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March 2, llKiS. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



825 



has had much experience and his paper 

 will be well worth hearing. 



M. Rice visited the Andre place at 

 Doylestown this week. He found the 

 Brides and Maids in splendid condition. 

 Two houses have been bearing continu- 

 ously all winter. 



Wm. J. Baker is receiving a full line 

 of choice bulbous flowers. 



The Leo Niessen Co. is receiving as 

 hip-h as 15,000 freesias daily, chiefly from 

 Leikens, of Burlington. 



Edwin Lonsdale returned to his post 

 at Girard College on Monday, after a 

 five weeks' absence on account of ill- 

 ness. 



The Brides and Maids at the Fould's 

 place at Gwynedd are showing improved 

 form under the skillful hands of John 

 Sfivage. 



The Henry F. Michell Co. reports 

 that florists, appreciating that the price 

 of asparagus seed has reached the very 

 bottom, are now buying. 



Joseph Black & Son Co., of Hights- 

 town, N. J., is sending some fine En- 

 chantress and other carnations to the 

 Flower Market. 



William rt. Harris is quite ill in bed. 

 His friends, they are legion, hope he 

 will soon be well again. 



.Tohn Burton has begun work for his 

 new houses. 



The Flo^per Market has just issued tht 

 following notice to stockholders: "Yon 

 are hereby notified that at the meeting 

 of the board of directors of the Phila- 

 delphia Wholesale Flower Market, held 

 this day, it was resolved that an assess- 

 ment of twenty-five per cent on the cap- 

 ital stock, or $5 per share, be called, 

 same to be payable on or before May 1, 

 1905, at the office of the company, 1235- 

 37 Filbert street. The Market is now 

 on a paying basis, but has been at con- 

 siderable disadvantage and expense on 

 account of working on a limited capital, 

 and this assessment is needed for a work- 

 ing capital." 



Answers to GMrespondents. 



Review roaders are Invited to send any qnes- 

 tliins relating to cnlture or marketing of plants 

 and fiowers In Philadelphia, to Phil In care of 

 the leadtnK seed or commission houses or the 

 Mower Market. Eaeh question will be suti- 

 mifted to a competent person and answered 

 under number. Correct name and address must 

 alwa.vs accompany Inquiry, but will not be pub- 

 lished. 



34. — What is the best size of box for 

 shipping cut blooms of gladioli? Opin- 

 ions differ. Sometimes large crates are 

 used, in which 1,000 spikes of unde- 

 veloped blooms are stood on end. It 

 is better, however, to use trays, say 4x12 

 x48 inches. Four or six of these trays 

 mieht be set in crates, as is done with 

 dahlias. 



35.— How should gladioli blooms be 

 packed for shipping? Lay closely togeth- 

 er in rows in shallow box. Use a bolster 

 of soft paper between each row in such 

 a way as to prevent nressure from coming 

 on the flowers. Pack from each end 

 toward the middle and use two braces to 

 "?J^ fi'nil.v- The size box given above 

 will hold about six dozen spikes. Some 

 varieties may be cut before the flowers 

 are developed, others when they are par- 

 tially developed. Phil 



NEV YORK. 



The Market 



The weather has become almo.st spring- 

 like; the sidewalk merchants are doing 



a rushing business and stock no longer 

 remains in the ice boxes of the whole- 

 salers, even though the cleaning up 

 process is sometimes heartbreaking, and 

 the discounts necessary to unload would 

 bring the blush to the cheek of Baxter 

 street. 



Every kind of stock is abundant, and 

 most of it is sold at a sacrifice. The 

 very highest quality, as usual, can af- 

 ford to be independent. There is always 

 a market for the best. The finest Beau- 

 ties brought 60 cents each at times. 

 Some grand Liberties have commanded 

 50 cents and Killarney of the best grade 

 sold at 25 cents each. This fine rose is 

 very popular this season and much fa- 

 vored for table decorations. There is 

 never a surplus of it and orders for the 

 young stock are coining from the grow- 

 ers in all parts of the country. One of 

 the leading rose growers will have ten 

 houses of Killarney next season for the 

 New York market. 



There seems no prospect of improve- 

 ment in the carnation demand and prices 

 are unsatisfactory, though the superb 

 quality of the winter supply is main- 

 tained. Every wholesaler's window and 

 bench is an Easter premonition, with 

 its stock of lilies. Thousands are sold 

 at from 6 cents to 8 cents each and, still 

 they come! 



The best violets, those in bunches of 

 100 and selected, seldom go above 50 

 cents. ' Thousands go daily to the Greeks 

 at asjow as $2 per thousand. This is 

 "the season of their discontent." There 

 i.s little hope this year for resurrection. 

 Easter comes so late they are even ex- 

 pected to be done for and unable to 

 compete in the final bulge of the year. 

 The abnormal shipments of all kinds of 

 bulbous stock continue. 



Various Notes. 



Flowering plants, azaleas, rhododen- 

 drons, acacias and even roses are in the 

 windows and arc selling about as freely 

 a.s in the Easter season. One prominent 

 retailei" thinks the lateness of Easter 

 will greatly lessen the plant demand and 

 that the sales of palms and ferns and 

 blooming stock will be encouraginglv 

 large a full month before the holiday ar- 

 rives. 



Buyers are already selecting their 

 Easter stock and the growers rejiort nu- 

 merous visits dailj'. Scott, of Flatbush. 

 IS greatly enthused by the reception of 

 his fern in the bon-ton stores of New 

 York, where, with hardly an exception, 

 the demand has been continuous through- 

 oi't the season. He has some fine stock 

 of it prepared for the Easter trade and 

 IS shipping it in all directions. 



March 13 will be rose night at the 

 New York Florists' Club and some fine 

 exhibits have been promised. A prac- 

 tical rose grower will deliver an ad- 

 dress and the commissary general, Mr. 

 Nugent, is already planning for the en- 

 tertainment. 



Mr. Roo.aevelt will not be the only 

 president at the inauguration next Sat- 

 urday. Pres. Traendly and Mrs. Traend- 

 ly will be there, and several prominent 

 wholesalers and others are planning to 

 enjoy the festivities. 



Consignments of roses and other 

 hardy stock from Europe are beginning 

 to arrive. The auctions begin in two 

 weeks and Elliott and Clearv will mo- 

 nonolize the field. 



Last week a big fire on Greenwich 

 street crept up to within a door of the 



warehouse and ofSces oi the Clucas & 

 Boddington Co. Fortunately the firm 

 escaped damage and is none the worse 

 for the closeness of the call, the nerve 

 supply for such emergencies being abun- 

 dant. 



J. W. Reiraels, Jr., is confined to his 

 home, the effects of a severe accident a 

 week ago at Woodhaven. This is his 

 second experience of a similar character 

 within a year. 



John Gunther, whose illness from la 

 grippe was announced last week, ia now 

 in the hospital and very low with ty- 

 phoid. His recovery is sincerely hoped 

 for. He has been associated with his 

 brother, Wm. H. Gunther, in the whole- 

 sale business for many years, and is a 

 general favorite. 



Geo. Saltford has completed another 

 edition of his book, "How to Grow Vio- 

 lets." He has so thoroughly revealed 

 the secrets of success as to make every 

 amateur violet grower on the Hudson an 

 expert and fostered the building of vio- 

 let houses beyond his wildest dreams. 



The plant center for the convenience 

 of city retailers, at Chas. Millang's, is 

 proving very popular. His facilities for 

 caring for the fine assortment of palms 

 and flowering plants in his conservatory 

 are ample and the supply is constantly 

 replenished. He will have a great dis- 

 play for Easter. 



Small & Sons are preparing for the. 

 inaugural ball on Saturday evening at 

 Washington, where they will, as usual, 

 have charge of the elaborate decorations. 

 Bowe, who is a musician of no mean 

 ability, has six employes capable of as- 

 sisting him and is forming a "band," 

 tlue music of which may possibly be se- 

 cured for one of the special nights of 

 the Florists' Club. 



Theo. Lang was burglarized last week, 

 but the thief was detected and vanished 

 before the veteran bowler could get a 

 shot at him. Between hold-ups, bur- 

 glaries and grippe it has been a stren- 

 uous winter for the trade. Spring will 

 never again have so cordial a welcome. 



Anton Schultheis says the florists at 

 College Point and Whitestone would be 

 glad to see the New York and College 

 Point Ferry Co. show some intention to 

 reopen the ferry between College Point 

 and Ninety-ninth street. Of course 

 there has been a little ice, but still it 

 looks all right to those who.se teams have 

 to make the twelve-mile drive to town 

 every day. 



A few days ago J. M. King and C. 

 Socelaris became involved in an alter- 

 cation at the flower market. The lat- 

 ter has been sent to jail for six months 

 for assault. Each keeps a flower stand.. 

 John Crocombe, one of the pioneer 

 florists in Queens county, died February 

 24. He was 96 years of age and had 

 retired from business a number of years 

 ago. 



A pietition in-bankruptcy has been filed 

 against Sigmund Geller bv Koscberak 

 Brothers, $1,071; A. H. Eingk & Co., 

 $242, and Harry H. Keitner, $10. It 

 was alleged that he is insolvent and 

 committed an act of bankruptcy by mak- 

 ing a payment of $108 on January 10 

 to the Starr Ribbon Co. It was alleged 

 that the assets are probably $3,000. He 

 has been in this business seven years. 

 Judge Holt of the United States Dis- 

 trict Court appointed George S. Keba- 

 bian receiver of the assets, fixing his 

 bond at $1,500. 



