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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Decembrr 14, 1905. 



VICTORY 



The best scarlet carnation — is a fancy in tiie fullest sense of the word 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market 



The market is fairly active this week. 

 Prices have advanced. Beauties, choice 

 tea roses and carnations of all kinds are 

 higher than one week ago. Violets are 

 plentiful, at times the supply being in 

 excess of the demand. Other flowers, 

 with the possible exception of bouvardia, 

 are about the same. The number of 

 sprays in the bunches of asparagus is 

 decreasing, a sure sign of winter. Some 

 choice smilax is bringing more than the 

 listed prices. 



Christmas Prospects. 



There is always a decided difference 

 of opinion, a fortnight before Christ- 

 mas, as to just how heavy the crops 

 will be at the holidays. Owing to the 

 fine fall, with so much bright, sunny 

 weather towards the end of November, 

 it is not unreasonable to believe that 

 good flowers will be scarce two weeks 

 hence. Leo Niessen, however, who has 

 made a careful study of conditions, confi- 

 dently predicts that choice stock, espe- 

 cially carnations, will be plentiful. He 

 believes that many of the leading grow- 

 ers have their crops so well timed that 

 they will be at their height just when 

 needed. All the authorities agree that 

 the demand will be very heavy this sea- 

 son. It may be of interest to out-of- 

 town buyers to know that poinsettias 

 and Beauties will be fairly plentiful, 

 while red carnations will not. 



A Handsome Decoration. 



Pennock Bros, had a decoration of 

 more than usual interest last week. The 

 furniture throughout the house was of 

 mahogany, the walls being dark. Ameri- 

 can Beauty roses were used exclusively; 

 a bank of these roses was arranged as 

 a background for the hostess in the re- 

 ception room. On the mantel was a sil- 

 ver loving cup filled with Beauties. On, 

 each side of the loving cup were hats 

 filled with the same flower. Opposite 

 were a hamper and two handsome vases 

 of this finest of roses. The center of 

 the dining-table was ornamented with a 

 tall cut glass vase containing fifty long- 

 stemmed Beauties. This vase stood on 

 a mirror bordered with a festoon of 

 Adiantum Farleyense. Other vases of 

 Beauties were used throughout the house. 

 The effect was greatly admired. The 

 work was by (Aias. W. Kahlert and 

 Samuel Dunlap. 



The P. C Co. 



Through the courtesy of Robert Craw- 

 ford, Jr., Phil was enabled to see the 

 modern plant of the Philadelphia Car- 

 nation Co., at Secane, this week. There 

 are two houses, 30x204, with a north- 

 side propagating house running the en- 

 tire length. Another house, 25x75, is 



planted with sweet peas principally, the 

 back walk being filled with a variety of 

 plants intended for Easter flowering. 

 The houses are very high, light and 

 airy, open between. Each contains eight 

 raised benches filled entirely with carna- 

 tions. The stock was in healthy condi- 

 tion, the varieties being evidently se- 

 lected with a view to securing free flow- 

 ering rather than fancy sorts. 



Queen Louise is the best white, being 

 grown in quantity, Boston Market is 

 also favored. A few Vesper are grown, 

 but it will be dropped. Fair Maid occu- 

 pies the same place among the pinks 

 that is held by Queen Louise in the 

 whites. Joost, Lawson, and Mrs. James 

 Dean, the last named a very late va- 

 riety, are also grown. Enchantress is 

 also grown, but, though healthy, is not 

 quite at its best under the cool treatment 

 on which the others thrive. In crimson, 

 Harry Fenn is better than Roosevelt. In 

 scarlet. Crane is grown. The crimsons 

 and scarlets combined hardly amount to 

 six per cent of the total number, Mr. 

 Crawford believing that first white and 

 then pink are the carnation colors par 

 excellence, 



Mont Blanc, white, and Extra Early 

 Blanche Ferry, pink, are the sweet peas 

 grown. The latter are now producing 

 flowers, but Mont Blanc is not yet in 

 bloom, 



A house 130 feet long, perfectly dark, 

 contains four rows and four tiers full of 

 mushrooms. About forty pounds are be- 

 ing picked daily at present. The beds 

 appeared in very promising condition. 

 The place is heated by steam, two re- 

 turn tubular boilers being used. 



Harry Crawford is the grower in 

 charge. The healthy condition of the 

 stock and perfect cleanliness of the place 

 speak well for his good management. 

 Berger Bros, get much of the clip. 



Various Notes. 



Wm. E, McKissick is distributing a 

 very fine lot of Lawson carnations. This 

 variety is not doing as well as in past 

 seasons with many growers, 



James M, Thoirs, of Camden, N, J., 

 has increased his business until it covers 

 pretty much all of southern New Jersey. 

 He has many orders in Atlantic City, 

 Burlington and other towns, while in 

 Camden he facile princeps. 



The Germantown Horticultural Society 

 re-elected Edward Neville president; 

 Charles J. Wister, Rev. Francis Heyl, 

 and Edwin C. Jellett, vice-presidents; 

 George Redles, secretary and treasurer, 

 at their December meeting on last Mon- 

 day. 



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

 is again to the fore, this time with nice- 

 ly grown Paper White narcissi, which 

 are seen at Wm, J. Baker's. M. J. 

 Brinton, of Christiana, Pa., is sending 

 fine stevia and smilax to the same house. 



There are still a few very fine chrysan- 

 themums about. Berger Bros, had some 

 Batons on Saturday that were worth 

 seeing. 



A Hallow-e'en Episode. — The florist's 

 boy was trying to reach a door-bell after 

 a hard day's work. The bishop seeing 

 him, and, crossing the street: "Little 

 boy, let me ring that bell for you. ' ' He 

 does so. Florist's boy: "Now, run 

 like h— ." 



The Henry F. Mitchell Co. is doing a 

 great business in Christmas greens. The 

 store is beautifully decorated with holi- 

 day specialties. 



M. Rice & Co, report receiving many 

 excellent duplicate orders. 



Wm. Feast, of Baltimore, was in town 

 on Monday. 



Alfred Burton is sending some fine 

 Liberty roses to the Flower Market. 

 Phil. 



DETROIT. 



The Market. 



Business has been exceedingly brisk 

 the past week. Chrysanthemums being 

 about on their last notch, roses and car- 

 nations are in very big demand. The 

 latter are bringing a very good price at 

 present. Some very large eastern violets 

 are finding their way into this market. 

 They are of good color, but have no 

 fragrance. Paper White narcissi and 

 Roman hyacinths are coming in very 

 handy for funeral work. 



Ladies* Night. 



Although Wednesday evening, Decem- 

 ber 6, was the club's meeting night, 

 business was entirely suspended, the 

 whole evening being given over to a 

 dance and musical at Harmonie hall. A 

 vote of thanks is due Wm. Brown, chair- 

 man of the entertainment committee, as 

 never in the history of the club did its 

 members and their friends spend a more 

 enjoyable evening. Through the aid of 

 Mrs, Wm, Dilger, a number of very 

 clever entertainers were secured, whose 

 singing, speaking and playing was 

 greeted with loud applause. 



It is these little social affairs that get 

 the florists and their families better 

 acquainted with one another, thereby 

 doing away with much of that feeling 

 of jealousy so often existing among 

 business competitors. 



Various Notes. 



Andrew Rudolph, one of Breitmeyer's 

 staff, was struck by a suburban car Sun- 

 day afternoon, receiving a fracture of 

 the skull, dying within a few hours. 



J. F. Sullivan is laid up with a bad 

 cold, but at last reports was rapidly 

 getting well. 



Visitors: S, S, Skidelsky, Philadel- 

 phia; James McHutchison, New Yorkj 

 J. M, Gasser, Cleveland; W. H. Watson, 

 Lapeer, Mich. H. S. 



