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October 5, 1005. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



no9 



Killarney and Richmond 



Wc grow these two superb new varieties in large quantities and are now 

 * ready to offer a fine cut of them. KILLARNEY is in a class by itself, a 

 rose that sells on sight. RICHMOND can't be beat as a red rose— frag- 

 rance, color and keeping quality are right there. 



Our Brides, Maids, Liberlies, Beauties, etc., are now in fine 

 shape. We can furnish them in quantity and of very fine quality. Carna- 

 tions in both new and standard sorts. Cverytliing in season at 

 lowest market rates* 



The Benthey-Coatsworth Co. 



35 Randolph St., Chicago 



\lciill<>ii I'lip Ui'vU'W H'hfii MHi uritc. 



their forms, functions, and uses," illus- 

 trating his remarks by a variety of 

 leaves. 



After the business of the evening was 

 over, light refreshments were served and 

 the members present passed a very pleas- 

 ant hour with music, singing and recita- 

 tions. W. S. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market 



The warm weather has brought us an 

 abundance of fine outdoor flowers, dah- 

 lias leading. The way these flowers come 

 into the wholesalers and go out, many of 

 them, in the original boxes, is an encour- 

 aging sign, of the growth of our busi- 

 ness. Chrysanthemums are slowly increas- 

 ing, with indications that the supply will 

 not equal the demand for another week. 

 Glory of Pacific, Polly Eose, Mrs. George 

 Kalb, Opab and a new yellow variety are 

 the sorts seen this week. Carnations are 

 improving very decidedly. 



The tone of the market is better; 

 prices are low and there is a surplus, but 

 a great quantity of stock is sold daily. 



Dahlias. 



Samuel S. Pennock submits the fol- 

 lowing list of dahlias, believing that for 

 cut flower purposes they are the best: 



Crimson Century, Nymphaea, pinkish white; 

 Ami Barrlltet, White Centnry, Record, striped 

 Century; Prof. Mansfield, red or yellow mixed; 

 Frantr Lltz, seml-double, crimson; March of 

 Beebe, May Loomis, Scarlet Century, SIndolt, 

 pink and white; General Butler, Galliard. scar- 

 let; Denver, yellow and red; Standard Bearer, 

 St. George, single yellow; Pres. Vlger, Queen 

 of Belgians, John Thorpe, Henry Patrick, Scarltt 

 Century, Livonl, Twentieth Century, Mrs. H. ,J. 

 Jones, Penelope, pinkish white, double; Mrs. 

 Keith, Lyndhurst, Wm. Agnew, John Ellltch. 

 Carol, Gorgeous, C. Brnton, Arabella, Krlem- 

 hilde. Perle d'Or. 



Mr. Pennock asks opinions of dahlia 



experts on the best varieties for cut 



flowers. 



Death of Thos. Butler. 



It is with deep regret that I record 

 the tragic death of Thomas Butler, 

 which occurred last Friday at Rosemont 

 station, on the main line of the Penn- 

 sylvania railroad. A train accident, so 

 dreadful that it is enough to say it was 

 probably painless, has taken from us a 



familiar figure, whose cheery voice and 

 kindly sfnile will be missed by many. Mr. 

 Butler was an Englishman, first known 

 here as a private gardener in German- 

 town. About eighteen years ago he pur- 

 chased six aicres of ground at Wyndmoor, 

 where he grew early vegetables, some ber- 

 ries and had a small dairy. He was next 

 door neighbor to the firm of Lonsdale & 

 Burton and, remarking, as he has often 

 told me, that he had to work hard while 

 they took it easy, he gradually turned 

 his vegetable frames into greenhouses 

 and soon became a successful cut flower 

 grower. He was successful with La 



Thomas Butler. 



France rose and one season in particu- 

 lar his Brunners were the finest in the 

 Philadelphia market. He had, however, 

 a bad year or two, fell behind and was 

 obliged to part with his place. After 

 another change, for a year or more Mr. 

 Butler went into the employ of H. "Wa- 

 terer, seedsman, where he made a decided 

 success, his experience as a grower being 

 useful in his work among the gardeners. 

 Mr. Butler was fond of saying in his 

 jolly way, ' ' Mr. Waterer would be a 



rich man today if he had secured me ten 

 years ago." 



The funeral services were held on Mon- 

 day from his late home on Mount Pleas- 

 ant avenue, Germantown. 



The Chester Valley. 



Henry Lynch, vice-president of the 

 Dingee & Conard Co., had promised that 

 P. Joseph Lynch, secretary and treasurer 

 of the same great company, would be 

 there and P. Joseph was not there. It 

 was a rash promise, made in the en- 

 thusiasm of the moment, axx^d now it was 

 broken. In justice, however, to the v. p. 

 I am bound to say that ' * f urzino ' ' it 

 is the only promise broken by him. He 

 has promised roses to thousands and tens 

 of thousands of customers all over the 

 country and the promises have been 

 faithfully kept. The exception proves 

 the rule. I do not know whether P. J. 

 Lynch was closing the deal for the brief 

 remaining bit of Telford road still 

 needed, or whether he was "ponying 

 up" at the West Grove postoffice for all 

 those catalogues that now go out In bulk. 

 I use this word advisedly. The com- 

 pany's officials say that there are from 

 10,000 to 15,000 of them daily. 



To return, P. J. Lynch was not there, 

 so David had not the opportunity to craek 

 jokes and indulge in sparkling repartee 

 with the 8. and t. Henry Lynch was 

 there; Howard Courtney was there; Ed- 

 ward Parker was there; a host, indeed, 

 who showed the visitors ' ' the home of 

 the rose" with all the honors. In the 

 offices the pretty girls were getting off 

 catalogues in a way to bewilder one. 

 Jonathan was bewildered. The catalogne 

 is looked upon with reverence, for 

 through it the great big world is 

 reached, not only the western hemisphere, 

 but the eastern, too. In cabinets are the 

 cards properly indexed and classified, an 

 invaluable asset. 



When John Sullivan, of Detroit, was 

 here on his way home from the conven- 

 tion, he experienced some painful mo- 

 ments when looking at these cards. There 

 he saw the names of many neighbors in 

 his far-away home who should have been 

 faithful to him, lured away by the siren 

 voice of that catalogue. Those cards 

 are simplicity itself, just the name and 



