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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



V 



Apbil 18, 1906. 



We offer firet-olaas 



■toek of the 



finest ▼■irietles. 



CARNATIONS 



ViirStfWiAfoH I M«*/CAn This variety which we are introducloK 

 TOi RsyaiCU l-awsun tu, geaaon we are aure wUl prove to 

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

 mine pencilinKs. Mr. W. N. Oraiir, an authority on everything pertain- 

 ing to horticulture, sayi 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. tl2 per 100; 9100 per 1000. 



RpH I A%V<nn ^ bright red sport of Lawson that is bound to be 

 ■**'** s-wwjsvii popular, and will be grown where Lawson is pop- 

 ular. $10.00 per 100: 976 per 1000. 



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

 \^ai uiiiai ijggj jQQ goariet, first prize for best 60 carnations any 

 color, first prize for best 60 scarlet seedlings, Chicago. 112.00 per 100: 

 $100 per 1000. 



FlAlirAP '^^^ queen of pink carnations: in a class by itself. Mag- 

 s laiiwTc nlflcent flowers, strictly fancy in every respect. $12.00 

 per 100; $100.00 per 1000. 



Whif (k I AM/cnn ^^ consider this variety, which we introduced 

 TTSiiLc; i.awsvii i,gt geason, 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 camatlonB 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 1000. 



Strong Rooted Cuttings 



FrPtfl Riirki Recommended as an extra free-blooming white 

 s ■ «;« uui ivi variety and a claimant for popular favor. $12.00 per 

 100; $100 00 per 1000. 



I aHi/ RAiinf Sf III ^ magnificent white of last season's Introduc- 

 ■_auy DUUII III Ul oon. $6.00 per 100; $60.00 per 1000. 



riAhMm I)*Tlc crimson. Grand stiff stem. Oalyx never bursts. 

 i/aiiC/iiii pjee ^nd abundant bloomer, developing very quickly. 

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

 $60.00 per 1000. 



Mre M A PAftan ^bls grand variegated carnation has 

 ITIIS. ITI. /%• raLlCil gjyen gpiendid satisfaction. $6.00 per 

 100; $60.00 per lOOO. 



FnrhAtif rocc Freest blooming, bringing highest market prices. 

 LiiUiiail II C»» In great demand. $4.00 per 100; $30.00 per 1000. 



Mrs. Thos. W. Lawson $8.00 per loo; $20.00 per 1000. 



P|.QgQQpgfy A magnificent fancy carnation. $3.00 per 100; $20.00 



We are now prepared to book orders for 1906 for tha Oomlnff 

 Boarlet Virtnrv "^^^ ^^ * '^*' bread and butter variety. An 

 Oaniktlom » ■**«'»'■ J early, free and abundant bloomer, with good 

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

 commanding the very highest price. 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. 



Mpntton The Review when Ton write. 



DATE OF EASTER. 



Not in a long time shall we have an- 

 other Easter so late as the present one. 

 In 1886 Easter fell on April 25 and in 

 1889 on April 21 but not until 1916 does 

 it fall on so late a date as April 23. 

 Here are the dates for the next twenty 

 years : 



1906 April 15 191S AprU 23 



1007 March 31 1917 April- 8 



1908 April 19 1918 March 81 



1909 April 11 1919 April 20 



1910 March 27 1920 April 4 



1911 April 16 1921 March 27 



1012 April 7 1922 April 16 



1913 March 23 1923 April 1 



1914 April 12 1924 April 20 



1016 April 4 1925 April 12 



BUFFALO. 



Various Notes. 



Cool, dry weather has been the order 

 of things for the last ten days and that 

 probably suits the large majority of 

 florists. It is an early spring, however, 

 and thirty large steamers sailed from 

 our docks within a few days laden with 

 anthracite to fill the coal bins of Chi- 

 cago, Milwaukee, Duluth and other ru- 

 ral western towns. 



I promised myself a ride in my Pack- 

 ard to interview the various firms regard- 

 ing their Easter prospects, but to tell 

 the truth (f) it has been so calm of 

 late there was not wind enough to fill 

 the tires so we had to hoof it. We found 

 Mr. Schoenhut, the busy east side florist, 

 with his houses filled up with azaleas, 

 lilies and hybrid roses right in the nick 

 of time. Their able manager, Karl 

 Kisch, is all there every day in the year. 

 Schwerdt & Berner, of The Forks, Erie 

 Co., have succeeded in getting a fine lot 

 of giganteum lilies up to thirty inches 

 high. W. J. Palmer & Son, of Lancaster, 

 have a grand assortment of every season- 

 able plant. Particularly fine are 1,000 

 azaleas held back until they are just 

 right. S. A. Anderson prides himself on 

 a splendid lot of lilies and azaleas. J. 

 H. Rebstock is abundantly fixed for 

 good stock and making a lead on hybrid 

 roses. Wm. Belsey is strong on Rambler 

 roses and rhododendrons. 



The Wm. Scott Co. has its usual as- 

 sortment. We found Aleck watering 

 pansy beds to get them fit for vase fill- 

 ing, William B. scheming to keep back 



azaleas already in full flower, David con- 

 templating how to make his Bridesmaid 

 buds larger and Robert A. figuring up 

 what they owe and were owed. C. F. 

 Christenson has dropped Easter plants 

 almost entirely, devoting his houses to 

 carnations, followed by unequaled grow- 

 ing of bedding plants. "Yes, my dear 

 boy, come and look at my bench of mig- 

 nonette. Have you had your snooser 

 this morning!" His mignonette is 

 grand and he will cut thousands at Eas- 

 ter and this is the third crop from the 

 plants. From others we hear good ac- 

 counts and there will be no lack of good 

 stuff to meet what the writer believes 

 will be a record-breaking demand. 



The bright Harry Bunyard called last 

 week and says business with Mr. Bod- 

 dington is great. Hope it is, for Arthur 

 and Harry are a good combination. 



Death of Donald McMillan Newlands. 



Buffalo last week lost one of its 

 brightest and best young men, Donald 

 McMillan Newlands. By profession he 

 was a civil engineer, but through poor 

 health had to retire from the services of 

 railroads and a few years ago returnea 

 home to relieve his mother of the care 

 of her growing business. They had four 

 houses on West Delavan avsnue, opposite 

 the principal entrance to Buffalo city 

 cemetery, better known as Forest Lawn. 

 It is impossible for the writer to speak 

 too highly of the character of young Mr. 

 Newlands. He was respected and hon- 

 ored by every soul who had the pleasure 

 of his acquaintance. Although lacking 

 the early training of a florist, his in- 

 tegrity and natural ability would have 

 been followed by increasing success, but 

 it was not to be and he was carried away 

 at the early age of 32 years. 



Donald was a nephew of the lamented 

 Wm. McMillan, so many years Buffalo's 

 park superintendent, who had a national 

 fame. There was a very large attend- 

 ance of florists at the funeral and poor 

 Donald rests in beautiful Forest Lawn. 

 We must not question the ways of the 

 Divine author, yet it seems that some of 

 us old chaps could better be spared than 

 this estimable young life. W. S. 



Lebanon, Pa. — C. C. Yost will build 

 another house 30x50. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



Fruitvale, Cal. — The Lacy Co. is -put- 

 ting in a stock of orchids for cut flow- 

 ers. 



Walla Walla, Wash.— C. W, Philips 

 has the contract for improving the park 

 at Waitsburg. 



Portland, Oee. — George Otten has 

 contributed an article on annuals to the 

 Sunday Oregonian which was good adver- 

 tising for the trade. 



Portland, Ore. — J. J. Butzer says 

 that this season has been a record 

 breaker for his business and that he is 

 looking for a larger store. The bed- 

 ding season is just oeginning. The Lewis 

 and Clark Exposition promises to draw 

 a great many people here this summer. 



LOS ANGELES. 



The annual floral festival at the end 

 of March attracted a great many visi- 

 tors to this city and did something in 

 the way of increasing the sales of the 

 florists. Flowers were used in great pro- 

 fusion at the festival, many of the 

 booths being decorated with them and 

 thousands upon thousands of carnations 

 were sent in from Ocean Park. 



THE PLANT HOSPITAL. 



One of the many vexations with which 

 the retail florist has to worry is the care 

 of sick plants. The general mass of the 

 plant-buying public has an idea that 

 all that is necessary to do to a sick or 

 half -dead pot plant, or one that is out of 

 bloom for the season, is to bring it in 

 to the florist who is unfortunate enough 

 to own a greenhouse and if he will but 

 put it in among his collections it will 

 speedily recover and be as good as ever 

 in a week or two. The florist of course 

 hates to tell his customer that the plant 

 is all but dead and the easiest way to 

 solve the difieulty is to throw it on the 

 scrap pile. If he does get courage 

 enough to give the lady the straight tip 

 she will say: "Well, I bought that 

 plant from you two weeks ago and you 



