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JUNB 15. 1905. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



199 



The New Maiden Hair Fern 

 ADI4NTUM 

 CROWEANIM 



Ready Now. 



Strong plants from 3-inch pots, 

 $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100; 

 $125.00 per 1000. 



Sec what Mr. Scott had to say in the 

 "Florists* Review/' issue of June 8, in his 

 Miscellaneous Seasonable Hints, page 129. 

 That will convince you that you are buy- 

 ing something good. 



Don't Wait. Order New. 



WM.F.KASTINfl,383.T87Tir.ttsuBnffalo,N.Y. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



ONCINNATL 



The Market 



The past week brought forth another 

 glut of carnations and many were thrown 

 out. It appears to be over now and the 

 price is rising a little. The quality of 

 the stock is, for the most part, very 

 good, especially those shipped in from 

 the north. Boses are about done for. 

 Brides and Maids are few and far be- 

 tween. Beauties are also off crop, but 

 will be in again in a few days with a 

 good cut of new stock. The best roses 

 are Kaiserin, Chatenay, of which some 

 good ones are to be had; Golden Gate 

 and Ivory. Some good outdoor roses are 

 being received, especially Maman Cochet. 



There are still plenty of good peonies 

 on the market. Some good candidum 

 lilies are also in. There is plenty of 

 sweet alyssum, candytuft and stocks for 

 funeral work. Small quantities of in- 

 door gladioli are to be had. Lily of the 

 valley is in heavy demand, also Bermuda 

 and calla lilies. All kinds of "green 

 goods" are scarce and the new crop 

 ferns go like hot cakes, faster than they 

 can be brought from the mountains of 

 Kentucky. 



Club Affairs. 



One of the greatest events in the his- 

 tory of the Cincinnati Florists' Society 

 will take place at Oakley on June 29. 

 It wiU be the entertainment given the 

 society by George & Allan and D. Eus- 

 coni, of which I wrote some weeks ago. 

 AH the plans are now perfected and a 

 great time is promised. Doings will 

 start at 2 p. m. The annual meeting of 

 the society will be called to order at 



3 p. m., when the board of directors will 

 be elected for the ensuing year. At 

 6 p. m. a feast in true Italian style 

 will be spread. There will be no lack 

 of wet goods. Bowling and dancing will 

 also be indulged in. All florists have 

 been given a cordial welcome and there 

 will be a big crowd on hand. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 Florists' Society was held last Saturday 

 evening with quite a few of the mem- 

 bers present. Nominations for board of 

 directors were in order and the follow- 

 ing names were proposed: Ben George, 

 Geo. Corbett, James Allan, C. J. Ohme'', 

 R. Witterstaetter, H. Konzelman, Gus 

 Adrian, J. M. Rodgers, D. Rusconi, Wm. 

 Murphy and Geo. Murphy. They will be 

 voted upon at the next meeting held at 

 George & Allan 's June 29. 



President George read a communica- 

 tion from the Oakley Fair Association 

 stating that they will offer $500 to be 

 distributed as prizes for cut flowers and 

 plants at the Oakley fair to be held 

 August 15 to 18. The schedule of prizes 

 will be issued shortly and can be had by 

 addressing the secretary. Chas. E. 

 Critchell was proposed for membership. 



The topic of an annual outing was 

 brought up and the society was informed 

 that several florists had banded to- 

 gether to give an outing under the head- 

 ing of the "Florists of . Cincinnati. " It 

 was stated that they had made a con- 

 tract with the Coney Island Co. to hold 

 the outing at Coney Island on July 

 20, thereby usurping the date usually 

 selected by the Florists' Society. Tickets 

 are already out. The society voted to 

 have nothing to do with this affair and 

 the matter of an outing was laid on the 

 table till the next meeting. 



Various Notes. 



Mr. Dudley, of Parkersburg, W. Va., 

 accompanied by his brother, has been 

 in the city for the past few days. Mr. 

 I>udley has been making a specialty of 

 hydrangeas for the past year and with 

 marked success. 



H. M. Altick, of Dayton, O., is on the 

 sick list, but is rapidly recovering. 



E. G. GiUett has posted a notice that 

 he will close his wholesale house at five 

 p. m. beginning July 1, as is his custom. 

 The other houses usually do the same 

 thing. C. J. Ohmer. 



TAUNTON, MASS. 



Memorial day was excellent, far 

 ahead of last year. Taunton Greenhouses 

 report a tremendous demand; in fact, 

 they were taxed to the limit to fill or- 

 ders. Scarlet and dark red were about 

 the only colors called for among geran- 

 iums. There were not enough of these 

 to supply demands. Next season some 

 of our florists are going to advance the 

 price of scarlet geraniums 25 cents per 

 dozen. 



G. L, Williams, of the Taunton Green- 

 houses, has been quite sick with typhoid 

 fever, but is improving. 



H. W. P. Carstens we are glad to re- 

 port as being improved. 



The vegetable garden of the Taunton 

 Insane Hospital has been entered in com- 

 petition for the special prizes offered 

 the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Cut flower trade for the season now 

 ending has been very satisfactory. Prices 

 have averaged about the same, except in 

 the case of fancy carnations, which have 

 sold higher. 0, 



