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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



OcTOBEU 12, 1905. 



power internationally considered on ques- 

 tions of nomenclature and other siniiJnr 

 lines. 



The delegates from the national bodies 

 above mentioned, while having no au- 

 thority to bind definitely their organiza- 

 tions, did, however, express themselves as 

 fully patislied that great benefit might 

 accrue to their societies through the 

 plans proposed if rightly worked out, 

 and all pledged themselves to recommend 

 to their respective societies that a union 

 on the general plan outlined by Profes- 

 sor Bailey for the formation of the coun- 

 cil in July last, be carried out as early 

 as practical. 



Publicity Bureau. 



But the question of promoting horti- 

 culture in a broad way on the nursery, 

 florist and seed lines appealed so strongly 

 to those present that it was decided 

 (pending the action of these three socie- 

 ties themselves at their next annual meet- 

 ings, which will not occur for many 

 months) to make a good preliminary 

 trial of the proposed press news by 

 means of private subscriptions to be 

 taken up from the leading members of 

 the above trades, firms largely interested 

 in horticulture in their respective lines. 

 To this end a letter was ordered to be 

 prepared, which should be sent out under 

 the heading of the national council and 

 signed by its officers, the letter to the 

 leading florists to be signed and sent out 

 by Philip Breitmeyer, representing the 

 Society of American Florists, by J. H. 

 Dayton, of the Storrs & Harrison Co., for 

 the American Nurserymen's Association, 

 and by C. E. Kendel for the American 

 Seed Trade Association, 



It was believed that by means of such 

 letters requesting a nominal contribution 

 from prominent firms, this experiment 

 wliich has worked such wonders for the 

 benefit of the American Civic Associa- 

 tion, could be tried in a similar way for 

 horticulture, and the results when laid 

 before these associations at their next 

 annual meeting would afford them good 

 and reliable data on which they could 

 intelligently decide regarding their sup- 

 port of the proposed national council. 



Those Present. 



The meeting was greatly aided by the 

 advice of J. Horace MacFarland, j)resi- 

 dent of the American Civic Association, 

 and I). J. Thomas, of Springfield, Ohio, 

 of the same association, and who is to 

 be credited with the preparation of much 

 of the news matter which has been sent 

 out by that association. J. C. Vaughan 

 acted as chairman of the meeting, and 

 H. C. Irif^h, secretary. Among others 

 present during the sessions were C. E. 

 Kendel, J. F. Sullivan, J. A. Griffith, 

 Philip Breitmeyer, J. H. Dayton, J. 

 Horace MacFarland, Wm. Gammage, 1). 

 J. Tomas and Adam Graham, 



Letters and telegrams were read from 

 Prof. John Craig, Prof. L. H. Bailev, 

 Prof. L. R. Taft, Wm. Scott, T. C. Wil- 

 son, secretary American Apple Growers' 

 Congress; E. Albertson, president Ameri- 

 can Association of Nurserymen ; Prof. 

 W. W. Tracy, Prof. 8, B, Green, Prof, E. 

 J, Wickson and T, V. Munson, 



H. C. Irish, Sec'y. 



PROPAGATING DRACAENAS. 



It may be briefly stated that dra- 

 ca;nas of the terminalis class are propa- 

 gated by means of cuttings, the latter 

 being procured in quantity from old 

 stems or canes of these plants. The 

 canes of Dracaena terminalis are imported 

 from the West Indies chiefly, and are 

 sold by the foot, the sections of stem 

 being of various lengths. 



These canes are laid down on a propa- 

 gating bed of light soil, or sand and 

 sphagnum moss, and almost covered with 

 the soil. With a temperature of 70 to 

 75 degrees and plenty of moisture they 

 will soon start shoots from the dormant 

 buds, these young shoots being cut off 

 when a few inches high, and then treated 

 {■s cuttings by planting them in sand in 



Please stop our advertisement in 



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for it would take a million plants 

 to fill orders and a lightning sten- 

 ographer to answer letters if we 

 kept it going. You certainly have 

 a paper that is closely read by the 

 trade. 



A. A. PANTET & CO. 



Fort Smithy Ark., 

 . Oct. 1, 1905. 



South Muscatine, Ia. — The Kemper 

 greenhouses are being enlarged and, 

 when the improvement is completed, will 

 cover 8.5x200 feet. It takes 525 hot-bed 

 sash to cover the new structure. The 

 plant is used for vegetable forcing. 



the same warm house until they are 

 nicely rooted, the latter process occupy- 

 ing about three weeks. 



When rooted the cuttings should be 

 potted off into 2-inch or S-inqh pots, ac- 

 cording to size, kept warm and moist 

 and protected from the sun for a few 

 days. 



Some fine plants of dracajnas are also 

 secured by taking off the tops of those 

 plants that have lost some of their lower 

 leaves, the tops having been nicked 

 with a knife and then mossed up after 

 the same method as that practiced with 

 ficus. 



Dracaenas of the indivisa type arc 

 propagated from seeds, the latter being 

 offered by most seedsmen, and if fresh 

 will germinate freely, while those much 

 used species known as Dracaena San- 

 deriana and D. Godseffiana may both be 

 multiplied readily by means of cuttings, 

 these rooting in two to three weeks in 

 a warm greenhouse. W. H. Taplin. 



Westfield, Mass. — Henry Barton has 

 added a house 12x100 feet and installed 

 a large new boiler. 



New Bedford, Mass. — Israel Malan- 

 son has bought out F. H. Pasell and is 

 doing a satisfactory business. 



PuRCELLviLLE, Va. — The firm known 

 as A. B. Davis & Son has been incorpor- 

 ated. C. L. Robey is president and E. F. 

 Robey treasurer and manager. The min- 

 imum capital stock is $25,000 and the 

 maximum authorized is $50,000. The 

 business will be continued as before. 



CHICAGO. 



The Market. 



There are varying reports as to the 

 state of the market this week. Some 

 houses say that business has shown sonu- 

 recef^eion, while others report things still 

 on the up grade. Whatever weakness 

 there may be is generally attributed to 

 the very warm weather. 



The Beauty crops have come along 

 rapidly in the past week and there are 

 now large supplies, rather more, in fact, 

 than the demand calls for, and prices are 

 considerably weaker. Quality was never 

 better at this season. The cuts of small 

 roses do not show the increase apparent 

 in Beauties. Receipts are about as they 

 were last week, some stock excellent, but 

 too many short-stemmed and soft flow- 

 ers; however the best grade is advancing 

 in price in proportion to the improve- 

 ment in quality. E. G. Hill says that 

 all the growers are cutting Richmond 

 too soon for best results later, but some 

 very fine flowers are now to be had. 



The carnation market shows little 

 change, although prices are perceptibly 

 weaker. Quality is improving slowly 

 and stems are lengthening but the flowers 

 are soft because of the heat and there 

 is considerable complaint as to the car- 

 rying qualities. Outdoor stuff is prac- 

 tically gone. Violets are principally 

 from the east, arriving in very poor 

 condition. 



Chrysanthemums began coming in 

 heavily this week and prices are lower. 

 A few pink are seen and plenty of yel- 

 low and white are to be had. The de- 

 mand is not what it was a week ago, but 

 the quality of the stock is much better. 



The call for ' ' green goods ' ' continues 

 active, but there is no trouble in filling 

 all orders. , 



The Jewish Holidays. 

 The Jewish holidays are just past. 

 You ought to get F. C. Struvy to tell you 

 about them and .their effect on the flower 

 trade. For many years Mr. Struvy has 

 run a store on the southwest side, where 

 the bulk of his trade is among the Rus- 

 sian and Polish Jews. He has studied 

 their religious customs until he knows 

 not only to the day but to the hour when 

 they will call for flowers. He now has 

 two stores and does much the larger part 

 of his work with roses, principally white, 

 and there are wholesalers who subscribe 

 to his assertion that he handles more 

 roses than any other two stores in town. 

 He has ha<i as high as thirty-eight 

 Jewish weddings in one day, each call- 

 ing for its bouquets of white roses. 

 While his trade does not call for the 

 best stock regardless of price, Mr, Struvy 

 has been undeniably successful, has made 

 money, and is entitled to all the more 

 credit for it that his results have been 

 achieved in a locality where most men 

 would have failed. The wholesalers at- 

 tribute no small part of his success to the 

 fact that he always carries plenty of stock 

 and also to his practice of selling at the 

 same old prices, not giving everything 

 a boost every time a few days' shortage 

 develops in the market. Would there 

 \vere more Struvys. 



Coals to New Castle. 

 There are those who still look upon 

 the East with the same reverence as did 

 people of old, believing that thence flows 

 all that is good. Indeed, there are some 

 in the Chicago market who not only 

 think that all is good which comes out 



