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Decembeb 7, 1905. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



155 



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Christmas Fancies 



POINSETTISS 



A splendid stock at J2^c, 25c and 

 40c each. 



HOLLY 



Well berried with luxuriant foliage. 



BOXWOOD Sprays 



MISTLETOE 



Branches and Sprays. 



Choice Cattleyas 



A large stock. Present price^ 50c each. 



RED RIBBONS 



For Christmas Work. 



THE CHOICEST OF CUT FLOWERS, 

 RIBBONS AND SUPPLIES 



SAMUEL S. PENNOCK 



The Wholesale Florist of Philadelphia. 1610-18 Ludlow St. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



nately, of stiff-looking bouquet green, 

 which the buyers of taste usually de- 

 mand pulled out. When flowers are 

 scarce, carnations from the Biviera sell 

 as high as 50 cents a dozen for the best, 

 but ordinarily flowers are very cheap in 

 Rome. "When spring comes the salesmen 

 repair to the fields, where they labor 

 until the close of the season in the fall. 

 Italians rarely use flowers except in 

 churches; Americans and English buy 

 them for beautifying their rooms. 



Variottt Notes. 



' ' De Debbie 's in de biznes. Wen you 

 got lots o' stuff, nobody wants none; 



wen you got no stuff ebbery bodies after 



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W. S. Maull has been appointed re- 

 ceiver for L. K. Peacock. Inc., of Atco, 

 N. J. L, K. Peacock is no longer con- 

 nected with this company. This news 

 will be a source of great regret to 

 dahlia enthusiasts all over the country 

 as Mr. Peacock has become identified 

 with the Atco dahlia farm the last 

 decade. 



Geo. McLean, of Youngstown, O., is 

 spending a few days in this city. Mr. 

 McLean has accepted the position of 

 manager of a leading florist store in 

 his city. 



"We will have the goods when the 

 orders come.'> That is the way Paul 

 Berkowitz, of H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 

 puts it when speaking of Christmas 

 stock. They have large shipments on 

 several steamers due this week. 



"The President summons Keid to the 

 White House." This heading in a local 

 aaily led to the belief that Theo. Roose- 



velt wanted to consult Edward Reid re- 

 garding American Beauties or carna- 

 tions. It proved, however, to be a far 

 less important person (floriculturally) 

 who went to Washington to talk, I 

 think, about football. 



Theo. Edwards, of Bridgeton, N. J., 

 is sending some valley to Win. J. Baker 

 that places him within the sacred por- 

 tals of Class A., Section 1. so long occu- 

 pied almost solely by A. J. Pennoek. 



Hilleborn, of Newtown, is sending 

 quantities of stevia to E. Bernheimer. 



William Berger had a good crop of 

 poinsettias, a rarity for Thanksgiving. 



M. Rice & Co. report the sale of their 

 new adjustable novelty baskets to ex- 

 ceed their greatest expectations. 



William J. Muth, manager of the 

 Philadelphia Cut Flower Co., is distrib- 

 uting an exceptionally nice lot ,of that 

 peerless carnation, Enchantress. 



The lecture of Dr. Roberts being 

 postponed, the Florists' Club members 

 devoted themselves to electing a par- 

 ticularly strong lot of new actives and 

 associates at the December meeting on 

 Tuesday. 



Bowling is active this week. Six 

 teams of five men each, comprising both 

 active and associate members, are roll- 

 ing a series of games for the champion- 

 ship. The schedule ends December 20. 

 Each team rolls three matches with 

 every other team. 



Answers to G>rrespoadents. 



Review readers are Invited to send any ques- 

 tions relating to culture or marketing of plants 

 and flowers In Philadelphia, to Phil, In care of 

 any of the leading seed or commission houses 

 or the Flower Market. Each question will be 



submitted to a competent person and answered 

 under number. Correct numc and address must 

 always accompany inquiry, but will not be pub- 

 lished. 



46. — Can you give us any information 

 as to care and time of forcing Erica 

 herbacea ? 



Erica herbacea (or carnea) white and 

 pink, can be had from any Holland nur- 

 sery firm. If imported in the fall the 

 plants should be potted and kept in a 

 cool house, 40 to 45 degrees. After 

 February 1 it can, if wanted, be moved 

 into 55 to 60 degrees, which will bring 

 it into bloom in two or three weeks. It 

 is at its best for Easter kept at the 

 original temperature, 40 to 45 degrees, 

 which will bring it about right, and the 

 color will be better. H. D. Darlington 

 says he has found importing it in the 

 spring and either planting out with aza- 

 leas or kept in pots, potted in leaf-mold 

 or peat, to be a better plan. They set bud 

 better and can be forced earlier, but 

 even then he has not been able to get it 

 for Christmas. Phil. 



TARRYTOWN, N. Y. 



At the regular monthly meeting of 

 the Tarrytown Horticultural Society 

 November 28 only about twenty mem- 

 bers were present. Two honorary mem- 

 bers and one active member were elected 

 and ten proposals made for membership. 

 This large number of nominations shows 

 an increasing interest very encouraging 

 to the society. No doubt the recent 

 very successful flower show was a help- 

 ful factor in prompting quite a few of 

 those whose names were proposed. 



The principal business was the nomi- 

 nation of officers for the ensuing year. 



