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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



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showed two seedling carnations at the 

 new market on December 10 which at- 

 tracted much favorable notice. One is 

 a pure white seedling from Prosperity, 

 about four inches in diameter. The 

 other is a dark pink variety, a cross 

 between Lawson and another of his 

 own seedlings. The flower is over three 

 inches in diameter, finely fringed and 

 has a delightful odor. Each of these 

 is likely to be heard from in the fu- 

 ture. 



E. N. Peirce & Co. have a new scarlet 

 seedling carnation, Lawson x Crane, with 

 an improved Crane flower and Lawson 

 habit, which seems likely to be a winner. 

 They have about 400 plants and intend 

 to cut all these down for propagating 

 purposes after Christmas. 



The new market managers want to 

 impress the fact upon visitors that 

 theirs is purely a wholesale market and 

 have just had large signs prominently 

 placed with the wordipg, "Positively no 

 flowers sold at retail." 



Robert Montgomery is bringing in 

 some fine Mrs. Oliver Ames roses to the 

 new market These sell readily at $6 

 to $8 per 100. 



Gardeners' Qub. 



The attendance at the next meeting of 

 the Gardeners' and Florists' Club is 

 likely to be a record breaking one, unless 

 all signs fail. Numerous proposals for 

 membership will be presented. Quite a 

 number of rose and carnation novelties 

 will be shown, including Richmond rose, 

 Fiancee and other new carnations and 

 other interesting flowers. E. G. Hill, of 

 Richmond, Ind., has been one of our 

 visitors during the present week and 

 has been looking up some of our leading 

 carnation, rose and chrysanthemum 

 specialists. Probably he may remain 

 over until our next club meeting, which 

 would give him just time to get home 

 for Christmas. 



David Lumsden, of A. Leuthy & Co., 

 will be the speaker at the club meeting 

 on December 20, his subject being 

 "Ferns." Indications point to a good 

 delegation visiting Framingham on the 

 next field day, December 17. Members 

 will go by Boston and Worcester air 

 line electric, leaving Park Square at 

 12:45 p. m. 



H. M. Robinson & Co., on Province 

 street, are doing a big business in 

 Christmas greens at present and carry 

 an enormous stock of holly, box green 

 and laurel, as well as immense quantities 

 of galax leaves, smilax and hardy ferns. 



Prospects are good for Christmas flow- 

 er trade. If too much of the pickling 

 process is not tried growers will be 

 abl» to sell out everything in sight, as 

 some crops promise to be comparatively 

 light at that time. W. N. Ckaig. 



BAY QTY, MICH. 



With an abundant crop of roses, car- 

 nations and violets in sight for Christ 

 mas, Boehringer Bros, are by no means 

 worried over the prospects. Business, 

 in fact, was brisk all through the sea- 

 son, stock of all kinds selling readily at 

 fair prices. A bench of poinsettias in 

 full bloom, with stems nearly touching 

 the glass, is one of the interesting siglits 

 on the place. What is equally interest- 

 ing to the proprietors is the fact of the 

 entire lot being sold weeks in advanco. 



Another attractive feature on the place 

 is a house of seedling carnations of vari- 

 ous sizes and colors, which for quantity 



of bloom surpass the few standard vari- 

 eties, such as Lawson, Enchantress and 

 Flora Hill. Although no exhibition vari- 

 eties, they are money makers, a thing 

 worthy of consideration. Chrysanthe- 

 mums sold well and more will be grown 

 next season. 



There will be extensive alterations and 

 improvements made on t^e place in the 

 early spring, chief of which will be the 

 rebuilding of three houses, each to be 

 lengthened 100 feet. X. 



NEW YOEK. 



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A week of cold weather wa3 followed on 

 Monday by a downfall of the beautiful 

 that presages an old-fashioned Christmas. 

 The market has been holding up its head 

 and putting on airs accordingly. Retail 

 stores are alive with business and busy 

 with preparation for what promises to be 

 a record Christmas. The men who buy 

 flowers have been making money. 



The daily demand cleans out the supply 

 of roses that now reach the market. If 

 a healthy, natural and daily shipment is 

 made for Christmas, growers, wholesalers 

 and retailers will all be satisfied. But it 

 is too much to hope for. Experience 

 teaches year after year and still the 

 growers pickle. If the wholesalers wiU 

 unite loyally to each other's interests to 

 stamp out this practice by refusing to 

 accept kept-over goods or marking such 

 shipments "unsalable" on their returns, 

 one such lesson would open blind eyes. 



The indications now are for a demand 

 which will take everything good at good 

 prices. Roses have all advanced and are 

 already close to Christmas values. Car- 

 nations are abundant, but prices are at 

 an encouraging standard. All the nov- 

 elties are in great demand, Enchantress, 

 Victory, Prosperity and Robert Craig es- 

 pecially. A few good chrysanthemums 

 remain. Doubtless a few will hold until 

 the holidays. Lilies sold as high as 20 

 cents each during the week. Violets 

 hold steady at $1 to $1.50 for the best, 

 the latter price being reached but sel- 

 dom and only for specials in bunches of 

 100. The prospect is for an abundant 

 supply for the holidays. 



The general demand for orchids is on 

 the increase. Calls are made on the 

 New York wholesalers from all the large 

 cities. A wonderful increase 'in their 

 popularity is developing. Cattleyas in 

 some cases brought $1 each this ' week 

 and it looks as though the retailers who 

 want a supply for Christmas would act 

 wisely by placing orders without delay. 



No plant this year seems to be so 

 universally popular as Begonia Gloire de 

 Lorraine. Every window is now full of 

 them. The great supply prepared for 

 the New York market by the Cottage 

 Gardens, Julius Roehrs and other plant 

 experts of this vicinity will be com- 

 pletely depleted. The grand display of 

 this plant in all sizes at Mr. Ward 's, fill- 

 ing house after house, was one of the 

 most interesting features of the New 

 York Club's outing. 



Qub Meeting. 



The final meeting of the Florists' 

 Club for 1904 was held on Monday even- 

 ing. President Traendly in the chair. 

 Notwithstanding a miniature blizzard, the 

 attendance numbered over eighty and it 

 was one of the most interesting meet- 

 ings of the club's history. The com- 

 mittee of awards brought in its several 



reports conferring certificates of merit 

 upon Victory, Lieut. Peary, Robert 

 Craig and Phyllis. 



E. J. Taylor, Southport, Conn., was 

 elected a member and Robert Simpson, 

 Geo. Darsley, M. Matheson, C. H. Totty, 

 John ZoUer and Jas. Hart, Jr., were 

 proposed. Secretary Young was called 

 upon for a report of the club's outing 

 at Cottage Gardens and gave an inter- 

 esting address. Mr. O'Mara also paid 

 tribute to the kindness of Mr. and Mrs. 

 Ward and a vote of thanks was given 

 for their delightful hospitality. After 

 Mr. Bumie, Mr. Langjahr, Mr. Butter- 

 field and Mr. Elliott withdrew as candi- 

 dates, the election of officers proceeded, 

 with the following result: President.. 

 F. H. Traendly; vice-president, J. A. 

 Shaw; secretary, John Young; treasurer, 

 C. W. Weathered ; trustees, W. F. Sher- 

 idan, John Scott, Alex. Burns, L. B. 

 Craw, J. I. Raynor. Beginning with the 

 president, each was called on for a 

 speech, those who were re-elected mod- 

 estly giving credit to the membership 

 itself for the year's success, the others 

 pledging their best efforts. J. B. Nu- 

 gent addressed the club, humorously 

 summing up his commissary contribu- 

 tions of turkey and champagne as a 

 "dose of indigestion." The vote of 

 thanks he received was very enthusiastic. 



The resignation of one of the club's 

 oldest and most honored members, John 

 Morris, was accepted with regret. A 

 letter frojn Henri Beaulieu was referred 

 to the trustees. The announcement of 

 the death of Mrs. Henry Hentz, mother 

 of Henry Hent^ Jr., of Summit, N. J., 

 was made and F^ L. Moore, H. Beaulieu 

 and S. C. Nash were appointed to draw 

 up resolutions of sympathy. Messrs. 

 Haffner, Sheridan and Weatiiered were 

 appointed a committee to arrange for 

 the club's annual dinner. 



All the exhibits of the evening were 

 highly commendable. Benj, Dorrance, 

 of Dorranceton, Pa., staged Rose No. 

 6, a light pink, resembling Perle in bud 

 and stem. The E. G. Hill Co. had Rich- 

 mond and Rosalind Orr English. The 

 new rose, Wellesley, from the Waban 

 Rose Conservatories, of Natick, Mass., 

 was also shown. Among the carnations 

 were Fiancee, Lady Bountiful, Eclipse, 

 Victory, Lieutenant Peary and Robert 

 Craig. Mr. Ward also showed two un- 

 named seedlings. Geranium Telegraph 

 was shown by DeVoy So Son, of Pough- 

 keepsie. 



A. J. Guttman read a paper giving the 

 history of Victory and detailing its good 

 qualities. An interesting address was 

 made by E. G. Hill, who received a cor- 

 dial welcome from the club. He com- 

 mended the exhibit in the club's meet- 

 ings and gave good accounts of the west- 

 ern flower shows. Mr. Duckham endorsed 

 the remarks of Mr. Hill and commended 

 especially the American Beauty exhibit 

 at St. Louis. He also referred to Mr. 

 Hill's modesty in making no reference 

 to Richmond, which he had seen at head- 

 quarters and for which he predicted a 

 great future. Mr. Dorrance saia Rich- 

 mond is the best red rose that has been 

 produced in America. He asked the club 

 to take more interest in the Rose Soci- 

 ety. Mr. May spoke of the Wellesley 

 rose and its keeping quality and Mr. 

 DeVoy dilated upon the many merits of 

 his geranium. 



Cottage Gardens Visit. 



The club's outing last Thursday, 

 which the courtesy of C. W. Ward made 



