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Febbuabx 9, 1905. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



653 



PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY. 



(Copyright 1904. by Florlata' PubllBhlnr Oo.) 

 Frequent inquiry as to the correct pro- 

 nunciation of plant names has led us 

 to compile the following list of names, 

 selecting those in most cdmmon use in 

 the trade, and including botanical terms 

 most frequently met with in articles upon 

 plant culture. 

 In our list we have used the folio wmg 



KEY TO PRONUNCIATION, 

 a as In (at e as in met o as In note 



a as In fate e as In mete 6 as in movt 



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



& as in fall " i as in pin u as in tub 



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



& as in Persia o as in not u as in pull 



The syllables to be accented are marked 

 thus'. 



(continued from last WKKK.y 



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Sabal — (sa'bal). 

 Saccolabium — (^sak-6-la'bi-um) . 

 Sagittaria — (saj-i-ta'ri-a). 

 Sitfittate — (saj ' i-tat) . 

 Suisbaria — (sal-is-ba'ri-i) . 

 «allx— (sa'liks). 

 Salpij^loBsis — (sal-pi-glos'is) . 

 Salvia — (sal'vi-i) . 

 Sambucus — (sam-bd'kus) . 

 Sandersoni — (san-der-sO'ni) . 

 Sanguineum — (san-gwin'e-um) 

 Saxueyieria — (san-sev-i-e'ri-a) . 

 Santolina — (san-tO-li'n&) . 

 Sarcodes — (sftr-kO'dSz) . 

 Sannentosa — (sar-men-tS'sS,) . 

 Sarracenia — (sar-a-se'ni-i) . 

 Bativa — (sat-l' v&) . 

 Saxatile — (sak'sa-til) . 

 Bazifraga — (sak-sif'ra-g&) 

 Saxifrage — (sak'si-fraj) . 

 Bcaber — (ska'ber) . 

 Scabiosa — (8ka-bi-6's&) . 

 Scabra — (skab'r&) . 

 Scandens — (skan'denz) . 

 Scape — (skap). 



Scherzenanmn — (shert-ser-i-a'num) . 

 Schinup — (ski'nus) . 

 Schizanthus — (skl-zan'thus) . 

 Schombnrgkia— (shom-ber^ki-&) . 

 Sciadopitj^ — (sl-a-dop'i-tis) . 

 Scilla— (sil'&). 

 Scion — (si'on). 

 ScirauB — (ser'pus) . 

 Scofopendrium — (skol-O-pen'dri-um) 

 Scoparia— (8k6-pa'ri-&) . 

 Scutum— (skQ'tum) . 

 Seaforthia— (8S-f6r'thi-&). 

 Secunda — (s5-kun'd&) . 

 Sedum— (sS'dum) . 

 Selaginellit— (sg-laj-i-nel'&) . 

 Semperflcrens — (sem-per-fld'renz) . 

 Sempervivum — (sem-per-vi'vum) . 

 Senecio — (se-nS'si-O) . 

 Sepal— (sep'al). 

 Sequoia— (se-kwoi'&) . 

 Serrata— (ser-a'ti) . 

 Serrulate— (ser' Mat) . 

 Sesquipedale — (se»-kwi-pe-da'li) . 

 Sessile — (ses'il). 

 Silene— (si-lg'ng). 

 Sinensis — (sin-en'sis) . 

 Sissrrinchium — (sis-i-ring'ki-um) . 

 Skimniia — (skim'i-&) . 

 Smila»— (smi'laks) . 

 Socotrana— (8ok-6-tra'n&) . 

 Solanum— (s6-la'num) . 

 Solidago — (sol-i-da'gO). 

 Sori— (s6'rl). 

 Sorus— (sO'rus). 

 Souvenir— (sfr-ve-ner') . 

 Spadices— (spa-dl'sez) . 

 Spadix— (spa'diks). 

 Spanuds— (spa-rak'sis) . 

 Spathe— (spath) (th as in the). 

 Species— (spe'shgz). 

 Speciosa— (3pes-i-6's&) . 



(To be continued.) 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



Business is very brisk, with sufficient 

 demand for nearly all the good flowers 

 coming into town. Shipping orders are 

 an important feature, certain lines of 

 choice stock being very scarce at times. 

 Spring flowers are increasing in qnanti* 

 ty and variety. Double daffodils and 

 fancy freesias are plentiful. The Leo 

 Niessen Co. has a novelty in acacias 

 sold in bunches of a certain size irre- 

 spective of the number of flowers. 



Great preparations are being made for 

 St. Valentine's day. Both Pennock and 

 Niessen will have blue forget-me-nota 

 and the latter pansies, while violets bid 

 fair to b3 very fine and plentiful at all 

 the wholesale houses. 



Wyndmoor, 



There have been many changes dur- 

 ing the past two years at John Burton's, 

 marking progress in the developing of 

 the business. The number of roses 

 planted in ground beds is steadily in- 

 creasing and will continue to increase, 

 Alfred Burton says, till only enough 

 bench room is left for propagating and 

 growing the young stock. 



It is worthy of note that the propa- 

 gating plans are so extensive as to pre- 

 clude the probability of carrying over 

 many old plants. The new Lord & 

 Burnham range, three old houses turned 

 into one covering 56x130, with iron gut- 

 ters between the ridges is planted en- 

 tirely with Beauties in solid beds. They 

 have done good work. The planting of 

 Liberty has been largely increased. 

 Among the other roses noticed were 

 Bride, Maid, Gate, Bon Silene and 

 Safrano. The two latter are rarely seen 

 now. The east ends of the houses are 

 now protected by a covered way stretch- 

 ing nearly from one shed to the other and 

 a new office has been added. Mr. Bur- 

 ton no longer believes in setting the sash 

 bars twenty-four inches apart, the weight 

 of recent snows having broken some of 

 the glass set in this way, while the glass 

 set the 16-inch way held. 



The plans for rebuilding the Lons- 

 dale place include running the houses a 

 little south of east and north of west 

 with the idea of securing an hour more 

 of sunshine in the winter months. This 

 will bring the western end of the houses 

 seventy-iive feet farther from Willow- 

 grove avenue than the eastern end. 

 John Burton is a man who has the rep- 

 utation of doing everything well and it 

 is always a pleasure to visit him and his 

 place. 



Variotfs Note*. 



Wm. J. Muth states that the Phila- 

 delphia Cut Flower Company's business 

 has shown a most gratifying increase 

 over last season, both in December and 

 in January. Mr. Muth has been getting 

 some very fine Brides and Maids, also 

 Enchantress and Vesper carnations with 

 which he is most pleased. He is experi- 

 menting with individual tags wired on 

 the pot labels by which each consignor's 

 stock is kept separate and checked as 

 sold. This is in opposition to the grad- 

 ing system, where all consignors share 

 and share alike on the sales of each 

 grade in proportion to their contribution 

 to that grade. A very useful, natural 

 cold storage plant holds the galaz leaves, 

 hardy ferns, etc., until spring. 



Appleton & Burrell, builders, have 

 taken out a permit and begun work on 



M. Bice & Co.'s new flre-proof building 

 at 1220 Bace street. The architects are 

 Frank Miles Day & Bro., who designed 

 Horticultural Hall. The work is to be 

 completed by May 15. 



S. K Lukens, of Burlington, N. J., is 

 sending 500 of his long-stemmed pure 

 white freesia to the Leo Niessen Co. 

 daily. 



Charles E. Meehan, whose clever ma- 

 nipulation of the holiday Beauty market 

 won the admiration of bears and bulls 

 alike, naively states that he prefers sell- 

 ing gardenias to Beauties because they 

 don't stick your fingers and you can get 

 more in a box! 



Edward Eeid is again in the lead with 

 sweet peas, no less an authority than 

 A. B. Cartledge declaring the stock sent 

 him this week was the finest he had ever 

 seen. 



Mr. Hunter, buyer for J. H. Small & 

 Sons, Washington, D. C, was a visitor 

 in this city recently. 



Joseph Black's Sons & Co., Hights- 

 town, N. J., sent a very fine white seed- 

 ling carnation to the Flower Market 

 this week. It is a cross between En- 

 chantress and Hill, large, full double 

 and fragrant, with long, stiff stem. 



Edward A. Stroud, of Overbrook, is 

 sending double scarlet tulips, which 'ap- 

 pear to be Lamatador to S. S. Pennock. 



Carl Jurgens, of Newport, B. I., con- 

 tinues to send great quantities of bulb- 

 ous stock to the Leo Niessen Co. Gold- 

 en Spur daffodils are a specialty now. 



M. Bice & Co. are offering unique lan- 

 terns in all shades, for use over electric 

 lights, giving the appearance of ye old 

 time street lamps for store, hall or house 

 decorations and in connection with fold- 

 ing screens making a beautiful effect. 



Edward Beid spent two or three days 

 in the south last week. 



In answer to Question No. 27, pub- 

 lished last week, G. C. W. writes: "Q. 

 C. W. started the discussion on fakirs 

 because he is chairman of the committee 

 whose duty it is to start discussions 

 and, furthermore, he was requested to 

 do so by John Jones. Isn't that under- 

 standable! Phil is perverse, I think." 

 It is unusual to propose doing what one 

 does not wish done. I believe this has 

 ceased to be a live issue in this city. 



Phil. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The MarkeU 



The weather of the past week, which 

 was very cold, had a bad effect on the 

 retail trade throughout the city and 

 there is very little doing except funeral 

 work. Transient trade during the cold f 

 days was out of the question with the 

 down-town establishments. Among the 

 up-town florists a few small decorations 

 were reported. Thursday of last week 

 was ground hog day and, as the sun 

 shone brightly, the growers will have to 

 content themselves while shoveling coal 

 for six weeks longer. The wholesaler 

 also had to suffer during the cold 

 weather. Some shipments came in frozen 

 and a total loss to the consignor. 



In roses fancy stock is scarce, espec- 

 iallv in Brides and Maids. The second 

 and third grades are more plentiful. 

 Carnations, too, are not over-plentiful 

 and all kinds of stock is selling fairly 

 well. Lawson, Enchantress, Wolcott and 

 Estelle are among the fancies that sell 

 best. Good scarlets seem very scarce of 

 late. All whites sell well. Violets have 



