of 



various sizes, qualities and colors. Two 

 of these attracted my special attention, 

 for besides their size and fine growth, 

 the colors are unlike anything I have 

 yet seen. It may be described as some- 

 thing between the shade of Enchant- 

 ress and Fiancee. Although they look 

 identical to me, they represent two dis- 

 tinct varieties. A crimson seedling in its 

 third year may be heard from in the no 

 distant future. Unlike anything we have 

 in that class, it seems to combine the 

 fancy with the bread and butter qual- 

 ities. A variegated one of the Bradt 

 type with a stem twice the size of the 

 latter, and a profuse bloomer, is like- 

 wise on the list of the promising ones. 



And last, but by no means the least, 

 there is the Eclipse, for distribution 

 during the coming season. As its name 

 implies, it bids fair to eclipse all the 

 dark pink varieties. It is first of all 

 a profuse bloomer, coming in early and 

 continuing throughout the season. The 

 bloom is fine, the color an even shade 

 of dark pink and the stem and calyx 

 aU that could be desired. 



Speaking of rooted cuttings, it is Mr. 

 Dorner 's opinion that the sooner the 

 growers will begin to realize that early 

 cuttings, unless shifted into larger pots 

 as they require it, will make stunted and 

 poor plants, the better for all concerned. 

 "It is the height of folly," he re- 

 marked, "to clamor for December and 

 January cuttings, and, let them shift for 

 themselves in a 2-inch or 2%-inch pot, 

 as best they can until planting time. 

 Such care leads to but one result, 

 stunted plants. Those receiving cuttings 

 in December or January should have 

 them at least in 4-inch pots by May, else 

 poor results will follow, as a matter, of 

 course. As to myself, February and 

 March cuttings are invariably my pref- 

 erence. ' ' X. 



FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH. 



Put a neat sign in your window: "Fu- 

 neral or gift flowers delivered by tele- 

 graph anywhere in the United States." 

 When you have taken an order refer to 

 the page of "Leading Retail Florists" 

 in the Review and select a man to whom 

 to telegraph the order. You will find it 

 a very satisfactory source of new busi- 

 ness. 



