NovEMBEn 30, 1905. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



87 



Showing a Few of the Uses of the New Adjustable Baskets. 



rowsii. Its compact habit will commend 

 it to many and we predict a big sale for 

 it when it is placed on the market, in 

 April, 1906. 



N. Barrowsii, which occasionally re- 

 verts, is still a prime favorite and orders 

 are being constantly sent all over the 

 country. N. Scotti is well liked, but takes 

 longer to grow into a presentable plant 

 than the other sorts. N. Bostoniensis is 

 still in considerable request. The new 

 N. Whitmani seems to be more easily 

 propagated than even the common Bos- 

 ton fern, ju^^ing by the great number of 

 runners the plants were producing in the 

 benches. 



Various Notes. 



Some splendid Lorraine begonias are 

 seen at the stores at presnt. T. Eoland, 

 W. W. Edgar and Farquhar & Co. are 

 the principal growers of these. 



Joseph Free is the new manager at the 

 Park street flower market. Joe is a good 

 boy. He has had a fine training under 

 John "Walsh and we feel sure will prove 

 the right man in the right place. 



At the club meeting on December 19, 

 when ladies will be present, an attend- 

 ance of over 200 is expected. 



The late Denys Zimgiebel was a mem- 

 ber of the Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society for over forty-three years. 



W. N. Craig. 



CINCINNATL 



The Market 



Business continues fair, but there is 

 nothing exciting about it. The demand 

 is well distributed among the various 

 lines and all of the stores are getting 

 their share. Chrysanthemums are not 

 quite so plentiful and the price is ad- 

 vancing slightly. Medium and large 

 blooms sell well; white goes especially 

 well. Small mums in bunches for work 

 are in demand now and the supply is 

 not so heav3'. 



Carnations are in fair supply, with 

 prices averaging good. Roses are in 

 heavy supply and sell only fairly well. 

 Some very fine stock is being received 

 but does not bring what it is worth. 

 Short-stemmed buds are almost a glut 

 and go at job-lot prices. Violets con- 

 tinue scarce and the price has advanced. 

 Valley and lilies of all kinds are in de- 

 mand. Other miscellaneous stock is sell- 

 ing well. Greens are going nicely. 



As Thanksgiving approached advance 

 orders were numerous and prices ad- 



vanced slightly, but Thanksgiving is 

 not a time of very high prices and the 

 wiser ones did not ask too much. 



Various Notes. 



T. W. Hardesty had an order for 

 10,000 violets and had a pretty hard 

 time getting them together. 



Both Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Benson have 

 been on the sick list, but are on the 

 road to a quick recovery. 



It is rumored that the two sons of 

 Julius Schumer will be married shortly. 



C. .1. Ohmer. 



UTICA. N. Y. 



The Utica Florists' Club held its au- 

 tumn exhibition November 23 at Hotel 

 Martin. A splendid lot of stock was 

 shown and there was a large attendance. 



H. "Weber & Son, Oakland, Md., sent 

 My Maryland and Jessica. S. J. Goddard, 

 Framingham, Mass., sent Helen God- 

 dard. Guttman & Weber, New York, 

 sent Victory. Cottage Gardens, Queens, 

 sent Lieut. Peary and Robert Craig. J. 

 E. Haines, Bethlehem, Pa., sent John E. 

 Haines and Imperial. F. R. Pierson 

 Co., Tarrytown, N. Y., sent white and 

 variegated sports of Enchantress. E. 

 Fischer, Great Neck, L. I., sent Abun- 

 dance. Every one of the exhibits was 

 good and it made a splendid carnation 

 show, better than seen at some of the 

 big fall shows. 



Local exhibits were staged as follows: 



Frank McGowan, Utica — Vases of M. 

 A. Patten, Enchantress and The Queen. 



L. F. Goddard & Bro., Clark Mills- 

 Vases of I^wson, Enchantress and Lady 

 Bountiful. 



Yorkville Greenhouses. George H. 

 Benedict — Vase of Timothy Eaton, Bon- 

 naffon and Mrs. Coombes. 



Theodore Schesch, llion — Vase of 

 mixed chrysanthemums. 



Frank J. Baker — Two handsome 

 vases of Bridesmaids and Golden Gates. 



Yorkville Greenhouse — Vase of Kaiser- 

 ins. 



Brant Bros., Utica — Two vases of ex- 

 tra fine Brides and Bridesmaids. 



After giving the major part of the 

 evening to discussion and criticisms of 

 the blooms the club sat down to a ban- 

 quet. 



TOO LONG PIPES. 



I have two houses in which hot water 

 is used and in which I do not get 

 enough heat. I have a large boiler and 

 the houses iire not large, a 4-inch flow 

 supplies two 2-inch mains, one to the 

 east and west house and one to the north 

 au'l south house. In each house the high- 

 est point i& at the far end and there is a 

 gradual fall all through the coils, all 

 but one cf which are made up with re- 

 turn bends. These coils do not heat up 

 as they sh<;uk1'. The enclosed sketch may 

 show you a little plainer how the piping 

 is am-i.ged. What is the trouble? 



S. M. T. 



Here is my renewal; I have not had 

 the Review for some time, but I cannot 

 do without it any longer. — F. E. Vetter, 

 Cambridge, Mass. 



V/irhout going very deeply into your 

 plnn of piping, I am surprised that you 

 iue able tc get any of the pipes hot 

 ^\hich are arranged with return bends. In 

 one the water must travel nearly 300 

 feet, while in another it must go 500 

 feet. If instead of the return bends 

 you use manifold tees the water will 

 only be required to travel the length of 

 the flow and the length of the return to 

 the boiler, or in this case about one-third 

 of the distance it must now travel. Runs 

 of pipe over 100 feet in length are to be 

 avoided in hot water heating. If you 

 were to use steam your present plan 

 would undoubtedly answer, but with hot 

 water replace the return bends by mani- 

 folds as soon as practicable. The circu- 

 lation will probably be quick and the 

 pipes made effective. L. C. C. 



DON'T PAINT 'EM. 



Can anyone tell me what to paint my 

 heating pipes with so that there will be 

 no danger to delicate plants? Will lamp 

 black and oil do? G. A. H. 



Boston, Mass. — The Moss Florist Co. 

 has been incorporated, capital stock 

 $10,000; Louis Leibman president, M. 

 B. Gomperts treasurer, Moses Leibman 

 clerk. 



Here is aaother dollar for the Re- 

 view, it brfag ond thing we cannot do 

 without; we are always glad to receive 

 it and never fail to find much of interest 

 and value in it. — A. C. Ullrich & Son, 

 Ir<nrton, O. 



Pleasb stop my advertisement in the 

 Review, it was a winner ; plants all sold. 

 — C. C. "Warburton, Battle Creek, Mich. 



