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The Wcddy Rorists^ Review^' 



llABCH 9, 1005. 



We offer fir«t-elas« 



•took of the 



finest Tarletlee. 



CARNATIONS 



VflriPfliltAH I AM/snn This variety whicb we are introdaolng 

 T ai IcyaiVSU LOWMin tu, mKKm we are aure will prove to 

 be tbe very best variesated sort. Pure ivory white witb delicate car- 

 mine penciliDKs. Mr. W. N. OraiK. an aatborlty on everytbing pertain- 

 iDg to bortlculture, says tbat be icnows tbat tbit variety will out-bloom 

 tbe favorite. Mrs. M. A. Patten, three to one. It has tbe Lawson babit 

 and stem, and is bound to give satisfaction. 912 per 100; 9100 per 1000. 



Red I AWCnn ^ bright red Bport of Lawson tbat is bound to be 

 ■svyu K.UTT9VII popular, and will be grown where I«awson is pop- 

 ular. 910 00 per 100: 976 per 1000. 



CArrlinAl Bright cardinal, or crimson-scarlet. Won first prize for 

 ^«i uiiidi best 100 scarlet, first prise for best 60 carnations any 

 color, first prize for best 60 scarlet seedUngs, Chicago. 912.00 per 100: 

 9100 per 1000. 



FianrPP '^^^ queen of pink carnations; in a class by itself. Mag- 

 ■ luii^^v ntficent flowers, strictly fancy in every respect. 912.00 

 per 100; 9100.00 per 1000. 



Whit A I Ata/e/^n We consider this variety, which we introduced 

 TTiiii.c Lawsuii ijBt Beason. tbe most profitable white carna- 

 tion ever sent out. We think it will outbloom any other white two to 

 one. It has given great satisfaction. When the flowers are left on the 

 plants until fully developed they are much larger than Mrs. Thos. W. 

 Lawson. We believe this will occupy among white carnations the 

 same place that Mrs. Thos. W. Lawson does among pink carnations. 

 Remember that we are headquarters for it. Splendid stock ready for 

 immediate delivery. 97.00 per 100; 960.00 per 1000. 



Strong Rooted Cuttings 



Hrf-ti RiirLi Recommended as an extra free-blooming white 

 I I CU UUI IVI variety and a claimant for popular favor. 912.00 per 

 100; 9100.00 per 1000. , 



I aAxj Rniintifiil A magnificent white of last season's Introduc- 

 Uauy DUUIIUIUI aon. 9e.00 per 100; 960 00 per 1000. 



riakAim Dark crimson. Grand stiff stem. Calyx never bursts. 



UallCim w-na .„rt -hill - - - - - 



Free and abundant bloomer, developing very quickly. 

 We consider this tbe best all-round crimson carnation. 96.00 per 100; 

 960.00 per 1000. 



Mrs M A PAtf<kn "^i" grand variegated carnation has 

 ITII9* ITI« /*• rancii gjyen splendid satisfaction. 96.00 per 

 100; 960.00 per lOOO. 



Fn/^hAtil-rocc Freest blooming, bringing highest market prices. 

 l.llt>liaill.l C3» In great demand. 94.00 per 100; 980.00 per 1000. 



Mrs. Thos. W. Lawson 93.00 per 100; 920.00 per 1000. 



PltA^QArit V ^ magnificent fancy carnation. 98.00 per 100; 920.00 



We are now prepared to book orders for 1906 for the Oomlnir 

 Boarlat Virtnrv ^'^^ '" ^ '^i^^ bread and butter variety. An 

 OamatlOB ' iv>i.vi -j early, free and abundant bloomer witb good 

 stem; a magnificent keeper and shipper: fiowers of the largest size, 

 commanding the very highest price. Tills is going to be a money- 

 maker. Orders will be filled in rotation, as received. Delivery begin- 

 ning December next. 912.00 per 100; 9100.00 per 1000. 



F. R, PIERSON CO., Tarrytown-on-Hudson, N. Y. 



M<>ntlnn The R«>vlpw when yon write. 



BUFFALO. 



Good Business. 



February was, all branches of the 

 business considered, a very good, lively 

 month. Flowering plants sold weii, with 

 a steady, healthy demand for cut flow- 

 ers. Xo great splurges, yet a call by 

 the many, and that's nice. Our stores 

 are very gay with azaleas, lilacs, aca- 

 cias and pans of hyacinths, tulips and 

 narcissi. In fact the pan business has 

 been better than any previous year. 

 What a grand narcissus is the Golden 

 Spur, easy to force and as a flower for 

 a vase much prettier than the double 

 Von Sion. Now we have Emperor and 

 Empress, very pretty, but Golden Spur 

 is queen of this class. High quality 

 roses are still quite scarce and even in- 

 ferior flowers all go. There is an abun- 

 dance of carnations, consisting of good, 

 bad and very bad quality. Bulbous stuff 

 is abundant and valley, freesias and 

 other "fixing" in plenty and a good 

 demand for it all. It is only fair to 

 be grateful and just to the weather and 

 let up on growling when we can do so 

 with truth and joy. While our streets 

 are awful, nothing like them east of 

 Manchuria, we have turned our faces to 

 Old Sol every morning for the past three 

 weeks and he was not veiled with a 

 cloud, but beamed upon us with a warm, 

 glad smile, and how our spirits rest in 

 the winter sun's rays! You feel so good 

 that troubles you have none and start 

 the day so happy that oatmeal for break- 

 fast, sourkraut for dinner and Limbur- 

 ger for supper seems more than you de- 

 8c »■'•". rthI are thankful. 



We are all preparing for a big Easter 

 and those who have the stock in the right 

 condition need fear little about demand. 

 It is in human nature to feel optimistic. 

 In fact it is an essential of life. If the 

 pessimists were in the ma.iority it would 

 be a miserable world, «nd it must be 

 rather blue to live in a city or town that 

 does not grow. There are such places in 

 this great country, but they are in the 

 great minority. 



"A History of Our Times.** 



A four-mile trollev ride to the east 

 edge of our city line and a mile walk 



through snow varying from six inches 

 to thirteen feet gave me time to think 

 of the status of our business in this 

 city thirty-five years ago and what it 

 is today. What a list we could draw 

 up of old establishments that were born, 

 flourished and decayed and finally passed 

 off the map during those few years. 

 What an interesting story could be made 

 of "The Growth and Evolution of Our 

 Business" for our national society. It 

 would be mighty entertaining, even if 

 it didn't instruct you how to force "pie 

 plant." For every one of these old 

 places that are no more, a dozen have 

 arisen to take its place, much larger 

 in size and infinitely better adapted to 

 raising plants and flowers. The land in 

 large cities, even in the outlying dis- 

 tricts, is too expensive for the commer- 

 cial florist and so new establishments 

 and removals seek the surrounding coun- 

 try and trolley and" telephone keep them 

 in touch with the city. 



A Prosperous New Plafe. 



At the end of the snow walk we found 

 at Pine Ridge, Erie county, a brand new 

 place, that of Messrs. Werick Bros. At 

 present there are only five houses about 

 20x100. They have, unlimited room to, 

 spread and they are going to widen out. 

 Although strangers to the business a few 

 years ago, they have the vim and brains 

 that will end in success. Two houses 

 were filled with carnations and three with 

 general Easter stock, to be followed by 

 bedding plants for cemetery work. An 

 interesting item in their benches was 

 2,000 young Fiancee and the writer was 

 pleased to see what a grand lot of 

 strong, vigorous young plants they were. 

 They intend putting tip two more houses 

 28x100 and converting the heating from 

 hot water to steam. 



There are other very recently erected 

 places that we know only by name and 

 we are going to buy a Winton auto car 

 and take them all in. W. S. 



Pueblo, Colo. — G. Fleischer reports 

 business good and prospects bright. Stock 

 is scarce, not enough home-grown carna- 

 tions and outside stock has to be relied 

 upon. It was 30 degrees below zero in 

 February. 



Carnation SSl*n'«, 



Per 100 Per 1000 



WHITE LAWSON 96.00 960.00 



FLAMINGO 6.00 60.00 



ENCHANTRESS 8.00 26.00 



THE QUEEN 2.60 20.00 



THE CARDINAL, from 2-in. pots. . 12.00 



LARCHMONT NURSERIES, Larchmont, N. Y. 



Mention Thf Rfvlew when yon write. 



CONOIETE BLOCKS. 



In answer to J. H. S., who asks about 

 double hollow cement blocks as a ma- 

 terial for building walls for a green- 

 house, would say that we built a new 

 greenhouse last season, using the cement 

 blocks as material for our walls. We 

 have the Dietsch style house, running 

 east and west, 41x120 feet, six feet to 

 the gutter. On- the south side we have 

 thiriy-six inches of glass and thirty-six 

 inches of cement blocks. On the west 

 end there is glass down to the same 

 level and cement to the ground. The 

 blocks are well laid up and are excel- 

 lent for the purpose, showing no signs 

 of frost at all. This winter so far has 

 given them a good test, the temperature 

 having gone down 23 degrees below zero. 

 They are also fine material for mak- 

 ing chimneys. This building material 

 has given us entire satisfaction. 



PiiETCHEE Bros. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY 



The following special prizes have been 

 offered, to be competed for at the next 

 annual meefting of the Chrysanthemum 

 Society of America to be held in Phila- 

 delphia : ' 



F. R. Pierson offers a silver cup for 

 thirty-six blooms, six blooms each of six 

 varieties, introduced here in 1904 and 

 1905. 



W. Wells & Co., Earlswood, England, 

 offer a gold medal, a silver-gilt and a 

 silver medal for six flowers of Chrysan- 

 themum Mrs. Wm. Duckham. 



Frkd H. Lemon, Sec'y. 



ROCKFORD, III. — H. W. Buckbee in- 

 vited the public on March 1 to see the 

 spring flowering stock and had a show 

 which rivaled the one in November. 



