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ThcWeckiy Florists' Review. 



Apbil 18, 190S. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market 



Cool weather the past week retarded 

 spring planting, kept the cut flower mar- 

 ket in a stagnant condition and piled 

 the ic3 boxes and the wholesale stores 

 with stock which at times was hard to 

 move at any sacrifice. Stock is of ex- 

 cellent quality in all lines and the indi- 

 cations point to an abundant supply for 

 Easter. It is probable that the present 

 average of values- will hold during the 

 week, but will begin to improve by Sat- 

 urday and gradually advance to reason- 

 able figures by Easter. 



Arbutus again disputes with violets the 

 attention of the sidewalk merchants, and 

 their number this year is legion. These 

 buyers are now looked upon as a god- 

 send by the overwhelmed wholesalers, 

 who depend upon this class entirely for 

 the cleaning up and closing out feature 

 of their unique business. The south still 

 sends its daffodils in shoals and lilacs 

 next will crowd the local supply to the 

 wall. It is a peaceful invasion from 

 Dixie, but it conquers the home product 

 and opens the eyes of the bulb growers 

 around us. 



Violets have completely lost prestige. 

 The streets are blue with them, and so 

 must be the men who grow them when re- 

 turns of late come in; $1 per thousand 

 looks high some mornings for the rem- 

 nants of the night before. There may 

 be hardly any viohts for Easter. 



Some fine valley is seen that calls for 

 4 cents, but there isn't much of it. Smi- 

 lax is scarce and so is wild smilax. Roses 

 have evidently decided to assert them- 

 selves, bftth as to quality and quantity, 

 seldom finer and never more plentiful. 

 Carnations are in the same boat. 



The orchid men are not complaining 

 except as to lack of supply. There will 

 be a scarcity for Easter. The taste for 

 orchids is spreading. All the big cities 

 are sending for them and some of tne 

 little ones. 



We look for no exorbitant prices for 

 anything at Easter, no pickling and a 

 good, fair, happy and paying experience 

 for everyone, wholesaler and retailer, in 

 every department of the business. It is 

 certainly due after so poor a winter sea- 

 son. 



Florists* Club Meeting. 



About forty members were present at 

 the club meeting Monday night. Presi- 

 dent Tracndly in the iehair. Prof. W. G. 

 Johnson was elected a member of the 

 club and :Mr. Dreyer, Jr., proposed. An 

 interesting discussion as to a change in 

 the by-laws was participated in by many 

 members. 



The exhibit of blooming plants was 

 one of the best ever seen in the club- 

 rooms and met with the approbation of 

 every member. Hearty votes of thanks 

 were accorded the exhibitors. The com- 

 mittee on awards, through Chairman 

 O'Mara, announced for the Hinode Co. 's 

 exhibit of Crimson Ramblers a certifi- 

 cate of excellence for culture. Several 

 grand plants were staged, one in the 

 form of a basket, and two large bush 

 plants. 



Mr. Dupuy, of Whitestone, was ac- 

 corded a certificate of excellence for cul- 

 ture on his ericas, acacias, lilacs, mar- 

 guerites, blue hydrangeas and Babv 

 Ramblers. A certificate of merit was 

 given for Crassula eoecinea. Mr. Dupuy 's 

 whole display was of rare interest. 



An award of merit for culture was 



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EASTER Ideas 



Our INDIVIDUAL BASKETS are praised every- 

 where. People say it is easy to make Beauties^ or Lilies^ or 

 any other flower, look well when you have a basket that is 

 so admirably adapted to the purpose. 



Our TWIG BASKETS 



Are considered the daintiest novelty for EASTER; they are 



having a great run. 



For PLEATED and EMBOSSED CREPE PAPER, 



PORTO RICAN MATS and all other Supplies, 



CA£K OH OB ADDSBBB 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co. 



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Easter! Easter! Easter! 



10,000 EASTER LILIES. 

 1,500 LONG STEM AMERICAN BEAUTIES. 



Brides, Maids* Carnations, Violets, Von Sion^ Daffodils^ Paper Whites, 

 Lily of the Valley, Tulips, Sweet Peas and all other flowers in season. 

 Ferns, Leucothoe Sprays. Galax and Asparagus. 



Write for Easter prices, or send In your order, 

 I will not overcharge you. 



E. G. GILLETT, ''The Wholesale Florist" 



Phone Main 8747, 113 East 3rd St., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



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given Thos. DeVoy & Son, of Pough- 

 kcepsie, for their new geranium, Tele- 

 graph, a fine specimen plant in an 8-inch 

 I)ot having been brought to the meeting 

 by Mr. DeVoy, Jr. 



An award of excellence for culture was 

 given Pankok & Schumacher, of White- 

 stone, for a magnificent specimen bou- 

 gainvillea. 



Mr. DeVoy spoke for Telegraph, saying 

 that as a beddcr and greenhouse plant 

 in its class it had never been, equaled. 

 Notwithstanding the difficulty of carry- 

 ing so large a plant it arrived in perfect 

 condition. Mr. Dupuy gave a very in- 

 teresting address concerning his exten- 

 sive exhibit and at considerable length 

 dilated upon the blue hydrangea, which 

 he grows in soil imported for the pur- 

 pose, and of crassula. which from one 

 plant brought over from France six 

 years ago he now has a stock of over 

 6,000. 



President Traendly ad<]res8ed the club 

 on the exclusion of children from the 

 greenhouses in Prospect park, Brook- 

 lyn, which he called an outrage and a 

 committee was appointed to draw up a 

 protest to the parK authorities. 



From the question box the first query 

 was : ' ' Why are carnation growers more 

 progressive than rose gowersf" C. W. 

 Ward, who had been appointed by the 

 president to address the club on the sub- 

 ject, was out of the city and made his 



Kelsey's Green and 

 Bronze Galax Leaves 



A large stock in 

 original cases in cold 

 storage, and can be 

 supplied throughout 

 the summer. 



No Trash Sent Out 



Write for Special Prices. Address 



HARLAN ■• KlLSlY Bost^rMass. 



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reply by letter, in which he said in part 

 that liberality, energy and determina- 

 tion were the chief characteristics of the 

 carnation grower. The letter was full of 

 humor and most interesting. A long dis- 

 cussion followed. 



The second question, "Is floriculture 

 as far advanced in the United States as 

 in Europe," was answered in the nega- 

 tive by Jas. T. Scott, of Tarrytown, 

 who read a most interesting paper on the 

 subject. 



The next session of the club, the sec- 

 ond Monday evening in May, will be 

 bedding plant night and under the super- 

 vision and coaching of John Birnie. 



