

Decembeb 8, 1904. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



129 



inch pots after the asters were over, while 

 the third lot was field-grown. 



There are a great many poinsettias in 

 6-inch pots from soft wood cuttings, the 

 height varying with the age. Gardenias 

 in 6-inch pots were wonderfully full of 

 buds. Sixteen were counted on one plant. 

 They have been bearing for some time. 

 Two houses were filled with chrysanthe- 

 mums, now all over but a few that are 

 being saved for an order. They embraced 

 the leading commercial sorts. Their place 

 is being filled with callas, lilacs, freesia 

 and other stock. Later there will be lots 

 of lilies. There is a big palm house full 

 of interesting things and the nucleus of 

 an orchid collection. 



Mr. Berger has a keen sense of humor : 

 In describing the improvement in the class 

 of customers from the tiny store, where 

 they had to wait on the sidewalk until 

 the person ahead was through inside, to 

 the present commodious quarters, he said : 

 ** There was not so much cash business, 

 but far more with rich people who didn't 

 want to pay." Let us hope they did in 

 the end. 



Rose Richmond. 



E. G. Hill came to this city all the way 

 from Indiana last Saturday, bringing 

 with him a handsome bunch of his new 

 red rose, Richmond. Mr. Hill put his nov- 

 elty in water in one of Samuel a. Pen- 

 nock's storage rooms and then repaired 

 to Horticultural Hall. From that point 

 of vantage, Secretary Rust kindly tele- 

 phoned to the rose growers to come to 

 town and pay their respects. To show 

 their appreciation of this courtesy and to 

 prove that Philadelphia is not sleepy, a 

 goodly number responded. Among the 

 callers at Mr. Pennock's were W. R. 

 Smith and the Gude brothers, of Wash- 

 ington. John Burton and George Samt- 

 man came in from Wyndmoor, Joseph 

 Heacock from Wyncote, Robert Craig 

 from West Philadelphia, Alex B. Scott 

 from Sharon Hill, A. Farenwald from 

 Hillside, Ed Towill from Roslyn, and Ste- 

 phen Mortensen from South Hampton. 



Comparing Richmond with Liberty, it 

 may be said that the new rose is a shade 

 brighter in color, the flowers more uni- 

 form in size, though a trifle less double. 

 The stems are all strong, holding the buds 

 «rect, a quality not always seen in Liber- 

 ty. The best blooms were not equal to 

 the special grade of Liberty for which 

 Philadelphia is becoming famous. This, 

 however, may readily be secured after 

 further cultivation. Mr. Heacock was par- 

 ticularly enthusiastic about Richmond. 



Various Notes. 



The Leo Niessen Co. filled some excel- 

 lent shipping orders for Washington early 

 this week, nearly all the staple varieties 

 ■of flowers being used. They also report 

 a good demand for carnations, over 10,000 

 being sent out one day. 



Edward Reid has been receiving good 

 Marie Louise violets from New York, 

 which find ready sale, 



William J. Baker has been, receiving 

 "and distributing many choice carnations. 

 Mrs. M. A. Patten, from William Swayne, 

 is beautiful. 



B. C. Hayden, secretary and treasurer 

 of the Philadelphia Cut Flower Co., who 

 bas been ill for two weeks, is happily re- 

 covering. He was back at his office this 

 week. 



Fred Ehret continues receiving fine 

 blooms of Dorothy Faust. The fame of 

 this fine white chrysanthemum is going 

 abroad. 



Mrs. Charles E. Meehan, wife of the 

 popular manager of the Flower Market, 

 was badly bruised and shaken in a trolley 

 accident a few days ago. Fortunately 

 she was not seriously hurt and it is hoped 

 will soon be about again. 



Matrimony has claimed two of Charles 

 Fox 's able assistants. His daughter. Miss 

 Fox, and Miss Corsen have lately been 

 wedded. 



B. Eschner, of M. Rice & Co., is home 

 again, as busy as one cpuld wish. 



Charles F. Edgar, of Berger Bros., re- 

 ports that they are receiving fine Califor- 

 nia violets from J. F. Johnson, of Lan- 



Phiiip Freud, of H. F. Michell Co., 

 states that good holly will be scarce, lyco- 

 podium about equal to the demand. This 

 house does a large business in the above 

 greens and in laurel wreathing. 



John F. Andre, of Doylestown, is send- 

 ing extra fine Bridesmaids to Fred Ehret. 



A. E. McKissick, of the Leo Niessen 

 Co., when in Baltimore last week, was 



f 



n ENCLOSE a dollar for 

 the renewal of my sub- 

 scription to 



I would not miss an issue of 

 the "REVIEW for four times 

 the amount of the subscription 

 price. It is a bright^ clean, 

 well-edited trade journal and it 

 should receive the hearty sup- 

 port of the entire craft. 



N. H. PADGETT. 



UnandiUa, N. Y. 

 Nov. 30, J904. 



privileged to see a very elaborate home 

 wedding decoration arranged by Samuel 

 Feast & Son. 



I. A. Smith, of the H. F. Michell Co., 

 states that barring a few medium-sized 

 Japanese lilies and some odds and ends, 

 their bulb season has been closed most 

 satisfactorily. Phil. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



Since Thanksgiving we have had a very 

 good market; prices are weii maintained 

 and in some cases slightly higher. Stock 

 continues to clear out well, nothing but 

 a little inferior material having to be 

 carried over in the ice chests. 'Ihe best 

 grades of Brides and Bridesmaids are 

 higher, making up to $12.50 per hun- 

 dred. Some nice Liberties are coming 

 in. This pqpular rose always sells quick- 

 ly, the best making $15 to $20. New- 

 tonville Greenhouses continue to send fine 

 Bon Silene and Safrano to the Park 

 street market. These sell at $4 per 

 hundred, and the growers note an increas- 

 ing demand for these old favorites. 



Carnations are now of first-class qual- 

 ity, whites selling lower than the colored 

 varieties. Some extra fine Enchantress, 

 Fair Maid, Wolcott, Queen, Mrs. Patten, 



Flamingo, Harry Fenn and Boston Mar* 

 ket are coming in. From $3 to $4 pe» 

 hundred is the ruling price for fancy 

 stock. Violets are rather scarce and in 

 brisk demand. Singles make from $1 

 to $1.50, while Campbells average 75 

 cents. Chrysanthemums are nearing the 

 end. The best bring $12 per hundred. 

 A few lots of poinsettias are coming in 

 and sell well. Prices on other commod- 

 ities remain about the same. 



Horticultural Society. 



Quite a number of changes will ajK 

 pear in the prize schedule of the Massa- 

 chusetts Horticultural Society for 1905. 

 The committees in charge of the sama 

 hope to have it printed about January 1. 

 A few of the more important change* 

 are appended: 



At the show on February 11, a class is 

 allotted for six pots or pans of Begonia 

 Gloire de Lorraine, seven classes are giv- 

 en to carnations and two to violets. The 

 orchid class is stricken out. The show of 

 March 23 to 26, when the American Rosa 

 Society meets with the Boston society, 

 has a substantial increase in prizes. Tha 

 classes for groups of decorative roses, 

 Easter plants other than bulbous plant* 

 and spring flowering bulbs are espe- 

 cially attractive. For the May and rho- 

 dodendron shows few changes are mad& 

 Two additional classes are added for 

 peonies on June 10. Sweet pea day 

 comes July 8 and pentstemons on July 

 22. August 5 is perennial phlox day, 

 August 12 annual day, August 19 glad- 

 iolus day and the following week China 

 asters will be displayed. 



No important alterations aije made for 

 the September show, but at the chrysan- 

 themum exhibition a new class calls for 

 twelve bush plants not disbudded and_ an- 

 other for six plants in not over 7-ineh 

 pots carrying six flowers each. Thesa 

 are added on account of the increasing 

 favor in which smaller flowers are hel£ 

 Seven carnation classes are also added ta 

 this show. 



The garden committee will offer prizes 

 for the best herbaceous garden and tha 

 best peony garden. To encourage own^ 

 ers of small estates, prizes are offered 

 for estates not exceeding three acres, tha 

 money being generously contributed by a 

 prominent patron of horticulture. Clase- 

 es are also added for vegetable gar- 

 dens, lettuce and cucumber houses. 



President Estabrook has signalized hia 

 election to office by encouraging hia 

 friends to join the Massachusetts Hor- 

 ticultural Society. He presented no leaa 

 than eighteen applications on December 

 3, with more to follow. Nearly all Bra 

 life members. 



Various Notes. 



The many friends of J. T. Butterwortk 

 were pained to learn of his critical ill- 

 ness last week. Mr. Butterworth under- 

 went a very serious operation at the 

 Framingham hospital on November 29. 

 Peritonitis set in on December 2 and hia 

 condition causes grave anxiety. That ha 

 may pull through is the fervent wish of 

 his numerous friends. 



R. C. Pye, of Nyack, N. Y., was ia 

 town last week, accompanied by E. Jen- 

 Kins, of Lenox. Mr. Pye brought with 

 him blooms of Mr. Dolby's new seedling 

 carnation. Senator Crane, which recently 

 attracted much favorable notic-e at tha 

 Boston show. He has purchased tha 

 whole stock and has undoubtedly secured 

 a good thing. 



