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^IHic Weekly Rorists' Review. 



Kkbkiaky la, 1905. 



•closed and were the center of attraction. 

 They seemed to stand up better than 

 anything in the hall. Each secured a 

 iSrst-class certificate. While each vari- 

 ety had its admirers, Aristocrat seemed 

 to be the favorite and should score 

 higher when shown again. Patten & Co. 

 showed Judge Hinsdale and Pink Pat- 

 ten in good shape. J. H. White had 

 (not for competition) excellent vases of 

 Enchantress and Mrs. Patten. John Mc- 

 Farland showed excellent lily of the 

 valley. Dr. C. G. Weld, W. C. Rust gar- 

 dener, reeeivetl a cultural certificate for 

 a beautiful plant of Dendrobium Ains- 

 worthi, carrying 300 flowers. 



Various Notes. 



Malcolm Orr, of Lynn, is forwarding 

 superb Campbell violets and sweet peas 

 to the new market. 



The next meeting of the Gardener's 

 and Florists' Club will occur on Febru- 

 ary 21. W. W. Rawson will lecture on 

 ^'The Increase in Greenhouse Product- 

 iveness During the Past Twenty-five 

 Years. ' ' There will be some interesting 

 exhibits and no florist or gardener can 

 well afford to absent himself from this 

 meeting. 



Prof. F. A. Waugh, of Amherst, lec- 

 tured before the Horticultural Society 

 on February 11, his subject being 

 *' Dwarf Fruit Trees; their Uses, Pro- 

 pagation and Management. ' ' At the 

 meeting on February 18. Dr. Geo, T. 

 Moore, of Wadington, will give a stere- 

 opticon lecture on "Bacteria as Fertil- 

 izers. ' ' 



H. A. Cook, of Shrewsbury, who ships 

 the bulk of his flowers to Welch Bros., 

 has a magnificent Jot of the dark blue Im- 

 perial violet which for length of stem 

 and size of flower probably cannot be 

 equalled in this section. 

 . William Nicholson will grow Witter- 

 •taetter's new Aristocrat carnation next 

 season in order to give eastern growers 

 opportunities to see this variety grow- 

 ing. It will also enable him to show it 

 in fine condition for the meeting of the 

 Carnation i=>ociety in Boston in 1906. 



Pans of bulbous stock are selling very 

 well at the stores at present, daffodils 

 being especial favorites. Azaleas and 

 lilacs are also good sellers. 



While many growers are condemning 

 Flamingo and propose discarding it, 

 some intend to grow it again, having 

 found it profitable. John Barr and S. 

 J. Goddard are among the latter. The 

 first named grower has had great suc- 

 cess with Manley, of which he is bring- 

 ing in remarkably fine flowers. 



Visitors the past week included A. J. 

 Guttman, New York, F. R. Pierson and 

 James T. Scott, Tarrvtown, N. Y. 



W. N. Craig. 



CXEVELAND. 



The Market 



We are still in the grasp of king win- 

 ter, which has made transient trade very 

 light. The regular volume of business 

 has had quite an impetus since the first 

 of February. Several social functions 

 have made a large demand for select 

 stock, which is decidedly scarce and has 

 brought the best prices since Christmas. 

 Good tea roses bring from 6 to 12 cents, 

 Meteor from 4 to 10 cents, Beauties 

 from $1.50 to $6 per dozen. Bulbous 

 stock is becoming more plentiful and 

 th.nt vith long stems brings 4 cents. 



Romans, Paper Whites, valley and sweet 

 peas are in limited Sfl^ply and good 

 stcck finds ready sale. Camations are 

 still in good supply and ravage from 2 

 to 5 cents. At this writing we have the 

 coldest day and night of £he winter. It 

 was zero all day with a drop to 14 de- 

 grees below at 2 a. m. February 14 a 

 strong west wind prevailed, mflfcing it 

 almost impossible to keep the houses 



warm. 



Qub Exhibitioti. 



At the regular meeting of the rfub 

 a carnation exhibition was held to ben- 

 efit those who could not attend the last 

 convention at Chicago. An unusually 

 large number attended and we can con- 

 fidently say the exhibition was a mag- 

 nificent success. Some of the local 

 growers did well, considering they grow 

 only for commercial purposes, and not 

 for show. The following is a summary 

 of exhibits and awards: 



Enchantress, first, Bate Bros.; sec- 

 ond, C. Hagenburger; third, Essex 

 Greenhouses. Lawson, first, Essex Green- 

 houses; second, Essex Greenhouses. 

 Red, G. M. Naumann, first, with Flam- 

 ingo, Merkel & Son, second, with Flam- 

 ingo; Bate Bros., third, with Crane. 

 White, first, C. Hagenburger, with 

 Lady Bountiful; second, Merkel & Son, 

 White Lawson; third, C. Hagenburger, 

 with White Lawson. A mixed vase of 

 Patten, Nelson Fisher and D. Whitney 

 by Merkel & Son received honorable 

 mention. Bate Bros, displayed mixed 

 varieties. G. M. Naumann displayed a 

 vase of seedlings which was worthy of 

 mention. C. Hagenburger displayed a 

 vase of fine Princess of Wales violets. 

 Robert Kegg showed some very fine 

 Adonis, Lawson, Wolcott and Dorothy 

 Whitney. H. A. Hart showed Enchant- 

 ress, including a sport of same about 

 Joost color, also Lawson and Joost, ex- 

 cellent for this variety. 



M. Bloy, of the Essex Greenhouses, 

 made a very good display of roses, car- 

 nations and sweet peas. He was 

 awarded a certificate of merit for an 

 elegant vase of Bridesmaid roses, also 

 for white and pink sweet peas which 

 had stems twelve to fourteen inches 

 long. Meteor showed up well and proved 

 this variety still a good one. The stems 

 were fine, from eighteen inches to three 

 feet. White Cloud carnations made a 

 good showing with three-foot stems. 



The J. M. Gasser Co. showed a mixed 

 vase of roses, Gen. MacArthur, La I>e- 

 troit, Chatenay, Bride and Maid. Mac- 

 Arthur was considered exceptionally well 

 done and was highly thought of by those 

 present. The J. D. Thompson Carna- 

 tion Co., of Joliet, showed a magnificent 

 vase of Robert Craig. It is a grand 

 flower, with a perfect stem, and re- 

 ceived a certificate of merit. The J. 

 M. Gasser Co. received a certificate of 

 merit for a vase of mixed roses. W. J. 

 Palmer & Son, Buffalo, made an elegant 

 show with a large vase of Red Lawson. 

 It won equal honors with Robert Craig, 

 receiving a certificate of merit. The B. 

 K. & B. Floral Co., of Richmond, Ind., 

 displaycil a vase of Richmond Gem, also 

 some rooted cuttings. Although the flow- 

 er is small it is of good color. 



A special committee on awards was 

 appointed by President A. L. Brown, 

 consisting of J. S. Wilson, of Chicago, 

 Adam Graham, of Cleveland, and Ed- 

 ward George, of Painesville. They did 

 their arduous duties well and were ten- 

 dered a iTnanimous vote of thanks bv 



ttiOSe present. All were well pleased 

 'With their decisions and there was no 

 eanse for complaint. *, 



' '"'Variottt Notes. 



We"'9ee by the press reports that a 

 magnificent building is to be erected at 

 the present location of Smith & Fet- 

 ters. Building operations will begin 

 April 1. It is to be occupied by a 

 large department store. 



The city budget for the coming fiscal 

 year contains a large sum for .park 

 im'provements. This is to be Mghly 

 «afiimended, as Cleveland has a beauti- 

 ful chain of parkH. More flowers are 

 tt»'%«(s|ilanted and a large quantity of 

 trees and shrttbs are to be set out the 

 coming spring. 



Dutch bulb agents are becoming 

 quite numerous. It is a sure sign of the 

 coming spring. 



Mr. Anderson, who for many years 

 was with the J. M. Gasser Co. at Rocky 

 River and the recent foreman of said 

 firm, has resolved to engage in busi- 

 ness for himself, growing mums and 

 carnations. Mr. Anderson has the best 

 wishes of all the craft for unbounded 

 success in his undertaking. 



Carl Hagenburger, of West Mentor, 

 has his place looking fine. Stoek is 

 in good shape, particularly the carna- 

 tions. Lady^ Bountiful is in the lead, 

 a robust grower and a fine flower. Law- 

 son, Enchantress and Boston Market 

 give evidence of having produced a 

 heavy crop. Thousands of cuttings 

 well rooted, show success in this line. 

 Boston ferns are in great abundance. 

 A large batch of lilies jii«t coming into 

 flower* is particularly free from dis- 

 ease. Another lot in bottomless pots 

 plunged in soil looks good and healthy. 

 As a whole the place looks better than 

 ever before. 



A short jaunt brings us to C. Merkel 

 & Son's. Here we found everything 

 looking well. Carnations were a trifle 

 off crop, but thrifty and in vigorous 

 health. What struck the writer most 

 was Flamingo in all its glory, perfect- 

 ly healthy and an abundance of bu<l 

 and bloom. White Lawson is also a 

 good thing. Mrs. Patten is extra fine, 

 producing high grade blooms. Boston 

 Market is considered the bread and 

 butter variety. A clean and healthy 

 lot of Harrisii are just coming into 

 flower, with a later batch for Easter. 

 Lilacs are forced to perfection here 

 and bring good returns. Ramblers and 

 H. P. roses had just been brought into 

 the cool house. Mr. Merkel has one 

 brand of good things that does not 

 grow on rose bushes, which was thor- 

 oughly appreciated by the visitors. 



W. L. Smith, formerly of Jamestown, 

 is now with the J. M. Gasser Co. in 

 the capacity of foreman. 



Visitors: — D. R. White, Sandusky; J. 

 S. Wilson. Chicago; Wm. Meine, Rich- 

 mond, Ind. Forest City. 



Thk Bkvikw is "it" among the trade 

 papers. It has the most np-to-date and 

 timely articles of general interest. I 

 could not get along withont it. — ^F. J. 



McSWKXKKT. 



PraBtsr- i^ ig eo ntimi e mj i smrhnr adver- 

 tisement; plants all sold. Cost of ad- 

 vertising, 2 cents for each $1.50 of sales. 

 Who said the classified advs. in the Re- 

 view don't payt It could only be the 

 one who never tried them. — Harvey B. 

 Snow. 



