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The Weekly Florists' Re^Hiw. 



Mabch 23, 1905. 



We offer first-claas 



■tock of the 



fineit varieties. 



CARNATIONS 



\nctt^flf*ft*tl I illA/snn This variety which we are introducing 

 TOi it^QLCU Lawsuil this geaaon we are sure will prove to 

 be the very best variegated sort. Pure ivory white with delicate car- 

 mine pencillngs. Mr. W. N. Oraig, an authority on everything pertain- 

 ing to horticulture, says that he knows that this variety will out-bloom 

 the favorite, Mrs. M. A. Patten, three to one. It has the Lawson habit 

 and stem, and is bound to give satisfaction. $12 per 100; $100 per 1000. 



Red I AW^nn ^ bright red sport of Lawson that is bound to be 

 ■•^*' i-uTTi^wii popular, and will be grown where Lawson is pop- 

 ular. SIO.OO per 100: rs per 1000. 



Cactilttftl Bright cardinal, or crimson-scarlet. Won Qrst prize for 

 \,at uiiiai ijggt iQo gparlet, first prize for best 50 carnations any 

 color, first prize for best 50 scarlet seedlings, Chicago. $12.00 per 100: 

 $100 per 1000. 



FlAnrPP "^^^ queen of pink carnations; in a class by itself. Mag- 

 ■ luii^cTc nlficent flowers, strictly fancy in every respect. $12.00 

 per 100; $100.00 per 1000. 



White I AtA/snn ^6 consider this variety, which we introduced 

 TTIIII.C7 Lawsuii lagt season, the 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. $7.00 per 100; $60.00 per 1010. 



StrongRootedCttttiflgs 



Frf&fl Riirki Recommended as an extra free-blooming white 

 I ■ cu uui i\i variety and a claimant for popular favor. $12.00 per 

 100; $100 00 per 1000, 



I i»ti\/ Rminf ifiil ^ magnificent white of last season's Introduc- 

 LOUy DUUIIUIUI tdon. $6.00 per 100; $50.00 per 1000. 



riAheim Dfti''^ crimson. Orand stiff stem. Calyx never bursts. 

 t/aiiciiii j-fgg ,|nd abundant bloomer, developing very quickly. 

 We consider this the best all-round crimson carnation. $6.00 per 100; 

 $60.00 per 1000. 



Mrc M A Pstfft^n This grand variegated carnation has 

 ITIIS. lYI. f\» rOLtCll jjiygQ splendid satisfaction. $6.00 per 

 100; $50.00 per 1000. 



Fn^^hAntrocc Freest blooming, bringing highest market prices. 

 LiK^iiailU caa in great demand. $4.00 per 100; $30.00 per 1000. 



Mrs. Thos. W. Lawson $3.00 per loo; $20.00 per 1000. 



Pl»QP|wvp|fy A magnificent fancy carnation. $3.00 per 100; $20.00 



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

 Scarlet Virt nrv "^^^^ '^ ^ ''^'^ bread and butter variety. An 

 CamatloB ^ K^t.vi j early, free and abundant bloomer, with good 

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

 commanding the very highest ptice. This is going to be a money- 

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

 ning December next. $12.00 per 100; $100.00 per 1000. 



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



MpnUon The Review when you write. 



KANSAS QTY. 



The Market. 



The past week has been one of un- 

 usual activity among the trade here. All 

 stock is arriving in large quantities. 

 Beauties are looking much better. Brides 

 and Maids are of fine quality. All the 

 stores are making fine displays of potted 

 plants. Liberties are not quite up to the 

 standard. Carnations are of choice quali- 

 ty and prices are about the same. Bulb- 

 ous stock is looking well and supply is 

 plentiful. Valley, violets and sweet peas 

 are selling well. Lent has made no ap- 

 preciable difference in the matter of 

 trade. Several large decorations were 

 handled by some of the shops here. A 

 visit among the growers shows stock in 

 very gqod shape. Orders are already be- 

 ing booked for Easter and the indica- 

 tions point to an unusually brisk trade. 



Various Notes. 



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One of the finest decorations seen here 

 in many a day was that of W. J. Barnes 

 at a millinery opening of one of the lead- 

 ing dry goods stores. Twelve dozen 

 pidms, 500 carnations, 600 tulips, six doz- 

 en ferns and a large quantity of Easter 

 and calla lilies were used. 



Ed. Ellsworth has a remarkably fine 

 display in his window, of rhododendrons, 

 azaleas and bulbous stock. 



The executive committee of Convention 

 Hall has sent letters to the principal 

 florists here calling for a meeting to dis- 

 cuss the chances for a flower show. It 

 is hoped that our people will grasp the 

 opportunity, 



Geo. M. Kellogg, of Pleasant Hill, is 

 showing an immense white carnation, a 

 sport of Enchantress, which promises to 

 be a winner. The flower measures three 

 and one-half inches in diameter, is pure 

 white, erect habit, strong stem and per- 

 fect form. Mr. Kellogg has refused 

 ■ome flattering offers for his plant. 



Lawrence Schwager is showing some 

 fine plants in his window these days and 

 reports business as all that could be de- 

 sired. 



The opera Parsifal here the past few 

 days caused a large amount of business 

 among the florists, American Beauties, 



violets and valley being the choice with 

 both singers and patrons. 



Mr. Shaeffer, of the Kansas City 

 Floral Co., is having the place repainted 

 and thoroughly renovated and reports 

 business as first-class. Miss Clara Mot- 

 ter has charge. Narcissus. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



Prof. B. T. Galloway, chief of the 

 Bureau of Plant Industry, U. S. Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, is planning to visit 

 the Pacific coast early in April. 



DIFFICULTIES OF IMPORTING. 



From the standpoint of a grower it is 

 rather discouraging to import young 

 nursery stock from Europe and have it 

 arrive in the condition in which I no- 

 ticed some cases were opened here last 

 week. It seems that the French and 

 Dutch nurserymen must be woefully ig- 

 norant of the distance and length of time 

 it takes to ship plants from their coun- 

 tries to Pacific coast points. Said an 

 extensive grower and importer to me a 

 few days ago, "I have been receiving 

 nursery stock from the largest French 

 nurseries yearly for the past ten seasons 

 and only about one shipment in three 

 is properly packed. I wrote with each 

 order I sent to the firm's agent in New 

 York to notify his house to be particu- 

 lar with the packing and also to call 

 their attention to the distance to be 

 traveled as well as the length of time 

 necessary to make the journey. He 

 wrote me that he had done so and when 

 the first lot of goods arrived I found 

 that there was no paper lining whatever 

 in the inside of the cases and as the 

 weather had been exceptionally cold and 

 the boxes had come overland, a great 

 many of the young plants were com- 

 pletely frozen and I lost considerable 

 money on the shipment. I complained to 

 the New York agent and he told me it 

 was probably an oversight and he would 

 be particular it 'would not happen 

 again. ' 



"The next season I purchased heavily 



from the same firm and suggested that 

 the goods be sent to California by steam- 

 er from New York instead of overland. 

 I have since found out that this is the 

 best way to ship as they escape the ter- 

 rible cold with which the eastern and 

 middle states are blessed in January and 

 February. But to return to my shipment. 

 This lot, consisting of ten crates, I re- 

 ceived in the middle of February. The 

 crates were well lined with heavy paper, 

 but the young stock was for the greater 

 part worthless on account of the large 

 amount of damp moss that had been 

 packed in between the bundles of plants. 

 Of the half hardy stock I did not save 

 any and of the hardy shrubs and trees I 

 saved probably fifty per cent. I again 

 notified the agent of the condition I had 

 received the consignment in and he prom- 

 ised to write to the nursery. I thought 

 it might be a good plan to drop them a 

 line myself and I did so forthwith de- 

 scribing in detail how the goods were 

 received. The answer I received was 

 rather a curiosity in its way. The writer 

 was the proprietor of one of the largest 

 nurseries in France and he told me that 

 he personally remembered seeing my or- 

 der packed and that he thought that it 

 would not take over two or tiiree weeks 

 for the goods to make the journey and 

 that consequently there was no danger 

 of the plants heating en route. I an- 

 swered and informed him that I rarely 

 was able to get anything through in less 

 than six weeks and sometimes longer. 

 The following season I received the con- 

 signment in five weeks, during an ex- 

 ceptionally mild winter and they were 

 opened and found in excellent condition. 

 "A year later I again imported from 

 the same firm and this time the boxes 

 were poorly made and between the 

 boards some hungry steamer rats had 

 gnawed their way and destroyed fully 

 three-quarters of the contents of two of 

 the cases. It was just as well, however, 

 as in the other two cases my French grow- 

 er had again neglected my advice about 

 packing and had used no moss at all be- 

 tween the roots of his stock and I did not 

 save over ten per cent of the shipment. 

 I sat down and wrote him a good healthy 

 note on his method of pacMng and re- 

 ceived in reply a letter which was very 

 courteous and sympathetic and also In- 



