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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



January 5, 1905. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



Following Christmas, supplies were 

 unusually small until December 31. 

 Growers no doubt were wise in allowing 

 retail buyers to use up their heavy pur- 

 chases of the preceding week. lYade was 

 quiet for several days, but improved on 

 New Year's eve, when stock cleaned out 

 very nicely. New Year's day is not kept 

 here as in other places and occasions no 

 extra call for flowers, outside of a few 

 dances and similar social functions. The 

 present week will, however, see a real 

 start to social activity. Quite a number 

 of dinner parties of prominent society 

 leaders will help to enliven business. 



Prices have dropped all around from 

 Christmas figures, as was to be expect- 

 ed, but as a rule are still satisfactory. 

 Best Beauties have sold at from $60 to 

 $75 and from these figures down to $6 

 per hundred. Brides and Bridesmaids 

 for select stock have brought $12.50, a 

 few extra fine making $16, poorer 

 grades down to $4. Top price for Lib- 

 erty has been $25. Carnations have 

 made $4 to $6 for good stock, some ex- 

 tra fine Enchantress going for $7 and 

 $8. Violets are coming in more freely. 

 About $1 is the average for doubles, ex- 

 tra good single making $1.50. A few 

 chrysanthemums still come in. There is 

 no great demand, however, at $6 per 

 hundred. Out poinsettias of various 

 grades are more plentiful, but are not 

 in much request. Campernelle jonquils 

 at $2 and Trumpet major narcissi at 

 $6 are seen in small lots. Roman hya- 

 cinths and Paper White narcissi are 

 hard to move. Callas and Lilium Har- 

 risii average $12.50 per hundred. Free- 

 sias are coming from several grow- 

 ers, also some nice white and yellow 

 marguerites. Prices on "green goods" 

 remain about the same, with no parti- 

 cular increase in demand. The new year 

 opened with phenomenally warm weath- 

 er. This will tend to increase output of 

 flowers and may reduce prices. 



The Lecture Program. 



The following is the program of lec- 

 tures and discussions for the season 

 1905 at Horticultural Hall, meetings 

 open each Saturday at 11 o'clock. Jan- 

 uary 14, "Some Recently Introduced 

 Weeds," by Merritt L. Fernald, Cam- 

 bridge; January 21, "Forest Planting 

 for Profit in Massachusetts," by Theo- 

 dore F. Borst, Boston; January 28, gen- 

 eral discussion on fruit, opened by E. W. 

 Wood, West Newton ; February 4, "Find- 

 ing of an Orchard Survey in Western 

 New York," with stereopticon illustra- 

 tions, by Prof. John Craig, Ithaca; Feb- 

 ruary 11, "Dwarf Fruit Trees, Their 

 Uses, Propagation and Management," by 

 Prof. r. A. Waugh, Amherst; February 

 18, "Bacteria as Fertilizers," with ster- 

 eopticon illustrations, by Dr. Geo. T. 

 Moore, Washington; February 25, gen- 

 eral discussion on flowers, opened by J. 

 W. Manning, Reading; March 4, "Some 

 Aspects of Hardy Flower Culture," by 

 A. Herrington, Madison, N. J. ; March 

 11, "'I'he Return to Nature," by Miss 

 Maud Summers, Cambridge; March 18, 



general discussion on vegetables, to be -^ -— « 



opened by W. W. Rawson. Arlington. PTrt-lfppeareann the last issue of the 



— Tli e co THpafatlve dearth of practical 

 floricultural topics in the foregoing list 

 is to be regretted. It would seem to be 

 necessary to add some practical florist 

 or gardener to the lecture committee an- 

 other year to secure a more interesting 



program. There is certainly little in 

 the coming course to appeal to florists. 



The inaugural meeting of the Massa- 

 chusetts Horticultural Society for the 

 year 1905 will be held on January 7, at 

 Horticultural Hall. The business will 

 consist of hearing an inaugural address 

 from the president-elect, A. F. Esta- 

 brook, the reports of oflScers and the re- 

 ports of the chairmen of the various 

 committees. 



Various Notes. 



William Malloy and James Denning, 

 at the Park street market, salesmen for 

 the J. A. Budlong Co., of Providence, 

 R. I., are both on the sick list, the lat- 

 ter being quite seriously ill. Barney 

 McGinty, of the same market, is also 

 suffering from blood poisoning. 



W. H. Ward, of Montvale, has been 

 shipping extra good Mont Blanc and 

 Earliest of All sweet peas to the stores 

 for some time, also a high grade of car- 

 nations. Mrs. Wlard makes a very efli- 

 eient and gracious saleslady for the 

 same. 



Evans, of Watertown, is sending in 

 quantities of his high grade of mignon- 

 ette to the Park street market. Messrs. 

 Kidder and Spillbury's single violets at 

 the same stand are extra fine. 



J. Horrigan, of East Foxboro, is very 

 dangerously ill. He is one of the stall 

 holders at the Park street market. 



At the new market, Tailby, of Welles- 

 ley, is selling the first sweet scented 

 jonquils. A. H. Fewkes, of Newton 

 Highlands, has fine white and yellow 

 marguerites and Edward Bingham, of 

 Dedham, extra good violets. 



Thomas Pigler, who acts as salesman 

 for Oscar L. Dorr, of Sharon Heights, 

 at Park street, has about 3,000 very fine 

 Campbell violets daily. He sold 36,000 

 of these on December 24. At the same 

 stand Mrs. L. C. Fisk, of Upton, is 

 handling quite a lot of variegated stcvia. 



F. R. Pierson, of Tarrytown, was a 

 caller the jmst week. He had been look- 

 ing up various new carnations and we 

 understand liked Arnold's Variegatod 

 Lawson so well that he purchased tlip 

 same. 



W. E. Doyle reports Christmas sales 

 far ahead of any previous year. Azaleas 

 were the best sellers in plants, those at 

 from $4 to $7 each being favorites. Kil- 

 larney rose is a great favorite with Mr. 

 Doyle and for so single a variety it is 

 a great keeper. Among other plants 

 and flowers shown at the Boyleston 

 street store the past week were Rose Eg- 

 lantine, with a delicious sweet brier 

 odor, double primus. Euphorbia Jao- 

 quiniaeflora and very fine white lilac. 



McMulkin had a very pretty white 

 window this week, roses, carnations, val- 

 ley, white azaleas, camellias, hyacinths, 

 Lilium Harrisii and other seasonable 

 flowers being tastefully displayed. 



A local grower, who had an overflow 

 of white carnations at Christmas, says 

 he will experiment with dyes to see if 

 he can produce scarlet ones another sea- 

 son. He says if all his whites could 

 have been dyed of a Manley or Flami' " 

 hue he would have been many a dollar 

 in pocket. 



Alexander Ogg, the grower of the 

 specimen l.di iiiiij(i_lH'4;iiiii'ii of whirli n~ 



ers of a splendid type of Cypripedium 

 insigne montanum. 



While energetic measures are being 

 taken to fight the brown tail and gypsy 

 moths in a number of our nearby towns 

 and cities the coming season, news comes 

 from the state entomologist of Maine 

 that the brown tail has infested large 

 areas in that state, many trees in widely 

 separated sections bemg loaded with 

 nests. 



A Massachusetts subscriber asks us 

 to advise him through the Review how 

 to rid hia carnation house of mice, which 



are eating the buds. Ihere is no better 

 preventive than one or two greenhouse 

 cats. As the trouble is acute we would 

 recommend small quantities of strych- 

 nine mixed with cheese or meat. This is 

 Uie most speedy remedy we have ever 

 tried. 



To the increasing number of Review 

 readers in Boston and vicinity, we wish 

 a very happy and prosperous New 

 Year. We would be glad at all times 

 to receive from any of them iittle 

 items of trade or general horticul- 

 tural interest. W. N. Craio. 



Review, has some 200 similar specimens 

 at Southboro. Mass. His best plants 

 were rooted in September, 1903, and car- 

 ried over winter in a carnation hou.sp. 

 We omitted to mention that at the last 

 club meeting Mr. Ogg also showed flow- 



MILVAUKEE. 



The florists' shops in the down-town 

 districts show the effects of a large holi- 

 day trade. The beautiful displays made 

 before Christmas were sadly disarranged 

 and almost completely cleaned up by 

 eager purchasers. The demand for 

 plants has increased considerably and 

 some dealers state it is less diflScult to 

 realize a good profit on a well-grown 

 plant than on cut flowers and in many 

 respects it is more satisfactory to the 

 purchaser and recipient. More elab- 

 orate displays were made this year than 

 formerly and most of the stores were 

 filled up with a fine selection of the 

 blooming plants seasonable at this holi- 

 day. Azaleas, poinsettias and cyclamen 

 predominated, although there was a gon- 

 erous amount of primroses, Jerusalen* 

 cherries, Christmas peppers and lily 

 plants. • 



The cut flower market remained firm,, 

 especially in colored stock. The demand 

 for carnations was exceptionally brisk 

 and good Enchantress, Crane, Estelle and^ 

 Lawson readily brought $8 per hundred 

 and other varieties brought equally good 

 prices according to quality. In roses, 

 Chatenay, Liberty and American Beauty 

 were short of the demand, with enougb 

 of Maid, Bride, Perle and Gate to go 

 around. A fine cut of violets of excel- 

 lent quality was on the market and sold 

 well. There was plenty of stevia, bul- 

 bous stock and various greens to meet 

 all demands. Shipping trade was fully 

 up to former years, although high prices 

 have most effect on the smaller dealers, 

 who have a sort of sche<lule prices the 

 year around. 



A noticeable feature was the large dis- 

 plays and consequent large demand for 

 bells, chimes and immortelle wreaths. 

 Mistletoe was plentiful and quality fine. 

 Holly was in good demand and there 

 was a shortage the last few days and 

 prices went upward. C. C. Pollworth Co. 

 had a branch store for the handling of 

 hollyand^gre^naJEor th*-he}4daysr 



Pricesheld up well until after New 

 Year's although the warmer weather 

 helped somewhat to increase the supply 

 of stock. Incog. 



Albuquerque, N. M. — Mrs. B. H. Ive» 

 is recovering from a serious illness with 

 typhoid fever. 



