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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



NovEHBKR 23, 1905. 



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DENVER. 



The Market. 



There is not much change from last 

 writing, if any. Prices liave liold well, 

 though there has been a slight falling 

 off in some lines, notably in lack of de- 

 mand for second grade stock, which, on 

 Jiccount of the recent scarcity, com- 

 manded a good price. The trade in town 

 was good, and fine outside. People are 

 getting a lot of things done in the social 

 world. The last week was marked by a 

 number of interesting events. One of 

 the most important was the reception 

 given by Mrs. McDonald, the governor's 

 wife, tho Symphony concert and other 

 smaller events, all of which used flowers. 

 Among the events which stand out 

 prominently on the social horizon is the 

 Charity Ball, which takes place at the 

 Brown Palace hotel November 23. The 

 decorations, always elaborate, will be, as 

 heretofore, by the Park Floral Co. 



Beauties are plentiful and tlie supply 

 equal to the demand. The quality is 

 fine. Brides and Maids are a little more 

 plentiful and some very fine stock can 

 be had. Indications are that there will 

 be a good cut for Thanksgiving. Lib- 

 erty and Eichmond are in good form 

 ami enough to go around. 



Carnations are not so scarce as at last 

 writing, with the exception of red. The 

 quality is of the best. Chrysanthemums 

 are now in quantity and almost any 

 kind can be had. They sell at from $1 

 per dozen to $4. Violets are scarce. At 

 no time have there been enough to go 

 around, but we anticipate a larger sup- 

 ply for Thanksgiving. They retail for 

 $1 and $1.50 per hundred, with the 

 chances of a raise in price for selects. 



Blooming plants have had a good sale, 

 especially chrysanthemums. Some of 

 the stock is not first-class and the de- 

 j)artment stores are selling them, which 

 is sufficient to say. Begonia Lorraine is 

 fine and can be seen in all the shops. 



Various Notes. 



The Baniels & Fisher Store Co. had a 

 chrysantiiemum exhibition November 15 

 and 16, which was very good, some fine 

 blooms being exhibited, as well as 

 plants. They also had a table and man- 



tel decoration which was very credit- 

 able indeed. It was under the super- 

 vision of A. H. Bush. 



J. A. Valentine, N. A. Benson, Emil 

 Glauber and Al Mauff attended the Kan- 

 sas City flower show, which they say 

 was good. 



F. T. Rushmore, of the city park 

 greenhouses, has some of the finest 

 chrysanthemums seen for some time, 

 some of which he had on exhibition at 

 the Kansas City flower show. 



The god of love appears to be busy 

 iu some of our establishments and you 

 cannot tell where his shafts will strike, 

 sometimes in the most unexpected 

 places, as was evidenced by the depart- 

 ure of Boliver Ellis Gillis, who slipped 

 out of town very quietly, ostensibly to 

 visit the Kansas City flower show, but 

 in reality to join the ranks of the bene- 

 dicts. They say the fortunate lady is a 

 very wealthy widow from New Orleans. 

 His many friends are ready with the 

 congratulations on their return. 



E. S. Mahan. of the Alpha Floral Co., 

 is now seen at his store after his illness. 



E. S. K. 



DISEASED LILIES. 



I have a lot of Harrisii and longiflo- 

 rum in 5-inch pots. They were started 

 August 15 in a good sandy loam Avith a 

 small quantity of bone meal added. Tho 

 leaves on some of them are curling u[i 

 and turning yellow. It seems to be 

 spreading rapidly. I am keeping then 

 in a temperature from 52 to 55 degrees 

 at night ind 60 to 65 degrees in the day- 

 time. What can I do for them to pre- 

 vent the disease from spreading? En- 

 closed find some of the leaves. C. W. 



These lilies are infested Avith the Ber- 

 )nuda diseaf^e and as yet I have learned 

 of no remedy for it after it has once 

 got a hold. I would advise segregating 

 the diseased plants and giving them a 

 higher temperature, not with the idea of 

 effecting a cure, but by this means you 

 may ru?h off a few flowers before the 

 disease has had time to entirely destroy 

 the plant. This may also help to check 

 the trouble from spreading to the healthy 

 stock. E. ■ 



PACIFIC COAST. 



THE SAN FRANCISCO SHOW. 



The fall exhibition jointly held by the 

 Californian State Floral Society and the 

 Pacific Coast Horticultural Society No- 

 vember 9 to 11 was a success from every 

 point of view. Ideal California weather 

 and plenty of interest taken, both by the 

 exhibitors and the general public, tend- 

 ed to make this the most complete suc- 

 cess ever held iu San Francisco. The 

 attendance was good and exlubits of all 

 classes were well up to the mark. Thanks 

 to our warm weather, the showing of 

 outdoor chrysanthemums has never been 

 excelled and tho collections shown by 

 Hector McLean and Thos. Mclntyre, of 

 Menlo Park, leave nothing cither to be 

 iniagir.ed or desired. 



Tho largest assortment of plants was 

 exhibited by the Cox Seed Co., whose ex- 

 hibit consisted of not only greenhouse 

 and stove plants, but a large collection 

 of ornamental shrubbery. H. Plath, of 

 Ocean View, had the finest specimen 

 ferns in the exhibition, as Avell as sev- 

 eral very large palms. The collection 

 of ferns, palms and orchids by Sievers & 

 Co. Mas very complete, as was also their 

 exhibit of carnations. A large vase of 

 Hannah Hobart was a feature. In addi- 

 tion, Sievers & Co. exhibited several 

 bunches of A. Spreckles, Mrs. M. A. Pat- 

 ten and John Carbone. A new seedling, 

 No. 506, is worthy of special mention. 

 It is of a very dark shade of crimson 

 and resembles EooscAolt. Sievers & Co. 

 received the competitive prize, a silver 

 cup. for the most popular exhibit. 

 Schwerin Brop. received first premium for 

 their rose exhibit. They also showed 

 a s'oedling carnation. No, 21. It is a 

 good shade of pink and a sport from En- 

 chantress. 



Thos. Thompson, of Santa Cruz, 

 showed several vases of seedling carna- 

 tions, some of which are of considerable 

 merit. H. L. Goertzhain, of the Red 

 wood Nurseries, received first prize for 

 his chrysanthemum exhibit. Col. Apple 

 ton, Bonnaffon and Convention Hall were 

 os]ioiially noticeable. A large assort- 

 ment of the best commercial carnation? 



