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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Dbcember 1, 1004. 



CLEVELAND. 



The Market. 



l^hanksgiving is past and it caa be 

 truthfully said that it surpassed last year 

 by at least twenty per cent. The de- 

 nwnd for flowers, from a retailer's point 

 of view, was; Chrysanthemums first, car- 

 nations second, violets and Beauties third. 

 Tea roses suflfered greatly, there being 

 practically no demand; consequently a 

 large supply was left over. Several nov- 

 elties were introduced in the form of 

 hampers filled with violets and valley 

 *\f-^ ^'*h a pretty ribbon to match. Or- 

 chids played a prominent part in this 

 manner and were a decided acquisition. 



Pumpkins and cabbages were used to 

 fine advantage by Mr. Eastwell, of Smith 

 & betters. The former were cut out to 

 represent a basket with handle attached 

 filled with seasonable fruit and hand- 

 somely finished off with flowers and chif- 

 fon. The cabbage was indeed a rare 

 novelty, the curly variety being used. 

 Ihese were trimmed with violets and val- 

 ley, also a large bow of ribbon attached, 

 which made it quite complete. I don't 

 wonder they had a large demand for 

 them as they were just the thing for a 

 Ihanksgiving centerpiece. 



At Gasser's the orchid novelties were 

 about cleaned out when I managed to set 

 around. Mr. Darnell says that every- 

 thing cleaned up nicely and is perfectly 

 satisfied with the volume of business 

 transacted. He is of the impression that 

 had the weather been better much more 

 Dusincss would have resulted. 



C. M. Wagner, of Erie street, did a 

 fine business and has no complaint t6 

 make Chrysanthemums, carnations alid 

 violets were called for jnostly, and as Mr 

 Wagner handled twice the quantity of 

 stock this year it speaks wonders for his 

 business increase. Miss Eadie, aJso of 

 Erie street, had a good call for chrj-san- 

 themums and carnations. A nice lot of 

 I'aper \\hites and Romans were used in 

 mixed boxes of flowers. Violets had a 

 fine run and were sold out by Thursday 

 noon. •' 



of^i°]!l°i^',?,^'""^'''^ °P«°^^ a fine store 

 at 146 Euclid avenue on November 21. 

 It was a most auspicious opening and 

 from the quality of stock handled it is a 

 certainty they are on the right track to 

 catch the best trade. They have a per- 

 fectly equipped store and an ideal loca- 

 tion, being in the business center. Mr 

 Harrison is highly pleased with their 

 Thanksgiving trade. It proved consid- 

 erably greater than they had anticipated. 

 Iheir specialty was Beauties and hun- 

 dreds were used. Violets anjd chrysan- 

 themums of the best qualitv were cleaned 

 up, as were also carnations'. A few pots 

 of poinsettias gave evidence that it is 

 not their day and must take a back seat 

 until Christmas. 



J. M. Gasser has been on an extended 

 Inn west. 



Mr. Smith, of Smith & Fetters has been 

 ealled to New York by the serious illness 

 of his brother. Forest City. 



Kansas City, Mo.— The Budd Park 

 Greenhofuses will add about 1,200 feet of 

 glass and a new boiler early in the new 

 year. 



Louisville, Ky.— C. W. Reimera haa 

 two housea full. of poinsettias, 11,000 for 

 cutting for Christmas. He also has a 

 large stock in small pots for making up 

 in pans. 



Rooted Carnation Cuttings 



..NOW READY.. 



These low prices good only up to December 25. 



WHITE: Per 100 PerlOOO 



Queen Louise $1 00 $10.00 



Flora Hill 1.00 10.00 



Alba 1.40 12.60 



Gov. Wolcott 100 10.00 



Norway l.OQ 10.00 



LilllanPond 1.40 12.60 



Chicot 1.20 1000 



PIVK: 



Mrs.'Tbos. Lawson 1.40 12.60 



Enchantress 400 86.00 



Mrs. Joost 1.00 10.00 



UuccesB 1.00 10.00 



MermaJd 1.00 10.00 



CresBbrook 1.00 10.00 



Prea. McKlnley 1.40 12.60 



Mrs. Tbeo. Roosevelt 1.40 12 60 



SOABI.ST: 



G.H.Crane $1.00 $10.00 



America 1.00 10.00 



SOASXiBT: Per 100 PerlOOO 



P. Palmer $100 $1000 



Eatelle 1.40 12.60 



J. H. Manley 1.60 1600 



Apollo 1.80 1500 



CBZM80V: 



Harlowarden 1.40 12.80 



Gov. Roosevelt 1.20 10.00 



TB£IiOWr 



Golden Beauty 1.40 12.60 



Eldorado 1.00 10.00 



▼ABXBOATBD: 



Prosperity 1.40 12.60 



Marshall Field 1.40 12.60 



Stella . 1.40 12.60 



Annazindy 1.00 10.00 



VlolaAllen 1.20 11.00 



Gaiety 1.20 11.00 



Special prices on large lots. Unrooted pips at half price of above. 26 at 100 rate. 2V) at 

 1000 rate. Express prepaid at above prices. Cash or C. O. D. with privilege of ezamininK. 



Loofflis Floral Company, "^^cT®' 



Mention The Raview when yon write. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



ABOUT ROSES. 



We are now in that season of the year 

 in which roses that are grown outside 

 should be transplanted and pruned. 

 Owing to the peculiarly warm weather we 

 have had during the preceding month 

 the plants are still in a growing condi- 

 tion, and owing to the absence of frost 

 they are still covered with plenty of 

 bloom and young foliage. To transplant 

 them at this time considerable care must 

 be taken in handling or they will re- 

 ceive a check from which they will not 

 recover for many months, if they do at 

 all. Our planting season is now on and 

 nurserymen are receiving plenty of 

 orders for this class of stock. 



It is a good plan to dig all the roses 

 from the nursery rows and, after trim- 

 ming all the foliage off and cutting back 

 the longest runners on the climbers and 

 strong growing hybrids, to heel them in 

 a space by themselves. Give them a good 

 soaking to pack the top soil around the 

 roots and, if we have a continued dry 

 and warm spell such as present condi- 

 tions indicate, it is a good idea to 

 sprinkle them frequently. Boses handled 

 in this way will commence in a few weeks 

 to make quantities of fibrous roots, when 

 all danger in handling them will be 

 passed. 



Many growers and retailers handle 

 their stock in the early spring and 

 throughout the summer in 5-inch and 

 6-inch pots, in which case this is the 

 proper time to pot them. It is a good 

 plan to put a handful of well rotted 

 manure in the bottom of the pot when 

 planting them and they will respond 

 splendidly later in the season with an 

 increased growth of foliage and flowers. 



Boses in pots should always be 

 plunged in the ground as soon as 

 planted, as it is impossible to grow a 

 nice plant where the outer surface of the 



pot is always dry during the spring and 

 summer, as in this latitude. Boses that 

 are heeled in can be handled with bare 

 roots until the end of March, but after 

 that they should be planted out in the 

 ground or planted in pots. 



Begarding the soils in which roses 

 flourish best we have many inquiries. 

 Heavy black soil seems to fill all re- 

 quirements, especially for hybrids, hybrid 

 teas and climbers. The tea varieties grow 

 fairly well in light, sandy or gravelly 

 soil, but they also do better when planted 

 in stronger ground. I have frequently 

 seen strong plants transplanted from 

 adob6 to sand actually starve to death 

 in one season, even when given the best 

 of situations and care, and it is safe to 

 say that the only proper soil for roses is 

 the heaviest that can possibly be had. 



I do not believe in the wholesale 

 pruning of roses unless to rid them of 

 unruly growths or sm^U weak wood. 

 When we have an almost endless grow- 

 ing season, as we do here in California, 

 it is very easy to cripple and permanent- 

 ly impair the future value of a strong 

 growing sort by injudicious pruning, and 

 unless, as I have before stated, the plants 

 are unshapely or given to extraordinary 

 branching, I have yet to find any ad- 

 vantage in the wholesale pruning of roses 

 when intended for ordinary garden cul- 

 ture. G. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market. 



Thanksgiving has come and gone and 

 the weather was all that could be de- 

 sired. Begarding business, all the flor- 

 ists with whom I have spoken are well 

 satisfied. The prospects in the early 

 part of the week were not much to brag 

 of. but by Tuesday evening orders began 

 coming in very rapidly and Wednesday 

 brought a perfect avalanche of business. 

 Yellow mums seemed to be the best sell- 

 ing article and the cream of the hothouse 



