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OCTOBBB 19, M06. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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BOSTON. 



The Market 



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Arrivals of chrysanthemums are now 

 increasing and with a eontiauance of 

 clear, warm weather, with masiiiium 

 temperatures as high as 80 degrees in 

 the shade, the output of all seaecmable 

 flowers is getting heavier. Add to this 

 the fact that many sections of oor state 

 still have dahlias, asters, cosmos, etc, in 

 full bloom and it is little wonder that 

 the market shows a drooping tendency. 

 What is now needed is a killing frost 

 and cooler weather to stimulate buying. 

 Weddings are now numerous and use a 

 good number of flowers, chrysanthemums 

 being the favorites. 



American Beauties maintain previous 

 quotations, but other sorts are somewhat 

 lower. The supplies, however, of these 

 are lessening, many houses being nearly 

 off crop. Carnations are very abundant 

 and blooms of some varieties are of 

 extra fine quality. While a few select 

 flowers may reach $3 to $4, good average 

 flowers have sold at $1.50, with common 

 grades lower. Violets are improving in 

 quality and bring from 30 to 50 cents 

 for both singles and doubles. Chrysan- 

 themums are already inclined to be 

 druggy. A few select flowers reach $12, 

 but $6 to $8 is a more conomon price. 

 A few Ivory made their appearance this 

 week. Quite a tevf outdoor flowers, such 

 as dahlias, cosmos and gladioli, still 

 come in. Lily of the valley is of good 

 quality and unchanged in price. Liliums 

 sell quite well, being in some demand 

 for weddings. Asparagus and adiantum 

 are of extra fine quality, with no change 

 in prices. 



Club Meedng. 



It has become something of a hack- 

 neyed phrase to term each succeeding 

 meeting of the Boston Gardeners' and 

 Florists' Club a record breaker, but 

 certainly the 150 people present and en- 

 thusiasm at the meeting on October 17 

 surpassed anything in the previous his- 

 tory of the club. The members of the 

 North Shore Horticultural Society, who 

 were guests of the Boston Club, turned 

 out in good numbers and seemed to thor- 

 oughly enjoy the evening. J. A. Petti- 

 grew 's lecture, * ' Park and Garden Work 

 in European Cities," was most interest- 

 ing. The nineteen applications read 

 showed that the high water membership 

 of the club has not yet been reached, 

 for more are promised for the November 

 meeting. 



There were some very interesting ex- 

 hibits, visitors from a distance, music 

 and refreshments, but more extended 

 notice of these must wait until our next. 

 The effort to form a glee club is being 

 favorably received. This should ensure 

 good music at all succeeding meetings. 



The outing at Waban Conservatories 

 was set for October 28. 



Various Notes. 



William K. Nicholson, eldest son of 

 William Nicholson, the well known Fram- 

 ingham florist, was married on October 

 18 to Miss Florence Goodell at the 

 bride's home, Union avenue, South 

 Framingham. Quite a number of promi- 

 nent members of the craft were present 

 and the happy couple were well re- 

 membered in the way of presents. After 

 the honeymoon they will reside in the 

 cozy and substantial home recently se- 

 lected near the Pleasant Hill Conserva- 



tories in Framingham. We cordially ex- 

 tend congratulations. 



Mann Bros, are sending in quantities 

 of very fine dahlias daily to the Park 

 street market and they sell well. While 

 many fields have been frozen, Mann 

 Bros, hare saved theirs by lighting a 

 number of charcoal fires on cold nights 

 and leaving a man to care for them, 

 the smoke being suffieient to ward off the 

 froat. 



S. J. Goddaxd is bringing in some 

 splendid blooms of his new carnat ion, 

 Helen Goddard, with long stems. This 

 new variety sells on sight. He also has 

 fine Cardinal, Prosperity, Patten, En- 

 chantress and Fiancee. The latter shows 

 some disease and an inclination to burst. 



The product of the J. Montgomery 

 Sears estate of Southboro, Mass., is to 

 be disposed of commercially this season. 

 It hardly seems fair that the produce 

 from millionaires' greenhouses should 

 come in direct competition with that 

 from hard working, struggling florists. 



Peirce Bros, are bringing in chrysan- 

 themums in the same old quantities at 

 their Park street market stands. Their 

 carnations promise exceedingly well. 



William Nicholson is marketing some 

 splendid Fiancee, Prosperity, Patten, 

 Enchantress and other carnations. R. 

 Witterstaetter *s new varieties are look- 

 ing extra well with him. 



"The best we ever had" is the re- 

 port on the bulb trade from the dealers. 



Tom Butterworth 's greenhouses at 

 South Framingham are at present very 

 attractive, with a wealth of orchid 

 bloom. 



H. N. Eaton, of South Sudbury, has 

 been forwarding extra fine consignments 

 of early chrysanthemums to the Park 

 street market. 



McMulkin had the extensive decora- 

 tions for the marriage of Miss Gladys 

 Lawson, daughter of our well known 

 Frenzied Finance Lawson, to E. L. Stan- 

 wood, at Dreamwold Hall, on October 

 10. 



The gypsy moth committee of the 

 state announces that the area affected 

 by the moth has increased from 395 

 square miles last year to 2,082 square 

 miles. As this is about one-fourth Ihe 

 area of Massachusetts, the extension is 

 viewed with much apprehension. The 

 spread of the brown tail moth has been 

 much wider. 



S. J. Goddard furnished large quanti- 

 ties of flowers for a wedding decoration 

 in Maine on October 16. 



Thomas Boland, of Nahant, who is 

 going into the plant trade more heavily 

 each year, has this season the largest 

 and finest stock he ever had of all the 

 best flowering plants, including Gloire 

 de Lorraine begonias, ericas, acacias, 

 cyclamen, primulas, poinsettias, azaleas, 

 etc. 



The annual meeting of the Massachu- 

 setts Horticultural Society occursi on 

 Saturday, November 18. 



The stall holders of the Park street 

 market are anticipating a delightful 

 evening on the occasion of their annual 

 meeting and dinner to be held on Octo- 

 ber 27. W. N. Ceaio. 



Springfield, III. — Announcement is 

 made of the marriage of Wm. T. Buck- 

 ley and Miss Margaret Dwyer. 



Bowling Green, O. — Mrs. Andreas 

 has a nice show oiP chrysanthemums at 

 her place on West Wooster street. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



The out-of-town shipping orders have 

 sustained the market in spite of con- 

 tinued heavy supplies of all kinds of 

 flowers. The demand for Beauties and 

 fancy chrysanthemums has been excel- 

 lent. Dahlias are falling off a little with 

 some growers, but the Atco shipments 

 continue heavy. Prices are of course 

 low, but as high as can be expected in 

 the absence of frost. Carnations are a 

 little off crop; an improvement over the 

 low prices prevalent during the first half 

 of October is anticipated. The poorer" 

 grades of roses, chrysanthemums and 

 carnations find their way to the street 

 men, and occasionally the better grades. 

 The chrysanthemum market broke badly 

 on Saturday, poorer flowers from the 

 earlier houses going on the street for a 

 song. Taken all through, conditions are 

 fairly satisfactory. 



The Flower Market. 



The annual meeting of the stockhold- 

 ers of the Flower Market was held in 

 the secretary's office at Horticultural 

 hall, on Monday morning, October 16. 

 The treasurer's report showed an ex- 

 cellent year, with a satisfactory balance 

 in hand. Considerable trading in the 

 stock was evidenced by the roll call. It 

 was understood that the prices paid were 

 full value. On motion the election of 

 the directors was postponed until a spe- 

 cial meeting, as it is desired to reduce 

 the number from nine to flve. William 

 K. Harris presided. 



Horticultural HalL 



The close of the bedding plant sea- 

 son makes a few notes on the planting 

 in Fairmount park of interest. Oglesby 

 B. Paul, the landscape gardener, has 

 planted the parterre practically as it was 

 last season, the most noticeable change 

 being in the festoons, which are planted 

 with red alternantheras, with a streak of 

 Golden Bedder coleus in the center. This 

 lightens the effect of the ribbon fes- 

 toons. The central beds were planted 

 with the standard varieties of geraniums, 

 coleus and a few of them with Abutilon 

 Duke of Malikoff and eranthemum. The 

 crowning feature of the planting, how- 

 ever, is at the east or river end, where 

 the cactus beds are most beautifully laid 

 out. These reflect great credit on Xavier 

 E. Schmitt, who executed the work. The 

 usual years 1876 and the present, 1905, 

 are laid out in Echeveria secunda glauca, 

 with clover leaves and Maltese crosses at 

 each side. 



The Chester Valley. 



Lawrence Thompson 's place consists 

 of four houses 35x125 feet, even span, 

 and open between, built of Lord & Burn- 

 ham material. Mr. Thompson viaa at 

 home, and showed the visitors as pretty 

 a lot of carnation plants as could be 

 desired. The houses were still shaded, 

 the plants having just been benched. 

 His varieties were Boston Market, The 

 Queen, Flora Hill, Enchantress, Flam- 

 ingo, Joost, Dorothy and Queen Louise. 

 The whole effect of the place was that 

 of a thoroughly businesslike establish- 

 ment, with a good grower at the helm. 

 Mr. Thompson said that the cut flowers 

 would go to Edward Reid. Mushrooms 

 are also grown here. 



On the way back to the main road a 

 little greenhouse was passed that was 

 supported by a fence on the south side. 



