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Jdnb 16. 1905. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



215 



NEPHROLEPIS PIERSONI 



Elegantissima 



Grand stocky in all sizes. Very popular in New York and all the large cities. 



INPRECEDENTED SALE OF LARGE SPECIMENS 



A splendid investment to plant NOW for the Fall Trade. 



Prices from 75c each; $9.00 per doz.; $50.00 per 100, up to $2.00, 

 $3.00, $5.00 and $7.50 each. Satisfaction Guaranteed. 



F. R. PIERSON CO., TARRYTOWN, N. Y. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



roses. Cool, damp weat'ier prevailed 

 Mnd, while favorable for the flowers, 

 afl^ected the attendance scrnewhat. Nev- 

 ertheless, society people were out in 

 force and showed great appreciation. 

 The professional displays were staged 

 on a large scale, consisting of both cut 

 flowers and plants and were the center 

 of attraction. 



The prizes were awarded as follows; 

 I'irst, gold medal, to Clarke Bros.; sec- 

 fiid, silver medal, Martin & Forbes; 

 tl.ird, bronze medal, Geo. Otten; fourth, 

 I'.oiiorable mention, F. H, Lind. In the 

 pmateur class F. V. Holman received 

 first prize, Fred Mathews secona, Mrs. 

 Herbert Holrnan third, Mrs. G. O. 

 Greene fourth. The rivalry among the 

 omateurs was keen, there being a num- 

 ber of fine exhibits in that class. The 

 gold medal display of Clarke Bros, is 

 shown in the illustration on page 187 

 cf this issue. H. J. M. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



The Market 



The last of our big days are over for 

 a while, and we can make a recapitu- 

 lation with safety. Speaking from the 

 standpoint of the retailer, business this 

 season has been rather peculiar. About 

 the same amount of stock has been 

 handled, but, owing to the continued 

 spells of freaky weather, it has been 

 handed to us in fits and starts. The 

 prices realized for the most part have 

 been up to those of former seasons, 

 and the profits made bv the retailers 

 ■will average as good as usual. With 

 many of the larger growers noor crons 

 have been the rule and this has been 

 especially noticeable since the end of 

 March. Eveu at this time carnations 

 are scarce, and really good roses are 

 hard to procure. I think this is prin- 

 cipally due to the extraordinary hot 

 weather we had during March, when 

 all the flowers that usually mature in 

 April and May flowered weeks ahead 

 of time. With other classes of stock 

 there has been better success. Lilies 

 were plentiful at Easter, and have 

 7f° .80 ever since. Bulbous stock of 

 all kinds was in good suprlv and sold 

 well. Hardv outside stock is now be- 



ing received in good quantities and 

 helps in the windows. 



There are many more growers this 

 year than last, but the demand seems 

 to keep pace with the supply, and 

 good stock can easily be disposed of. 

 Wo are now up to our summer dull- 

 ness and save for a few wedding and 

 funeral orders there is absolutely 

 nothing doing. We have had consider- 

 able work for the various school com- 

 mencements but that is all over for 

 six months to come. 



Various Notes. 



Th(. marriage of Miss Esther Mac- 

 donald and Fred Seulberger, horticul- 

 tural commissioner of Alameda coun- 

 ty, was solemnized in Oakland on Tues 

 day of last week. 



The Holland Nursery Co., of Ebn-' 

 hurst, is putting glass on two new car- 

 nation houses. Their stock throughout 

 looks remarkably well. 



Luthor Burbank has promised some- 

 thing startling in the line of quick- 

 growing walnut trees. 



The California glass manufacturers 

 are offering a good quality of green- 

 house glass this season which is being 

 used by many of the coast growers in 

 preference to the imported or eastern 

 article. Heretofore the local glass 

 has been of poor color and did not sell 

 well, but that trouble has been over- 

 come and the glass that is now made 

 here seems to suit the growers in qual- 

 ity and price. 



The California State Floral Society 

 has appointed the various committees 

 and made arrangements for the fall* ex- 

 hibits to be held in the Ferry building 

 next October. 



Mrs. E. A. Kersey, of Haywards, has 

 offered her stock of narcissus and daf- 

 fodil bulbs for sale. She has one of 

 the most extensive fields on the coast. 



Miss Wallenberg, of Sutter street, 

 had a decoration on Wednesday last 

 in which she used 200 dozens of Es- 

 telle carnations. 



The extensive business of the late 

 M. Lynch, of Menlo Park, will be car- 

 ried on in future under the direction 

 of his widow and sons. G. 



DES MOINES, lA. 



The unsecured creditors of W. L. 

 Morris are dissatisfied with the 

 course affairs are taking in his bank- 

 ruptcy affairs and propose to contest 

 the validity of a chattel mortgage rep- 

 resenting the claim of a Chicago cred- 

 itor, which it is asserted was given 

 for the purpose of preferring that cred- 

 itor as against the others. It is as- 

 serted by some of the unsecured cred- 

 itors that if things take the course 

 now in nrospect the assets will be bid 

 in for the amount of the secured 

 claims, which will result in a total 

 loss for all others, but this is wholly 

 dependent upon there being no other 

 bidder at the approaching public sale. 

 Any creditor is at liberty to drum up 

 a buyer. There should be a good profit 

 in the purchase at a figure considerably 

 above the total of secured claims. 



NEW ORLEANS. 



At the Metairie Ridge Nurseries, Har- 

 ry Papworth has the material on the 

 ground for the largest range of cut 

 floTver houses in this vicinity. New Or- 

 leans has looked to the north for its 

 cut flower supplies, but Mr. Papworth 

 wiJi see what can be dono toward pro- 

 ducing stock here at home. While at 

 Chicago early in the spring he placed 

 an order with the Moninger Company 

 for material for six houses, 27x264 

 feet, which will be hastened to comple- 

 tion and planted with roses, carnations, 

 etc. If this range of houses proves 

 profitable it will be followed by others 

 under Mr. Papworth 's management, 

 and his example will no doubt be fol- 

 lowed by other local growers. 



AsHEviLLE, N. C— In the grounds of 

 the Idlewild Floral Co. is a Crimson 

 Rambler that will take first prize in any 

 contest. The bush covers a space per- 

 haps ten feet square; is from one stem; 

 spreads and falls gracefully over a 

 wooden arbor placed for its support and 

 again reaches the ground. The blossoms 

 cluster together like grapes and it is 

 estimated that the one bush contains 

 more than 5,000 trusses of flowers. It 

 can be seen for blocks. 



