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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



JANUABT 5, 1005. 



MAXILLARIA LUETO-ALBA. 



The accompanying illustration of 

 Mazillaria luteo-alba is reproduced from 

 a photograph taken at the establishment 

 of Harry G. Selfridge, Lrake Geneva, 

 Wis. C. H. Gebhardt, the head gardener, 

 supplies the following descriptive and 

 cultural note: 



"Pseudo-bulbs ovate, oblong, two 

 inches long; leaves broadly Ungulate, 

 fifteen to twenty inches long; flowers 

 large and fragrant; sepals linear, ob- 

 long, three inches long, white at the 

 base, the remainder tawny yellow, red- 

 dish purple behind; peta,l8 similar but 

 narrower; lip three lobed, the side lobes 



erect, whitish streaked with dark purple 

 on the inner side. 



* ' This is a fine plant, of easy culture. 

 I wonder why it is not frequently seen 

 in private collections. It is from New 

 Granada. "We pot them when the new 

 roots begin to appear, in a compost two- 

 thirds osmunda roots, one third sphag- 

 num moss, two-thirds broken pots at the 

 bottom. After potting we water spar- 

 ingly until they root freely, when we 

 give more water until the new growth is 

 ripe. "We shade heavily in summer and 

 give plenty top and bottom ventilation. 

 "We keep them in our Mexican house and 

 they do well." 



PHILADELPHIA. 



PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY 



COPYRIGHT, 1904, BY FLORISTS' PUBLISHING COMPANY, CHICAGO. 



Frequent inquiry as to the correct pro- 

 nunciation of plant names has. led us 

 to compite the following list of names, 

 eelecting those in most common use in 

 the trade, and including botanical terms 

 most frequently met with in articles upon 

 plant culture. 



In our list we have used the followuig 

 KEY TO PRONUNCIATION, 

 a as in fat e as in met 6 as in note 



a as In fate e as In mete b as in mov. 



a as in far e as in her 6 as in nor 



a as in fall i as in pin u as in tub 



a as in fare i as in pine u as in mute 



4 as in Persia o as in not ii as in pull 



The syllables to be accented are marked 

 thus '. 



(CONTINCID FROM L.AST WKKK.) 

 I 



Iberia— (i-be'ris). 

 Ilex— (I'leks). 

 Illicium — (i-lis'i-uni) . 

 Imbricata — (im-bri-ka't&) . 

 Impatiens — (im-pa'shi-enz) . 

 Imperator — (im-per-a'tor) . 

 Incamata — (in-kar-na't&) . 

 Indica— (in'di-kS,). 

 Indivisa — (in-di-vi'sS,) . 

 Inflorescence — (in-fl6-res'ens) . 

 Inga— (ing'gi). 

 Insecticide — (in-sek'ti-sid) . 

 Insigne — (in-si'ne or in-sig'ne). 

 Insignis — (in-sig'nis) . 

 Involucre — (m' v6-lQ-ker) . 

 Involute — (in'vo-lQt) . 

 Ipomsea — (ip-o-me'i) . 

 Iresine — (I-re-si'ne) . 

 Iris— (I'ris). 

 Isolepis — (is-ol'ep-is) . 

 Itea— (i'te-&). 

 Ivy— (i'vi). 

 Ixla— (ik'si-&). 

 Ixora — (ik's6-ri). 



J 



Jackmanni — (jak-man'nl) . 

 Jacobinia — (^ak-o-bin'i-&). 

 Jacquiniatolia — (jak-wi-ni-6-f6'li-&) . 

 Japonica — (ja-pon'i-k&). 

 Jardiniere — (zhar-de-nySr') . 

 Jasmine — (jas'min) . 

 Jasminoides — (j as-jgin-o-I^dSz ) . 



Jasminum — (Jas^mi-numJ. 



Johnsoni — (jon-s6'ni) . 

 Jonquil— (jon'kwil) . 

 Juglans— ( j 6'glan z) . 

 juncus— (jung'kus) . 

 Juniper — (jO'ni-per) . 

 Juniperus — ( j 6-n ip'e-rus) . 

 Jusncia — (j u8-tiBh'i-&) . 



K 



Kempferi — (kem'fer-i) . 

 Kalanchoe — (kal-an-ko'e) . 

 Kalmja — (kal'mi-&) . 

 Kentia— (ken'ti-i) . 

 Kerria— (ker'i-i). 

 Kniphofla — (nip-h5'fi-&; . 

 KoBtfeuteria — (kel-rO-te'ri-S.) . 

 Erameri — (kra'mer-I) . 

 Kraussiana — (krous-i-a'ni) . 



L 

 Labiata— (la-bi-a't&) . 

 Laburnum — (la-ber'num) . 

 Lacrniat& — (la-sin-i-a'ti) . 

 LsBlia— (le'li-&). 

 Lsvis — (le'vis). 



Lagerstroemia — (la-ger-stre'mi-&). 

 Lanata — (la-na't&) . 

 Lanceolata — (lan-se-o-la'tS,) . 

 Lancifolium — (lan-si-fo'li-um) . 

 Lantana — (lan-ta'nS.) . 

 Laniiginosa — (la-nQ-j i-n6's&) . 

 Lapageria — (lap-a-j6'ri-S,) . 

 Larix — (la'riks). 

 LarpentsB — (lar-pen'tS) . 

 Larva— (lar'v&). 

 Larvae — (lar've). 

 • Lastrea — (las-tre'i) . 

 Latania — (la-ta'ni-a) . 

 Lath3rrus — (lath'i-rus) . 

 Latifolius — (lat-i-fo'li-us) . 

 Lauras — (la'rus). 

 Laurustinus — (la-rus-tl'nus) . 

 Lavandula — (la-van'da-ia) . 

 Lavender — (lav'en-der) . 

 Lawsonianum — (la-so-ni-a'num) . 

 Leguminous — (le-gu'mi-nus). 

 Leichtlini — (llkt'lin-I) . 

 Lemoinei — (lem-oi'n6-I) . 

 Lespedesa — (les-pe-de'z&) . 

 Leucanthemtmi — (iG-kan'the-mum) 

 Leucoium — (lu-ko'i-um) . 

 Leucophyllum — (lu-k6-fil'um") . 

 Leucothoe — (lQ-koth'6-e) . 

 Liatxis — (li'a-tris) . 

 Libocedrus — (ll-bo-se'drua) . 

 Libonia — (li-bo'ni-i) . 

 Lichen — (lich'en or li'ken). 

 Licuala — (lik-u-a'l&) . 

 Ligustrum — (li-gus'trum) . 

 Lilium — (lil' i-um). 

 Lily— (Til'i). 



Limnanthemum — (lim-nan'th5-mum) . 

 (To be continued.) 



The Market. 



The supply of flowers was not so large 

 at New Year's as the week before. 

 Prices, which fell immediately after 

 Christmas, were well maintained on 

 nearly all good stock until after Tues- 

 day. The demand on Friday, Saturday 

 and Monday was excellent, a number 

 of entertainments and weddings augment- 

 ing the regular New Year's demand for 

 presents. 



There has been great activity in polit- 

 ical circles. The opening of the state 

 legislature at Harrisburg, the installn- 

 tion of several new city officials here and 

 a like occurrence in Camden called for 

 many floral tributes from admiring 

 friends, Senator "Vare being especially 

 fortunate. 



Beauties and Liberties were popular. 

 All roses are in demand. The receipts 

 of carnations have been larger than any 

 other flower. The demand is for the 

 fancies; poorer grades do not sell to ad- 

 vantage. Violets are not in demand and 

 prices are declining, feulbous flowers do 

 not sell well. 



Craig Creditors to Choose. 



John Burton, assignee of Robert 

 Craig & Son, has called a meeting of 

 the creditors of that flrm for 3 o'clock 

 on Thursday, January 12, at Forty- 

 ninth jind Alarket streets, to consider 

 two proposals: First, the acceptance of 

 50 cents on the dollar for their claims, 

 paj'able on or before June In ; second, 

 the exchange of the claims for stock 

 in the proposed Robert Craig Company. 



A Chat With Mr. Stroud. 



Edward A. Stroud, whose splendidly 

 equipped plant at Strafford has been the 

 Mecca for carnation growers during the 

 past year, is a grower of the modern 

 school, with ideas well worth knowing. 

 The Strafford place is sending extra fine 

 blooms to this market, blooms that at 

 Christmas brought the highest prices. 

 Phil was fortunate in meeting Mr. 

 Stroud at S. S. Pennook's the other 

 evening — Mr. Stroud believes in posting 

 his commission merchant on what he is 

 about to ship to him — and gleaned some 

 facts and ideas that may interest the 

 growers. 



Of some twenty of the best varieties 

 planted last season the most profitable 

 were, first, Enchantress; second, Alpine 

 Glow; third, Mrs. La\vson; fourth. May 

 Naylor; fifth, Henry Fenn. sixth, Gene- 

 vieve Lord; seventh, Mrs. Francis Joost: 

 eighth, Prosperity. Quality is consid- 

 ered of paramount importance. No ef- 

 fort is spared to have only the best flow- 

 ers, which the retailers will welcome as 

 above the average and depend upon for 

 their best customers. 



Christmas forcing is not favored, as 

 it tends to lower the vitality of the 

 plants and as a consequence the quality 

 of the product. While unprofitable vari- 

 eties are, of course, discarded, the aim is 

 to have a score of the best sorts, covering 

 all the colors and shades of color pop- 

 ular w^ flower loyer8,_as. -it is iound 



WiuJAMSPORT, Pa. — M. A. Maxiner 

 has built a range of up-to-date green- 

 houses and opened a store at 345 Pine 

 street. 



That^ one variety helps to sell another. 

 Some thought has been devoted to an 

 improved shipping box, but as yet with 

 no practical results. 



The Green Leaf. 



Mark B. Mills is authority for the 

 statement that the green leaf tag now 



